Hearing Qingyu's words, Qian Jiujiu's eyes lit up: "That's good, you can come back to me, the princess. By the way, I have made the decision."
"Let's go out and have fun together on the Lantern Festival. I remember that Kyoto is very lively, with dragon and lion dances, and we can also take a flower boat ride."
As soon as Mu Yexiao came in, he heard Qian Jiujiu's words and immediately objected: "That won't do. Don't you see who you are now?"
"I got a kick in the stomach! How can you go to a place with so many people?"
Qian Jiujiu was unwilling: "But Mu Yexiao, it's only lively once a year, why can't we? Besides, we can just go on the flower boat."
"At worst I won't go out. No one can squeeze me in. I don't care. I'm going to get sick from being bored in this mansion. I just want to go out."
Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu's expression, which seemed to be as if she was saying, "If you don't let me go out, I will be anxious with you." But then he thought that Qian Jiujiu had been very well behaved in recent times.
The whole person stayed in the mansion and didn't go anywhere. Thinking of this, Mu Yexiao softened his heart again.
He coughed twice and said, "Okay, we can only stay on the flower boat. I will make arrangements when the time comes. We can go out on the flower boat."
Qian Jiujiu was happy then and touched her belly. It was already a little bulging, but it was still okay to cover it up. At least it could not be exposed before Qian Yuge married Mu Yesheng.
Speaking of which, the Third Prince Mu Yesheng and Concubine Xiang were under house arrest, and Qian Yuge became particularly quiet as well. She hadn't come out to disgust her for such a long time. Most importantly, she was not present at the annual banquet or the mahjong incident.
She didn't participate in the matter of clothes, and her life was free and easy. But there was always someone watching her behind her, which made Qian Jiujiu feel uncomfortable.
As the saying goes, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Moreover, even for the sake of the child in her belly and Mu Yexiao, she cannot let Mu Yesheng and the Wang family get involved.
Seeing that Qian Jiujiu had made up her mind and didn't know what she was thinking, Mu Yexiao couldn't help but feel curious: "Jiu'er, what are you thinking about? Now that you have a baby, don't think too much."
"It is not good for pregnant women to worry too much."
Qian Jiujiu glared at Mu Yexiao and snorted, "Okay, I get it, look, my belly is all out, feel it."
As she said that, she took Mu Yexiao's hand and placed it on her belly. Mu Yexiao's hand just touched Qian Jiujiu's belly. I don't know if it was due to psychological effects.
He always felt a little palpitation, as if he could touch the baby in his belly, with a serious look on his face. Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and remembered something.
"Come, Mu Yexiao, let's discuss something about prenatal education."
Prenatal education? Mu Yexiao looked confused, totally unaware of what Qian Jiujiu was talking about. Qian Jiujiu coughed twice, wondering why she suddenly forgot. This was because Mu Yexiao was an ancient person!
I don’t know if prenatal education was popular among the ancients: “Well, what I mean is, look, the baby is still in your belly, right? Even though it hasn’t been born yet.”
"But he can hear and feel us talking. That's because of the blood relationship."
Mu Yexiao listened to Qian Jiujiu's words until here, then he spoke: "So? What does that mean is that the one in the stomach can hear what we are saying now?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "Yes, I can hear it. So if you want your baby to have a talent for reading in the future, you can read to the baby for half an hour every day."
"Also, it would be best if the child could be exposed to music. Can you play the piano? If you can, it would be best if you could play two songs for your child every day for him to listen to."
Mu Yexiao listened and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Okay, you have the final say. I will listen to you. Now I will read to you."
So Mu Yexiao went directly to the study to find a scripture, sat next to Qian Jiujiu, touched Qian Jiujiu's belly with one hand, and began to recite the scripture.
Qian Jiujiu was dozing off while listening, and suddenly felt like she was asking for trouble. She had no interest in these things at all, and yet, here she was, listening to Mu Yexiao reciting scriptures.
Why does it feel like listening to a monk chanting? Unconsciously, Qian Jiujiu's upper eyelids began to want to make out with the lower eyelids, and slowly they could no longer support themselves.
She simply closed her eyes and fell asleep. Mu Yexiao recited for a while before he realized that Qian Jiujiu had fallen asleep. The corners of his mouth twitched suddenly, but he looked at Qian Jiujiu's stomach.
He whispered to Hong Ling beside him, "Go get that quilt."
The sun was nice today, so it would be nice to let Qian Jiujiu bask in the sun. Mu Yexiao did not carry Qian Jiujiu inside to avoid waking her up, and just let her fall asleep in the sun.
He was still reciting scriptures on the side. In the quiet courtyard, only Mu Yexiao's voice could be heard. This scene looked loving and made people feel particularly peaceful and warm.
Such comfortable days passed very quickly, and before Qian Jiujiu noticed, the Lantern Festival had arrived. On that day, Qian Jiujiu slept until noon before getting up.
