Carefree Cave.
Rumble, rumble...
The Lin Household's carriage rolled through the streets and markets, gradually reaching the main street where the Hall stood.
Lin Wanyi sat in the carriage with needle and thread in hand, already embroidering a Tiger-Head Hat for the baby.
Qinwen, her figure ripe and full, sat beside her helping thread needles. There was a distinctly odd look about her brow, and after some thought, she could not resist asking:
"Proprietor, are you making this for yourself, or..."
Lin Wanyi hurriedly shook her head. "Isn't Liu Qingzhi's wife about to give birth? I'm helping prepare a few things in advance."
Qinwen edged closer and picked up the spool of silk thread in her hand.
"Proprietor, this is Silver Silkworm Silk. One tael of silk costs ten taels of gold, and you're using it as sewing thread. And this fabric-isn't this Dragon Cloud Brocade? Are you planning one for the Crown Prince and one for Lord Liu? The Crown Prince has no hat, but Lord Liu does?"
Lin Wanyi blinked and looked at the half-finished piece in her hands.
"A bit above my station, huh?"
"Is that really the issue here?"
Qinwen was also a physician. She took her proprietor's fair wrist, found no pregnancy pulse, and continued:
"Who would dare use these things unless it was Young Master Xie's child? Honestly, even Young Master Xie would have trouble wrapping a baby in these things and carrying it outside. Proprietor, are you planning to have a baby?"
Lin Wanyi had kept Qinwen by her side since childhood. Now she felt a little embarrassed and pushed up her Gold-Rimmed Glasses.
"Oh, stop asking so many questions. There'll be a baby sooner or later, anyway."
Qinwen continued threading her needle. "That's true. I've been with you for so many years,