On the winter solstice, all the female members of the royal family in the east and west mansions received imperial invitations to enter the palace.

Although the palace banquet was held in the evening, attending a palace banquet was a very grand event, so the female relatives who were going to attend the banquet began to prepare early in the morning.

Qin Xiaoning was the Princess Regent, and her title was higher than that of the Princess of the Royal Family. Therefore, when they got married, Lu Ji had already requested a first-class title for her.

The higher the rank, the more complicated and grand the imperial edict and headgear are. Although it has been nearly half a year since Qin Xiaoning received the imperial edict, this is the first time she has worn such attire.

"This crown is so heavy." After Songzhi put the phoenix crown on her, Qin Xiaoning looked in the mirror and couldn't help complaining.

The little maid smiled and said, "This is what many noble ladies dream of. After all, the princess is the youngest first-rank imperial concubine in the capital. All the women outside are jealous."

"Have you packed it up?"

The master and servant were talking in the inner room when Lu Ji pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw his little wife through the prism mirror, he couldn't help but praise her: "With this blue crown on, she looks more stable indeed."

The man looked at it carefully and said, "But the color of this dress is too dark. It makes me look old."

In the eyes of men, they still treat their wives as their children and like them to wear bright and pink clothes.

Qin Xiaoning turned around and glared at the man: "The imperial decree is to be a role model for women. Only this dark blue and dark red can show a calm and steady appearance."

Lu Ji listened to his wife's words, his eyebrows curved: "Well, you are right, Ning looks good in anything."

He had always praised her like this since childhood.

Aning is beautiful and looks good in anything she wears.

These two sentences were what Lu Ji often said. The little woman's ears were callused from hearing them so many times, but every time the man said this, she still felt happy.

The little woman stood up, walked towards him, and kissed him on the lips on tiptoe.

The man enjoyed it very much and closed his eyes lazily, but the little woman only tasted it briefly. The man couldn't help but frowned, and a trace of grievance appeared on his handsome and noble face, like a child who asked for candy but was not satisfied.

Qin Xiaoning chuckled, raised her hand and rubbed his face, coaxing him, "The baby will be born in two months. When I feel lighter, I will give you all the supplements."

"Keep your word. Don't keep making excuses when the time comes." The man said seriously.

The little woman nodded, but he still looked worried: "You didn't lie to me? Can you really keep your word?"

Qin Xiaoning suppressed her laughter and glared at the man: "Look at you, you really act like a child."

Lu Ji was amused. He glanced at his wife with curved eyebrows and praised her foolishly, "A Ning is so pretty."

As he said this, he leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.

The couple was just here to make an exception when Si'er, who was outside, entered the house and stood outside knocking on the door and reported back, "My Lord, Princess, the eldest son and the eldest lady are ready and waiting at the second gate. The eldest lady just sent someone to urge them."

Qin Xiaoning quickly responded, "I'm coming." Lu Ji had already taken the fox fur coat and put it on his wife. The couple went out hand in hand. As soon as they stepped out of the second door, they saw Li Lanchun sitting in the car and called out to Qin Xiaoning, "A Ning, come sit with me. I have something to tell you."

Qin Xiaoning was about to step forward, but Lu Ji grabbed her hand tightly.

The man frowned, his tone showing a hint of impatience: "What's the matter? What does the sister-in-law want to say to Ah Ning?"

Li Lanchun snorted at Lu Ji: "Look at you, you are such a loser."

Lu Ji retorted, "A Ning is with you all day long to manage the household. I just had some free time today to spend some time with her, but your sister-in-law came to steal someone else's love, and you turned around and said I was 'useless'?"

Lu Yu stood aside, watching the cousins ​​bickering, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Ah Ning is a popular girl, and you two are fighting over her endlessly."

"They are just idle. They always have something to say when they meet."

As Qin Xiaoning spoke, she broke free from Lu Ji's hand and walked towards Li Lanchun. Li Lanchun quickly stood up and half-crouched in the carriage. She reached out and helped Qin Xiaoning get on the carriage. She glanced at Lu Ji's helpless look and said with a smile, "Anyway, I really have something to say to you, Xiaoning. Second brother, you can just ride in the same carriage with your eldest brother. I'll let you down for once."

Today was a festival, and everyone was happy. After hearing what his wife said, Lu Yu jokingly said, "Madam, what are you talking about? My second brother is riding with me, so how can he be wronged?"

Without waiting for Li Lanchun to reply, Lu Ji secretly rolled his eyes at his brother: "Big brother's masculinity only works on Big Sister-in-law, and I don't like it, so how can I not feel wronged?"

Then he said to the servant beside him, "Go and get the horse."

He then looked at Lu Yu and said, "You guys take the carriage, I'll ride a horse."

Lu Yu shook his head helplessly: "It's so cold, eh! It's up to you." Then he got on the carriage.

As soon as Qin Xiaoning sat down in the carriage, Li Lanchun couldn't wait to say to her, "Yesterday, Miss Jiang came to give me acupuncture again. Ah Ning, you know what, after being treated by her for ten days, I really feel that my lower abdomen is not so cold anymore, and my palms and soles are not cold anymore. At first I was skeptical, but now it seems that Miss Jiang is really capable. Ah Ning, if Miss Jiang really cures me, you will be the first-class hero."

Qin Xiaoning smiled and covered her mouth: "Look at what my sister-in-law said. If you can achieve your wish, then the first hero will naturally be Miss Jiang."

"If you hadn't introduced me to her, I wouldn't have known such a skilled female doctor." He added, "This woman's illness should be treated by a female doctor. I think she will be able to cure it this time."

"If my sister-in-law can have a child as she wishes, her life will be complete."

Li Lanchun smiled and said, "Do you remember when we went to Guangyou Temple to draw lots in the autumn? It said that if I could meet a noble person, I would get what I wanted." Then she patted Qin Xiaoning's hand and said, "It seems that Ah Ning is my noble person. If that's true, I have to thank you very much."

The two sisters-in-law were chatting animatedly in the carriage when it slowly stopped. Before they could react, the door was opened from the outside.

"We've arrived at Xuande Gate." Lu Ji stood under the carriage and stretched out his hand to Qin Xiaoning: "We still have a long way to go. Do you want to take a sedan chair?"

Qin Xiaoning helped Lu Ji get out of the car, saying, "No need to be so ostentatious, it's just a pregnancy. I'll get off the car for a walk, which will actually help to stretch my muscles."

Lu Ji nodded when he heard this. Li Lanchun was about to help him get out of the car, but she saw that Lu Ji had already left with Qin Xiaoning. Li Lanchun snorted at Lu Ji's back: "I've never seen anyone protect his wife like this." (End of this chapter)