The Second Year of Zhenghe, mid-January.
Chen Mo issued a decree, granting marriage to the two couples, Chang En and Zhang Zhu, Zhao Yao and Chai Ling.
In early February, during the Dragon Raising Head Festival, Chang En and Zhang Zhu married.
Late February.
Princess Consort Shu, Yi Shiyin, gave birth to a girl.
The name had long been decided by Yi Shiyin.
It would be Chen Nian Mo.
The day after Yi Shiyin gave birth, a piece of news that was neither good nor bad reached Chen Mo's ears.
Yue Ruyan was pregnant.
This left Chen Mo both joyful and worried.
The joy was that Ru Yan had finally conceived his child.
The worry was that, now that Ru Yan was pregnant, Chen Mo could no longer practice the Esoteric Dual Refining Technique.
In Yue Ruyan's bedchamber, winter had long passed, the weather was warming, and early spring was beginning.
The beauties in the backyard all changed out of their slightly bulky jackets and skirts into the more lightweight palace skirts.
