Xiao Yuanyuan suddenly realized. "What do you mean? Does she have any shady intentions?"
Su Muer just chuckled and did not answer.
But for this princess who came to my door on her own initiative, people really had to be on guard.
Doudou and Ye Shihan came back this evening, so the palace was extremely lively today.
Today's dinner table was full of people. Ye Shihan and Su Mu'er were sitting at the front seats, while the rest of the people were sitting on both sides. However, they had another argument about where to sit.
The reason was that Xiaoqian wanted to sit next to Doudou, and Princess Yongping also wanted to sit next to Doudou. According to the rules, Doudou had to sit next to his father, and only one woman could sit on the other side, so the two women were in a stalemate.
Regarding this situation, Ye Shihan frowned. He wanted to reprimand him a few words, but since the other party was a junior, he couldn't stop them from such noisy behavior. He could only look at Su Mu'er with a frown, and then continued
Look at her slightly bulging belly.
"Madam, how is your pharmacy?"
Seeing that the three people were really bored by the stalemate, he simply changed the subject and talked about something else.
"It's ready and we plan to open it next month."
"Next month? Today is the end of the month."
"Yes, it will open on the first day of next month, which is tomorrow."
"So fast?"
Ye Shihan was a little surprised. He had been busy with matters in the military camp recently and had no time to take care of her. He didn't expect that her pharmacy was about to open. Thinking of this, he looked at her a little guiltily.
"I was negligent. I was supposed to help with this matter, but there have been too many recent events, so..."
"No problem."
Su Muer interrupted him directly, "I know you are busy. Dazhou is also handling the matter at the drug store. Liu Hai occasionally goes over to help. I am inconvenient and don't care much about it. How can I blame you?"
After listening to her soothing words, he directly took her hand and said softly:
"You are inconvenient now, so you really can't be too tired. If you didn't like it, I wouldn't let you open a pharmacy. I'm really afraid that you are too tired."
"It doesn't matter. I'm still young this month. If you don't let me do something, I'll get depressed. I don't understand military matters. It's a waste that the emperor gave me the title of general. It's better to let me do some business on my own.
It's nice, if you earn money, you can buy some property for us Doudou and the child in our belly. No matter how much you earn, you can also help the poor. Wouldn't it be a good thing?"
Ye Shihan couldn't refute her words. After all, no matter where he lived, there was nothing wrong with making more money.
The dinner party has not yet started and the seats have not been settled yet, butler Zhou came to deliver a message.
"The prince, the princess, the consort and the princess are here."
Su Muer hurriedly waved her hand, "Please invite them in quickly."
Then she muttered to Ye Shihan:
"Xiao Yuanyuan had to go home in the afternoon, so why did she come back so suddenly? If my guess is correct, she went to prepare a gift for Doudou."
"Oh? In that case, Doudou should pick it up."
After speaking, he looked at Doudou and shouted:
"General Su, go pick up the princess and the consort, they are here."
Doudou turned to look at his father, clasped his fists and said:
"As commanded."
As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away, leaving the two women still arguing.
Xiaoqian stared at her reluctantly,
"This seat is mine, why should I let you sit?"
"I am also the person the emperor wants to marry to Su Liyang. Why can you sit and I can't? We are equal."
"But Doudou doesn't like having you sit next to him. If you don't believe me, you can ask him when you come back."
"Why didn't I listen to him? Didn't he say it clearly when you asked him just now? Since he didn't say it clearly, it means he likes me."
"He likes me. We have been together since childhood. We are childhood sweethearts. Don't be too self-righteous."
"You are the one who thinks you are right. He already likes me."
"You think so."
"You think so."
Listening to the endless quarrel between the two women, Su Muer suddenly shouted loudly,
"enough."
The two women were so frightened by the sound that they shut their mouths and looked at Su Mu'er together.
She stared at the two of them with a displeased face,
"You are so shameless. The eldest princess and the consort have already entered the palace. If someone sees you like this, you won't be embarrassed, but I will be embarrassed by the people of my palace."
