A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace-Chapter 985: Heartache

After Chenchen’s birthday, he moved out.

Xia Ruqing looked at the empty room in the side hall and felt sad for several days.

Until mid-November.

News came from the Hou Mansion that Lady Hou had given birth to another healthy young son.

Only then did Xia Ruqing become happy again.

"That’s great!"

Whether it’s a boy or a girl, as long as they are safe and sound, it’s all good.

However, for them in ancient times, having many children was indeed a blessing.

Having many sons gave women a voice.

If you gave birth to sons, no one would say anything about not taking concubines.

But if you couldn’t bear children!

You could just wait for your husband to take ’the unfilial have three, having no descendants is the greatest’ as a reason to bring in concubines one after another.

If luck was even worse, with no family support or strength to back you up.

You might even be suppressed by favored concubines, being trampled underfoot by them.

Of course, her own brother shouldn’t be like this.

However, many others were!

Upon receiving the news.

Xia Ruqing immediately prepared some gifts and supplements and sent them out.

She also took the opportunity to have someone inquire about the situation outside the palace.

It had been almost a year since Jingfeng came back, and she had only seen him once. She was concerned.

Also, those two little chubby siblings of the third brother and sister.

What on earth was Xia Ruyi up to? And how was Xia Weifeng, that little chubby kid, doing?

Although she didn’t like them.

She still wanted to know the specific situation, to know yourself and the enemy.

As the Little Eunuch was about to leave the palace, Xia Ruqing gave him a lot of instructions.

Zi Yue tried to persuade her with a half-laugh, half-cry expression.

"Madam, you should worry less!"

"There are the elder masters and the second masters outside the palace for everything!"

But Xia Ruqing was indifferent.

"My elder brother is on duty, where would he have the time to manage them!"

He might have thrown the siblings’ matters all the way to Java.

Otherwise, Xia Ruyi wouldn’t have already hooked up with the Prince Zhe Mansion, with no reaction from the elder brother!

Jingfeng is working in the Ministry of Revenue, dealing with the people’s affairs in every detail, he must be even busier.

"I might as well worry a bit more myself, after all, I’m quite bored, am I not?"

Zi Yue then stopped persuading.

After Xia Ruqing finished instructing, she let the Little Eunuch leave the palace.

She then sat on the kang by the window, watching the heavy snow flying outside.

"A good snowfall portends a fruitful year!"

"The snow this year is indeed great, it should be a year of harvest next year!"

"Isn’t that right?"

Zi Yue laughed.

"When I was a child in my hometown, the elders always got so happy when it snowed!"

"If there was a year where it didn’t snow the entire winter, those elders would be worried sick and pray to the gods!"

Xia Ruqing smiled gently.

"That’s really nice!"

Thinking to herself again.

Such heavy snow, it’s a pity Henger and Yeye are stuck in school, unable to come out for snowball fights and making snowmen.

They’re probably feeling stifled by now.

She remembered last year’s snow days.

They loved nothing more than taking Yellow Bean to roll in the snow.

The carefree and radiant smiles on their faces, she would never forget in her life.

Only, it’s a pity...

Huh? Why did she feel like crying again?

A pregnant woman’s emotions are so strange!

Sometimes, thinking of nothing at all, even looking at a cloud could make her burst into tears, unbelievable!

Zi Yue and Zi Su were also quite puzzled.

What exactly did Madam think of again?

Zi Yue quickly tried to comfort her.

"Madam, you don’t have to worry about the Third Miss!"

"You know Empress Dowager Zhen’s character, she wouldn’t..."

"And you don’t have to worry about the elder masters and second masters’ matters outside the palace, everything is fine!"

"What are you all thinking about, I’m not thinking about those things!"

Xia Ruqing interrupted them, half-laughing, half-crying.

"Then why are you teary-eyed, Madam!" Zi Su asked curiously.

"Don’t keep it in your heart, speaking out will make you feel better!"

"Yes, Madam, tell us!"

The two Palace Maids looked at her with pleading eyes.

There was no choice, the Imperial Physician said pregnant women’s emotions are unstable and that they absolutely can’t let Madam have pent-up emotions.

So they could only do this.

With no other choice, Xia Ruqing sighed helplessly and had to speak the truth.

Zi Su suddenly realized.

"Oh, so that’s what it is!"

"If you’re really upset, why not ask for leave for the two little princes?"

Xia Ruqing shook her head.

"I’d better not, how can I disrupt their studies?!"

"They’re not girls who just need to find a good family to marry into."

"They’re boys, if they’re not capable they’ll be laughed at for a lifetime."

"Oh... that’s true too..."

"Then, Madam, you should..."

Zi Yue was trying hard to think of how to comfort her.

When Zi Su suddenly exclaimed.

"Madam, look outside!"

The three of them looked out at once.

They saw three figures walking in the flying snow outside.

The tall and slender figure in front, wearing a black and gold cloak and a hat.

As for the two smaller figures behind.

One completely snow white, merging with the sky and earth, the other a bright red, very eye-catching in the snow.

The tall figure was the Emperor.

Those two little people looking about three or four, who could they be if not Henger and Yeye?

"Why have they come?"

Xia Ruqing’s eyes brightened, and she was about to step down from the kang barefoot to go welcome them.

Zi Yue and Zi Su quickly stopped her.

"Madam, you’re not wearing shoes yet!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Madam, it’s freezing outside, what if you catch a cold?"

Xia Ruqing looked outside, then at her belly.

Struggling internally, she finally stayed put.

Fortunately, Zhao Junyao and the others came in soon, and she quickly went to greet them in the outer room!

"Emperor, why have you come?"

"Mother!"

"Mother Consort!"

The two little buns ran to her.

"Henger, Yeye!"

Xia Ruqing rushed forward and bent down to hug them tightly, feeling indescribably excited (though she had seen them just this morning).

Zhao Junyao raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Wasn’t it because they made me upset?!"

"Ah?"

Xia Ruqing looked up in amazement.

After taking off the wet outer clothes of the two children, she had someone take them down to change their clothes.

Then she asked.

"Emperor, what happened to them?"

Zhao Junyao replied, quite helplessly.

"The two of them were extremely naughty, they made Tai Fu very upset today!"

Xia Ruqing was more puzzled.

"Henger and Yeye have always been well-behaved, they shouldn’t... right?"

Zhao Junyao sat down and took a sip of tea, speaking coolly.

"They saw the snow outside and sneaked out to play in it!"

"When Tai Fu found out, he punished them to recite the Three Character Classic!"

"But they already knew it by heart, so Tai Fu then punished them with the The Hundred Family Surnames, and they knew that too!"

"While Tai Fu was still in shock!"

"These two little rascals pushed Tai Fu to the ground and ran out themselves!"

"Tai Fu took a fall and sustained a minor injury, causing chaos in the Study Room!"

If it weren’t for the Little Eunuch hastily reporting, the situation might still be in disarray now.

Xia Ruqing was stunned after hearing this.

"That’s quite in line with the way those kids do things."

"But still..." could they really be so mischievous?

Just then, Sister led the children, having changed their clothes, inside.

Xia Ruqing asked them.

"What happened today?"

Unexpectedly, the two children confidently recounted the ’great achievement’ of the day.

Finally, they each pouted and complained.

"Mother Consort, Tai Fu didn’t let us go out to play!"

"Mother, Tai Fu was so mean!"