Xu Nianhuan looked like she was going to stand up for Xu Jinyi, which warmed Xu Jinyi's heart and made her truly acknowledge her as her sister.
"No, I am the imperial concubine now. Who can bully me?" Xu Jinyi told Xu Nianhuan the news of her pregnancy again.
Xu Nianhuan's eyes widened as big as copper bells: "That's really a happy event, congratulations, sister."
After the meal, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came.
Xu Jinyi asked Xia Qing to bring out several pieces of tribute cloth for Xu Nianhuan to choose from.
This made Xu Nianhuan a little confused. She looked at the embroiderer who was measuring her size, then looked at the extremely gorgeous fabric, and asked in confusion.
"Third sister, are you going to make clothes for me?"
"Yes, these materials are very good and suitable for you. Let's use them to make a few clothes."
Xu Jinyi directly picked out several pieces of brightly colored cloth for her and asked the Imperial Household Department to make the clothes as quickly as possible.
Three days later.
Xu Jinyi looked at the three sets of dresses that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had hurriedly made and picked out a light green silk dress.
The hem of the skirt was embroidered with large lotus flowers using dark pink silk thread, and the stamens were decorated with pink pearls.
When Xu Nianhuan came out after changing into her dress, Xu Jinyi knew that she had chosen the right clothes.
This dress may look ordinary, but the lotus flowers make it look even more beautiful.
As you walk, the lotus flowers seem to be moving, as if lotus flowers are blooming with every step.
After finishing her makeup, Xu Nianhuan couldn't believe it: "Is this me?"
This was the first time in her life that she saw herself so beautiful.
Xu Jinyi laughed: "You are not bad looking to begin with, you just haven't dressed up properly these years. If you dress up a little, you will be a beauty."
"Let's go, I'll take you for a walk."
Over there, the emperor also led the prince into the imperial garden.
"Your Majesty, I have already found someone I love. Please revoke your order." Liu Jingshi stopped on the road, walked to the emperor and bowed.
"It's okay. I also promised the Imperial Concubine. You can go and take a look. If you don't like it, I won't force you."
"I also have an explanation for the Imperial Concubine."
Liu Jingshi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
He could only marry one woman in his life. He could take a concubine if he was childless at the age of 30, or he could marry another woman if his wife died.
Therefore, their families will not force them to marry anyone, but instead ask them to find a woman they like and spend their life with her.
Thinking of the woman he had met briefly, Liu Jingshi felt a flash of sadness in his heart.
From afar, a woman's clear laughter could be heard coming from the imperial garden. The voice was very sweet.
"Third sister, look, aren't the flowers I picked beautiful?"
"The flowers in this imperial garden are so beautiful, and the fragrance is everywhere."
Hearing the familiar voice, Liu Jingshi was startled and quickened his pace.
He walked towards the sound as if asking for confirmation.
When he saw that face, Liu Jingshi's eyes widened slightly and his heart began to beat wildly.
Just like the emotion when we first met.
At this moment, Liu Jingshi's breathing seemed to have stopped!
The emperor stood aside, looking back and forth between Liu Jingshi and Xu Nianhuan, and an idea came to his mind.
He opened his mouth and said jokingly: "Since the prince has someone in mind, I'm afraid you won't be interested in the second sister of the imperial concubine. Let's forget it and go."
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, I take back what I just said. I beg Your Majesty to grant me a marriage. The person I love happens to be the Imperial Concubine's second sister."
"I never thought it would be such a coincidence that she is actually the daughter of the Anyuan Marquis family."
After hearing what Liu Jingshi said, the emperor didn't expect that fate would be so coincidental.
It turned out that Liu Jingshi had met Xu Nianhuan before and was attracted by Xu Nianhuan's casual personality.
But before he could ask her name, the two of them parted ways.
In the past few months, Xu Nianhuan participated in the beauty pageant and was confined to her home, so Liu Jingshi searched for her in the capital for half a year but couldn't find her.
"So, I and the Imperial Concubine have finally made your marriage a success."
"But even though you are willing to marry her, you still have to see what the girl means. Come on, I'll take you to meet her."
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When leaving the palace, Xu Nianhuan looked reluctant and happy.
My heart is filled with gratitude towards Xu Jinyi.
Thinking of her sweetheart, Xu Nianhuan's heart was filled with sweetness. These days in the palace, Xu Jinyi also found several opportunities for her and Liu Jingshi to be alone together.
Their feelings gradually grew stronger, and Xu Jinyi agreed to her proposal and arranged a marriage for her on the Queen Mother's birthday.
Xu Yurou also lived in the palace, but she had no idea about Xu Nianhuan's contact with the prince.
On the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the lights were bright and the atmosphere was bustling.
The Queen Mother sat at the top seat, with the Emperor and Empress sitting on either side of her.
What’s different from previous years is that this year Xu Jinyi is sitting next to the emperor.
All the concubines and invited ministers and their families took their seats.
Xu Jinyi looked at Liu Jingshi, whose eyes were glued to Xu Nianhuan, and smiled.
The Queen Mother was particularly happy today, and the smile on her lips never stopped.
What made the ministers and the young ladies from various aristocratic families feel strange was why the Queen Mother was so kind to Xu Jinyi.
Even more than the Queen.
When the Empress Dowager announced that the Imperial Concubine was pregnant, there was an uproar at the scene!
Looking at the queen, everyone couldn't help but feel pity.
The Jiang family's expressions changed and they looked at the queen.
The queen closed her eyes weakly and acquiesced.
General Zhenbei and General Guangwei looked at the queen with grim expressions.
Compared to the Jiang family's ugly expressions, Marquis Anyuan was full of joy. Xu Jinyi, his concubine's daughter, really made him proud.
At the same time, he also admired Xu Jinyi's foresight and said to the lady next to him: "Yi'er is still like her mother, so smart."
He was angry at Xu Jinyi for deciding to enter the palace on her own, and wanted to use her looks to marry her to the next emperor.
Now, the next emperor will be born from his daughter's womb. Compared to having an outsider as emperor, it is naturally more convenient to have his own grandson as emperor.
Thinking that their Xu family would become the emperor's in-laws in the future, Lord Xu wanted to laugh out loud.
If he thought of it, how could others not think of it?
For a moment, everyone felt a little jealous when looking at the Xu family's men and women of marriageable age.
Xu Yurou almost fainted when she heard the news. She didn't expect Xu Jinyi to be so lucky.
Madam Xu also looked unhappy, and she became even angrier when she saw the Marquis's face showing that he missed that woman.
He stared at Xu Jinyi's similar face and pinched Xu Yurou again.
"You shouldn't have let that bitch into the palace. Look how glorious she is now."
"How come you haven't learned any of my mother's cleverness? Her mother was defeated by me, so how come you lost to her daughter?"
Xu Yurou was unwilling to accept this, so she could only comfort herself by saying, "No, I didn't lose. So what if Xu Jinyi is pregnant? I still have to share a man with so many other women."
"When I marry the prince, we will be a legendary couple in the capital, which is something she can't even envy."
Thinking about the fact that the wife of the Duke's Mansion had said in recent days that she was interested in forming an alliance with their Marquis' Mansion, Mrs. Xu's expression became much better.
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