"Alright!"
"Your Highness, a young lady from the Shen family is visiting at the door."
No sooner had Shen Jinchen finished speaking than Uncle Hu arrived at Qingyu Courtyard. Without even glancing at Shen Jinchen, he spoke directly to Cen Xi.
"The Shen family? Who are they? Coming to visit so early in the morning."
Cen Xi raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shen Jinchen, then asked Uncle Hu.
“Shen Qinghua said she brought many gifts for the young lady.”
Hu Bo was Jun Jianchou's man, so naturally he disliked the Shen family. Moreover, he had heard that the Shen family's daughter had caused a scene at the princess's mansion last time, so he subconsciously disliked those people.
"What does the Prime Minister think? How should this be handled?"
Since they were from General Shen's household, Cen Xi couldn't very well kick them out, so she passed the question on to Shen Jinchen.
"Uncle Hu, please tell Qinghua to leave the gift behind and then leave. Today is the day of my wife Xiaoyu's reunion, and it is inappropriate for her to disturb us like this."
Shen Jinchen glanced at Cen Xi's eyes, smiled, and then gave instructions to Uncle Hu.
"What does Your Highness mean?"
Uncle Hu didn't buy into Shen Jinchen's opinion, so he asked Cen Xi for his opinion.
“The Prince Consort’s will is my will. Uncle Hu, you are the steward of this mansion, and the Prince Consort is the master of this mansion. From now on, his orders are my orders, and there is no need to ask me again.”
Cen Xi glanced at Shen Jinchen, then spoke to Uncle Hu.
"yes!"
Uncle Hu was embarrassed for a moment, then bowed and turned to leave.
Watching the old man's disappearing figure, Shen Jinchen pulled Cen Xixiao aside and asked:
"So you've accepted me?"
"Well, you're the father of my child now. What can I do if I don't accept it? Shen Jinchen, I've never planned to get married in my life. I've been forced into this situation by you, and I accept it. But don't forget your promise. Once the vow is broken, we'll go our separate ways. There's no other way to choose. Remember that."
Cen Xi rolled her eyes at him and reiterated her inner thoughts once again.
"How could I dare! Do you think I'm such a pedantic person? You never trust me, Qingqing."
Shen Jinchen pulled Cen Xi into his arms and kissed her on the lips.
"Little Fish is watching!"
Cen Xi pushed him away and stood up abruptly from his arms, stealing a glance at Xiao Yu's expression.
Sure enough, Xiaoyu stared at the two of them blankly.
"Little Fish's mother just lost her balance."
Cen Xi offered this explanation, which was essentially a case of "protesting too much."
“I know, Mother, you don’t need to explain. Once, my brother and I stayed at an inn with Uncle Jun, and we saw the innkeeper’s wife and an uncle licking each other’s lips. Uncle Jun said that’s called kissing. You and Father just did that, so you weren’t unsteady. You were just being affectionate. Mother, will this help my little brother come out sooner?”
After explaining her understanding in a daze, Xiaoyu scratched her head and asked curiously.
"Your Highness, breakfast has been served."
Just as Cen Xi was about to dig a hole and crawl into it, Qingyi and Fengqin came in together with breakfast.
The former spoke with a blank expression.
The latter was suppressing a smile, which he was finding very difficult to hold back.
"Let's eat in this courtyard, Little Fish. Daddy specially asked the kitchen to prepare lotus porridge for you. Come and eat, okay?"
Shen Jinchen was thick-skinned and had done this kind of thing countless times. He didn't care about a child's innocent words. However, in order to save Cen Xi's face, he stood up, smiled, and pulled Xiao Yu to change the subject.
"Oh, lotus porridge is the most fragrant. Uncle Jun used to love buying it for me. But Little Fish still wants to know, can kissing make the little brother come out of Mommy's tummy faster?"
Xiao Yu took Shen Jinchen's hand and skipped along, following him to the desk and sitting down. She still looked at Shen Jinchen with a survival instinct on her face.
"Hahaha... Of course you can. Little Fish misses Daddy, so you want to kiss Mommy more often in the future?"
Shen Jinchen was amused by the little girl's innocent remarks. He glanced at Cen Xi's embarrassed expression and couldn't help but ask Xiao Yu a question.
"Yes, I want my little brother to play with me."
Xiaoyu answered very seriously, so seriously that Cenxi felt like vomiting blood.
"Okay, then from now on, Daddy will kiss your mother more often like this."
Shen Jinchen pulled Cen Xi into his arms again and demonstrated it to Xiaoyu once more.
"Okay, okay, that's it. Give my little brother lots of kisses and he'll come out soon, then I'll have someone to play with."
Xiao Yu danced with joy, as if Shen Jinchen and Cen Xi had done something he found very enjoyable.
Cen Xi, looking constipated, stepped out of Shen Jinchen's arms and said to Xiaoyu and Shen Jinchen:
“Little Fish, your father is setting a bad example. Children shouldn’t watch this. Do you know how uncles and aunts kiss? Shen Jinchen, don’t corrupt the child.”
“Why can’t we look? Uncle Jun used to stare at people all the time, and the more he looked, the angrier he got. Once he even got drunk, and it took my brother and me a lot of effort to take care of him. Xiaoyu doesn’t understand why he does that.”
Uh~
We've gone off on a tangent.
Furthermore, some sensitive topics were brought up, and Cen Xi and Shen Jinchen were at a loss for words.
Cen Xi knew she had wronged Jun Jianchou, but what could she do?
Shen Jinchen's expression became even more awkward.
"Little Fish, don't watch things that are inappropriate for children anymore. You're still young, and these kinds of things will affect your character. If you see something like this in the future, just close your eyes, okay?"
After calming down, Cen Xi glared at Shen Jinchen.
She suddenly felt that she had failed as a mother, that she hadn't done a good job of educating her, and that Jun Jianchou was the same, letting a young girl see such things. Shen Jinchen was also a troublemaker; they hadn't considered that Xiaoyu was a girl.
"Okay, Mommy, I won't look anymore. I'll cover my eyes. You and Daddy can kiss secretly, as long as it helps the little brother come out quickly."
Xiaoyu glanced at Shen Jinchen and then at Cen Xi, before speaking solemnly.
"Chen Jinchen..."
Cen Xi gritted her teeth. If it weren't for doing this in front of children, how could Xiao Yu have... how could she have done this?
"Stop talking, or the lotus porridge will get cold. Little Fish, Daddy promises you, your mother will give birth to your little brother soon. Let's eat first, okay?"
Shen Jinchen felt that if the topic continued, it might escalate and burn him, so he had to end the conversation immediately.
"Okay! Daddy is the best! Will you take me out to play after breakfast?"
Little Fish nodded with a smile, finally skipping the previous topic and putting playing with the fish on the agenda.
"nature…"
Laughter and cheerful conversation filled the Qingyu Courtyard, and no more embarrassing incidents occurred.
In the front courtyard flower hall, Uncle Hu finally managed to send away the very enthusiastic Shen Qinghua.
But some things, if you're willing, will always come together again.
Sure enough, the family of three had just arrived at Siwu Residence after finishing their breakfast when they were met by Shen Qinghua, who was all smiles.
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