Chapter 1696: Mindset

For the next few days, the Duwei Mansion was very quiet.

Of course, this peaceful atmosphere was also created specially by His Majesty the Emperor for the pregnant concubine.

He issued an order that no disturbing news should be allowed to reach her ears. No matter what happened in the mansion, even if Ran Xiaoyu attacked the Duwei Mansion again, it could not be told to the imperial concubine.

Everything is done to allow her to rest assured and take care of her pregnancy.

As a result, Nan Yan could hardly hear anything except lying on the windowsill every day to listen to the sound of wind and snow outside.

It started snowing again that day.

It was a rare occasion without wind, and the snow was not heavy, quietly decorating the walls and treetops, making this quiet courtyard appear particularly peaceful and elegant.

Zhu Feng was wearing a windbreaker and walking on the thin snow on the road, making a crackling sound.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw the window half open from afar. A little face, red from the cold, was pressed on the arm, and a lonely expression was looking at the snowflakes falling outside with the wind.

Zhu Feng walked over with a smile: "What are you looking at?"

“…”

Nan Yan shifted her gaze slowly towards his face with a somewhat lonely look.

"emperor."

"What's wrong? Why are you so listless?"

Zhu Feng didn't even go in. He just stood outside the window and talked to her. He also reached out and pinched her face. Maybe it was because she had taken better care of herself in the past two days, so her face had gained some flesh. When he held her in his arms at night, she felt a little heavier.

But it's still not enough.

He still likes the way he looked in the past, when his cheeks were a little chubby. Besides, he is pregnant now, and it is one person eating and two people consuming. How can he not gain some weight?

Then he complained, "How long has the wind been blowing here? Why is it so cold?"

“…”

"Is it so difficult to ask you to stay quiet?"

Nan Yan muttered, "Boring."

She asked about the medicine given to Wang Baizhi every day. Wang Baizhi couldn't show her impatience, so she could only tell her with a wry smile that pharmacology was not that easy, especially the pill she gave him. It seemed that the refining method was very complicated and the medicinal materials used were extremely precious.

Therefore, he must be extremely cautious.

The burnt crossbow parts given to Yang Dai had not yet been completely put together.

I heard that a rough outline has been put together, but in order to find out the truth, some details must be completely restored, such as the mechanism, plate buckles, etc. Those things have been burned long ago, so we can only make do with them.

As for Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian...

They haven't come back yet.

As a result, the entire Duwei Mansion became completely quiet.

"boring?"

When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed.

He leaned over to look at the books on the table over there and said, "Have you read all the military books I sent over?"

Nan Yan was about to cry: "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Zhu Feng's face darkened: "How can that be possible?"

"emperor……"

"I've already said that this child must be trained from the womb. He must be educated in the art of war so that he can conquer the world in the future!"

Nan Yan wanted to cry but had no tears.

The two of them had quarreled many times these days. No matter how she told Zhu Feng that the child was still seven or eight months away from birth and was probably not yet fully formed, he could not hear what the adults said or did.

Besides, even if it is formed, it may not be a son!

He was determined to educate this child, and to teach him the art of war from the moment he was in his mother's womb, so that he could be influenced by this and conquer the world in the future.

But Zhu Feng refused to listen.

Once he becomes stubborn, he becomes more mischievous than a child, and Nan Yan can't do anything about him.

However, sometimes, he would be controlled by Nan Yan.

For example, at this moment, Nan Yan saw that he had a serious expression on his face, and with a turn of her eyes, she immediately said, "But, my stomach hurts."

"What?!"

Zhu Feng immediately became nervous when he heard this. He rushed into the house and carefully protected her: "Where does it hurt?"

A big hand wanted to touch Nan Yan's belly, but was worried that his hand would be cold as he had just walked back from outside. He quickly put his hand on the incense burner to warm it for a while, and then touched her belly: "Here? Or here?"

Seeing how nervous he was, Nan Yan couldn't help but pursed her lips.

Then he smiled and said, "The emperor touched it and it didn't hurt anymore."

Zhu Feng came to his senses immediately after hearing this. He said with a mixture of anger and amusement, "You're trying to trick me again. Aren't you afraid that I'll punish you for deceiving the emperor?"

Nan Yan smiled mischievously and said, "The Emperor is reluctant to do so."

“You!”

Zhu Feng shook his head.

He took off his cloak and threw it on the ground casually. He held Nan Yan in his arms and let her lean comfortably against him, saying, "Forget it, if you don't want to look, then don't look."

Nan Yan raised her head in his arms and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you want this child to learn martial arts?"

Zhu Feng smiled bitterly and said, "I let him learn martial arts in the hope that he can protect you."

“…”

"At least, when I'm not around."

Hearing this, Nan Yan's face changed and she quickly reached out to cover his mouth.

However, when other girls heard their lovers say ominous words, they would carefully cover their mouths, gently and sweetly, but when Nan Yan covered her mouth, she covered the emperor's nose as well.

Zhu Feng smiled bitterly and said sullenly in her palm, "Are you trying to suffocate me to death?"

Nan Yan's face was gloomy: "The child is listening, the emperor does not allow such words!"

She completely forgot what she had said before, that the child was not yet formed and could not hear anything.

Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Okay."

She then let go of his hand and glared at Zhu Feng angrily: "Your Majesty should not be in such a mood at this time. Long live the emperor! The prosperous era you have created will last for thousands of years. I will accompany the emperor to watch it together!"

The curve of Zhu Feng's mouth became wider.

"good."

“…”

"However, even so, my kingdom still needs a talented successor. If there is no one who understands military affairs, what will happen if it is easily taken away in the future?"

Hearing him say this, Nan Yan made a bitter face and thought for a long time. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Then, those military books...I'll take a look."

Zhu Feng smiled, a cunning glint in his eyes.

Just then, there was a sound of heavy footsteps outside, as if someone was coming in, but just came to the door and said a few words to Xiao Shunzi.

Soon, Xiao Shunzi's soft voice was heard: "Your Majesty..."

Zhu Feng held Nan Yan in his arms, thinking that he had just come from the imperial study and had dealt with everything there. What could have happened so soon?

He looked up and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, there is news coming back from Master Gu and Master Tong."