"Do you like to eat?"

Zhu Qing'an was having dinner with Old Madam Bian at the time. After hearing this, he subconsciously glanced at the food on the table.

The eight-immortals table was filled with crisp and delicious fruits and vegetables, the soup was also light, and on the side was goat milk that had just been boiled this morning.

These were all ordered by Old Lady Bian herself, and were also what Zhu Qing'an experienced every day these days.

Five days had passed since the day when it was revealed that she was pregnant before marriage. His Majesty had already returned to the palace, and the noble sons and daughters of the aristocratic families naturally followed him back to Ancheng.

Zhu Qing'an was asked to stay here temporarily by Old Lady Bian. This was not only the intention of Old Lady Bian, but also the intention of the Queen Mother.

Now that His Majesty has discovered the secrets between the Prince of Loyalty's Mansion and the Marquis of Wen'an's Mansion, I'm afraid he will have to take action next.

It would be fine if Zhu Qing'an was the same as before, but now she is pregnant and cannot afford any mistakes, so the Queen Mother and Old Lady Bian both hope that she can stay here.

This place is a little distance away from Ancheng, but it is not too far away due to the high mountains. Moreover, Madam Bian has secret guards to protect her secretly, so she can ensure Zhu Qingan's safety.

Although Zhu Qing'an was very reluctant to be protected so heavily by everyone, she also understood that even if she returned to Ancheng, she could not do anything. What she needed to do most now was not to cause trouble to everyone and give birth to the baby safely.

"Thank you for your trouble, old lady. I like them all!" Zhu Qing'an replied softly.

Spending these few days with Old Madam Bian made Zhu Qing feel more at ease, because Old Madam Bian and Shen Shixin's former mother had completely different personalities.

Old Madam Bian never made things difficult for or despised herself from the beginning to the end. She took care of her affairs personally, taking care of her every day from food, clothing, and daily necessities to her physical condition.

Moreover, Madam Bian was an elder who spoke her mind and never spoke in a sarcastic tone, which made Zhu Qing'an feel that it was extremely easy for them to get along with each other.

The most important point is that Mrs. Bian is a very open-minded and enlightened elder. For example, when it comes to the child in her belly, Mrs. Bian always keeps nagging that she hopes it will be a girl.

You know, nowadays, whether it's the elders or parents, everyone longs for a son. Those noble ladies from aristocratic families, after getting married, also give birth to children one after another, as if not giving birth to a boy is a huge mistake.

The old lady on the side was different. She did not have the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls, and she even loved her little granddaughter very much.

"If you don't like something about me, just tell me directly. Now that you are a double-brother, you not only need to take good care of your body, but also keep a good mood!" Old Lady Bian instructed.

"Qing'an understands!" Zhu Qing'an responded with a smile. She was indeed very happy to be with Old Madam Bian.

Madam Bian nodded in satisfaction, and then glanced at Zhu Qingan's belly. "I asked someone to prepare some moisturizing ointment. I heard that applying it on the belly will prevent marks from forming in the future. I'll ask the nanny to bring it to your room later!"

Zhu Qingan hadn't expected the old lady to even think of such a thing, and was immediately flattered. "The old lady is so thoughtful!"

"Although you and my son have not been married, you are carrying my grandson in your belly. I truly treat you as my own child! I prepared moisturizing cream for you, not because I want you to maintain a woman's slimness and fair complexion after pregnancy so as to win the favor of your husband! I think you should take good care of your own body!" Old Lady Bian explained.

When she was young, she didn't care about beauty or ugliness, but that doesn't mean all girls are like that. At least she could see that Zhu Qing'an cared a lot about her image.

Zhu Qingan smiled as she picked up some food for Old Madam Bian, and then said, "You and my aunt are really the same. If my aunt were here, she would definitely teach me the same way!"

"Lingyao and I are close friends!" Old Lady Bian said proudly upon hearing this.

After breakfast, Old Lady Bian accompanied Zhu Qing'an to walk around the courtyard to help digest the food. Now Zhu Baiwei had returned to Ancheng, and Zhu Qing'an was only served by Fu Guang and Wang Shu.

"After meals, please accompany me for a walk to exercise your legs. I have asked the doctor, and you are now in a state where you can walk slightly. This will be beneficial for delivery and your own health as well!" Old Lady Bian walked very slowly because she wanted to take care of Zhu Qing'an.

Zhu Qing'an walked forward and took Old Lady Bian's arm. He understood Old Lady Bian's good intentions very well.

"Qing'an, you know, the old lady is the best to me!" Zhu Qing'an spoke in a deliberately soft and tender voice, as if she was acting coquettishly to her aunt.

