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The night was hot and muggy, the sky overcast. After leaving Fangfei Garden, Prince Yan came to Liuli Pavilion again. The two tiger guards guarding the door greeted him with a bow.
King Yan raised his hand, signaling his servants to be quiet and not to disturb Shen Wei in Liuli Pavilion.
Prince Yan wanted to see how his Weiwei spent the nights alone when he was not at Liuli Pavilion.
On the eaves of the Glazed Pavilion, there are hanging exquisite palace lanterns. The bright white light shines through the lamp walls, casting a sparkling white glow. There are bells on the four corners of the eaves. When the wind blows, the bells make a soft sound.
It was like a gust of wind, ding-ling-ling, the copper bell on the eaves rang again.
Chen Wei had already finished her dinner and was enjoying the cool air in the pavilion.
Prince Yan walked lightly and saw Shen Wei sitting on a rattan chair through a faint gauze curtain. Shen Wei is chatting with Cai Lian.
Cai Lian said helplessly, "Master, you have already eaten a bowl of ice cream, you can't eat any more."
Chen Wei waved her Luo Fan: "It's hot and humid tonight. I can't eat. I just want to eat something cold. Cai Lian, go get me another bowl of ice cream."
Cai Lian: "My Lord, you are pregnant now. If the prince knew that you secretly ate iced drinks, he would definitely be angry."
Shen Wei paused in fanning herself, glanced at the shadow outside the gauze curtain, and said nonchalantly, "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how can the prince know? There are not so many rules for being pregnant. In my hometown, pregnant women can go to the fields to work."
The eavesdropping Prince Yan said:
King Yan felt angry and helpless.
The other wives and concubines in the palace became extremely particular about their diet after they became pregnant and did not dare to be greedy in the slightest. Shen Wei, on the other hand, had no intuition of becoming a mother and even secretly ate ice drinks.
"When I was not here, you secretly ate the ice drink?" The cold and serious voice of King Yan penetrated the thin gauze curtain of the pavilion.
As if startled, Shen Wei stood up and lifted the veil. Seeing the King of Yan in a dark brocade robe, Shen Wei stammered, "Prince...Prince, why are you back?"
Her guilt was written all over her face, and she was afraid that King Yan couldn't see through it.
Prince Yan walked into the water pavilion and Cai Lian tactfully withdrew. Shen Wei was like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, and she didn't dare to look King Yan in the eye.
It looked quite pitiful.
Prince Yan sat on the deck chair with a serious expression: "If I hadn't come, how many bowls of ice cream would Weiwei have eaten?"
Shen Wei sat down next to King Yan, raised a white index finger and shook it gently, saying confidently: "I only ate one bowl, not more."
King Yan shook his head in his heart. Without his supervision, this greedy little girl would be simply lawless.
King Yan held Shen Wei's soft hand and said earnestly, "If you are too greedy for coolness in summer, it will cause diarrhea. What if it hurts the child?"
Shen Wei leaned her head obediently on Prince Yan's shoulder and said affectionately, "With the prince's protection, the child will definitely be born safely. I am not worried at all."
His words and actions were full of dependence and trust in King Yan.
It seemed that in Shen Wei's heart, as long as King Yan was there, she wouldn't have to worry about encountering any difficulties. This is both an admiration for the King of Yan himself and an admiration for his powerful abilities.
The King of Yan naturally benefited greatly from it. King Yan thought to himself, she really loves me and trusts me wholeheartedly.
The two of them were affectionate for a while, and Shen Wei suddenly raised her little head and said happily: "Your Majesty, today I am thinking about the name of our child. I thought of two very good names."
King Yan raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "Tell me about it."
Chen Wei said seriously, "If it's a girl, she'll be named Li Cui'er. Cui means vitality, and I hope the child can be as full of vitality as spring."
The King of Yan's eyelids twitched.
Chen Wei looked at King Yan expectantly again, and said excitedly: "If it's a boy, men should be strong, so he should be named Li Qiang, which means strong and powerful. Your Majesty, are these two names okay?"
The corners of Prince Yan's mouth twitched.
Seeing Shen Wei's expectant eyes, King Yan silently held his forehead. If a child is really given this name, the daughter may not be able to get married in the future, and the son will be ashamed to mention his own name.
Seeing that King Yan was hesitant to speak, Shen Wei frowned her beautiful eyebrows and said hesitantly: “Is it not good?”
King Yan shook his head: "Not good."
Chen Wei lowered her head in disappointment and said sullenly, "Then I'll think about it again. Anyway, there's still a long time before the birth, and I can always think of a suitable name. Li Qiang doesn't sound good, but Li Tie is also fine. For a man of steel, Li Tie is not bad either."
King Yan's temples were throbbing, and he held Shen Wei's hand helplessly: "I will name the child, you just need to rest assured and take care of the baby."
The Prince of Yan had several children. His sons were named by the Emperor and Empress, while his daughters were named by their biological mothers.
King Yan's eyes fell on Shen Wei's belly, which was not yet pregnant, and he made up his mind that if Shen Wei gave birth to a child in the future, the name must be chosen by him, the biological father.
The daughter of King Yan of Daqing Kingdom must never be called "Li Cui'er" or "Li Qiang"!
Shen Wei's eyes lit up, and she praised him generously: "Your Majesty is talented and knowledgeable. The name you came up with must be better than the one I came up with."
This is also Shen Wei’s strategy.
During her pregnancy, she had to constantly increase the presence of her unborn baby in the King of Yan's heart. The children who are personally cared for and named by the King of Yan will definitely receive the most fatherly love from the King of Yan in the future.
With more fatherly love, the child's future will be smoother and her position as a mother will be more stable.
After a hot and humid night, the wind blew and heavy rain came on a summer night. Chen Wei and King Yan returned to the bedroom hand in hand to rest. The rain splashed against the roof tiles, and occasionally an uncontrollable low hum could be heard in the house.
The copper bell hanging on the eaves made crisp sounds in the wind and rain.
Madam Rong brought two young eunuchs to deliver hot water. When passing by the courtyard, Madam Rong glanced at the copper bell on the eaves and a faint smile flashed across her lips.
Prince Yan's personality was unpredictable, and sometimes when he came to Liuli Pavilion, he would not allow his servants to disturb Shen Wei. Shen Wei thought of a countermeasure. She changed the copper bell on the eaves and tied a wire inside the bell.
If the Prince of Yan came to the Glazed Pavilion quietly, Rong Mama, who was on the lookout, would secretly pull the wire, causing the copper bell on the eaves to ring three times regularly, reminding Shen Wei——
[The prince came secretly.] 】
"My master is so smart." Aunt Rong was filled with emotion. Only by following such a smart master could she, a servant, have a bright future.
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