The children have changed a lot, and the girls have grown a lot taller. Yao Niang also had someone send gifts to Wan Wan, and all the concubines in the palace also sent gifts one by one, not to mention Empress Hong.

Queen Hong scolded: "How much did you get? You actually gave it all away."

"If we hadn't passed through Hanzhong on the way back, we wouldn't have been able to buy these, and it would have been rude." Yao Niang also mentioned the places she passed by to Queen Hong.

Even though she came back exhausted yesterday, the daughter-in-law still came so early to pay her respects, and she still cares about her mother-in-law very much. She didn't show off, but just stayed here to talk to her, and her attitude was still very good.

Wanwan and Huang Rushuang also came to thank Yao Niang. Yao Niang smiled and said, "You two should just study hard. Why are you so polite?"

She seldom puts on airs, because that is just like a poor person who suddenly becomes rich pretending to be arrogant, which is ugly. It is better to treat others normally. After all, everyone knows that you are the Crown Princess.

At noon, she stayed to serve her mother-in-law with meals. Only after she finished her lunch class did Yao Niang go back.

Then, she just slept endlessly. She didn't know why she was so sleepy that she would fall asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow. She even slept until she couldn't get up and her whole body felt limp.

But after waking up, my skin felt much better, which was an unexpected benefit.

But when she checked her pulse in the afternoon, she found out that she was pregnant. Yao Niang was shocked, but after thinking about it, her face became a little hot. It seemed that she had been too aggressive that time and the expensive sheep sac had ruptured, so it was useless for them. But just that one time, she got pregnant.

Now there was no need to even pay respects, as Empress Hong came to visit in person. Yao Niang felt a little embarrassed, as it had obviously revealed that she was there to visit a sick patient. As a result, she and Gao Xuance had a falling out.

Queen Hong didn't care. Young people are not so impetuous. Instead, she suspected that her son had a problem.

"Just stay well in the palace and tell me what you want to eat and drink." Empress Hong was smiling happily and even asked the emperor to set up a small kitchen for the East Palace.

Princess Zhenyang heard this and quickly went to the palace to visit. She counted on her fingers and said, "You have already given birth to three sons. It would be best to give birth to a daughter now. She will take good care of her."

Yao Niang couldn't help but nod her head after hearing this: "I want to have the baby too, but I can't decide what it will be like. It's all destined by heaven. But if it's a girl, the prince will definitely be very happy."

After saying that, she couldn't help but rub her belly again.

I don’t know what’s happening with Gao Xuance on the front line?

Princess Zhenyang said enviously, "That's great."

But she felt very lonely when she went back. After all, she only had Wanwan as her child, and her husband was at the front line. How could she not feel sad?

Cuiying advised, "Princess, you only envy the Crown Princess for being able to give birth, but she also suffers from many illnesses. I heard that after she gave birth to the third prince, her menstruation lasted for ten days each time, and she had continuous bleeding. She even had urinary incontinence after giving birth to the second prince. You are in much better shape now, so why bother comparing yourself with her?"

Come to think of it, Zhenyang also heard that Yao Niang worked very hard to take care of her third child and couldn't sleep because of the smallest thing. She looked healthy on weekdays, but in fact, she had many gynecological diseases.

"I understand. You all advised me to take care of myself, so I didn't have to worry about it myself. But when I saw that the third brother's son was pregnant again, I couldn't help but think that it would be fine if I could give birth to a child. At least I could give Wanwan someone to rely on." Princess Zhenyang always had regrets in her heart.

It’s hard to say for Cuiying. Since the princess can’t give birth herself, it’s not impossible for her to let a concubine serve her.

But which woman in the world is willing to share her husband with others?

The Luo family went to the palace to visit Yao Niang, and Yu said the same thing. There was no one else around the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace except Yao Niang.

"You are good to the prince, and the prince has not let you down. You must take good care of yourself after your long journey." Yu said kindly.

Yao Niang nodded: "Don't worry, I will be fine. The Queen Mother also sent a lot of supplements, and there is also a small kitchen, so it is convenient to eat anything now. You can stay here today and see how the dishes in my small kitchen are."

Previously, only a tea room was built, but now a small kitchen has been built, so family members can have meals here.

Mrs. Fan asked, "Sister, you have come back from a long journey, and everyone says that you are as capable as any man."

Yao Niang smiled and waved her hands, not taking it seriously.

There was a small Buddhist shrine in the East Palace. Gao Xuance believed in Taoism, and Yao Niang believed in Buddhism more in the palace, so she set up a small Buddhist hall with a Buddhist shrine, but she often forgot to burn incense.

"You guys go in and light two incense sticks for me. I don't know why, but I'm becoming more and more forgetful." Yao Niang yawned, feeling a little distressed.

"This is the case for all pregnant women." Yu could understand.

Seeing how Yu doted on the Crown Princess, she was secretly jealous. After all, children with biological mothers are truly loved. If her mother were still alive, she would definitely be the same as Yu.

Yao Niang slapped her head and said, "Yes, I heard that the emperor intends to let my father teach Cheng Yun? That's good now."

