She smiled helplessly to herself; all he cared about was the child of the Fucha family in her womb.
Outside the palace gates, women were already waiting. The sky was beginning to lighten, and beneath the towering palace walls, the yellow jackets of the guards gleamed with a noble and imposing light.
As soon as the carriage from the Fucha residence stopped, ladies from various households immediately came forward to inquire after the old lady's well-being. The old lady greeted them politely through the thick curtains. Seemingly accustomed to such scenes, the old lady sat upright in the carriage, unlike the other women who stood outside.
Yan Ning and Wu Chun sat in the carriage with the old lady. She dared not look at Wu Chun's appearance; the swollen belly made her heart ache. She still couldn't accept the irreversible fact that another woman was pregnant with her husband's child.
The sound of friction coming from the city gate caused the women who had been surrounding the carriage of the Fucha family to disperse and return to their places.
"Please, Madam Fucha, Madam Fucha, and Consort An (née Fucha), proceed to Cining Palace!"
Yan Ning heard her father-in-law's voice coming from outside the carriage. It sounded vaguely familiar, but she couldn't tell who it was through the thick curtain.
The servants lifted the curtain, and Yan Ning recognized them as the same eunuchs who had escorted her to the palace last time. She helped the old lady down from the carriage, and Die Cui quickly helped Wu Chun down as well. There were already sedan chairs waiting to be arranged, originally prepared for the old lady and Wu Chun's unborn child, but not wanting to offend Yan Ning, three sedan chairs were prepared.
Although it was called a sedan chair, it was just a simple carriage carried by palace servants, with no curtains or coverings around it.
The three women only brought three maids with them: Granny Li, Zhuxiang, and Diecui. The rest of the servants were waiting outside.
Fukang'an gave some instructions to the eunuch in charge of receiving the palace before heading to the outer court. Before leaving, he stared at Yan Ning for a long time, and departed with lingering concern.
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