Li Chenjiao touched the buds of the winter plum blossoms: "These buds will fall off in a few more days. You should keep them carefully then, so that Aman doesn't play with them."
Qiu Hu agreed and then asked his master what he wanted for dinner that night.
Li Chenjiao pondered, "Today is the first day of the month, so Master is unlikely to come over. Let's have hot pot. I want it spicy. Hot pot is the most comforting thing to eat in winter. By the way, does the kitchen have any radishes? Let's ask them to make a vegetarian radish soup; it'll be refreshing."
There's a saying that goes, "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer."
Li Chenjiao was now craving the sweet taste of that radish.
Li Chenjiao had no idea that she and her unborn child were being targeted by others.
During dinner, Li Chenjiao stopped listening to the Fourth Master go to the main courtyard, which seemed to be a common occurrence for her.
As the twelfth lunar month approached and the weather grew increasingly cold, Li Chenjiao started using charcoal fires at night. With a hot water bottle in her bed, she never felt cold no matter how she slept.
The nannies stopped the Second Princess from sleeping with Li Chenjiao, as Li Chenjiao was heavily pregnant and the nannies were genuinely worried.
Before going to sleep, Li Chenjiao kissed the little girl's face and then asked the nanny to take the little girl away.
The little girl was a bit sullen when she was taken away, and Li Chenjiao then reflected on whether this was a bad idea.
After a while, the Second Princess's uncontrollable laughter could be heard coming from the other room.
Li Chenjiao immediately smiled as well.
Qiu Hu tucked the blanket around Li Chenjiao and said, "It's getting late, Master, you should rest early too."
Li Chenjiao hummed in agreement, and as she closed her eyes, she seemed to remember something: "Give Bai Jia Gege some charcoal from my allowance. Not too much, if she doesn't need it, then it's not necessary."
Qiu Hu paused for half a second, then sincerely agreed, saying, "Now that I think about it, Princess Bai Jia is quite a straightforward person."
Li Chenjiao has already closed her eyes.
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