In order to avoid being seen, the coachman chose to take a small path, and the wheels of the carriage made a creaking sound as they rolled over the dead branches on the ground.
Qin Yao was in the carriage, staring ahead with empty eyes.
How could she not know the danger of this journey?
However, even if it is dangerous, she is willing to give it a try.
Rather than watching His Majesty be happy with another woman, it would be better for her to destroy this happiness with her own hands.
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips, and her eyes were as cold and slippery as a poisonous snake. If someone saw it at this moment, they would definitely feel creepy.
The next morning, after hearing the secret guard's report, Ji Chenan narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled with his thin lips, "Retreat. There's no need to monitor the Qin family anymore."
"Yes!" The secret guard took the order and retreated.
Did the Qin family think they could conceal the truth by sending someone out late at night?
All of this was seen by the secret guards he arranged.
Ji Chenan touched his chin and said, "It seems that this palace banquet will be very interesting..."
After a while, he called Eunuch Lin in and asked, "Is there any news from the Empress Dowager?"
Whenever His Majesty mentioned other things, he always gave people a sharp impression, but once he mentioned the Empress, His Majesty would unconsciously become gentler.
Eunuch Lin smiled and bowed, replying, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's people came this morning to pass on a message saying that the Empress is doing well, and so is the baby in her belly. The people the Empress Dowager sent back also said that the baby has been kicking the Empress's belly a lot lately!"
In order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention, the Queen Mother would always send someone back to the palace to quietly inform the emperor of the latest developments.
After hearing Eunuch Lin's reply, Ji Chenan chuckled, "This bastard actually dared to kick my queen. When he gets out, I will definitely teach him a lesson."
Eunuch Lin lowered his head and smiled secretly. His Majesty said so now, but when the child was born, he would definitely treat it as a treasure. He would be heartbroken if it got even the slightest bump.
"Where is the Queen? Does she have any message for me?" Ji Chenan suddenly asked again.
This question again stunned Eunuch Lin. Every time the Empress Dowager's people came back to deliver a message, His Majesty would ask the Empress if she had any words for him.
However, the answer every time was no.
When he saw that His Majesty was feeling down, he had specifically instructed the messenger to ask the Empress what she wanted to say next time she came to deliver the message.
But this time, the person who delivered the message still replied, no.
Eunuch Lin looked at His Majesty's expectant eyes and said awkwardly, "The Queen said..."
"What did you say? Tell me now!" Ji Chenan was even a little excited. After all, every time he asked in the past two months, the answer he got was "no". Now, there was finally something?!
"The Empress said she missed you very much." After saying this, Eunuch Lin looked up at His Majesty nervously and found that the expression on His Majesty's face at this moment could only be described as overjoyed.
He has been by His Majesty's side for many years and rarely sees His Majesty so happy.
He couldn't help but feel even more nervous. He really couldn't bear to disappoint His Majesty, so he told a white lie. This shouldn't count as deceiving the emperor...
Jiang Ziyi, who was far away in the villa, suddenly sneezed, which made everyone in the villa very nervous.
The Queen Mother, in particular, came over immediately and asked with concern: "Why are you sneezing? Have you caught a cold?" The Queen Mother was so nervous that wrinkles appeared on her face.
Jiang Ziyi sniffed and said, "Mother, Ziyi is fine. My nose just felt a little itchy."
After hearing her say this, the Queen Mother felt relieved.
Turning to Nanny Yun, he said, "Bring me that pure white fox fur coat and put it on her."
Jiang Ziyi was shocked. It wasn't even the snowy season yet.
"Mother, isn't it a bit too much to put on a fox fur coat now?" she asked.
"It's no exaggeration. If you catch a cold now, you'll be in trouble."
Since the beginning of autumn, the Queen Mother had been thinking of ways to have the chef prepare many mild and nourishing dishes for her, and also gave her many warming supplies, for fear that she would catch a cold and get sick without paying attention.
So she has been very healthy since she became pregnant, without any discomfort. I don’t know if it’s because of the protective props or because the Queen Mother takes good and thoughtful care of her. It may be a combination of both.
The only discomfort she felt now was that her belly was getting bigger day by day and became very heavy. Sometimes when she walked in the yard, she needed to hold on a little, but she still couldn't avoid the occasional back pain.
Although she had props to relieve her pain during childbirth, the difficult process of pregnancy still could not be omitted.
But there is also something comforting. She can now feel the presence of this child more and more.
When she was four months pregnant, she felt the movement of the baby in her belly like a small fish pecking at her belly.
When she was five months pregnant, it felt like little fish were swimming around in her belly.
When I was six months pregnant, I felt like there was an octopus in my belly.
When I was seven months pregnant, I felt like there was a pig in my stomach...
The Queen Mother was amused when she described a pig rustling inside her belly. She grabbed Jiang Ziyi's hand and said, "When I was pregnant with Chen'er, my belly wasn't as noisy as yours."
Jiang Ziyi became interested. She took the Queen Mother's hand and sat down in the yard. She asked curiously, "What did you feel like before?"
When mentioning this, the Queen Mother's eyes became somewhat gloomy, and she sighed and said, "When I was pregnant with Chen'er, my body was not very good, so Chen'er rarely moved in my belly."
"Also, many people were jealous of me because I was pregnant with a dragon seed. I had to be extremely careful every day to avoid being framed. When I was eight months pregnant, I even had a period and almost thought I would lose the baby..."
When this was mentioned, a trace of sadness about the past surged in the empress dowager's pupils, but this sadness disappeared in a flash.
She patted Jiang Ziyi's hand and said, "You're much better now. Chen'er and I will protect you. Just be happy and worry-free every day."
Jiang Ziyi also shook the Queen Mother's hand in return. She remembered all the kindness that the Queen Mother and Ji Chenan had shown her after she became pregnant.
Although she wasn't from this world, and if she hadn't been pregnant, she probably wouldn't have received this treatment at all, but since she was pregnant and received special care, that was enough...
The fate between people is always short-lived. She sighed inwardly and rubbed her belly. The system had said before that as long as she gave birth to a child for the childless target, the mission would be completed. Perhaps, after giving birth to a child, her fate with Ji Chenan would end here...
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