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The next day, the menstrual period came, dyeing the brocade quilt red.

Chu Yin leaned weakly on the couch, watching the palace maids busying about.

From what Lian Xuan said, it seems like it has arrived several days earlier and is coming with great force.

She was reborn, and she couldn't remember the last time, but she felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen.

This is a normal reaction. She continued like this for about three days, during which time her whole body felt sore and she didn't want to move at all.

"How about asking the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription?" Ren Dong suggested, "You look very tired."

The fatigue is not only caused by Guishui, but also by Lu Jingzhuo's "contribution".

She pictured him later holding her ankle.

It was an easy position to use force, and it was extremely deep, and she soon burst into tears...

It has never been like this in my previous life.

I don't know what happened to him these two times that he made excessive demands.

Chu Yin said: "No need to call a doctor, just rest for two days and you'll be fine."

Fortunately, Dong Ling found Xiaodou last night. Xiaodou performed juggling tricks for the two children, so they didn't bother her. Chu Yin slept for the whole morning. Nanny Chen was going to teach her the Five Animal Exercises, but when she heard that she was having her period, she took her leave.

Lu Jingzhuo returned to the East Palace at noon. She had just woken up and her hair was draped over her shoulders, and she had not had time to comb it.

Facing her slightly pale face, he instantly remembered the crystal tears hanging on her cheeks last night.

Have I gone too far?

Even though she wanted a baby, it was not appropriate to make her cry.

"Tired?" he asked.

Chu Yin said, "I'm having my period, but I did...sleep a little late yesterday."

It seems that she can't try to solve the problem all at once next time, she can't bear it.

Lu Jingzhuo thought, it could be done once every two days.

Chu Yin didn't know that he had already made up his mind, so she said, "I won't be able to play with Er and Zhen later, is Your Highness free?"

The color of her lips had also faded, and she looked very pitiful. Lu Jingzhuo said, "Just take a rest."

He went to have lunch first.

Chu Yin was too lazy to comb her hair or put on makeup. She would have to wash and put her hair down before going to bed, which was simply a waste of time.

If I really like someone, why would I stop liking him/her because of these things?

She died of illness in her previous life.

No matter how dejected he was when he died, he still missed her.

Chu Yin said: "That's it, don't worry about it."

Rendong was stunned: "You don't even clean up at all?" Where did the Crown Princess learn etiquette and manners?

"I'm so tired, I can't sit still." She leaned forward on the couch, "Bring the food here."

Honeysuckle: “…”

Lu Jingzhuo went to see the two children.

Xiaodou has completely replaced Zhou. Lu Jue has long forgotten about her and keeps holding on to Xiaodou, asking him to do somersaults, to watch ants move with him, and to catch cicadas.

But when he saw his father coming, he let go.

"I heard that mom is not feeling well, is daddy also?"

Without waiting for Lu Jingzhuo to answer, Lu Zhen said, "Yes, Qi Niang said not to bother my mother, I'll go tomorrow."

"Have you all eaten?" Lu Jingzhuo asked.

"I ate. I ate meatballs, fish, and many other dishes. Where's daddy?"

“……” He didn’t want to name the dishes.

"Xiaodou, come here," Lu Jingzhuo said, "show them the flying balls."

Without Chu Yin around, he felt uncomfortable with the two children.

He touched the two children's heads and turned to go to Chunhui Pavilion.

At night, Chu Yin fell asleep early. When Lu Jingzhuo went to bed, he saw her curled up in the quilt, looking extremely cold.

It is the end of May, almost the hottest time of the year, so we shouldn't feel cold.

Is it because you were tired last night?

He bent over her face.

In the dim light, her face was all white, but her eyelashes and hair were black, covering the pillow, giving it the feel of an ink painting.

He heard her regular breathing.

It should be fine.

In the early morning light, the sound of birds came in through the diamond-shaped window.

Although it is pleasant to the ear, it is also a bit noisy.

Lu Jingzhuo got up, dressed, and glanced at the bed.

After a full night's rest, Chu Yin's cheeks regained some color, the faint red was like peach blossoms falling on solidified skin, making her look particularly charming.

He bent down, his fingertips retracted when they touched hers, and turned away.

Chu Yin slept until 9 o'clock in the morning before waking up.

The kitchen prepared tofu dumplings, mixed silver fish, stir-fried shredded lamb, three kinds of vegetables, and a bowl of sweet chestnut soup.

After she finished eating, Qi Niang and Xiao Dou came with their two children to pay their respects.

"Is mom okay?" Lu Zhen asked, "I'm so worried. Did mom take the medicine?"

"Seeing Zhen'er, all my illnesses are cured. Why do I need to take medicine anymore?" Chu Yin kissed her little face.

"Zhen'er is medicine?" she laughed.

"Yes, mother's medicine!"

Lu Yu asked, "What about me?"

"The same to you."

The two children laughed and said, "We are all medicine."

When the three mothers were being intimate, Ren Dong came to report: "Crown Princess, Princess Baocheng and Miss Jiang are here... I said you were not feeling well, and Princess Baocheng said she had to come and see you, so I dare not stop you."

