"Hmm... don’t really like them much." Bai Qingyan said, though recently, she had taken a liking to eating some spicy and fresh things.
Although there is an old saying, "sour for a boy, spicy for a girl," Mrs. Dong looked at Bai Qingyan’s extremely nimble appearance after getting pregnant and thought it might be a boy. At the moment, she really didn’t know what kind of clothes to prepare for her soon-to-be-born grandchild.
Nanny Qin covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled: "The Empress Dowager is worried about what kind of little clothes to prepare for the unborn royal heir."
"Those few bright colors from before might not be of use. Let’s switch to some plain colors, suitable for both boys and girls!" Mrs. Dong said with a smile.
Now Mrs. Dong’s heart was full of the child in Bai Qingyan’s belly, eagerly looking forward to the child’s birth!
Mrs. Dong laughed as she touched Bai Qingyan’s belly, her eyes turning to the young girls laughing and shouting outside. Someone’s kite got tangled, and couldn’t fly high... they had to give up, and started urging their cousin to hold her ground.
"Your Majesty..." Fu Ruoxi quickly came up from the wooden steps covered with the red carpet and knelt on one knee outside the canopy, saying to Bai Qingyan, "Your Majesty, the guard Yue Shi, who is with the royal husband, has come, saying he is here by your order to organize and bring over the royal husband’s books."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Dong looked at Bai Qingyan, wondering if Murong Yan was using this as an excuse to send a message to Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan did not expect Yue Shi to arrive so quickly, nodded, and said to Fu Ruoxi: "Let Yue Shi come over!"
"Yes!" Fu Ruoxi answered and went to call Yue Shi.
Soon, Yue Shi arrived, greeted Bai Qingyan, and said: "Your Majesty, the books of our master have been organized by Yue Shi and have been brought to Your Majesty. Yue Shi has also brought a letter from the master’s nephew to Your Majesty for your perusal."
Yue Shi stepped forward, bent over, and handed the letter he carried to Bai Qingyan with both hands.
Nephew?
Bai Qingyan received the letter without showing any emotion, it seems... that after Xiao Rongyan’s death, his nephew, the world’s wealthiest merchant, is going to take over his business.
"Wei Zhong, give him a seat..." Bai Qingyan said while opening the letter.
Wei Zhong responded by bringing a cushion for Yue Shi to kneel on.
In the letter, Xiao Rongyan inquired about Bai Qingyan and the child’s health. He also mentioned that Xiliang had already sent envoys to the Yan Kingdom to request food, and the Yan Kingdom planned to sell it to Xiliang at prices several times higher than the market rate.
He also mentioned that he had organized all of Empress Ji’s books, not missing a single one, and had Yue Shi bring them all over. He advised Bai Qingyan... even Empress Ji said these methods were too advanced to govern and she didn’t recommend her brothers to study them, so he believes Bai Qingyan could just skim through them, as they don’t hold much reference value.
Following this, Xiao Rongyan expressed his longing for Bai Qingyan, urged Bai Qingyan to take good care of herself, and conveyed deep affection.
Reading it made Bai Qingyan’s ears slightly red. After reading it, she folded the letter back up, looked at the solemnly seated Yue Shi, and smiled: "In that case, I shall write a reply to the royal husband’s nephew, I’ll trouble you to take it back."
"Yue Shi will definitely fulfill the mission." Yue Shi straightened his back and said, clasping his fists.
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