After entering school, he showed extraordinary intelligence and was very much loved by the young tutor. The emperor was overjoyed and very happy to hear this.
As for the eldest prince... he seemed less intelligent than the third prince, so naturally the emperor liked him less. Naturally, the wind direction in the palace had changed.
"Uncle is here!" When Mother Zhu saw Xu Zekun, she smiled, lifted the curtain and invited him in.
Xu Zekun was tall and slender, wearing a purple brocade robe with silver thread embroidered with flowing cloud patterns on the cuffs. He wore a jade crown on his head and a jade pendant around his waist, and was extraordinarily handsome.
Yao Susu did not move, she wrapped herself in a quilt and looked at him with a smile.
She hadn't been out for a long time, and her makeup was light, but her face was fair, with a faint blush on her cheeks. A faint smile played on her lips, and she called out softly, "Master."
Xu Zekun's lips lifted unconsciously, and he warmed himself by the brazier beside the couch to get rid of the cold, then sat down beside her and asked, "What are you doing?"
Yao Susu leaned against a mass of silk, picked up the paper-cut in her hand, and said jokingly, "I have nothing to do in the room. Yuzhan came up with an excuse and asked Mother Zhu to teach us how to cut paper-cuts for windows."
Yao Susu's skin was as white as cream, and her hands were even whiter and more delicate. The bright red paper-cut in her hands looked indescribably beautiful.
Xu Zekun took it, looked at it carefully, and praised: "You are skillful and cut it very well."
The room was filled with warmth, and the hibiscus and lily incense in the four-cornered beast stove in the center was burning, and the fragrance lingered for a long time.
Xu Zekun put down the paper-cut and lay down next to Yao Susu. Yao Susu saw that he looked tired and knew that he had been very busy these days, so she waved her hand and sent the servant away.
He took off the soft blanket and covered Xu Zekun with it. He stroked Xu Zekun's eyebrows with his fingers and said softly, "Are you tired, sir?"
Xu Zekun hummed, held his hand and kissed it gently: "It's warm in your room, lie down comfortably, I'll doze off for a while"
Although he closed his eyes, one hand still reached into Yao Susu's clothes and fell on her bulging belly, stroking it again and again: "The child has grown a little."
Seeing that he was very sleepy but still thinking about the child, Yao Susu felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She nodded softly and said nothing more.
The smell of her body was soothing, and Xu Zekun gradually couldn't hold on any longer and actually fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, it was Yao Susu who gently pushed him: "Master, get up and eat."
Xu Zekun was in a trance for a moment, and saw that the room was bright. The round table in the middle was already filled with various delicacies, and the room was filled with the aroma of rouge rice.
Yao Susu spoke softly, and then said softly, "Master?"
"Nothing, I slept soundly." Xu Zekun turned over, and because of the big movement, a nanmu lacquer box fell onto the couch.
"Oh, what is this?" Yao Susu supported her belly, bent over and picked it up, with a puzzled look on her face.
Xu Zekun slapped his head. This was a gift he had prepared for Yao Susu a long time ago. He wanted to give it to her when he came to Yingxue Pavilion today, but he forgot about it after seeing Susu and taking a nap.
He opened the box and said, "This is a holiday gift."
Yao Susu really didn't expect that Xu Zekun could be so thoughtful, so she was naturally happy. She lowered her head and saw a golden phoenix hairpin with beads and tassels lying in the box.
She reached out and picked it up, and saw that the eye of the phoenix hairpin was a little finger-sized oriental pearl with a soft luster, and the tassel was made up of small pearls, each of which was round and cute, and almost the same size.
"It's really beautiful. I like it very much." She praised it quite seriously, looking at you with her watery almond eyes. Xu Zekun even felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, and replied casually: "Well... This is the Dongzhu that the emperor gave me. I want to make a hairpin for you."
He felt a little awkward, and Yao Susu could see it, but she insisted on asking him to put it on her. Xu Zekun had no choice but to pin the hairpin on Yao Susu's bun.
Yuping was perceptive and took out a bronze mirror for Yao Susu to look at. Yao Susu held the hairpin and looked left and right, feeling very satisfied.
Seeing her happy expression, Xu Zekun naturally felt satisfied.
"Let's eat."
After hearing what Xu Zekun said, Yao Susu asked Yuping to remove the mirror. Xu Zekun personally helped Yao Susu to sit down, and he was so careful, as if Yao Susu was a fragile porcelain. Yao Susu pursed her lips and smiled softly, "Master is too careful."
"Your belly is getting bigger, but you have to be careful. Yuping and Yuzhan too, you have to be careful in the future and don't let your aunt get into trouble."
Yuping and Yuzhan looked at each other with smiles in their eyes. They bowed and accepted the request cheerfully.
There were three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes on the table. Xu Zekun was surprised to see steamed fish, stir-fried river fish, and abalone and bird's nest porridge. These things were something Susu couldn't even see when she was having morning sickness.
"Can I eat these recently?"
After Yao Susu sat down, she stroked her pregnant belly with her hand, a little shy: "Well, I don't vomit much now, but I miss it a little."
Mother Zhu also said: "It's normal for pregnant women to have changing tastes."
Xu Zekun nodded, picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks, carefully removed the fish bones, and placed it on the plate in front of Yao Susu.
"Then eat more. You've been through a lot lately. I see you've lost weight."
Yao Susu couldn't help but smile. Although she had been suffering from morning sickness for a while, she was pregnant with twins and she didn't lose weight at all. Instead, she became a lot rounder.
"I'm eating too. You've worked hard during this period."
Since returning from Wuzhou, Xu Zekun often came to Yingxue Pavilion to accompany Yao Susu, and naturally ate with Yao Susu. It had been a long time since he had eaten these fresh foods, and now he found them quite delicious. During the meal, Yao Susu and he served each other food, which was very sweet, needless to say.
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In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve, and the Marquis's New Year's Eve dinner was eaten in Shou'an Hall.
In fact, Wu didn't like the Chinese New Year very much, because every time the Chinese New Year came, she would have to meet the Marquis's concubines. Marquis Ningyuan was a playboy and even at his age, he still had a mistress.
But she was really happy this year. Xu Zekun's childlessness had become a source of worry for her. But now it was different. Susu was pregnant with twins, which was a great joy. So Wu had already instructed the people in the mansion to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner well. It had to be lively this year.
The lights were on, shining brightly. There was a floor heater in the room, and the floor was covered with a whole coral red Four Seasons Wealth Carpet. In the center, on the round table in the center, carved pear wood and painted red, were placed all kinds of delicacies and delicacies. Maids came in one after another, pouring fine wine for their masters.
Ningyuan Hou was very happy and drank a lot. Even Xu Zekun drank a few cups. Yao Susu could only drink a little milk because she was pregnant.
The old lady pointed at a lantern sea cucumber on the table and said to Ziyuan, "Go and place this dish in front of Aunt Yao."
Then he smiled and said, "I heard Zi Ling say that you like eating seafood recently. Seafood is good. Eating it will make your child smart!"
Seeing that the old lady was taking such good care of her, Yao Susu naturally thanked her softly. During this time, she wanted to stand up, but the old lady was as if facing a great enemy and asked her to sit still.
Fang Yanran felt extremely uncomfortable and uneasy when she saw her mother-in-law praising her husband's concubine so much.
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