After my father-in-law ascended the throne, the person who benefited the most, besides the entire Cheng Palace, the Jiang Family, and the Chu Family, was my father-in-law's younger sister, Princess Baocheng.

Emperor Qianyuan did not think highly of this daughter at the time and married her to the eldest son of the Jiang family under ordinary conditions. After her father-in-law ascended the throne, he immediately appointed Princess Baocheng's husband Jiang Xian as Marquis of Xuanning, making Princess Baocheng proud.

Chu Yin didn't like Princess Baocheng in her previous life and found her difficult to deal with, but given her status and the support of her father-in-law, she could only do her best to deal with it.

Fortunately, my hair was combed and I only had to change my clothes.

She chose a plum-colored dress with gold embroidery of hibiscus.

Two palace maids helped her out, one on each side.

Princess Baocheng was dressed elegantly and lavishly, surrounded by pearls and jade. When she saw her, she exclaimed, "Aiya, you are not feeling well. You can't even walk?"

"I am having my period, so please forgive me if I am not considerate enough."

"That's indeed a problem. I'm sorry for the inconvenience." Princess Baocheng didn't leave even though she said that. She turned around and said, "Yuyuan, why don't you come and pay your respects to the Crown Princess? Are you being silly?"

The girl at the back came out and smiled softly, "The Crown Princess is so pretty, I am always stunned by her," and bowed respectfully to Chu Yin, "Please don't blame me, Crown Princess."

The girl in front of him was pretty, with bright eyes and white teeth, like a blooming pink rose. She was none other than Marquis Xuanning's distant niece, Jiang Yuyuan.

Both her parents had passed away, and she had come to Jiang Xian for refuge ten years ago.

It just so happened that Princess Baocheng had no daughter, and she was sweet-talking and good at pleasing people, which made Princess Baocheng very happy, so she raised her as her daughter.

After Chu Yin's death, she once thought that Jiang Yuyuan would become Lu Jingzhuo's successor, and she was also afraid that Lu Jingzhuo would abolish his son's position as crown prince because of her.

But Jiang Yuyuan did not succeed.

In her new life, although she no longer had to be wary of Jiang Yuyuan, she still felt uncomfortable in her heart.

"Er'er, Zhen'er, come and call me great aunt." But proper etiquette should not be lost.

The two children obeyed and called her "Grandma Aunt" in unison.

"He's so handsome!" Princess Baocheng picked up Lu Yu, "He looks like Jing Zhuo," and asked Chu Yin, "He will be back for dinner soon, right?"

"Probably." Chu Yin could hear the hidden meaning, "Aunt, tell me what you want to eat. I'll send someone to the kitchen to tell you."

"Sorry to trouble you again. I'll just eat something."

Although she said she was casual, she couldn't really be casual. Chu Yin remembered Princess Baocheng's preferences and ordered eight dishes including poached fish, pork balls with waxberry, soybean sprouts with vinegar, and aromatic lettuce.

It seems that she has been observing her a lot. Princess Baocheng glanced at Chu Yin. No wonder her brother and sister-in-law chose her to be the Crown Princess. She is indeed worthy of her. The old man of the Chu family is also smart enough to get there first.

"Please sit down quickly. If you get tired, Jing Zhuo will blame me." Princess Baocheng urged, "I don't want to do something bad with good intentions."

Chu Yin followed suit, she did feel a little uncomfortable again.

There is a dull pain in the lower abdomen.

She ordered the palace maids to serve tea and snacks to Princess Baocheng and Jiang Yuyuan, while she herself drank some warm water.

It was already midsummer, but with ice cubes in the palace and palace maids fanning themselves, one could not feel much heat.

Princess Baocheng played with the two children and said with a smile, "You are also very lucky. You have both sons and daughters, unlike me who only have two sons." She glanced at Jiang Yuyuan with her single phoenix eyes, "Luckily, I have Yuyuan to entertain me, but she can't accompany me for long. She has to get married."

You can't judge a person by his appearance. Princess Baocheng has no idea of ​​Jiang Yuyuan's thoughts and she even plans to choose a suitable husband for her.

Of course, she didn't know it at first.

Jiang Yuyuan hid herself well. She was somewhat similar to Lu Jingrui, smiling sweetly and looking innocent, so she treated Jiang Yuyuan as a little sister. Until the Dragon Boat Festival of the following year, she saw Jiang Yuyuan crying in front of Lu Jingzhuo.

Princess Baocheng chose a young man whom Jiang Yuyuan didn't like. Jiang Yuyuan didn't want to marry him, but she felt that she owed Princess Baocheng and couldn't speak up, so she cried in anxiety.

Chu Yin saw through Jiang Yuyuan at that time.

There are differences between men and women. Since it is related to life-long events, Jiang Yuyuan, as a girl, should have asked her for help. However, she chose to find Lu Jingzhuo, obviously taking the opportunity to get close to him and want to become the prince's concubine.

