Chapter 430: A Woman's Mind
Under the swaying candlelight, Princess Pingyang was half resting on the bed, stroking one hand on her high and raised abdomen. Here is a little life talking about pregnancy. She held the book in the other hand, took a few glances from time to time under the candlelight, and then gently said a few words to the child in her belly. Sometimes the little guy would kick it a few mischievously, as if responding to her mother.
"Xiu Ning, why are you still reading books? Didn't people say that reading books will be bad for your eyes after pregnancy?" Li Xiu entered the room and saw this warm scene. He smiled and walked up to Princess Pingyang and took the book in her hand and said, "There are many taboos for pregnant women. Although he doesn't know whether it is true or false, Li Xiu would rather believe it is true because he doesn't want his wife to leave any hidden diseases due to pregnancy.
"I didn't think much. I was just chatting with our son. The little guy was very happy today and kicked me a few times from time to time. Oh~" Princess Pingyang said this, suddenly frowned and screamed, then excitedly pulled Li Xiu's hand and pressed it on her belly, "Husband, please touch me quickly, our son kicked me again!"
As soon as Li Xiu's hand fell on Princess Pingyang's abdomen, he immediately felt that the little guy in her belly was indeed kicking someone, and even he could feel the shape of his little feet, which surprised and happy. However, he soon smiled and said to Princess Pingyang: "Xiu Ning, how did you know it is a son? Maybe it was a daughter? Speaking of which, the lady in the clothes has given birth to a son. I want a daughter more, it's better to be as beautiful as you."
"No, the son born to Niang Yi is hers, and I also have to have a son. And the little guy is so strong in his belly. I am sure he is just a son. When he grows up a little, we will teach him to practice literature and martial arts together. My Li Xiuning's son will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future!" When talking about his son, Princess Pingyang also showed a proud expression.
"Look, this is boring. Isn't your relationship with Niang Yi very good? Now we are all family. Ping Anlang is Niang Yi's son, but it is also your son. There is no difference at all, right?" Li Xiu said helplessly when he heard this. He didn't know when Princess Pingyang had this idea?
"Hi~, the relationship is good, and the children of Yi Niang and I are the same for my husband, but for those of us who are mothers, there is still some difference. Everyone hopes that their son will be more promising." Princess Pingyang chuckled again.
Li Xiu was speechless when he heard Princess Pingyang say this. Indeed, in his opinion, no matter who gave birth to a child, it was his, but it was still a little different for Princess Pingyang and the lady in the air. It really had nothing to do with whether the relationship was good or not. After all, this is human nature.
"Forget it, whatever you think!" After a while, Li Xiu shook his head helplessly, then hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Xiu Ning, there is something I want to discuss with you!"
"What's the matter?" Princess Pingyang gently stroked the child in her belly and asked casually. She now has a child and does not care about anything else except her own child.
"Well! That's it..." Li Xiu showed a hesitant expression again at this time, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't go to the palace the day before yesterday. First, I recommended Su Dingfang to the prince, and second, I wanted to save the monk so that he could pass on the practice of yoga."
When Princess Pingyang heard Li Xiu mention Li Shimin in her speech, she obviously frowned, but in the end she did not interrupt him. It was not until Li Xiu finished speaking that nodded faintly and said, "I heard you say that the monk knew a very magical skill of self-cultivation, which may be beneficial to a beautiful body, so his husband saved him."
"Yes, the monk now lives in Zhuangyan Temple. Master Sun and Xuanzang also went there to learn yoga skills from the monk. Speaking of which, the prince is very concerned about his beautiful body. As long as he has a little hope, he will not give up!" Li Xiu nodded at this time, and praised Li Shimin by the way. This is one of the few advantages that Li Shimin has.
"Well, my husband has to worry about beautiful things!" Princess Pingyang ignored Li Shimin mentioned in Li Xiu's words and thanked Li Xiu. It seemed that her anger towards Li Shimin was still not extinguished.
