Chapter 22: Delicate Palace Maid VS Cold Emperor 22

Father Su's eyes were slightly red, and he had thousands of words in his heart, but in the end he only said one sentence, "It's great, it's great..."

Su Zhiruan was also moved by this warm family affection. In the original plot, the original owner waited until death and never saw the two elders of the Su family again. Later, he heard the news that the two elders were forced to die together.

Now that the two elders have come to the capital, the original owner’s wish has been fulfilled.

Su Zhiruan asked the two elders to enter the palace. At this time, the palace maid brought tea and snacks, "Your Majesty, Lord Su, Madam Su, please have some tea."

This was also Su Zhiruan's first time to come to Kunning Palace. Before, the Empress Dowager wanted to put her at ease and because the old nanny was around to take care of her, so Su Zhiruan had been living in Cining Palace. But after all, she had a position and was pregnant with the royal heir, so she had to be granted a palace.

As for this palace, Shen Qi chose Kunning Palace without even thinking about it - the palace of queens of all dynasties.

The Queen Mother had no objection. She happily found many people to help her clean and decorate the palace.

When the imperial concubine found out, she flew into a rage in her own palace.

After reminiscing about the past with Su's father and mother, Su Zhiruan reluctantly saw them off.

During the period of her pregnancy, she lived a leisurely and comfortable life.

Su's father was a talented person who was not appreciated. After he entered the Ministry of Revenue, many officials initially thought that he was a relative of Su Zhiruan. But later, everyone discovered that Su's father was truly talented and offered suggestions to the Ministry of Revenue. After Shen Qi summoned him many times, he found that he was extremely capable and that compared to the Ministry of Revenue, he might be more suitable for the Ministry of Justice, so he sent him there.

The Ministry of Revenue wrote several letters anxiously trying to retain Su's father.

Su's mother was good at housework. She kept the house in order, got to know many ladies, and smiled more often.

Ever since Su Zhiruan became pregnant, Shen Qi, who originally didn't like to go to the harem, now doesn't even look at the harem. All he wants to do all day is to be with her and be intimate with her.

Especially when the imperial physician said that one could carefully perform the Zhougong ritual after three months of pregnancy, Su Zhiruan saw Shen Qi's eyes light up at that moment.

A man who has tasted the sweetness of food will definitely eat it in one bite when he sees such a big snack dangling in front of him.

As for the child, perhaps due to the blessing of the system, the child is very healthy and Su Zhiruan does not feel any pain.

Even after having a child, she seemed to be shrouded in the glow of love, gentle and moving.

Autumn passes, winter comes, and another new year arrives.

The capital of the dynasty has four distinct seasons. When winter comes, thick snow falls, and the whole city is covered in silver, which is a beautiful sight.

On New Year's Eve, the curfew was lifted for the people. After the palace banquet, Shen Qi took the tightly wrapped Su Zhiruan and secretly went out of the palace to play.

"Ruan Ruan, be careful, the road is slippery." Shen Qi looked at her happy face, his eyes full of warmth, and then he went forward to hold her hand. Their hands were hidden in their sleeves, very warm, "What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."

Su Zhiruan looked around, and her eyes lit up when she saw the candied haws, "Husband, I want to eat that~"

After Shen Qi heard her name, he was stunned in the snow, "Ruan Ruan...you, what did you call me?"

Su Zhiruan looked at him and repeated obediently, "Husband?"

In an instant, Shen Qi felt the blood surging up like an overwhelming force, finally pouring into his heart.

There was a lot of noise around him, but his ears and eyes could only sense her presence.

"Madam, call me that from now on," Shen Qi looked at her with eyes full of emotion. Then, when the fireworks rose and the surrounding noise, clamor and firecrackers were all mixed together, Su Zhiruan saw this once noble, cold and unkind emperor hugging her tightly. She couldn't hear what he was saying, but saw his lip shape - I love you.

* When Shen Qi bought the candied haws, he saw his wife being approached. His eyes suddenly turned cold and he looked at the man as if he wanted to kill him. But the man knew nothing about it and even scratched his head and continued to approach Su Zhiruan.

"Why do I feel colder and colder? Maybe I'm not wearing enough clothes," the man said, then looked at Su Zhiruan with a smile and stuffed a persimmon into her hand. "But it's worth the trip to see such a beautiful girl today. I give this persimmon to you. I wish you all the best!"

Su Zhiruan looked at the persimmon in her hand and found it funny. She was just standing there, and this man passed by and suddenly exclaimed to praise her. Before she could say anything, he said everything.

Feeling the freezing temperature around her, she guessed that someone was jealous.

She simply stroked her belly through the fox fur and said with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. If the baby in my belly knew, it would definitely thank you for your blessing - oh, by the way, my husband is here, bye."

After saying that, Su Zhiruan smiled and waved at Shen Qi, then quickly stuffed the persimmon back to the man, turned around and walked into Shen Qi's arms.

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It was at this moment that the coldness in Shen Qi's eyes disappeared. He glanced at the man coldly, and only after seeing that he was stunned did he feel relieved.

Su Zhiruan took a bite of the candied haws from Shen Qi's hand. She didn't know why, but she liked to eat sour and sweet food recently. Maybe it was related to the baby in her belly. She took another bite and it was really delicious.

After the fireworks ended, the two returned to the palace.

* In the months after the New Year, Su Zhiruan's belly gradually grew bigger. The novice gift package given by the system was quite useful. She did not experience any discomfort during pregnancy, and did not even have morning sickness. Except that she was a little plumper after eating a lot of delicious food, everything else was fine.

In early May, the weather gradually became hotter and the temperature in the palace was too high. Usually at this time, Shen Qi would go to the temporary palace to stay for a while. The palace was spacious and cool, and was the best place to escape the summer heat.

For this trip, Shen Qi prepared five carriages to transport items required for pregnancy and childbirth just for her. The old maidservants surrounding the empress dowager were also brought along, as well as the child's supplies, the imperial physician, and others, all packed up and taken to the palace.

Su Zhiruan's due date is approaching, so she has been moving around less these days, and is often accompanied by servants.

Everyone knew that this child was the first in the royal family. Both the emperor and the empress dowager took him or her very seriously. If anything unexpected happened, they would be in absolute danger.

On the evening of the first day of May, Su Zhiruan felt her stomach gradually aching. She calmly called the palace maid, "Xiao Cui, please ask the midwife and the imperial physician to come. Nuan Qing, please ask the empress dowager and the emperor to come. I think I am about to give birth—"

When the two palace maids heard this, they immediately had Su Zhiruan helped onto the bed, and then hurried out to call for help.

(End of this chapter)