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The wife sitting on his lap not only blushed, but her snow-white ears also turned pink, and her eyelashes drooped as she didn't look him in the eye.

Lu Jingzhuo had never seen her so shy.

She had clearly asked him for a kiss and had taken the initiative to hug him, so why was she...

He was puzzled.

But just change the location.

Of course, he suddenly had this idea, probably because of the fleeting thought that occurred to him during the day.

It lay dormant all afternoon.

Without any hesitation, he pushed open her already loose shirt with his fingers.

In the courtyard outside the window, in the dead of night, the Epiphyllum quietly bloomed. The white petals were as smooth as jade and as light as gauze. They swayed delicately up and down in the autumn wind, and trembled so much that they almost fell off the branches.

Only when the wind stops can I rest, collect the petals and go to sleep.

At dawn, a few rays of sunlight shine through the window, filtering through the aqua-green silk, leaving only a hazy softness.

Lu Jingzhuo sat on the bed and glanced at Chu Yin.

She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't notice at all when he put her exposed arm into the quilt.

Are you really that tired?

He didn't think it was any different from usual, except...

His Adam's apple moved as if he saw the pink body swaying before his eyes again.

Don't try it next time.

Lu Jingzhuo stood up and walked out.

The sun is three feet high.

Chu Yin hadn't woken up yet and was still sleeping.

The man in the dragon robe called her, "Come here and review the memorials with me."

She didn't dare to do so, and nodded, "I cannot overstep my authority, but I can help Your Majesty grind ink."

"Okay." He didn't force it.

She walked to his side and rolled up the sleeves of her blue embroidered phoenix pattern.

The hall was very quiet, with white smoke rising from the double-eared green stove, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

Occasionally she glanced to the right and saw the words he wrote on the memorials. They were powerful and strong, like his bony fingers, which were always clenched at his waist, always able to control her and influence her easily.

Her cheeks suddenly felt hot and she put down the ink tablet.

Just as she was about to leave, he suddenly grabbed her waist and asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm not thinking about anything..." She avoided his gaze, "It's about time for me to go back to Kunning Palace."

He didn't let her go. He held her waist with both hands and held her on his lap.

Chu Yin's heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her chest. She said in a hurry, "Your Majesty, this cannot be done!"

That's in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Not to mention the eunuchs beside him, there might be officials asking to see him later...

He didn't let her go, but bent down and kissed her ear.

The breath brushed against her earlobe, feeling very hot, and he called her "Ayin".

The voice is low and lingering.

One sound after another, captivating.

Chu Yin felt like she was about to melt in that affectionate call, and just as she was about to respond to him, she suddenly woke up.

Before my eyes was a light green gauze curtain, loosely tied up in a golden hook with a pair of dragons playing with pearls.

This is the East Palace.

She is not in the Qianqing Palace.

So...was that just now a dream?

Her eyes suddenly widened.

Why did she have such a shameful dream!

Wasn’t last night enough? I actually dreamed of Lu Jingzhuo from my previous life…

This is too...

She stared at the curtains and let out a breath slowly.

But that dream was very real, as if I had really returned to my previous life.

Perhaps, she missed the Lu Jingzhuo who loved her? The Lu Jingzhuo who often called her name softly after her death.

Just like the time he kissed her in the Qianqing Palace, she always remembered it clearly.

That regret has never been made good.

All she could do for now was wait.

Chu Yin lay down for a while, then called Lian Xuan to come in and serve her.

Lian Xuan said, "When His Highness left, he told the servants not to wake you up, so you were allowed to sleep the whole time."

I was indeed a little tired last night, but not because of physical strength, but because I was not quite used to it...

Lu Jingzhuo has always had a very fixed way of having sex, and he never expected that having a child would lead to such a change.

Why?

Is it because she often lets children get close to him that Lu Jingzhuo thinks children are cute?

If that's the case, it's a good thing.

Unfortunately, she really can't bear it...

Chu Yin asked: "Er, what is Zhen doing?"

"Brother Yu and Xiaodou are watching ants. It may rain soon. The ants are moving. Sister Zhen is eating water chestnuts sent from the kitchen... Water chestnuts are the freshest and most delicious at this time. You can try some later."