Old Madam Bian's expression looked a little unnatural, but the corners of her mouth rose uncontrollably.

She had always dreamed of having a daughter, but unfortunately her body was not strong enough to bear her. Now that she saw Zhu Qing'an's well-behaved appearance, she liked her very much.

"If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well? Even if you look down on my son and don't want to marry him, you are not allowed to be estranged from me!" Old Lady Bian patted the back of Zhu Qing'an's hand.

If her son didn't like her, she really wanted to adopt her as her goddaughter.

"Don't worry, old lady. I can't bear to be estranged from you!" Zhu Qing'an said with a smile. Even if she and Bian Jingsheng couldn't be together in the future, she would still recognize you as her elder.

The old lady was very happy when she heard this, and she shouted directly, "Madame Nian, bring me my spear, I want to dance for Qing'an and my granddaughter!"

Nanny Wu was standing not far away with Wangshu. When she heard this, she exclaimed, "Old Madam, it's freezing cold out here! Why are you brandishing a spear?"

Madam Bian glared at Nanny Nian, very dissatisfied. "I am not afraid of the cold in my body. Besides, I will not feel cold after dancing with the spear for a while!"

Nanny Nian was helpless, but she also understood that Madam Bian wanted to show off in front of her future daughter-in-law and granddaughter, so she could only hurried to get the spear.

Old Madam Bian held the spear and said to Zhu Qingan, "Look carefully!"

After she finished speaking, the heavy spear unexpectedly became light and flexible in Madam Bian's hands. She danced with the spear so vigorously that only the afterimage could be seen.

Zhu Qing'an has always known that Madam Bian is very skilled. Otherwise, she would not have been able to achieve military merit on the battlefield. But when she saw Madam Bian's prowess with her own eyes, she realized that she had underestimated her.

She looked at Old Lady Bian and seemed to be able to see how brave a heroic woman was on the battlefield decades ago.

After using the spear, Old Lady Bian was a little out of breath.

Zhu Qing'an took a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from Madam Bian's cheek.

The exquisitely embroidered handkerchief also brings with it a fragrance that is not like the scent of powder and does not make people feel too sweet.

Old Madam Bian stood there, letting Zhu Qing'an wipe the sweat off her face, feeling refreshed both physically and mentally.

Only then did she understand why her good friend Lingyao had doted on this child so much over the years. If she had a little girl like this by her side, she would probably dote on her even more than Lingyao.

Fortunately, she now has a little cotton-padded jacket, and maybe she will have two cotton-padded jackets in the future. Thinking of this, Old Lady Bian felt even happier, and she couldn't wait to write a letter to Lingyao and show off.

"Now that the old lady has a princess, the old servants are of no use to her!" Nanny Nian was waiting by the side with a handkerchief in her hand, her face full of wrinkles as she watched the scene in front of her.

Nanny Nian was happy from the bottom of her heart. Over the years, the old lady had been recuperating because of the injuries she had suffered on the battlefield. The prince was raised by the empress dowager since he was a child and then went to the military camp. The old lady was always alone and had no popularity at all.

But now, after only a few days with Princess Yongfu, the old lady smiled more than ever before. This was not the most important thing, the old lady now seemed to have more hope and was in better spirits.

"You old fellow, are you still jealous?" Old Madam Bian handed the spear to Nanny Nian. She seemed to be scolding her, but the intimacy in her tone was as if she was talking to an old friend.

Nanny Nian held the heavy spear effortlessly.

"The old lady's skills are so agile, it's amazing!" Zhu Qing'an praised from the side. She was not flattering her, but really thought she was amazing. At least among the women she knew, only the old lady Bian and Zhong Yi had such good skills.

"Is this so amazing? I'm old and useless! When I was young, I could wield two guns!" The old lady laughed happily.

"The old lady is not bragging. When she followed the old prince to the battlefield, her two guns made it difficult for the enemy to get close!" Nanny Nian said.

"It's a pity that you were not by my side when you were young, otherwise I would definitely teach you martial arts. Lingyao has this shortcoming, that you don't have any martial arts skills!" The old lady said with disgust. She had also taught martial arts to her friend in the past, but unfortunately her friend was not that kind of material, so she had to give up.

"I heard that Zhong Yi's martial arts skills were also taught by the old lady. Zhu Qing'an took the old lady's arm, and the two continued walking.

"Hmph!" The old lady snorted coldly, "I only taught that child a little bit of martial arts. Most of it was taught by my son. If I had taught her, she would definitely not be what she is now!"

