"How come you're no longer daring?"
Regardless, you have been crowned as Empress, and that makes you the Empress, the mother of the nation. Even if our feelings are close, I am just a civilian woman. By the rules, when I see you, I must salute."
"Please stop saying that! Be careful, the baby inside might hold it against you, and then Third Brother will demand an explanation from you!"
Xie Pan'Er stopped her, helped her to sit back down, and then crouched beside her, lightly leaning her head over and placing her ear against Zhu Xiuxiu's belly. "Did the little babies move? How many babies is Third Sister-in-law carrying?"
Her question caused everyone present to smile wryly.
"You sure have a knack for imagining things; do you think everyone's like Big Sister-in-law?
Pregnant with twins right from the start?"
"That can't be ruled out; perhaps Third Sister-in-law might unexpectedly have triplets this time!"
