Prince An rushed back to Chang'an when the moon was dark and the wind was strong.
Having not seen each other for many days, he went to see Zhao Yunzhu without even washing up, fearing that his cold body would disturb her.
Qin Zongzhi took off his outer clothes and warmed himself in front of the charcoal fire.
Just now he walked carefully to the bed.
Looking at her sleeping soundly on the bed, he couldn't help but reach out his hand and gently stroke her cheek.
Although the force was very light, it still woke Zhao Yunzhu up immediately.
She turned over and opened her eyes in a daze. "Dreaming again?" she murmured.
Thinking she was still dreaming, she reached out her hand, and when she touched his warm cheek, her eyes widened. It turned out that she was not dreaming.
"Your Majesty?"
Qin Zongzhi carefully lifted a corner of the quilt and lay down beside her.
He held her in his arms tenderly and lovingly, "Well, I'm back. It was wrong of me to leave you alone in Chang'an these days."
"What did the prince do this time? Why did he take so long?"
This time, Qin Zongzhi was away for too long.
Even the palace didn't give any explanation this time, which was unbelievable.
"Openly, I was going to investigate military intelligence for the Emperor. Secretly, the Queen Mother ordered me to find out the spies that the virtuous prince had planted in the various military camps."
"So dangerous?" Zhao Yunzhu was shocked and looked at him carefully. "Is the prince injured?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's late, go to bed quickly. I have to go to the palace early tomorrow morning."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but touch her slightly bulging belly.
He was already extremely satisfied to be able to hold her and fall asleep.
The next morning.
Zhao Yunzhu opened her eyes, but the bedside was already empty.
Everything that happened last night seemed like an illusion.
"Miss, are you awake?" Nanny Hua came into the room carrying hot water and saw Zhao Yunzhu standing up and sitting on the bed.
Smiling, she placed the face plate on the shelf and went forward to help Zhao Yunzhu change her clothes.
"When did the prince come back last night?"
"I came back late this night. This morning, when it was barely dawn, the prince left."
Aunt Hua brought a wet handkerchief. Zhao Yunzhu took it and wiped her face with it. She sighed and laughed, "I thought I was confused from sleeping."
Linglong came into the room to help her with her makeup. Nanny Hua went out with a basin of hot water and asked the servants to bring breakfast.
Qin Zongzhi came back after Zhao Yunzhu had lunch.
Zhao Yunzhu was sitting by the window fiddling with the plum blossoms that the servants had brought up.
Seeing him enter the room, she placed the scissors in her hand on the table and asked, "Is the prince back?"
"You have pruned this plum blossom very well."
Prince An came forward and fiddled with the plum blossoms on the low table on the kang.
"By the way, the Queen Mother and the Emperor asked me to bring you some gifts today."
As he spoke, Linglong and Xia Yue came into the room with five maids, each holding a red lacquer box in their hands.
Zhao Yunzhu looked over suspiciously, "Why would the palace send me a reward out of the blue?"
Qin Zongzhi helped her up and walked to the main room.
The maid placed the boxes side by side on the table, and Linglong opened them one by one.
When Zhao Yunzhu saw what was inside, he was still a little shocked.
There were three boxes full of jewelry and pearl hairpins, all of which were of excellent workmanship and quality.
The other two boxes contained crystal gems of various colors and some jade ornaments.
"so much?"
Zhao Yunzhu was shocked when she saw these things. After all, the palace had never sent such valuable things.
Prince An raised his hand and asked all the maids serving in the room to leave.
Holding Zhao Yunzhu's hand, he slowly sat down and spoke, "I mentioned to the Queen Mother and the Emperor that you are now advanced in pregnancy. I was worried about this so I kept it a secret."
He pointed at the items on the table and continued, "Some of these are for you, and some are rewards for my work out this time."
The rewards from the palace flowed into Prince An's Mansion like water.
Gold, silver, silk, brocade and cloth.
Zhao Yunzhu ordered someone to send all the things into the warehouse.
In the afternoon, the two of them strolled in the garden of the mansion.
"Now that the prince has returned, has the court decided who will lead the troops this time?"
"It's probably the Wise King."
Zhao Yunzhu had already guessed this result.
"oh."
"The Empress Dowager is currently unable to persuade the Emperor. The Emperor wants the Virtuous Prince to lead the troops to war. The Liu family and Empress Dowager Liu are currently secretly searching for General Liu. If they can find him, they will probably let him go with the Virtuous Prince."
Although the idea is good, General Liu is nowhere to be seen and seems to have disappeared.
Zhao Yunzhu ate and slept all day long, and didn't care about anything else.
Perhaps it was because Prince An had been with her these days, she had gained a lot of weight.
Aunt Hua looked at the young lady's now pregnant body, her smile full of doting.
"My Lord, what's wrong?"
Zhao Yunzhu noticed that Prince An looked a little heavy today.
"Yunzhu, I have to leave Chang'an for a while, you give birth..." His eyes fell on her abdomen, although his eyes were full of reluctance.
"Your Highness is leading the troops to war?" Zhao Yunzhu's heart almost got stuck in her throat.
She guessed it immediately.
Qin Zongzhi held her shoulders, fearing that she would get into trouble. "Well, don't worry, I will take good care of myself. Don't worry about me."
Zhao Yunzhu felt a lump in her nose, and for some reason, her eyes felt hot and her vision gradually blurred.
"It's okay, don't worry about me, take care of yourself and wait for me to come back with the child!"
He coaxed her in a gentle tone.
Zhao Yunzhu nodded with sobs, she couldn't say why she was sad.
It seemed that she had gotten used to Qin Zongzhi being by her side.
No matter how long he was away, she would not worry about him.
But this time, he said he was going to lead his troops to war and his return date was uncertain.
This made her panic.
She packed his luggage herself and even went to the temple to get a talisman for him.
Tell him to carry it close to him.
She wanted to send him to war, but was righteously rejected by Qin Zongzhi.
Zhao Yunzhu had no choice but to obey and stay at home.
This time, Empress Dowager Liu argued with the emperor for a long time before they decided to let Prince An lead the troops to war.
The virtuous king remained in Chang'an.
Queen Mother Liu was still worried about the virtuous king, and could only feel at ease if he stayed under her supervision.
Ever since Qin Zongzhi left, Zhao Yunzhu often suffered from insomnia. Nanny Hua asked the doctor Li to prescribe some warming and soothing medicinal food for the young lady.
After Zhao Yunzhu took it for two days, the effect on her insomnia gradually improved.
One day, Zhao Yunzhu was eating peanuts in the house while watching Linglong and Xia Yue cutting cloth to make clothes and quilts for the baby who was about to be born in her belly.
Aunt Hua parted the curtain and walked in. "Miss, Princess Liu from the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion is here."
Zhao Yunzhu was stunned.
She really didn't have much friendship with Princess Liu.
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