Seeing that his palm was about to fall on Yan Shu's bulging belly.

Yu Wenlan was panicked at first, but then he quickly adjusted his thoughts and forced himself to calm down.

- Yes, the most important thing now is not to let her hear his thoughts.

But not to let her find out that he can hear her thoughts.

Otherwise, she will be angry...

After sorting out his thoughts, he happily said yes and put his hand on her belly again.

At the same time, he tried to get rid of distracting thoughts in his heart.

And then, he suddenly felt that something under his palm seemed to move.

The force was not strong, but it was clear enough, like a soft little rabbit, or a little deer, gently kicking his heart.

Yu Wenlan was stunned, and then he was filled with novelty and joy.

- This is his child.

This was the first time he felt the existence of the little guy.

Looking back not long ago, it seemed that it was still as big as a small peanut or a small taro, but now it could play with him through the mother's belly?

But I don't know what the little guy did just now?

Lifting his legs? Reaching out his hands? Or turning over?

...

Hearing all these thoughts, Yan Shu was very proud and said, "Bao'er has been moving for a long time, and Your Majesty never touched it before."

Yuwen Lan smiled and hummed, looking very good-tempered, "I neglected it."

After speaking, he thought in his heart, is it possible that the feeling is not so real through the material of the clothes?

So he tried to put his palm directly on her belly, wanting to feel it more clearly.

Unexpectedly, the little guy stopped moving again.

However, the touch from his hand attracted his attention.

Hmm, smooth, just like before.

Well, come to think of it, ever since she got pregnant, he has been following the doctor's advice and dared not touch her easily. Although the two of them have always slept in the same bed, he has not touched her like today for a long time.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little... distracted.

Suddenly he missed the days when she worked every night before she got pregnant... Come to think

of it, it has been several months now, I wonder if it is okay?

How about asking Imperial Physician Jiang later?

Yan Shu, who was eavesdropping on the side, [???]

Why would this man think about this?

She finally got to read his mind!

But come to think of it, it is indeed okay now.

Imperial Physician Jiang said at the beginning that it would be fine after the first three months, well,

huh?

Yuwen Lan's eyes lit up.

But before she could think about it, she heard Fu Hai suddenly report at the door, "Your Majesty, the Northwest Tongzhengshi is seeking an audience outside the Qianming Palace."

Yuwen Lan came back to his senses.

Oh, yes, it's still broad daylight now. He just hurried back from the Qianming Palace to see her. Now he must have a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

Oh, and there's also the matter of the prince of Qi.

He had no choice but to take his hand back, coughed, and said to her, "You have a good rest. I will be back early tonight."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and strode out of the palace.

Yan Shu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and wondered -

he came back early... for what?

He wouldn't really go to ask the imperial physician...

But, it was still quite exciting, cough.

Of course, it was still early, how could she indulge in male beauty and forget about business?

It is certainly not enough to just tell the emperor about the affairs of the Duke of Qi's Mansion!

After all, this family can be written into several storybooks!

Hehe, she wrote it down while it is hot.

~~

As the saying goes, filled with righteous indignation, Yan Shu's literary inspiration became more and more abundant. It took her two days in total to write two storybooks.

However, she was not in a hurry to publish them, but went to Ci'an Palace with the manuscript first.

Tsk, there are so many melons in the Duke of Qi's Mansion, how could she not share them with the big boss of the list as soon as possible!

However, when she arrived at the place, before she took out the manuscript, the empress dowager showed concern for her first.

"I haven't seen you here for the past two days. Are you feeling unwell?"

Yan Shu was stunned. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the Queen Mother looking at her carefully and sighing in her heart, "This girl hasn't come here for two days. Is she angry with the old man, Duke Anqi? Humph, that old man is as insidious as ever. He

is writing a memorial to establish the queen at this moment. His heart is simply despicable!" As soon as the voice fell, Yan Shu's heart immediately surged with warmth.

She knew that the big boss loved her the most.

