The Favoured Medical Princess: 707 Continued Marriage (First Update)
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Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue and his entourage left Wuli City and headed north.
Just because of concern for Nangong Yue's health and because the weather was very hot, the return trip was slower than when we came.
This journey was like traveling around the mountains and rivers. It took them twenty days to return to Luoyue City on the eighth day of August. At that time, the sun had already begun to set.
Xiao Yi had already sent people back to the palace in advance to prepare, so when Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue’s carriages arrived outside Zhennan’s palace, the palace had already opened its main entrance, and all the servants respectfully welcomed the return of the prince and princess. .
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue first went to pay their respects to Mr. Fang, and then went to King Zhennan.
The King of Zhennan is in a very good mood. At his age, although the eldest son is not very obedient, fortunately the eldest daughter-in-law is filial, and now she is about to have her eldest grandson. Everything is going well!
His rare expression on Xiao Yi's face became much better. He asked the two of them to sit down and talk, and then gave him a few righteous admonitions:
"Ayi, you are going to be a father soon. You must not act recklessly in the future. You must think twice before you act, so as to set an example for your children, so that they will not learn from you!"
Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows. Originally, he just turned a deaf ear to what King Zhennan said.
"Father," Xiao Yi said angrily, "my daughter is naturally the smartest and well-behaved. Besides, if there is anything wrong with me, my daughter will not suffer any disadvantage if she is like me!"
For a moment, even the corners of Nangong Yue's eyes twitched, and for the first time, she felt the urge to stand on King Zhennan's side. My daughter can have a face like Xiao Yi, but her temperament and behavior must not be like Xiao Yi!
The expression of King Zhennan is even weirder. He doesn't know whether to scold this rebellious son for not knowing himself or to scold him for talking about his daughter, who is obviously his good grandson!
Talking to this traitor was never a pleasant experience.
King Zhennan felt physically and mentally tired, so he dismissed Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue in a few words, asking them to go back to Bixiaotang to rest.
When she arrived at Bixiaotang, of course she didn’t need to worry about anything. Baihui and Queer took care of her luggage, and Huamei and Yinger took care of her for bathing and washing. Waiting on them, reaching out for clothes, opening mouth when food comes.
By the time she played with the cat, ate something, bathed and changed clothes, and sat in front of the dressing table with a renewed look, it was already more than half an hour later.
Huamei gently helped Nangong Yue dry her wet hair. From time to time, her eyes glanced at Nangong Yue's belly that had not yet shown her pregnancy. The corner of her mouth couldn't help but smile when she thought that there was already a future grandchild in it. Standing high.
Nangong Yue looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly asked: "Huamei, have you seen Brother Heng?"
On the way back to Luoyue City, Xiao Yi told Nangong Yue everything about the royal capital, including that the Nangong family had sent Nangong Heng from the royal capital to Luoyue City. Nangong Yue knew that her uncle Nangong Qin had now escaped from the fraud case, and the whole family was safe and sound, so those anxious feelings disappeared as Xiao Yi told her story, and she did not worry about it.
The movement of Huamei's hand paused for a moment, and she replied respectfully: "Prince Concubine, my second uncle and grandma just handed over a message saying that she will come to visit tomorrow." Originally, the Crown Prince gave the order, saying that the Crown Princess had worked hard from traveling and traveling, No matter what the big or small matter was, we would discuss it tomorrow, so Huamei did not take the initiative to mention it.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but feel excited when she thought about seeing Fu Yunyan and Nangong Heng tomorrow.
I haven’t seen Brother Heng for several years. Brother Heng must have grown up. Does he look like his eldest brother Nangong Sheng, or does he look like his sister-in-law Liu Qingqing?
Thinking about it, a bright smile emerged from the corner of her mouth, and she felt that the fatigue all over her body was swept away. By the way, Brother Heng is coming tomorrow, and as an aunt, she has to show something...
Nangong Yue thought about how many good inkstones he should have in his warehouse and said, "Huamei, you..."
Before he finished speaking, a careless sound of lifting the curtain was heard. Both the master and the servant in the inner room looked over and guessed who it was.
Sure enough——
Xiao Yi, who had just taken a shower, strode in with a damp face. He glared at Huamei angrily and said, "You have nothing to do here."
Why have these flowers and birds of Ayue become so expressionless after I haven’t seen them for several months?
Huamei looked at Nangong Yue's still damp hair hesitantly. Nangong Yue gave her a gesture, and Huamei bowed and retreated.
Xiao Yi took the handkerchief left by Huamei, continued to wring Nangong Yue's hair, and talked to her with a smile.
Although the walk was slow along the way, it was still a long journey, and she was still somewhat tired. In addition, Nangong Yue was already lethargic. After a while, she yawned lazily, feeling heavy. The heavy sleepiness surged up in an instant, drowning her like a wave...
Seeing this, Xiao Yi put down the veil, picked her up neatly, and gently placed her on the couch covered with bamboo mats.
