Pfft…
Seeing Zixiang’s trembling appearance, Mamma Shen couldn’t hold back and laughed first.
As Mamma Shen laughed, Zixiang became more flustered. Looking toward Mu Yunjin, she saw that Mu Yunjin was also smiling at her.
Immediately, Zixiang fell to her knees with a thud, “Miss, this servant knows her mistake…”
Seeing this, Mamma Shen laughed even louder, holding her stomach, “Oh my, this girl is making my stomach hurt from laughter.”
“Miss…” Zixiang’s face fell, completely unaware of what she had done wrong.
Seeing that Zixiang was still that silly little girl, Mu Yunjin couldn’t help but sigh, bending down to help her up, “Get up quickly.”
Zixiang stood up, shrinking in place.
“Little Xiang, I was just chatting with Mamma about your life’s big event, so I wanted to ask if you have someone you like?” Mu Yunjin asked.
…
…
Zixiang was stunned, then a blush appeared on her face, “Miss, this servant doesn’t, doesn’t want to marry…”
“You little girl, at such a young age, how can you not marry? Do you want to be like Mamma, old and all alone?” Mamma Shen smiled as she persuaded.
Hearing this, Zixiang’s face turned red with embarrassment.
“Zixiang, Mamma is right. You’re still young, you can’t spend your whole life serving by my side. You should have your own life,” Mu Yunjin said, looking at Zixiang.
This little maid was the first person who had truly treated her well after she came to this other world.
“Miss…” Zixiang’s eyes were slightly sour, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, Chu Li was entering the back garden from a distance, and coincidentally, Song Chun and Huang Yan were following him.
Mamma Shen, seeing this scene, immediately became delighted. She stood up and waved to Chu Li, “Your Highness, the Princess is over here.”
Chu Li heard the voice, looked up, and upon seeing Mu Yunjin, walked over slowly.
Chu Li knew that Mu Yunjin had been learning needlework lately. After walking into the pavilion, he casually picked up the embroidery in front of Mu Yunjin on the table and examined it.
“Pfft… What is this? Is it a duck? It doesn’t look like one. Could it be a goose…” Huang Yan, glimpsing the pattern, couldn’t help but laugh, chattering non-stop until someone gave him a knife-like glare, frightening him into silence.
Chu Li looked at the pattern, his lips twitching slightly, and said softly, “Hmm, not bad, better than yesterday.”
Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow, hugging Chu Li’s arm, “My husband has an eye for quality…”
“Yes, yes, yes, your husband has the best eye,” Huang Yan echoed.
Song Chun stood nearby. After entering the pavilion, he instinctively looked toward Zixiang standing at the side. Seeing her red cheeks and eyes glistening with tears, he frowned slightly.
After a while, he stiffly spoke, “Miss Zixiang, are you sick? Your face is so red?”
Hearing Song Chun’s voice, Zixiang shook her head and lowered her face.
Mu Yunjin and Mamma Shen suddenly exchanged glances, then Mamma Shen spoke, “Well, the Princess and I were looking for a match for Zixiang! Zixiang is of age now and should find a good family to marry into.”
After saying this, she deliberately glanced at Song Chun’s expression.
Song Chun’s face froze, his pupils flashing with a hint of dimness. He pressed his lips together without speaking.
“Marriage? Marriage is good. Have you chosen a match yet?” Huang Yan sat down, looking at Mu Yunjin.
Mu Yunjin shook her head, “Not yet.”
“Not yet…” Huang Yan rubbed his face and started counting on his fingers, “Don’t we have several ready-made quality candidates in our Prince Ning’s Residence? Princess, please consider.”
“Quality candidates, you mean Guard Ding and Guard Song?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow.
Huang Yan’s face immediately fell, “So I, Young Master Huang, am excluded from the quality candidates?”
Mu Yunjin smiled without speaking.
Chu Li, listening to Mu Yunjin’s words nearby, somewhat understood her intentions.
He was never strict with his subordinates. If they met someone they truly liked, he naturally wouldn’t interfere with their marriages.
“Both Guard Ding and Guard Song are quite good, both handsome and talented,” Mamma Shen continued along with the conversation.
Nearby, Song Chun heard these words and couldn’t help but smile secretly, glancing at Zixiang from the corner of his eye, wondering what she might think.
Zixiang was also stealing glances at Song Chun at this moment. When their gazes met, they immediately looked away, blushing and lowering their heads.
This scene did not escape the eyes of the other three people in the pavilion.
“I think Ding Xian is too slick. Our Guard Song is better. Our Guard Song is honest and simple, such a good person…” Huang Yan raised his eyebrows at Song Chun.
“I agree. Guard Ding is not as thoughtful as Guard Song…” Mamma Shen also chimed in.
At this moment, Ding Xian, who was patrolling nearby, sneezed several times in succession.
Song Chun, being praised like this, woodenly scratched his head, lifted his eyes, and looked at Zixiang, “Why don’t… You marry me.”
…
In the dining hall, Mu Yunjin was in a good mood and had a good appetite.
Zixiang and Song Chun’s marriage was settled, relieving one of her concerns.
Now, she only hoped that the three months would pass quickly, and she could give birth to the child in her belly soon…
“Sigh, everyone is getting married and having children. When will it be my turn?” Huang Yan sighed, looking somewhat worried.
“Are you afraid you won’t find a wife?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow.
