In late September, the weather was clear and the sky was blue. The procession of Prince Su left the capital under the escort of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Even though Prince Su was not Concubine Shu's biological son, she had raised him for so many years. Now that the man she had lived with day and night was gone, Concubine Shu felt like her spiritual support had been taken away. She was depressed in her palace for several days. But because Prince Su was gone, Concubine Shu no longer had any scruples, and the dispute with Empress Xiao Qi became increasingly fierce.

Concubine Shu eventually found out that Empress Xiao Qi had used tricks on the people in the harem. Concubine Shu was very angry. She quickly dragged Concubine Li and others into the water based on the principle that if she was not comfortable, others would not be comfortable either. The harem, which finally calmed down, immediately became tense and full of attacks.

Someone was looking for trouble with Empress Xiaoqi, and Chu Jinyao was happy to see it, but these women in the harem were crazier than each other. Chu Jinyao stayed in Ciqing Palace all day long, and it was obvious that she was avoiding visitors. Even so, she couldn't stop the groups of "visitors" with ulterior motives.

Chu Jinyao refused to see the guests in the name of rest and recuperation, but she could refuse the ladies and maids of Concubine Shu and others, so could she refuse Concubine Shu herself? Concubine Shu did not refuse to work hard, and suddenly she became particularly concerned about Chu Jinyao, the Crown Princess. She expressed her pity for Chu Jinyao's hard work and her nostalgia for Empress Wenxiao, and she strongly encouraged Chu Jinyao to deal with Empress Xiao Qi together. Chu Jinyao was not stupid, and she immediately denied it, but even so, the war in the harem still affected her from time to time.

The harem was simply filled with smog during this period, and even the emperor was not immune. The emperor had women on both sides, and he could not control them, so he simply covered his head and let them make trouble, while he hid in his small world to find peace. The emperor could cover his eyes and pretend not to see, but Qin Yi could not.

The emperor committed a sin, why should his wife and children be tortured? It was the end of the month, and Doctor Gao came to check her pulse again. This time he felt for a long time, stood up and said confidently: "The Crown Princess is indeed pregnant. In the first month, her pulse was still a little floating. After a few months of care, the Crown Princess's fetus is stable and her qi and blood are abundant. This is a very good sign."

Chu Jinyao heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the accurate words. Even though there were many signs that confirmed that she was pregnant, it was still better to hear the doctor's diagnosis in person to feel at ease. When Qin Yi heard that Chu Jinyao's body had recovered, he silently felt relieved. However, before they could be happy for too long, Doctor Gao said, "It's just that pregnancy is a matter that requires a lot of energy. I have observed the Crown Princess' pulse. Although her blood is flowing smoothly, there is a hint of stagnation. It seems that she is worrying too much, which has exhausted her mind, and she has not been able to rest and recuperate."

This is indeed the case. Because of the affairs in the harem these days, Chu Jinyao has been alert and worried all the time. Even though she told herself to rest and take care of the baby, how could she not think about anything when the environment outside is like that.

Chu Jinyao was a little anxious and asked, "Doctor Gao, how do you think we should treat her?"

Doctor Gao stroked his beard, pondered for a while and said, "I will prescribe a few prescriptions for the Crown Princess, one in the morning and one in the evening, to warm her up. But the use of medicine is ultimately inferior, and medicine is three-quarters toxic. The Crown Princess is pregnant, so even if it is a tonic medicine, she should not drink too much."

"Ah, what should we do?" The maids who were serving were a little panicked, and Linglong also looked anxious, "Doctor Gao, you are a great doctor, think of a way, there is always a win-win plan."

"Doctor Gao." Qin Yi interrupted Doctor Gao and said, "Come with me to talk outside."

Doctor Gao was taken outside by Qin Yi. They talked outside for a long time. Chu Jinyao became more and more anxious as she waited. Finally, she saw Qin Yi coming back. Chu Jinyao hurried forward and asked, "Your Highness, what did the doctor say?"

"It's okay." Qin Yi reached out and held Chu Jinyao's arm. His movements were familiar and natural, as if he had done it countless times. He helped Chu Jinyao back to the couch and comforted her, "I thought about it before, but I was always worried about you being alone. But the palace has been too chaotic recently. These people want to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. You are pregnant and can't stand any risks. It's better for you to go to Changhe Garden to take shelter. Wait until I clean up the palace, and then you can come back."

