They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Cui Yan did not answer immediately.

It was obvious that she had other concerns in her mind.

Jiang Wanyue didn't urge her either.

Cui Yan hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"I'm just worried. If they recognize each other, will it cause trouble for him and the prince? I heard that the position of the commander of the imperial guards is very important. He is the emperor's confidant and cannot be partial to him. What if the emperor becomes suspicious of this?"

Jiang Wanyue didn't expect Cui Yan to think of these things, and was a little surprised for a moment.

It seems that Cui Yan is not indifferent to external affairs. She is also worried about Prince Jing's situation.

Although Prince Jing seems to have the upper hand now, the emperor is still there and the position of crown prince is still vacant, so it is normal to be worried.

Even though Jiang Wanyue knew that Prince Jing was the last to ascend the throne in his previous life, she would sometimes feel anxious.

But she still had great confidence in Prince Jing.

So Jiang Wanyue pulled Cui Yan aside and tried to persuade her.

"Sister, you don't have to worry so much. Think about it! Since it was the prince who took you to see General Zhu, then the prince must have already considered it. If the prince doesn't say it, then there must be a way, sister, don't you think so?"

"Moreover, General Zhu has not remarried for so many years, and he has no other children. My sister is his only child. Can you bear to see him alone forever?"

Hearing this, Cui Yan's heart trembled and her eyes turned red.

She couldn't help but raise her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.

"Sister, to be honest, I was a little skeptical at first. I always thought I had no other family, and suddenly someone showed up and said he was my father... What if it was fake? What if he made a mistake? What if he had ulterior motives? Then the family I had worked so hard to find would be gone, wouldn't it be hard for me to accept."

Cui Yan held Jiang Wanyue's arm tightly, and the fear in her eyes was so clear.

Jiang Wanyue patted her back in silence.

"Even if I made a mistake, sister still has us and Yin'er."

Cui Yan trembled all over and tears flowed uncontrollably.

She was crying and laughing, looking embarrassed, but there was a look of relief on her face.

"You're right. I still have Yin'er... and you, my sister."

She reached out and hugged Jiang Wanyue.

At this moment, Jiang Wanyue could feel that she truly regarded herself as a family member.

For Jiang Wanyue, her family is her confidence, her roots, and the people who have protected her since she was a child.

But for Cui Yan, her family...actually, has always been just her brother.

After Cui Yun passed away, although she followed Prince Jing, entered the palace, and had a child, she did not actually consider Prince Jing's palace as her home.

The home in her memory is a small, somewhat messy, simple and warm home at the border.

But she knew that she couldn't go back.

During the years in the palace, she had two children and gradually settled down.

But not long after, she lost her son again.

The successive losses of her loved ones made her feel extremely painful.

It was precisely because he knew the pain of loss that Cui Yan was confused and retreated when his biological father suddenly appeared.

After listening to Jiang Wanyue's comfort, Cui Yan was finally able to accept it.

She quickly stopped crying and apologized to Jiang Wanyue solemnly.

"I'm sorry, sister, you're pregnant, and I'm still bothering you with these trivial matters."

Jiang Wanyue laughed.

"How can this be called a chore? My sister trusts me, and I'm very happy."

The two sat for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Cui Yan got up and left.

However, she was not in a hurry to recognize her ancestry, as she was still worried that recognizing her kinship would make the emperor wary. After Zhu Zhiwen learned of her concerns, he felt that his daughter was sensible, and he felt both relieved and sad.

After finally finding his daughter, he couldn't help but feel like a father and only wanted to make up for the debt he had suffered over the past decade.

If he had not misjudged people at the beginning, he would not have caused the two children to be stranded outside for so long, making them suffer so much, and he would not have let his daughter become Prince Jing's concubine.

Although a concubine can be listed in the Imperial Book of Rites, which sounds good, she is still a concubine.

Zhu Zhiwen and his wife had a deep relationship. He had only one wife in his life, not to mention a concubine, he had never had a concubine. Others might think that it was an honor for his daughter to be a concubine, but Zhu Zhiwen just felt that his daughter was wronged.

After learning of his son's death, Zhu Zhiwen couldn't help but feel more resentful towards Prince Jing.

He took advantage of his day off to visit his son's grave to pay his respects and proposed moving the grave.

Prince Jing would naturally not stop it, but just said to wait until the major issues were settled before doing it.

As for what this big event referred to, Zhu Zhiwen knew it without him saying anything.

He was silent for a moment, said nothing, and turned and left.

Prince Jing looked at his departing back and felt a little relieved.

Given Zhu Zhiwen's personality, he didn't refute or scold him for his evil ambitions, which was tantamount to his tacit agreement.

Of course, Prince Jing had no intention of letting Zhu Zhiwen do anything. As long as the commander of the imperial guards was one of his own, he would be invincible.

As for Cui Yan, although they have not officially recognized each other, she receives things from Zhu Zhiwen every day.

Sometimes it was some daily necessities, sometimes it was food from home, and sometimes it was things that Mrs. Zhu liked when she was alive. Sometimes he didn't send anything, but just wrote a letter to ask about his daughter and granddaughter's recent situation.

Of course, he was extremely careful in writing letters and sending things so as not to let anyone trace it back to him. Even the handwriting on the letters was changed deliberately to be very different from his usual handwriting.

Cui Yan was not very interested in other things, but was particularly concerned about her mother's things. She wrote back to ask her mother about her previous preferences, daily habits, etc.

After a few interactions, the father and daughter finally became familiar with each other.

When Cui Yan mentioned Zhu Zhiwen in front of Jiang Wanyue again, she was no longer the same as before. Instead, she kept calling him "my father", which made Jiang Wanyue laugh.

Things went smoothly, Jiang Wanyue was in a good mood and her appetite improved a lot.

However, because the weather has been cooler recently and not so hot, her appetite has returned.

Autumn is supposed to be the season for eating crabs, but crabs are cold in nature and she couldn't eat them because she was pregnant. She could only bear it and occasionally eat a few bites of crabs to satisfy her craving.

Although the word "crab" is in the name of the crab, it actually uses eggs. No matter how you try to imitate it, it is not a real crab.

Jiang Wanyue was extremely greedy.

It's not that she's greedy, it's the little thing in her belly that's greedy.

She herself didn't expect that the baby was fine in the first few months, but in the last two months, it suddenly caused trouble for her.

One night, Jiang Wanyue fell asleep and dreamed about eating crabs. When she woke up, she felt so aggrieved that she couldn't help crying.

Xiuchun, who was sleeping next to her, was so scared that she thought something big had happened.

The next day, Cui Yan came over and heard about this. She couldn't help laughing.

"This is what the child wants to eat! It's my fault too. I shouldn't have mentioned this to you that day. By the way, my father had some sea fish sent over yesterday. I'll ask someone to bring it over for you to try. There's a kind of sea bass among them. I think it tastes similar to crab."