Chapter 480 (1/2)
t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
Translator: Fuyu Neko
Chapter 480 - Aixin (1)
A nearby person kindly reminded, ”General, the medicine is ready.”
Ning Mingjie felt somewhat embarra.s.sed. He put the handkerchief away, hastily took the small pot of medicine off the fire, and poured the herbal medicine concoction into a bowl.
Discomfited by everyone's silent staring, he raised his head and burst out in anger, ”Why are you all just standing here? Go train or patrol.”
They had only come here to salute and planned on leaving right afterwards, but they had been distracted by the suspicious blush on their general's face.
A displeased or expressionless Ning Mingjie looked quite terrifying, but when his face flushed red, it looked as if he was going to fly into a rage out of sheer embarra.s.sment.
And so, the soldiers stifled their laugher and retreated.
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Ning Mingjie brought the bowl of medicine to Pengxin. Pengxin had originally been feeling unwell and was clutching her stomach. But, as soon as she saw him looking like this, she almost couldn't m.u.f.fle her laughter.
”If you keep laughing, I'll have guards send you back to the capital for the rest of your pregnancy,” Ning Mingjie threatened her with a red face.
Pengxin immediately stopped laughing. She covered her lips and shook her head.
A teasing joke spread in the army camp that the general would go out to fight on the battlefields and come back to dotingly cook for his wife. It made the soldiers around them very envious.
In order to correct the soldiers' att.i.tudes, Ning Mingjie gathered them up to admonish them. The general gist of his speech was: Do you guys have too much free time? Are the training drills too short? Is that why you guys have time to concern yourself with my family matters? Which one of your eyes saw me doting on my wife? I'm not doting! I'm totally focused and busy with the ongoing war! If we don't win this war, you guys can go home to eat chaff!
After angrily making this declaration, General Ning turned around and went to brew medicine for Pengxin. A solider came forward wanting to help him, but General Ning shook his head and refused the offer. Ning Mingjie said, ”Men are never careful enough. It's better for me to do it myself.”
The solider looked at his general in alarm. He scrutinized Ning Mingjie for a long time before leaving.
It didn't take long before the soldiers started guessing if General Ning was a man or woman.
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Pengxin wasn't delicate like other women, and the baby in her stomach was well-behaved and hardy. After that one episode of pain, the baby's condition remained stable the following times she rode a horse.
She could accompany Ning Mingjie onto the battlefield and beat on a drum to cheer him on. When she beat on the drum, it always made the most resounding and powerful sounds. She could also quietly lean against his chest after the daily battle was over. She could also guess with him if their baby was going to be a boy or girl and what name to call him or her.