Chapter 116
He couldn't help but ask, "Qingnian, are you still angry? If you are, just say so."
Shen Qingnian shook her head, her face pale. "Your Highness, please allow me some peace and quiet. I am feeling unwell during my pregnancy and simply do not have the energy to think about anything else."
The baby in her womb became her best shield.
Seeing that she looked unwell, Song Xuan didn't dare to say anything more, but gently instructed, "Then I will handle government affairs here. I will leave the food box here. If you are hungry, just call me to feed you."
He wanted to stay with the other person.
Shen Qingnian naturally refused. She said, "Your Highness, please go to the study. When dealing with state affairs, it is inevitable that you will have to summon ministers. I am really weak and need to rest. I am a little sleepy."
What she said made some sense; she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully with Song Xuan staying here.
Song Xuan pursed his lips, a hint of hurt in his eyes, like a big dog afraid of being abandoned by its owner.
This was the first time the two had ever argued in all the time they had been together. They were usually very affectionate, so Song Xuan naturally couldn't stand Shen Qingnian's sudden change in attitude.
But he still left, worried that if he didn't, Qing Nian's emotions would become agitated, which would affect the child in her womb...
After Song Xuan left, Shen Qingnian immediately asked Zhu Lan to prepare breakfast.
Zhu Lan looked at the food box on the table, and hesitated, "Your Highness, are you really not going to eat what His Highness brought...?"
This was made by His Highness the Crown Prince himself. How could the Crown Princess be so disrespectful? Isn't she afraid of being punished by His Highness the Crown Prince?
Shen Qingnian glanced at Zhu Lan, her gaze filled with pressure: "I will be giving birth soon and do not wish to argue with you. If you cannot serve me, you can go to the laundry department with Xiao Ju to keep me company."
She was leaving soon and didn't need to get close to the servants, which would also help her avoid revealing any flaws.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Lan was so frightened that she immediately ran out of the bedroom and quickly brought up the breakfast.
Shen Qingnian didn't eat much for breakfast. After finishing her breakfast and cleansing her mouth, she lay in bed and drifted off to sleep.
At the other end of the study.
Xia Zi nervously recounted the news she had just received: "The Crown Princess did not eat the breakfast you prepared; instead, she... she had a new meal served from the small kitchen..."
There was a 'click' sound.
The wolf-hair brush in Song Xuan's hand was broken. He put the broken brush back on the table and took out another one from the brush holder. Although his expression was normal, Xia Xiazi was so frightened that she trembled.
"What was she doing after breakfast?" Song Xuan continued to review the memorials, his tone calm but with a hint of coldness.
Xia Zi kowtowed and replied, "The Crown Princess went to bed after having breakfast."
Upon hearing this, Song Xuan looked out the window. Snow was falling outside, fluttering down onto the red plum blossoms in the courtyard, making them exceptionally beautiful.
"Go pick some plum blossoms and send them over," he instructed.
Then he wrote another line on the Xuan paper: "Tossing and turning through the cold nights, I rise and fall back asleep. Unable to sleep, the night stretches as long as a year."
He handed the Xuan paper to Xiaxiazi: "Send this along with the paper."
Xiazi carefully took it and then left the study.
Fifteen minutes later.
Shen Qingnian, who was in her bedchamber, received a bouquet of beautiful plum blossoms. She looked at the words on the note and paused slightly.
Zhu Lan, who was standing next to him, said with some emotion, "His Highness the Crown Prince is truly thoughtful. He not only sent you red plum blossoms, but also wrote you a letter."
In her view, this was the kind of romance depicted in those elegant stories.
Shen Qingnian remained calm and instructed Zhu Lan:
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