Chapter 27 Cultivating a Father's Sense of Responsibility
"I pay my respects to the prince."
As soon as Shen Lingshu stood up, she was supported by Prince Lin and said, "You are in a heavy mood, so I will skip the formalities. But are you feeling unwell?" Otherwise, he would not have sent someone to look for him.
"Your Majesty, look here."
Shen Lingshu took Prince Lin to see the gift sent by the Duke's Mansion, and said nervously: "Prince, this was just sent by Nanny Gui. She said it was given to me by the Duke's wife."
"You don't like it?"
When Prince Lin saw the valuable gift, he understood that there were countless people in the court who were trying to please him, but he had rejected them all and even canceled all the banquets he had taken place outside.
Unexpectedly, his approach was blocked, and not only was it sent to the backyard, but even Shen Lingshu received it?
However, Shen Lingshu's reaction was unexpected to him.
Concubine Fang has been very popular when she went out recently. If she hadn't been scolded by him, she would have been too generous to accept gifts.
"like."
Shen Lingshu frankly admitted that beautiful fabrics, life-saving old mountain ginseng, and expensive mutton-fat white jade are all good things, and no one would dislike them.
Shen Lingshu raised her eyes, her eyes full of uneasiness. She pursed her lips and said, "But I feel it's inappropriate. I'm just a little concubine, and I'm not familiar with the Duke's wife. How can I accept such a valuable gift?"
"So, this gift must be for the prince. I dare not accept it!"
"I don't want to harm the prince."
Shen Lingshu said frankly: "I have no choice but to ask the prince to decide how to deal with these things."
King Lin looked at her deeply and asked, "If I say, 'Go back,' would you be willing?"
Shen Lingshu's eyebrows were reluctant, but she turned her face away and said firmly: "I am willing, Zhuxin, put the things away and return..." Go back.
"If you like it, take it."
Prince Lin raised his hand and held her in his arms, interrupting her words. He stroked her long, ink-black hair and thought: She is so innocent and naive, what will happen if she doesn't have him to protect her?
"Can you really accept it?"
Shen Lingshu raised her head happily, but also a little worried: "Will it really not affect the prince?"
"Won't."
Prince Lin raised his hand, gently scratched her nose and said, "I am a prince. How can I have any influence by accepting such a small gift?"
"That's good, Zhuxin, come quickly, take that piece of brocade and cut some clothes for yourself. Leave some room around your belly so that you can wear it when your belly gets bigger."
"Put the ginseng and mutton-fat white jade materials in the warehouse."
Prince Lin looked at her busy giving orders. He obviously liked her very much, but she still asked for his opinion first. He took her hand and sat down, his eyes falling on her slightly bulging belly.
"Your Majesty, would you like to touch the child?"
Shen Lingshu's eyes moved, and she grabbed Lin Wang's calloused hand and gently placed it on her lower abdomen: "Baby, do you feel it? Daddy is saying hello to you!"
Prince Lin: “…”
After becoming pregnant, Shen Lingshu seemed to be radiating a kind of light, with tenderness and expectation intertwined in her eyes. It was not the beauty of appearance, but the beauty that came from the inside out, which made people unable to look away.
"Your Majesty, the baby is greeting you, you should respond to the baby!" Shen Lingshu's voice was full of coquettishness.
“…”
Prince Lin looked at her helplessly: "The child is only three months old, how can he say hello to me?"
"Your Majesty."
Shen Lingshu said seriously: "The book says that if you talk to the baby in your belly often, the baby will recognize that this is his father's voice after he is born."
Prince Lin's eyes were filled with suspicion, and Nanny Hua stepped forward and said, "Madam Chen talks to the child every night."
For the people in the harem, children are just tools to compete for favor, but in Shen Lingshu, Aunt Hua saw love.
The child was not born yet, but Shen Lingshu talked to the child all day long. Sometimes Aunt Hua was dazed, wondering if the child had been born yet.
"Baby?"
As soon as Prince Lin opened his mouth, he felt something was strange.
"Your Highness, you must tell the baby that you are the baby's father."
Shen Lingshu chuckled, pulled Prince Lin into the inner room, and lifted up her clothes, revealing her slightly bulging belly. She lowered her head and whispered, "Look, baby, your daddy is shy!"
Without the cover of clothes, the bulge of Shen Lingshu's abdomen became more obvious. Prince Lin's pupils shrank. Inside was his child.
"Your Highness, the court doctor has calculated that when the child is born, around the Dragon Boat Festival, shall we give him a nickname?"
Shen Lingshu did not force Prince Lin to speak. Prenatal education was very advanced in ancient times. She had to proceed step by step and slowly cultivate the relationship between him and the child!
A mother carries her baby for ten months, and her bones are stretched to ten fingers, so she naturally loves her child more than the father.
Where is father?
Becoming a father in a second, a man of noble status like Prince Lin will have many children in the future. There is a complete difference between those with affection and those without affection!
Shen Lingshu would never allow the fate of all seven children dying young to happen to her children.
"I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. Boys can be named Zhou Zhou, Wu Wu, or Kang Kang, and girls can be named Ai Ai, Mang Mang, or An An?" Shen Lingshu pondered and asked, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Shen Lingshu's serious look made King Lin think seriously and said, "An An, it can be used regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl. I hope the child will have a safe and smooth life in the future."
"Baby, isn't the name your mother and father gave you nice? An An, do you like it?"
Shen Lingshu said happily, pulling his hand to cover her belly, and said, "Prince, please say hello to An An."
"An An"
When Prince Lin called out this name, he felt a different emotion. Although the baby was still in his belly, he inexplicably felt more anticipation for the child.
His hand gently fell on her abdomen, and in his ears was the gentle voice of Shen Lingshu talking to An An. His hand gently caressed it, and it was a feeling he had never experienced before.
Gradually, Prince Lin's gaze fell on her rosy lips. He was busy overturning the case for the crown prince and had not been to the backyard for a long time.
"Hmm~"
Shen Lingshu's lips were sealed, and she moaned subconsciously. King Lin felt that all the hot blood in his body was gathered together.
After a long while, the sound of Prince Lin's heavy breathing was close to her ear, like a silent invitation. She whispered, "The court doctor said that after three months, it will be...okay."
"no."
Prince Lin half-supported his body, looking at Shen Lingshu with a blushing cheek, and gently stroked her crystal lips with his fingertips. His restrained eyes seemed to say: The child is hard-earned, and the child cannot be hurt.
Shen Lingshu saw the restraint in his eyes clearly, her eyes moved, and her hand slipped from his shoulder.
Prince Lin lowered his head in shock. Shen Lingshu's face flushed with shyness. She whispered, "Mother Hua taught me."
"Bitch!"
"She's already pregnant, and she's still trying to seduce the prince to stay the night!"
When Concubine Fang learned that the lights in Youlan Courtyard had been turned off and the prince had not left, she was so angry that she smashed the teacups to the ground.
Aunt Gui comforted her, "Concubine, this is a good thing!"
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