In the large exquisite incense burner carved with twined branch patterns, the charcoal fire burned vigorously, driving away the damp and cold winter nights and filling the house with warmth.

The milky white soup in the copper pot is still bubbling, steam is overflowing, and the warm aroma of the food is pervasive, making people salivate.

Unfortunately, no one cares about it nowadays.

There was a faint low moaning behind the curtain, intermittent, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. The woman's voice was very suppressed, as if she could no longer bear it.

The mutton-fat jade hairpin that Shao Qing used to hold her hair up was removed at some point, and her crow-feather-like black hair fell down, some of it scattered on the couch, some of it scattered on her shoulders and neck, and some of it was tightly entangled with Wei Jing.

His body temperature was burning, and his beatings were rapid and fierce. Even though he felt very sorry for her, he still couldn't control himself after holding it in for so long.

The extremely fullness, the movement seemed to touch the soul deeply, Shao Qing frowned, raised his head, and held him tightly.

Her eyes flushed with tears, and even her toes curled up. Finally, she shed tears and begged him to be gentler and to be more considerate of her.

How could Wei Jing not feel sorry for her?

He hugged her tightly, coaxed her softly, kissed her gently, and did his best to comfort her.

"Ah Qing..."

On the dark winter night, the cold wind carrying moisture invaded as usual, and the withered branches rustled softly, but the thick curtains that had been pasted over the windows were blocking the outside.

On the gilded octagonal candlestick, orange flames flickered, and the dim yellow candlelight reflected on the green curtain, adding a touch of softness.

No one added any more food, the charcoal fire under the copper pot gradually lost its red color, the aroma of food was still there, but the night was still long.

…

To be honest, this time she felt better than last time. Although she was still quite uncomfortable at first, Wei Jing was very patient and gentle, and did his best to make her happy.

Shao Qing did feel it, but it took too long. In the end, she couldn't stand it anymore and just kept asking him to finish quickly.

Wei Jing felt sorry for her after all. Although he was still not satisfied, he still hugged her tightly and sprinted forward to end the fierce battle.

The sensory stimulation was long and intense, causing Shao Qing's body to tremble slightly in the afterglow. He clenched his teeth, frowned slightly, and was unable to come back to his senses for a while. Wei Jing held her in his arms, stroking her back gently, kissing her non-stop, and comforting her carefully.

When Shao Qing finally calmed down, he called for hot water and carried her into the bathroom.

The slightly scalding hot water soaked over his shoulders and neck, and the drowsy Shao Qing started and opened his eyes.

Wei Jing helped her wash, very carefully and gently. Her face felt hot, but it seemed a bit redundant for her to do it herself at this point, so she had to try hard to distract her mind.

Well, although it still feels too intense, it is indeed more harmonious than the first time, and it should be better in the future.

Just no contraception. Shao Qing calculated the date and luckily, it was the safe period, so there should be no problem.

It's not that she refuses to have a child. She has agreed to get married and have a normal married life. It would be pretentious to refuse this. However, there will likely be major changes in the near future, and she feels that now is not a good time, and it would be better to slow down a bit.

But this is her personal idea, and she still needs to communicate with Wei Jing.

I don't know whether he can accept it or not. After all, the ancients attached great importance to offspring, and all his blood relatives have died, leaving him the only one left, so bloodline inheritance becomes even more important.

Just as Shao Qing was thinking this, she suddenly heard Wei Jing say, "Ah Qing, I think we should wait a year or two before having a child."

Is it such a coincidence?

Shao Qing was surprised and looked up at him.

After a fierce battle, Wei Jing's brows relaxed. Seeing his wife looking at him, he explained, "Next year, there will be a big change. I wonder how the situation will change. I think it will be more appropriate to wait until things stabilize before having a child."

It's not that he has no confidence in himself, but when it comes to his wife, he is always extremely cautious. If something unexpected happens that requires emergency transfer, Shao Qingruo will be pregnant, which will be a big risk.

Wei Jing placed his big palm on her lower abdomen and rubbed it gently. The continuation of the bloodline that belongs to him and Shao Qing makes people look forward to it very much just thinking about it.

Unfortunately, now is not a good time.

"I asked Ji Huan, and he said that we can calculate it based on the date and avoid the most fertile period, and the rest of the time will be fine. We can act accordingly."

Taking contraceptive soup or something like that would always hurt the body, so Wei Jing had never considered letting his wife use this method. He said, "If she still gets pregnant, it's fate destined by God, so we can just give birth to her baby without any worries."

"Ah Qing, what do you think?"

He felt a little guilty: "I'm sorry to have wronged you."

In the eyes of people at that time, children were a woman’s lifelong support. Although Wei Jing felt that he was his wife's lifelong support and it was not the children's turn, the world was such that he thought he had wronged her.

How come I feel wronged?

Shao Qing understood after thinking about it. It was a little funny but more touching. She hugged his neck and smacked his chin.

"Okay, I know my husband is doing this for my own good, so why do I feel wronged?"

Her eyes curved and she smiled, and she kissed him again. Wei Jing was very happy and kissed her cheek back.

"I will do my best to prevent you from being wronged again in the future."

"good!"

Wei Jing felt relaxed, but his body tensed up. His wife leaned softly in his arms. They had just had sex. Her skin was fair and translucent with faint marks, her eyebrows and eyes were moist and full of love. She was looking up at him, and his lower abdomen immediately tightened.

But she was so exhausted that she obviously couldn't bear it again, so he closed his eyes and suppressed her pressure, then quickly washed her and carried her out of the water.

