C104 (2/2)
”What did you do? Are you going to get beaten up?”
”I'm playing with my gold-threaded cassock as a cape.”
Bi Zhenye laughed: ”Serves you right.”
Seeing that his brother was smiling, Hanxi relaxed and said gently: ”Daddy hopes that brother will have a bright future. Daddy doesn't want you to be protected by Grandma as a white-faced young master, if Daddy doesn't care about you, Daddy will not care about you. Brother, don't feel so bad. I heard mother say that Daddy is very happy that you got first place in the capital. ”
Bi Zhenye's mood became better, and his heart lit up, and he said: ”Our academy's Ling Liu, has a solitary personality, and is unable to eat meat. In the future, you can come and pick me up from school and use your clever mouth to drag him over to my residence as a guest. If he succeeds, brother will grant you a wish.
Hanxi said happily: ”Then it's a deal.”
On the other hand, Lian Yi came over to help out. She also mentioned that last year, she stole Susu's crime of roasting chickens and cotton shoes and then returned home. Today was the day of celebration, and the shop had been bustling with noise and excitement since a long time ago.
Xiaowan was standing downstairs. Seeing Lian Yi and Susu wiping the floor, she said: ”Young miss, you should rest.”
Lian Yi was annoyed: ”In our family, how can we afford to have servants? I have long done this myself, and I even have to serve my mother.”
Xiaowan's belly was very high, she said: ”I haven't worked for half a year, once I'm done, I won't even have the strength to wring the cloth.”
Just as he finished speaking, the child's voice came from outside. It was Wen Juan who had shouted: ”Big sister, big sister...”
It was almost the same situation, could it be that Madam Xu would cause another ruckus again this year? However, the one who followed the two children in was the Master Mu. He had brought many things with him as he stood in front of the door and laughed, ”Evening son, daddy has come to see you.”
Wen Bao and Wen Juan circled around Xiaowan, yelling: ”Big sister, your stomach is so big!”
Aunt Zhang came over and took them away, then said: ”Have some sweet rice porridge. Don't make big sister dizzy.”
Master Mu put down everything and helped his daughter to sit down, saying, ”I heard Wen Bao's mother say that you are pregnant, so I wanted to come and take a look. I brought some food and some diapers, see if they work. ”
Xiaowan asked, ”How did she know?”
Master Mu said: ”I heard it from the town.”
Ling Chaofeng came down the stairs to receive his father in law, the family sat down and chatted for awhile, but when her father asked her when she was born, Xiaowan said that he did not know, and that it was his first time being pregnant, so he did not understand anything.
Although she knew that her father would not casually say those words to his stepmother, with the two little ones by the side, they had already sent word that Xiaowan did not want to have anything to do with the family, and did not intend to invite them to take a look once the child was born.
Before noon, his father left. He didn't want to stay for lunch either, the Xiaowan didn't force him, so he packed some snacks for his brother and sister without stuffing any silver.
After they left, Xiaowan strenuously sat down and said, ”I wonder if she instigated my father to come here. It's such a cold day, and we have walked such a long way. Really.”
Susu advised: ”Maybe uncle is worried about you, don't think too much of it, I heard from Aunt Zhang that when that woman came last year, you guys did it very fiercely, at least you did not leave unhappily this year, and next year will be even better.”
Just as Xiaowan wanted to happily say something, her stomach started to churn and the child's kick to the back nearly made her pass out. Everyone quickly supported her back to the third floor. After she laid down, they saw her belly rise and fall. The little guy was causing a ruckus inside.
”It's fine if she's a son, but if she's a girl, then she's going to be a hero.” The Aunt Zhang smiled happily, ”It's so energetic inside your stomach. Little darling, take it easy, don't burst your mother's stomach.”
Xiaowan took a long time to recover from the pain, causing Ling Chaofeng to frown. He had been in the sect for a long time, but he did not seem to be able to calm down due to any mishap.
”I wonder how the empress is doing? If the empress knew I'm also in labor, she'd definitely be very happy.” The Xiaowan asked, ”Would you know if I thank you?”
Ling Chaofeng said: ”Our correspondence with the Emperor is one-way, I cannot go overboard, so I am unable to send our message to the palace, unless the Emperor himself wants to know, maybe the Empress already knows, maybe she doesn't.”
The Xiaowan replied, ”I wonder if the Empress likes the Little Princess or the Little Prince. I wonder if our child will have the chance to see the Empress and the Empress again in the future.”
Ling Chaofeng said: ”That is a ruler of nine or five years.”
The Xiaowan was also deeply moved, ”A villain like me is actually able to see the Emperor. Now that I think about it, my legs and stomach are still trembling.”
Ling Chaofeng coaxed her to rest, and Xiaowan snuggled into his warm embrace, quickly falling asleep.
However, she was still dreaming. Even though Aunt Zhang comforted her and said that she was dreaming, her dreams were still very difficult.
However, occasionally dreaming of peaceful and beautiful scenes, I always wake up feeling happy inside.
During that afternoon's nap, maybe it was because she was talking about the Queen with her husband before she went to sleep, but in her dreams, she saw potbellied beauties. Xiaowan had never seen the Empress pregnant before, so she must have imagined this.
They ate green bean cakes together on the edge of the huge, smoky lake, each with his or her belly high. When the palace brought them fish food, they sprinkled it into the lake.
Suddenly, the surface of the lake turned, the whirlpool like wind, only to see a Golden Dragon coming out of the water, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it pounced towards them.
”Empress …”
”Xiaowan …”
Xiaowan was jolted awake. It was a dream again.
Her heart was beating rapidly. The Golden Dragon in her dreams was so lifelike, not like the dragons and lions dancing in the market, but rather like flying, incredibly huge, with sharp golden claws, dazzling scales, and a dazzling brilliance …
The bedroom door opened and Aunt Zhang entered carrying a piece of dessert. Seeing that she had sat up, she hurriedly asked: ”Evening, are you feeling well?”
The Xiaowan shook her head. ”Aunt, I dreamt that when I was with the empress, a Golden Dragon rushed out of the water and charged towards us.”
”And then?”
”Then I woke up.”
”Looks like our Empress is going to give birth to the little prince.” The Aunt Zhang smiled as she calculated the time, ”If it's soon, the Empress will have a month. Evening, you must have dreamt for the Empress.”