"That's true, but you still have to control yourself. If you gain weight, it'll be hard to lose it again."

Hongli said it was alright, “Women are not only beautiful when they are thin. As the saying goes, there are plump and slender beauties, each with their own merits. There is no need to care too much about appearance. Kindness is the most beautiful thing.”

His words were gentle and soothing, like a light rain nourishing the heart. Gao Xiuwen felt comforted as she listened to him. "Fourth Master is right. I was just being superficial."

After she finished drinking the soup and washing up, the two of them went to bed.

Hongli was preoccupied and did not reach out to her. Gao Xiuwen, being very perceptive, immediately noticed his bad mood and asked him what was troubling him.

He declined to elaborate, saying, "It's nothing, just trivial matters of state, insignificant."

After a moment of silence, he suddenly became curious and couldn't help but ask, "Are you afraid of having children?"

He changed his tone so quickly that Gao Xiuwen was puzzled, but she still answered truthfully, "Of course I'm afraid. The elders all say that childbirth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman. But it is my honor to bear children for Fourth Master, so this little bit of suffering is nothing."

Are you afraid of raising children? Don't you get a headache when you see them?

"No way! Babies are so cute! I can't wait to see our baby born. I want to see what he looks like, whether he looks like you or me."

When talking about her children, Gao Xiuwen's eyes were filled with loving light, and her eyes also shone when she looked at him. He could feel her love. However, Su Yushan's gaze was calm when she looked at him, and there was never any hint of love in it.

A sudden wave of sorrow washed over Hongli, and a bitter smile escaped his lips.

As Su Yushan said, she really didn't need to take medicine this time. Hongli hadn't come over for three days in a row, which Su Yushan had already expected, so she wasn't surprised. She had accepted this fact and gradually calmed down to continue drawing the patterns.

Chang Yue was extremely anxious, fearing that her master would really fall out of favor.

When Xi Lan had some free time, she strolled over and couldn't help but ask, "Did you and Fourth Master have a falling out?"

Faced with this unexpected question, Su Yushan became suspicious and asked in surprise, "Sister, what makes you say that? Who told you that?"