The snow on the ground was swept clean, and only the snow-white flakes on the flowers and trees on both sides exuded a cold and cold feeling. Luo Qingluan held Dai Yue's hand and walked slowly, as if enjoying the scenery on both sides.

The palace people who led the way were a little strange, today's Princess Chu is really slower, but she is not like her previous temperament. However, the palace people didn't dare to show the slightest impatience, and walked cautiously forward, respectfully.

Entering the Tassel Palace, the palace people retreated, Luo Qingluan took off the fox fur, Dai Yue hurriedly took it, shook a few snowflakes on it, and rolled it in her hand. She was just about to reach out again to help, but Luo Qingluan gently blocked it, and she already heard footsteps in front of her.

Ruyi came out, and when she saw that Luo Qingluan was about to salute, she found that she seemed to be a little different from usual. But she didn't dare to look at it more, and she couldn't think of the difference for a while, so she smiled and said, "Princess Chu, the queen invites you to come in and talk." ”

Luo Qingluan smiled, felt out a red sachet that had been prepared long ago and handed it over: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, I prepared a small gift for Miss Ruyi, and you usually take care of the lady and work hard." ”

"Princess Chu, this is really ......" I didn't expect Princess Chu to take the initiative to send something to her, Ruyi was flattered, and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you Princess Chu for the reward, I'm really ashamed." Taking care of Niangniang is originally our business, and we can't afford to be rewarded by Princess Chu. ”

"It's okay, a little thing, it's just an auspicious New Year, a little heart." Luo Qingluan smiled and nodded.

"Well, thank you so much Princess Chu." Ruyi put away the sachet at this time, and her expression was even more respectful: "Niangniang just used the nourishing black chicken soup, this will be idle, and I can't sleep, Princess Chu, you are really suitable." ”

"Then I'll go see Niangniang." Luo Qingluan walked towards the inner hall.

Ruyi looked at Luo Qingluan's back, and just wanted to follow, but after a glance, he felt more and more that Princess Chu's movements in front were not so flexible, and she was deliberately slower than usual.

I didn't think much about it, after all, it was cold in winter, and she wore a lot, and Princess Chu couldn't even see her waist. Ruyi shook his head, didn't care, and followed in with a smile.

Su Yi was not bedridden, sitting on the soft collapse and looking forward to it. There was a book next to her, which she was reading just now, but because her abdomen was round, she didn't have much strength in her body, and she felt tired from flipping through the book, and she was not interested after reading a few pages. Hearing that Luo Qingluan was coming, she was immediately overjoyed, and waited for someone to come and talk to her.

"Qingluan, you're here." As soon as she saw Luo Qingluan coming in, Su Yi laughed: "I'm not physically convenient, so I won't welcome you." ”

"Where do you dare to let the queen mother welcome me." Luo Qingluan half-jokingly said: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, I see that the palace is also lively, why is the queen so deserted here, and His Majesty is not there?" I thought I would see Your Majesty when I came over, and I was worried that it would disturb you, but why didn't he accompany you? ”

"There are endless political affairs every day, and Your Majesty will not come until a while."

Su Yi asked Pearl to sit, Luo Qingluan thanked him and sat down, and asked Dai Yue to give the gifts she had prepared: "These are some of the gifts I picked, I know that the queen mother does not lack anything, it is just a happy and auspicious picture." ”

Seeing that Dai Yue took the box carried by the palace man and opened it, and took out small boxes from it and put them on the table, Su Yi curiously picked up a palm-sized box, opened it, and laughed: "There are so many small snacks?" It's beautiful! ”

The wooden box in her hand was filled with thumb-sized flower-shaped candy cubes, light yellow and translucent, like plum blossoms, and she had not tasted it yet, but it was very cute just by looking at it.

