Chengqian Palace.

After midnight, An Lingrong asked Juqing to give everyone a large red envelope. Everyone then greeted An Lingrong and expressed their gratitude before going back to rest.

Juqing helped An Lingrong take off her hairpins and wash up. Just as she lay down on the bed, the emperor came in.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?" An Lingrong was surprised and regretted the midnight snack she had sent to him earlier.

The reason why she sent him midnight snacks was because she didn't want him to disturb her rest if he was hungry. Now, it backfired...

The emperor came in and raised his hand, and Juqing retreated. An Lingrong cursed inwardly, but had to get up quickly...

Juqing brought in warm water, and An Lingrong helped the emperor wash up. After some tedious work, he finally lay on the bed again.

"Rong'er, do you know that when I was young, my mother, Empress Xiaoyi Ren, would always leave some food for me after staying up all night. She would always touch my head and say, 'Yinzhen, you need to eat more so that you can grow taller...'" As the emperor spoke, he actually touched An Lingrong's head.

An Lingrong thought: How would I know? If I knew, why would I send you food?

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother Xiaoyi Ren must love you very much." An Lingrong took a shallow breath, suppressed her sleepiness, looked up at the emperor, her eyes shining.

"Of course..." the emperor said as he raised his hand and pinched the tip of An Lingrong's nose.

"That's great. I'll leave you a midnight snack every year." An Lingrong said as she leaned against the emperor's chest, closed her eyes, and decided to go to sleep...

"Okay..." The emperor replied, looking at the person in his arms, only to find that she was already snoring slightly. He shook his head and laughed, raised his hand to tuck the corner of the quilt for her, and then lay down completely...

When she sensed movement around her, An Lingrong was extremely annoyed. She felt like she hadn't gotten much sleep at all, so why did she have to get up again? !

An Lingrong was just about to tell Juqing that she would sleep a little longer when she suddenly remembered that it seemed to be the emperor next to her. So she opened her eyes and looked over. It was indeed the emperor, and he had already stood up.

"Your Majesty, what time is it?" An Lingrong asked in a daze, her eyes still half-closed.

"You should sleep a little longer. I will ask for leave from the Empress Dowager on your behalf. The Empress Dowager will not blame you for being pregnant." The Emperor raised his hand and touched An Lingrong's small face.

"That's definitely not possible. It might be okay on normal days, but not today." An Lingrong stood up as she spoke. Juqing heard this from outside and hurried in to help An Lingrong get up and wash.

After a tedious packing and the emperor's new clothes, An Lingrong, the emperor and Hong Sheng went to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager.

When the three arrived, Shen Meizhuang was standing in front of the Queen Mother, waiting on her. Concubine Duan and Zhen Huan were sitting in their seats, and they must have simply paid their New Year greetings...

When they entered the house, they greeted each other, presented filial gifts, and said auspicious words. This simple ceremony of greeting was considered complete. When everyone arrived, they had to perform a grand ceremony together. It was really tedious...

When the Queen Mother saw that Hong Sheng was awake, she smiled and asked An Lingrong a few questions about the baby in her belly. An Lingrong answered in detail, and the palace was in harmony...

"I haven't seen Sheng'er for a long time. Come, let the Empress Dowager hug you." The Queen Mother spoke, and An Lingrong hurriedly responded on behalf of Hong Sheng. She stood up, took Hong Sheng from the wet nurse's arms and came to the Queen Mother.

"Sheng'er has become a little heavier, you should sit too..." The empress dowager looked at the baby in her arms and was very happy. As she spoke, Aunt Sun brought a soft stool and placed it next to the empress dowager.

"Thank you, Aunt Sun." An Lingrong nodded, then looked at the Queen Mother and said:

"He's a good eater and sleeper on weekdays, but a little naughty..." An Lingrong also looked at Hong Sheng with a loving face.

"My brother is always a little naughty. Babies of his month can't tell the severity of the movement. Now that you are pregnant, you should let the wet nurse and others coax him more." The empress dowager gave her instructions, and An Lingrong smiled and nodded.

"I thank the Queen Mother for her kindness." An Lingrong said as she bowed.

"You are pregnant, so you don't have to go through these trivial formalities in the future." The Queen Mother spoke, and An Lingrong thanked her again before standing up.

"The Concubine Chen is so lucky. She just gave birth to Sheng'er and is now pregnant again. If she gives birth to another princess, she will have both a son and a daughter..." Concubine Duan said with a smile, looking at An Lingrong.

"Then I'll have to rely on Concubine Duan's good wishes. I'm hoping to have a princess in my belly..." An Lingrong said as she looked at Wen Yi in Concubine Duan's arms with a warm smile.

As soon as the words fell, Fu Cha and Xinpin walked in, followed by a wet nurse holding Wangshu and Rongjin.

As soon as they entered the inner hall, the two of them brought their children to pay their respects to the Queen Mother, the Emperor, An Lingrong, and Concubine Duan. After they sat down, Rong Jin said:

"Grandmother, isn't my brother Sheng'er too heavy? I wanted to hold him that day, but I couldn't. Empress Chen said that I would be able to hold him when I grow up."

"Your Madam Chen is right. When you grow up a little bit, you will be able to hold him naturally..." The emperor said as he waved to Rong Jin, asking her to come to his side.

"Father Emperor, but Rongjin doesn't want to grow up." Rongjin spoke with a slightly sad look on her face.

"Tell your Majesty, Father, why you don't want to grow up?" The Emperor spoke, and everyone looked at Rong Jin curiously.

"Since last year, the Emperor hasn't held Rong Jin in his arms anymore. I asked my mother why, and she said that Rong Jin has grown up and can't be held by the Emperor and me every day..." As she spoke, she looked aggrieved.

"Although your mother is right, the emperor is very strong. Even when you grow up, he can still hold you." The emperor said as he stretched out his hands and held Rongjin on his lap. He smiled and spoke. Rongjin giggled with joy.

"Rongjin, come down quickly. Be careful not to tire your emperor father out." Xinpin said with a smile. Although Rongjin was reluctant, she tactfully got down from the emperor's lap.

"Father Emperor, Rong Jin has learned how to grind ink from mother. Mother said that the ink I grind is fine and good. Rong Jin will go to grind ink for you later so you can have less work to do..." Rong Jin pulled the emperor's arm. The emperor felt warm at heart when he heard that. He picked up Rong Jin and let her sit on the Luohan bed beside him.

"Rongjin has really grown up and now knows how to feel sorry for your father the Emperor..." An Lingrong also praised with a smile, and the emperor also touched Rongjin's head with a smile on his face.

"The Empress Dowager must be tired, so let me hold Sheng'er." The emperor looked at the empress dowager with a smile again, raised his head and nodded, then the emperor took Hong Sheng over.

Rong Jin liked children more than the emperor, so she began to play with Hong Sheng wholeheartedly again...

When everyone arrived one after another, they all paid their respects to the Queen Mother, had a simple breakfast in Shoukang Palace, and then left.

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