Hearing this, Xiaoqian pursed her lips and became silent, while Princess Yongping also pursed her lips angrily and turned away.
After a while, Doudou shouted excitedly:
"Dad, Mom, look what good things my Aunt Xiao brought me."
Looking for his reputation, I saw Doudou holding a silver cloak in his hand, with a look of joy on his face.
Wang Biao helped Xiao Yuanyuan come to them, and Su Muer quickly stood up to greet them.
"I said I wouldn't let you go back, but you insist on going back. It turns out that you are preparing gifts for Doudou. They are all members of your family. Why bother?"
"No trouble, it's as it should be. Doudou calls me Aunt Xiao for nothing. Besides, Biaozi also feels that I have been bothering you in the palace for so long, so I should prepare some gifts for Doudou to show my gratitude to you, sister."
Su Muer hurriedly stepped forward and took her hand, asked her to sit next to him, and said affectionately:
"They are all our sisters, why should we be so polite."
While the two were chatting, Butler Zhou came to report again.
"Report that the prince, princess, Lord Bai, and Lord Shi are all here with their wives."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan was a little excited. He hurriedly stood up to greet him, followed closely by Su Muer and others.
Bai Chen's wife Yingying held an exquisite brocade box in her hand, and Shi Ziqiang's wife Wang Juan held a long sword tied with a red tassel.
These people hurriedly asked Doudou to leave the gift, and they each presented their own gifts.
"Doudou, this is the folding fan that Aunt Bai prepared for you. This fan is no ordinary fan. The calligraphy and painting on it were written by Wang Dongzhi, a famous contemporary literary character. It is a hard-to-find fan."
Hearing this, Doudou hurriedly stretched out his hands, took the fan respectfully, looked around, and bowed to thank him.
"Thank you Aunt Bai and Uncle Bai. I like this fan very much and I will definitely keep it in my collection."
Wang Juan also raised the long arrow in her hand in front of him,
"Doudou, this is a long arrow that has been bladed. It is extremely sharp. Save it for you to use on the battlefield in the future."
Looking at the long arrow with jade inlaid on the hilt, Doudou liked it even more.
Ye Shihan patted Bai Chen and Shi Ziqiang's shoulders directly, grinning.
"We brothers haven't gotten together for a long time. Now that we're here today, how about it? Have a drink?"
Bai Chen narrowed his eyes and nodded, "Of course I have to drink some."
Shi Ziqiang also echoed,
"Yes, yes, I won't go home until I'm drunk."
Su Muer raised her eyebrows directly,
"Why should we return? We won't go back today. Let's stay here. We sisters haven't chatted together for a long time."
Hearing what she said, Bai Chen and Shi Ziqiang each glanced at their wives. Seeing that they had no objection, they immediately danced excitedly.
"Okay, then let's not get drunk or go home today."
The three people were talking and walking side by side to the table.
Su Mu'er also hurriedly asked the maid at home to greet the ladies to sit down.
This time Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping were wise enough not to argue about who should sit next to each other because they both wanted to leave a good impression in front of others, so they actually shied away from each other this time.
In the end, Xiaoqian sat down next to Doudou, and the others also took their seats.
The dinner went smoothly until all the women were full, and the men were still changing glasses.
Seeing that these men had no intention of finishing their drinks, Su Muer, Ye Shihan and others said hello and took the women to the back garden to enjoy the cool air.
The afternoon sun was extremely hot, especially for pregnant Xiao Yuanyuan. Even though there were two girls behind her fanning her, she still felt very hot.
After a while, Liu Ye and a few girls brought out a few bowls of canned ice, and Xiao Yuanyuan's face felt a little more relaxed.
Shadow looked at these ice cans and couldn't help but ask,
"Pregnant people can eat it, but we who are not pregnant can eat it?"