Of course, it can be seen from this that the Queen Mother disliked the Duke Qi.

Yes, the Queen Mother is the mother of the emperor, the elder who is most qualified to worry about the emperor. The old man, Duke Qi, actually skipped the Queen Mother and directly submitted a memorial. How could he not be annoying!

She then hurriedly said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have been doing well these past two days, but I have been writing a storybook. I am really sorry that I did not come to pay my respects to Your Majesty for a while." The Queen

Mother uttered an "oh" and immediately became interested. She asked, "What storybook have you written?"

There was no one else in the palace, so Yan Shu said directly, "In fact, Your Majesty received news two days ago that the prince of Qi Guo Zhenghai took the eldest daughter of Lin Chengxian, a centurion of Luzhou Youwei, as his concubine a few years ago. Two years later, he wanted to take possession of the second daughter of the man again. Captain Lin refused and was anxious to find a husband for the second daughter. As a result, the prince of Qi State framed him and put him in prison on the charge of stealing grain and grass. Now that he has just been released, the prince of Qi State got the news and wanted to repeat the same trick to harm him again. "

After the voice fell, the Queen Mother frowned and said, "Guo Zhenghai must be over fifty years old, how could he do such a ridiculous thing?"

Yan Shu nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty was also very surprised at first, so he asked people to investigate. Who knew that not only was this matter true, but other things in their mansion were discovered along the way, which was even more shocking. I felt that these things needed to be known to the world, so I wrote two storybooks."

The Queen Mother heard it and said, "It's only been two days, and you've written two storybooks? You must not get too tired."

Yan Shu nodded quickly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm not tired. It happens that I brought the manuscript today. Do you want me to read it to you?"

This was what the Queen Mother most wanted to do. Hearing this, she naturally nodded and said, "It's hard for you to write it down. Of course I want to listen to it."

Yan Shu agreed and immediately took out the manuscript and read it to the Queen Mother.

As she said, she wrote two storybooks about the Duke of Qi's Mansion. The first one takes the Lin family's father and daughter as the protagonists, showing the image of a father who truly loves his daughter and who withstands pressure and wholeheartedly protects his daughter under a powerful regime. In the end, thanks to a wise ruler, the Lin family is helped to clear their grievances, the bad guys are punished, and the father and daughter are finally reunited.

After listening to this, the Queen Mother said, "It seems that the Lin family is really wronged. Captain Lin is much better than those who use their own flesh and blood to cling to power. He is indeed worthy of praise. But this Prince of Qi has gone too far! Does he regard the king's law as his own? He even arbitrarily framed good people for revenge!"

Yan Shu hurriedly advised, "Don't worry, your majesty. Since His Majesty has already asked people to investigate, he will definitely make the evil people get the end they deserve."

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Having said that, it's still a pity that the eldest daughter of the Lin family has been abused by Guo Zhenghai in vain!"

Then she asked, "What is the second storybook about?"

Yan Shu said, "The second storybook tells the story of the Guo family's inner house." After she finished speaking, she read it to the Queen Mother again.

Compared to the first story, this story has more complicated plots. It starts with the wife of Duke Qi's son, Wei, framing her cousin in the palace, and then after she married into the Duke Qi's mansion, she relied on her status as the mistress to harm the concubines. Her crimes were exposed clearly.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother naturally shook her head in anger and said, "I usually see that woman as dignified and generous, but I didn't expect that she is such a vicious person? No wonder the capital suddenly spread the rumor that her cousin had pockmarks on her face. It turned out that she was the one behind it! Speaking of which, it was fortunate that her cousin didn't marry into the Duke of Qi's Mansion. The couple Wei and Guo Zhenghai really live up to the saying that people from the same family stick together."

Yan Shu nodded repeatedly, "That's right, the couple is really a match made in heaven. It's a pity for the women in his mansion who were forcibly taken away."

The Queen Mother also sighed and said, "With parents like this, what good children can they teach?"