Shao Qing blushed and yelled that she wanted to put on her clothes by herself, but he didn't insist. He took her behind the screen to tidy herself up, and then carried her back to the inner room.

Wei Jing ordered someone to prepare dinner again, but Shao Qing shook her head and said that she was not hungry anymore after having eaten something just now. She lay on the soft quilt and pillow, rolled inside, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

In a daze, Wei Jing leaned over and kissed her between the eyebrows.

"Okay, go to sleep."

…

Shao Qingzhen fell asleep very quickly and had no dreams all night. When he woke up the next day, it was already bright day.

In winter, the window screens were covered with thick screens, and the sunlight only shone through faintly. The room was very dark, and she could also hear the rustling sound of rain.

There is little snowfall in the southwest in winter, but it often rains. It is cold and chilly, penetrating every pore as if it can get into people's bones. Shao Qing felt very cold just thinking about it and subconsciously rubbed towards the heat source.

Yes, she was warm, tightly wrapped in heat. As soon as she moved, Wei Jing's voice came from above her head: "Awake?"

A big hand stroked her hair and tucked the corner of the quilt for her.

His palms had been rough from years of martial arts training, and were particularly sensitive to touch. This moment easily reminded Shao Qing of the touch last night. His palms seemed to carry electricity, and she trembled uncontrollably wherever they passed.

Her blood boiled, and she coughed twice and said "hmm" seriously, "We should get up."

She pretended to be calm, but the blush on her cheeks betrayed her. Her fair and smooth skin looked thin, and the blush spread from her face to her earlobes, even the round part was pink and tender.

Wei Jing chuckled and did not expose her. He got out of bed, took the clothes that had been dried all night from the top of the fumigation cage, and returned to the bed for the two of them to wear.

According to common sense, these should actually be served by servants, but Wei Jing and Shao Qing still only use Nanny Ping and their grandchildren. They don't like strangers entering the house, and they would rather do it themselves.

Shao Qing rubbed the quilt reluctantly, then sat up and put on his clothes.

If you feel it carefully, you will find that you are a little tired, but it does not affect your movements.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Well, it was good that the normal married life went smoothly.

She thought so, but under Wei Jing's burning gaze, she was still a little embarrassed and tried to concentrate on getting dressed. Unexpectedly, he suddenly asked, "Ah Qing, are you still in pain?"

Shao Qing was immediately embarrassed and glared at him: "It doesn't hurt!"

Could you please not ask this kind of question suddenly?

Her face was burning badly, but seeing the concern in Wei Jing's eyes, she still added in a low voice, "It really doesn't hurt, don't worry."

She felt that she could not stay in this bed any longer. Just then, there was a slight sound of the door opening outside. It was Chunxi who came with hot water for washing. Shao Qing hurriedly called out, "Chunxi? Come in!"

She jumped off the bed very flexibly and without any obstruction. Wei Jing looked at her carefully for a while, then felt relieved and stopped asking questions.

After washing, combing her hair and getting ready, Shao Qing was so hungry that she quickly asked Chunxi to serve breakfast. Shao Qing glanced at the clepsydra.

It was midnight, and the time for duty had long passed.

Well, luckily, the two of them were not under any pressure to rush, so if it was late, it was late.

…

After a hearty breakfast, the couple went to the front yamen hand in hand.

It was raining and drizzling. The two of them walked slowly along the corridor without holding an umbrella. Wei Jing asked in a low voice, "Are you cold, A-Qing?"

“It’s not cold.”

Another gust of cold wind carrying moisture blew into the corridor, and Shao Qing shrank his neck. But she was not really cold. Wei Jing had told her to put on a big fur cloak and also brought a hand warmer to keep her warm in her arms.

As for him, Shao Qing glanced at Wei Jing who was standing beside her without even a cloak but looked normal. She was very jealous. It was indeed good to learn martial arts. Look how strong he is.

"Learning martial arts is very hard. You can't bear this hardship."

Wei Jing easily saw through her envious look and smiled. After training in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter for several years, he finally saw some results. He was reluctant to let her suffer this hardship.

Shao Qing muttered: "I'll just take a look."

Can't you just take a look? snort!

The couple walked side by side, whispering to each other. Shao Qing's awkwardness was completely gone, Wei Jing's brows were relaxed, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised.

Although the winter rain is cold, the warm atmosphere between the two lingers.

…

However, all this was soon interrupted by Ji Huan's voice.

"My lord, just a quarter of an hour ago, the official report arrived at Gaoling."

When Ji Huan heard that his lord had left the front yamen, he rushed over immediately with two silk-wrapped contract documents in his hands. He presented them to Wei Jing as soon as he saw him.

The official notice was the imperial commission letter formally appointing Wei Jing as the prefect of Anyang County. This was a good thing, but Ji Huan looked solemn because there was another notice coming with it.

He glanced around and saw that the area nearby was open and unobstructed, and that Wang Jing and his men were guarding from a distance. He lowered his voice and said, "Announce the above. At the beginning of next year, the royal family, princes, and all civil and military officials inside and outside the capital will go to the capital to pay tribute."

The kings, princes, royal family members, and ministers from both inside and outside the court paid homage to the emperor and congratulated him. And Wei Jing, the newly appointed county governor, was exactly on the list of foreign officials who came to congratulate the emperor.

Shao Qing's expression became serious. It was exciting to capture Anyang County in time, but this biggest additional problem also appeared.

Wei Jing took the second silk book, flipped through it slowly, and raised his head: "Go to the outer study."

It is an expected problem. As for how to solve it, it will not be too late to make a decision after careful discussion.