readytorunbook Chapter 258 As Bright as Day
Chapter 258 As Bright as Day
Qin Liuse smiled and took Zhou Cairen's hand and walked into the palace with her.
He asked her with a smile if she had any physical reaction recently.
Cairen Zhou smiled and told her that nowadays, perhaps because of the suppression from Emperor Yongjia, Concubine Li would go to her place every day to sit for a while and show her courtesy.
She asked her if the baby in her belly was well behaved, and was very considerate to her every day, acting like a good sister who was the master of a palace.
It was so good that even Zhou Cairen was a little uncomfortable with it.
Moreover, the child was obedient and did not react much. However, now that the fetus could move, Zhou Cairen enjoyed playing with her child every day.
Qin Liuse laughed when he heard this and thought it was a great idea.
As her belly grew bigger, Zhou Cairen already looked like a mother, and she seemed to be enjoying it very much.
As they talked, the two talked about Qin Liuse's belly again. Zhou Cairen asked, "Sister, it's almost three months, but is there any reaction?"
Qin Liuse patted his chest gently and said, "After the New Year, I started to have some nausea symptoms, but it's okay, not as serious as other people."
Both of them are going to be mothers, and because of the baby in the womb, they have more common topics.
Zhou Cairen whispered to Qin Liuse, "It would be great if Concubine Li was so easy to get along with from beginning to end. I'm still a little worried."
Although Concubine Li is very nice to her now and takes care of her belly, Concubine Zhou is still on guard.
Because of the previous incense incident, who knows what Concubine Li is thinking, and whether she will suddenly go crazy.
Qin Liuse looked at her and sighed. It would be best if Concubine Li didn't do anything messy this time.
However, you can't just rely on others for this kind of thing, you have to be careful yourself, because no one can stop someone when he wants to be a jerk.
So he said to Zhou Cairen, "It's always a good idea to be more careful."
It was almost evening, the sky was gradually getting dark, and more and more people came to the palace.
Qin Liuse and Zhou Cairen were sitting and talking together. Because Qin Liuse was pregnant, she felt uncomfortable sitting all the time and wanted to take a walk.
The eldest prince came running over with a lantern in his hand. As soon as he ran over, he pulled Qin Liuse and said, "Qin Zhaoyi, go outside quickly to see the lanterns and the lantern boats. They are so beautiful!"
Qin Liuse hadn't seen the eldest prince for a while.
Maybe it was because she was pregnant, but the more she looked at the eldest prince, the more she liked him. She took his hand and said, "Okay, let's go outside and take a look."
The eldest prince came here specifically to look for Qin Liuse. During the New Year holidays, his father granted him a few days off.
I thought the lanterns outside were beautiful just now, so I wanted to take her out to see the lantern boats on the lake.
It is said that these lanterns were arranged by Qin Liuse and Concubine Xiao Defei. She had seen them a long time ago, but in front of the children, she still had to act as if she had just seen them.
So when Qin Liuse and the eldest prince looked at the lanterns in the lake, he kept saying, "How beautiful! How exquisite!"
The Lantern Festival is also the Lantern Festival. Today, the atmosphere outside the palace is extremely grand and people are admiring lanterns everywhere.
Right at the gate of the imperial city, there are many ice sculptures and various lanterns.
The palace spent money and manpower to build it, just to share the fun with the people.
When the auspicious time comes, Emperor Yongjia will climb up to the city wall to be admired by thousands of people and enjoy the occasion together with the people.
But it's still early now, and Qin Liuse has put a lot of thought into making this family dinner more innovative.
For example, all kinds of new lanterns were given to the little princes and princesses in the palace, and craftsmen from outside the palace were invited to make candied haws for the children of Emperor Yongjia.
It is to let them experience the happiness of ordinary children outside the palace.
The eldest prince is the big brother, and several little princesses follow behind him. Each of them holds a string of candied haws in their hands, with sweet syrup hanging around their mouths. Each of them is dressed like a dumpling, and they point to the lantern boat in the middle of the lake. They are so happy.
It is said that the more you look at a beauty under a lamp, the more beautiful she becomes. The same is true when you enjoy lanterns at night.
Concubine Xin Shu came out holding her belly, but she had no time to look at these things.
She walked to a place where there were fewer people, and the maid came up to her and said, "Madam Shufei, everything is ready."
Concubine Xin Shu looked at Qin Liuse and the eldest prince on the other side of the lake, narrowed her eyes, and then looked at her Princess Ningle behind her.
He asked, "Can it be done properly? Don't leave any handle for others to catch."
The maid nodded gently and said, "Your Highness, no one will figure out that it was ours. We didn't do anything. We just gave them a little clue, and someone immediately came up and rushed to frame him. We didn't need to do anything at all."
Concubine Xin Shu certainly didn't like Qin Liuse, and she disliked her pregnancy even more, but she was a smart person and would not openly oppose her or frame her.
This kind of thing would naturally be better done by someone else.
"That's good." Concubine Xin Shu said, holding her belly.
The maid breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Qin Liuse and Zhou Cairen on the opposite bank of the river and said, "This Zhou Cairen is quite close to Qin Zhaoyi. I heard from the imperial physician that Zhou Cairen's due date seems to be about the same as our queen's."
Concubine Xin Shu curled her lips and snorted coldly, "How can she be worthy? How can someone who crawled out of a bitch's belly compare with me?"
The maid nodded quickly and said, "That's not the case. Our Concubine Shu is of course much more valuable than that talented lady's belly."
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Suddenly, because Emperor Yongjia was about to arrive, maids and eunuchs came out and asked the nobles to return to the palace.
Qin Liuse took the eldest prince and Zhou Cairen back to the palace, and the Lantern Festival family dinner began.
After Emperor Yongjia took his seat, people from the Imperial Food Bureau brought in food for the Lantern Festival banquet. It included wild game, melons and fruits, all of which were extremely exquisite delicacies.
Qin Liuse had a good appetite now. He scooped food into his mouth while watching the singing and dancing in front of him.
Thinking that she would have to go to the top of the city gate tower and feel the cold wind later, she had to eat more quickly to prevent her child from getting cold.
Qin Liuse had lived in a busy city, so she could not help but think that on the Lantern Festival, although the palace was also very lively, the liveliness could not compare to the liveliness of the people outside the city.
Not to mention the capital city, even their hometown is bustling there.
Qin Liuse was absolutely right.
On the Lantern Festival, the capital city was indeed more lively than during the Chinese New Year.
Every household would prop up a bamboo pole high and hang a lantern at the door, which was taller than the two lanterns under the eaves of their house.
So the entire Shangjing City was as bright as day.