"Not to mention you, the Crown Princess. We are happy too." Yu knew how happy her husband was, but she hadn't made it clear yet. And since the Crown Princess said so, it was probably true.

Everyone in the Luo family was delighted. Yao Niang asked about Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Wang. They both said that everything was fine at home. Mrs. Wang was the younger daughter-in-law and was a little more lively. She had endless things to say about her newborn son.

Everyone listened with smiles, and said that Xun Ge'er had woken up. He had gradually become familiar with Yao Niang in the past few days, and became more and more attached to her. He had been sleeping with Yao Niang for the past half month.

The nurse carried him out and said apologetically, "Master, our Third Master wants you."

"Okay, come here, Xun'er. Look who's here. It's your grandmother, your aunt, and your cousins." Yao Niang said to Xun'er with a smile.

The child came over steadily and listened to Yao Niang introducing and calling people one by one. The women of the Luo family were all very happy. Then they saw that he casually made the magic square in his hand have the same number of points, which caused everyone to exclaim again.

Yao Niang said, "You know what, even though he is young, he is very strong. He can take apart and put back together any mechanical device. Now he is obsessed with magic squares. Even I have learned a lot from him."

Wang Song thought that his fifth aunt was just like any other woman, taking care of her husband and children in the same way, and there was nothing special about her.

Then Bai Ying came in and said, "The Imperial Academy Attending Scholar and Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household..."

"So you are Chu Duan's wife. Open the warehouse for me and send two top-quality Changbai Mountain ginsengs over. Tell them that these are not worth much and ask them to take care of the old lady's health first." Yao Niang ordered.

Bai Ying hurried out, and Yao Niang continued to taste the food and chat with them.

Fan asked, "But what about Xu Xueshi?"

"It was him. I heard that his wife suddenly fell seriously ill. I happened to have some old ginseng here, so I sent it to her. Yes, did you receive the local products I sent to your home? Although they are not worth much, it is a token of my thoughtfulness after all." Yao Niang said it as if she had given it casually, and she did not even take credit for it.

But this is what surprised Wang Song. Ordinary ministers would not dare to get close to the prince. Even though he wanted something, it also showed that he treated them as his own family. Otherwise, why would they owe him such a favor?

It's extremely terrifying to think about it carefully. Even the head of the Zhanshi Mansion was arrested without anyone noticing.

The Chancellors of the Chancellery are likely to be the candidates for cabinet assistants after the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future. The goal of winning over these people is a long-term goal.

After the meal, Yao Niang brought back a lot of snacks from the Yu Kitchen, and pointed out one in particular, saying, "This is the silver fungus and cherry cake that Daddy loves to eat. I specially asked the Yu Kitchen to make it. In addition, this orange-scented mung bean cake is made by me, and I asked Daddy not to dislike it."

Yu smiled and said, "The master must be so happy, how could he dislike it? Crown Princess, we will take our leave now. Please take care of yourself."

Yao Niang nodded.

With the snacks specially prepared for Luo Zhizheng, Luo Zhizheng said something like "It's great that she is thinking of me. I don't need this bite of food."

But she showed it off in private, and even Aunt Qin, who hadn't been around to serve her for a long time, knew about it. She even grumbled to Shi Yu who came back to see her, "You also come back to see your father every day, and you always offer him food and clothes. Now you only remember that one."

Shi Yu couldn't help shaking his head: "Dad, why are you being mean to me again? Otherwise, how come your son-in-law is so young and has already become a lecturer and is also working in the Zhanshi Mansion?"

It's not enough to just be knowledgeable. The Hanlin Academy has top three scholars and quite a few imperial scholars every three years, but only a few of them can really make it. There are even people who spend their entire lives studying. How could my husband have risen to such a high position in ten years without the help of the Luo family?

As for herself, because she had been rewarded by her sister to enter the palace many times, the Jiang family did not dare to make things difficult for her.

"Forget it, I've gotten used to it after so many years. It's also my fault that I couldn't give you a good birth. It would be different if you were born in my belly." Aunt Qin sighed.

Shi Yu shook his head: "You come again."

Aunt Qin couldn't help but mention Luo Jingyuan, "Your brother asked to be sent out again. I think it's not right for him to be away from home all the time. Can't he be a good official in Beijing?"

This was another hint for Shi Yu to speak for her brother. Shi Yu had no choice but to say, "Brother is very close to Shi Mingyu, maybe he has his own ideas."

"Shi Mingyu?" Aunt Qin frowned.

Shi Yu didn't realize that Aunt Qin was wrong and nodded. She only heard Aunt Qin say, "This beast, I was a child bride in the Shi family back then, but Shi Mingyu abandoned me after he became famous..."

Shi Yu was shocked.

This matter was also spread to Yao Niang's ears by Yu, and Yao Niang couldn't help but say, "I've always said this about this person. She always wants others to forgive her. She always thinks that she has done something wrong to others and never admits it. She also thinks that it's no big deal. Now it's her turn, and she's so angry."

Yu spread her hands and said, "Yes, Aunt Huang supported her in every possible way, but once she came to power, she completely ignored her."

"This is called the changing fortunes." Yao Niang said with a smile.