"Changhe Garden?"

"Yes, it happens that mother's birthday is coming soon. You can leave the palace to avoid the chaos in the name of praying for blessings and worshiping Buddha, and come back after the palace affairs have settled down."

Changhe Garden was built by Emperor Xiaozong for his biological mother, Empress Dowager Shou'an. Empress Dowager Shou'an loved to worship Buddha in her later years, and often felt that the palace was too lustful and people coming and going disturbed her meditation. In order to please the Empress Dowager, Emperor Xiaozong built Changhe Garden in the western suburbs. Changhe Garden imitates the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, with mountains and water, and retains palace elements. Along the central axis in front are the palace gates, sacrificial halls and other majestic palaces, and in the back are many pavilions and towers dotted among the gardens and mountains. It can be said that it combines the northern palace and the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River in one, and it is magnificent. When Changhe Garden was completed, it caused a great sensation in the capital. Empress Dowager Shouan liked it very much and often stayed in Changhe Garden to worship Buddha. In order to show his filial piety, Emperor Xiaozong also built a grand Buddhist temple in the back hall.

In a sense, a reputation for filial piety is equal to reputation. Men may still worry about the difficulty of being both loyal and filial, but for women, if they are known for being filial to their parents-in-law, this is much better than educating children, taking concubines for their husbands, and other virtuous reputations. Changhe Garden already has a reputation for filial piety. If Chu Jinyao temporarily stays in Changchun Garden under the pretext of reciting sutras and fulfilling filial piety for Empress Wenxiao, when he returns, his reputation will surely be an overwhelming victory. Moreover, doing so is not only beneficial to Chu Jinyao's reputation. As the only son of Empress Wenxiao, Qin Yi has no brothers or sisters. He also needs to remind the public of Empress Wenxiao's kindness from time to time.

Moreover, Changhe Garden is vacant all year round. Once Chu Jinyao moves in, she will be the only master in the garden. The kitchen and other facilities will all revolve around her. If she needs anything, the servants will deliver it immediately. It is simply a perfect place to raise a baby. This is a good idea to kill two birds with one stone.

However, this idea has a disadvantage. It is of course no problem for Chu Jinyao to go to Changhe Garden, but what about Qin Yi?

Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao's expression and thought she didn't dare to live alone, so he comforted her: "It's okay, I will send someone to go with you. If you are bored alone, I will ask Shan Guangxi to send their wives to accompany you."

"No need, if you ask, General Shan will certainly not have any objection, but it's not good to separate the couple." Chu Jinyao said, "I'll ask my sister and sisters from my natal family to come and accompany me."

That's true, the wife of a foreign official will eventually have no one of her own to take care of her. Since Chu Jinyao said so, Qin Yi just let her do it. After Qin Yi finished speaking, he saw that Chu Jinyao still looked unhappy. Qin Yi was a little surprised: "What's wrong? Why do you still look uneasy?"

Since Qin Yi asked, Chu Jinyao simply joked half-seriously: "Changhe Garden is a famous good place. Why should I be uneasy? In fact, I am uneasy about you, Your Highness."

Qin Yi paused for a moment, and figured it out in an instant. He also looked at Chu Jinyao and smiled: "What are you worried about?"

"Of course I'm worried about the palace maids around Your Highness. I'm worried that they will neglect their duties, and I'm also worried that they can't remember where they put things, and Your Highness will catch a cold." Chu Jinyao snorted lightly, full of sourness, "Why don't you think it is?

" Qin Yi held back his laughter and said, "So the Crown Princess has been thinking so far ahead. I was planning to let you take all the female officials and palace maids away. It seems that I worried too much."

"Okay." Chu Jinyao said deliberately, "If Your Highness doesn't mind being inconvenient, then I will take all the women in the East Palace away. Don't blame me if you regret it then."

Qin Yi rarely saw Chu Jinyao so obviously jealous, but after hearing what came next, he didn't like such unlucky words, even if it was just a hypothesis.

"Don't say that again. It's unlucky if you say it too much."