[Humph, that old man still has the nerve to write an application for the Queen Selection! Others have to suffer for eight generations before becoming in-laws with them! Yan Shu

listened silently, and nodded silently in her heart.

As expected of her top leader, he was so enjoyable to complain about!

But to be honest, she hadn't told the Queen Mother about the affair between the Duke of Qi's grandson and his father's concubine.

The main reason was that it was really hard to talk about it. After all, it was a very secretive matter that could not be found out by just checking.

But these two things were enough.

She then said, "I've thought about it. The grievance of Captain Lin will be easier to handle with the intervention of the court. But what Wei did is all inner palace affairs. I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with. After all, in this situation, there will be no one in the palace to make decisions for those poor women." The Queen Mother

thought for a while and suddenly asked, "You haven't sent out the manuscript yet, right?"

Yan Shu nodded hurriedly, "Your Majesty has just sent people to Luzhou, and they are probably still investigating the case. I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with it." I dare not send it yet, for fear that if I send it out, the prince of Qi will kill people again and silence them. "

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "However, let's wait for two more days. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. The storyteller was arranged quite well last time in Jinming Lake. This time in Jinbo Garden, we might as well ask the Taichang Temple to arrange another one." After

the voice fell, Yan Shu nodded hurriedly, "Okay!"

Hehe, he is worthy of being her top boss, always thinking the same thing as her!

~~

Two days passed in a hurry, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival in a blink of an eye.

In order to welcome the nobles in the palace and a group of guests, Jinbo Garden began to prepare two days in advance.

When night fell, the palace lanterns in the garden were lit up by thousands of lights, which matched the bright moon in the sky and illuminated the pavilions and towers in a magnificent and gorgeous manner.

Seeing this scene, the guests were all amazed, but they did not dare to stop and admire it casually.

It was because the palace ladies and nobles had arrived and they needed to pay their respects and greet them quickly.

Yan Shu had slept enough during the day to watch the excitement tonight. At this time, she sat at the top of the hall with the emperor and the empress dowager, watching the guests coming forward one by one to pay their respects, and she was very energetic.

Today's scene naturally included the family of the eldest princess, the family of the Prince of Ruyang, and other royal relatives, as well as the nobles of the court such as the Marquis of Guangyang, the Marquis of Linwu, the Marquis of Xuanping, and the Minister of Works.

It's no wonder that after not seeing him for a while, the paper-eating Marquis Guangyang has gained a lot of weight, with obvious flesh on his cheeks and a much better complexion, which is quite different from his previous increasingly thin image.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother asked, "It seems that the Marquis Guangyang has recovered?"

Before the Marquis Guangyang could say anything, his wife hurriedly said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. The Marquis' appetite has improved a lot, and now he has normal meals."

The Marquis Guangyang also hurriedly nodded, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. I am now well."

- Well, ever since he discovered the magical food of pancakes at the Jinming Lake Water Playing Banquet last time, he has developed a new hobby.

The taste of this kind of food is very similar to paper, but it is much more comfortable than eating paper, and it is nutritious. You can wrap anything inside it. Finally, he gradually gave up the strange habit of eating paper and lived a normal life.

I really want to thank the person who prepared the food for the water play banquet. He is really his savior!

Yuwen Lan listened silently and couldn't help but glanced at Yan Shu secretly.

Yan Shu nodded with the queen mother, hiding her merits and fame, and didn't say anything.

It's a small matter, not worth mentioning.

Then many familiar faces came on stage. Yan Shu participated in many palace banquets this year and got to know them more or less.

However, probably because of the news that the Duke of Qi wrote a letter to select a queen two days ago, many families brought girls of the right age tonight, and they were all dressed in brocade and jade clothes, bright and beautiful.

However, Yan Shu was not in the mood to pay attention, because she was waiting for the protagonists of the night, the Duke of Qi and his family to appear.

Fortunately, not long after, the family finally showed up.

