Chapter 172: Offspring

Luo Jinan finally did not sleep on the floor for half a month, because the previous dynasty became busy and he had little time to return to Fengyi Palace.

Xu Nian also began to tidy up the harem. Now that the empress dowager was concentrating on worshiping Buddha, she had handed over all matters in the harem to Xu Nian, so naturally she could no longer be lazy.

Now that the national treasury is empty, Luo Jin'an had previously proposed releasing a group of palace ladies, but these palace ladies were almost all sold and had no idea where their homes were.

Even if the palace could give them some severance pay, how long could they stay out there? So Xu Nian thought that since he couldn't cut costs, he might as well increase revenue.

Xu Nian has been so busy these past two months that he is dizzy and always feels like he has forgotten something but can't remember it.

That day, Mo Yan hurried to Fengyi Palace and brought a piece of letter. Xu Nian found it curious and wondered what Luo Jinan was up to.

[I am exhausted and have a headache. I need someone to visit me to relieve my pain.]

Xu Nian found it funny. He thought Luo Jinan was still handling government affairs, otherwise he wouldn't have asked someone to deliver the message.

She remembered that they hadn't seen each other for almost half a month, so she got up, put on makeup, and followed Mo Yan to Yu's study.

Luo Jinan was really busy. When she arrived, two ministers had just walked out after finishing a meeting.

When she went in, Luo Jin'an was frowning as he read the memorials. She thought that what he said about being exhausted and having a headache was not just a bluff.

When Luo Jinan heard the voice, he looked up and saw it was Xu Nian, then he relaxed his brows and smiled.

"Niannian is so cruel. If I hadn't sent someone to look for you, you wouldn't have come to see me."

Xu Nian felt a little guilty because she was so busy that she didn't even think about him, but she wouldn't say this out loud, otherwise she would be the one to suffer.

"I was going to come here today, but I never thought that Your Majesty and I would be so in tune with each other, hehe—hehe—"

Luo Jinan knew that the other party was just saying this to coax him, but he was still overjoyed.

He pulled Xu Nian to sit in his arms, then took out a piece of paper and spread it out. It was covered with various titles.

"This is the title chosen for Lord Xu. Nian Nian will also help me with the staff."

Xu Nian only took a glance and turned his head away. "There's no rush. Let's take our time."

"Don't think too much, Nian Nian. You are now the queen, and it is customary to reward your father."

Xu Nian knew this of course, but she didn't want the Xu family to bear the reputation of inheriting grace. After all, the three Xu Ji brothers would pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom in the future.

"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. It won't be too late to reward my father after his new crops have produced results."

Luo Jin'an also understood Xu Nian's plan and did not insist, but...

"Niannian, why do you call me Your Majesty more and more often now? Why don't you call me by my name anymore?"

Xu Nian was startled. Did she? Perhaps, as Luo Jin'an became more and more majestic, the feeling of holding power and looking down on everyone made her inexplicably afraid.

Luo Jin'an's eyes darkened, and he could only silently comfort himself in his heart not to be anxious. He did not give Xu Nian a chance to continue his wild thoughts, and leaned over him.

Xu Nian's breathing was disordered and his expression was dazed, but he still stubbornly maintained a trace of clarity.

"It's not possible here... Let's go to the study..."

After the last lesson, Luo Jinan didn't dare to be tough anymore. He picked her up, walked around the antique shelf and entered another door.

Only then did Xu Nian see clearly that there was a place for people to rest, with beds, tea tables and everything else.

Looking at the pajamas hanging on the rack beside the bed, it was obvious that Luo Jinan had been sleeping here all these days.

"Why don't you go back to your bedroom and rest?"

"It's too late. I want to go to Nian Nian's Fengyi Palace, but it will be too late when I'm done. I don't have the heart to disturb you." Luo Jin'an smiled slyly, "I'm so well behaved, Nian Nian should reward me."

Of course Xu Nian knew what the other party was talking about. She naturally missed Luo Jinan after not seeing him for many days, so she did not refuse.

Just because he didn't want the other party to remember the previous question, Xu Nian's head was dizzy and his voice was broken.

"What's the problem?"

"My name."

Sometimes Xu Nian really couldn't understand why Luo Jin'an was so keen on having her call his name, as if he had had this obsession since Lingshan County.

"Nian Nian should concentrate more."

Luo Jinan got so angry that Xu Nian no longer had the energy to think about anything else. She felt like her soul was about to fly away.

"Luo Jin'an... Jin'an... Jin'an..."

Xu Nian gave in and called the other person's name tirelessly over and over again, but unfortunately this only resulted in even more violent attacks from the other person.

Outside Yu's study, Mo Yan dismissed the palace maids around him and stood alone at the entrance to the palace, his heart beating uncontrollably.

In his heart, he worshipped all the gods and Buddhas, and hoped that in the future, history books would not record him as a treacherous eunuch who fawned on his superiors.

The wind stopped and the rain stopped in the back room. Luo Jinan stroked his lover's sweaty hair with contentment, but he didn't know that his personal maid was tickling him outside.

At this time, Xu Nian's clothes were loose and her eyes were full of charm. Luo Jin'an couldn't help but said with his Adam's apple moving, "Niannian, let's have a child."

The already exhausted man frowned upon hearing this, "Didn't we agree to wait another two years?"

Luo Jin'an pursed his lips. He did promise Nian Nian on the day they got married, but... now he feels a little regretful.

The man who held her tightly in his arms, smelling the sweet fragrance coming from her body, couldn't help but say in a hoarse voice: "Isn't it possible now? Give birth to a child that belongs to you and me."

It’s not that Xu Nian doesn’t want to have a child. She also wants a child like Luo Jinan, whether it’s a boy or a girl.

However, the poison in Luo Jin'an's body has not been cured yet, and now she relies on the medicine in her space to suppress it. But if she wants to have an offspring, she must stop taking the medicine. If she stops taking the medicine and something unexpected happens, she will have to pay for it.

"Don't worry. Master Yun Xin has found a way to detoxify, hasn't he? It will take no more than half a year to gather all the necessary herbs. I think your wish will be fulfilled in less than a year. Can you wait a little longer?"

But what Xu Nian didn't know was that Master Yunxin had written to him two days ago, saying that he only had 50% knowledge of this method. This matter concerned the country and the people of the world, so Master Yunxin didn't dare to make an independent decision.

Luo Jin'an suppressed the panic in his heart and reached out to untie the belt of the person under him. He had to leave a way out for Xu Nian. If anything really happened, her offspring would be her greatest reliance.

Xu Nian did not wait for Luo Jinan's answer, but was greeted by another wave of red.

The sun was setting when Xu Nian slowly walked out of Yu's study. However, she didn't know that shortly after she left, Doctor Yu was quietly taken to Yu's study.

Luo Jinan, who was as vigorous as a tiger an hour ago, was now curled up on the bed in the back room and trembling.

Mo Yan was so anxious that he prayed to all the gods and Buddhas again, saying that as long as the emperor was fine, he would have no complaints even if he was portrayed as a corrupt eunuch.

"Your Majesty, I kowtow to you, please drink the medicine."

Luo Jin'an felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his teeth chattering, but he did not forget to warn: "Don't... let the Queen know... otherwise..."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Only I and the head of the academy know about this."

Luo Jinan could no longer hear what Mo Yan was saying, and he forced himself to stay awake...