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Xuan probably didn't remember that he had originally given the bowl of sour plum soup to Zhao Shu as a reward, but she had forced her own son to drink it while pinching his nose.
He drank it like poison, just wanting to get quick, how could he not be excited
Lu Shiqing was about to explain, but Yuan Cihan gave him a look with satisfaction, as if she was pleased that he had already fallen for her beauty at that time.
He suddenly couldn't bear to tell her the truth, so he swallowed the explanation that was on the tip of his tongue, then silently picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of the sour bamboo shoots with difficulty.
Lu Shiqing had already prepared himself for a protracted battle with vinegar and sour plums, but when he had dinner in the evening, he found that all the dishes on the table had changed, and there was nothing sour. Instead, there was a plate of stir-fried shredded lamb in front of him.
He didn't care much about food, as long as it wasn't a taboo, everything else didn't matter to him. But he knew that someone had mistakenly thought he liked lamb very much.
Earlier, he went to Yuan's house as a teacher for a banquet. Because he was wearing a mask, it was inconvenient for him to eat large pieces of food, so he kept a plate of shredded mutton on the table. At that time, Yuan Cixian had specially placed this dish in front of him so that he could eat it more easily.
I didn't expect she still remembered.
Lu Shiqing then realized that Yuan Cixian had asked someone to change the dishes for dinner. His heart suddenly felt soft and tender, and he moved to the bedroom at night to work under the lamp, wanting to spend more time with her.
Ge Zheng said that it was rare to conceive twins and give birth to them. Although Yuan Cixian was healthier than other weak girls because she had been running around since she was a child, it was her first child after all, and she was afraid that she would suffer a lot. So it was best to pay attention to it now, make her body stronger, and keep a peaceful state of mind to reduce worries.
He didn't dare to take it lightly, thinking that as long as she was happy, he would do it. She had complained about him sitting in the study for a long time a few days ago, and she had to use all her tricks to lure him back. Now he would stick to her to work.
Lu Shiqing sat on a low table beside the bed, flipping through a stack of letters and newspapers in his hand. At the same time, he heard the rustling sounds of someone getting dressed coming from the bathroom. Thinking that Yuan Cixian had finished her bath, he couldn't help but sigh.
He died of floods when it was flooded and died of drought when it was dry. He plowed ten thousand acres of fields in one night and was suddenly fired early the next morning.
Listening to this tempting sound, he couldn't help but swing his small... no, big hoe.
Yuan Cixian tied up her clothes and came out, preparing to sit down next to Lu Shiqing as usual, but he grabbed her arm and said, "Go to bed. It's easy to catch a cold if you sit on the floor."
The summer wasn't over yet, how could she be cool? She subconsciously wanted to contradict him, but she thought that things were different now, so she said "oh" and climbed onto the bed obediently. After lying down and covering herself with the quilt, she tilted her head to look at him, while trying to glance at the letter in his hand with her squinting eyes.
Lu Shiqing had no secrets from her now. Noticing the prying eyes behind him, he wanted her to avoid hurting her eyes, so he took the initiative to explain: "The news from Nanzhao said that Shaohe is pregnant."
Yuan Cixian was a little surprised when she heard this: "So fast?"
After she asked, her mind suddenly turned and she understood. The situation in Nanzhao was unstable, and Xiju needed a child with the blood of the Great Zhou to stabilize the situation and gain the trust and support of the pro-Zhou faction. It was certain that she was anxious to have a child, and the date was indeed about the same.
Lu Shiqing didn't respond, he just said: "Just take care of your baby."
"You think I'm meddling in your business?"
He didn't want the news from Nanzhao to make her worry, so he spoke in a tough tone. Hearing her unpleasant tone, he turned his head and said, "No."
Seeing how nervous he was, Yuan Cixian was in a good mood. She stretched out her hand to pinch his nose, twisted it, and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? I'm not a tigress."
Her action was like coaxing a child. When had Lu Shiqing been treated so carelessly before? He raised his hand and wanted to slap her away, but when he was about to make a move, he suddenly stopped.
No, be gentle.
His hand paused in mid-air, and he frowned slightly, lowered his eyes to look at her slender white hand and said, "Yuan Cixian, it's almost done."
Yuan Cixian was about to let go, but now she stared at him and asked, "What did you call me?"
Lu Shiqing quickly realized that she didn't like him calling her by her full name, so she quickly changed her words and said, "Ci Xian."
"That's not right." She pouted at him, "What did you call me when you said 'Huhahuha' before? Don't you remember?"
"… "
Who was talking to her
He was both angry and amused at once: "Then how do you call me when you say 'Aiya aiya'? Tell me."
Yuan Cixian choked, and when she talked about this, she looked a little embarrassed. She loosened her hand and let him go, mumbling and denying: "How could I!"
Seeing her flushed face, Lu Shiqing was also boiling with excitement. He thought he didn't have the heart to work anymore, so he simply pushed the letters and newspapers aside, extinguished the candle, stepped onto the couch, and said calmly, "No, no, go to sleep."
