"Yeah." Si Haoze's face showed a bit of tenderness.
The walk down the mountain seemed to take a long time, and it was the first time that Si Ningchi got to know Mrs. Bai, her mother, from Si Haoze's mouth.
Si Ningchi originally thought that it was time to return to the palace after going down the mountain, but Zhao Zongheng was not in a hurry to return to the palace. Instead, he took her to play on the street, looking at jewelry and clothing materials, and tasting street food like an ordinary couple.
Zhao Zongheng said that when he was young, he followed his mother like an ordinary mother and son.
But the queen mother said that she wanted him to see the people he would protect in the future and see what his family, country and world were like outside the palace.
"Ah Chi, I want to go on a tour." Zhao Zongheng always felt that it was too difficult to make any progress by sitting on a well and looking at the sky, sitting alone on a high platform, so his desire to go on a tour grew day by day.
"Where does your Majesty want to go?" Si Ningchi didn't think there was anything wrong with going on tour, and only asked him with a smile after a moment of surprise.
"Don't you think my move is too childish?" Zhao Zongheng raised his eyebrows unexpectedly. You should know that he only slightly revealed his intention to go on tour in front of the ministers. Those ministers all cried out to dissuade them, as if the emperor was not here.
It seems to be destroyed.
"I don't think so." Si Ningchi glanced at Zhao Zongheng and said with a smile, "If you don't understand the sentiments of the people, how can you know what the people are lacking?"
“The world is so vast, it must be seen to be believed.”
"The emperor is dedicated to serving the country and the people. If he doesn't even see with his own eyes whether the methods he is doing are effective or whether there are any changes that need to be made, how can he build a strong country?"
"Being behind closed doors is just standing still. The emperor must have thought deeply about the idea of going on tour. I only admire the emperor for being so decisive and don't think this is a joke."
"It is a blessing for the people that the emperor has such ambitions and broadens his horizons."
"It is also a blessing for me as a concubine."
After Si Ningchi finished speaking, the light in Zhao Zongheng's eyes seemed to surge out.
The noise around him seemed to have disappeared at this moment, and he could only see Si Ningchi, who was wearing a simple long skirt and a woman's bun, sitting at the table with a firm smile on her lips.
Look at yourself tenderly.
Zhao Zongheng had never known what it means to be close to each other.
Perhaps his love for Si Ningchi stemmed from curiosity and his attraction to her appearance, but now Zhao Zongheng knew.
Everyone thinks that Zhao Zongheng's attachment to Si Ningchi is out of love.
Who knew, he had already surrendered.
"Achi." Zhao Zongheng's heart was ups and downs, he reached out and took Si Ningchi's hand and rushed towards her.
Si Ningchi: "!!!"
Well said!
what are you doing!
Si Ningchi was shocked. The guests who were drinking tea in the teahouse all looked over. When they saw the couple, they burst into laughter and joked about how good their relationship was.
Zhao Zongheng hugged Si Ningchi and rubbed him back and forth. Wang Chengxiang next to him stretched out his hand and then retracted it. Finally, he lowered his head silently and pretended not to notice.
This is also outside the palace. The emperor must have a reason for doing this!
Si Ningchi blushed and glared at Zhao Zongheng. Zhao Zongheng looked at her with a smile, not caring about his red ears.
"Where is the emperor taking his concubine?" Si Ningchi asked a little strangely when he saw that Zhao Zongheng had no plans to return to the palace today and was taking him to another place.
"Go to the hot springs."
"..."
This dog emperor definitely has no good intentions!
This is indeed the case. Si Ningchi doesn't feel that he is out to relax at all. Instead, he seems to be accompanying Zhao Zongheng on vacation. Zhao Zongheng is always busy in the palace for a long time. Now that he has nothing to do outside, he even coaxes and deceives him.
He pestered her again and again.
Really...
worn out!
After returning to the palace, Zhao Zongheng became particularly busy, probably because Zhao Zongheng really wanted to go on tour, but the emperor always had to arrange many things before going on tour, so he did not dare to slack off.
During Zhao Zongheng's busy days, Princess Chaoyang came to the palace to congratulate her after her fetal image was stable, and also paid homage to the queen, Si Ningchi.
"I see that you seem to have gained a lot of weight. It seems that Qin Huai treats you very well." Si Ningchi looked at Princess Chaoyang, who was rosy and plump in front of her eyes and raised her lips in a smile.
"Ah? Am I fat?" Princess Chaoyang lowered her head in surprise, and muttered with some annoyance and anger: "The prince-in-law said that I am too thin all day long, and now I am even more relaxed when I am pregnant, so I just said how do I feel about clothes?
It’s tight.”
"The prince-in-law also said that I felt wrong and just asked someone to make me new clothes..."
Chaoyang muttered about these trivial matters, his tone clearly sounded like he was blaming, but his face was obviously very happy.
Princess Chaoyang was very hesitant about being pregnant before and didn't dare to tell Si Ningchi.
After all, the Queen's first heir failed to survive, and she didn't want Si Ningchi to be sad again.
When he came to the palace today, he specifically asked Qin Huai to inquire about it. He knew that the emperor's brother and the empress had a harmonious relationship recently, and even went out of the palace to play. It seemed that they had completely overcome the haze of losing their son.
"When I entered the palace, I specially prepared a pastry for my wife to try." Princess Chaoyang said and waved to the maid to bring up the food box. It is novel that this pastry has both sweet and salty flavors. I heard that it is made outside.
The chef specially studied it.
"I was very happy after I got it. These pastries are rare to my liking." Princess Chaoyang said with a smile.
"Really?" Si Ningchi nodded slightly. She had been in low spirits recently and her appetite was average. She was wondering if she had slept too much, so today when Princess Chaoyang entered the palace, Si Ningchi wandered with her to sit in the imperial garden.
"Let me try it." With some curiosity, Si Ningchi reached out and picked up a piece and took a bite.
The sweet taste made Siningchi frown slightly, because he didn't want to flatter Chaoyang and say it was delicious.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt nauseated and immediately leaned over and retched.
Suyun was startled when she saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward and called: "My Lady! Eat slowly, and bring tea quickly..."
Princess Chaoyang was also shocked and said in a somewhat dumbfounded way: "What's wrong with the emperor's sister-in-law? She's still choking on two pastries?"
"It's a bit greasy." Si Ningchi smoothed his chest, took a sip of tea and felt much better. He put down the cake with a helpless smile and said, "You are really pregnant and your taste has changed. I can't eat such greasy food."
"It's my fault." Princess Chaoyang responded quickly, waving her hand to have the cakes taken away, but no one took it to heart.
It was not until dinner in the evening, when Si Ningchi took two mouthfuls of fish soup and started to retching again that he suddenly realized that something was wrong with his appetite.
Her heart was pounding and she pressed the button. The excited Suyun said in a deep voice: "Go and call the imperial doctor. Don't make it public, and don't tell the emperor."