She originally wanted to see how Lu Jingzhuo would react, but she didn't expect that her daughter coming to see her would alarm the two men. Jiang Yuyuan quickly wiped away her tears and pretended nothing had happened.

She had never asked Lu Jingzhuo about this matter, and she pretended that she had never seen it.

As for Jiang Yuyuan, she was always perfunctory whenever I saw her.

Later, she caught a cold and died. Considering that Lu Jingzhuo would continue the relationship, the first person he thought of was Jiang Yuyuan.

Jiang Yuyuan has every chance of becoming the successor.

She was not wrong. What she guessed wrong was Lu Jingzhuo's thoughts.

Princess Baocheng's voice suddenly rang in my ears: "Ayin, I remember that your brother seems to be quite old?"

Chu Yin: “…”

How could she have forgotten this?

Princess Baocheng had mentioned her brother in her previous life, but her mother had already fallen in love with the daughter of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture at that time, so she told the truth. But now, that marriage has been ruined by her.

Chu Yin considered her words carefully: "Brother, it's time for you to get married. Mother wrote to me a few days ago about this, but I think we should wait until you finish the imperial examination."

Chu Ge is already a successful man. If he passes the imperial examination next year, he will be able to enter the official career with a bright future. His sister is the Crown Princess and his father is a provincial governor. He is indeed an excellent candidate.

If Jiang Yuyuan could marry him, she would have no worries in her life.

Princess Baocheng smiled and said, "I heard that your brother is very talented. I think it won't be difficult for him to enter the Imperial Academy."

Jiang Yuyuan, who was sitting next to her, lowered her head slightly, seemingly shy but actually upset, and twisted the handkerchief into a ball with her fingers.

Chu Yin glanced at Jiang Yuyuan and said, "Dayue is full of talented people, and the capital is even more so. It's hard to say whether my brother can enter the Hanlin Academy, but it would be good if he can become a Jinshi."

In fact, she was humble. Chu Ge was selected as the third place in the palace examination and was directly admitted to the Hanlin Academy.

"Let's wait and see in March next year. I won't make a mistake in choosing the right person." Princess Baocheng was confident.

Chu Yin couldn't help but feel sympathy.

She didn't see clearly that Jiang Yuyuan, whom she raised, was a good wife but she insisted on being a concubine.

If Princess Baocheng knew this, she would probably be so angry that she would die.

At noon, Lu Jingzhuo returned to the East Palace.

He wore an indigo robe with dragon patterns and a red gold crown on his head.

Yaoyao was walking towards her from a distance, her whole body was dazzling and attractive as if covered with a layer of light, and Jiang Yuyuan's face felt a little hot.

Three years ago, when she first met Lu Jingzhuo, she was captivated by his looks. Although she was young, she had already tasted the sweetness of love. Unfortunately, he was already married. She knew it was hopeless. But later she discovered that the mysterious Crown Princess had never appeared.

She couldn't help but test him, so she mentioned Chu Yin in front of Lu Jingzhuo and asked him about Chu Yin, but he didn't show any love at all.

She then knew that Lu Jingzhuo didn't like Chu Yin.

How many couples in the world are in love with each other? It's normal.

After that, an idea sprouted in her mind.

After Lu Jingzhuo met Princess Baocheng, she called him "cousin" sweetly.

I don't know if it was Princess Baocheng who asked her to call him "cousin". They were obviously not related at all, so how could they be cousins? But it doesn't matter. I have heard it hundreds of times in my previous life. Chu Yin said, "Since His Highness is here, aunt, Miss Jiang, please take a seat."

They quickly finished their meal and left; she was very tired.

As she was walking forward, she suddenly felt a pain in her lower abdomen and menstrual fluid gushed out. She stopped and said, "Your Highness, you and your aunt can eat first. I have something to take care of..."

The voice was thin and powerless.

Lu Jingzhuo remembered how she curled up last night, turned around and asked, "What are you dealing with?"

“……” She was afraid it was inconvenient for her to explain.

"What's wrong?"

She wanted to say "nothing", but she hesitated.

In fact, in her previous life, she was also very good at hiding her emotions and was committed to being a perfect princess and queen, without the need for a husband or elders to worry about her. Looking back, had she ever revealed her true feelings to him?

no.

She never told him about the pain she went through when giving birth to her two children.

She was sad and upset when she had the miscarriage, but she never told him.

Before she died, all she said was about her son, daughter, and her family... She clearly didn't want to leave him, but she didn't mention a single word.

She never told him any of her feelings.

Chu Yin's eyelashes fluttered, and she grabbed his sleeve and said, "I, it hurts."

It was the first time she said such words and she was not used to it. In an instant, a layer of blush appeared on her face, which was so bright that it was blinding.

Lu Jingzhuo was silent for a moment, then bent down, put one hand through her legs, and with the other hand around her waist, he picked her up.

"You shouldn't meet guests today." He said lightly.

I was so tired yesterday. Even if I recover a little today, I don't have to see Princess Baocheng.

She is the Crown Princess. Apart from her mother, which other woman can surpass her?