Li Yu did what he said. There was no need for any extra preparation. He just rolled up his sleeves and started. It was just a cucumber. It was not close to the fumes and would not affect the little cotton quilt.

He was already in the second trimester of pregnancy. Compared with the time when he was pregnant, he felt a little sleepy. Now he felt as strong as a bull. Not to mention slapping a cucumber, slapping an elephant was not a problem.

Li Yu still asked Aunt Xu to help him. Aunt Xu was numb to the cooking skills of the Crown Princess. She quickly prepared everything needed in advance.

Slapping is a strenuous job. Aunt Xu thought that she could not let her pregnant master do it. Just as she was about to grab it, Li Yu had already raised the back of the knife and slapped it neatly.

With a flick of the knife, the cucumber was broken into several pieces. Aunt Xu was helpless and began to help Li Yu.

"Hey, what is this?"

Li Yu found an inconspicuous small jar in a corner next to the stove, which looked a bit like a sugar jar or salt jar.

Aunt Xu took it and glanced at it, smiling: "Master, this is pepper that is only available in the south. There is not much produced in a year. This little bit is more valuable than gold."

Li Yu: "..."

Li Yu almost thought he heard it wrong. Isn't it just pepper?

Pepper is worthless in his original world.

But he knew that this was ancient times. In ancient times, seasonings were precious. Maybe pepper was more precious than gold?

And pepper, which is more precious than gold, was thrown directly into a small jar. Isn't this too casual?

The prince really refreshed his perception of wealth time and time again.

...What does pepper smell like in ancient times?

Li Yu smelled the small jar curiously, and sure enough, the smell has not changed for thousands of years.

When Li Yu smelled it, his hand shook accidentally, and a lot of pepper fell on the cucumber.

Li Yu: "..."

This is pepper that is more valuable than gold!

Can't let the pepper fight alone!

Li Yu made up his mind and added a lot of other seasonings.

The lobby of the Ministry of Rites.

Mu Tianchi received the news from eunuch Wang Xi, and his originally expressionless face was stained with a little warmth.

The prince has a cold temperament, and it is rare for him to be so approachable. The official of the Ministry of Rites bravely said: "Your Highness, is there anything good?"

"...Yes." The prince nodded for the first time.

It is indeed a good thing that Xiaoyu cooks for him.

But if he was going to cook for several children as well...

the prince paused, thinking of a way to intercept it.

The prince summoned the guard and gave him instructions. The guard left in a hurry, and soon returned with two food boxes. It turned

out that the prince wanted the guard to go back to the mansion and take over the job of delivering the love meals quietly.

Since Xiaoyu wanted him to regard the love meals as a surprise, he couldn't take the initiative to expose it and let Xiaoyu find out that he had discovered it.

The guard used some tricks and asked eunuch Wang to help cover up, and finally got the two food boxes filled with love meals.

The Crown Princess had explained that the red one was for the children, and the other green one was for the prince.

Following the orders of the prince, the guards first delivered the two food boxes to the Ministry of Rites.

Mu Tianchi took both food boxes, opened them and took a look, then took out another identical red food box, filled with many snacks that the children liked, and ordered the guards to send it to Yu's study.

The children are still too young, and instead of letting them understand what a white lie is, it is better to give them all to him without revealing the flaws.

This is not difficult for the prince at all. The prince himself does not like others to enjoy the cooking of the crown princess, even if it is the children, he will be jealous.

After occupying two loving meals, the prince sat down happily, took out the one given to him in the green food box and started to eat.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were all very smart. When they heard that the crown princess had sent food to the prince, they were all envious. They were worthy of working in the Ministry of Rites, and they praised the prince and his wife for their deep love.

When they smelled the strange smell of the smacked cucumber on the prince's plate, they all choked and didn't know what to say.

This time, in addition to pepper, the smacked cucumber also contained a lot of star anise and fennel, but the prince remained calm and faced the awed looks of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, which all disappeared.

The Crown Princess worked hard, and the prince and the children returned home and all said that the charity meal was delicious.

Children shouldn't lie, was the prince's portion really delicious?

Li Yu felt a little guilty for some reason, but the prince kept smiling and looked at him several times, and the tenderness in his eyes could not be concealed.

Li Yu suddenly realized that the prince must like pepper, and he had to remember it!

The prince is introverted and mostly expresses his likes with his eyes, but the children are different.

"Dad, it's delicious!" Erbao shouted especially loudly, and made a wish with great joy, "I want some tomorrow too!"

"No problem!" Li Yu agreed without hesitation. The fact that his husband and children liked it was the greatest affirmation of him.

Although he didn't have the bonus of Koi luck in cooking, he was not allowed to learn by himself!

"Tianchi, can I make it for you every day too?"

Li Yu was not the kind of person who would forget about his husband just because he had a son. He liked to take care of him together.

Prince: "..."

The prince smiled: "Okay."

Li Yu was about to boast about himself when he suddenly felt his stomach move noticeably.

After a moment of hesitation, he realized what it was, and his voice changed with joy.

"Tianchi, come quickly, she, she's moving!"

After Li Yu carried the little cotton-padded jacket in human form, he had been waiting for the official fetal movement for a long time, but even he himself didn't quite know what fetal movement felt like. Sometimes he felt bubbles in his stomach, as if he was carrying a fish, but this was just his personal feeling, and the prince couldn't understand it.

This time was very different. It seemed like someone pushed him hard in his stomach, and his belly was faintly bulging.

Li Yu was absolutely sure that this was the fetal movement of the little cotton-padded jacket. He was afraid that if he moved, the little cotton-padded jacket would not move. Li Yu didn't dare to blink, and called the prince in a humping voice.

