North City, Prince Qi’s Mansion.
Qi Yu'an saw the several large boxes brought by Chunfen, the maidservant beside Qi Yuning, which were all things for pregnant women and babies. He smiled lightly and said, "Sister, you are thoughtful."
Chunfen said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the princess is worried that Miss Ping has no one to take care of her, so she asked this servant to come and take care of Miss Ping as well."
Qi Yu'an said: "A Ping has no shortage of servants around her, but it would be better for you to serve her."
After all, the maids from Shengjing City are always much better than the maids from the small border towns in Beicheng.
Chunfen said: "This is a letter from the princess to the prince."
Qi Yu'an opened the envelope and saw that Qi Yuning suggested that A Ping return to Shengjing City to nurture the baby and give birth, which he thought made sense.
The climate in Beicheng is indeed not as good as that in Shengjing City. Whether it is for pregnancy or after the birth of the child, the climate in Shengjing City is more pleasant.
Qi Yuanan took Chunfen to Aping's courtyard.
In the quiet courtyard, Aping was basking in the warm winter sun while sewing small clothes for the baby in her belly.
When Chunfen saw A Ping, she thought she was a beauty at first sight, and then she realized that she had the same features as Master Lu. She stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your servant Chunfen greets Miss A Ping."
Ah Ping looked at the beautiful young girl beside Qi Yu'an and asked, "Your Highness, who is this sister?"
Qi Yu'an smiled and said, "She is Chunfen, the maidservant who has been with my sister since she was a child. When my sister heard that you were pregnant, she sent her steady personal maidservant to serve you."
Ah Ping was a little surprised, "I don't deserve it..."
Qi Yu'an didn't wait for A Ping to refuse and said, "There is one more thing. My sister wants you to go back to Shengjing City to take care of the baby. I also think that Shengjing Palace is much better than Beicheng Palace. While your baby is still small, after a few days, after the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, I will take you back to Shengjing Qi Palace to celebrate the New Year. After that, you will stay in Shengjing Palace to take care of the baby."
When the nanny beside Ping heard this, she said repeatedly, "No, Pingping can't go to Shengjing City!"
Ah Ping looked at the nanny in front of her in surprise and asked, "Auntie, why not?"
The nanny said, "Your Highness, the doctor said Ping needs to rest. She has already lost a child, and nothing can happen to this child..."
Chunfen said, "I happened to have brought with me a renowned gynecologist from Shengjing City. This doctor is as skilled as the imperial physician in preserving pregnancies."
Qi Yuanlian asked the doctor from Shengjing to take Aping's pulse.
The doctor placed his hand on Ah Ping's pulse and soon said, "The fetus is fine and very stable. It will be no problem for her to travel long distances."
Qi Yu'an said to A Ping, "You guys should get ready first, and we'll set off back to Shengjing City after the eighth day of the new year."
A Ping had never set foot in Shengjing City, but she had heard of Shengjing, the capital of Dasheng, and had heard about Shengjing's prosperity from the merchants passing by. She was very happy to learn that she was going to Shengjing City.
When the nanny saw Ah Ping packing her luggage to return to Shengjing City, she asked the maids to leave and said, "Pingping, you can't go to Shengjing City."
"Why, Aunt? Shengjing City is Prince Qi's residence..."
The nanny said, "Pingping, I once offended someone in Shengjing City. If I go back to Shengjing City, I'm afraid my enemies will see me."
Ah Ping said, "It wasn't easy for Aunt to raise me. Now that Aunt is old, why don't you recuperate in the North City Palace?"
Mammy looked at Ah Ping and said worriedly, "Ping Ping..."
Ah Ping looked at the nanny with her peach blossom eyes and said, "Aunt, are you hiding something from me?"
“No, no…”
Mammy said absentmindedly.
Come to think of it, it's been almost twenty-three years. Ping will be twenty-three in a few days...
Moreover, Pingping is pregnant and should only stay in the backyard of Prince Qi's Mansion. She will not go out casually and will not cause any trouble.
Besides, she and Aping were already dead in the eyes of those people.
How could they have imagined that A Ping was still alive?
The nanny asked, "A Ping, do you really want to go back to Shengjing City?"
Ah Ping said, "Mammy, I want to go to Shengjing City to see what the home where the prince grew up looks like, and to see how prosperous our Great Sheng capital is..."
Nanny whispered, "Okay, then I won't follow you. Pingping, you must take good care of yourself when you get to Shengjing City. In the blink of an eye, you will be a mother.
Pingping, when the child is born, if it's a little prince, you must earn yourself the reputation of being Prince Qi's concubine, and your life will be filled with wealth and glory."
Ah Ping threw herself into Mammy's arms and said, "Auntie."
The nanny touched Aping's head and looked towards Shengjing.
…
In Shengjing City.
The Crown Prince's birthday banquet is approaching, and all the mansions are preparing birthday gifts for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Because Lingling was afraid of Zhao Chong, Qi Yuning didn't plan to go to the Eastern Palace to celebrate His Highness's birthday this year, but she still had to prepare the birthday ceremony.
At night, after Lu Ze returned from the government office, Qi Yuning asked him, "What are you planning to give your uncle for his birthday on the 23rd?"
Lu Ze said, "I think I should give him an inkstone. I've always given the young prince an inkstone on his birthday."
Qi Yuning sighed and said, "I can't think of a suitable birthday gift."
Lu Ze said, "Why not send a fertility-giving Guanyin? The Eastern Palace still has no children, and the fertility-giving Guanyin will surely please the prince."
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze and said, "You knew that the Eastern Palace had no children, yet you presented the Fertility-Giving Guanyin as a gift to the Eastern Palace. Doesn't that mean I'll be hated by the concubines in the Eastern Palace's backyard?"
Although there is no crown prince's principal wife in the Eastern Palace, there are many concubines such as Liang Di and Liang Yuan.
Qi Yuning said, "Forget it, just give it to him casually. I used to have to think hard about it, but now I know that he won't be the one to ascend the throne in the future, so there's no need to please him."
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