"Yeah." Chu Yin got out of bed and put on her shoes.

Honeysuckle has already brought a bowl of water chestnuts.

The cooked water chestnuts don’t look good, they are black in color, but the meat inside is like mutton-fat jade, and tastes glutinous and tender, with a unique sweetness.

Chu Yin accidentally ate more than ten of them.

"Don't let Zhen'er eat too much," she warned.

This thing is not easy to digest.

"Qiniang is watching over her, so everything should be fine." Lian Xuan said so and went to pass on the message.

Since he got up late, he didn't need to have breakfast, so Chu Yin asked the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Looking at the remaining water chestnuts, she was about to let Ren Dong leave, but suddenly she thought of someone and something she had to resolve, so she said, "Leave some of these water chestnuts for His Highness, and send the rest to my third brother."

Honeysuckle was stunned: "Why?"

Of course, it is to show the sister-in-law's care.

Given Lu Jingrui's cunning, giving him expensive things would surely arouse his suspicion. Giving him things that could really help him, such as the "Plum Blossom Divination" from last time, or homely things, such as water chestnuts, would make him relax.

"Just send it if you're asked to. Don't ask any more questions."

She refused to say, but Honeysuckle understood a little.

The third prince is quite pitiful. The last time Emperor Jianxing went to escape the summer heat, he didn't take him with him. Maybe there was no portion prepared for him in the kitchen.

The Crown Princess is so kind.

Rendong put the water chestnuts in a food box and asked a eunuch to deliver it to Lu Jingrui.

Water chestnuts are not rare and are a common food. However, since the production in Beijing is small and the taste is not soft and glutinous enough, these fresh and delicious water chestnuts are transported from the south, which takes a lot of effort.

But Lu Jingrui still got one.

Hearing that Chu Yin had someone send it, he was slightly startled: "Did my sister-in-law really order you to send it?"

"Third Prince, how dare I pretend to be the Crown Princess? I still have my head."

Too.

Lu Jingrui asked Zhu Huang to take the food box: "Then I would like to thank you, sister-in-law."

After the eunuch left, Zhu Huang placed the food box on the table: "Why didn't you tell me you had water chestnuts? How could we finish all of these?"

This statement shows how stupid the person is.

However, the eunuchs selected by Lu Jingrui were not smart.

In his opinion, the smarter one is, the more likely he is to get into trouble outside. Stupid ones are more reliable. If someone comes here to get information in the future, he will not be able to get anything out of these stupid people.

"You can eat what you can't finish. Otherwise, share it with the palace maids outside. Is there anything else I can do?" Lu Jingrui took out the bowl from the food box and took a water chestnut from it. "That's a token of my sister-in-law's love. I will never refuse it."

Zhu Huang didn't know how difficult it was to win people's hearts.

If he had not been seriously injured in the forest that time, not to mention what would happen to Queen Jiang, he would never be able to get close to Lu Jingzhuo.

Now that his sister-in-law Chu Yin took the initiative to care about him, it was just what he wanted.

But why is she like this?

Last time I gave you a book, this time I gave you edges.

Was it because she sympathized with him for not being loved by his father, or... he wasn't quite sure, but with Chu Yin's identity and family background, it was impossible for her to have any plans against him. If there were any, it must be related to Lu Jingzhuo.

Maybe she wanted to ask about her brother.

His eldest brother is too serious and it is difficult to win his heart. If the eldest sister-in-law likes him, she might want to find out something from him.

It's always just guessing, and you can never be sure.

Lu Jingrui peeled a water chestnut and put it in his mouth.

Ren Dong relayed the eunuch's words to Chu Yin: "The Third Prince said thank you."

"He wants it?"

"Yeah, I don't know if he had it before."

This is not important. What is important is that she can use this opportunity to get closer to Lu Jingrui. However, she doesn't know what he thinks. She will test it the next time they meet.

There were footsteps outside, Lu Jingzhuo came back.

Chu Yin turned her head and met his gaze, which was as cold as moonlight.

Somehow, what happened last night came to my mind.

Her cheeks felt slightly hot, and she pushed that image away. She smiled and asked, "Your Highness, would you like to eat some water chestnuts? I just tried them, and they tasted good."

"Yeah." He came over to wash his hands.

