TGPSAC – Chapter 104

The fourth to sixth months were the most stable period of a pregnancy. As long as Yu Jiuzhou was healthy, it should theoretically be fine.

Chi Wan was already impatient to do something forward.

Right now, Yu Jiuzhou possessed a certain radiance, an ineffable gentleness that could make one fall for her at a single glance.

This gentleness emanated from her entire being. The moment Chi Wan saw her, she wanted to draw near.

Like someone with skin hunger, she wished she could stick to Yu Jiuzhou’s body.

At this moment, Yu Jiuzhou was like the first ray of sunshine after a heavy snow—warm and toasty, making one want to simply move a chair into the courtyard and bask in its comforting warmth.

The sunlight shone on the ice and snow, and as they melted, a drop landed right on the lips of Chi Wan, who was lying in the courtyard.

She opened her eyes in a daze, and the first thing she saw was Yu Jiuzhou’s equally hazy gaze.

Happiness became tangible in this moment.

Looking at Yu Jiuzhou like this, Chi Wan couldn’t help but say, “Your Highness, you’re so beautiful you hardly seem human.”

Yu Jiuzhou: “?” It was the first time she’d seen someone curse another in the throes of passion.

“Shut up.”

“If I shut my mouth, then you won’t be satisfied.”

Yu Jiuzhou: “…”

Sometimes, she really wanted to cover Chi Wan’s mouth. But at this moment, just as Chi Wan had said, she would not be satisfied.

So she could only use a scissor leg to lock Chi Wan’s head, preparing to prove her status as the Grand Princess.

In the end, Chi Wan was mindful of Yu Jiuzhou’s condition and obediently fell beneath the Grand Princess’s skirt.

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It was the height of summer in August, and with the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the common folk were in high spirits.

Besides the many flowers displayed along the roadsides, there were also all sorts of fish. The fish swam joyfully in the water, their tails stirring up waves, a sight that made one’s heart itch with desire.

Many noble families liked to bring fish home to raise. Those with the means would put them in ponds, while those without would keep them in fish tanks.

This was mainly because fish were highly ornamental and could produce many small fry, symbolizing the blessing of many daughters and much fortune.

The Princess’s Residence had also brought back many. When the spring rain came, the fish would surface, and a pair would frolic as the rain pattered on the banana leaves—an exceptionally beautiful scene.

All the maids in Yongning Courtyard were standing outside, including Chun Gui, Xia Qu, Qiu Lai, and Dong Ying.

Dong Ying stood ramrod straight for a moment before asking curiously, “Why aren’t we going in?”

Xia Qu had finally found an area where she completely outshone her. “What do you think?”

“Her Highness isn’t up yet?” Dong Ying voiced her guess.

“And the Fuma.”

“Doesn’t the Fuma get up every day to practice her martial arts?”

“Today’s situation is special.”

“Why?”

As Dong Ying and Xia Qu went back and forth, the nearby Chun Gui and Qiu Lai listened with exasperation. Some things were better left unsaid. To speak them aloud was to truly court death; they weren’t afraid Her Highness would punish them.

Dong Ying, with a deadpan expression, continued to play the curious child. Xia Qu said helplessly, “You’re so dense.”

Dong Ying’s brow furrowed. “Is that something a person would say?”

Seeing that Dong Ying was about to get angry, Xia Qu quickly said, “Aiya, what’s there to be angry about? I’ll tell you.”

Xia Qu leaned in and whispered into Dong Ying’s ear.

Dong Ying: “…”

She hesitated for a good while before looking at Qiu Lai. “Her Highness is pregnant.”

In those four short words, they all understood what she wanted to do.

Qiu Lai said with a straight face, “A relaxed mood during pregnancy is beneficial to one’s health.”

Dong Ying didn’t understand, but she trusted Qiu Lai’s medical skills.

“The Fuma is supposed to go out of the city to welcome Princess Lin’an today.” To a workaholic, work was the top priority.

In fact, the Princess’s Residence was full of workaholics, from Yu Jiuzhou at the top to everyone below her.

Chun Gui, Xia Qu, Qiu Lai, and Dong Ying all had their own career ambitions.

In the entire Princess’s Residence, perhaps only Chi Wan felt that sleeping with her wife was more enjoyable than working.

As for someone like Yu Jiuzhou, she put work first and foremost.

Chi Wan didn’t mind. On the contrary, she found a career-focused Yu Jiuzhou to be very charming.

She wasn’t the type to pursue a career-driven woman only to coop her up at home, expecting her to prioritize family above all else.

Instead, she felt that if she wanted her partner to spend more time with her, rather than asking her to give up her career, it was better to support her in it.

The sooner she achieved her career goals, the more time she would have to spend with her.

It was just that last night had indeed been a bit tiring. After all, they hadn’t been intimate for many days, and it had suddenly erupted like a volcano, becoming uncontrollable.

