Chapter 28

Prince Ning's body froze for a moment, he took a deep look at Qi Xinglan's belly which had not yet bulged, and no one knew what he was thinking. The next moment he followed everyone else in bowing and congratulating.

"My dear ministers, thank you for your courtesy. Let's start the banquet."

"yes."

Hui Lin held Qi Xinglan's hand and helped her back to her original position.

......

"Hui Lin, don't you think that Prince Naning's expression and actions were a little strange when he found out I was pregnant today?"

After the banquet, when the two of them were sitting together on the king's chair returning to Lanquan Palace, Qi Xinglan suddenly mentioned Prince Ning.

Hui Lin said: "My uncle Wang has always behaved suspiciously. It would be strange if he didn't do anything after knowing that we have a child."

"But don't worry, Lanquan Palace won't let any suspicious people in."

"No," Qi Xinglan raised her eyebrows as she met Hui Lin's gaze, "We should give him an opportunity to take advantage of us now."

When Qi Xinglan said this, Hui Lin naturally understood what he meant, but he still had doubts in his heart, "This...what if I really hurt you?"

Qi Xinglan rolled her eyes at him, put her hands on her thighs and subconsciously straightened up, patiently explaining: "Why... do you think I'm a fool or the person you gave me is a fool?"

"Since we are in the royal court, they can't harm me directly, so they can only tamper with my food, clothing and daily necessities. Since there is a possibility of being caught if they tamper with my clothes, then won't our people be the ones to find the evidence?"

"With this, whether we want to suppress him or arrest him directly, it will be easy, right?"

Hui Lin thought about what Qi Xinglan said and said, "You are right. I didn't think of this..."

Qi Xinglan actually knew that Hui Lin just didn't want to involve Qi Xinglan's safety, so he didn't want to think in this direction.

Qi Xinglan smiled, patted his hand heavily, and said in a condescending tone, "It doesn't matter. Who gave you a husband who is so smart, brave and resourceful?"

"We are almost at the Lanquan Palace. It's getting late. I need to go back and wash up, then go to sleep. When I wake up, it will be the next day. I can go out and play the next day. It's great."

Hui Lin remained silent, listening quietly to Qi Xinglan's plan. Seeing his lively expression, he couldn't help but smile, hugged Qi Xinglan's shoulders and said, "Well, that's great."

Qi Xinglan was thinking about tomorrow's affairs and had no intention of paying attention to his warmth at the moment. When she saw the carriage stopped, she immediately stood up and was about to get off.

Hui Lin still maintained the same posture of hugging the person's shoulders. Only the residual warmth of the other person was left. Hui Lin looked at Qi Xinglan's back as she walked away, shook his head helplessly, and then followed her down.

On the other hand, Prince Ning's mansion was unbelievably quiet. As soon as Prince Ning returned to the mansion, he locked himself in the study and did not let anyone in.

Perhaps he knew that he could not come up with a solution by himself, let alone make up his mind, so he asked someone to invite his most trusted counselor.

"Mr. Zhou, I learned tonight that my good nephew's wife is already pregnant. What should I do?"

The person on the other side was very surprised when he heard this, "The king is willing to give his queen a fertility drug?"

"snort!"

"When the officials questioned him, he said it so confidently in the court. I really thought he had made up his mind not to have children in his lifetime. I didn't expect that he had come up with a plan without telling me."

"Then Your Highness must take measures early. If the child is three months old, it will be difficult for any accidents to happen."

The counselor's words reminded King Ning, and he said to himself: "Since he dared to announce it at this moment, it means that the baby in his belly has already settled or will soon settle..."

The man continued, "Your Highness, according to the letter I received from my informant, the king will take the queen out of the royal court tomorrow. Since there will be no one in the Lanquan Palace, won't it be easier to take action?"

"Whether it's to place spies or... this is the best time."

Prince Ning sat there, seemingly calm, but the conspirator saw that he was stroking his beard, faster and faster.

"Sir, please go and rest first. I have already made up my mind about this matter."

"yes."

......

The lights in Lanquan Hall were turned off early today. When Qi Xinglan and Hui Lin arrived at Lanquan Hall, it was actually not too late. After entering the hall, Qi Xinglan played with Fu Tuan for a while. Fu Wen thought they would not go to bed early today.

While she was guarding outside the palace, she was still wondering whether the king would call for water today. However, she heard the sound of water in the bathroom stop for a short while, and then she saw that all the candles in the palace were extinguished.

Fu Wen was still confused, but then she remembered what Her Majesty the Queen had told her, that she had to go out tomorrow, so it seemed normal for her to go to bed early today.

Fu Wen was about to leave for a while when she heard a faint sound coming from inside.

"Hmm..."

Fu Wen:.......She just knew it.

Fu Wen walked away silently and left the place to be guarded by a trustworthy young eunuch.

"Go back to the forest!"

In the room, Qi Xinglan was gently pressed and kissed by Hui Lin, with her hands held up above her head. Although Hui Lin did not press Qi Xinglan too tightly, the kiss was not less intense at all.

"Go to bed early and don't overdo it..." Qi Xinglan finally managed to find some time to speak.

"Um."

Then you stop.

