After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

After Yan Yu became pregnant, Xiao Chengji was reluctant to let her go out.

Empress Dowager Zheng couldn't help but like to summon Yan Yu. Besides, if Yan Yu didn't pay his respects to the Empress Dowager and the Queen for too long, it would not be good for his reputation.

Therefore, Yan Yu never told anyone about her pregnancy. Once she went out, she didn't eat much and basically didn't go anywhere else except the palace and her own palace.

It is said that the harvest in Cang State was not very good this year, and there were frequent frictions with Wei State on the border, and many things were robbed from the people of Wei State.

Xiao Chengji holds positions in both the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War. He has been extremely busy during this period and has been careful not to let Yan Yu know about the affairs of the Cang Kingdom.

Yan Yu's father and brother both died at the hands of the Cang people. It can be said that the entire Wen family's tragic plight was brought about by the Cang country.

Since she is pregnant now, there is no need to let her know all these things.

However, after the Bo family was arranged to go there, the south did pay a lot of tribute this year, including 30,000 pieces of various silks and satins alone.

It's not like he runs a cloth shop, but he has tens of thousands of pieces of silk at home.

With so much silk being sent to him, Yan Yu was a little troubled for a moment, thinking about how to use it.

Xiao Chengji said, "Pick out some clothes you like and make more. I often see you wash a set of clothes two or three times and still wear them. There is no need for us to be so frugal."

Yan Yu: "..."

When he was at the Shao family before, Yan Yu already felt that the Shao family was extremely wealthy. The food, clothing and other daily necessities were all good, and even the maids in the Shao family were more respectable than the ladies of ordinary families outside.

Since she came to the Prince Qin's Mansion, she finally understood what the weather in the heavens was.

Compared with the royal palace, the Shao family is just an ordinary family.

——Of course, there were also princes and kings who lived in poverty, but those princes and kings who were favored by the emperor were definitely not among them.

Yan Yu knew that she was not of noble birth like a princess or a princess. Her father and brothers were both military generals who had suffered a lot, so there was no need for her to be too extravagant.

Yan Yu couldn't afford to make dozens or even hundreds of pieces of clothes, wear them once and throw them away. She felt that it would shorten her life.

Xiao Chengji himself was not a wasteful person, but he was of course as generous as he could be to his woman. After all, there was only one of them, unlike the Ruijunwang Mansion and the Seventh Prince's Mansion who had more than ten.

Watching Yan Yu's daily behavior, he always felt that she was too frugal, so frugal that she didn't seem like a favored concubine.

Moreover, Yan Yu also does needlework by herself. The handkerchiefs, sachets, and purses on Xiao Chengji's body were all made by Yan Yu.

But Yan Yuzhen didn’t think she was frugal... If she was still frugal, the whole capital would be frugal.

She did these needlework for Xiao Chengji simply because he wouldn't throw things away unless she did them.

As the New Year approached, the palace bestowed many gifts, and even more were sent from the farms below. Registering and storing these things was a huge project.

Yan Yu selected a thousand rolls of the best silk for daily use, and also selected some to reward his subordinates and staff who had followed Xiao Chengji for many years. These people all had families and relatives, and the Chinese New Year was coming soon, so he wished them all a good year.

The people Xiao Chengji kept were loyal by nature and were treated well on a daily basis. The only downside was that the rules in the mansion were too strict and could not be as relaxed as elsewhere.

As a result, Princess Rudong gave some more rewards. Everyone was very grateful and wanted to contribute more to the palace.

Then there are the servants in the mansion. They should wear new clothes in winter and be clean when entering and leaving the mansion.

Next year there will be a little prince or a little duke in the mansion, so she made some small clothes herself.

When Xiao Chengji came back in the evening, he saw Yan Yu mending small clothes. The fabrics she chose were the softest and most sweat-absorbent, and the colors were mostly apricot, mica, and pine color, which could be worn by both a princess and a prince.

These clothes are small, and the top is not much bigger than Xiao Chengji's palm, which makes them look particularly cute.

Even before the baby was born, she was already full of anticipation, and even had a bit of indescribable tenderness.

Yan Yu has been away for so many years, and she hopes that she can raise her child well and not let the child encounter any pain or sadness. If there is any danger, she, as an adult, will have to take the responsibility.

Xiao Chengji held Yan Yu in his arms for a while. Yan Yu felt a little sleepy and yawned lazily.

The next day is the fifteenth... She still has to go to the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, so she has to go to bed early today.

Xiao Chengji went to court earlier, and when Yan Yu woke up, he was gone.

She touched her belly and could vaguely feel some changes during this period of time. The outline became much clearer.

Xiao Chengji cares a lot about how much Yan Yu usually eats, so the cooks at home are rotated, and some chefs are specially invited from Lingcheng, just to make sure Yan Yu has the taste he likes.

With the exquisite eating and drinking, Yan Yu's complexion has improved a lot. She is not as pale as before. Even without makeup, she looks like a peach petal.

Moreover, she had gained some flesh on her body, making her look plumper.

She looked at herself in the mirror, pinched her face, and found that she had indeed gained some weight.

Xiao Chengji still thinks it’s better for Yan Yu to be a little fatter so that he won’t get sick easily.

When she arrived at Shoukang Palace, it was bustling with activity.

Concubine Xia and Lady Xia were both here, as were the Queen and Wei Ruxuan. Lady Zheng was sitting closest to Queen Mother Zheng, eating red bean soup with a look of satisfaction on her face.

Queen Zheng occasionally looked at Zheng with a critical eye. She had no good feelings towards this niece and the more she looked at her, the more she found her offensive.

Wei Ruxuan looked very bad, with no makeup on her face or hair. She wore a brown robe with floral patterns, and did not look like a young daughter-in-law at all. She sat there lifelessly with Queen Zheng.

Yan Yu hates this kind of scene where people hug each other...

She has no one to hug now. Last month, Princess Xianyi was able to accompany Yan Yu for a walk in the palace, but this month, Princess Xianyi is preparing to marry a new wife for her son and is completely unable to spare time.

Yan Yu could only greet Empress Dowager Zheng, Queen Zheng and Concubine Xia with a smile.

Both Concubine Xia and Queen Mother Zheng were amiable.

Queen Zheng saw that Yan Yu's face was flushed, as juicy as a peach, and she felt very unhappy, so she nodded slightly.

Queen Mother Zheng smiled and said, "It must be cold all the way here. The palace happened to have some hot red bean soup. Try some to warm yourself up."

Yan Yu took it, stirred it, pretended to eat a few bites, and put it aside.

Queen Mother Zheng said: "Recently, Cang State has had a conflict with us again. I think the two sides have been fighting for so many years. Fighting a war is a waste of money and manpower. It would be better for the two countries to form an alliance to stop the war."

Yan Yu said nothing, but just listened quietly.

According to the rules, these things from the previous dynasty should not be discussed in the harem. The empress dowager is the emperor's biological mother and disregards these rules.

Yan Yuke didn't dare to interrupt. If he said something wrong, it would have a bad impact on the palace if it got to the emperor and the officials.