Furthermore, with Yu Jiuzhou being pregnant, her body needed more time to recover.

It was a rare occasion for the two of them to wake up late, but the staff of the Princess’s Residence were well-trained and would certainly not disturb them.

Chi Wan placed her hand on Yu Jiuzhou’s body, earnestly using her internal energy to nourish her.

Fortunately, her internal energy was gentle enough to improve Yu Jiuzhou’s physical condition.

As she diligently transferred her internal energy, Yu Jiuzhou, who had not yet opened her eyes, felt a slight pressure on her chest. A comfortable warmth radiated from above it, and she felt the fatigue in her body vanish completely.

Yu Jiuzhou immediately understood that Chi Wan was using her internal energy to nourish her body.

What kind of decent person transfers internal energy like this…

Yu Jiuzhou was speechless for a moment before she opened her eyes.

Chi Wan noticed the instant she woke up and silently withdrew her internal energy. “You’re awake?”

“Your hand,” Yu Jiuzhou said, still a woman of few words.

The internal energy had been withdrawn, but that didn’t mean the hand had been.

Chi Wan feigned ignorance. “Did Your Highness sleep well?”

She had slept quite well. The pre-sleep exercise was more effective than any sleeping aid.

When Yu Jiuzhou’s gaze fell on Chi Wan’s lips, she couldn’t help but look away, her face turning slightly red. “Mm.”

Why is she suddenly shy?

Yu Jiuzhou’s shyness was so obvious that Chi Wan saw it at a glance.

“Does Your Highness wish to get up?”

Chi Wan shifted closer to Yu Jiuzhou, her lips curling into a pleased smile.

Yu Jiuzhou didn’t speak. She wanted to get up, but Chi Wan had to get up and leave first.

She still wasn’t used to changing clothes in front of Chi Wan after they had been intimate.

To be precise, she was too embarrassed to just get out of the blankets like that.

Even though they were sharing the same blankets, and what happened under them was one thing, getting out so openly was another matter entirely.

Chi Wan smiled. “How about I accompany Your Highness in some flower arranging today?”

Flower arranging?

Yu Jiuzhou paused for a moment, feeling that something was off, but after a thought, she said, “It’s almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Princess’s Residence should have held a flower-viewing banquet to welcome Aunt Lin’an, but it is inconvenient. When you see Aunt Lin’an today, ask her if she wishes to announce her return to the capital.”

Such a career-focused mind.

Speechless, Chi Wan nipped Yu Jiuzhou’s lip and said peevishly, “Your Highness’s mind is filled with nothing but important matters.”

“Ahem.” Yu Jiuzhou coughed lightly and muttered something under her breath. It was a good thing Chi Wan’s hearing was sharp, or she wouldn’t have caught what she said.

Hearing it made her face flush slightly.

Yu Jiuzhou had suddenly been bold and said: Isn’t there still you?

Hearing this, Chi Wan’s heart felt sweeter than if she had eaten honey. It was like drinking the wine of the heavens, a feeling of blissful intoxication.

“Since Your Highness has said so, I will certainly be more diligent in plucking flowers and handling jade today.”

Arranging flowers and jade was delicate work; a single careless move could easily damage the flower. For the flower’s sake, Chi Wan chose to kiss it gently to express her affection.

But since Yu Jiuzhou had said such words, how could she not put in more effort?

Yu Jiuzhou couldn’t help but pat her. “Shut up.”

After saying that, she remembered Chi Wan’s words and corrected herself, “Don’t speak nonsense.”

“How is this nonsense? I am speaking of serious matters. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, our residence should be decorated with more flowers to lift our spirits.”

Chi Wan spoke with a straight face, earnestly explaining her serious attitude toward the Mid-Autumn Festival and her love for a sense of ceremony.

It was very reasonable. If Yu Jiuzhou didn’t know her so well, she might have actually believed her.

“Hmph.” Yu Jiuzhou didn’t want to talk.

But Chi Wan pulled her directly into her arms. “I still prefer to hear Your Highness moan~”

She imitated the sound Yu Jiuzhou made when she was overcome with passion, earning a kick from her.

A wife, after all, was meant to be teased, and then coaxed back into a good mood.

A certain someone named Chi was getting better and better at managing the Grand Princess’s temper. If Yu Jiuzhou were the weather, then she held the remote control for it.

As long as she didn’t lose the remote herself, or Yu Jiuzhou didn’t reconfigure a new one, it was easy for her to stir Yu Jiuzhou’s emotions.

Especially at night, she could even control Yu Jiuzhou’s volume.

Alright, that was a tangent.

Seeing that Yu Jiuzhou was getting a little angry, Chi Wan smiled and nuzzled her neck.

“Ah, I don’t want to get up, my Princess.”

As Chi Wan nuzzled, she began to wail like a puppy that didn’t want to leave its owner’s arms, whimpering and making a fuss.

