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Only then did everyone notice the person standing at the door, and they quickly bowed.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Ning Nishang smiled and said in a gentle voice, "I just arrived and was afraid of disturbing you, so I stood at the door for a while."

This was Ning Nishang's first time entering the palace after becoming Princess Anning.

In fact, she had never been mistreated in the Qi family, but she preferred simplicity and elegance, and as an orphan, she rarely dressed up elaborately.

But after marrying Lu Linbai, who is incredibly wealthy, things changed drastically.

Today, Ning Nishang wore a royal blue high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with a purple sheer gauze blouse over it. She had a blue floral decoration on her forehead, long tassels hanging down her temples, and her dress was adorned with blue gemstones and pearls. She looked both aloof and stunningly beautiful.

Even Qi Yitang was momentarily dazzled by the pearls on her headdress.

In that instant, a thought flashed through her mind—

It seems I shouldn't have taken advantage of Lu Lin before.

[Oh, Mom! You old scoundrel Lu, give me back my wife!]

[Oh no, the female lead and Tang Bao look like they're wearing matching outfits today! Wa Ge's in danger!]

The nanny tactfully withdrew, and Yunzhu and Yunying went to prepare tea and snacks.

Ning Nishang placed the box she was carrying on the table. "Tangtang, what are you doing?"

Qi Yitang sighed, "I wanted to make a little hat for the child, but... this is the result."

Ning Nishang took it and examined it closely. The stitches were crooked, some dense and some sparse, and there was a small bulge at the corner.

If you didn't know it was a hat, you'd think it was some kind of steamed bun that had leaked filling.

She wanted to laugh, but struggled to hold back her smile.

"Laugh if you want," Qi Yitang had already resigned herself to her fate.

Ning Nishang couldn't help but burst out laughing. "It is... a little funny."

Looking at Ning Nishang's smile, Qi Yitang felt that she had changed a lot.

In the past, if she encountered such a situation, she would usually comfort her gently with "It's okay, keep trying." But now she smiles calmly, with a sense of relaxation and ease that she didn't have before.

Sure enough, after being married to Lu Linbai for a long time, she also became "bad".

"Cousin, what brings you to the palace today?"

Qi Yitang: "I couldn't attend your wedding before. At the beginning of the month, Yanzhi and I went to the Prince of Anning's Mansion, but the gatekeeper said you were out and we didn't run into you."

Ning Nishang came for this reason as well, and explained, "I went on a long trip with Lin Bai and only returned yesterday."

You just got back yesterday?

Qi Yitang thought they had been in the capital all along. "You've been gone for over a month, what have you been doing?"

Ning Nishang's porcelain-white cheeks and earlobes flushed red, as if she were a little shy. "...Lin Bai heard that the South China Sea is rich in pearls, among which the Purple Pearl is the most precious, and a single pearl can sell for a hundred gold coins, so he took me to pick them myself."

"The journey to the South China Sea is long and the trip back and forth took some time, and I only got home yesterday."

She had just gotten home when she heard that Tangtang had come to see her, so she sent a letter to the palace.

Qi Yitang lowered his gaze and noticed that Ning Nishang was wearing a jade ring on her ring finger, with a large, round purple pearl embedded in the ring.

Purple is noble, and Purple Pearl is even rarer, shining brilliantly in the sunlight.

Qi Yitang instantly felt like she'd been force-fed a huge mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), "..."

[Wow, so romantic to go all the way to the South China Sea to harvest pearls! Where did your arrogance go, making the female lead wait for ages?]

[In ancient times, due to the inconvenience of transportation, people could still go to sea for their honeymoon, making lovers a more tangible representation of being cared for like flowers.]

[I feel like the female lead's life is a thousand times better now than it was when she was married to the jerk male lead!]

【Of course! We have to thank Mei Bao for playing matchmaker; otherwise, how could Little Fatty have won the heart of this beauty?】

Pearls are common, and Qi Yitang doesn't find any size rare; the palace has all the treasures in the world.

