Xie Ruyu is already married, having wed Duan Cheng four years ago, and they have a son and a daughter.
The eldest is only three years old, while the youngest is still in swaddling clothes.
Having become a mother, she has grown considerably more composed compared to the sharp-tongued, soft-hearted young girl she once was.
Duan Cheng received a decree at the beginning of the year to leave the Capital City, but at the time Xie Ruyu was heavily pregnant and unable to accompany him.
Now that the children are born, their delicate bodies unfit for arduous travel, and with Xie Ruyu unable to set her mind at ease over them, the couple remains separated geographically.
Xie Wanqing returned to the Capital at the end of last year, allowing the sisters to meet frequently.
Later, as Xie Ruyu's pregnancy advanced, her visits to the palace fewer.
A few months ago when her cousin was due to give birth, Xie Wanqing received the news and personally went to the Duan Family.
