Chapter 218 She's Not Good Enough
Seeing the truth revealed, Lu Haozhi remained calm and said with a thick face, "Since you know this, you should understand my hard work these days. Yan'er, tonight is different from usual. Please just give in to me for once."
As he spoke, he looked at the woman in front of him. She was only wearing a bright red undershirt and panties, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, as smooth and smooth as fat.
Because of her pregnancy, her figure was much fuller than before, and her chest was even more peaked, pushing her small clothes up high. Even though Lu Haozhi was with her day and night, he couldn't help but feel excited when he saw her now, and his eyes darkened.
In the end, this was her fault. With such a beautiful scene right before his eyes, how could he bear it?
Seeing that he had admitted it without hesitation and was even taking advantage of the situation, Meng Yan became even more aggressive. She was both angry and amused, gnashing her teeth and saying, "Your Majesty, you speak like this. You really don't care about your dignity as a king! Tomorrow, when I go out to the court and meet those ministers, you still have the nerve to say that the king's words are not jokes!"
Lu Haozhi chuckled softly, "Your Majesty, that's a matter for the court. Right now, I'm just your husband."
Meng Yan was really impatient with his pestering. She raised her bright face and chuckled, "So, Your Majesty only wants to be my husband, but not a good father?"
Lu Haozhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do you mean?"
Meng Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty personally promised me that day that I would not have sex for the next ten months in order to protect the fetus. In fact, Your Majesty couldn't bear it for even a few days, so that's needless to say. And now he's pestering me endlessly... It's bad enough that Your Majesty broke his promise, but don't you even care about the safety of the child? When the prince is born, do you want me to tell him that your father broke his promise to his mother for his own pleasure?"
Clear waves flowed in her beautiful eyes, and her slender hands gently stroked her slightly bulging belly, as if she wanted to tell the baby in her belly about the situation in front of her.
After hearing what she said, no matter how shameless Lu Haozhi was, he lost interest.
Lu Haozhi suddenly collapsed like a deflated pig bladder.
"You are absolutely right. It is all my fault."
Meng Yan's criticism was correct. In fact, from the time she became pregnant until now, although he was happy, he had never seriously thought about how to be a father, or he had not really realized that he was about to become a father.
For example, right now, he was talking a lot of nonsense, but in fact he just wanted to have sex with her.
Meng Yan's words reminded him that in the future he would not only be the emperor of the Great Zhou and Meng Yan's husband, but also the father of his child.
But if that's the case, does that mean he's not that important to her?
Her thoughts would soon be occupied by another person, and she would no longer be able to devote her full attention to him...
Lu Haozhi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but this was probably a necessary journey in life.
No matter how far you go or how old you are, you are always on the road of growth.
Meng Yan looked at Lu Haozhi's back. Somehow, his broad back seemed slumped, and she felt that he looked a little pitiful.
She came over and put her pair of white, slender arms around him from behind.
"Haozhi, you will become a father, and I will be a mother. Later, you will become a grandfather, and I will be a grandmother. But one thing will never change. For the rest of my life, I will be your wife."
Meng Yan knew what he was worried about. He even pestered her without caring about his appearance. It was not just for physical pleasure, but he was just repeatedly proving that they were a united couple.
This is Lu Haozhi's obsession for two lifetimes, but she doesn't like him to be so worried about gains and losses.
Lu Haozhi's originally depressed mood gradually became warm and bright with his wife's gentle words.
She was pregnant, yet she still came to understand and comfort him.
Perhaps he is too willful...
Lu Haozhi turned his head and held her in his arms. He smiled softly, his thin lips twitching. "It's all my fault for making you worry. You're pregnant, I should have been more understanding. You're right, I'm going to be a father, I shouldn't always think about these things."
Meng Yan smiled gently, pulled him down to lie down, and rested her head on his arm.
"Haozhi, let's go to sleep."
The sweet fragrance of a woman's body wafted over him, but it was like the finest soothing incense. It did not arouse any evil thoughts in him, but made his heart peaceful and tranquil.
Sleepiness slowly came over them and they fell asleep in each other's arms.
The bright moonlight shines through the window paper and falls on this couple who have experienced many ups and downs.
After leaving the palace, Meng Changyuan went to the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion for a banquet.
But just as he was walking down the Imperial Street, he suddenly remembered something and said to Liu Zhengfeng in front of him, "Brother, please go ahead. I have other things to do and will be there soon."
Liu Zhengfeng reined in his horse and looked back in confusion, "Brother Meng, what else do you want? If it's nothing serious, why don't we go to my humble abode for a drink first, and then we can deal with it later."
Although he had some doubts in his mind about the two things that were closely related to his sister, since his sister refused to tell the truth and Meng Changyuan did not tell him the truth, he could only make some random guesses in his heart.
Today, he first told him about the marriage proposals from various families and invited him to his house as a guest, just to test his attitude. If he could get his words out, then the matter would be about 70% successful.
Although Meng Changyuan was older, he was a Duke of the Protectorate appointed by the Emperor, highly regarded by the current emperor, and the Empress's brother. He was at the peak of his career, and there were probably countless people in the court willing to marry him. So Liu Zhengfeng was unsure. When he suddenly said something was wrong, he wondered if he would change his mind.
Meng Changyuan was unaware of his concerns and simply said, "My dear brother, please go ahead. I have something urgent to attend to. I'll go back to the mansion first and will be there soon."
