The Emperor couldn’t stand the clinginess of King Rui to the princess, so he finally found a job and assigned him to go out of the capital on official business.
After the person left, Su Yi suddenly felt refreshed and the sky seemed half brighter.
However, after only two or three days, she began to miss the goodness of the dog again.
After all, the days when someone peeled grapes when eating, someone held her when she went to the fields, and someone rubbed her waist at night were too easy to make people degenerate.
As the weather gradually got warmer, she asked someone to move the couch to the waterside pavilion, which was surrounded by bamboo curtains.
The wind from the lake and mountains blew over, passed through the bamboo curtains, and gently caressed her face.
Su Yi was drowsy, but without someone to cushion her, even her nap seemed a bit boring.
She simply turned sideways, propped up her head, and watched Qing Lian, who was sitting next to her, sewing small clothes.
Qing Lian’s belly was five months old, and her belly was round and bulging.
Since knowing that she was pregnant, Su Yi did not let her serve her. It was not until two months ago that Qing Lian was over her morning sickness and could not sit still, so she was allowed to come and talk to Su Yi from time to time.
She has always been clever and skillful. In her hands, a piece of cloth that is not much bigger than a palm becomes a piece of exquisite small clothes and shoes in a short time.
It was prepared for the child in Su Yi’s belly.
Princess Rui was pregnant, so naturally, there was no shortage of rewards from the palace, and a lot of things for the child were also given. In addition, Su Yi’s sister-in-law Mrs. Liu came to visit her earlier and said that she was already sewing clothes for the baby.
Qing Lian certainly knew that the future little master would not lack a few clothes, but this was her intention, and even Su Yi could not refuse it.
Earlier, Su Yi asked her to prepare for her child, but Qing Lian looked embarrassed and said that her mother-in-law had come to the palace from the farm to see her a while ago and brought a large bag of things for the child.
The old lady sewed several quilts by herself. She started making them secretly ever since Qing Lian got married and never let anyone know until now that she was pregnant, so she finally dared to take them out.
After hearing this, Su Yi became more relieved about Qing Lian’s in-laws. That family really loved her.
Seeing her turn over, Qing Lian stopped her work and leaned over to ask with concern: “Is the Princess too hot to sleep?”
Su Yi shook her head, “It’s not hot. It’s just a little boring.”
Although the troupe still lives in the palace, no matter how exciting the play is, she can’t help but get bored after listening to it every day. In the past two days, the troupe owner has been rehearsing a new play intensively to meet the princess’s requirements.
After hearing this, Qing Lian smiled and said, “I dare to guess, is the Princess missing the King?”
Su Yi hummed lazily twice, neither saying yes nor no.
Qing Lian then said, “I heard that the King is not far from the capital this time. Maybe he will be back in a day or two. If the Princess is worried, why not write a letter and ask someone to send it.”
Su Yi said, “Why write a letter? He will be annoying when he comes back.”
Qing Lian covered her mouth and laughed secretly, not trying to expose the fact that the Princess was missing the annoying King.
As the two chatted, Qing Xing trotted over from the corridor on the lake and said excitedly, “The King sent someone to give the Princess a message that he will be able to return to the capital today!”
Qing Lian smiled and said to Su Yi, “It seems that it is not the Princess who misses the King, but the King who misses the Princess.”
Su Yi let her laugh, sat up from the couch, and asked the person who brought the message to come in.
The one who made this trip was the Old Seventh.
Su Yi asked some questions and then estimated King Rui’s speed. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to arrive in the capital in the afternoon.
She asked the Old Seventh to go back and rest. She changed her lazy look and suddenly felt like going out: “Let’s go and listen to a story.”
Now that she was a princess and pregnant, she couldn’t go out as casually as before. Everyone in the palace was busy making arrangements about who would accompany her and who would protect her secretly.
But when they really went out, the group was not eye-catching. They looked like the women of ordinary wealthy families.
Su Yi wore a veil and didn’t take it off until she entered the private room of the teahouse.
The private room they booked faced the street, so they could listen to the old gentleman telling stories downstairs while enjoying the bustling scene of the capital city.
Su Yi was listening attentively when she suddenly heard Qing Xing’s small exclamation. She tilted her head and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Isn’t that…”
Qing Xing pointed to the street downstairs. The word ‘second’ had already come out of her mouth. After thinking for a while, she changed her words and said, “She looks like the Second Young Lady of the Shen Mansion.”
Su Yi remembered that it was the heroine, who was trapped in the Shen family. When she left the Shen family, the young lady looked envious.
She said, “Go down and take a look. If there is no one else, ask her to come up and sit for a while.”
Qing Xing went down and returned with two people soon. They were Shen Shuyao and her little maid who looked nervous.
In the past, when Su Yi was in the Shen Mansion, Shen Shuyao was a little restrained in front of her. Now that she has become a princess, she doesn’t know where to put her hands and feet.
Su Yi interrupted her gesture of greeting and said, “No need to be polite. Sit down.”
Shen Shuyao was halfway through the greeting, but she still did it in full before sitting down.
“I haven’t seen you for a while. How are you doing recently?” Su Yi asked.
Shen Shuyao said, “Thank you, Princess, for your concern. Shuyao is doing well.”
Su Yi saw that she seemed thinner than before, and she didn’t seem to be doing well. However, since the girl didn’t say anything, she didn’t ask any questions to avoid embarrassment. She just talked about other topics.
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