Chu Yin sat down at the table and waited for him quietly.

In fact, Lu Jingzhuo also thought about what happened last night.

It's really strange, but why would it persist if I changed my position?

Is it too fresh?

He is not the kind of person who would crave something new.

He frowned and turned around.

As far as the eye can see, there is her delicate profile, her skin is white with a hint of pink, her eyebrows are dark and her nose is tall, without a single flaw. On her right ear hangs a small sapphire pendant with a nasturtium setting, which sparkles with precious light.

Like a painting, it is painted with fine brushstrokes.

He kept his gaze on her for a moment and sat down beside her.

She remained motionless, very still.

If she still knew how to act coquettishly, she would have called him "Your Highness" coquettishly while putting water chestnut meat into his mouth...

No, what is he thinking?

He was the one who didn't want her to act coquettishly, so why would he have such a thought?

Besides, Chu Yin was acting coquettishly to him just to have a child. No matter whether he said that or not, as long as she got pregnant and got what she wanted, she would immediately change back to her current state.

Compared to him, Chu Yin knows better how to be a qualified Crown Princess.

Lu Jingzhuo picked up the scissors and cut the water chestnuts.

The shell was very hard, and she always asked the palace maids to cut it for her. Chu Yin's eyes fell on his slender and powerful fingers, and her lips moved unconsciously. She really wanted him to cut a few for her to eat, but she couldn't say it out loud.

If he liked her, there would be no need for her to ask. He would have cut it for her to eat long ago.

But if she offered to feed him, he would definitely refuse, just like the last time she fed him ice cream.

Chu Yin held up her chin and sighed secretly, suddenly feeling that time was passing so slowly.

If we just wait until two years later, there will be nothing to worry about.

But it doesn't matter. Two years is at least enough to get my body back in shape and solve the problems that need to be solved.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival makes people miss their families even more", Princess Baocheng did not want to celebrate the festival in the marquis' mansion, so she asked Emperor Jianxing in advance and wanted to bring Jiang Yuyuan to the palace to celebrate the festival with her brother. Emperor Jianxing agreed.

Just as Princess Baocheng and Jiang Yuyuan were taking a car to the palace, Chu Yin was dressing up.

Of course we have to celebrate festivals in a grand manner.

She drew eyebrows and put on powder, and also chose brightly colored skirts and clothes.

Lu Jingzhuo was a man, so he didn't have to spend as much effort as she did, so he waited for her in the study.

After a while, Chu Yin came out and took the child with him to Kunning Palace.

Lu Zhen shouted, "I want to eat mooncakes."

"Okay, your grandmother knows what kind of mooncakes you like, and she has prepared them all... Not only mooncakes, but also lanterns," Chu Yin pointed outside, "See, they are all hung up."

Lu Wei also squeezed over to take a look: "Where, where?"

Both children climbed into her lap.

Although they were young, their combined weight was not light. Chu Yin snorted, "Let's see later when we get down. You guys are crushing me."

Seeing this, Lu Jingzhuo leaned over and picked up the two children.

"I didn't expect them to be so heavy now," Chu Yin said, "Your Highness is really strong."

"…This isn't that heavy, is it? It's just the strength of pulling a bow."

"…" Does it take so much strength to draw a bow? Chu Yin was surprised.

Seeing her expression, Lu Jingzhuo knew that she knew nothing about archery.

Therefore, her previous wish to learn archery was completely unrealistic. With her weak hands, it was unlikely that she could learn it.

Riding a horse? Just so-so.

But now she doesn't want him to teach her anymore...

They stopped the car at the gate of Kunning Palace. Just as they were about to take the child inside, they heard Lu Jingchen's voice from behind.

The couple just arrived.

Before Chu Yin could see clearly, her hand was suddenly grabbed by Lu Jingzhuo.

A large, warm palm wrapped around her. Chu Yin's heart skipped a beat and she was surprised, thinking that Lu Jingzhuo had some idea. But when she raised her head, she didn't look at his face. She found a trace of friendship in his eyes. When she saw Tang Feiyan holding Lu Jingchen's hand, she understood instantly.

He thought Tang Feiyan was mad at her again...

Lu Jingzhuo: I am good at pretending to be affectionate.