Su Mu'er suppressed a smile and nodded, "Of course, it's stored in the cellar of the palace. It's very cool. You all should eat some to relieve the heat."
Wang Juan and Shadow picked up the bowls in front of them and started eating without any politeness.
After a while, Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping came hand in hand to the pavilion where they were. After greeting them respectfully, Su Muer hurriedly asked them to sit down and eat canned food.
However, she was a little puzzled by the harmonious behavior of the two of them. How could the two people who had been having a fierce quarrel just now suddenly become friendly? This was really incredible.
Shadow looked at the two girls, pursed his lips and smiled:
"The princess is so lucky. She has two daughters-in-law, and they get along so well. Otherwise, Doudou would marry her in the future."
Wang Juan also echoed after hearing this, "Yes, the two little sisters are so harmonious now, and their relationship will not be bad in the future."
Xiao Yuanyuan, who knew the inside story best, couldn't help but smile, and she nodded accordingly,
"Yes, if these two girls can continue to be in harmony like this, not only the princess, but also Doudou will be very happy. It's just that if the child Doudou is as single-minded as his father, it will be difficult to handle a group of wives and concubines.
Already."
Her words made Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping's expressions darken. Su Muer was busy trying to smooth things over.
"This is a matter for the future. Now they can just treat each other as good friends. As for who Doudou will get married to in the future, it still depends on fate."
After saying this, she glanced at Xiaoqian, and perhaps only Xiaoqian could understand the deep meaning in her eyes.
Princess Yongping pursed her lips and spoke freely,
"Anyway, I like Su Liyang, and I will marry him no matter what. As for sister Xiaoqian, she can't wait, so that's another matter."
Xiaoqian was not happy when she heard this. She and Doudou had already agreed that they would marry her when Doudou grows up. Now this Princess Yongping actually has such suspicion? It is really unreasonable.
But she didn't argue too much. She had argued enough about this matter, and Doudou had given her countless reassurances in private, so she felt a lot more at ease.
At nightfall, Ye Shihan returned to the room drunk. Su Muer was leaning on the bed and reading a book. When she saw him coming back, she was about to get up when he waved her hand.
While he was talking, he sat directly next to her and reached out to touch her belly with a look of joy on his face.
"My son, I have a son again. I didn't have the chance to see Doudou when he was a child. I will definitely hold this son in my hands like a baby."
Seeing his drunken appearance, Su Muer called directly:
"Liu Ye, get the prince a basin of water to wash his face."
"No...I won't wash it, I just want to have a conversation with you."
While he was talking, he undressed and got into bed, lying directly next to her, and put his arm under her head domineeringly.
"Mu'er, our Doudou is twelve years old. Time flies so fast. Thinking about what I have experienced in the past twelve years, I feel sorry for you in my heart. I am really sorry for you."
She frowned and looked at him, trying to stay away from his mouth because the smell of alcohol in his mouth was too strong.
"you dislike me?"
He actually started to act rude, "Do you dislike me, madam?"
She couldn't help but raise her hand to cover his mouth, then looked at him and said:
"I don't dislike you, but your son dislikes the smell of alcohol. Don't gasp at me, or I will vomit."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan directly covered his mouth, "I'm sorry, I didn't think carefully enough and I made you feel wronged. I'm sorry."
He...where is he?
It seemed that he really drank too much and started talking nonsense.
"Go to sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do."
"No, I want to chat with you."
"I want you to sleep."
"I want you to chat with me."
"Am I angry if you don't go to bed again?"
Seeing her acting like she was getting angry, he quickly shut his mouth, then looked at her flatteringly,
"Then...you...kiss...kiss me, and I will...sleep."
Seeing that he was such a rogue, Su Muer reluctantly stretched her mouth towards him, kissed his mouth that smelled of alcohol, and then said sharply:
"Are you satisfied with this?"
"I'll kiss you again."
His coquettish look was completely different from the cold-faced prince during the day. Su Muer could only close her eyes helplessly and wait for him to kiss her.