After hearing what he said, Liu Zhengfeng had no choice but to invite him again and then went home.
Meng Changyuan said goodbye to Liu Zhengfeng and rode back to the Duke's Mansion at full speed. He hurriedly ordered the steward to find the jewels he brought back from the southwest.
The southwest is rich in colorful gemstones, whose colors are dazzling and very different from the pearls and jade commonly seen in the Central Plains. Because of their rare production and seldom seen on the market, they are even more precious and have always been favored by noble ladies in the capital.
He fought in the southwest for several months and only managed to buy twenty or thirty of them. When he returned to Beijing, he remembered the agreement he had made with his sister and sent them to the palace.
Meng Yan chose a few that she liked and kept them, and asked him to take the rest back. She said, "Brother, please keep these gems well. When you have a sister-in-law in the future, you can give them to her to set in a head ornament. It will be a pleasure for her in the boudoir."
The manager followed the instructions and hurriedly took the gems out of the warehouse and brought them to Meng Changyuan.
Meng Changyuan took a quick glance and saw the colorful and dazzling dishes on the plate. He thought to himself that something like this should definitely suit the girls' tastes.
As he was thinking about it, he remembered his sister's previous instructions. His face flushed, and he changed his mind and said, "It's not good to go to someone's house for a drink without anything in your hands. Besides, Brother Liu and I have been friends for a long time. Even if there are some gifts we exchange, that is normal. I don't have any improper thoughts."
Thinking of this, he immediately felt justified and told his subordinates to wrap the dozen gems in high-quality silk and put them in a rosewood box with peony pattern.
Also worried about the ill health of the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Meng Changyuan ordered someone to select some nourishing foods such as ginseng and deer antlers from the warehouse, wrapped them in yellow paper, and went to the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion.
Soon, they arrived outside the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Meng Changyuan stopped in front of the dismounting stone, threw the reins to the servant, and walked forward.
The servant guarding the gate saw Zhang Jian from afar and hurried forward, bowing and smiling, saying, "The Duke has arrived. My master has been waiting in Xiangxue Hall for a long time. Duke, please follow me!" As he said this, he instructed someone to lead his horse to the stable.
Meng Changyuan followed the servant straight in. When they arrived at a door with hanging flowers, he slowed down his pace and took a look inside the door.
This door is what wealthy families call the second door.
A door separates inside and outside.
All the female members of the family live and move around inside this gate.
On the other side of the door is a deep corridor that leads directly to the depths of the house and is connected to a winding corridor. After turning a corner, the interior can no longer be seen.
There is not a single person in here.
Is Miss Liu... in there too? What is she doing? Does she know he's coming?
After thinking about it for a while, Meng Changyuan suddenly came to his senses and cursed the man in secret for being shameless.
He is shameless again, walking in someone else's house but thinking about the women in the inner chamber. He is truly the act of a lecher!
In this case, what is the difference between him and that guy Zhang Huai?
The servant who led the way saw that he was walking slowly, so he stopped and asked, "Duke, what's wrong?"
Meng Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Nothing." Then he strode forward again.
The servant was stunned for a moment when he saw how fast he was leaving, then he quickly trotted after him.
This Duke Protector of the Country has a really weird temper. He refused to walk before, but now he seems to be running very fast. Is there a ghost chasing him from behind?
At that time, Liu Qilan was looking at the account book in the house.
After glancing at it twice, she threw the account book to the ground and said, "There are errors in the accounts for buying woolen cloth for sedan chair repairs and summer cloth for Jiangnan. Ask the manager to recalculate and report back to me. If you make the same mistake again, you will be punished with a beating."
The maid picked up the account book and went out to explain the situation as she was told. The person waiting to be questioned in the yard blushed with shame and left in guilt.
She picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, leaving a trace of cherry-colored lip balm on the rim of the cup.
The maidservant beside her filled her water bottle and whispered, "What's wrong with you today, young lady? You seem much more anxious than usual."
Liu Qilan walked to the window, pushed open the carved window drawer, and looked into the courtyard.
In spring, the flowers are red, the willows are green, the orioles are flying and the swallows are dancing, the eyes are full of green, and the gentle breeze blows on the beautiful face, as if the fragrance of flowers is coming.
She leaned against the window lattice and said softly, "Spring is dry and it's inevitable that you'll feel a little irritable. It's normal. You should drink some white fungus soup to cool down." Then she said, "Madam has had a dry cough for the past two days. The doctor said it's better to eat some tonic food. I asked the kitchen to make a rock sugar white fungus and lotus seed soup. Don't forget to send it to the upper room."
The maid quickly agreed, "I dare not forget, young lady, don't worry." Then she continued, "Young lady, if you keep doing this, it won't last long. Is it true that the younger sister-in-law will live with her brother and sister-in-law for the rest of her life? Lately, the mistress has sent so many visiting cards and embroidered portraits of young men from well-off families, yet the younger sister won't even glance at them. Speaking of which, the mistress is quite kind to the younger sister, letting her choose her own husband. In other families, without the parents-in-law to look after her, the elder sister-in-law would have full authority over the younger sister-in-law's marriage."
Ever since she broke off the engagement, her brother became a new nobleman appointed by the emperor and many people came to propose marriage to him.
She was naturally grateful for her sister-in-law's love for her, but every time she saw the business cards and embroidered portraits sent by her superiors, she felt depressed.
He also broke off the engagement.
But so what?
She is not worthy of him at all.
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