Chapter 7

When Qi Xinglan saw the food, she was so hungry that she didn't care about anything else. She walked to the table, sat down, picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

While chewing, Qi Xinglan saw Hui Lin still sitting on the couch, staring at him while he ate. So she swallowed the food in her mouth and asked him, "Why are you looking at me? Want to eat something together?"

Hui Lin shook his head, "I ate at the banquet. I knew you were tired and didn't eat much, so I prepared this meal especially for you."

"Oh..." Qi Xinglan was so busy that she only replied with one word and then lowered her head again.

Fortunately, Hui Lin did not watch him eat the whole time. When Qi Xinglan was halfway through his meal, he got up to take a shower. Knowing what would happen when he came back, Qi Xinglan did not even raise her head.

Qi Xinglan had finished her meal and returned to the forest, but had not yet come out, so he changed into his pajamas and sat on the couch waiting.

When Hui Lin came out again, he was wearing red pajamas very casually with the collar wide open, revealing his strong chest. The heat from the earth dragon made Qi Xinglan's face red.

He stood up and said, "I...I'm going to take a shower. Please wait for me here."

Hui Lin saw the look on his face and naturally knew what was going on in his mind. He laughed so hard that his chest was shaking. "Okay, you don't have to worry."

He didn't know whether Qi Xinglan heard clearly or not, he only knew that he wanted to run away from the room.

Qi Xinglan hesitated for a long time before coming out, and she came out as the night fell.

His hair was soaked by the water in the bathtub, and some strands of hair were stuck to his forehead, and he was still steaming.

Qi Xinglan walked slowly when he came over. Hui Lin couldn't wait any longer, so he walked over a few steps and picked him up while Qi Xinglan was unable to react.

"Lan'er is so slow. It's getting late. Let's not dawdle any longer. Let's just go to bed early."

Qi Xinglan was forced to lean on his shoulders and was led to the bed by him.

Hui Lin's shoulders were solid and broad, like a wall. He walked steadily, and Lan Si had no fear of falling down.

Qi Xinglan was put on the couch, and before he could say anything, Hui Lin pressed on her. Qi Xinglan thought in her heart how could he be like a young boy who couldn't control himself just because of getting married.

Hui Lin stopped right above Qi Xinglan, carefully stroking his appearance, his hands gently caressing the contours of Qi Xinglan's face, making him itchy.

"You..." Qi Xinglan was about to stop him, but the next moment her lips were blocked. Hui Lin pecked her lightly, and pressed Qi Xinglan's hands on the pillow, making it impossible for him to escape.

Qi Xinglan finally felt Hui Lin loosen his hand, but then tried to untie his belt again.

Qi Xinglan originally wanted to lie there pretending to be dead all night, but Hui Lin pulled his hand and pressed it to his belt, saying hoarsely: "Lan'er, I can't untie it, help me."

Qi Xinglan's hands were not working properly, but the moment she untied the rope, Hui Lin was like a beast whose seal had been released, and he pounced on the fresh food.

He held the prey's neck in his mouth and refused to let go, and the prey was unable to move as it was caught by the soft spot.

Hui Lin patted Qi Xinglan's clean knees, looked him in the eyes and said, "It's ready."

Qi Xinglan hummed with difficulty. The discomfort of her body passed quickly and she adapted to the situation soon.

Hui Lin refused to let him go and wanted to take him to the top of the mountain.

But at the critical moment, Qi Xinglan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped them: "Go back to the forest! Don't stay there!"

Hui Lin paused and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

Qi Xinglan turned her head and said slowly: "Yes...I will get pregnant..."

Hui Lin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then just said "OK". In the end, it turned out to be what Qi Xinglan wished.

Qi Xinglan thought it was over and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but she found that Huilin's arms were still tied to her. The man was a little shameless, "Lan'er, can we do it again?"

Qi Xinglan: “…”

When the two of them rested completely, the red candle as thick as a baby's arm had almost burned out. Qi Xinglan lay in his arms, but couldn't fall asleep.

Hui Lin didn't ask herself why she was pregnant, but Qi Xinglan felt that he must have guessed something.

"Hui Lin, I was given a fertility drug..."

"I guessed it." Hui Lin didn't take it seriously, "Was it when those soldiers wanted to humiliate you?"

Qi Xinglan nodded and explained, "I didn't mean to not tell you, but when I first met you, I was really afraid that you would play with me because of my body."

"I'm telling you now because I'm relieved about you. Please...please don't blame me anymore."

Hui Lin hugged his shoulders tighter, "As long as you are safe, nothing else matters."

After talking about this, Qi Xinglan finally put down the heavy burden in her heart. Now she could joke with him again. "Now that you know the truth, you really don't want me to bear a child for your Xiyuan royal family?"

"Do you want to?" Hui Lin did not answer his question, but asked him back.

Qi Xinglan was stunned. "Do I want to? Of course I don't want to..."

