In the evening, the Nursery sent over ten wet nurses. Xiqiu was asleep, and after the Grand Dowager carefully chose, she kept a wet nurse named Ma, who had just finished her confinement period, making her breast milk optimal. Another one was named Song, similarly out of confinement recently. Both were from the Capital, appearing around eighteen or nineteen. The Grand Dowager found them satisfactory and kept them.
Ruan Jingliu finished eating, closed her eyes, and reclined on the soft couch for a nap. Qin Yuanfeng sat beside her, staring at her. After a long while, Ruan Jingliu suddenly opened her eyes and angrily said, "Have you seen enough?"
"No," Qin Yuanfeng shook his head casually, not startled by her anger. "A lifetime wouldn't be enough."
Ruan Jingliu gave him a sidelong glance and closed her eyes again. Qin Yuanfeng leaned over like a puppy, gently placing his hand on her belly, and asked frightened, "When you give birth, will it be as scary as Fourth Madam?"