Yu Jiuzhou stroked her head. “Get up now. Aunt Lin’an will be here soon.”

Even if she rode out to meet her, it would still take some time.

Hearing this, Chi Wan hugged her even tighter. “Then what should I wear? A red python robe? A flying fish robe? Or a Daoist robe?”

The python robe was too formal, the flying fish robe seemed too cold, and the Daoist robe was a bit too casual.

She wore a regular python robe for court and a ceremonial one for grand occasions. But to welcome Princess Lin’an, even a regular python robe seemed excessive, especially since the other party was an elder.

If she wore a python robe, it would place her on the same level as Princess Lin’an.

Yu Jiuzhou was the Grand Princess. Never mind ordinary princesses or princes, even princes and princesses of an elder generation had to bow to her.

In the absence of a crown prince, she was second only to the Emperor and Empress.

Chi Wan held a rank equivalent to a commandery prince, possessed real power, and was the Grand Princess’s Fuma. This meant that aside from the Emperor, Empress, and the Grand Princess herself, she didn’t have to give face to anyone.

If she were to wear a python robe to meet her, it would seem like she was trying to intimidate Princess Lin’an.

And if she wore a flying fish robe—what was the Imperial City Division for? She was going to welcome an elder, not arrest a criminal.

How annoying. This was what happened when too many people were watching; everything you wore would be scrutinized.

Princess Lin’an had just returned and would inevitably be looked down upon. Chi Wan’s attitude represented that of the Emperor and the Grand Princess. If she didn’t treat the matter seriously, Princess Lin’an’s days ahead would be difficult.

They had gone to great lengths to bring Princess Lin’an back, certainly not so she could be slighted.

Never mind the officials, even the maids and eunuchs assigned by the palace were the type to fawn over the powerful and trample on the weak.

Chi Wan just wanted to know how to appear respectful to Princess Lin’an without being too overbearing.

Yu Jiuzhou said directly, “The python robe.”

“Why?”

Yu Jiuzhou narrowed her eyes. “Do you think everything Fu Qing did was her own idea?”

It suddenly clicked for Chi Wan. “Your Highness means it was all Princess Lin’an’s idea. That even if we hadn’t done anything, Princess Lin’an would have found a way to return. In other words, the secret they were hiding was their bargaining chip to return to Great Zhou.”

Princess Lin’an had wanted to return to Great Zhou for a long time. Was it for revenge, or did she have other motives?

In that case, they had actually helped Princess Lin’an.

As the plot changed, many things that had happened in her past life were altered, some didn’t happen at all, and things that hadn’t happened in her past life were now occurring.

She understood Yu Jiuzhou’s meaning. Since Princess Lin’an intended to stir up trouble, they should give her a show of might.

But Chi Wan’s show of might represented the Princess’s Residence. If those maids and eunuchs wanted to fawn over the powerful and trample on the weak, the Imperial City Division was not to be trifled with.

Yu Jiuzhou loved this quick-witted intelligence of hers. “You are my Fuma. You are never a step below anyone.”

Even if it was an elder, Chi Wan had the right to hold her head high, simply because she was the Fuma of the Grand Princess of Qin.

Chi Wan smiled, draping herself over Yu Jiuzhou. “Yes, yes, my Princess is the most amazing.”

“Hmph.”

“No hmphing.”

“Hmph.”

Before Yu Jiuzhou could finish her hmph, her voice was cut off with a “Mmph…”

Having kissed her fill, Chi Wan got out of bed, humming a little tune.

“Today the common folk, are truly, truly happy…”

Yu Jiuzhou was about to hum lightly, but then she remembered something and forcefully suppressed the sound.

Chi Wan threw on her clothes and was about to leave when she suddenly returned to the bedside and sat down.

This action made Yu Jiuzhou’s hand, which was reaching to lift the blankets, pause. She wanted to wrap herself up tightly, but then felt her movement would be too obvious. So, with one shoulder slightly exposed, she propped herself up.

Chi Wan chuckled and suddenly leaned in close. “Your Highness, still so shy with me?”

She had noticed it too. As long as she was present, Yu Jiuzhou would get mostly dressed under the blankets before emerging, or she would wait for her to leave.

Even though there wasn’t an inch of her that Chi Wan had missed, she was still like this once the sun came up.

The more Yu Jiuzhou acted this way, the more Chi Wan wanted to tease her, her mischievous intentions written all over her face.

Yu Jiuzhou was well aware of Chi Wan’s wicked sense of humor. The shyer she was, the more aggressive Chi Wan’s actions became, and the more she loved to tease her.

“Chi Wan!”

Yu Jiuzhou cried out, a hint of mortification in her voice.

Chi Wan quickly stood up. “Alright, I won’t tease you anymore. See you tonight, Your Highness.”

At night, Yu Jiuzhou was more receptive to this kind of thing.

It should be said that once the lights were out, the proud and aloof Grand Princess let go.

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