Chu Jinyao raised an eyebrow after hearing this: "Your Highness is such a superstitious person?"

"I'm not." Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao with a faint smile, but there was a sense of danger in the depths of his eyes, "But I don't want to listen, even if it's hypothetical." Chu Jinyao, who was

a little angry at first, felt inexplicably comfortable in her heart, but don't think that this can fool the previous topic. Chu Jinyao still clearly remembered that they were talking about the palace maids: "Don't say that it is impossible for me to take away all the women in the palace. Even if I really do such a thing, there will be no women outside the Ciqing Palace? As long as Your Highness really wants to, what if I take them all away? What if I don't take anyone with me?"

"I haven't done anything yet, and you're almost convicting me." Qin Yi laughed, his fingers itching again. He wanted to rub Chu Jinyao's hair, but thinking that she was different now, he held back. "Jinyao, they are just palace girls to me, but you are my wife, carrying my only child in your belly, and you will be the mother of my other children in the future. Other men may be obsessed with temporary novelty and beauty, but I am different. If these insignificant women may cause you to drift away from me, then why should I do such a thing that would lose the big picture for the sake of the small, and would obviously do more harm than good?"

Qin Yi stroked the palm of Chu Jinyao's hand. There was a wound in this place that was cut by the scattered wooden frames. He still remembered the moment when the blood gushed out. At that time, he was seriously injured and mentally still experiencing the gap from the imperial city to the border. If he had not met Chu Jinyao, Qin Yi might not have been able to go through the most important turning point in his life so smoothly. Later, Qin Yi was able to return to his body in time and save the situation at the border, probably because of the blood gushing out of Chu Jinyao.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi wanted to scold Tang Xinyi again, although to some extent, Tang Xinyi was following his orders and did push Qin Yi back to the position. Besides, the superiors set an example, and Qin Yi himself was a domineering master. How could he not know what kind of morals the close ministers of the East Palace were outside? But no matter what, it is not okay to bully Chu Jinyao by taking advantage of his power.

Qin Yi suddenly wanted to find an excuse to punish Tang Xinyi.

Qin Yi now doesn't know why his injury is pinned on Chu Jinyao's jade pendant. All the coincidences seem to be artificially arranged. Qin Yi, who has a very strong personality and hates being forced, is not disgusted by this "coincidence". If it is really artificially arranged, then his jade pendant was personally requested by his mother, Empress Wenxiao, and Chu Jinyao also wore the jade pendant since birth. Perhaps, this is the will of heaven.

Therefore, Chu Jinyao's meaning to Qin Yi is much more important than she thinks. Moreover, the child is just an appendage of Chu Jinyao. Qin Yi cares so much about this unborn child not because this is his eldest son or daughter, but because he is in Chu Jinyao's belly.

Therefore, Chu Jinyao's worries are actually unnecessary. In Qin Yi's eyes, there is no difference between women in the world, but there is only one Chu Jinyao. With Chu Jinyao's stubborn character, once she is really heartbroken, nothing can save her. Zhao is the best example. Qin Yi saw with his own eyes how Chu Jinyao and Zhao came to this point. He has been fighting for power for so many years, how could he repeat the mistakes of others.

Qin Yi's words were rational and ruthless, and he talked about the pros and cons completely from the perspective of a politician, but Chu Jinyao thought about it and accepted it without any obstacles. Qin Yi is this kind of person. If he said something corny and touching, Chu Jinyao would instead suspect whether he was trying to cover up his true intentions.

A woman's temper is like the weather in June. Chu Jinyao has always believed that she is a reasonable person, but facts have proved that there is a reason why the proverb can be passed down. Chu Jinyao, who was inexplicably angry, was inexplicably coaxed. She was relieved in her heart, but she still had to pretend: "Your Highness, do you really not mind? My father still has several concubines, and I have not arranged anyone for you since I entered the palace. Now you are pregnant and cannot serve you. You have to go to the temporary palace in a few days. If I am still stubborn, wouldn't it be unworthy of being a wife?"

"What is the way to be a wife?"

Chu Jinyao paused. The elders and the female ring have been talking about the way to be a wife, and telling women all over the world to be a good wife, but what is good and what is the way?