When his lips covered her red lips, he couldn't help but kissed her so hard that she wanted to run away.
In fact, she also understood him. Ever since he knew she was pregnant, he could only kiss and hug her. This was why he had been living in the military camp. He could not lie down next to her and sleep peacefully.
But for the sake of his children and his wife, he didn't want to take risks.
After struggling for a while, he finally fell asleep. Looking at his handsome and red face, Su Muer raised her hand and stroked it gently.
Twelve years ago, in order to give birth to Doudou, she was fat and experienced pain that ordinary people could not experience. After giving birth to Doudou, in order to lose weight, she often went through the stage of self-control.
Keep fasting, keep exercising, keep working.
Over the years, he and she have experienced separation and reconciliation, and now that they are back together, they have gone through ups and downs.
She gently touched his face, and the red face was slightly warm. He was sleeping soundly, snoring softly, and she looked at him and smiled.
This man has been by her side silently for so many years, without any desire or request. Even when she ignored him, he was still as good to her as before.
Now that she is pregnant with his child again, she believes that their future life will be full of sweetness.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the day of delivery.
Xiao Yuanyuan was taken back by Wang Biao to give birth a month ago.
Mrs. Zeng and Aji also came back half a month ago to take care of Su Muer who was about to give birth.
But Su Muer was in pain in the house, and the baby still couldn't be born.
This is how to do?
Several nuns from the palace came, including the nuns who had delivered babies to the ladies before. But everyone was so anxious that they were sweating profusely, and the baby would not come out.
A midwife suddenly shouted:
"Oh my god, this kid is born."
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned. A nanny quickly went out to inform Ye Shihan,
"Your Majesty, the princess is in danger."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan took a few steps back in despair, and suddenly shouted hysterically,
"If anything happens to the princess today, you will all die."
Looking into his red eyes, the grandmother who came to report the news hurriedly ran into the house.
The maids in the mansion went in carrying basins of clear water, and then came out carrying basins of red water, repeating themselves so that the people waiting outside were overwhelmed with anxiety.
Xiaoqian blushed and stamped her feet on the spot. She wanted to go in and have a look, but although she knew medical skills, she had never delivered a baby before, so she didn't dare to take the risk.
At this time, the midwife came out again to announce,
"The king...the prince, the princess, she...she..."
"What's up with her?"
Ye Shihan's voice suddenly rose, and his eyes were like arrows staring at the grandmother who came to report the news.
"The princess asked...to let the slaves stretch out their hands to reincarnate, but...but the slaves didn't dare."
"A bunch of trash."
Ye Shihan knew that Su Muer knew medical skills, so there must be a reason why she asked them to do this.
When everyone was anxious, Xiaoqian gritted her teeth and volunteered to take two steps forward.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to try."
Ye Shihan turned back to look at Xiaoqian, and Doudou also said quickly:
"Yes, yes, yes, Xiaoqian has studied medicine, and she is better than these slaves who know nothing. Xiaoqian, go quickly."
Ye Shihan suddenly stopped her,
"Xiaoqian..."
Xiaoqian was startled by the call. She thought that the prince did not want her to go, so she took two steps back timidly.
Ye Shihan looked at her and let out a long sigh of relief,
"Xiaoqian, the princess depends on you, please keep her safe."
How cruel was he to say this? No matter what, he couldn't let Mu'er lose her life for him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to survive.
Because he knew that Su Muer would ask the midwife to take care of the child. She would rather give up her own life to keep the child, but he couldn't do it. He couldn't lose the only child he had in this life for a child he had never met.
's beloved.
Xiaoqian was very moved when she heard this sentence. In this ancient feudal society, when a woman faced childbirth problems, a man would choose to keep her child alive, because the child is his blood, and the woman is just a reproductive tool for him.
But Ye Shihan in front of him actually offered to protect his life. It seemed that Su Muer was worth it.
Thinking of this, Xiaoqian nodded heavily, turned around and entered the house.