Then, accompanied by Mu Yexiao, they had lunch and prepared to set off. Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao in confusion: "Why are you going out so early?"
Mu Yexiao comforted Qian Jiujiu: "When it gets dark, there will be too many people and it will be unsafe then."
Qian Jiujiu curled the corner of her mouth, but thought that Mu Yexiao was doing this for her own good, so she decided to go first. Since arriving in ancient times, Qian Jiujiu had never been on a boat!
Qian Jiujiu was still very excited thinking that she would be able to see the ancient flower boats later, so she went out directly. The group took a horse-drawn carriage and went directly to the riverside.
Qian Jiujiu saw a huge flower boat with carved beams and painted pillars. It looked very luxurious. If this thing were put in modern times, it would definitely be a work of art.
Blinking his eyes: "Mu Yexiao, this boat is so beautiful."
Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu's happiness, and then he smiled with satisfaction: "It's beautiful, isn't it? I specially asked someone to order it. Come on up."
He asked Qian Jiujiu to walk beside him, and Dongchen pushed his wheelchair, and the two of them went to the big ship together. When they got on the ship, they went directly to the second floor of the ship.
The second floor was built to look like a hall, with windows all around open. Obviously, charcoal was placed on the boat to keep it warm, so it wasn't cold even with the windows open.
Qian Jiujiu nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad. By the way, Mu Yexiao, have you asked someone to invite Hongyue and Xiaoman over?"
Mu Yexiao smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, not only Hongyue and Xiaoman were called, but also Yue Niang."
Qian Jiujiu was finally satisfied: "Okay, they will definitely feel awkward with me, let them stay on the first floor. By the way, Mu Yexiao, I have been married to you for so long, why haven't I seen you have any good friends?"
"Is your popularity so bad?"
Mu Ye gritted his teeth after hearing this and said, "I have good friends, but they are all at the border. You know, I come from a fighting background. Don't look down on me because I am a prince."
"I went to the battlefield when I was eleven years old. That was the most difficult time for my father because there was an invasion from foreign enemies. The Liu family actually negotiated with my father."
"Let the emperor make my third brother the crown prince, and the talents of the Liu family will go to the battle."
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, her mouth opened wide. In this dynasty where the emperor wanted his subjects to die, the Liu family's behavior was simply outrageous. A trace of heartache flashed in Qian Jiujiu's eyes.
Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu's eyes and reached out to hold Qian Jiujiu's hand: "Are you heartbroken?"
"But I am not a pushover. I rushed into the hall at that time and signed a military order to my father. I will definitely defeat the enemy."
"My father was unwilling at the time, but he couldn't stand the Liu family. After finally catching me, they naturally wanted to kill me."
"It's a pity that I am so lucky that I not only survived the battlefield, but also made it to this point today. Over the years, they have plotted against me countless times, but they all have their bottom line."
"At least he didn't betray his country. Perhaps he saw that I was becoming a bigger and bigger threat, so he joined forces with the enemy and injured me. I had no choice but to return to Beijing to recuperate and then marry you."
"Jiu'er, I'm actually very happy that it's you this time."
Qian Jiujiu listened to Mu Yexiao talking about his past lightly, and couldn't help but reach out and hold Mu Yexiao's hand tightly: "Mu Yexiao, we won't have such a hard time in the future."
Mu Yexiao nodded: "In the past, I risked my life for my father and mother. From now on, you and the child are the ones I want to protect. Don't worry, but Jiuer."
"I'm fine now. I hope you can remember that I'm not only your husband, I'm also the God of War of the Great Zhou. It's my responsibility to protect the Great Zhou. I can't let go unless I see peace and prosperity in the Great Zhou."
The sky had gradually darkened, but the darkness did not invade the entire earth, because the lanterns throughout Kyoto had illuminated the entire city.
Mu Yexiao's words passed by Qian Jiujiu's ears, and Qian Jiujiu's lips curved slightly: "Look, isn't the Great Zhou Kingdom now peaceful and prosperous?"
Mu Yexiao was stunned for a moment, and followed Qian Jiujiu's gaze. Kyoto was prosperous tonight, and everyone had a happy look on their face. Mu Yexiao suddenly understood.
The common people don't care about the struggles among the high-ranking officials. They don't even care who sits on the throne. All they want is to live in peace.
It seemed as if he had thought through something in his mind, but he couldn't grasp anything. Looking at Qian Jiujiu's curved mouth corners and Qian Jiujiu's smiling face, Mu Yexiao suddenly reached out and hugged Qian Jiujiu's waist.
"Jiu'er, do you want lanterns?"
The boat had already started, and there were many other boats around, all slowly sliding along, looking very lively. Qian Jiujiu curled her lips as she listened to Mu Yexiao's words.
"If I say I want one, can you still fly down and buy me one?"