Seeing that Chu Jinyao understood, Qin Yi smiled and tapped her forehead: "We are husband and wife, I think it's good for us to get along like this."

"What if others say something about me?"

"If anyone dares to say anything about you, write down the list and hand it over to me directly."

Chu Jinyao chuckled: "Your Highness, you don't distinguish between public and private, and you listen to one side and believe it."

Qin Yi was also very righteous: "They dare to talk about you, they deserve it."

After making up their minds to go to Changhe Garden, the rest of the things went smoothly. Qin Yi proposed to send Chu Jinyao to recite scriptures for the Queen of Daqi. The emperor saw that reciting scriptures was fake, and avoiding the right and wrong of the harem was the real reason, but this was also the emperor's grandson, so the emperor didn't ask much and agreed.

The Crown Princess went to Changhe Garden to pray for Empress Wenxiao, which was naturally a big event. The palace maids and servants in Changhe Garden immediately became nervous, and the soil inside and outside the garden was dug up three feet. After the Jinyi Guards repeatedly explored and ensured that the place was absolutely safe, Chu Jinyao's carriage set out from the East Palace.

Chu Jinxian accompanied Chu Jinyao to Changhe Garden for a short stay. On the carriage, Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao and sighed inexplicably: "You are really brave. You are still pregnant, and you just ran away like this? Not to mention that the prince is alone in the palace with no one to look after him, can you trust those palace maids who are left behind?"

"If he wants to, no matter what I do, it will be useless. If he doesn't want to, those palace maids can't escape his control no matter how powerful they are. So, the key is not with me." Chu Jinyao saw clearly that if a man wanted to cheat, his wife couldn't stop him even if she tied him to her belt. It made no difference whether Chu Jinyao was in the East Palace or not. In this case, it would be better to rest assured and take care of the baby instead of making things difficult for herself.

Chu Jinxian thought about it and it was true. Offspring were the foundation of a woman's life. As long as she had children, it didn't matter whether she was favored or not. Changhe Garden was located in the western suburbs. This area was full of private gardens and gardens of royal relatives, literati and poets, many of which were famous gardens. However, in front of Changhe Garden, all of these were nothing.

Chu Jinyao was also in Changhe Garden for the first time. Although the palaces in front were magnificent, they were not inhabited. She lived in Yunya Palace in the back. Although Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao were sisters, they were married after all, so she lived in Danningju with her son.

Chu Jinxian was amazed by what she saw along the way: "It is worthy of being a royal garden. After seeing this place, I realized that the villa I saw before was just a small manor."

"This is just the palace in the front. This area imitates the palace. In the back is the garden, which is five or six times larger than the palace area. There are four lakes alone. After we settle down, we will take Lu Ge'er to have a look at the back." Chu Jinyao said as he leaned over to tease Lu Ge'er, "Lu Ge'er, Fifth Auntie will take you to the garden, what do you think?"

Chu Jinxian came to stay with Chu Jinyao for a while, and of course she brought her son Zhao Lu as well. Chu Jinyao is pregnant, and now is the time when she is full of maternal love for the child. Lu Ge'er is not afraid of having children, and the two get along very well.

Chu Jinxian smiled and let Chu Jinyao tease the child, but when Chu Jinyao was holding the child, she reminded her: "Be careful, you are still young, be careful not to hurt the baby in your belly."

"I know." Chu Jinyao cares about the child very much, and she is cautious enough when she acts without Chu Jinxian telling her.

After Chu Jinyao moved to Changhe Garden, all she had to do every day was chat with her sister, visit Lu Ge'er, and when the weather was good, she could go to the garden at the back to relax. Everything went well for her. She didn't even need to call a doctor. Chu Jinyao could feel that she was much better.

One afternoon, Lu Ge'er fell asleep. Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian sat in the warm sunlight, looking after Lu Ge'er while talking in a low voice. Chu Jinyao thought of the Changxing Marquis Mansion and asked Chu Jinxian in a low voice: "Sister, how did you investigate the matter that my second sister-in-law mentioned last time?"

"This matter." Chu Jinxian pursed her lips, and her expression suddenly became strange. "This is a long story. No wonder my second brother didn't dare to let the family know about this."