The old lady said this, and then seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly explained, "I regard Zhongyi as my own child. The child lost his parents when he was young, and Jingsheng has been taking care of him ever since. However, the two of them are as close as brother and sister, and I don't have any other thoughts!"

Old Madam Bian really wanted Zhu Qing'an to be her daughter-in-law, so naturally she had to speak well of her to her son.

"Jingsheng explained it to me!" Zhu Qingan laughed grimly.

Mrs. Bian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that her cold-hearted son didn't know how to please women, but now it seems that she was worrying too much.

Old Madam Bian sympathized with Zhong Yi and also liked Zhong Yi, but unfortunately Zhong Yi was not in Ancheng all year round, and his temperament was like a boy, so the old lady did not get to experience the feeling of having a little cotton-padded jacket.

"Can you write a letter to Jingsheng to tell him that you are pregnant?" The old lady saw that the two of them had walked several times and was afraid that Zhu Qingan would be tired, so they sat in the pavilion.

Because it was winter and Zhu Qing'an was afraid of the cold, the old lady had people wrap up all the pavilions in the courtyard with screens and burn charcoal inside the pavilions the day before. So when he walked into the pavilions, he didn't feel cold at all.

Zhu Qing'an was also a little hesitant. Now that she was pregnant, she could no longer hide the fact, and there was no need to hide anything from Bian Jingsheng.

"Let's wait for some time. He has urgent things to do now and we can't let him be distracted!" Zhu Qing'an replied after thinking for a while.

Now Bian Jingsheng is trying his best to get Duan Shenghua, and there can be no mistakes at this time. His Majesty is probably already murderous towards his aunt, and the most urgent task is to remove the poison from his aunt.

If Bian Jingsheng knew that she was pregnant, he would definitely be distracted.

"You're right. It's not too late to tell him when he comes back!" Old Lady Bian nodded in agreement, and she felt that Zhu Qing'an was very stable.

If she were an ordinary woman, she would probably be eager to let the man know. But Zhu Qing'an was able to consider these things, which was really rare.

At this moment, the sound of swords clashing suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

In an instant, Old Lady Bian grabbed Zhu Qing'an's arm. Zhu Qing'an was also a little nervous and didn't understand what was happening outside.

"Go back to the house first!" Old Madam Bian's eyes were full of vigilance, and then she quickly took Zhu Qing'an back to the house. Even so, she kept a close eye on Zhu Qing'an's feet along the way, for fear that Zhu Qing'an would bump into something.

Back in the house, Fu Guang and Wang Shu were waiting by the side.

"Protect the princess well, I'll go out and take a look!" Old Lady Bian instructed.

"Old lady!" Zhu Qing'an looked at the old lady worriedly. She didn't know what the situation was outside at the moment. The old lady was old, and she was really worried.

The old lady nodded slightly towards Zhu Qing'an and said, "Don't be afraid. My secret guards are very skilled, but I can still kill a few people!"

After saying that, the old lady left with a long knife and quickly closed the door.

The door was closed, and the sounds from outside seemed to be blocked out a little, but the sounds of fighting could still be faintly heard.

Fu Guang stood at the door, his hand never leaving the sword at his waist.

Wangshu was standing there with a wooden stick against the window, his eyes full of nervousness.

Zhu Qing'an sat on the edge of the bed, listening carefully to the noise outside. She didn't know what was going on outside and was anxious.

Nanny Nian, who had been waiting beside her, looked at Zhu Qing'an and couldn't help but comfort her, "Don't worry, Princess. This house is guarded by secret guards on three levels inside and outside. The enemy won't break in easily!"

It wasn't until some time had passed that Zhu Qing'an heard Madam Bian's voice from outside the house, "It's all right!"

As soon as he heard the voice of Old Lady Bian, Zhu Qing'an couldn't wait to get up and quickly opened the door. He saw Old Lady Bian standing outside the house with bloodstains on her clothes.

"Old lady..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm not injured. This blood belongs to someone else!" Old Madam Bian did not enter the room. She stopped Zhu Qing'an from approaching. "Don't come close. The smell of blood is unpleasant. You're pregnant, so it will be uncomfortable!"

Zhu Qing'an could only suppress his worries and stood in the house to look at the old lady. Fortunately, the old lady was indeed not injured.

"Everything is cleaned up. I'll go change my clothes first!" said the old lady, turning around to change her clothes.

Zhu Qingan sat in the house, thinking about the assassination! She knew very well that this assassination must be aimed at her.

It is not difficult to guess who wants to assassinate her, which shows that His Majesty is really unable to sit still!

Fortunately, she is now protected by Old Madam Bian, otherwise she really couldn't imagine whether she would be safe and sound if she faced such an assassination.

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