"Ayue, go to sleep." He put his palms on her eyes and coaxed gently.
After Nangong Yue lay down, her eyelids felt heavier, and she fell asleep almost as fast as she breathed.
The inner room was quiet, with only the sound of Nangong Yue's long breathing surrounding it, peaceful and relaxing.
Nangong Yue fell into a deep sleep once she fell asleep. She didn't even know when it would get dark. The night flew by, and when she opened her eyes again, it was already dawn.
She seemed to feel something, and intuitively looked towards the window, and saw Xiao Yizheng sitting there bored, staring at the cat Xiaobai who was lying on the window sill.
As soon as he saw Nangong Yue waking up, Xiao Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, as if to say, A Yue, you are finally awake! He's bored to death!
Mao Xiaobai gave Nangong Yue a "meow" as if to say hello, then lay down and continued to bask in the sun.
Xiao Yi diligently helped Nangong Yue get up and change her clothes, and then had breakfast with her. After that, he reluctantly left, turning around in three steps.
He has been away from Luoyue City for more than three months, and he may be busy with things in the military camp for a few days.
As soon as Xiao Yi left, Zhou Roujia and the three concubines of King Zhennan came over to pay their respects to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue generously gave the gifts he had prepared to them one by one. Each of them was given a jade ornament and a sachet. The sachet contained the spices that Nangong Yue brought back from Nanliang. The scent is therefore extremely rare.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Xiao Rongyu thanked her in a decent manner, then put the tip of her small nose to the goldfish sachet and smelled it. She narrowed her eyes happily and said, "It smells so good."
Xiao Rongyu is still young, at the age when she is growing taller. After not seeing each other for a few months, she has grown a lot in stature, but she is still chubby and pink, making Nangong Yue’s hands really itchy. , I really want to touch her soft little cheeks.
The girl doll is pink and soft, just like a soft and sweet marshmallow. When she grows up, she will definitely be my mother’s caring little cotton-padded jacket.
Ayi is right, it is good to have a daughter.
Nangong Yue thought with a smile, pulled Xiao Rongyu to her side, touched the melon seeds on her combed head, and said with a smile: "Sister Yu, do you like it?"
"I like it!" Xiao Rongyu nodded vigorously and said in a sweet voice.
"Then sister-in-law will give you a few more." Nangong Yue made a gesture casually, and Huamei took out several more sachets. These sachets were made into the shapes of various animals, such as cats and little tigers. , rabbit and so on.
The little girl's favorite thing was this kind of cute thing. Xiao Rongyu's eyes were shining, and she finally chose a little orange cat's sachet and thanked Nangong Yue again.
The eyes of Xiao Rongxuan on the side flashed slightly. She was really embarrassed to compete with the young girl who had just enlightened, but she was wary of this young girl in her heart. She knew how to please people at such a young age, wasn't she just like this? That mother of hers! Don’t underestimate it at all!
Nangong Yue took Xiao Rongyu's hand and said a few words, then exchanged a few words with Zhou Roujia, Xiao Ronxuan, and Xiao Rongying, and then sent them all back.
Dongci suddenly became quiet again, looking a little empty.
After Nangong Yue drank some hot tea, she casually asked: "Thrush, Ying'er, has anything happened in the palace in the past few months?"
Huamei and Ying'er looked at each other, and the two maids thought of the same thing first. This was probably the biggest thing in the palace in the past few months.
Quie'er blinked his big eyes curiously at the side, with a look of anticipation on his face.
"The Crown Princess," Huamei finally reported, "...Xiao Fang died of illness two months ago, and the eldest girl went to Mingqing Temple to pray for her deceased mother."
Xiao Fang has been abandoned by the King of Zhennan, and is no longer Xiao Yi’s stepmother, so Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue do not need to keep filial piety for Xiao Fang, but Xiao Fei and Xiao Luan are different. Being connected by their blood, she is their biological mother after all.
Thinking of Xiao Fei, Nangong Yue was silent for a while, her lips pursed into a straight line, and her heart was heavy.
She had not seen Xiao Fei since she returned to the palace, so she guessed that Xiao Fei was not in the palace. Sure enough...
In life, there are many things that you cannot choose. Parents, origin, family... Xiao Fang brought the blame on himself, but Xiao Fei innocently wanted to atone for what her biological mother did.
Seeing Nangong Yue's expression of concern, Ying'er quickly changed the subject and deliberately reported in a cheerful tone: "Concubine, the prince and the third girl of the An family have already exchanged wedding invitations and agreed on a wedding date in September."
September, that is next month. Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a half-smile, "Father, your movements are really fast."
Hearing this, Ying'er and Huamei exchanged playful glances and smiled at each other.
Isn’t that true? For most people, it takes less than half a year from engagement to marriage, let alone the majestic Zhennan Prince’s Mansion. King Zhennan is so impatient, and it seems that he is very satisfied with the young future step princess.
What a pity... Nangong Yue's dark eyes flashed with light, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.
Ying'er continued to report: "After the prince set the wedding date, he immediately moved out the second and third bedrooms."