Even if it's not in the national treasury, wanting something is just a matter of saying a word.

But Qi Yitang was still a little jealous.

She's never seen the sea before, and now that she's pregnant, it's even less likely she'll go... Opening oysters at sea to get pearls must be so much fun.

"By the way, Tangtang, besides coming to see you today, I also brought you some things for your aunt and a few of my cousins."

The two moved on, and Ning Nishang opened the brocade box she had brought, inside which were several small items neatly stacked.

Tiger-head hats, tiger-head shoes, onesie jackets, quilts embroidered with peace patterns... and so on.

Traditionally, relatives and elders would sew these by hand before the child was born, as they were believed to have the auspicious meaning of warding off evil and bringing good fortune.

Qi Yitang casually picked up a tiger-head hat, examined it for a moment, and then smiled.

"Did my mother embroider this?"

The tiger on the hat has one ear crooked, its whiskers are embroidered with varying lengths, and its eyes are round and chubby. It looks more silly and cute than fierce.

Just like Qi Yitang's clumsy cooking skills, it's easy to tell at a glance that they are mother and daughter.

Ning Nishang smiled and nodded, "Auntie isn't good at needlework, and this is all I could manage after trying for a long time. The rest were made by my eldest and second cousins-in-law. This—" She took out two pairs of small shoes from underneath, "and this little bib, I made these for you."

Qi Yitang felt a warm glow in her heart, but she still let out a soft hum.

"Hmph, at least you guys have good memories; you haven't forgotten me."

How could they forget? The whole family remembers it. Even though they couldn't go to the palace to see them, they still offered a lot of incense to the Buddha for the mother and son.

Ning Nishang lowered her gaze and softened her voice, "Almost five months along, right?"

Qi Yitang nodded, "Yes, they've been moving around a lot lately."

Ning Nishang couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the smooth curve.

Suddenly, a very light and subtle sound came from the palm of my hand, like a tiny bean rolling by.

She paused for a moment, then a look of delighted surprise spread across her eyes. "It moved?"

Qi Yitang smiled smugly, "Both of them are very active, especially at night. I wonder what they're churning inside my belly."

Despite their playful antics, the two of them are quite easy to manage. During her pregnancy, Qi Yitang has never experienced morning sickness even once.

After delivering the gifts and letting the child touch her, Ning Nishang wanted to say goodbye in advance, "Tangtang, next month is the anniversary of Lin Bai's grandfather's death, and we plan to set off back to Chezhou in a few days..."

"This is a peace charm I got from Huguo Temple. It's been blessed and will protect you during your delivery."

Oh no, the female lead is leaving. Does that mean I'll never see her again?

No! My yuri couple doesn't want to break up!

【Wait, when did you guys start this? This is pure cult stuff, Wa Ge, come quick!】

Qi Yitang had actually known this day would come.

The foundation of the Anning Prince's Mansion is in Chezhou, where their ancestors have lived for generations. Unless absolutely necessary, Lu Linbai and Ning Nishang could easily never return.

But when the moment actually came, I still felt reluctant to part. "Will you come back?"

Ning Nishang: "Of course we'll come back. It's only a ten-day journey from Chaizhou to Shengjing. When you give birth, send someone a message in advance, and we'll rush back as fast as we can."

Qi Yitang was finally satisfied. "Then it's a deal. You have to be there when I give birth. If you can't make it back in time, I won't let the child call you 'auntie'."

Ning Nishang smiled and replied earnestly, "Okay."

Qi Yitang leaned over and hugged her. "If Lu Linbai bullies you, send me a message and I'll have someone put a sack over his head and beat him."

Once you've fought it once, you can fight it a second time.

A warm, gentle feeling welled up in Ning Nishang's heart. She hugged him back, "Okay..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sinister male voice suddenly came from the doorway, "What are you doing?"