Hearing this, Huang Yan sighed again, “But one must have chemistry and feelings. Look at our Prince, he doesn’t lack beautiful women around him, but why did he only marry you? It’s because of fate…”
“When fate comes, you can’t stop it,” Huang Yan said.
Mu Yunjin laughed lightly. She believed in this thing called fate.
If she hadn’t gone to the Shangwen Tower back then, if she hadn’t accidentally lost that jade pendant, she probably wouldn’t have had any connection with Chu Li now.
As she was thinking, a bowl of chicken soup appeared in front of her.
“Drink this,” Chu Li’s gentle voice came to her ear.
Mu Yunjin nodded, picked up the spoon, and drank the soup at a leisurely pace.
Seeing Chu Li and Mu Yunjin so affectionate, Huang Yan leaned against his chair, gloomy and without much appetite.
After a while, he tentatively spoke, “After I mentioned changing time and space that day, I looked through many ancient classics, and I seem to have some clues about changing time and space…”
At the mention of this, Mu Yunjin and Chu Li both looked at Huang Yan in unison.
Feeling that he was finally being taken seriously, Huang Yan immediately cleared his throat and said mysteriously, “It’s said to be related to the Celestial Sacred Continent.”
“…” Chu Li and Mu Yunjin remained silent.
Huang Yan continued, “The ancient classics say that the Celestial Sacred Continent was once a place where immortal spirits gathered. Many secrets are hidden there, and it’s said that among them is a mechanism for changing time and space…”
“Do you think it’s credible?” Huang Yan asked, looking at Chu Li and Mu Yunjin.
Mu Yunjin lowered her head and continued drinking the soup.
Chu Li gave Huang Yan a faint glance, somewhat headachy, “You should let Qingmeng check your pulse.”
“What do you mean?” Huang Yan didn’t quite understand.
After a while, Huang Yan realized what Chu Li meant and immediately heaved a deep sigh, “I’m not making this up, it’s written in the ancient classics.”
“I…”
Before Huang Yan could finish, Ding Xian walked in from outside, with Eunuch Lu following behind.
“Your Highness…” Ding Xian walked to Chu Li’s side.
Chu Li turned his gaze to look at Ding Xian, then his vision fell on Eunuch Lu.
Eunuch Lu bowed to Chu Li and Mu Yunjin, “This old servant pays respects to Prince Ning and Princess Ning…”
“No formalities,” Chu Li said.
“Thank you, Your Highness,” Eunuch Lu raised his head and said, “By His Majesty’s verbal order, with the new Emperor and Empress enthroned this year, His Majesty has decided to advance this year’s Sacrificial Ceremony to the ninth day of the next month, ten days from now. At that time, Prince Ning and Princess Ning must attend.”
Hearing this, Chu Li frowned slightly, his tone low, “I can go, but Yunjin won’t.”
“This…” Hearing this, Eunuch Lu’s face showed difficulty.
Seeing Chu Li’s displeased expression, Eunuch Lu didn’t dare to contradict him and bowed, saying, “Then this old servant will report back to His Majesty.”
With those words, Eunuch Lu bid farewell.
After Eunuch Lu left, Ding Xian was also preparing to leave but was stopped by Huang Yan, “Ah, Guard Ding, your shift today is quite unfortunate…”
“What do you mean?” Ding Xian looked at Huang Yan, not understanding why he was still formally addressing him as Guard Ding.
Huang Yan shrugged, “You might have had a wife, but now you don’t. She’s flown away…”
“Huh?” Ding Xian was completely confused. “Can you speak more clearly?”
Huang Yan gave a mischievous smile, “No, I deliberately want to keep you in suspense.”
“…” Ding Xian walked straight out.
Huang Yan’s face fell, “No fun.”
At this moment, Ding Xian suddenly turned back and walked in, looking at Chu Li and Mu Yunjin, “By the way, I just received news that Xinyao is pregnant.”
After speaking, he walked out again.
Now Huang Yan was even more frustrated!
How is it that everyone in the world is paired up, while he is so unlucky, falling for a snake spirit?
…
At night, when Mu Yunjin was half asleep, she suddenly felt a scorching hot sensation in her belly.
Opening her eyes groggily, she saw a ball of red light concentrated on her swollen belly.
Mu Yunjin’s sleepiness disappeared instantly. She reached out to touch her belly, her eyes showing surprise.
The moment she touched her belly, the red light suddenly disappeared, along with the hot sensation.
Mu Yunjin immediately sat up, startled, on the bed, silently exclaiming—
She wouldn’t be pregnant with a Nezha, would she?
Chu Li, who had been sleeping, instantly woke up when he felt the movement beside him. He took out the moon-white jade pendant from under the pillow, and its white light illuminated the room.
“What’s wrong? Are you uncomfortable?” Seeing Mu Yunjin’s forehead covered in sweat, Chu Li’s face showed concern as he reached out to hold Mu Yunjin’s arm.
Upon touching her, he discovered that her clothes were completely soaked through, with sweat beading all over her body.
Chu Li’s heart skipped a beat. He got off the bed, lit the candles in the room, opened the door, and called for a guard to find Qingmeng.
…
“The fetus appears normal, and there’s no sign of catching a cold. What happened to the Princess, suddenly sweating so much?” Qingmeng checked Mu Yunjin’s pulse and carefully examined her again.
Mu Yunjin shook her head, relieved to hear that the fetus was normal, “Maybe I had a nightmare…”