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Chapter 286 Sisters Talk

"I..." Hu Shanxiang calmed down and didn't know what to say. After a while, she calmed down and asked, "Why did my sister come here suddenly?"

The two sisters walked arm in arm in the bamboo forest. There happened to be a stone table, so they sat down. Zhu Zhanji knew that the two sisters must have a lot to talk about, so he had already walked to a distance and waited for them.

He Yunyue looked at her eagerly and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrote to me, saying that you would be leaving the palace for Zhongdu for a while, and asked if I had time to join them. I said hello to my family and came here. In fact, I arrived two days ago and have been waiting for you. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said yesterday that he would arrange a meeting for us, but then he said there was an emergency. I was so scared that I thought something had happened to you. I was worried all night last night, and seeing you like this today, I feel relieved." He Yunyue saw that she looked very healthy, with a rosy face. Although she didn't seem to have gained weight, her belly was obvious, but she looked energetic and spirited, so she must have been well taken care of.

"I didn't know anything. My sister was worried about me. Your Highness kept it a secret too well. He didn't tell me anything at all." Hu Shanxiang asked, "Did my sister come here specially to wait or..."

"Since we're all out, I might as well accompany you to Zhongdu. Anyway, I've told my father that the travel will take a year or so. You just need to write home on time." He Yunyue initially thought that Zhu Zhanji only arranged for the two sisters to meet, but later Zhu Zhanji said that it was okay for them to go with him if they wanted. Naturally, she would not let go of such an opportunity, and immediately went to tell her family.

"Have General He and his wife agreed?"

He Yunyue laughed at the thought, and then said, "You know my family doesn't really discipline girls that strictly, so after I said that, my father naturally agreed, and only told me to rest and write a letter every ten days to reassure them. My mother was the one who opposed it the most. She was worried that it would be unsafe for a girl like me to travel far away, and she also thought that girls should stay at home. The rich young lady in the mansion traveled, so my mother and I had a big fight over this. In fact, my mother and I have often quarreled over the past two years, all because of one thing, which is my marriage."

He Yunyue paused and said, "Although you are in the palace, you can probably imagine my current situation at home. I am not at a good age to get married, but after all, there are many people who want to marry into our family, and I am a little annoyed by my mother's pressure, so I came out to get some fresh air. My family is also annoyed by the quarrels between my mother and me every other day, so while my mother was out at a banquet with other ladies, my father prepared a carriage for me, and my eldest brother sent me out of the city. By the time my mother reacted, I had already left the city, and there was nothing she could do even if she knew."

"So it's so tortuous? Then sister, just follow us. At least you don't have to worry about your safety. We walk slowly so that we can see the scenery along the way." Hu Shanxiang sighed after listening to her whole story.

He Yunyue nodded, "Of course not, I will rely on you."

"Okay, Kai, you can take as long as you want. That's great. I actually wanted to meet my sister last time, but things happened unexpectedly. I didn't expect to have such a surprise this time."

"I didn't expect that either, but what tripped you up yesterday?"

"Well... I'll talk to my sister when I have time." After hearing the news that the imperial concubine was coming, Hu Shanxiang still wanted to ask Zhu Zhanji if he could tell He Yunyue about this.

"Okay, let me take a good look. Tell me, it's just a blink of an eye and you're going to be a mother. Has this little thing bothered you again? I see that several of my cousins ​​are pregnant, and they all have severe morning sickness. How are you?" He Yunyue recalled the pregnant women she had seen.

Hu Shanxiang thought for a moment and said, "The baby in my belly is very well behaved. It has not made any noise and has been doing well. Otherwise, it would not be a good idea to rush it out."

"That's true. You said that if you married an ordinary man, your child would definitely recognize me as godmother. But the child you gave birth to will be either a princess or a prince. I dare not let them call me godmother." He Yunyue said, touching her belly.

"Well, if you want to, we can call each other in private."

