The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 895

Chapter 895: 413 Affectionate Couple (Second Update)

Not long ago, the wife of Prince Ning returned to her parental home, where she accompanied her seriously ill mother until her mother’s health improved before coming back to the prince’s residence.

For this reason, Gu Jiao’s visit to the residence to take her pulse had been delayed.

Gu Jiao was still unaware that the wife of Prince Ning had returned; the wife of Prince Rui was the first to know, and she hurriedly had a carriage prepared to go to Prince Ning’s residence.

"Elder sister-in-law!"

Just as the wife of Prince Ning’s carriage stopped at the entrance of the residence and she was about to board it, she heard the delighted voice of the wife of Prince Rui.

The wife of Prince Ning withdrew her foot, which was already on the carriage step, and turned to look at the wife of Prince Rui, who was getting down from another carriage, and couldn’t help but tease, "Slow down, when has anyone with such a big belly ever walked so fast?"

The wife of Prince Rui was almost running.

She walked up to the wife of Prince Ning with a smile and asked, "How is your mother feeling now?"

"Oh, much better," the wife of Prince Ning nodded with a smile. "You, carrying a child, should be resting and taking care of yourself at the residence. What brings you out?"

The wife of Prince Rui replied, "I heard that elder sister-in-law had returned, so I especially came to visit you. These past two months, with nothing much to do in the residence, I learned a little about cooking. This is dried apricot that I made myself. Please don’t look down on it."

As she finished speaking, the maid behind her handed over a ceramic jar filled with dried apricots.

The maid beside the wife of Prince Ning reached out to take it.

The wife of Prince Ning thanked her, "You’re very thoughtful. I’m just about to enter the Imperial Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager and Consort Zhuang. Would you like to come along?"

The wife of Prince Rui smiled, "I was thinking the same!"

The wife of Prince Ning’s gaze swept over her prominently swollen belly and hesitated, "But with your condition..."

The wife of Prince Rui waved her hand, "It’s alright! I can take the carriage!"

A hint of envy flashed in the eyes of the wife of Prince Ning as she took her hand, "Alright then, come aboard."

The two sat in the carriage of the wife of Prince Ning.

The entourage quickly arrived at the Imperial Palace, where the wife of Prince Ning took great care of the wife of Prince Rui, being even more cautious than Prince Rui himself.

The wife of Prince Rui wanted to say there was no need to be so nervous, as her pregnancy felt as if she wasn’t pregnant at all, but as the words reached her lips and she thought of how the wife of Prince Ning had miscarried three times, she kept her mouth shut.

She cooperated and adopted a much more careful demeanor than usual, slowing her steps down.

"Is it difficult being pregnant?" Along the way to Kunning Palace, the wife of Prince Ning made small talk with her.

The wife of Prince Rui’s eyes flickered, "Uh... it is hard. I can’t sleep at night, and sometimes my calves cramp."

The wet nurse always asked her that, but she had never experienced it.

If there was anything difficult, it was probably the constant need to use the restroom.

And right now, she felt that need again.

"What’s wrong?" The wife of Prince Ning asked, looking at the wife of Prince Rui with a frown on her face.

The wife of Prince Rui said sheepishly, "I... I need to relieve myself."

The wife of Prince Ning replied, "There’s a Greeting Room over there. I’ll go with you."

The wife of Prince Rui protested, "No need, I can manage."

"I’m not at ease letting you go alone," insisted the wife of Prince Ning, and the wife of Prince Rui had no choice but to accept her company.

When the two arrived outside the Greeting Room, they never expected to encounter the Crown Princess coming out from inside.

All three paused for a moment.

Despite the Crown Princess having a higher status than the other princesses, she still courteously addressed the wife of Prince Ning as "elder sister-in-law."

The wife of Prince Rui rolled her eyes.

She didn’t like Wo Linlang, to the point where she couldn’t even be bothered with basic courtesies.

Especially since the last time she caught Wo Linlang entangled with another man, she disliked her even more.

Everyone knew about the animosity between Prince Ning and the Crown Prince, and naturally, the wife of Prince Ning also maintained a certain distance from the Crown Princess, but on the surface, they seemed to get along.

She nodded slightly at the Crown Princess in greeting.

The Crown Princess said, "I have matters to attend to and must leave. Elder sister-in-law, I take my leave, and also to you, third sister-in-law."

The wife of Prince Ning replied, "I bid you farewell."

The wife of Prince Rui responded to her with another roll of her eyes.

After the Crown Princess left, the wife of Prince Ning said to the wife of Prince Rui, "Go ahead now."

"Okay," responded the wife of Prince Rui, then headed to the Greeting Room.

That was the problem with pregnancy, too frequent trips to the latrine. The wife of Prince Rui came out of the Greeting Room and, with the help of the attendants, washed her hands and applied moisturizer before quickly joining the wife of Prince Ning to visit Empress Xiao’s Kunning Palace.