On the way back to the palace, the sky had begun to darken slightly.

Fuijiujiu burped contentedly, unable to eat five boiled eggs because it was too much. She had also drunk a lot of water, and now her stomach felt a bit full.

Tang Xian smiled helplessly, "You've had enough, you don't have to eat anymore. It's not anything particularly delicious. Eating so much is like I'm not feeding you in the palace."

Fu Jiu Jiu smiled wryly and glared at him, "Do you think that's what I want? I also want to eat delicious food, but father and mother won't let me get my hands dirty. They keep making me eat plain boiled eggs, ugh... burp!"

Tang Xian rubbed her head, "Are you uncomfortable?"

"No, I think it's wonderful that father and mother are like this, just as I'd always imagined."

Tang Xian's gaze shifted from Fu Jiujiu's face to her belly. "When this little one grows up, we'll come here too?"

Fu Jiujiu nodded, then looked at her still-unobvious belly, "Son, Mommy's wish depends on you to fulfill it."

Tang Xian wanted to say, if his son was like himself, indifferent to the throne, what could he do?

On second thought, my own happiness and my son's happiness... of course, it would be at the expense of his happiness.

Before King Dongqi arrived, Tang Xian had already ascended the throne and celebrated his first birthday. Naturally, it was a grand celebration.

Fu Jiujiu was pregnant, and Tang Xian wouldn't bear to have her do anything. He called over two sisters-in-law to help out. They were also happy, but like Tang Xian, they were looking forward to seeing the expressions of those officials who always wanted to send their daughters into the palace when they heard that the Empress was pregnant.

They pretended to help, but their real intention was to watch the commotion.

Someone took care of things, Fu Jiujiao happily relaxed. She only instructed the Imperial Kitchen to make more delicious food to reward the two imperial sisters-in-law.

Bai Ruozhuang and Du Xiyue were both open and cheerful personalities. They often meddled in the affairs of their own household, even when they weren't supposed to.

In this regard, Fu Zhuzhu fell short.

After all, it was common for noble ladies of the past to host banquets, but she just wanted to hide away and sleep or read.

She was just about to get some books from the space to read when Du Xiyue came in, holding a book and looking a little unhappy.

"Third Empress, what's the matter? Which servant disobeyed you? Who has angered you?"

Du Xiyue frowned, "Where are the servants? It's... it's these shameless young ladies. Look, the Wang family is going to dance, the Liu family is going to play the piano, the Zhang family is going to perform paintings, and the Sun family is going to do magic tricks..."

Fu Jiujiu's eyes lit up. "That's great, we won't have to worry about the program anymore."

Du Xi Yue inhaled, "My silly Qiong Qiong, my Empress, don't you know what these little girls are thinking?"

"You know? Anyway, Tang Qi gege doesn't like it."

Du Xiyue pursed her lips. "That's true," she said, "but... this is a bit too obvious, isn't it? It's like they don't even see you."

"I'm so big, their eyes couldn't possibly hold me."

Du Xi Yue grew up watching Fu Jiu Jiu, treating her like a younger sister or even her own daughter. She did everything for Fu Jiu Jiu's best interests.

"You still have the heart to joke? You think they'll give up just because you're pregnant? Let me tell you, although they might be unhappy, they'll see it as an opportunity. Don't you see what kind of person your brother Tang Qi is like, and how he looks?"

Fu Jiu Jiu leaned against her arm, smiling coquettishly, "Third Imperial Sister-in-law, aren't you also forgetting who I am, what do I look like?"

Du Xiyue sighed, then smiled again. "This group of girls, they're really out of line, simply undignified."

Where do you see noble ladies competing with dancers for jobs?

Then it's settled?

"Well then, that's settled. How wonderful! I'm getting tired of the dances and songs in the palace. It would be refreshing to see something new from the young ladies of the ministers."

Du Xiyue smiled, "I always feel like you're hiding something bad."

Fu Jiujiu blinked her eyes, "I am a virtuous and kind queen, how could I be wicked?"

Du Xiuyue chuckled twice, "I don't care about yours. When you get back, you have to choose a daughter-in-law for me from among these other young ladies."

"Huh?" Fu Jiaojiao was surprised, "Why is it me?"

"It's you, I believe in your taste. Let's make a deal first, even if the Empress Dowager comes, she has to let me pick first," Du Xiuyue said, laughing at herself afterwards. If the Empress Dowager knew this, she would definitely scold her.

On the day of Wan Shou Festival, Fu Jiujiu overslept. After three months of danger, she gave herself to the man as a gift. She didn't believe that after being well-fed and drunk, the man would still have the heart to look at other women?

Tang Xian had endured for a long time, but facing her, he didn't dare to act rashly. He ended it hastily, afraid of hurting her.

Looking at the sleeping beauty's face, he kissed her again and again, waiting to add more later.

Before leaving, he also instructed Tan Yue not to wake the people up and let her sleep.

The palace banquet was held during the day. After all, making a lot of noise at night would disrupt sleep, not to mention wasting a lot of candles. Moreover, Fu Jiujiu had read quite a few palace intrigue novels and knew that in the dark, things could easily go wrong.

On such an important occasion, the Fu family was naturally on the guest list. Furthermore, the elderly patriarch and matriarch of the Fu family both had imperial titles, and their sons held official positions. However, they were worried that too many people would be present, so only the children did not attend.

Before coming, Tian Guihua had repeatedly instructed me not to get into any conflicts with anyone. For Jiujiu's sake, even if I was right, I should let people have their way a bit.

Everyone kept this advice in mind, and Zhou especially told herself that she must never fight with others, and even if someone hit her, she couldn't fight back.

"Grandma, everyone says that when one person succeeds, the whole family benefits. Why are we still being so cautious?" Fu Tianfu asked.

Tian Guihua looked at her grandson, "What's the point of being so ostentatious? We have to think about your aunt. The wealth and prosperity of our family is all thanks to your aunt. If she's not well, we won't be well either. She's alone in the palace, facing so much gossip, it isn't easy."

"You little rascal, what are you mumbling about?" Fu Erjin glared at her son. "Do what I tell you to do and don't cause trouble."

Fu Tianfu naturally wouldn't cause trouble, he is even older than Fu Jiujiao, so he understands things better.

I just feel that the people at home are too careful.

A family was in the Yu Garden, watching the colorful and beautiful flowers bloom, also waiting for Fu JiuJiu.

But the Fu family is large, and they couldn't all stay in one place; there were always three or four who got lost.

This time, Zhou walked alone. She hadn't gotten a good look around the palace last time she came, and this time she wanted to see everything so that she could show off to others when she returned.

He didn't want to, but she heard someone talking.

"My mother has already had people look at me, I am well-raised, this lifetime I must give birth to several sons."

"Grandma also took a look at me and said that I am healthy and capable of bearing children."

"Then, if we both enter the palace in the future, we must support each other."

“Of course, we grew up together. Our bond is something others can’t compare to.”

The more Zhou listened, the angrier he became. How dare they say that no one knows how to give birth?