She had already reviewed most of the minor matters that she could decide, but these few concerned important national affairs. Shen Mingzhuang was unsure of what to do, so she brought them over to show Jiang Wang.
As Jiang Wang listened to her slowly reciting the memorial, he suddenly felt that there was no sound in the world more pleasant than his wife's voice.
He originally thought he was destined to never open his eyes again, that he would never be able to open his eyes to see his wife again in his life. But unexpectedly, he was able to open his eyes again, look at the face he had been longing for day and night, and listen to the voice he never tired of hearing.
At the Jiaofang Palace, Shen Mingrong, thinking Shen Mingzhuang had returned, sat nervously in a chair waiting. Seeing that it was Jiang Xuan alone, he went up to the eunuch who had brought Jiang Xuan back and asked, "Is Her Majesty the Empress alright?"
Xiao Guizi knew that the Duchess of Rongguo was very important to the Empress, so he immediately replied respectfully, "The Empress is well and is currently in His Majesty's palace discussing matters with him. She asked this servant to bring His Highness the Crown Prince here first."
Shen Mingrong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.
"The Duchess of Rongguo is six months pregnant, so she should take good care of her health. If she feels unwell, please have this servant go to the Imperial Hospital to invite an imperial physician to take a look. Otherwise, Her Majesty the Empress will also worry if she finds out."
Shen Mingrong smiled and said thank you, then sat back down.
She was worried about everything, which is why she came to the palace while heavily pregnant. Now that she heard that everything was fine on Shen Mingzhuang's side, she finally relaxed.
Upon seeing Lu Yan, Jiang Xuan stepped forward and took her hand, asking her with great pleasure, "Cousin Yan'er, you haven't been to the palace for several days."
Lu Yan shook off Jiang Xuan's hand, lowered her head and took out two milky white candies wrapped in rice paper from her purse, placing them in Jiang Xuan's hand.
"Here you go. I smuggled this in from outside. It's delicious. Just eat a small bite at a time, and this little piece will last you a long time."
As Lu Yan spoke, she grinned, revealing a small, missing canine tooth in her radiant smile, which looked incredibly cute.
"Yan'er, did you lose one of your little tiger teeth?"
“I lost one too. My mother said it will grow back.” Upon hearing this, Shen Xingtai grinned and showed it to Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan ignored him, chuckled, and tucked the candy Lu Yan had given her into her sleeve before leading Lu Yan outside.
"Wait for me!"
Shen Xingtai chased after them, but Jiang Xuan and Lu Yan, like two little rabbits, disappeared in a flash.
The two little kids hid behind the artificial hill, watching Shen Xingtai searching for them everywhere, laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight.
"Have you been spending these past few days without going to the palace with Shen Xingtai?"
Lu Yan blinked her watery eyes and shook her head: "No, I'm at home. My mother has been teaching me calligraphy. I've been learning to write with my mother at home these past few days. I hope that one day my handwriting will be as good as my cousin's."
Lu Yan's tone was sincere, and her eyes were filled with sincerity.
"My handwriting was taught to me by my father, the Emperor. Do you think it's beautiful?"
Lu Yan nodded, and Jiang Xuan's heart couldn't help but leap with joy. "Then when you enter the palace in the future, I'll teach you to write. My handwriting is also very beautiful."
"don't want."
Lu Yan walked out of the artificial hill and sat on a bare Taihu stone, pouting as she said, "Your handwriting is too upright. This is how boys write. I want to learn my mother's handwriting, her delicate and beautiful small regular script."
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Alright then, will you still come to the palace in the future?"
Seeing that he was unhappy, Lu Yan nodded, "Of course I will still go to the palace, but my mother said that you will be very busy in the future, and I can't bother you."
Can't disturb him? Jiang Xuan frowned. "I don't have anything to do. When you entered the palace, I was studying under the Grand Tutor. You need to study, and I need to study. We can study together and keep each other company."
"Alright then, I'll stay with you."
Shen Mingrong sat in the Jiaofang Palace, unaware of the children's little schemes. By the time Shen Mingzhuang arrived, half an hour had passed.
Jiang Wang had already rested and finished reviewing all the memorials. The two talked for a while, and Jiang Wang looked tired. Shen Mingzhuang then told him to sleep a little longer. Thinking that Shen Mingrong was waiting for him in Jiaofang Palace with her big belly, he got up and went back to Jiaofang Palace.
"If you're tired, go inside and rest. There are beds in the side hall too. Why are you forcing yourself to stay awake and waiting for me?"
As soon as I entered the main hall, I saw Shen Mingrong resting his chin on his hand, looking drowsy.
Shen Mingzhuang glanced at her prominently protruding belly and said with some concern.
"After a short while, I ate some snacks. The sweet and cloying things made me a little sleepy. The children weren't in the palace, and it was quiet everywhere, so I accidentally fell asleep."
Shen Mingzhuang smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, everything has been taken care of."
"So Song Yi is really willing to give up?"
Shen Mingrong knew that Song Yi had feelings for Shen Mingzhuang, but now that he heard that Song Yi was willing to submit to him, Shen Mingrong still found it hard to believe.
To make a powerful and ambitious figure, capable of being a monarch, content to be a subject is like putting a peerless sword into its sheath.
“He promised it himself, and I never pressured him.” Shen Mingzhuang didn’t know if Song Yi would keep his promise, but as long as she was alive, Song Yi’s ambitions would never be realized. If he insisted on going against her, then it would be a lose-lose situation. Anyway, she would never back down.
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