Liu Xiaohuan gazed at the palace gates of Chongyang Palace...
As the daughter of the prefect, she had accompanied her mother to the palace to meet the emperor and empress when the late Emperor Xiaozhi was still alive, and thus retained some impressions of the imperial palace in the capital.
The palace gates of Chongyang Palace before me are in no way inferior to those of the imperial palace in the capital. Solemn and magnificent, the pure gold gate studs are carved with lifelike dragon and phoenix patterns, and the steps are made of snow-white jade. The palace guards standing at the gate are expressionless, their eyes serious yet sharp and shrewd. Anyone with ulterior motives would not be able to escape their eyes.
"Hmm~" Mu Run opened her sleepy eyes.
Upon seeing the palace gates outside, his eyes lit up. "We've arrived!"
He jumped up and was about to get off the bus.
Hongmi quickly supported her, saying, "You can't make such a big movement, you're pregnant."
Fu Yunchen was also startled by her.
"It's nothing, it's nothing." Mu Run's mind was now only on Huanhuan and Tuantuan. She couldn't wait to see them.
Fu Yunchen carried her out of the car, saying, "We'll see you soon."
After Fu Yunchen carried Mu Run into the palace, a palace maid returned from outside.
She was carrying a small bamboo basket, inside which were some wooden puppet toys.
They were stopped at the palace gate.
"Who are you?" the palace guard asked.
The palace maid did not answer, but simply took out her waist token and showed it to the palace gate guard.
A voice outside the other palace gate said, "She's in charge of internal affairs. She just left when I took over the shift. Go in."
"Yes," the palace maid replied softly and entered the palace gate.
The palace guard frowned slightly upon hearing her voice, sensing something was off. Moreover, her posture was very upright, whereas palace maids usually bowed their heads respectfully.
"Wait a minute," the palace guard called out to her.
The palace maid ignored him and instead greeted a head maid, "Granny Zhou, I've bought what you requested."
Granny Zhou was taken aback, then watched as she handed her a box of fine rouge. What she was about to say, "I didn't ask you to buy anything," turned into, "Oh, it's mine. Thank you for your trouble."
"You're welcome." The palace maid then turned to look at the palace guard. "Did the soldier call me?"
The palace guard, seeing her chatting so warmly with the head maid, thought he might be overthinking things and said, "It's nothing."
The palace maid gave a slight curtsy, then bowed to Granny Zhou before heading towards the Imperial Household Department.
Granny Zhou happily left with the free box of high-quality rouge.
...
Mu Run opened her arms and hugged the children who ran towards her.
"Your mother misses you all so much. Do you miss your mother too?"
Huanhuan and Tuantuan shouted in unison, "Yes!"
But then Tuantuan asked, "Where's Little Grey?"
"...Your memory is really good." Mu Run looked at Fu Yunchen beside her. "Where's Little Grey?"
Fu Yunchen shrugged. "Don't even mention Little Grey, even Big Grey has disappeared without a trace. Let's wait a bit longer."
Mu Run assumed that he had disappeared without a trace and gone out to play, so she didn't think much of it. "By the way, what about the gifts I bought?"
"They're all in the side hall," Fu Yunchen said.
Mu Run patted the two little ones on the shoulder, "Let's go take a look at the side hall."
The two little figures immediately ran away.
"It seems the gift is more appealing than me, the father," Fu Yunchen said with a smile.
"Go and open the gifts with them, I'm going to lie down for a bit longer." With that, Mu Run walked towards the inner hall.
Fu Yunchen hurriedly followed her, his face full of concern, "What's wrong?"
Mu Run shook her head. "I felt the baby move just now, and it was quite active. I was worried that something might be wrong, so I lay down for a bit. There's nothing else that's inappropriate."
Fu Yunchen stayed with her, helped her lie down, and then carefully took her pulse... After confirming that the baby and Mu Run were both alright, he breathed a sigh of relief, "You must be exhausted from this bumpy journey."
"It's all because of you, you never reply to my letters." Mu Run recalled the cause of this whole journey. "If you had just written me a single letter, I wouldn't have traveled all this way to find you."
Fu Yunchen gently clenched his left hand and replied, "It won't happen again."
"From now on, you have to tell me where you're going."
"good."
"I'm not watching you closely, it's just that these are extraordinary times, and I'm worried about you."
"I know, you get some rest, I'm going to check on the children."
"Mm." Mu Run nodded.
Fu Yunchen lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then covered her with the blanket before leaving.
Mu Run placed her hand on her belly and could feel the slight fetal movement.
Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. Luckily, she hadn't taken abortion pills, otherwise she wouldn't be able to feel this soul-stirring emotion right now.
"I don't expect you to be very beautiful or very smart. Even if you are just an ordinary person, as long as you are healthy, that's enough."
Outside the palace gate, Fu Yunchen did not leave. He listened to what Mu Run said and looked down at his left palm.
That red line has moved again; it's now a little lower.
Hopefully, there will be enough time.
...
The second day of the second lunar month is the day the dragon raises its head, which is also Huanhuan and Tuantuan's birthday.
The two little people were dressed in new red clothes early in the morning, looking incredibly cute and beautiful.
Mu Run looked at the two little ones and said, "Aren't you happy? In previous years, it was just Mom celebrating your birthdays by herself, but this year there are quite a few people. Besides Daddy, there are many uncles, aunts, and other relatives, and especially children, older brothers, older sisters, younger brothers, and younger sisters."
"Yes, I'm happy." Huanhuan loves lively gatherings; the more people there are, the happier she is.
Tuantuan prefers quiet, and when she heard there were so many people, she frowned and asked, "Won't that be tiring?"
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