In late autumn, the trees in Huancheng had already withered and fallen, leaving only bare branches. Outside, it was covered with ice and snow. This was the first heavy snowfall in Huancheng this year. Even if you stepped on it wearing leather boots, a pit would be created.

Gao Jian looked at Gao Xuance, who was dressed in thin clothes and had just come in after practicing swordsmanship. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Prince Chen, the land of Huancheng has become indestructible after your governance for more than half a year."

I don't know where the Prince of Chen found a master from the public who is very good at making firearms. He has asked the Ministry of Works to make a movable city wall and short and powerful firearms. The Prince of Chen also attaches great importance to agriculture and mulberry here. He moved some people in to open up paddy fields, and the grain production was abundant, so the court did not need to supply too much.

But the Prince of Chen was always on the defensive. No matter how the Western Rong people provoked him or how the Eastern Hu people provoked him, he just defended himself and was very stable.

Although some soldiers were getting impatient and privately asked if the Prince was afraid, Gao Xuance remained the same.

Gao Xuance heard Gao Jian say this and couldn't help but say, "The battlefield is ever-changing. If we are unsure, we must not underestimate the enemy. Xirong and the countries in the Western Regions have frequent exchanges. You must defend this place strictly."

"Yes." Gao Jian did not dare to be careless.

He flattered Gao Xuance again, saying, "Yesterday, a letter came from the capital saying that the prince of Chen had been canonized and his majesty gave him the name Ji. The little prince also performed well in the suburban sacrifice..."

Gao Xuance finally smiled when he heard this: "I really didn't expect a two-year-old to behave like this."

The Prince of Chen's faction continues to grow stronger, which is of course a boost to those who support it.

Gao Jian thought of Yao Niang. He was sent here by Emperor Jianzhang. The last time, Prince Chen came here with his father, Prince Jinyang. Now the emperor sent him here to help Prince Chen.

It can be said that Emperor Jianzhang values ​​this son very much. Gao Jian also thought that Luo Zhizheng entered the palace for Prince Chen. He thought to himself, no wonder the Luo family chose Prince Chen back then. He couldn't help but confide in his heart: "It's still the Princess of Prince Chen who taught well, but I'm far away in Huancheng, waiting for your second son to be born. It's a pity that we can't send a generous gift."

Gao Xuance nodded: "It will take about forty days for the baby to be born. I sent a gift back, but it's still on the way. I don't know if he can receive it."

Gao Jian did not expect Gao Xuance to be so considerate. This time Gao Xuance seemed different from before. In the past, he clearly distinguished between public and private matters and never mentioned his family. But now, Gao Xuance was unusually gentle when he mentioned his family.

Little did she know that Gao Xuance missed Yao Niang last night and felt like crying for some reason. She was all alone in the capital and didn't know what was going on.

If it were a normal day at this time, even though there was a cold wind in Kyoto, he wanted to keep Yao Niang warm, but Yao Niang only liked her own quilt. For this, he was angry, but later Yao Niang got used to him holding her, so he came out again.

But he couldn't tell anyone about his feelings.

I guess Yao Niang is feeling the same way, thinking about herself and crying, especially when the weather turns cold, what will she do without me by her side?

Little did she know that little Chengyun beside Yao Niang was like a small stove at night. After sleeping with him for a whole night, Yao Niang woke up from the heat.

Children like to sleep, so Yao Niang made sure not to be disturbed. She had meals with Yu. At this time, Yu had been in the palace for a month. Yao Niang was pregnant and could not move around casually, but she could still write and draw.

She took Yu to learn painting. Yu originally had no chance to learn these things, but Yao Niang taught her patiently. No matter what her painting looked like, Yao Niang would praise it. Today they painted osmanthus.

There are many sweet osmanthus flowers in the golden autumn. Yao Niang and Yu Shi first observed a osmanthus tree in the palace. Yao Niang said to Yu Shi, "Mother, please observe the appearance of this sweet osmanthus tree carefully, and then write it down. I will ask someone to cut a branch and bring it back, and then we will go to choose the pigments."

Yu was as serious as a child. Yao Niang looked at her profile and suddenly felt that her mother was really like that because of her background. Otherwise, she was actually very studious. And she was very attentive. As long as she was patiently taught, she could learn anything.

The mother and daughter were just like when Yao Niang was at her parents' home. Because Yao Niang had spots on her face due to pregnancy and the weather was dry, she used charcoal every day, and the mother and daughter applied facial cream on their faces.

There are also various delicious and beauty-enhancing foods in the palace. Yao Niang seldom eats that kind of fatty food. She takes a nap after lunch, and then reads a book nearby. She often tells Cheng Yun various interesting stories, and various snacks that are not sweet at all are prepared on the table.

This feeling was really great, Yu thought, she could paint here all day and no one would look for her, and her daughter would even take her grandson away on her own initiative. Although she also missed Luo Zhizheng, it was great to be at her daughter's house.

But Yao Niang could see that her mother was still worried about her father. For example, when they were having dinner, her mother would ask, "I wonder if your father is used to eating at home?"

"How about this, mother? You send your paintings back to dad to show him, so that he can know how great you are now. Also, I will ask the kitchen to prepare his favorite food and send it out together. How do you think?" Yao Niang suggested.

Although Yu said, "This is not a good idea. Your father will definitely say I am stupid for the crap I wrote and the pictures I drew."

"How do you know if daddy will say something if you don't even try? Besides, what if he looks down on you? There's nothing to look down on a studious person. If that's the case, I won't like daddy anymore from now on." Yao Niang said.

Only then did Yu agree, and she packed the few paintings that she thought were the best in a box and took them back together with the gifts that Yao Niang had given to the Luo family.

Luo Zhizheng felt quite bored when he returned home because Yu was not at home. He also heard that the chief eunuch of Prince Chen's Palace was coming, and was afraid that Yao Niang would tell him something. He had no idea that Yu actually gave him something.

"Our wife told us to give it to you so that you can have a look." When the chief eunuch said this, he also tried to flatter her: "Master Luo Ge, our wife has worked hard."

Work hard? What kind of work should you do?

After waiting for the eunuch to leave, Luo Zhizheng opened the wooden box and found that it was filled with some small flowers. What the hell was this?

When he looked again, he saw that the signature was actually Yu's name, not Luo Yu. Instead, it said "made by Yu Lianlian". Only then did he realize that this was painted by Yu.

He has made great progress and even learned to paint.

Yao Niang finally started when late autumn turned into winter. She was happy to see Cheng Yun growing up day by day and no longer expected another miracle to happen.

The second delivery was much smoother than the first. After giving birth, she even took one more look at the child. There was a rouge mole between the child's eyebrows, and her joy was evident.

God is so good to her. Her destiny and blessings are by her side.