"Well~, these are all things I should do." Li Xiu felt a slump when he heard Princess Pingyang's answer, but after thinking about it, he finally said with a grudge, "Actually, in addition to the two things mentioned above that day, the prince also told me one thing, that is, in half a month, he will ascend the throne as emperor, so..."
"So what?" Before Li Xiu finished speaking, Princess Pingyang interrupted with her eyebrows raised.
"So...so he wanted to invite me to participate in his throne song on the day he ascended the throne!" Li Xiu saw that Princess Pingyang's face was wrong, and immediately changed the following words. If he was just going to participate in the throne ceremony, Li Shimin would not have to say so solemnly, but it would be too difficult to let Princess Pingyang go.
"I can understand my husband's difficulties. During this period, you are traveling around for our family, so I can understand everything you do." Princess Pingyang sighed at this time. Although Li Xiu changed his words later, she also heard what Li Xiu meant later. If someone wanted to persuade her, she might only feel angry, but it was obviously different for Li Xiu.
"Ahem~, my wife said very much, then I'll go that day!" Li Xiu also heard what Princess Pingyang said, and his face turned red at the moment, and he also plotted to regret it. He shouldn't have agreed to Li Shimin's request the day before yesterday. Unfortunately, he was still soft-hearted at that time, and he turned out to be so passive now.
Speaking of which, Li Shimin's mood is very complicated now. On the one hand, he cleared away the only obstacle on his way to ascend the throne. He was about to get the throne he had always dreamed of, which made him very excited. However, he paid too much for this success. His brother died at his hands, his younger brother and nephew were forced to go abroad, and his father was imprisoned by him. Princess Pingyang directly refused to recognize him as his younger brother. Even among the remaining brothers and sisters, he was only afraid of him but no affection.
After all, Li Shimin's real relatives were only his wife and children, but humans were a very complex emotional animal. Except for a very small number of people, most of them needed various family affection, friendship or love support. However, Li Shimin now almost lost the most important family affection, and before he even ascended the throne, he had already tasted the bitterness of a lonely person in advance, which made him very unwilling.
It is also under the above psychological factors that Li Shimin also wants to repair the relationship between himself and his relatives. Among these relatives, Princess Pingyang is the relative he attaches most importance to, so he is extremely tolerant of Princess Pingyang. During this throne ceremony, he hopes that Princess Pingyang can stand behind him and watch him ascend to the throne. Even if she still refuses to forgive herself in her heart, this is also a kind of affirmation of herself, so she asked Li Xiu, but Li Xiu did not dare to say it at all.
At that moment, Li Xiu chatted with Princess Pingyang for a while, and was very wise to not mention anything about the throne ceremony. In the end, Princess Pingyang felt a little tired. After all, pregnant women were prone to fatigue, and today she called the female guest again, so she had already become a little tired.
When Li Xiu saw this, he hurriedly helped her lie down and rest. After Princess Pingyang fell asleep, he then covered her with a quilt and left the room gently. However, when he went out, he sighed lightly. In fact, Li Shimin was also a thorn in Princess Pingyang's heart. The reason why he wanted to persuade Princess Pingyang to participate in Li Shimin's throne ceremony was to help her pull out the thorn. After all, people cannot always live in resentment, but he was still a little too anxious. I hope that time can keep all this.
Leaving the yard where Princess Pingyang lived, Li Xiu turned around and came to the next yard. This was where the lady Yi lived. As soon as he walked into the yard, he heard the unrestrained laughter of the lady Yi and Fan'er in the room, which surprised him. As a result, he walked into the room, but found that there was not even a place to stand, and the ground was filled with various gifts. The lady Yi and Fan'er, the master and servant, were sitting on the bed, and were opening the gifts one by one, and they made exclamations from time to time. After all, the guests who came today were not ordinary, and the gifts they gave were naturally not simple.
