Chapter 441 You'll find out later
Childbirth causes irreversible damage to a woman's body.
However, for a country to continue, it must reproduce and thrive.
It's true that Ye Wan doesn't really like children.
Lin Anyuan pressed his forehead against Ye Wan's body, inhaling her fragrance. "Wanwan, I don't like children. I only like the children you give birth to."
"Are you serious?" Ye Wan looked down at Lin Anyuan.
She felt that Lin Anyuan really liked children and was always patient with them.
Mingqian and Yuanzhou were basically raised by Lin Anyuan.
"Wanwan, only when you're by my side do I feel like I'm not crazy." Lin Anyuan snuggled close to her, feeling at peace.
His childhood experiences have distorted his mindset, and he can only truly relax when he is with Ye Wan.
If it weren't for Ye Wan, he wouldn't be the way he is today.
Perhaps they had already died in the An family's repeated assassination attempts.
Ye Wan patted Lin Anyuan's head, "Then I'll stay by your side forever."
"You'd better keep your word." Lin Anyuan held her hand, his expression serious.
"When have I ever gone back on my word?" Ye Wan laughed.
"This happens a lot. For example, last time you promised me you'd sleep with me the next day... but you ended up sleeping with me the next day."
Ye Wan was speechless and pulled her hand away. "Can't you think of something else? All you can remember is this."
They're all getting on in years, can't they just settle down?
Ye Wan blushed, as Lin Anyuan often teased her about wanting to keep male lovers.
They say she can't even handle one man, yet she's thinking of supporting so many men?
So what if she's pleasing to the eye!
Lin Anyuan looked at her belly again and asked, "Wanwan, do you think our little girl looks more like you or me?"
"Everyone says daughters resemble their fathers, but they should resemble you, right? You're so beautiful, a stunning beauty."
Ye Wan looked at the man in front of her. Time really is kind to beauties. So much time has passed, yet this man is still so handsome.
“Beautiful women are easily labeled as troublemakers, and I don’t want my daughter to look like me.”
Lin Anyuan touched his face. He had suffered a lot because of his outstanding appearance since he was a child, and even his first murder was because of this face.
"What 'femme fatale'? That's just sour grapes," Ye Wan said righteously. "As for the 'femme fatale' theory, I don't believe it at all, because nobody pays attention to people who aren't good-looking."
Lin Anyuan laughed, "These are the same words Emperor Jing said; he also said the same thing to my mother."
After talking for a while, Lin Anyuan went to get busy.
First, an imperial decree was issued to the Jiang family, designating Jiang Ning as the Crown Princess.
When the imperial edict was issued, everyone was both surprised and unsurprised.
After hosting this banquet, Ye Wan has simply stopped worrying and has been taking a break lately.
After that, Ye Wan didn't concern herself with matters of the court during her entire pregnancy.
I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, but this pregnancy doesn't feel as easy as the previous ones.
Occasionally, I also have a poor appetite.
At times like these, Daya and Erya would take turns going into the palace to talk to Ye Wan.
"Mother, try this. It's a new dish from my restaurant. I brought a chef from the palace to make it for you."
Er Ya was wealthy and generous; she never left empty-handed, and she hired all sorts of famous chefs to cook for Ye Wan.
Today's dish is a Cantonese dish.
"It tastes good." Ye Wan tasted it and ate a few more bites.
Er Ya was overjoyed. "Really? Then I'll definitely reward this cook handsomely when I get back."
"I'll head back now and come to the palace to keep you company tomorrow."
Er Ya dared not stay too long, as she had many things to do. When she left the palace, she saw Eunuch Jixiang leading a row of handsome men at the palace gate.
"Greetings, Second Princess."
After bowing, Jixiang Gonggong left with his entourage.
"That was just now..." Er Ya asked curiously.
The palace maid who led Er Ya spoke up, "They were invited by the Emperor to perform for the Empress."
Er Ya blurted out, "Has my dad gone mad? He actually came up with something like this just to make my mom happy?"
After saying this, seeing that no one was around, he hurriedly left the palace.
"Are you crazy? If this gets out, how will I ever face anyone?"
Ye Wan was impressed by the twenty handsome men.
This man quietly brought back twenty handsome men from outside the palace.
If you didn't know better, you'd think Lin Anyuan was attracted to men and was about to take male concubines.
“I invited you, what’s there to be ashamed of? Don’t other people want to do the same? It’s just that my husband isn’t as generous as I am.”
Lin Anyuan's tone was that he could have as much tea as he wanted.
Ye Wan is currently pregnant. Sometimes I get inexplicably irritable, but he just wants to make Ye Wan happy. If looking at these men makes her feel better, then it's okay to take a few more glances.
"Yes, you're so generous." Ye Wan wanted to laugh. "Since they're already here, let's arrange for them to perform a few shows. But sharing the joy is worse than enjoying it alone."
"But I can't watch it alone, everyone should watch it."
As the year drew to a close, Ye Wan held another palace banquet.
The last time I went to the palace was to select the Crown Princess, but I never expected to see such exciting stuff again.
It seems that the late Empress hosted a banquet for everyone once before, and at that banquet, a man developed feelings for the Empress. Could there be some big scandal now?
There was no big surprise. Ye Wan made it clear that the Emperor had invited her to make her happy, and she invited everyone to watch together.
Instead of hiding it, it's better to speak openly and honestly, so as to avoid others making wild guesses.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is so considerate. I heard that he even performed for you on stage recently. No man in the world is as considerate as the Emperor." The Duchess of Qi flattered Ye Wan with a smile.
A person nearby asked curiously, "Madam Qi, how did you know about the Emperor's opera performance, such a private matter?"
The meaning behind that sentence is quite complex, and Madam Qi's smile became somewhat stiff.
The atmosphere fell silent instantly.
Ye Wan smiled and said, "It's not something shameful, but you probably won't see it."
On this special day, she didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Only Your Majesty has this good fortune. No one else does. Even if we women were to look, we wouldn't dare to."
The ladies nearby laughed and tried to smooth things over.
Many unmarried women looked at Ye Wan with envy, wishing their future husbands could be like the Emperor.
Some people were also watching Chen Sixu and Jiang Ning in the corner.
At today's palace banquet, after exchanging greetings, the two naturally sat together, which made those who were waiting to see a good show even more curious.
What are these two up to? The meeting between the wives and concubines seems peaceful on the surface.
"Have a cup of tea, Scholar Shen." Jiang Ning poured a cup of tea for Shen Sixu.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Shen Sixu steadily picked up the cup and expressed her gratitude.
Jiang Ning didn't want to buy that complicated set of things, so she went straight to the point, "Shen Tanhua, we'll probably be seeing each other more often in the future. No matter what outsiders think, I still hope we can get along peacefully."
As she held her teacup, the rising steam made her even more beautiful. "Miss Jiang, rest assured, I know, and I can guarantee that I pose no threat to you."
Jiang Ning was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"
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