Chapter 289 Listening to Fetal Movements
"What are you doing?" Hu Xiner was startled.
Mu Qing carefully placed his ear against her belly. Since the baby was still young, there was no obvious bulge there.
Mu Qing rarely responded to Hu Xin'er immediately. Instead, he listened attentively for a while before whispering, "I'm listening for the fetus to move!"
Hu Xin'er almost burst out laughing: "How could she possibly hear it when she's so young?"
Mu Qing asked somewhat unwillingly, "I read in the book that he is growing up now. Doesn't that mean babies don't make any sounds when they grow up?"
Hu Xin'er laughed at him: "You're such a fool, and you still have the nerve to say you've read parenting books?"
Mu Qing's expression was very serious and earnest: "Shh, keep your voice down, don't scare the baby, I want to listen again."
Hu Xiner tried hard to hold back her laughter.
Mu Qing thought for a long time, then stood up and massaged her back and legs. "I heard pregnant women are prone to back pain and leg swelling. Madam, how are you feeling now?"
Hu Xin'er said happily, "It's quite comfortable. I think your massage skills are pretty good."
Mu Qing was praised by his wife, and felt a little happy. He continued to ask: "Do you feel anything in your stomach now?"
Uh...after all this, it’s all for the children.
Hu Xin'er rolled her eyes: "As expected, those who show kindness for no reason are either treacherous or thieves."
"How can you say that?" Mu Qing said gently, "How could I be that kind of person?"
Hu Xin'er snorted softly: "I see, you just care about the child and not me."
Mu Qing quickly explained, "Xin'er, you misunderstood me. I just learned the massage technique, so that's why I came to give you a massage."
Hu Xiner opened her mouth to refute, but was suddenly kissed by him.
She covered her left cheek and asked in shame and anger, "What are you doing?! The baby is watching."
Mu Qing rested his chin on her shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm here to beg for mercy, my lady."
At the same time, he exerted a little force with his hands and pressed on the painful spot of Hu Xiner.
Hu Xin'er immediately stopped bothering to find fault with him and sighed comfortably, "That's it."
Mu Qing asked in a slightly curious yet infinitely gentle tone, "Madam, how does your stomach feel now?"
Seeing how hard he was massaging, Hu Xin'er closed her eyes and said, "Don't move. Let me feel it."
After a while, she opened her eyes and met Mu Qing's gaze a little embarrassedly: "I don't seem to feel anything special, it's like..."
Mu Qing's eyes were full of expectation and encouragement.
Hu Xiner groaned, "It feels like I've had a full stomach, a bit bloated."
Mu Qing hadn't expected this to be the outcome. He couldn't help but laugh: "You! You're such a foodie."
It would have been fine if he just said that to Hu Xin'er, but he even went so far as to stick to Hu Xin'er's belly and whispered softly, "Baby, your mom is a foodie. Don't bother your mom when you grow up, or she'll get angry if she doesn't have enough to eat!"
Hu Xin'er was a little touched at first, but she immediately turned her back on him after hearing the last sentence: "What do you mean? Well, it's only been three months, and you're already giving the baby a bad impression of her, right?"
Mu Qing was pinched by her ears, his eyes full of helplessness and indulgence: "Ouch, ouch!"
Hu Xin'er asked suspiciously, "I was twisting it gently, why were you screaming so loudly?"
There was a hint of grievance in Mu Qing's eyes.
Hu Xiner raised her hand and looked at it. Could it be that her hand was really too strong?
Looking at Hu Xiner's serious yet cute look, Mu Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Hu Xin'er was furious: "Well, Mu Qing, you've grown up, you actually dared to lie to me!"
The couple laughed and joked for a while. Mu Qing held Hu Xin'er in his arms, still smiling as he spoke: "You also said that the baby is only three months old. What can he understand?"
"Just because the baby doesn't understand, can you say anything nonsense?" Hu Xiner said fiercely.
Mu Qing then touched her belly and said, "Okay, I was wrong."
Only then did Hu Xiner hum coquettishly.
Mu Qing's eyes were filled with doting. He felt that his wife had become more and more fond of throwing tantrums since she became pregnant. However, every time she threw tantrums, she was so cute!
He took the initiative to reach out and massage Hu Xiner's waist.
The warm candlelight burned quietly, and Hu Xin'er gradually became drowsy. "By the way, is His Majesty's birthday coming soon?"
Mu Qing was a little surprised: "Where did you hear this?"
"My mother." Hu Xin'er yawned. "My mother has a good temper and is very decent and generous. She's very popular in Beijing, so she knows a lot of things."
"So when you go to pay your respects to mother every day, you talk about these things?" Mu Qing suddenly realized.
Before he lost his memory—or rather, before he met Hu Xiner, he had always been a talkative person. Even when he came to pay his respects to his mother, he only met with Mother Lu and then sat there somewhat awkwardly.
But things were different after Hu Xiner got married. She would go and sit with Lu's mother whenever she had nothing to do, and would stay there for half an hour, which made Mu Qing very curious about what they were talking about.
"Not entirely. I also play mahjong occasionally." Hu Xin'er giggled. "I win a lot of money."
Mu Qing was startled, and his eyes softened. "No wonder mother has become so fond of laughing since you came."
Hu Xiner seems to have a special temperament, or rather, an infectiousness.
Anyone who is with her will involuntarily become optimistic and positive.
Not only did Mother Lu cry, even Jiang Yao was no longer so cold and mean.
Hu Xin'er listened to him praise herself and laughed foolishly for a moment before returning to the point: "His Majesty thinks so highly of you. You should give him a generous gift on his birthday. That way, if your conflict with the Crown Prince comes to light in the future, perhaps His Majesty will seek justice for you."
Although both of them knew in their hearts that no matter how much the emperor valued Lu Yunjue, he would not shake the interests of his own son for this.
However, as long as he can stand in a neutral position, it will be the greatest help to the Lu family.
Mu Qing was worried that Hu Xin'er would overwork herself: "You're right, but I can prepare the gifts myself. You can just focus on taking care of your baby!"
But Hu Xiner still found time to make the gift herself.
Giving His Majesty a proper birthday gift is not just about pleasing His Majesty, it also represents the Lu family's reputation and loyalty to the royal family.
If you are not careful, someone with ulterior motives will make a big fuss about it.
Therefore, Hu Xiner did not choose a painting style that would look "messy" in the eyes of people of this era.
Instead, he resolutely chose the traditional style of painting.
She was not originally good at traditional painting, so she first found some ordinary materials to practice.
But after she picked up the blue brush, she began to write as if inspired by God, and painted a picture of a vast landscape!
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