At this time, Nanny Wang brought another midnight snack to Jiang Fenghua, "I asked someone to make a portion for the emperor. The emperor didn't eat enough at the banquet! It's just right for him to eat something with the queen."

Xie Shang nodded, "I just happen to be hungry too. I feel relieved to have Nanny Wang by Ruan Ruan's side to take care of her."

"Serving the master is the duty of servants." said Nanny Wang.

Xie Shang said, "Everyone, please leave."

Jiang Fenghua supported her stomach and slowly sat down. She picked out some food that Xie Shang liked and handed it to him. "Madame Wang is very considerate. She made food that the emperor likes. If the emperor is hungry, please eat more."

There were all kinds of exquisite snacks, including rice balls, on the table.

Xie Shang scooped a glutinous rice ball and fed it to Jiang Fenghua's mouth. Jiang Fenghua ate it with a smile. For a while, the couple looked at each other in silence and ate quietly. Jiang Fenghua's movements when eating were very elegant, and she never made any sound. She chewed slowly and was very ladylike.

When Xie Shang saw her look, he suddenly felt a little disappointed. Maybe she was just pretending!

He suddenly said, "Ruan Ruan."

Jiang Fenghua put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped the corners of her already clean lips, and said softly with a dignified and gentle manner and beautiful appearance, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to say to me?"

Xie Shang said, "What was Ruan Ruan like when she lived in Yu County? I'm curious if Ruan Ruan was also so dignified and polite when she lived in your maternal grandfather's home?"

Jiang Fenghua looked at him and said softly, "The concubine before is definitely different from the concubine now. After marrying the emperor, I have to abide by many rules. I am not as free as I was outside. Besides, I am the queen now, so I must be more dignified and polite. I can't make any mistakes. Nanny Wang has taught me that."

"Which time of yourself do you like better?" Xie Shang asked again.

Jiang Fenghua's eyes were clear as she thought seriously, "I like myself at all times. No matter what I become, I am still myself! But I think that life must always move forward and it is impossible to go back to the past. Doesn't the emperor like the current Ruan Ruan?" Her delicate and affectionate appearance was the only thing that could charm Xie Shang.

Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly and served him another bowl of soup, "Your Majesty, please eat more."

Afterwards, she diligently picked out some delicious snacks for him and fed them to his mouth, "This is delicious, Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

Xie Shang smiled and said, "Whatever Ruan Ruan likes to eat, I also like to eat."

Jiang Fenghua smiled and stopped talking. What did Xie Shang want to say by suddenly running over?

After having supper, Xie Shang went to the side hall to see the two sleeping children, "I will sleep with Ruan Ruan tonight."

Jiang Fenghua thought he would return to the Qianqing Palace. Just now, she took the opportunity of Xie Shang to go to the side hall to ask Lin Feng. Lin Feng said that they went to Chaoyang Palace to find Qin Yunyan, and also said that the emperor saw her asking Nanny Wang to teach Qin Yunyan a lesson.

After washing up, the two of them went to bed again. Jiang Fenghua took the initiative to explain, "I asked Aoxue to follow Qin Yunyan. I want to know if the person behind Qin Yunyan is Concubine Su. Just now, Lin Feng said that His Majesty went to Chaoyang Palace to find Shuyan to inquire about the news of the palace maid. She changed her name to hide beside Shuyan and must have no good intentions."

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "How does Ruan Ruan know that Xin'er is Qin Yunyan? Have you met before?"

She knew he would ask this. She had never seen Qin Yunyan's appearance in this life.

Jiang Fenghua said, "I saw her once on the way to the Hengyang Imperial Mausoleum. At that time, I thought there was a palace maid in the funeral procession who was extremely beautiful, so I looked at her a few more times. However, I didn't know she was Qin Tai's daughter at that time. It was only because Zhang Jingjing had seen her that I found out she was Qin Yunyan when we chatted unintentionally. I didn't expect to run into her tonight."

Xie Shang raised his eyebrows and continued, "So you asked Nanny Wang to beat her up in order to force her to leave the palace and contact Su Qingqing."

Jiang Fenghua said, "It's not entirely because of this."

"Why else?" Xie Shang wondered.

"If I don't do this, they won't know how to restrain themselves. I heard that Shu Ronghua often wants to meet the emperor by chance. Now that I'm pregnant, there are always vixens trying to get close to the emperor. I feel uncomfortable! Qin Yunyan is so beautiful. What if the emperor sees her appearance..." Jiang Fenghua seemed to be jealous. He had already favored Helan Yanran, and there were other women behind him. She had to pretend to be jealous.

Xie Shang hooked her nose lovingly and whispered, "Who can be as beautiful as my Ruan Ruan? Ruan Ruan is the most beautiful in my heart."

"Everyone says that pregnant women are the ugliest, and only Your Majesty is sweet and can make me happy." She hooked her arms around Xie Shang's neck, her face full of joy, and she smiled happily, "I am very sleepy today, I want to go to bed."

He covered her with the quilt and kissed her forehead, "I will stay with you, Ruan Ruan, go to sleep!"

The couple lay on the bed and fell asleep. Due to Jiang Fenghua's stomach discomfort, she could only sleep on her side.

When Xie Shang was not coming, Nanny Wang would sleep in the ear room of Jiang Fenghua's bedroom to keep her company.

She had another nightmare. She dreamed that her stomach was cut open. When she saw the face clearly, she found out that the man was Xie Shang. He asked her why she lied to him and even wanted to kill the baby in her belly to punish her. She tried her best to run away to protect her child.

Xie Shang was awakened by the noise around him in the middle of the night.

He felt that she was very nervous and her body began to tremble, "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Shang shouted for a long time but failed to wake her up. He quickly got up, lit the candle and returned to bed. He saw that her forehead was covered with sweat and tears were flowing from the corners of her eyes. When he touched her, she unconsciously curled up to one side, hugging her body, and kept shouting "no" but couldn't wake up.

"Ruan Ruan, wake up." Xie Shang was also very anxious, and he shouted several times but couldn't wake her up.

He shouted outside again, "Someone come!"

Soon Nanny Wang and Lian Ye also arrived. Lian Ye stepped forward to take a look and said as if she was used to it, "The queen must have had a nightmare."

Xie Shang was puzzled, "Why did Ruan Ruan have a nightmare?"

Lian Ye couldn't explain it clearly, so he took out a medicine bottle from the drawer of the bedroom and put it close to Jiang Fenghua's nose. After a while, Jiang Fenghua suddenly calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.

Lian Ye explained, "This is the Guining incense that Aoxue prepared for the Queen. Every time the Queen has a nightmare, the Guining incense given by Aoxue will calm her down and help her sleep until dawn."

Xie Shang stared at the medicine bottle in her hand and asked, "What is Guiningxiang? Let me see it."

Lian Ye said, "Your Majesty cannot smell it. Aoxue said it is a special kind of incense that helps you sleep. It can calm you down instantly and you won't have nightmares."

Xie Shang was puzzled, "Does Ruan Ruan often have nightmares? How long has this situation lasted?"

Lian Ye said, "In fact, the queen often had nightmares when she was a child, but it gradually got better. Later, she still had nightmares occasionally. Since she became pregnant, she often slept uneasily. But fortunately, with Aoxue's Guining Fragrance, the queen can sleep soundly every time until dawn."

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