"This is the pear paste candy I made, for the queen to eat and play." Luo Qingluan said: "Niangniang has eaten a lot of nourishing things these days, and her body is a little hot, this pear paste candy clears heat and moistens the lungs, enhances physical fitness, and tastes good, so it's okay to eat some." ”

Su Yi picked one up, looked at it carefully, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and put it in her mouth to eat: "Well, you can still eat the taste of Sydney, it's really good." Qingluan, you have a heart, thank you. ”

Although things are not valuable, they are a mind, and when it comes to Su Yi's position, he no longer cares about the value of the thing itself, but pays more attention to the mind and function.

"Sweet but not greasy, the taste is just right, Qingluan, you can eat one too." Su Yi handed over the box, and Luo Qingluan was not polite, so he took one and ate it. Sweet aftertaste, as if the throat is moistened a lot.

There were seven or eight boxes on the table, some big and some small, Su Yi didn't know what was inside, she was as curious as opening a treasure chest, looking left and right, not knowing which one to look at first.

Luo Qingluan smiled: "It's all small things, looking at Niangniang's appearance, I don't know what kind of treasure I bring." ”

"Isn't it just a baby?" Su Yiyan smiled and couldn't help but say: "I'm bored, I stay in the palace every day, I can't go out casually because I am physically inconvenient, Your Majesty is afraid that people will make a lot of noise about me, and I won't entertain the ministers and ladies this year, so I simply won't let the palace people get my tassel palace." You see, a few lanterns were installed, and some furnishings were replaced, and it was deserted. ”

Pearl laughed: "Niangniang, isn't it that Your Majesty knows that you are happy and quiet, so you don't let those people quarrel with you?" Anyway, the palace is beautiful enough, His Majesty sends rewards almost every day, and even the fireworks used tonight are not loud, for fear of arguing with Niangniang, Your Majesty has a heart for Niangniang. ”

Hearing Pearl's words, Luo Qingluan covered his mouth and smiled: "If Pearl doesn't say it, I really think Your Majesty is planning to spend a cold year, it turns out that Niang Niang is happy and quiet, and Your Majesty will do what you want." ”

"What's up to me, Your Majesty doesn't have such a heart as you Qingluan." Speaking of Nangong Qing, Su Yi complained and was sweet, smiling a little shy, a little happy: "Your Majesty often rewards me, but people always take it directly, and there is no surprise at all." Or is it better to be like you, in a box, I opened it with my own hands, wouldn't it be more interesting. ”

"Your Majesty is afraid of the hard work of the mother." Luo Qingluan laughed: "Otherwise, according to the number of times Your Majesty has rewarded, I am afraid that Niangniang will be tired from opening the box." ”

The two talked and laughed, and from time to time Pearl and Ruyi also interjected to say a word, which shows that the two of them have deep trust in Su Yi, which makes them less restrained. When Su Yi opened the last big box, she saw the things inside, although she had seen a lot, but when she took it out and looked at it, her eyes still lit up.

"Well, that's ......"

Su Yi looked at the pocket skirt in her hand and was very strange: "What style is this, why have I never seen it before?" ”

This should be a dress, right? But Su Yi had never seen such a strange skirt, with three layers of hems, one layer longer than the other, and complex layers, the hem spread out hugely, like a flower. There is no placket, the ruffles around the neck are fine and delicate, the color is pink and tender, and the sleeves can be ...... After looking at it for a long time, Su Yi couldn't find where the sleeves were.

How can there be such a strange dress?

"Qingluan, this is a skirt, right? What did you do? Su Yi was strange and curious.

"Haven't you seen it? This is my newly designed style, called the princess dress. Luo Qingluan took the little clothes and explained to Su Yi little by little: "Regardless of the princess born by Niangniang this time, or the princess in the future, anyway, the little princess's clothes must be there." This kind of skirt is beautiful and cool to wear, and it is very cute. I wear it like this, and the hand goes in from here, and then this is the strap which I tie......"