Who, being a man, would want to have children?

"Then don't."

Qi Xinglan didn't believe him and asked him again: "Who will you pass your throne to? You are already 22 years old and have no children. I guess the ministers are going to persuade you to take a concubine."

At his age, there should be many concubines in the palace, but there is not even a prince or princess.

When the current emperor of the Great Zhou was 22 years old, he already had six princes.

Hui Lin then realized something was wrong, "Do you think I already have many concubines?"

Hearing that he was gritting his teeth, Qi Xinglan's voice became weaker, "Is there no..."

Hui Lin didn't know what to say, so he just held Qi Xinglan's shoulders, looked at him and said word by word: "No, whether it's my harem or myself, there has never been any man or woman other than you. Qi Xinglan, do you remember this?"

This seemed to be the first time Hui Lin called him by his full name since they had known each other. Qi Xinglan nodded quickly, and Hui Lin let him go. Then he softly rubbed the shoulder that he had just pinched.

"I'm sorry, Lan'er. I was too anxious just now. My tone was a little hasty and I pinched your shoulder. I'm sorry."

Qi Xinglan didn't dare to say anything else. She shook her head and burrowed into his arms, "It's okay. I'm very happy to know that you only have me. Really!"

"Does this mean you're good to me and have only liked me for more than 20 years? Right!"

Lin Wunai rubbed Qi Xinglan's head and nodded, "Yes, so Lan'er, go to sleep quickly, otherwise I will think you still have the energy to do it again."

Hui Lin deliberately tried to scare him, but only Qi Xinglan knew that he really dared to do it, so she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, "I'm asleep!"

Hui Lin felt that his queen was so adorable that he couldn't help himself and immediately bent down to kiss his face again, then he hugged him and fell asleep.

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The next morning, the noise of Hui Lin getting up woke Qi Xinglan up. He tried to move and found that his whole body was painful as if he had been beaten.

When it ended last night, Qi Xinglan didn't feel anything was wrong, but after lying in bed for another night, her whole body ached.

Hui Lin knew that Qi Xinglan would not feel well today, so when he woke up, he pulled him up and made him sit on the bed.

"Why are you up so early?"

Qi Xinglan glanced at him and said, "It's because you woke me up."

Hui Lin knew it was because of him, so he picked up Qi Xinglan and apologized in his ear: "I'm sorry, Lan'er, I will be quieter next time. Why don't you go to sleep for a while, it's still very early."

Qi Xinglan pushed him away, "No, aren't we going to see the Queen Mother?"

How could he be late on the first day after the wedding?

Hui Lin couldn't refuse, and at Qi Xinglan's urging, the two of them went to Chongyun Palace very early.

The Queen Mother had been sitting there waiting for someone for a long time. Next to her were Yan Ziping's wife and Yan Cheng.

The Queen Mother was an experienced person, and when she saw her son supporting Qi Xinglan all the way over, she roughly understood what was going on.

"Mother, we've come to pay our respects." Qi Xinglan said with a smile. When he smiled, he looked just like a naughty youngster at home. The Queen Mother liked him from the first sight and nodded in agreement.

"Cousin-in-law!" Yan Cheng shouted loudly. His mother patted him and he behaved a little. He shouted again, "Queen!"

Qi Xinglan first glanced at him, then saw the woman next to him. She looked about the same age as the Queen Mother and had a similar face to her. Qi Xinglan tentatively called out, "Aunt?"

After saying this, he turned around and looked at Hui Lin behind him, wanting to ask him if what he said was right.

Seeing Hui Lin smile and nod slightly, Qi Xinglan finally felt relieved.

"I was thinking of introducing her to Lan'er, but she was so smart that she guessed it right away."

As the Queen Mother spoke, she beckoned Qi Xinglan to sit next to her.

Qi Xinglan used the same tricks she used to coax the elders when she was in Beijing, "I'm not smart at all. It's obvious that my aunt and mother are both equally pretty. I recognized you two were sisters right away!"

This made the two of them laugh.

The Queen Mother asked Qi Xinglan mysteriously, "Lan'er, is A-Lin good to you?"

Qi Xinglan didn't expect the Queen Mother to ask such a straightforward question. She didn't know what to say for a moment, "He...he always says how much he loves me. If he still treats me badly, why would I marry him?"

The Queen Mother glanced at Hui Lin again and found that her son's eyes were always on Lan'er, so she knew that he was indeed sincere to her.

But she still told Qi Xinglan: "Don't worry, Lan'er, if he ever treats you badly, just tell me and I'll take care of it for you!"

Qi Xinglan turned around and rushed back to Lin Yang, raised her chin and smiled triumphantly, "Hehe, thank you, mother!"

Qi Xinglan's trip was not in vain, as both the Queen Mother and Yan Ziping's wife gave him very valuable gifts.

He still felt embarrassed, so he looked at Hui Lin's attitude again. Seeing Hui Lin nodded, he accepted all of them.