Just now in Fengyi Palace, the Queen asked her to leave. I wonder if there was some confidential matter that she couldn't hear.

Xiao Jinyan raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chuwei. Those bright starry eyes were staring at him without blinking. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

This matter was originally his own business, and speaking it out would only put pressure on Xiaojiu.

When Shen Chuwei saw Xiao Jinyan's hesitation, she knew it was a state secret and could not be told.

"It doesn't matter if Your Highness doesn't say it. I don't have to listen."

Xiao Jinyan stared at Shen Chuwei for a while, then his eyes moved down to her belly. She was wearing a light green dress, and her flat belly was visible.

The most effective way is to let Xiaojiu get pregnant in a short period of time to silence the gossips.

Shen Chuwei felt inexplicably pressured as she was stared at by that pair of sparkling eyes. They saw each other every day, so was it really necessary for him to stare at her so intensely?

"Your Highness, would you like some tea?"

"I don't want to drink anymore." Xiao Jinyan put the teacup in his hand back on the low table and saw the lotus flowers on the table, still in full bloom.

Over the past half month, the lotus petals are still as bright as ever, with no signs of withering.

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Chuwei, "The lotus is well-raised."

Shen Chuwei looked at the lotus with great pride, thinking that it could be kept for a few more months.

Xiao Jinyan said calmly: "No matter how long and how well you nurture it, it will eventually wither."

Shen Chuwei lay on the low table, her slender fingers gently stirring the water and sprinkling it on the petals, "I have a way to make the lotus stay in full bloom forever."

Xiao Jinyan's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this, "Really? What can Xiaojiu do?"

Shen Chuwei added: "But I will not use this method to preserve the lotus forever."

Xiao Jinyan: "Why?"

"This is the law of nature. People are powerless to stop it. The lotus can bloom for so long, which is already a happy thing." Shen Chuwei paused here, "Flowers bloom and bear fruit. Only after the flowers wither can they bear fruit."

Xiao Jinyan was startled at first, then relieved: "I understand now. I didn't expect Xiaojiu to have such a high level of understanding."

Shen Chuwei stared at the water lily and chuckled twice. You can only eat lotus seeds when it bears fruit!

Xiao Jinyan looked at Shen Chuwei with satisfaction, only to see her staring at the water lilies with curved brows, recalling the way she picked lotus pods last year.

Suddenly, I began to wonder if her realization was for her so-called natural law or for the lotus seeds. The news that Shen Chuwei had difficulty getting pregnant gradually spread in the East Palace.

Everyone in the Eastern Palace knew that Shen Liangdi was the most favored, but she had yet to get pregnant.

This time, the imperial physician's diagnosis that pregnancy was difficult became a topic of conversation after dinner.

The happiest person was Xueyan. When she heard the news, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

"So what if you slept with me the day before yesterday? Even if you slept with me many times, it would be in vain if you can't get pregnant."

Shui Yao showed a happy expression: "Princess, you can rest assured and recuperate now. You can sleep with me when your face is better."

Xueyan stared at her face in the bronze mirror for a while and felt that it was better than the day before. She ordered, "Bring me some warm water. I want to wash my face and apply some ointment. You can sleep with me as soon as you feel better."

"I'll go right away." Shui Yao happily went to fetch water.

After Xueyan entered the Eastern Palace, Chang Liangyuan felt extremely depressed these days, because she knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Xueyan would be the future Crown Princess.

"My lady, I heard that Concubine Shen Liang is in a weak body and it is not easy for her to get pregnant." Huaixiang heard the news and couldn't wait to tell Chang Liangyuan.

Upon hearing this, Chang Liangyuan grabbed Huaixiang's hand and asked, "Are you sure you heard it right?"

Huai Xiang said, "My lady, I heard it correctly. It came from the Queen's Palace. There is no doubt about it."

Chang Liangyuan's lips gradually showed a smile, and the depression in her heart was finally relieved a lot. "So what if Shen Liangdi is favored? In the palace, women can't get pregnant. What's the use of the great favor?"

Huai Xiang nodded in agreement, "My lady is right. I see that Concubine Xue is not very favored. She fell ill just a few days after entering the East Palace and was unable to sleep with you."

She ordered, "Huaixiang, come over here."

Huaixiang lowered his head and came closer, and Chang Liangyuan whispered a few words to him.

Huaixiang nodded, "I understand."

The garden on the west side of the East Palace is full of flowers and green trees.

"I clearly took this road today, how come I can't find it?"

"If the young master knew, she would definitely scold this servant."

Huaixiang stood on the road with his head down, looking like he was about to cry.

When Shuiyao passed by, she heard someone talking. She stopped and walked over, and saw Huaixiang and another maid looking for something. Huaixiang looked at the maid who was with her, "Haven't you found it yet?"

"Sister Huaixiang, I can't find it." The maid asked as she searched: "Sister Huaixiang, what is so important?"

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"It's a lucky bag for praying for a child. The old man prayed for it for you at the temple outside the palace. Put it next to your pillow when you sleep at night. It works. Look for it quickly. You'll be scolded if you lose it."

"Sister Huaixiang, could it be that she has fallen into Xinlan Palace?"

"That makes sense. Let's go back and look for it."

The two of them left in a hurry after talking.

Shui Yao looked at the two people who had walked away, her eyes fixed on the red lucky bag under the flowers. She took a few steps forward, bent down to pick it up, and looked at it in her palm for a long time.

A red lucky bag with the words "praying for a child" embroidered on it in golden silk thread.

Shui Yao happily took the lucky bag back to Qimeng Palace and told Xueyan what she saw on the way.

Xueyan asked: "Where is the lucky bag? Bring it to me and see it."

Shuiyao took out the lucky bag from her arms and handed it to Xueyan impatiently, "Princess, this is it."

Xueyan took the lucky bag from her hand, looked at it over and over again, and her eyes were full of doubts: "Is this lucky bag really useful?"

"From what Huaixiang said, it sounds so detailed, so it should be true. If it were false, Huaixiang wouldn't have cried so anxiously." Shuiyao said.

Xueyan looked at the lucky bag in her hand, still a little bit unbelieving, could this pray for a child? At dusk The sound of a woman crying came from Xinlan Hall.

"If you can't even handle such a small matter, what use are you?"

"My lady, I didn't lose it on purpose."

Shui Yao recognized the voices as those of Chang Liangyuan and Huai Xiang. She turned around and trotted back, telling Xueyan what she had seen and heard.

"Princess, I think it is really useful."

Xueyan believed Shuiyao's words now, "Then I will put it next to my pillow when I go to sleep at night. After two days, when your face is better, I will ask Your Highness to come over for dinner."

Shui Yao said: "I will help the princess wash her face and apply the ointment again so that she can regain her beauty as soon as possible."

Hehuan Hall

After dinner, Shen Chuwei took out her drawing board and planned to paint.

She had promised Xiao Jinyan to paint a couple, but she had never started because she had no inspiration.

Xiao Jinyan finished reviewing the memorials early and came to the Hehuan Palace, intending to try his best to help Xiaojiu get pregnant as soon as possible.

Good evening, my darlings!

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