To be on the safe side, Lu Shiqing slept with a blanket separate from hers.
After he lay down beside her, Yuan Cixian said "Oh" and closed her eyes, but she was still a little itchy. After a while, she secretly reached her hand into his quilt and gently poked his ribs.
Lu Shiqing twitched all over from the itchiness, and gritted his teeth in the darkness and said, "Yuan Cixian, stop being naughty!"
"Why are you calling me by my full name again? Have you lost your memory?"
She was more fierce than him, so his momentum was weaker. Because he had just heard of a word called "fetal qi", which means something that must not be touched.
Lu Shiqing reached through the quilt and embraced her, his tone softening: "No, I just had a bad memory because of you recently, but now I remember it."
"Remember what?"
He was silent for a moment and said, "I remember how I called you when I said 'Huha Huha'."
"Then call us over and let us listen."
Lu Shiqing was still stubborn. He could not help but call her by her nickname only when they were in love. Now he was no longer able to resist her and had to lower his head to her ear and call her, "Yaoyao."
Yuan Cixian felt relieved, and gave him a shocking kiss on the face in the dark: "This is a reward for you, go to sleep."
Lu Shiqing hugged her with one arm and touched her cheek with the other, the corners of his lips slightly curved, smiling like a 23-year-old fool.
*
The next day, Yuan Cixian woke up at 15:00. Seeing that the quilt beside her was empty, she knew that Lu Shiqing had gone to Daming Palace early. She didn't know whether she slept too soundly or he moved too quietly, she had no idea when he got up to wash.
Yuan Cihan was still a little sleepy, but if she slept any longer she would miss breakfast, so she got up quickly and dressed, then went to the hall to drink porridge with Xuan and Lu Shuangyu. Since she had nothing to do, she talked to them about the future name of the baby in her belly.
The three of them discussed it lively for a while, and Yuan Cixian asked curiously: "Mother, how did Shi Qing get his name?"
Xuan liked the couple to call each other affectionately, so Yuan Cixian always called Lu Shiqing like that in front of her, and she was not worried that she would think her daughter-in-law was being unruly.
Xuan was indeed very happy to hear this, and recalled: "I was the one who gave him this name. I met Shi Qing's father on a rainy day..."
It was raining heavily, and he was soaked to the skin with a pile of books in his arms. So she kindly lent him an umbrella. Later, she fell in love with him and went to ask for an umbrella. After a few visits, she finally got him. They got married and had a child. She said she would name the child "Shiqing", which means "I meet you when it rains".
Yuan Cixian showed a hint of longing after hearing this, and said, "Then I know why Shi Qing's courtesy name is 'Zi Shu'. 'Shu' means 'timely rain'. Father is telling you that you are his timely rain."
Xuan smiled from ear to ear and said to Lu Shuangyu, "Your sister-in-law is so good at talking, no wonder she has made your brother obedient."
Lu Shiqing, who was in the Daming Palace discussing matters with several ministers, suddenly sneezed.
*
Lu Shiqing had been very busy for several days. Zheng Ji had fallen, and the Second Prince's faction was in chaos. Emperor Huining had handed the mess over to him, his "brain trust", so that now he had to deal with so many people that they could be lined up from Chunming Gate to Yanxing Gate.
He wanted to stay home with Yuan Cihan and their unborn baby, but he was too busy to do that. Another morning passed and he finally got there, but was blocked by an old man in a green official robe when he was about to leave the palace.
He recognized this old man, he was an assistant teacher of the Imperial College, an official of the sixth rank. Although his position was not high, he was quite famous in the six academies because of his profound knowledge.
Of course, more importantly, his surname is Dou, and he is the grandfather of Dou Azhang, the scholar who has been harassing Lu Shuangyu.
After being rejected several times by the servants of the Lu Mansion, Dou A Zhang began to take a roundabout way. For a month, he shouted every day that he wanted to take Lu Shiqing as his teacher and study the classics of sages.
Of course, Lu Shiqing knew that he wanted to take the opportunity to sneak into the Lu Mansion to find "Hongju", and he was determined not to accept such a student with bad intentions, and refused several times with a dark face. Now, his grandfather came to plead for mercy.
Dou Defang got straight to the point and indeed talked about his grandson. However, the old man obviously didn't know his grandson's true intentions and just thought he was eager to learn.
Lu Shiqing was in a hurry to return home to have lunch with Yuan Cihan, so he didn't have the time to waste words with him. Seeing that the Dou family was so persistent, he simply agreed and planned to meet Dou Azhang another day.
Dou Defang thanked him repeatedly, stepped aside and watched him leave.
Lu Shiqing got on the carriage and headed straight for Yongxingfang. When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he heard someone shouting outside the wall: "Ms. Hongju, Miss Hongju!"
He frowned, and after lifting the curtain, he was about to speak when he saw a woman dressed in coarse linen clothes coming out of the gate of his house. She was about three times the size of Lu Shuangyu, and spoke with a southern accent. She shouted to Dou Azhang who was standing at the edge of the wall, "Who called me?"
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