What they did next would still depend on the orders from Ye City.
Chapter 376: Guo Nüwang meets Zhen Mi and Lü Lingqi
Late autumn had arrived, and the weather was gradually turning cold.
Since Ye City lay in the north, temperatures there had fallen particularly sharply of late.
Lü Lingqi was now more than three months pregnant, but Liu Xie had ordered her to rest deep within the palace ever since her pregnancy was discovered.
After all, she carried the first dragon heir, and nothing could be allowed to go wrong.
To relieve her everyday boredom and loneliness, Zhen Mi and the two Qiao sisters would come over from time to time to keep her company and lift her spirits.
"My dear sister, have mercy on me."
Lü Lingqi pushed her needlework aside and said with a troubled expression, "I really cannot manage needlework. This is even harder than painting."
Zhen Mi had been visiting these past few days, hoping to teach her to make baby clothes, shoes, and other things.
But she had spent her childhood wielding spears and staffs. Making her do needlework was sheer torture; she could no longer remember how many times she had pricked her fingers.
"You need to settle your mind, Sister."
At that, Zhen Mi put down the unfinished baby garment in her hands and smiled at Lü Lingqi. "The reason I wanted you to learn needlework with me was precisely so you could settle down and nurture your pregnancy."
"As the saying goes, pregnancy lasts ten months. This is only the third month. How will you get through it without finding something to pass the time?"
After her initial envy and bitterness over Lü Lingqi's pregnancy, Zhen Mi had now adjusted her outlook and would even come to look after Lü