After listening to Luo Qingluan's explanation, Su Yi was surprised and delighted, but she couldn't believe it: "This princess dress, without sleeves, isn't it that the arms are exposed?" ”

"yes, that's why it's cool! Anyway, it's worn by children, and you can wear it in your belly pocket, isn't this kind of skirt okay? Luo Qingluan touched the light and soft fabric, this one was made by her experiment, using the best and most breathable silk, and adding interlining cloth in the middle to support the fluffy effect.

The first time Su Yi saw this style, she was fresh and curious, and imagined what it would look like if she gave birth to a little princess. After a while, I heard Luo Qingluan say that wearing this kind of princess dress and a specially matched hairstyle, she couldn't wait to let Luo Qingluan draw it for her immediately, looking impatient.

"Qingluan, you are so good, you can think of so many interesting things." Su Yi took another set of little prince's clothes and looked at it, it was still a style she had never seen.

"It's not like I'm idle at home and slowly figured it out."

Luo Qingluan thought that after her child was born, she would be able to design a variety of styles from her previous life, and try them on her children one by one, that would be interesting. Thinking of this, she smiled at the corner of her lips and looked at Su Yi: "Queen Mother, in fact, I haven't told you something, but today, I can't do it if I don't say it." In a few days, even if I don't say it, Niangniang will understand. ”

When Su Yi heard this, she thought that Luo Qingluan had some surprise, and immediately said, "What surprise do you want to tell me?" ”

"It's my surprise, I want to tell my mother." At this point, Luo Qingluan no longer planned to hide it.

She is about to be pregnant in April, almost the same as Su Yi's life, if you don't say it, Su Yi will also call her into the palace after a while, and it will be more inconvenient to move at that time, so it is better to say it now.

"Your surprise?" Su Yi's eyes lit up and she laughed: "Qingluan, what good do you have, tell me quickly?" ”

"I didn't say it until now, I hope Niangniang doesn't blame me." As he spoke, Luo Qingluan gently stroked his lower abdomen and smiled slightly: "Actually, like Niangniang, I have already been pregnant." ”

Seeing Luo Qingluan's face glowing, a maternal glow emanated, but Su Yi didn't seem to hear clearly: "Well, Qingluan, you...... You say it's the same as me? Pregnancy...... You...... You ......"

After being stunned for a while, Su Yicai's eyes were round, and she was surprised and delighted: "What, Qingluan, you said you were pregnant?" She stared directly at Luo Qingluan's lower abdomen, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that this was the case: "I said, I always feel that I have been getting more and more plump when I see you recently, and I thought that you were wearing more clothes in the cold weather, but I didn't expect you to ......."

"Isn't it already there? Tell me, how long has it been? ”

Luo Qingluan finally said what he had been hiding for a long time, and said with a smile: "It's about the same time as Niangniang's day, it's almost April." ”

"It's been so long!" When Su Yi heard this, she pretended to be angry: "Qingluan, you are really true, why don't you say it all the time?" A while ago, you often went to the palace to accompany me and treat me, but I didn't expect you to be ...... Alas, if you had said it earlier, why would I have bothered you with everything? ”

"It's not impossible, Nalan Ye just set out on the expedition, I stayed in the Chu Palace, I didn't forget what happened a while ago, if I said about pregnancy, the princess she ......"

Luo Qingluan said indifferently: "Fortunately, now that the matter has passed, I really can't hide it, even if I don't go out in the Chu Wangfu every day, and the weather is warm, I can't hide it from the people in the house." ”

"Look at me, I really don't know, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to go into the palace to accompany me today." Su Yi looked apologetic: "Qingluan, I'm not tired of you, right?" You've worked so hard for me to make so many things. ”

"It's not in the way, it's just that I'm pregnant, and it's not that I'm sick and can't move."

Listening to what Luo Qingluan said, Su Yi also understood that this was indeed the case, thinking back to what happened during this time, she thought that she had worked hard enough, but she didn't expect Luo Qingluan to be more tired than her.