Unlike Yuan'er, Ping'er was not shy. Instead, she boldly stared at him and pointed to the bed sheet, which was soaked in red water in the wash basin...
After understanding her meaning, Qin Chuan smiled slightly, "You can line up after Yuan'er..."
Ping'er nodded happily and hurriedly went to wash the bed sheets with the laundry basin.
She was also very intelligent and understood what the young master meant. She dreamed of becoming his concubine, even if she was ranked after Yuan'er.
She thought to herself, "The son-in-law of today is no longer the ordinary son-in-law of the past, but the powerful Prince of Yan."
If the son-in-law were to make the young lady his princess consort, then with her intelligence and wisdom, she might even be able to climb to the position of a concubine...
Qin Chuan picked up a mirror and looked at his sideburns. At this moment, the hair at his sideburns was all black. After seeing that his self-inflicted injury trick on Xiao Li had failed, he simply dyed his white hair black again...
"My lady, are my elder sister and the others still at the Su residence?"
Seeing Ruyan walk in through the mirror, he inquired about Su Rushi and the little princess.
This unfortunate mother and daughter should be taken back to the capital this time.
Su Ruyan opened the window to let the lingering scent from last night dissipate, and said, "Eldest sister went to the temple. Didn't we go to the temple to have our fortunes told by the old fortune teller on New Year's Day? The old fortune teller said that eldest sister's marriage is not good, she is destined to be a widow, and she will never find a good match in her life. She advised eldest sister to become a nun!"
"You can believe that?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but say.
"I don't believe it either, but the old fairy said that the child in my belly is a boy. Do you think I should believe it or not?" Su Ruyan washed her hands in the washbasin and looked at Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan laughed, "Boys and girls are the same, my wife. Even if you can't have children, I will still love you. Don't listen to these charlatans' nonsense..."
"Husband, is that really what you think?"
Su Ruyan sat down next to him on the bed, took his hand, and gently stroked it, her eyes filled with tenderness.
"That's naturally what I think. I love my wife, and I love everything about her. It's not like I want her to give me a son..." Qin Chuan said earnestly.
Su Ruyan stood up, her face beaming with joy, and said, "I must have accumulated eight lifetimes of good fortune to have met such a wonderful person as my husband. Husband, I also... love you."
After saying that, she gave him two hard kisses on the cheek...
Qin Chuan touched his cheek, then stood up with amusement. "Let's have breakfast, my wife."
The couple chatted while eating breakfast.
"I'm going to the temple to pick up my older sister in a bit. Is Shan'er at the temple too?"
"Shan'er is not. Shan'er is at her parents' house. Father donated money to the temple, and Eldest Sister has a courtyard for her to cultivate in seclusion. Husband, please go and persuade Eldest Sister not to do anything rash. It's fine to bring her here to live, or to bring her back to the capital. In short, don't let her end up like Mother..."
When it came to her mother, Su Ruyan's eyes showed considerable disapproval.
But in fact, Madam Yan originally gave birth to seven daughters, two of whom died young. The reason she became a vegetarian and chanted Buddhist scriptures was because she felt that she was unlucky and could not give birth to a son...
After finishing breakfast, Qin Chuan went out. Su Ruyan followed behind him and asked, quite puzzled, "Husband, are you in such a hurry to go back to the capital today?"
"Go to Li's Medical Clinic, then pick up my eldest sister and Shan'er, see what my eldest sister's plans are, and then we'll return to the capital..."
Su Ruyan's expression showed a hint of helplessness, but she still slowly nodded her head...
Less than a quarter of an hour after Qin Chuan left, a large number of Imperial Guards, numbering over a thousand, suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Qin family courtyard. Each of them was clad in heavy armor and looked imposing.
All the passersby on the road in front of the gate were so frightened that they fled far away; they had never seen anything like it in their lives...
A luxurious and imposing royal carriage stopped at the entrance of the Qin family's courtyard, and then the Empress was helped down from the carriage by Wan Chun and Mu Xia.
Looking at the four characters "Qin Family Courtyard" on the plaque, the Empress was taken aback. She then instructed her attendants, "Wanchun and Muxia, come in with me. The rest of you, wait outside."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The guards obeyed.
The Empress, accompanied by two palace maids, slowly walked to the gate of the Qin family's courtyard.
She glanced briefly at the surroundings outside the courtyard and couldn't help but chuckle to herself, "So this is where Qin Lang used to live. No wonder it's called 'Qin Family Courtyard'..."
The two servants of the Su family guarding the door dared not stop her from entering when they saw such a scene. They simply sent Ping'er to inform their young lady.
As the Empress, supported by Wan Chun and Mu Xia, stepped across the threshold, Su Ruyan also emerged with Ping'er and Juan'er...
For a moment, their eyes met.
“Su Ruyan…”
"His Majesty……"
The two women, who had only met once before, quickly recognized each other.
Su Ruyan was about to perform the curtsy when the Empress, seeing her protruding belly and the difficulty she faced, immediately stepped forward to stop her, saying, "You are carrying Qin Lang's child, so there's no need for you to perform the curtsy..."
"Qin Lang?"
Upon hearing those two words, Su Ruyan felt as if struck by lightning, or as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her head, causing her to tremble all over...
She was shocked. "The rumors are true. My husband really is the Empress's lover..."
Unable to accept the information, Su Ruyan clutched her forehead and nearly fainted on the spot. Fortunately, Ping'er and Chan'er caught her and prevented her from falling to the ground.
"You're carrying Qin Lang's child, you absolutely mustn't harm the baby..."
The Empress herself came over to help her, but these words struck Su Ruyan as if she had been struck by lightning a second time...
"I would like to speak with you alone..."
Upon hearing this, Su Ruyan nodded as if she were possessed.
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