The gray-haired Duke of Qi was in front, followed by his son Guo Zhenghai, daughter-in-law Wei, and their son Guo Jianguang and daughter Guo Zhaorong. Duke of

Qi was in front, leading the whole family to salute the Emperor, the Empress Dowager and Yan Shu, "

This old minister and my whole family wish Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and Concubine Yi a happy Mid-Autumn Festival." After all, the old man was the elder, so Yuwen Lan naturally said politely, "No need to be so polite, stand up."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the Queen Mother and Yan Shu's voices rushing into his ears -

Yan Shu, [Look, this is the family of that old rogue! We must not let them go tonight!]

Queen Mother, [Humph! This is that family. It's not easy to get together today. If God has eyes, it would be better to strike them with lightning. 】

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Yan Shu, "..."

Tsk, this is a good idea, but it's August now, the possibility of thunder is relatively small.

Just thinking about this, I saw that the family of Duke Qi had already stood up, and Wei took the initiative to say, "Just now I stepped into the garden, but I saw the lights flickering, it was very brilliant. Today I can enjoy the scenery with the nobles, it is also a blessing for me and other women." As soon

as the voice fell, her daughter Guo Zhaorong hurriedly nodded. The

Queen Mother said, "Concubine Yi is now pregnant with the heir, and there can be no mistakes. Light more lights in the garden to make it brighter, so that there will be no pits or ditches, and people will accidentally step on them and something will happen."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone was stunned.

Tsk, the Queen Mother's words... seem to have some hidden meaning?

But seeing that Wei was also stunned, she could only nod her head repeatedly and said, "The Queen Mother is right."

For a moment, she felt guilty and thought it was not good to introduce her daughter alone to pay respects, so she quickly retreated to the side.

~~

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner began.

There were still singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere tonight. As the music played, the guests toasted each other and the atmosphere gradually became more lively.

There were also many young ladies who had prepared programs tonight and were ready to perform.

But at this moment, several palace servants came on stage with a table and a wake-up stick on the table. Behind them was a man who seemed to be a storyteller.

Everyone immediately became curious. There was actually a storyteller tonight?

This is really new.

Then, the storyteller clapped his eyes and started to speak.

"Today, I am honored to tell you some of the latest stories written by Master Xiaoyao."

Huh? It's Master Xiaoyao's new story?

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard it.

Especially Yan Shu's number one fan, the Minister of Industry, who couldn't wait to put down his wine glass and chopsticks, and for a moment, he ignored everything and listened attentively.

The storyteller's first story was the one based on the wife of the prince of Qi.

It was the same artist who had told stories to the crowd at Jinming Lake last time. After not seeing her for a while, her skills had become even better. Her moving interpretation showed the viciousness of Wei even more vividly than what was described in Yan Shu's storybook.

When they heard that the woman persecuted her sisters in order to marry into a wealthy family, and then persecuted her concubines after she married, and even sold the maids in the mansion who were molested by her lecherous husband, or even pushed them into the lake to drown, etc., everyone was extremely angry and wanted to overturn the table on the spot.

Fortunately, the storyteller changed the subject and said, "Finally one day, the ghosts of the people she killed came to claim her life and possessed her two children, driving them crazy. They started fighting, swearing, and even biting others. The woman was panicked and had to ask someone to invite a Taoist priest to take a look. But after the Taoist priest took a look, he said that she had done too many evil things and now she had no choice but to kowtow to the gods. Atonement, until 49 days, it is possible to get rid of the intrusion of these wronged souls. "

At this point, the eldest princess couldn't help asking, "Did she do that? Speaking of it, if fasting and chanting for 49 days can really eliminate the sins of this woman, it's too simple!"

Everyone nodded, thinking that this woman had done so many evil things, if fasting and chanting can offset them, it would be too unpleasant!