"You don't usually see this, so what's the point of doing it in private? But it's okay, I've come to terms with it. Although I can't be with her, I will definitely be by your side when you give birth, and I want to see her out."

"Okay." Hu Shanxiang agreed. To be honest, giving birth to a child in this era is really like walking through the gates of hell. There is no one in her family who can come to accompany her. Now, with great difficulty, there is someone she trusts. This way, she will not be so scared when the time comes.

"Did you give her a nickname?" She didn't have much impression of this eldest princess. It was mainly because Hu Shanxiang was not favored in her previous life, so the children she gave birth to were naturally not favored by the emperor. Therefore, the two princesses had a low sense of existence. Later, when Sun gave birth to a princess, Zhu Zhanji loved her very much, and people rarely saw or heard of other princesses.

"Not yet? They say that children should be given a casual nickname first, so that when they grow up safely, they can be given a real name."

"Well, the one born from your belly is either a princess or a prince, and they will all be recorded in the Jade Records. Won't they also be given a name when they are born?"

"That's right, then let's think about the nickname. The real name must have been discussed by His Highness and the others."

"Okay, I have to think about this carefully. Fortunately, there is still time. I can think about it slowly."

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that the time was almost up, Zhu Zhanji came over.

"Your Highness."

"It's about time now. We said yesterday that we would take Grandmother Wang out." Zhu Zhanji said.

"Huh? Someone else is coming?" He Yunyue heard it keenly.

Hu Shanxiang was afraid that she couldn't say it, but Zhu Zhanji said it so clearly. Since he said it, it was natural for him to explain it.

"Yes, there is another elder coming too. It's a good opportunity for you to go and meet him. You have to meet him sooner or later anyway." Zhu Zhanji explained.

"Oh, OK." He Yunyue was still wondering, elders, whose elders, His Royal Highness's elders, aren't they all in the palace? Shanxiang's elders, that should be it, she's here, so it's no problem for an elder from the Hu family to come, and it's also reasonable, after all, according to the rules, in the first three months of Hu Shanxiang's birth, Mrs. Hu can also enter the palace to accompany her until she finishes the confinement period, yes, it must be Mrs. Hu who came, the more He Yunyue thought about it, the more she felt that her analysis was correct.

No wonder he said he didn’t meet her yesterday because of something. When he asked Shanxiang just now, he was also hesitant. It’s also a matter of this kind. It must not be known to too many people. He Yunyue thought it through well.

Just when she thought she was going to meet Mrs. Hu, she was still very calm. She followed Hu Shanxiang and the others all the way to the door of a room.

"Is the nobleman in there?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

"Yes, the noble said that if you come here, you can just go in." said the guard.

"Okay." Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang went in first.

"Sister He, please wait here for a while. We will go in to explain the situation and then you can go in." Hu said to her.

"Okay." He Yunyue nodded in agreement.

After a while, the door opened and Hu Shanxiang came out and asked He Yunyue to go in.

As He Yunyue walked in, she was thinking about how to greet Mrs. Hu, but when she looked up, she saw a lady she was not very familiar with. Although she didn't have any excessive decorations on her head and her clothes were not very gorgeous, she gave people a feeling of elegance and luxury.

Although He Yunyue didn't know this person very well, she was sure that this person was not someone from Hu Shanxiang's family. This person must be Zhu Zhanji's elder. This person must be someone from the palace...

Fireworks suddenly went off in He Yunyue's mind, and everything went blank.

"Didn't you tell her? Look how scared she is." Concubine Wang guessed from He Yunyue's surprised look, "Don't be afraid, girl."

"Sister He, this is Concubine Wang." Hu Shanxiang also remembered that she hadn't greeted He Yunyue yet. She definitely didn't know what to do now.

"Noble Concubine Wang? Noble Concubine! Your servant pays her respects to Noble Concubine." When He Yunyue heard these three words, she quickly reacted and knelt down to kowtow and greet her.