Mu Fengqie could tell from their reactions that they had no idea about this matter, and she felt rather exhausted.
"The baby is almost a month old, and you guys didn't even know a thing about it?" How carefree could these two be?
"I... um..." Lou Xingzhou was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He just kept pacing in place.
"Fengqie, is my baby healthy?" As soon as Shen Yiru asked this, Lou Xingzhou immediately calmed down and stared intently at Mu Fengqie.
"Your baby is very healthy." Mu Fengqie took Shen Yiru's pulse again to confirm that the baby was truly in good health.
Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunchao stayed there for a while and then left. When they were leaving, Lou Xingzhou helped Shen Yiru out. "Thank you for coming to see us. If you have time, come and visit us often in the future."
The last sentence was addressed to Jing Xunchao by Lou Xingzhou. Jing Xunchao neither agreed nor refused. Instead, he pulled Mu Fengqie away.
"Why are you walking so fast?" Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunchao in confusion, wondering what was wrong with him.
"Nothing. I just don't want to see Lou Xingzhou." He would never admit that he was jealous because Lou Xingzhou also had a baby and that was why he didn't want to stay there.
Mu Fengqie glanced at Jing Xunchao but said nothing. She understood that the relationship between the two of them was indeed a bit awkward now.
After Mu Fengqie returned, she told the two elders of the Shen Mansion about Shen Yiru's situation. After hearing this, they felt a mix of heartache and blame, which eventually turned into helplessness.
They didn't interfere with the lives of Shen Yiru and Lou Xingzhou. Instead, they just sent a lot of things to them and asked their servants to convey a message, telling them to inform them when the baby was born.
"Master, this is an invitation from the Feng family." Zhu Yan handed a red invitation card to Mu Fengqie.
"Is Old Lady Feng going to celebrate her birthday?" Mu Fengqie was a bit surprised, but she quickly regained her composure. It was only natural for them to invite her given her current status.
"I see. Go and prepare a gift for the old lady's birthday. We don't want to show up empty - handed and give them a reason to pick on us." Mu Fengqie thought it was necessary to attend Old Lady Feng's birthday banquet.
After all, the Feng Prime Minister was the head of all officials, being the mother of the prime minister, Old Lady Feng was also of high status. It would be impolite not to go.
Three days later, Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunchao came to the Feng Mansion together. They saw Prime Minister Feng greeting guests outside the mansion gate.
"Sister!" A Ru came with Yuan Yuhan. She saw Mu Fengqie from afar and waved excitedly in the carriage.
Mu Fengqie heard the voice and looked over. She smiled at A Ru and stood there waiting for A Ru and the others to come over. Seeing this, Jing Xunchao also stopped.
"Sister, I haven't seen you for ages." After A Ru was carried out of the carriage by Yuan Yuhan, she trotted over to Mu Fengqie.
Since A Ru was carrying twins, she was almost four months pregnant now, and her belly was obviously much bigger than others.
"Slow down. Be careful not to fall." Yuan Yuhan followed closely behind A Ru. He wished he could carry A Ru all the way to be at ease.
Since he found out that A Ru was carrying twins, Yuan Yuhan had become even more nervous than usual. Mu Fengqie noticed that Yuan Yuhan seemed to have lost weight compared to the last time she saw him. He must have been worried all the time.
"Okay, I know." A Ru looked at Yuan Yuhan with a smile and happily held onto Mu Fengqie's arm tightly.
Yuan Yuhan looked at the two of them and then at Jing Xunchao. He always felt that he and Jing Xunchao were in the same boat.
Jing Xunchao glanced at him and shattered his illusion. "Don't lump me in with you."
"Hey, I haven't even said anything yet. How do you know what I'm thinking?" Yuan Yuhan looked at Jing Xunchao in disbelief.
"Your thoughts are all written on your face. How could I not know?" Jing Xunchao looked at Yuan Yuhan as if he were looking at a fool.
Yuan Yuhan twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly after hearing this.
When Prime Minister Feng saw the four of them, he immediately walked over. "Your humble subject pays respects to the Regent and the Regent's Consort."
"And pays respects to the Marquis of Zhongning and the Princess of Tianlin."
Yuan Yuhan said, "Prime Minister, there's no need for such formalities."
"Thank you, Your Highness. Please come in, everyone." Prime Minister Feng personally welcomed the four of them in. After they entered, Mu Fengqie and A Ru were led in by the prime minister's wife. After all, men and women were seated separately.
"Sister, why did you come to Old Lady Feng's birthday banquet?" Actually, she didn't want to come at first, but after she found out that Mu Fengqie was also coming, she changed her mind.
"Prime Minister Feng is the head of all officials. We should at least give him some face." Mu Fengqie helped A Ru sit down as she spoke.
"Oh, I see." She thought her sister had come to the banquet out of boredom.
When Feng Qiao came in, she saw that Mu Fengqie was already there. She curled her lips and walked over to say hello.
"Feng Qiao pays respects to the princess." Feng Qiao bowed in front of Mu Fengqie and then looked at her with a smile. "I offended you a few days ago without knowing your identity. Please don't take it to heart, Your Highness."
Mu Fengqie watched as Feng Qiao took the initiative to come over and greet her and even brought up that day's incident. She had a bad feeling. She always felt that Feng Qiao was not as weak as she seemed on the surface.
"Miss Feng, you're being too polite. This princess doesn't hold any grudges. It's good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up." Mu Fengqie said calmly.
"In that case, Your Highness, please enjoy yourself here. Feng Qiao has something to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Feng Qiao said a couple of words and then proposed to leave. Mu Fengqie didn't stop her. After all, there was a banquet going on in her house, and it was natural for her to be busy.
Mu Fengqie nodded, and Feng Qiao left. After leaving, she showed a strange smile in a deserted place. If her maid had seen her like this, she would surely have been frightened.
Because her maid knew her well. Whenever she showed such a smile, it meant she had come up with some insidious way to deal with someone.
After looking around to make sure there was no one around, Feng Qiao turned around and went to the backyard. Her grandmother doted on her very much. If she suffered any grievances, her grandmother would surely stand up for her.
The Feng family was a newly - rising noble family. They had only been in the capital for a short time and hadn't recognized all the people from the prominent families in the capital. But it didn't matter. Her father was now the prime minister, the head of all officials. Except for the emperor, who would dare to provoke them now?
Feng Qiao confidently went to look for Old Lady Feng...