But the storyteller laughed and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. You must know that although the scholar said so, the woman did not want to do it. After all, if she did so, it would mean that she had indeed done these evil things. Once it was spread out, wouldn't she lose all her face? So she sent people out of the mansion again, trying to find a more capable person with profound Taoism to suppress the ghosts and monsters in the mansion. However, who knew that the capable person had not been found yet, and the wronged spirits in the mansion became more and more furious, driving her two children. Late one night, one of them pushed her into the well. In the middle of the night, one of them set fire to the house."

The eldest princess widened her eyes, "So, the woman drowned in the end?"

The storyteller nodded, "Yes, after all, the house was on fire at the time, and the whole family was in a hurry to escape and put out the fire. When they managed to put out the fire, they thought of her, but found that she had already drowned in the well. By this time, all the wronged souls had disappeared, and the house finally returned to peace. However, the house had been burned into a ruin, and it was no longer habitable."

"It's what she deserves!"

The eldest princess clapped her hands and said, "This is called evil deeds will be punished! The ending is so satisfying!"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone clapped their hands and nodded, saying, "This story is so satisfying!"

Amidst the praises, Yan Shu looked at the protagonist of the story, Wei.

But she saw that her face was pale and her complexion was very ugly. She

was even hesitant, as if she wanted to get up and leave.

Humph, she likes to see the panicked looks of those who have done bad things.

Thinking of how hard she was trying to dig a hole for her?

But at this moment, the gray-haired Duke of Qi suddenly said, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and telling these fabricated ghost stories is really a bit too depressing."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. What's the bad news? The old man is the bad news, okay? It's just a story, and he didn't do anything wrong. What

's the big deal about ghosts? Of course, they were just angry but didn't dare to say anything. After all, the old man was too senior, and they couldn't just criticize him casually. Fortunately, Yan Shu spoke up in time and said to the storyteller, "If that's the case, then tell me something else. There must be some ghosts, right?" The storyteller nodded immediately, "Yes. Please be patient."

As he spoke, he struck the wooden bell again and said, "Then please listen to the second story. It is said that in the past, in Luzhou Prefecture, not far from the capital, there was a family. The couple loved each other and the family was harmonious. The couple raised a pair of good daughters, both of whom were very well-behaved. The neighbors all praised them. As time went by, the two girls became more and more beautiful. Soon, the eldest daughter reached the age of marriage, and people from all over the country came to propose marriage to them, and the door was almost broken down by the door."

"The couple was just planning to pick a good son-in-law for their eldest daughter, but at this moment, a powerful old man came to the capital. This old man, apart from his prominent family background, really has no advantages. He bullies men and women and does all kinds of evil things on a daily basis. He is a few years older than the male owner, but he actually fell in love with the eldest daughter of the family. So he used all kinds of tricks, using threats and inducements, and finally forced the good girl to become his concubine."

At this point, the storyteller deliberately paused, and there was a burst of cursing at the banquet.

——Maybe it was because of the alcohol, or because of the Duke of Qi’s abrupt obstruction, everyone was furious at this time, and couldn’t help saying, “This old man is really as thick-skinned as a city wall! He is older than my father, and he still has the nerve to force me to be a concubine!”

“That’s right, he has no sense of propriety or integrity!”

Amidst the condemnation, the son of the Duke of Qi, Guo Zhenghai, was on pins and needles, and suddenly stood up, trying to sneak out when everyone was not paying attention.

But the emperor stopped him, “Where are you going, Mr. Guo?”

Guo Zhenghai paused, and had to bow his head and said, “Your Majesty, I suddenly feel a little unwell, and I want to go out for some fresh air…”

Before he finished speaking, he heard the king say, “There is a doctor in the garden today, let me take a look at you.”

Doctor? What if

I really ask Doctor Yu to see me?

Guo Zhenghai was stunned and had to say hurriedly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. How dare I bother Doctor Yu? I'm fine."

The Queen Mother saw it, sneered, and said, "Since you're fine, just sit down and listen to the story." Seeing

that Guo Zhenghai agreed, she had to sit back down.