12dz Chapter 637: Even Wushan is not a cloud
Chapter 637: Even Wushan is not a cloud
Qin Junyu listened and thought it made a lot of sense.
In fact, he could understand and accept both reasons, especially when she said that the child would affect their world of two people, he suddenly realized why he hadn't thought of this!
If she really had a child, Nian Susu would have to take care of him and teach him. Would she still have time to accompany him?
"Then let's not have a baby so early." Qin Junyu was worried. He could even imagine the scene in which Nian Susu would devote all his attention to the child and neglect him in the future.
Nian Susu: Did that convince him?
If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have had to keep it secret for so long in fear.
Qin Junyu touched her head and said gently, "You don't need to take the contraceptive pills anymore, I'll do it."
"You?" Nian Susu's eyes widened. She was a doctor and had studied Chinese medicine. Naturally, she knew how men and women in ancient times used drugs to prevent pregnancy. Medicines are three-quarters poisonous. No matter whether men or women drink them, they are not good for the body.
She never expected Qin Junyu to be able to do this, and her eyes turned red instantly.
"Why are you crying?" Qin Junyu asked with a smile, "I don't have my period, are you afraid that I will roll around on the bed with a stomachache like you?"
Nian Susu burst into laughter, the two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
The heavy stone in Qin Junyu's heart finally fell.
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On the third day after General Xiao and his family returned, Qin Junyu held a welcoming banquet in Qinghui Palace. Officials above the seventh rank were allowed to bring two family members into the palace to attend the banquet.
Qinghui Palace.
Nian Susu and Qin Junyu sat in the main seats and toasted everyone.
There were many familiar faces present, such as Qiu Minjing, Yang Zhitao, and a few girls whose names she didn't know but whose faces she remembered.
The protagonists of the welcoming banquet were the Xiao family, and almost all the topics revolved around them.
Since Qin Junyu and Xiao Jianting were very good friends and had great respect for General Xiao, no one dared to cause trouble and the whole atmosphere was very good.
Talent performances were indispensable. The first to go on stage was Jiang Bitong, the daughter of the envoy. Although she was the first to perform, she was not at all stage-shy and showed herself openly. She won everyone's applause with a dance of colorful feathers.
Nian Susu was delighted and rewarded her with a jade ruyi.
Since the Empress had given the reward, how could the Emperor not do anything? So he added a red coral tree and had it sent to the Envoy's Mansion.
Jiang Bitong was so flattered that she almost forgot to thank him.
The other girls were envious and jealous, and were eager to try, hoping to gain the emperor's favor, enter the palace one day, and become the most favored in the harem.
The next performer is Qiu Minjing.
Qiu Minjing walked out to the center of the hall and bowed. A palace maid brought up a guqin and placed it in front of her.
Nian Susu was very surprised that she could actually play the piano!
You know, Li Yaoyuan is known as the best zither player in Shengjing. Although her glorious moments have passed, there are still many girls who learn her playing methods and techniques and try to get close to her.
What other surprises does Qiu Minjing have that she doesn’t know about?
The moment Qin Junyu saw Qiu Minjing, he first glanced at Nian Susu beside him. After meeting her eyes, he winked in the direction of Xiao Jianting.
Nian Susu understood and shifted his gaze over. Xiao Jianting was staring at the person sitting behind the guqin in a trance. Even Xiao Yunzheng was stunned.
"It seems that everyone has the same idea." Nian Susu smiled and shook his head, taking a sip of the peach blossom wine in the wine cup.
If they didn't look so similar, why would everyone who knew Li Yaoyuan look at her with a familiar yet unfamiliar curiosity?
Qiu Minjing was unaware of it at all. She stroked the strings with her delicate hands. Everyone quieted down and listened to the music. Gradually, they became more and more interested and closed their eyes, immersed in the sound of the piano.
After the song was over, everyone was still not satisfied and there was constant applause and praise in the hall.
Nian Susu and Qin Junyu gave more rewards.
Everyone was savoring the lingering sound of the wonderful music, except Xiao Jianting, who had a heavy expression on his face. Xiao Yunzheng's eyes never left Qiu Minjing. She glanced at her eldest brother, patted his shoulder, and said nothing, yet it seemed as if she had said everything.
The show was still going on, but some people couldn't concentrate on anything.
Nian Susu shook the wine cup and whispered, "What do you think of Miss Qiu?"
Qin Junyu glanced at her, his tone full of shock: "You don't want to give Jian Ting..." He absolutely did not support this approach.
"Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Nian Susu curled the corners of his mouth speechlessly.
Qin Junyu: “No.”
Nian Susu rolled her eyes at him. Qiu Minjing looked very much like Li Yaoyuan, but it was not her fault. She couldn't ruin someone else's happiness for the rest of her life.
Whenever she and Qiu Minjing were together at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, she would always think of Li Yaoyuan, which made her feel extremely guilty.
"Even if I could get Wanwan, who is like you, and could temporarily put my deep thoughts aside, it would still be like the clouds on Mount Wushan." She understood now.
Besides, Xiao Jianting knew that Li Yaoyuan was still alive and well. Even if they wanted to bring them together, Xiao Jianting would never agree.
"Let her enter the palace." Nian Susu said calmly.
Qin Junyu looked grim, "Why? I never agreed to the talent show. You don't want a child because you don't want our world of two to be disturbed. Then isn't it a disturbance if you help me expand my harem?" He was so angry that he was about to die.
Nian Susu was very open-minded about this issue. The emperor would always hold a beauty contest anyway. If Qin Junyu could really take only one scoop from the three thousand weak waters, the purpose of the beauty contest was to shut the ministers up. If Qin Junyu couldn't do it, then she would help him expand his harem, and when Qin Junyu forgot about her, she would find a chance to slip away.
"The memorials proposing a beauty contest are piled up in the Yangxin Palace, right?" Nian Susu asked with a smile.
Qin Junyu was speechless.
She softened her tone and said, "I believe you only love me, so can you just treat it as adding some people to the palace to play with me?"
After some kind words of persuasion, Qin Junyu reluctantly verbally agreed to her audition in early July.
There was a wave of applause in the hall as another girl finished her performance.
The subsequent programs were nothing new, just average, just for the sake of atmosphere.
Qin Junyu was in a bad mood and drank alone, not appreciating the performance, which made the girls feel a little disappointed. However, the Queen Mother was very supportive and would always take the lead in applauding at the end of the performance and then give rewards as encouragement.
After the banquet, all the ministers led their families and walked towards Xizhimen. Palace servants with lanterns lit up the way for the people to leave one by one. The lights lit up the palace road like a river of stars.
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In early April, the emperor issued an edict that a beauty contest would be held in early July. All court officials who had girls of appropriate age could participate, regardless of their official rank or whether they were legitimate or illegitimate children.
This news made many prominent families secretly happy, and they began to make preparations.
The girls did not dare to be negligent and practiced with the teaching nanny day and night, hoping to enter the palace that everyone longed for and compete for a place!