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When they returned to the palace, it was already midnight. The three of them hurried to rest as they hadn't had a good night's sleep in days. When dawn broke, Fu Jiujiu felt the man beside her stir. She knew he was off to his diligent morning court again. She mumbled something and then turned over, leaving the man with her back. Tang Xian smiled. Everyone loves to be emperor, but being emperor, wanting to rest for a day is almost impossible. There's a pile of documents and a basket full of things to deal with. Many officials heard that he had added a little princess and they all sent memorials requesting to enter the capital to celebrate the 100th day of the little princess. Don't think that just a little thing would send two pamphlets thousands of miles. You have to know, Tang Xian probably looks through hundreds of these pamphlets every day. This is the convenience of traffic, even a small matter has to be formally written as a memorial and sent over. "You should sleep more. Luan'er has a wet nurse taking care of her. After a few days of commotion, don't rush to get up." Fu Jiujiao mumbled incoherently, agreeing to whatever it was, as if she didn't even have a choice. As for what Tang Xian said next, Fu Jiujiu couldn't remember. This was her home, the men around her were her support, she was incredibly relaxed. Tang Xian glanced at her, smiled and walked out lightly. Also reminded Nianxia not to be disturbed. The feeling of napping is the most comfortable, Fu Jiu Jiu slept soundly until noon. If her stomach didn't clamor for food, she might have continued sleeping. When she woke up, someone had her get ready for breakfast. After she washed up, the table was already set. Fujujiao and Tangxian usually prepare just enough to eat. Fujujiao doesn't have that habit; she'll make dozens of dishes and plates, eating whatever she wants. She can tell if something is poisonous herself anyway. Therefore, at this time the table was very simple. There were three crystal shrimp dumplings in a steamer basket, a small dish of pickled cucumber with sauce, a bowl of sea cucumber and millet porridge, and a tonic soup to replenish qi and blood, nothing else. Nian Xia laughed and said she didn't have any queenly aura at all, even the wives of third-rank officials outside were more imposing than this. Fu Jiujiu simply chuckled it off. She liked things simple and wouldn't be harsh on those under her, but she would occasionally remind them to try and be less extravagant and wasteful. After dinner, she naturally wanted to visit her youngest daughter and her two sons, who she hadn't seen in a few days. Before she could even prepare to leave, a palace maid came to report that Coral had arrived. Fu Jiujiao was so excited, "Quickly ask her to come in." Coral scolded Fu Jiujiao as soon as she saw her. She said there was no one who would be so restless after giving birth just a short while ago. Even the women of their tribe would rest for a long time. If a daughter-in-law went out to work too early, her husband would surely be pointed at and scolded. "It's fine, don't you see I'm doing well? I wouldn't joke about my own body," Fu Chi-Chi said. Then Coral didn't scold her. "Fine, fine. I'm not going to feel sorry for you anyway. Come on, spit it out. You called me all the way over here for a reason, didn't you? Something's up?" Fu Jiujiu nodded and told Coral everything she had learned from the captive. And her and Tang Xian's suspicions. "You're saying they might have the wrong person? Me?" Fu Jiujiu shrugged, "This is just a guess between me and Brother Tang Qi. After all, you practice witchcraft, so these are just child's play in front of you." "Don't say that, you're even more amazing than a goddess in my heart." Coral thought Fu JiuJiu was really impressive, especially her brain. "Alright, alright, let's stop praising each other. What do you think about this?" Fu Jiujiu felt that perhaps Coral could help her solve this confusion. “I’m not quite sure either, but the date when they had heavy rainfall coincides with the date our tribe experienced earthquakes. Before deciding to seek refuge with you, we had experienced seven or eight earthquakes of varying sizes. At first, they were small, like a warning. I thought we might be able to weather it. Unfortunately, because I wasn’t able to evacuate everyone in time, some people died. I still feel guilty about that.” "Fùjiūjiū pulled her hand, "Don't be like this. It's a natural disaster, no one can control it. You've already saved many people. Remember, leaving your home isn't easy." Coral pulled a smile, "There were earthquakes in our place, while they had fire rain. It truly seemed like the gods were furious. What did you do a year ago?" Fu Jiujiu shook her head. “A year ago, I didn’t do anything. At that time, I had just found out I was pregnant with Luan’er. What do you think they would have me do?” They have a lot more of those. There were both Tang Xian and several young princes, as well as the men, women, and children of the Fu family. Coral took a breath, "This is strange, could it be..." "What is it?" Fu Jiujiao asked again. “I…” "Coral, is there anything else between us that we can't take? Just say it, and I won't overthink it," Fu Chi Chi said. "You said, could it be Luan'er?" "The phoenix chick is in your belly now. Counting the days, it's almost been a year." Fujujiao frowned slightly, "But what does she have to do with this?" The coral shook its head. "Have someone bring Lan'er over." Fu Jiujiu looked at Nianxia, and Nianxia quickly had the nanny bring the little princess over. This was Coral's first time seeing the little princess. She was fair and lovely, chubby and cute, inheriting her parents' best traits. But to Coral, she looked more like a little Fu Jiujiao (a popular character in Chinese children's literature). She had a pair of bright, sparkling eyes that seemed mischievous and clever, promising to be a smart girl in the future. The coral toyed with the little girl to soothe her. After a while, Coral placed her hand on the little girl Lele's head. Fu Jiujiu didn't dare to interrupt her, but she saw that Coral's brows were furrowed, and her heart ached too. As a mother, she doesn't want her daughter to experience anything bad or have any misfortunes. "Hiss!" Suddenly, Coral gasped in pain, her hand retracting from Tang Luan's forehead. "How are you?" Fu Jiujiu asked hurriedly, her heart was about to leap out of her chest at this moment. Coral knew that Fu Jiujiu was very anxious. Although she wasn't a mother, she could understand this feeling. "Jiujiu, I can't see what will happen to Luan in the future." "How is this possible?" Fu Jiaojiao's face instantly drained of color. "You can't see it at all? What does that mean?" Coral's eyes flickered slightly, but she knew better than anyone the intelligence of the woman before her. Her expression was transparent to the other's gaze. "Coral, tell me, no matter the reason, I can bear it. I want to know, why can't you see her future?" Fu JiuJiu clenched her fists, trying hard to keep herself calm. She kept telling herself that it was nothing, her little sparrow was a lucky charm! |