Chapter 1545: Chapter 1552: Show off Affection (5)
Wanyan Jingchen said, “I remember when we left Great Jin, you told Empress Mu that we would forge a marriage alliance, an alliance through our children. But they managed to have triplets all at once, and we only have one. After this baby, wouldn’t we have to hurry and try for two more? Otherwise, how can we compete with them in forming an alliance?”
Xiang Yun, upon hearing this, lowered her head to look at her stomach. Her pregnancy was only three months along and hadn’t started to show. Even the female doctor couldn’t determine whether it was a single fetus or more.
“Ah, if only I could carry triplets too!” Her expression was tinged with a bit of hope.
The man replied, “What’s so good about triplets? I read in yesterday’s border report that Empress Mu of Great Jin, who’s pregnant with triplets, is only a little over five months along, but her belly already looks as big as a drum—like she’s full-term and ready to deliver. Apparently, fetuses grow the most in the last two months, and she already looks like that now. By the last two months, who knows how her belly would look? Besides, they say twins or multiples aren’t as smart because the mother’s wisdom that should have gone to one child gets divided among two or more. So, I would rather we have our babies one by one instead of having you deliver so many all at once!”
No father in this world wouldn’t hope for twins or multiples, but Wanyan Jingchen said this only because he didn’t want Xiang Yun to feel disappointed in the future. His words were merely an attempt to console her.
Xiang Yun, however, pouted for a long time before finally saying, “Jingchen, I’m afraid of pain, so I want to give birth to several babies all at once.”
Wanyan Jingchen gently and earnestly replied, “No problem. If you, Yun’er, are afraid of pain, then after we have a son, we won’t have any more children…”
“Jingchen…” Xiang Yun pursed her lips, and her big eyes instantly misted over, overwhelmed with emotion by the man’s words.
Her man, as the Crown Prince of Qing Luo Kingdom and heir to its throne, bore the heavy burden of his nation’s future. In his position, what man wouldn’t wish for abundant offspring to ensure continuity? Yet, he, because he couldn’t bear for her to experience pain, was willing to have only one son for their whole lives. This profound love was deeply moving, and Xiang Yun would remember it forever.
Still, despite her fear of pain, Xiang Yun wouldn’t settle for just one son. She loved her man, and for his sake, she could endure the pain of childbirth. Even if it hurt, she accepted it!
The guard sent out by Wanyan Jingchen soon returned, holding something wrapped in a lotus leaf. Before the leaf was even opened, Xiang Yun caught a whiff of the tantalizing aroma wafting from it.
“Oh, what is it? It smells so good!” Smelling the fragrance, Xiang Yun forgot her emotional reverie over her man’s words and fixated on the lotus leaf, repeatedly asking questions, her eyes wide with anticipation.
“You’re the dignified Crown Princess, haven’t you already had your fill of delicacies? How can you still be this greedy?”
Wanyan Jingchen carefully unwrapped the layers of lotus leaves, revealing a steaming, glistening fish that emitted wisps of white hot air.
“Wow! Which restaurant made this fish? How does it smell so amazing?”
Xiang Yun exclaimed in awe, her small hands resting on the table, her eyes blazing as she stared at the fish wrapped in the lotus leaf. Puffing out her cheeks, she began blowing on the hot steam, eager for it to cool faster.
Her expression was so adorably captivating that, upon seeing it, the man couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her small nose.
“Maybe you should ask what kind of fish this is and why it smells so good,” he teased.
But Xiang Yun didn’t respond to him. At this moment, she had already opened her chopsticks and was happily devouring the fish, entirely uninterested in questioning what kind of fish it was or why it smelled so good!