In Shuntian, Beijing, the light snow that had been falling for two days and two nights finally stopped. The long-lost sun half showed its pretty face from below the horizon, and the warm and comfortable sunshine finally met everyone again.
The city and its surroundings are all covered in white.
However, there was not a single piece of snow in the Jingxiang Garden of Linhuai Marquis Mansion, as if the Snow Girl had favored it and deliberately avoided the Jingxiang Garden when it snowed.
"Sweep carefully again, there can't be even a tiny snowflake. The sun is out, the young lady will definitely come out to bask in the sun later. There are blankets on the corridors and steps in the yard to prevent slipping. The young lady is heavy, there can't be any slip, otherwise I won't be able to bear it even if I peel off your skin."
The eldest maid Qin'er, wearing a brand new fox fur cloak, directed the younger maids to sweep the courtyard over and over again, making sure there was not a single snowflake to be seen. She nodded with satisfaction and told the old maid to cover the aisle and steps with a bright red wool blanket. She carefully smoothed out the wrinkles along the aisle and steps, secured the blanket firmly, and walked back and forth twice to make sure there was nothing wrong before she stopped.
Slowly, the sun rose to noon and it became warmer outside.
In the owner's house, the big red gorilla felt door curtain was lifted, and several maids surrounded a pretty young woman who looked very pregnant and walked out of the house. They supported the young woman's arms carefully, as if she was a first-class protected animal.
The young woman wore small sheepskin boots with thick gold soles, a coat with peach blossom crane down flowers, a sable snow hat decorated with gems on her head, and a fiery red fox fur cloak on the outside, which made her fair skin and beautiful face stand out. Her eyes were smart and cunning, and her cherry lips were red without any makeup. She was so beautiful that she looked like a walking fairy.
It was Li Shu.
At this moment, under the fiery red fox fur cloak, Li Shu's belly was obviously bulging, and she looked very pregnant. While walking, she subconsciously stretched out a pink little hand to carefully protect her belly, full of the glory of a pregnant mother.
"Hehe, Qin'er, you don't have to be so nervous. It's as if I've really become the protected animal that Brother Zhu mentioned."
Li Shu was protected by everyone like a national protected animal. She couldn't help but smile and giggle.
"Miss, you are not alone now, but three people. Each one is extremely valuable. You can never be too careful. The last time my son-in-law wrote to me, he specifically told us to take good care of you."
The eldest maid Qin'er carefully supported Li Shu and spoke seriously, not allowing Li Shu to refuse.
"Do you listen to him or me..." Li Shu said angrily.
"I think it's good for the young lady." Qin'er stuck out her tongue and replied cleverly.
"You are so much more thoughtful than Hua'er. If it were Hua'er, she would be confused by the question, haha..."
Li Shu smiled and covered her lips.
When talking about silly and cute Huaer, Qin'er also covered her mouth and laughed.
"Miss, look, it's so warm outside." The eldest maid Qin'er squinted her eyes and looked at the sun, her brows raised with joy.
"It's quite warm now. I can finally come out and get some fresh air." Li Shu also smiled. It had been snowing for the past two days and she felt suffocated inside. Now she can finally come out and breathe some fresh air.
"Miss, how about I have someone put a couch in the yard and put up a flowered curtain around it to block the wind? You can take a nap on the couch in the sun. Miss, you didn't get enough sleep last night, so you should catch up on some sleep."
The eldest girl Qin'er was basking in the sun and feeling warm and lazy. Suddenly, she had an idea and made a suggestion to Li Shu.
"Well, that's a good idea. I guess the two little guys were so excited yesterday when they heard the news that Brother Zhu had made another contribution, and they made a lot of noise. As soon as I fell asleep, they kicked me awake. I thought they were hungry, so I got up in the middle of the night to give them a midnight snack, but it didn't work. After I finished the snack, I just lay down and was about to fall asleep when I was woken up by them. It was almost dawn before they calmed down, and I got dark circles under my eyes." Li Shu patted her pregnant belly lightly with her small hand, and said gently.
Early yesterday morning, reports on the battle against the Japanese pirates in Yingtian spread throughout the capital. The most eye-catching piece of news was the news that Zhu Ping'an led the Zhejiang Army to completely wipe out the Japanese pirates who invaded Yingtian. After the Linhuai Marquisate received the news, it immediately informed Li Shu.
After hearing this, Li Shu was naturally in high spirits and very happy. She was even so happy that she almost had a miscarriage.
Li Shu is happy and enjoys the natural joy and happiness of the garden.
The whole day yesterday, Jingxiang Garden was filled with a joyful and festive atmosphere, with lights and decorations, as if it was Chinese New Year.
Seeing her young lady patting her belly, Qin Er hurriedly and nervously said, "Young lady, be gentle."
"You've only known them for a few months, but you grew up with me. We've been friends for more than ten years. They made me unable to sleep well, but you helped them bully me..." Li Shu said jokingly.
"I'm not helping them bully the young lady. They're still in the young lady's belly. When the young lady pats them, she's actually patting herself. I just feel sorry for the young lady." Qin'er blinked and argued with a giggle.
"Quibbling..." Li Shu cursed with a smile.
Soon, the maids and old women placed the soft couch and the floral curtain in the courtyard. Qin'er helped Li Shu onto the couch. After Li Shu lay down, Qin'er half-sat on the couch and gently massaged Li Shu's calves.
"It's warm and smells like sunshine." Li Shu lay on the couch and hummed comfortably.
Li Shu was lying lazily on the couch, and her bulging belly suddenly moved noticeably.
"Hehe, the young masters must like it very much." Qin'er saw Li Shu's fetal movement and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
"These two little ones are full of sleep and are happy again..." Li Shu held her forehead with her hand and rolled her eyes helplessly.
She just felt sleepy and was about to take another nap when the two little ones started moving again...
Fortunately, the two little guys calmed down after moving for a while.
Li Shu basked in the sun and slowly fell asleep. Her pretty face shone brightly under the sunlight.
Seeing her young lady fall asleep and her bulging belly calm down, Qin'er couldn't help but whisper in surprise, "The two young masters are also worried about the young lady. They know that the young lady didn't sleep well last night and needs to make up for the sleep. After saying good morning to the young lady, they stayed by themselves obediently so that the young lady could have a good sleep."
Li Shu slept for nearly two hours before she woke up to the sound of birds singing.
"Miss is awake." Qin'er carefully helped Li Shu get up and said softly, "I asked the kitchen to make a hot pot, with the black chicken soup as the base, a plate of Ningxia beach lamb, a plate of venison from outside the pass, a plate of local yellow beef, a dish of Yangtze River shad sashimi, and white cabbage, leek, eggplant, radish, straw mushroom, fungus, and green vegetables grown in the hot springs outside the city..."
When Qin'er was reading out the names of the dishes, Li Shu's bulging belly moved again. Li Shu couldn't help but touch her belly and smiled with squinted eyes, "Haha, they are so happy just by listening to it. It seems that they can't wait. They are really little foodies."