"Ruoxue, what's wrong? You don't want to paint anymore?" Lou Wanyue liked this younger sister, and she liked her paintings even more.
"Hey, can I draw you?"
"No, I'm so ugly, if it gets out to the world, people will laugh at me."
"If you were ugly, there would be no more beauties in this world."
"How could that be? Isn't the Crown Princess a beauty? Are you not?" Lou Wanyue unconsciously turned the topic to An Qingran. She was shocked when she said it. She just thought of it in a flash and said it out loud.
"Yes, you mentioned the Crown Princess. I heard from my brother that the palace is in chaos right now. The Crown Prince was seriously ill some time ago. Fortunately, thanks to the Crown Princess's superb medical skills, nothing serious happened. To be honest, the Crown Princess is absolutely worthy of being the first of the four great talents in the capital. No wonder the Crown Prince likes her so much. It is said that the Crown Prince rejected the emperor's arranged marriage for her and wanted to have no concubines in the six palaces, and only choose her." When she said this, she blushed with shame, remembering that she was still unmarried.
Upon hearing this, Lou Wanyue stood there in a daze.
She didn't hear a word Dongfang Ruoxue said.
Until Dongfang Ruoxue pushed her and said, "Sister-in-law, did you hear that?"
"What?"
"I heard that Prince Ning also has a child, and Prince Kang's child is about to be born. You and your brother..." When he said this, there was a teasing look in his eyes.
Lou Wanyue understood what she meant and smiled.
There was no answer either.
Seeing that she was unwilling to bring up the topic, Dongfang Ruoxue continued, "Speaking of the Crown Princess, I miss her. When the Crown Prince was ill, she didn't allow him to visit her so that he could rest and recuperate. Now that the Crown Prince has recovered, can we go to the palace together?"
"Okay. You decide."
"Then let's prepare some gifts for tomorrow. I only have paintings to show off. What are you going to give her?"
"I can't possibly dance for her, can I?" Lou Wanyue said self-deprecatingly.
Dongfang Ruoxue burst out laughing: "Well, you discuss it with your brother and decide for yourselves."
That night.
The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the window lattice, which was very warm. The fire flickered and the candle was lit. Lou Wanyue looked at the window lattice again in the darkness. The warm feeling was gone and the moonlight became hazy and could not be seen clearly. Lou Wanyue looked at the butterfly playing with the peony screen. She was hoping that a figure would flash there and the person she wanted to see would appear.
But after waiting for so long, he still hasn't come back.
She finally sighed and stood up. It seemed that he was going to sleep in the study again tonight. Was he unwilling to even pretend now?
A sleepless night.
When Lou Wanyue woke up the next morning, her face looked sad, with dark circles under her eyes and she looked tired. She felt distressed when she saw it. When had she ever looked so miserable and haggard?
But she didn't want anyone to see it. She felt that she would wait until the clouds cleared eventually, so she persisted like this.
After washing up, she pushed open the door, but was startled to see Dongfang Run standing under the osmanthus tree in the yard, looking up at the emerald green of the tree, his body covered in dew, as if he had been standing there all night.
"You..." Lou Wanyue didn't know what to say for a moment.
Dongfang Runqing smiled lightly: "I had something to do last night, so I just returned home not long ago. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't want to disturb you."
With a little bit of concern in her politeness, Lou Wanyue's joy was like the sea, pouring out. She smiled and said, "Didn't you sleep all night? I'll have someone prepare some bird's nest for you to moisten your lungs and nourish your body. Or, you can go inside and take a nap."
"No need... By the way, I heard that you and Ruoxue are going to the palace. I have prepared some gifts for you to take with you."
Lou Wanyue told herself that his gentleness just now had nothing to do with the matter of entering the palace, but her heart still hurt a little, and her emotion might have been revealed on her face. Dongfang Run glanced at her, as if thinking about something.
Dongfang Run’s gift was an inkstone with two dragons fighting for a pearl on it, which was very lifelike.
An Qingran was very happy to see Lou Wanyue and Dongfang Ruoxue coming. She pulled their hands happily and said, "You are finally here. I thought you would never come to the palace to see me again."
"We are very worried about the health of the prince, and the emperor has ordered that he is not allowed to approach the Eastern Palace, so we can only worry." Dongfang Ruoxue sighed, but saw Dongfang Jin standing at the bottom of the stairs in a brocade robe, with a slim figure and a jade-like face, without any sign of decadence, so she smiled with relief, "Now that the prince has recovered, we can't wait any longer. We know that you have been very anxious these days, but we can't help you. We come here for no other reason than to apologize."
An Qingran pulled her up: "Quickly stop talking like that, we are sisters and we are connected, there is no need to be so polite. And Wanyue, why have you lost so much weight? Come, let me take a look at you and see what's going on."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and held her wrist. Lou Wanyue dodged for a moment, then simply let her feel her pulse. After a moment, An Qingran looked a little surprised: "Are you worried about something? Why are you so depressed? Compared to a month ago, your complexion is much worse. I thought you were pregnant."