Qi Xinglan was out of strength, so she just lay there and let him do what he wanted.

Anyway, Hui Lin couldn't do anything. The worst that could happen was to kiss his lips until they were swollen.

Not only that, Qi Xinglan was forced to use her hands tonight.

Although the lights went out early, the two of them still made noise until midnight.

Hui Lin had never felt this way before. He regretted having a child so much. It really affected his performance. But he didn't dare to say it. After all, Qi Xinglan wouldn't allow him to say anything bad about Fucao. He could only think about it secretly in his heart.

......

The next day, Qi Xinglan woke up earlier than Hui Lin, which was rare.

Seeing that he was still asleep, Qi Xinglan tried to wake him up. Hui Lin was still drowsy and wanted to continue sleeping while hugging Qi Xinglan.

Qi Xinglan refused to pay, "Hurry up, let's wash up quickly and then go out."

After finally having a day off from court, he returned to Lin Wunai, only to be called up by Qi Xinglan again.

After all, he rarely saw Qi Xinglan looking forward to something so much, so he couldn't be disappointed.

Seeing that he got up obediently, Qi Xinglan kissed him happily, but was grabbed by Hui Lin and kissed deeply.

Since she was going out, Qi Xinglan naturally would not wear any conspicuous clothes. After choosing for a long time, she chose a light blue one.

Xiyuan is different from Da Zhou. There are also same-sex marriages here, but the use of fertility drugs is rare. Occasionally, when Qi Xinglan sees a same-sex couple with a child, she can't help but look over there.

"So cute."

"What?" Hui Lin didn't see the scene just now.

Qi Xinglan signaled him to look over there, "Look, their son."

The child was sandwiched in the middle, with his father and mother on either side.

Hui Lin thought that if it were him, he would definitely hold the child in his arms with one hand and then hold his husband himself.

"What are you thinking about?" Qi Xinglan saw that he was in a daze.

Hui Lin came back to his senses, thought about what Qi Xinglan had just said, and replied: "Yeah, it's very cute."

"Our lucky grass will definitely be cute too," Huilin added, "if it's like you."

Qi Xinglan seemed to be afraid that others might hear her. She looked around carefully and felt relieved when she saw that no one was paying attention to them. "Who...who said I was cute?"

“That’s what I said.”

Before Qi Xinglan could say anything, Hui Lin pointed to a stall and said, "These are Xiyuan-style embroidered ornaments. If you haven't seen them before, why don't we go take a look?"

Qi Xinglan's attention was immediately drawn away, "Go, go!"

For some reason, the style and method of embroidery in Xiyuan seem to be very different from those in Da Zhou, and the patterns embroidered on it are also very distinctive.

The merchant guessed from Qi Xinglan's appearance and accent that he was not from Xiyuan. He then looked at the tall Hui Lin and asked, "Where is this young man from?"

Qi Xinglan was not sure whether he was asking her or not. She looked at Hui Lin first, and when he nodded, she smiled and replied, "Master, you are right. I am from the Great Zhou, not from this place."

The master nodded and said affirmatively: "It's obvious that she is married, but our Xiyuan boys are all good and caring."

"Ah?" Qi Xinglan blushed and glanced back at Lin secretly, "Yeah, it hurts..."

Hui Lin said, "Master, which patterns are suitable for children? My husband is going to give birth in January next year, and we bought these for the child in advance."

The uncle picked a few and gave them to Qi Xinglan. He looked at Qi Xinglan with an incredible expression and then looked at his flat belly. "You two have a really good relationship. Giving birth to a child is so painful. Most people would definitely not want to have one. I have lived in Xiyuan for so many years, and I have only seen a few couples having children."

He looked back at Hui Lin and told him, "Young man, be good to your husband. If he didn't really love you, he wouldn't be willing to have a baby."

Qi Xinglan was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to raise her head. Instead, she nodded to Lin Dada and said, "Don't worry, Master. No one loves him more than me."

Qi Xinglan wanted to change the subject, so she pointed at the intricately patterned ornaments and asked the master, "Master, did you make these?"

He shook his head. "How can I make something so delicate? My wife makes them all. She is very skillful, but her legs are not good, so I have to sell them alone."

Qi Xinglan nodded and said to Lin, "Let's buy a few. How about giving one to each of our mothers?"

Hui Lin held Qi Xinglan's shoulders and said, "I'll do whatever you say."

Qi Xinglan picked a few at random and handed them to the master to see, asking him to calculate the price. The master was also an honest man. Qi Xinglan picked seven and he gave her one as a gift. He then wrapped it up before handing it back to Lin.

Qi Xinglan took a look and said without surprise: "Then you take it. I won't take it."

The two of them bought something at this stall, and then went to a few more stalls. The things here were something Qi Xinglan had never seen before in the Great Zhou Dynasty. She was so surprised by the novelty of them that she could not walk.

When Hui Lin's hands were full, Qi Xinglan felt embarrassed and took a few items from him.

"It doesn't seem right to ask you to take all of them... Just give these to me."

"Lan'er feels sorry for me?" Hui Lin asked with a smile.

Qi Xinglan stuttered: "What...what? The pork elbow that Ting'er brought last night was from his restaurant, which is the restaurant in front. Let's have lunch there."