Mu Tianchi ran over to hug him and gently hugged his belly. Li Yu was encouraged and took his hand and placed it on his bulging belly.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement inside.

"Hey, is it not enough this time?"

Li Yu apologized jokingly and moved the prince's hand away. Who knew that it started to move again after a while.

Li Yu:!

Li Yu quickly put the prince's hand back on, and they stopped moving again.

Li Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: Little Cotton-padded Jacket, please stop teasing your daddy!

Perhaps sensing the grievance of Yu's father, Li Yu put the prince's hand on again. This time, Little Cotton-padded Jacket lived up to everyone's expectations and kept moving.

"She... is really moving!"

The prince quickly felt the force under his palm and looked at Li Yu's belly in disbelief.

"It's our daughter!"

Li Yu nodded proudly, proud of Little Cotton-padded Jacket.

"Daddy, daddy!"

Dabao, Erbao, Sanbao, and Sibao came over. The children didn't know how to express themselves. They hugged Li Yu's belly together. After a while, they screamed: "It's moving! It's moving!"

Li Yu didn't hide it and told them that there was a little sister in her belly. The children changed their words in unison: "The little sister is moving!"

Wang Xi watched all this from a distance and kept wiping his eyes. Although he didn't quite understand why the two masters were so excited when the Crown Princess was pregnant for the second time, even Wang Xi himself was very excited.

He didn't know that although Li Yu already had four children, it was the first time for her to give birth in human form. Of course, it would be very fresh.

Even the emperor paid special attention to Li Yu's pregnancy. Since he was informed of the pregnancy, he sent the imperial physician to the Crown Prince's Mansion on time every day to check the pulse.

The little baby moved, and the Crown Prince went to court the next day with a happy smile on his lips.

The emperor was very surprised. He was not so virtuous when he was appointed as the crown prince.

When asked, the crown prince said, "My daughter is pregnant. I am very happy."

The emperor felt a little sad

when he learned the truth. The four babies were born far away in the western frontier, and the emperor could not take care of them. They were almost one year old when he held them. This time, the fifth child, the emperor thought that he had to express something.

However, the imperial physician was not sure whether the crown princess's baby was a boy or a girl. Why was the crown prince so sure?

The emperor guessed that the crown prince and his wife already had four sons, so they might want a daughter. I heard that the crown princess had even chosen a nickname for the child, and wanted to call the child Xiao Mianqi.

The emperor thought about Dabao and the others, and it would be nice to have another little granddaughter.

When the prince returned home, he brought a bunch of gifts from the emperor for the children. The emperor said that he only gave one or two gifts, but he wanted to give back the gifts for the four children.

Most people would think twice if they received a gift from the emperor, but Li Yu was slow to react when she entered her pregnancy, so she simply didn't use her brain.

Now that the months are getting longer, Li Yu's movements are becoming inconvenient. When she was just pregnant, she thought she would have nearly ten months to adjust slowly, but she has been a little anxious about giving birth recently.

Princess Jin Jue often came to see him, and the princess didn't understand Li Yu's worries.

In the eyes of the princess, Li Yu was a god who had given birth to quadruplets, but she didn't know that this was his first time.

However, at Li Yu's request, the princess told him some of her own experiences. The more Li Yu listened, the more scared he became, and he became even more anxious.

After getting pregnant, he slept soundly, but he suffered from insomnia because of fear.

Li Yu turned over twice with difficulty, and the prince woke up.

"Little fish?" The prince rubbed the top of Li Yu's head.

Li Yu had his back to him, so he should be awake, but there was no movement. Mu Tianchi carefully turned the fish over and found that the fish's face was covered with tears and snot.

"What's wrong?" Mu Tianchi was anxious and hugged him quickly.

Li Yu buried her head in his arms: "I... I'm suddenly a little scared."

He was stunned, as if he had finally reached his limit and burst into tears.

It's not that he doesn't want the child in his belly. He really showed his feelings for the little cotton-padded jacket. He was the happiest to know that the little cotton-padded jacket was moved, but his fear was also real.

This is the fear caused by having to face a danger that one has never experienced before alone.

The reason for crying has nothing to do with weakness. Only by letting his emotions out can he get rid of his worries...

Li Yu kept encouraging himself, he can definitely do it.

He wanted to push the prince away and tell him not to worry about him. Pregnancy is more sensitive. He was irritable before, and maybe he would become crybaby again now.

Is he going to be a deserter in the face of the enemy? It's

a bit exaggerated, even he despises himself.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little emotionally unstable." Li Yu sobbed.

But the prince did not leave because of his refusal, but hugged him and stroked his back.

"Xiao Yu, cry if you want to, don't force it."

Mu Tianchi comforted softly. Li Yu had calmed down a lot, but because of his words, he cried a few more times.

The prince couldn't help, Li Yu knew it in his heart, and because of "can't help", he was a little "hateful".

Pregnancy is really not easy, both physically and psychologically.

Li Yu also wanted to complain, it was obviously the child of two people, why should he suffer alone.

He pouted, still unhappy, the prince rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his arms.

The prince whispered: "If you are unhappy, bite me."

Li Yu: "..."

Li Yu really found a place on the prince's arm with more flesh, took a big bite, and held on.

The prince didn't even frown. After Li Yu finished biting, the prince hugged him tightly and said distressedly: "It's a pity that it's not even one ten-thousandth of what you suffered."

"Don't be afraid..." said the prince, "I will protect you."

Li Yu, who shed a lot of tears, had red eyes again.

It seemed that after the prince said so, he took such a big bite and felt much more comfortable.

"I, I'm fine - don't worry." Li Yu said hoarsely.