Lou Wanyue saw that An Qingran was genuinely concerned, and all her hatred and blame dissipated a lot at this moment. How could she not understand that Dongfang Run was just unrequited love, so she smiled: "How can you be happy? You are older than us, but there is no movement, and you blame me."
An Qingran Waner: "Let's go inside and talk. I recently developed a cake that is very delicious..."
As they said this, they walked into the house arm in arm. Seeing the deep sisterly love between them, Dongfang Jin found an excuse and hid away.
There is no one in the house.
Lou Wanyue then said with concern: "I heard that Murong Lanxin poisoned the prince. This is really puzzling."
"Yeah, I never thought it was her." Dongfang Ruoxue also spoke up, "Last time, at her birthday party, she looked very calm and peaceful. Could there be other reasons? Was she being used by someone?"
"If it wasn't her, do you have any idea who committed the murder in this palace?" Lou Wanyue also spoke.
An Qingran could only shake her head. Suspicion about the Queen Mother was a huge matter and she couldn't let the news leak out.
It's really not easy for the two of them to think of these things.
Dongfang Ruoxue also sighed: "In my opinion, it's just those few people, but if we can't find them, we will never have peace in our lives. I think it's a good thing that we don't live in the palace."
An Qingran smiled: "You guys come to see me, be happy, there is no need to worry about me so much, let's talk about something happy."
The three women started changing the topic and had a great time talking to each other.
An Qingran's gloom was temporarily relieved because of their visit.
Looking at these two good sisters, she felt grateful that she still had them.
Dongfang Ruoxue and Lou Wanyue didn't say goodbye until the afternoon. On the way back, the two sat in the carriage. Dongfang Ruoxue looked at the street scene outside the carriage leisurely. The pedestrians on the street were very comfortable and not in a hurry, but Lou Wanyue didn't say anything. Dongfang Ruoxue frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, did my brother bully you?"
"Ah? Why do you ask?"
"It's just a feeling. After seeing the Crown Princess, I feel that there's something wrong with your relationship with your brother. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess didn't talk to each other, but I could tell from their eyes that they were both in each other's heart. But looking at you and your brother, you were very polite. I was afraid I was wrong about respecting each other before. It seems that it's better for husband and wife not to respect each other. So if your brother really bullies you, tell me and I'll go find daddy. No matter what your brother does, he will still listen to daddy."
"Don't worry, we are fine, everyone is different." Lou Wanyue smiled, "Besides, don't you understand your brother? How could he bully others?"
"Yes, brother is most suitable for wandering around and being free and easy. I'm afraid he even finds it troublesome to bully others." Dongfang Ruoxue wanted to laugh after she said that, but she felt that her words had no comforting effect on the person in front of her, and she couldn't help feeling embarrassed.
Prince Kang's Palace.
An Yanran is about to give birth. She has a big belly. A doctor has examined her recently and it is definitely the prince's. She is becoming more and more beautiful. After bullying Shen Zhiyun last time, she felt very happy. Although Dongfang Ye is still indifferent to her, she doesn't care now. She just wants her child to be born and take the position of princess, and everything else will be easy.
An Ranyue sighed at herself in the mirror. Dongfang Ye spent last night in Madam Yun's room again. Xiao Nuo had told her the news early in the morning. Even though she didn't say it, she knew it in her heart. If he was not in his own room, where else could he be? It must be with two other women.
My own belly is also not doing well. Before Shen Zhiyun entered the palace, Prince Kang stayed in my room every night, and there was no movement. Now I have to hurry up.
Shen Zhiyun came to visit.
She knows the rules and comes to see her every day.
Today, for some unknown reason, An Yanran came over to pay her respects. After entering the house, she bowed symbolically and then sat on a chair with her bulging belly, looking like she was showing off.
An Ranyue didn't want to get angry with her, so she just looked at Shen Zhiyun and said, "You should take care of your body more recently. You have been taking care of Prince Kang all the time, and you have worked hard."
Shen Zhiyun blushed: "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Yue."
"We are sisters, you are welcome."
An Yanran also spoke up: "Yes, you have served King Kang very well. I still have some purple ginseng and bird's nest left in my room. I can't finish them all, so I'll send someone to deliver them to your room later."
"Thank you, I have plenty in my room, no need." Shen Zhiyun thought to himself that he was not a beggar, so why did he need her tip?
An Yanran pursed her lips and smiled: "We are sisters, why should we be polite?"
"I'm not being polite, I just really don't need it. Keep it for your own nourishment. You're going to give birth soon, and you'll need physical strength." Shen Zhiyun's tone was very polite, without a trace of dissatisfaction.
An Ranyue was very satisfied with her performance: "Mrs. Yun really thought it through."
Shen Zhiyun smiled, picked up the milk puff beside him and took a sip, but before he could swallow it, his brows frowned, and his expression was very strange. He covered his mouth and turned his head away, spitting the food into the basin, then wiped his mouth embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I don't know what's wrong, I suddenly feel a little nauseous..."
An Ranyue's eyes lit up when she heard this: "When did my sister Yue Xin come?"
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