At first, everyone in the imperial city was worried whether Pei Yanche was plotting something. Later, he proclaimed himself regent and did not ascend the throne to become emperor.
Two months passed without any action from him. Instead, he chose to merge the Southern Kingdom with Dali. The Southern Kingdom remained a vassal state of Dali.
Gradually, the people in the imperial city felt relieved.
Not only that, he seemed to be more sympathetic to the people than the previous kings of the Li Dynasty. He carried out extensive reforms, changed national policies, reduced taxes, advocated the merging of civil and military powers, and abolished the old system.
Even children from poor families could serve as officials in the court, and they were treated equally.
But after all, there are still some different voices, believing that Dali was always destroyed by Shen Qianyue, and now she is pregnant with that man's child.
She was given titles like "a witch who brought disaster to the country" and "an evil star sent from the sky".
I don't know who wrote the storybook, but the content of the book is about how the eldest princess of Li Dynasty was licentious, cruel and inhumane, and how she handed over her country to others.
Now, beneath the skirt lies the blood of the enemy.
Probably because he didn't want her to hear this, Pei Yanche simply brought her to the palace.
In fact, Shen Qianyue didn’t care about those dirty words at all, because from their point of view, what they said was actually not wrong.
It’s just that everyone has a different stance and perspective.
As the months went by, her belly gradually grew bigger. Because she was carrying twins, it was particularly difficult for her to conceive, and her belly was bigger than that of an ordinary pregnant woman.
After he finished his official duties today, he hurried to the Showa Palace, which was the palace where she lived before the princess's residence was established.
Every one of them is decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, and the luxury is beyond words.
"Has the baby in your belly ever caused trouble for the princess today?"
He came in from outside the hall, covered in the stars and the moon, and his brilliance was hard to contain.
The spring light fell on him, and he was so beautiful that he didn't seem real.
When Pei Yanche was not around, she would let Xiao Ba block out her pain, and jumping up and down in the Showa Hall would not be a problem.
Baizhi was worried all day, thinking that no other pregnant woman could be as noisy as the princess.
When Pei Yanche arrived, she was lazy.
The speed of his face changing and his acting skills were so amazing that it was truly astonishing.
"It wasn't noisy at all."
Since she became pregnant, her voice has become particularly soft and without a trace of edge. She holds an exquisite knife in her hand and there is a piece of wood carving in front of her.
He took the carving knife from Shen Qianyue’s hand and said, “The knife is sharp, so it’s better to touch it less.”
After saying this, he looked at the strange-looking object in front of him and asked, "Princess, what kind of animal is this carving? It's quite novel."
The corner of her mouth twitched, and she asked, "What do you think it looks like?"
Pei Yanche stared at it carefully for a long time. It looked like a pig, but not quite. It had big ears and a round body.
"Probably some rare and exotic animals."
"But what if this princess says that the sculpture is actually of you?"
His hand shook and the wood carving almost fell to the ground.
"Is this the princess's sculpture of me?"
"I'm just killing time when I have nothing to do. If you think it's ugly, just don't carve it."
She knew she had no talent for carving, but the days of pregnancy were really boring, and as the months went by, the fetus in her belly became more and more capable of absorbing her strength.
Sometimes even the pills given by Xiao Ba could not meet their needs, but Xiao Ba could only produce one pill a day, so most of the time, Shen Qianyue used her own spiritual power to feed them.
One cannot help but sigh that this woman, in giving birth to a life, is actually consuming her own spirit and lifespan, and paying the price in exchange for the safe arrival of a new life.
"Indeed, it does look like it."
"Some fruits came as tribute from foreign countries. I asked Bai Zhi to get some for you."
Baizhi washed a plate of bright red cherries, each one very large with bright red flesh. He put one to her lips, and she carved it while eating it without even looking at it.
The tip of her tongue accidentally brushed against his fingertips, and he paused, his eyes darkening.
The fruit flesh bursts with juice in the mouth, staining the lips red, bright and juicy.
"Is it tasty?"
He asked softly and fed another one. He had never dared to imagine such rare peace and warmth before.
He always felt that his life was dull and humble.
Shen Qianyue was like a beam of light that suddenly shone into his dark life.
“So sweet.”
After she finished eating, Pei Yanche naturally reached out and asked her to spit out the fruit core.
"Princess, stop carving. It will hurt your eyes if you carve for too long."
Shen Qianyue sighed and put down the wooden sculpture in her hand: “Now you are controlling this princess even more.”
Pei Yanche lowered his eyes: "Princess, since you are a mother for the first time, you must be cautious and careful in everything you do."
"Hey, you eat too." Shen Qianyue didn't want to hear this, so she casually picked up a cherry and handed it over.
He lowered his head and took a bite, and the bright red fruit burst between his lips and teeth.
“Very sweet.”
At the end, he added: "As sweet as the princess's."
Shen Qianyue glared at him. He was so careless about dirty talk. Why didn't he see it before?
"What are these?"
Most of the cherries on the plate went into Shen Qianyue's stomach. She saw many molds of various kinds on the table.
Flowers, birds, fish, animals, etc.
"I learned how to make pastries from Baizhi."
"Princess, are you feeling bored in this palace?" His heart tightened, always worried that this deep palace would suffocate her. In fact, Shen Qianyue herself didn't like to walk around much.
The two little things in her stomach devoured her spiritual power too fiercely. She was lazy all day and didn't want to move at all.
"Qingming Festival is coming in a few days. Make some cakes and send them to my brother."
She was talking about the little emperor.
She wove a dream for the little emperor and let him die in the dream. Perhaps in the dream, he felt that he would be with Lin Lang forever.
It's just a silent death, and it won't be too painful.
Pei Yanche was always cautious, afraid that she might have resentment in her heart, but she didn't seem to have any resentment, but was very calm instead.
The calmer it was, the more uneasy he felt, as he always felt that there were storms hidden beneath such calm.
When the storm comes, perhaps it will be too late.
"Just let the palace servants do all this. Princess, why bother with this?"
"Let's learn. Don't you want to try the cakes made by this princess?"
Shen Qianyue looked at him with a smile, her eyes dark and bright.
Pei Yanche's heart was inexplicably flustered. He held Shen Qianyue's hand tightly and said, "I don't want anything. I just want the princess to be by my side forever."
"What's forever in this world?" Shen Qianyue smiled, noticing that he was gradually tightening his grip on her hand.
She said: "People are born, grow old, get sick and die, so nothing lasts forever."
"Learn to make pastries. Maybe during festivals, I can make some for you, right?"
She was smiling, and the softer she was, the more panicked he became. He felt that everything before him was not real.
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