C16

Male?

If it was as Yan Muru had said, then he would be a male child. For Shang Guo and Yan Yuru, who were both stationed at the border all year round, this would be a joyous event to behold.

After all, this meant that what they were doing now, there would be future successors.

Although Liu Ruoxuan was young, she still understood the words of these adults.

"Mother, does second aunt have a little brother in her womb?"

Yan Yaru looked at her son's face full of anticipation and patted his head lovingly.

"That's right, now that your second aunt has a body, you definitely can't keep pestering her to play with you."

Little Ruoxuan nodded. Then, she tugged on the sleeve of Liu Tan Yan, her little eyes rolling around as she gave off the feeling of a thief.

"That's great. In the future, someone will be my companion. I'm no longer the one who's being punished by my father. I'm now copying the four books and the five scriptures in the study."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.

A banquet was extremely lively because of these two joyous events, in addition to Liu Ruoxuan's mischievous spirit.

The married daughter naturally couldn't stay in her family for long, not to mention that she was already pregnant. Shang Guanping naturally planned to return to the residence to settle down.

Of course, Yan Muru needed to get up early to send him off, but before she left, she pressed a few pieces of Xuan paper into Shang's hands.

"That medicinal formula was drawn up based on second sister's body. Don't worry, sister. It's not bitter."

"The other few dishes are for side dishes and pastries. Elder sister can't eat too greasy food, so I also need to eat more to replenish my qi and blood."

Shang Bin kept the paper into his sleeves and went to support Yan Yuru with a calm expression. However, in his heart, he was still very grateful to Yan Muru. After all, she had been very considerate in what she had done.

"Thank you, Sister. When I leave for the war in the future, I hope that you can accompany Ah Yu. I thank you!"

Seeing her husband say such vulgar words, the warmth in her eyes grew even stronger. However, after being pregnant for only two months, her husband had become extremely nervous. Last night, he had even sent a letter home to tell them to take care of him.

Yan Mu Ru nodded her head and stuffed the recently wrapped plum into her hands.

"After half a month, Mu Er will come to check on my elder sister's pulse. If elder sister has anything to do, please ask the servants to come to my house. You must not overwork yourself!"

With the help of the shop owner, Yan Yugru carried the sour plum and climbed into the carriage. Although she was a heroine amongst women, she was still a gentle woman in front of the Yan family.

After sending off Yan Yueru and the rest, another carriage stopped in front of Yan Clan's house. Although the outside looked simple, Yan Muru, with her sharp eyes, realized that this carriage was made out of a curtain made from smoke.

Fine workmanship, brilliant embroidery.

A man in a white robe stepped out of the car. He was extremely handsome, and his eyes were brimming with joy.

"Aunty, Aunty, Mufei has specially called me to bring my cousins to the palace to meet them. I hope aunty can bear the pain and accept my love, so that Yi`er can have a good time in front of Mufei."

He spoke half-jokingly, explaining why he was here.

Yun Hui had probably expected this to happen. After all, Yan Qing did not receive the Ascension Ceremony so she could not leave the palace as she pleased. When Yan Muru returned, she naturally went to pay her respects to her aunt.

If Yan Qing only invited Yan Muru, she would be very worried. But now, with Min Ru and the rest accompanying them, there were some things that could help.

As the saying goes, a daughter should not be like a mother.

On the other hand, his daughter was the only one who knew what his mother was thinking.

Yan Mu Ru had long seen through Yun Hui's thoughts, and she said to Qing Jue.

"Mu Er should return to pay respects to aunt. It's already an honor to have cousin personally come to receive you. However, Mu Er still needs to go back and change clothes. Can cousin please wait a moment?"

This was the second time that he had seen Yan Muru. Yesterday, he had seen her in a fresh and refined manner. No matter how ordinary her appearance was, it would be enough to make her look extraordinary.

He didn't expect that seeing him again today would give him a different feeling. It was straightforward and clean, without the slightest affectation.

Speaking of clothes, she was wearing a moon-white brocade dress. Only the hibiscus flower from yesterday could be seen on her hair. It was obvious that she was wearing it at will, but for some reason, he seemed to be able to see through it.

This cousin of his seemed to be different from all the other girls he had met!

Without waiting for Qing Shui to give her a reply, she brought Youlan to her own courtyard. As they walked, she was thinking about how to communicate with Yan Qing.

She had already seen the move before. It was indeed the look of a wild crane who didn't care about fame and fortune. She believed that her cousin wouldn't care about that position.

But was that aunt of hers really as indifferent as the legends said?

After all, in this era, the position on the platform was extremely alluring. If Yan Qing wanted it, then the Yan Clan ?

Not long after, Yan Mu Ru had changed into the same set of clothes she had worn to the banquet yesterday and put on a blue cloak. She then followed Yan Min Ru and the rest as they bid farewell to Yun Hui and got into the carriage.

"Sixth sister, don't be nervous. Aunt is actually very easy to talk to. When I was young, I broke her favorite glass bottle. Aunt didn't even punish me!"

Yan Mingru was afraid that she would be nervous, so she told her many boring stories about her childhood. Even the bad things she did when she was being naughty were dug out by them.

He was so angry that he wanted to teach them a lesson several times. However, since they were all younger than him, he could only swallow his anger down.

The carriage could only enter through the side entrance of the outer palace. Since it was not a special day, the main entrance only allowed the ministers of the court to enter and leave freely.

Yan Muru and the others had no choice but to get out of the carriage and walk. Since they had a narrow path by their side, they didn't let the palace maids and servants lead the way. They each brought a serving maid with them as they entered.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he finally saw Yan Qing's Yan Qing Palace. These three words perfectly matched Yan Qing's name.

On the way here, he had heard many palace maids whispering to each other. In this resplendent and beautiful palace, the only person that was favored was none other than the previous Yao Fei, Yan Qing.

She had been in the palace for more than twenty years, and had trained under the First General of the Ancient Orchid race. She was the only one in the palace who could carry a weapon other than a guard.

Even the concubines who were slightly more favoured in the palace could not guarantee that they could meet the Emperor once a month. However, there were always five to six days every month that they would head to Yan Qing Palace.

She treated her palace maids very well. Other than the monthly allowance, she also prepared a reward for each of them. She had a good temper, so she never scolded or punished anyone.

With such a favor, such an opportunity, and the backing of such a powerful relative, did she really not have any thoughts?

Or did he conceal it too well?

No matter what, she was here today to get to the bottom of things. After all, there were only two possibilities for a person to be able to conceal their feelings so well.

The first was that she didn't want anything, so she didn't care too much about it. The second was that she was good at scheming, and could conceal her emotions perfectly each time.

If Yan Qing was really too pretentious, the Yan Clan would definitely be implicated. As for her, even if she lost her life, she would protect the Yan Clan completely.