The palace divided the families according to the rules long after the death of the old prince and the old princess, and the properties of the second and third houses were also distributed to them early. However, the second house was a widow and did not produce in the third house, so it was not They were willing to leave the palace, but King Zhennan didn't care about it and just let them stay. It wasn't until Xiao Ni's incident happened that he made up his mind to let the two families leave the palace and live on their own.
"Prince Princess, that day was really lively." Huamei said with a smile, "At that time, the second lady and the third young master of the second room didn't say anything and just ordered their servants to pack their luggage. But the third lady of the third room directly I ran to the prince's study room and cried and made a fuss, saying that the new princess was a fox, a troublemaker, and wanted to interfere in the affairs of the prince's palace before she even got married... The prince's face turned dark because of the fuss. Later, it was the third master who tried to persuade her. I persuaded the third lady to leave..."
Huamei was frothing at the mouth, her eyebrows were dancing with joy, and she seemed to still have some unfinished meaning. Nangong Yue looked a little funny, while Queer's eyes were shining, as if she was regretting that she had missed a big show.
While speaking, Baihui entered the East Room, knelt down and said: "The Crown Princess, the concubine Wei is here."
When a visitor came to the door, Huamei and the other three immediately straightened up their expressions and pretended to lower their eyebrows in a submissive manner.
After a while, Wei, who was wearing a smoky-colored embroidery trimmed with folded peony flowers, came in under the guidance of Bai Hui.
After not seeing each other for a few months, Mrs. Wei seemed as gentle and quiet as ever. It seemed that King Zhennan's re-marriage had no impact on her at all.
After Mrs. Wei came over to greet Nangong Yue, she sat down on a mahogany armchair nearby and explained her purpose straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I came here to pay my respects." She said with a smile. He said, "The imperial concubine must be tired from traveling and traveling on the road, so she needs to take a good rest for a few days. I shouldn't come here to bother you, but I have such a temperament that if something is not done well, I won't be able to let it go. I couldn't sleep, so I took the liberty to come here."
To put it bluntly, one of the purposes of Wei's trip was to express his position and show that he had no delusions about taking charge of the palace.
"Concubine Wei is so polite." Nangong Yue said with a smile. Baihui took the pair of cards, checked them, and gave them to Nangong Yue.
Mrs. Wei picked up the tea cup on the side and took a sip. She praised the tea and then said with a smile: "Prince Concubine, the prince is going to marry a new princess in September. Concubine Prince, please take care of yourself now. Don’t be tired..."
Her eyes lingered meaningfully on Nangong Yue's abdomen for a moment.
For a woman, nothing is more important than children!
Ms. Wei continued with a smile: "If the imperial concubine is in need, she can call me at any time. No matter how hard I am, I can still help."
She looked at Nangong Yue with a smile, her eyes were clear and gentle, but Nangong Yue felt a hint of probing in them.
What can Wei Shi test? Naturally, it was the marriage of King Zhennan.
Ms. Wei looked directly at Nangong Yue without hesitation, not minding her thoughts being seen through.
The second purpose of her trip was to test the prince's attitude towards the marriage. Since she planned to follow the lead of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, she had to find out what they meant.
Nangong Yue slowly put down the teacup in her hand, understanding in her heart.
"Concubine Wei, don't worry, I will take care of myself and won't be tired." Nangong Yue said with a calm smile.
What the Crown Princess meant was... Mrs. Wei was startled. She was a smart person and immediately realized that there seemed to be a deep meaning in Nangong Yue's words, but she couldn't understand it.
Since Nangong Yue didn't intend to say more, Wei didn't want to ask more questions and responded politely: "What the Crown Princess said is that there are old practices to follow in all wedding matters, so there is no need for the Crown Princess to do everything herself."
At this time, a little maid came in and served snacks to both masters, including carved plums and wild jujube cakes, all sweet and sour snacks.
Ms. Wei has always been lively and quick-thinking, and she said to her liking: "Prince Concubine, I have some free time these days, so I embroidered a few bellybands, but I have really slacked off in my skills over the years. This embroidered thing is truly unsightly. Fortunately, there is still time for me to practice my skills first..."
As soon as Wei mentioned this topic, Nangong Yue's interest was indeed aroused, and the smile on her lips deepened.
Ms. Wei knew what was going on. Yes, this is the Crown Princess's first child, so she must not feel at ease. In addition, the Crown Princess's natal family are not here, and there is no mother-in-law. I am afraid there is no one to teach the Crown Princess the trivial matters about the child.
Thinking about it, Mrs. Wei deliberately talked to Nangong Yue about the things that happened when she was pregnant with Xiao Rongyu, such as morning sickness, the first fetal movement, and the children's clothes...
"...baby's skin is delicate, and the clothes close to the body must be soft and comfortable. Even the softest cotton must be rubbed before use, and it must be worn backwards..." Wei said gushingly, "Therefore , many families, whether rich or poor, often repurpose old clothes to wear for their babies."