"Daughters are the best!" Chen Jiao'e said, looking at the little princess in the yard who was babbling to Guan Zhiyue.
She sighed sincerely.
Suddenly she missed her youngest son and daughter. She wished she hadn't gone out and had stayed home with her children!
But then she thought of the Emperor, with that eager look on his face, and she gritted her teeth!
Although she is now the only one in the harem, she is still worried!
Will the emperor start selecting concubines and bestowing titles upon her when her beauty fades?
She couldn't help but drift off into a daze. Guan Zhiyue picked up the child from the ground and saw Chen Jiao'e looking somewhat lost in thought.
He gently tapped her with his elbow and said, "What are you thinking about?"
Chen Jiao'e snapped out of her daze, hurriedly composed herself, and said, "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing!"
"Is this Yuanyuan?"
"So cute! Come here, Yuanyuan, let Auntie give you a hug!" she said, reaching out to take the little princess.
Unexpectedly, Li Jingyuan ignored her completely, turned around and hugged Guan Zhiyue's neck.
Chen Jiao'e raised her outstretched hand somewhat awkwardly.
Guan Zhiyue gently patted Li Jingyuan's bottom, then scolded her playfully, "You little brat, Aunt Chen wants to hug you, and you're still shy."
"Yuanyuan is a little shy, Jiao'e, please don't mind!"
"Sister Zhiyue, what are you saying? This is nothing, kids are all like this."
My little girl was the same way; at first, she wouldn't let her father hold her no matter what.
"They only wanted me to hold them, and it took a long time for them to become familiar with each other."
"Yes, my little daughter is the same. She doesn't cling to her father much and prefers to be with me."
When Guan Zhiyue talked about Li Jingyuan, her eyes were full of smiles.
Nine eldest sons—just mentioning them is a headache!
"By the way, why do you keep spacing out? Is something wrong?"
Guan Zhiyue looked at Chen Jiao'e and sensed that something must have happened to her.
Chen Jiao'e sighed, then said, "Sister Zhiyue, I'm quite envious of you."
The Emperor is devoted to you; there has never been any news of him taking any concubines or maids.
I've never heard of anyone bestowing their daughter upon another family to become a concubine.
Guan Zhiyue understood, and then tentatively asked, "What's wrong? Did Yuan Ningsu bestow a concubine upon the daughter of some minister?"
Chen Jiao'e shook her head, but still looked embarrassed!
"Not yet, but while I was pregnant, he selected several maids..."
What did Rosamund Kwan hear?!
Several!
Is this really that explosive?
But then she remembered something and asked, "All night?"
Chen Jiao'e knew immediately that Guan Zhiyue had misunderstood, so she said, "No."
"Oh, so she was later promoted to the rank of concubine or talented woman?"
Chen Jiao'e shook her head, indicating that she had none of those!
Guan Zhiyue was speechless. If she didn't have any of those things, why was she worried about them?
Have you asked him?
"Are you sure it's for... you know?"
Upon hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Chen Jiao'e blushed. She was a little embarrassed. How could Sister Zhiyue say it so bluntly?
"Sister Zhiyue, this isn't something we can talk about openly, is it? How could I possibly ask about it?"
Chen Jiao'e lowered her head and awkwardly moved her toes.
I really want to dig a hole in the ground, I wish I could crawl into it, this is just too embarrassing.
Guan Zhiyue shrugged indifferently and said, "Sit down for a while. The child is asleep. I'll come out and talk to you after I put the child down."
After saying that, Guan Zhiyue got up and went into the house. She came out about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The weather in March was still a bit chilly, especially when a breeze blew.
These days, Rosamund Kwan is most susceptible to wind; perhaps due to having given birth multiple times, her overall health has declined.
She felt quite tired whenever she encountered such cold and gloomy weather!
"Jiao'e, let's go inside and talk."
Guan Zhiyue led the person into the house, and they had only been sitting down for a short while!
The sound of stone bamboo came from the doorway.
"Your Majesty, the Princess Consort, along with Madam Guan, Madam Guan, Madam Su, Madam Fan, Madam Xin, and Madam Lan, have arrived at the palace and are requesting an audience at the gate!"
When Guan Zhiyue heard this, she exclaimed, "Good heavens!"
Everyone's here!
"Please come in quickly."
"I was thinking of sending someone to invite them, but they came on their own, which saves me the trouble of sending someone to invite them."
Guan Zhiyue straightened her clothes and then adjusted her phoenix crown.
"Sister, we're here!" Little Tuantuan skipped and hopped in from outside, and then several women appeared in front of Guan Zhiyue.
After entering the room, the group bowed in unison and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress! Long live Your Majesty!"
Guan Zhiyue smiled and playfully scolded, "We're all sisters, no need to be so polite! This is Jiao'e, you probably don't even know her."
"This is the Empress of Ningjian Kingdom."
Several women bowed slightly to Chen Jiao'e as a sign of greeting and respect.
Chen Jiao'e turned aside to avoid their bows before saying, "Sisters, I am Chen Jiao'e."
"Your Majesty, you look so young!" He Jiao said, moving closer to Chen Jiao'e.
Chen Jiao'e was a little taken aback by the sudden compliment, but she still nodded and smiled happily, "You're so beautiful too! Whose wife are you?"
He Jiao smiled and stepped forward, taking Guan Zhiyue's arm!
"Oh, it's hers."
Chen Jiao'e realized that this woman was one of Zhiyue's sisters-in-law!
"I was just about to send someone to invite you. How did you all end up coming to the palace together?" Guan Zhiyue asked, after having tea brought in and everyone sat down.
Xiao Tuantuan smiled and picked up the snacks on the table, saying as she ate, "My prince said that Emperor Yuan of Ningjian Kingdom has arrived. He might dine in the palace tonight, so he asked me to come too!"
"Where is your child? Didn't you bring him into the palace?" Guan Zhiyue asked.
Xiao Tuantuan waved her hand and said, "No, the kids are too naughty these days, they're so noisy they give me a headache, so we haven't been taking care of them."
"I heard from my husband that we might be dining at the palace tonight, so we..."
"I apologize for coming uninvited, Your Majesty!" said Cheng Huiling, Lan Shanqi's wife, somewhat embarrassed.
Guan Zhiyue said with a smile, "I couldn't be happier that you could come."
Otherwise, Jiao'e and I don't know what we would have done. Besides, even if you hadn't come,
I was going to send someone to invite you too.
Everyone quickly started chatting, mostly about the children.
After all, women who have given birth can only talk about their own children.
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