"Haha, you two really have the skills. When will you have to remove so many gifts?" Li Xiu finally found a way out of the gift pile, and then looked at the Yi Niang helplessly and said, "He didn't think it was before, but since he gave birth to a child, Yi Niang seemed to like money more and more. Now her big eyes are almost written with two words "money".
"Husband, look, this is the South China Sea pearl given by Pei Xiang. It is rare that it is all the same size. There is also a huge mother bead, which is simply so beautiful!" When the lady in the qin saw Li Xiu coming in, she grabbed a handful of pearls and shouted. Her small nose was a little red and she looked extremely excited.
"It's really pretty, but these are all things outside of your body. There is no need to care too much. Let's just let someone pull it to the warehouse early!" Li Xiu said helplessly. The romance's appearance of being a little confused made him feel a little unacceptable.
"That's not possible. These are all given to our son by others. In the future, our son will grow up slowly, go to school, marry, have children, etc., and there is no need for money. So I, a mother, naturally, have to prepare some for him!" When the mother-in-law heard that Li Xiu was going to take away these gifts, she immediately circled her hands to protect the things in front of her.
"Oh my god, Ping Anlang has only been a hundred days old, and it's still early for him to become an adult. And even if he gets married and starts a business in the future, it's my father's preparation for him. You don't have to worry about it!" Li Xiu slapped his head when he heard this and said helplessly. He finally knew why his wife had changed so much. It turned out that it was all for his son.
"That's not possible. No matter how capable you are, you are not the only son of Heianlang. The princess is about to give birth to her. If you take another house to fill in the house in the future, there will be more children in the family, and my son will get even fewer things, so I, the mother, naturally, have to prepare more for him!" The lady in the clothes said seriously.
This is indeed her true thought. Although she and Princess Pingyang are both Li Xiu's wife, Princess Pingyang has status and status, and secondly, she has a great family and a great career. In the future, her son doesn't have to worry about her future future. However, in comparison, she has almost nothing. The only thing she can prepare for her son is probably to save more money.
"What do you want to fill in a house? I have you and the princess. And I will arrange my son's affairs myself, so you don't have to worry about this!" Li Xiu said laughing and crying when he heard the words of the lady in Yi. Even if it was a couple, he sometimes couldn't guess what these women were thinking about?
"Hehe~, what do you say, please follow your husband, but I still have to prepare more things for Ping Anlang. These gifts are second, and the most important thing is the family's industry. Now tea is becoming more and more popular, and the tea workshop has also expanded several times. Especially last time I cooperated with Pei Xiang and the others, our Huangqu Tea is becoming more and more famous. From now on, it will all belong to our son!" The lady in the silence said happily again.
Li Xiu really couldn't understand her current feelings, but the lady in the silhouette knew exactly what she wanted. Before she got married, her only hope was to marry a good husband as soon as possible and then leave the Pei family. Although she had made many twists and turns, she finally fulfilled this wish. However, after marrying, she was a little confused. Although she liked life with Li Xiu very much, she didn't know where the future was. It was not until her son was born that she finally saw the path of the future. She was full of energy no matter what she did, so she also liked her condition now.
"Forget it, whatever you think, what about Ping Anlang?" Li Xiu estimated that he could not persuade Niang Yi, so he could only give up now. However, Niang Yi was not a bad thing to have this intention. After all, a person must have a goal in life, and Niang Yi has now found a goal for himself.
"My mother likes Ping Anlang very much and insists on holding him to sleep with her. The wet nurse has gone with her. She probably is asleep now." The lady Yi replied with a smile. She was also very happy about the fact that Hong Fu Nu liked her son. After all, Li Xiu only has a real elder like Hong Fu Nu.
"Well, Ping Anlang is not here, so let's take a break soon!" Li Xiu's eyes lit up when he heard this. Yi Niang and Princess Pingyang were pregnant one after another. Li Xiu could only stay alone in the empty room. Now Yi Niang has given birth for a hundred days, and she can finally do that.
Chapter completed!