The beauty who wears fast has many babies

When Wu Li came back from the toilet, Zhou Chongli was already waiting at the dining table. Seeing her clumsy appearance when she came out, he couldn't help laughing and hurriedly got up to greet her.

"You are different now, so be careful." Zhou Chongli helped the man sit down at the dining table.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Li's face flushed slightly, and he lowered his head and said softly.

Zhou Chongli smiled and took Wu Li's hand. It was cold to the touch, and he couldn't help but frown. "Why is it so cold? Did you get frozen when you came here?"

"It's okay." Wu Li quickly pulled her hand back, but a ripple of emotion welled up in her heart. She raised her head and met Zhou Chongli's concerned gaze, and her heartbeat quickened.

"Although it's not winter yet, it's still a bit chilly at night." Zhou Chongli said as he poured Wu Li a cup of hot tea. "Especially now that you're pregnant, you can't be careless."

Wu Li blew gently on the steaming tea, took a sip, and felt a warm current sliding down his throat, dispelling the coldness around his body.

She looked at Zhou Chongli, her eyes full of tenderness, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take good care of myself."

Then he said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. The weather is getting colder."

"Yes, I can clearly feel the cold getting stronger these days. Every time I think of the soldiers in the army who are still short of food and clothing, I feel as if my heart is being pricked by needles." Zhou Chongli frowned, his face full of worry.

As he spoke, he sighed softly, as if he had a thousand sorrows in his heart that he couldn't relieve. Looking at his lonely expression, one couldn't help but feel pity for him.

"If we fill the clothes with goose feathers or duck feathers, maybe it can keep out some of the cold," Wu Li suggested.

"That's a good idea." Zhou Chongli nodded in approval, "But won't the cost be too high?"

"We can buy some cheap goose and duck feathers," Wu Li said. "I've seen people use this method to make cotton clothes before, and the results are quite good."

"Hmm, I wonder if this method is feasible." Zhou Chongli smiled appreciatively. "If it can really solve the problem of keeping the soldiers warm, you will be credited with the first merit."

"This is what I should do." Wu Li smiled slightly, "However, I still need to test it first to make sure it works."

Zhou Chongli nodded slightly, with a hint of trust and concern in his eyes, and said slowly: "That's great, then I'll leave this matter to you. However, you must also pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and don't work too hard, so as not to exhaust your body. After all, you are a double body now. If you need any help, you can come to me at any time." His tone was firm and gentle, as if he was giving the other party an invisible support and encouragement.

"I understand." Wu Li said with a smile, as if she had great trust in Zhou Chongli.

Afterwards, the two sat down at the table and began to enjoy their food. Since Wu Li was pregnant, most of the dishes on the table were sour and spicy.

This arrangement not only satisfies her special taste needs, but also helps increase appetite and digestion.

Looking at the table full of sumptuous dishes, Zhou Chongli couldn't help but feel a sense of happiness. These dishes were specially prepared for Wuli, hoping to bring her warmth and care.

He picked up his chopsticks, gently picked up a piece of hot and sour fish, and put it into his mouth to savor it carefully. The fish was tender and juicy, and the sour and spicy taste stimulated his taste buds and whetted his appetite. He smiled with satisfaction and continued to taste the other dishes.

"Your Majesty, please try this spicy chicken with sour bamboo shoots, hot peppers, and sesame." Wu Li smiled and put a piece of chicken into Zhou Chongli's bowl. She looked at him, her eyes gleaming with tenderness and concern.

Zhou Chongli tasted a bite of chicken, savored it carefully, and nodded slightly to show his satisfaction. He noticed that Wu Li was paying attention to his reaction, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

During the meal, Wu Li continued to enthusiastically serve food to Zhou Chongli and carefully observed his preferences for each dish. She found that Zhou Chongli seemed to particularly like sour dishes. Whenever he ate such dishes, his eyes would brighten and the corners of his mouth would unconsciously rise.

Wu Li secretly took note of this detail, thinking that next time he could prepare more sour dishes to satisfy his taste preferences.

At the same time, she was also very happy that through these subtle actions, Zhou Chongli could feel her care and consideration, which seemed to bring the two of them closer.

After dinner, Wuli began to talk with Xiuhong about collecting goose feathers and duck feathers.

Wu Li sat in the warm room, around the fireplace, drinking hot tea and discussing the details of the plan.

"Xiuhong, I think we should start collecting goose feathers and duck feathers as soon as possible." Wu Li said, his eyes revealing firm determination.

Xiuhong nodded in agreement: "Okay, but this is not an easy task! We need to figure out where to get the goose and duck feathers first."

Wu Li pondered for a moment and said, "Well, we can start with the imperial kitchen. If the production is successful, we can gradually expand the scope and collect it from the villages near the capital."

Xiuhong frowned after hearing this: "Isn't this too much trouble? And there's no guarantee we'll receive much."

Wu Li smiled and comforted him, "It's okay, as long as we are patient, we will always succeed."

"We can also put up some notices in the village, telling everyone that we need goose and duck feathers. As for the price of feathers, the emperor will set it when the time comes. Maybe more people will volunteer to give us feathers then."

Xiuhong nodded, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes: "Okay, let's do it! I hope we can successfully make the down jacket that the queen mentioned."

So, the two decided to start the action the next day. However, they encountered a small incident during the process.

Not long after, Xiuhong returned with her men and said angrily, "My Lady, these slaves are going too far!"

"What's going on?" Wu Li asked hurriedly.

"Those people in the imperial kitchen clearly have a lot of goose feathers and duck feathers, but they refuse to give them to us!" Xiuhong said angrily.

Wu Li frowned, "Why don't they give it to me?"

"They said these feathers were reserved for the masters in the palace." Xiuhong replied.

Wu Li felt helpless. There must be someone behind the scenes who was instructing him to do this. These people were really trying to curry favor with the powerful.

"But it doesn't matter, we can think of other ways." Wu Li comforted.

At this time, a voice came from outside the door, "Empress Xue has arrived."

Wu Li and Xiu Hong looked at each other, both confused. Why did Concubine Xue come?

To be honest, when Wu Li was pregnant, all the palaces sent gifts, and most of these gifts had problems.

Some gifts are deliberately chosen because they may make pregnant women feel uncomfortable or be harmful to the fetus; others are tampered with and contain harmful substances.

However, the only thing that Concubine Xue sent was indeed fine.

This makes people wonder, is she really a kind and innocent concubine?

Or does she have a deeper purpose and plan?

Concubine Xue has never had a strong presence. She always seems to live quietly in the palace and rarely attracts other people's attention.

She did not compete for favors and beauty like other concubines, nor did she have any particularly eye-catching behavior. This low-key existence made it difficult for the concubines to understand her true thoughts and motives.

Her behavior is puzzling and we don't know what kind of person she is.

Maybe she was a smart woman who knew how to protect herself and avoid being involved in the vortex of court struggles; or maybe she was just an ordinary concubine who didn't want to cause trouble and just wanted to spend every day quietly.

Regardless, one must remain vigilant against Concubine Xue. Although she currently appears to have no ill intentions, Wu Li knows that she cannot be taken lightly.

After all, things in the palace are often much more complicated than they appear, and everyone may be hiding unspeakable secrets.