Listening to Qin Chuan's description of the prosperous era of the Great Gan Dynasty, the Empress gazed at him with her phoenix eyes, her body stiffening for a moment before she murmured, "So my husband's ambitions far surpass mine. I underestimated him before, and was somewhat presumptuous..."
"What are you saying... Your Majesty's wife is the most ambitious woman in the world. It is my greatest fortune to be able to marry you." Qin Chuan hurriedly flattered.
The Empress chuckled and gently punched Qin Chuan's chest a few times with her small fist.
Upon realizing that this was Jiang Yao's doing, she immediately stopped, simply nestling in Qin Chuan's arms with a smile...
The two discussed many things, and before they knew it, it was dark. Feeling a bit hungry, they asked the imperial kitchen to send food to the imperial study.
Xiao Li placed a piece of food on Qin Chuan's plate and asked softly, "Husband, do you miss Su Ruyan?"
Qin Chuan was taken aback, not expecting her to ask this question, and quickly said, "Of course I want to, but this time I'm really going to Hangzhou, not back to Jiangzhou."
“My husband, I feel that I have been influenced by you and I have become more open-minded about everything. Since you love me more than Su Ruyan, I should be happy. Besides, she is pregnant with your child. I think you should go back to see her when you have time... or bring her to the palace?”
Seeing how serious Xiao Li was, Qin Chuan was quite touched.
It's quite surprising that she would think this way and have such a good personality.
However, Ruyan is doing well in Jiangzhou, which is more than a thousand miles away from the capital. Even if we drive to pick her up, the bumpy road might affect the pregnancy.
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Let's wait until she gives birth before bringing her here."
Xiao Li nodded and reminded her, "By the way, is the date accurate?"
Qin Chuan knew she was referring to the delivery date. Ru Yan had mentioned in her letter that she had consulted the old fortune teller about the date, which should have been in November of last year. During her time at the Imperial Preceptor's residence, the two of them had been shamelessly having sex every day, and she conceived. The delivery date should be in mid-September of this year.
After telling Xiao Li the approximate date of Ruyan's delivery, Xiao Li said with a solemn expression, "Then you should return to Jiangzhou in early September and be sure to stay by her side."
Qin Chuan nodded.
Overjoyed, she hadn't expected that Ruyan had really changed; she not only tolerated Ruyan but also considered Ruyan's feelings.
Should I tell Jiang Yao about what happened...?
After much deliberation, I decided it's best not to say anything for now.
...
The next day, Qin Chuan drove Zhang Cheng back to the Prince of Yan's residence from the palace to find Xiao Yue and Jiang Lianyue.
When he saw Xiao Yue, she was wearing a light blue gauze dress, her hair styled in a droopy bun, and she had an elegant demeanor. When she saw him, she glanced at him and snorted, "You don't come here unless you have something to say. You must be here for no good reason."
"Xiao Yue, a major case has occurred in Hangzhou. Would you like to go to Hangzhou?"
Qin Chuan recounted to Xiao Yue the case of the Hangzhou dike breach that killed 13,600 people, while the Hangzhou prefect had only reported 36. Xiao Yue, however, curled her lip and said, "They're treating me like a beast of burden! They expect me to handle things when something goes wrong? I'm not going! Let whoever wants the position of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review sit there, let whoever wants the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard sit there, and let whoever wants the princess's position take it..."
Seeing her displeasure, Qin Chuan tugged at her hand, but she shook it off in disgust.
Qin Chuan knew that this person was just throwing a tantrum!
He quickly coaxed, "Yueyue..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yue retorted, leaving him speechless: "Yueyue? Who's your Yueyue? You're trying to pull that on me? This princess isn't buying it!"
After saying that, Xiao Yue snorted and sat down in the round-backed pearwood chair, still seemingly a little angry.
"Yueyue," Qin Chuan quickly massaged her shoulders, insisting on using that name, and said while massaging her shoulders, "This time it's not like you're going alone, I'm going too, we're going on an undercover investigation, we won't bring too many people..."
These words piqued Xiao Yue's interest. She flipped her wrist, her five fingers gripping Qin Chuan's hand, her eyes lighting up: "Brother-in-law, you mean... an undercover investigation? That sounds interesting."
"Yes, that's right. The main thing is not to alert them. I really want to find out what kind of force is in the area that wants to oppose the imperial court..." Qin Chuan said seriously.
"Um!"
Xiao Yue squeezed Qin Chuan's hand and nodded, "Okay, brother-in-law, I'll go with you!"
Having settled things with Xiao Yue and agreed to depart the next day, Qin Chuan went to find Jiang Lian Yue.
Unexpectedly, she went out, wearing a cloak and a light veil all day, acting suspiciously, I wonder what she was up to.
"Yaoyao, where did Jiang Lianyue go?"
Unable to find Jiang Lianyue, Qin Chuan had no choice but to seek out Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yao was removing the gold ornaments from her dragon crown piece by piece, while Jiang Ran put them into a brocade box. When Qin Chuan came in, Jiang Yao quickly got up and went over to hug him.
"My husband, you already miss me so soon..."
Jiang Yao smiled, her bright eyes clinging to Qin Chuan, her exquisite body pressed tightly against him, a beautiful smile playing on her lips.
Qin Chuan reached out and gently stroked her delicate nose, saying softly, "I have something to do tomorrow and I'm afraid I'll have to go to Hangzhou. Isn't Jiang Lianyue quite formidable? She knows poison, is very strong, and is skilled in martial arts. I'd like to take her with me..."
Jiang Yao's bright eyes sparkled, and she gently punched Qin Chuan's chest with her small fist: "What will I do if you go? Or should I go too?"
“Me too!” Jiang Ran quickly interjected.
Qin Chuan gently stroked Jiang Yao's stunningly beautiful face and said softly, "You all stay here and wait for me to return. The fewer people there are, the less I'll worry. If you come with me, I'll only worry more."
"Okay, I understand."
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