Three months have passed in the blink of an eye. It is already early autumn. The weather has become warmer as winter has gone, but there is still a little cool breeze.
Ji Ruoyu has been worried recently because her sixteenth birthday will be in a few months, and her parents are already choosing sons from good families for her.
She doesn't want to get married. She used to hope for love and marriage. But since she saw what happened to her sister, she is very scared.
She is afraid that her in-laws will be the same, and she is even more afraid that her husband will not be on her side.
But fortunately, a few days ago, her sister sent good news, saying that she is already one month pregnant. She will soon become an aunt, and as for her brother... she hasn't seen her brother for a long time.
Qiuyu went into the house and said to Ji Ruoyu: "Miss... Madam, please go to the hall."
Ji Ruoyu lost her spirit when she heard this. This time she was going to show her the portraits of the young masters of various families.
Although she was annoyed, Ji Ruoyu still got up and went to the hall. When she arrived in the hall, she saw many portraits on the coffee table.
As soon as Gao Xinman saw Ji Ruoyu coming, she hurriedly invited her in. "Ayu, look at these young men, do you like any of them?"
Ji Ruoyu walked to Gao Xinman weakly and glanced at the portraits. There was no one she liked.
She acted coquettishly to Gao Xinman and said, "Mom, I don't want to get married yet~"
Gao Xinman knew her routine a long time ago, and stopped Ji Ruoyu's action and said, "Stop, it's useless to act coquettishly today."
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Ji Ruoyu brought up Ji Yuanbo: "Mom, think about it, my daughter is only going to be sixteen this year, but my brother is already twenty. Don't you want my brother to get married earlier and give you a big fat grandson as soon as possible?"
Seeing that Gao Xinman's attitude was a little shaken, Ji Ruoyu decided to add fuel to the fire and said, "And mom, I found that sister Mengqiu seems to be interested in my brother."
Gao Xinman was stunned and asked, "But is it true?" Ji Ruoyu nodded.
Gao Xinman no longer cared about her daughter's marriage. She muttered, "Mengqiu is a good child. It would be great if she could marry into our family."
Ji Ruoyu was very happy when she saw that her goal was achieved. Not only did she help Mengqiu, she also helped her brother find a marriage, and she also helped herself to block the marriage. Killing three birds with one stone.
"I have to write a letter to ask your brother to come back, but before that I have to ask the opinions of the Minister's Mansion and Mengqiu himself." Gao Xinman said, looking at Ji Ruoyu, "When you are free, ask Mengqiu to come home so that mother can confirm the facts."
Ji Ruoyu said with an arrogant expression: "I know."
In the palace, Chenghuan Palace.
A beautiful woman was leaning on a chair and touching her belly. She had a slender figure, but her belly was a little bulging.
"My queen, it's time to eat bird's nest." Caixian came to Chu Zijing with a bowl of bird's nest. Chu Zijing took the bowl and took a small bite.
"Where is your majesty?" Chu Zijing asked softly.
Caixian said, "His Majesty is in the Yangxin Palace. It is said that the Third Prince is meeting the Emperor."
Chu Zijing snorted coldly. She now has a strong possessiveness for Teng Chengping. Since she became pregnant, she could not bear to see any of Teng Chengping's concubines or children.
Caixian saw that Chu Zijing looked unhappy, and hurriedly said to comfort her, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Majesty will be here soon. Your Majesty will not be Rou Zhaoyi in a few months."
Chu Zijing looked at Caixian's silly expression and said helplessly, "It's just a concubine." Caixian continued, "But Your Majesty has only been in the palace for no more than five months, and she has gone from a beauty to a concubine."
Chu Zijing thought to herself, that's right. I'm afraid no one can be like her. Caixian saw that Chu Zijing looked better and continued, "And, Madam, you have a little prince in your belly, you have to take good care of the child. This child is the first son after His Majesty ascended the throne."
Chu Zijing touched her belly. The child was only more than three months old, so it was the most careful time.
But the words she said were still sour: "What's the use of a young son? The other person's grandson will be born in a few months."
Before Caixian had time to speak, she was interrupted by a voice from the door: "Whose grandson? How come I don't know?" Chu Zijing knew it was Teng Chengping without looking, so she simply turned around and didn't look at him.
Teng Chengping saw that Chu Zijing was very concerned about all this, he waved his hand to let Caixian go, and he came to Chu Zijing's side, just wanting to touch her belly was slapped away.
"Go away, didn't you go to see your son? Then see enough." Teng Chengping looked at Chu Zijing's temper lovingly, and found her more and more cute.
"Isn't my son here?" He pointed at Chu Zijing's bulging belly.
Chu Zijing rolled her eyes at him, then said sarcastically: "Why? Which is more important, a son or a grandson?" Teng Chengping said in a half-joking tone: "The child in your belly is my grandson."
Chu Zijing was successfully amused by him. She pulled his hand to her belly and asked him to touch the child carefully.
"The child is only more than three months old, and you know it's a son?" Teng Chengping smiled and touched her belly carefully, as if he was carefully feeling the child's movements.
After a long while, he said: "He told me that he is a boy."
"So powerful? Sure enough, the emperor is different." Chu Zijing's tone was really a bit sarcastic, which any emperor would not be able to stand, but Teng Chengping was different.
"The throne will also be occupied by a child in the future." After saying this, Teng Chengping put his head close to Chu Zijing's belly. He whispered to Chu Zijing's belly: "Baby? Daddy is talking to you?"
Chu Zijing smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "How can he understand?" Teng Chengping smiled and said: "It's okay, I understand what my child says."
Seeing this, Chu Zijing didn't say much, just watched the father and son talking about the so-called "words" here and there.
She felt warm in her heart. Now Teng Chengping's heart and eyes were full of her, which made her feel very comfortable.