Chapter 106 Pregnancy Syndrome
For Jiang Mianmian, being three months pregnant was not the beginning of happiness, but rather an upgraded version of "being in jail".
Ever since Shen Jin started his "anxious dad" mode, the main courtyard of the Regent's Palace has been surrounded like an iron barrel. Forget about going out shopping, now even taking a few steps is met with three nannies watching her, for fear that she might fall and hurt her belly, which is not even as big as a watermelon.
"Ugh! I'm so bored!"
Jiang Mianmian slumped on the soft couch, throwing the "Admonitions for Women" in her hand to the ground. "I want to go out! I need some fresh air! I want to see handsome men... oh no, I want to see the scenery!"
I can't live like this anymore!
[Drinking chicken soup and eating bird's nest every day, my mouth is so bland it could hatch birds!]
And she has such a bad temper... I really want to hit her... I really want to cry...
Shen Jin, who was sitting to the side reviewing official documents, didn't even lift his eyelids, but simply waved his hand.
Shadow One appeared like a ghost, picked up the book from the ground, and handed it over in a different book, "The Parenting Handbook".
"My dear princess."
Shen Jin said without looking up, "The imperial physician said this is just mood swings during pregnancy, just bear with it and it will pass. If you really want to hit someone..."
He pointed to Yingyi standing in the corner, "Let Yingyi practice with you. Or... you can use that golden seal to crack walnuts."
Jiang Mianmian: [...]
I don't want to crack walnuts! I want something spicy!
I want to eat... that... dark, smelly, crispy fried thing that bursts with juice when you bite into it...
As this thought arose, Jiang Mianmian's mouth began to water uncontrollably. The longing was like ants crawling inside her bones, scratching at her heart and soul.
"Be cautious and prudent!"
Jiang Mianmian suddenly sprang up from the couch, her eyes flashing brightly, "I want to eat!"
Shen Jin put down his pen, his face calm: "What do you want to eat? Sour for a boy, spicy for a girl, would you like plum juice or spicy chicken?"
"Neither!"
Jiang Mianmian swallowed hard, her expression grave as she described:
"I want to eat a kind of food that smells like a toilet has exploded, but tastes like a god farting... ugh, like a divine delicacy!"
"It's black! Square! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside! Drizzled with garlic sauce and chili oil..."
"Slurp..."
His composed expression cracked.
It smells like the toilet exploded?
What kind of adjective is this?
“Your Highness,” Chen Jin began with difficulty, “are you sure… this is food? And not some kind of… biological weapon?”
"What do you know! That's called stinky tofu!"
Jiang Mianmian panicked, tugging at his sleeve and pleading, "I want to eat that! Now! Right now! Immediately! I'll die if I don't get it! Your son will die too!"
[Waaaaah... I really want to eat it... I'm so craving it...]
【Shen Jin, if you don't buy it for me, I'll... I'll cry in front of you!】
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and fell in large drops, making her look as aggrieved as a 200-pound child.
Shen Jin couldn't bear to see her cry.
Although the name "stinky tofu" sounds ominous, if the pregnant woman wants to eat it, then it's a huge deal.
"Don't cry."
Shen Jin wiped away her tears and sighed helplessly, "I will send someone to find it right away. Even if... the toilet explodes, I will find it for you."
...
Half an hour later.
A strange scene appeared in the streets and alleys of the capital.
The Regent's Palace guards, who were usually elusive and feared by all, were now pinching their noses and darting around the food stalls like police dogs, asking around:
"Auntie, do you have any food that...smells really bad, like...cough cough, like a latrine?"
"Sir, is your stall... smelly enough?"
The people were dumbfounded.
"What's wrong with the people in the Regent's Palace? Are they all possessed? Why are they looking for shit to eat all over the streets?"
Finally, in a secluded corner of the west side of the city, Shadow One found the legendary "source of the stench".
It was a lonely little stall, with no vegetation growing within a ten-meter radius, and passersby would walk around it.
"This is the taste!"
Yingyi nearly rolled her eyes from the stench, but she still treated it like a treasure, "Quick! Pack it all up! The princess is waiting to be saved!"
...
The Regent's Palace, main courtyard.
When the tightly sealed food box was brought in, Shen Jin was peeling an apple for Jiang Mianmian.
"Your Highness...the goods have been purchased..."
Yingyi put down the food box, bowed, and then retreated outside the door with lightning speed, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.
He frowned deeply.
Is it really that exaggerated?
He reached out and opened the lid of the food box.
"boom--!!!"
A strong, pungent, and penetrating stench exploded in the room like an atomic bomb.
The smell was like a stinky sock that had been fermenting for ten years, or a garbage dump after being exposed to the summer sun, mixed with the smoky smell of fried food, hitting you right in the head.
Shen Jin's expression changed instantly.
He held his breath, his face turned ashen, and he almost fainted on the spot.
【This...this is edible?!】
[Is this the delicious food she was talking about? Is she trying to murder her husband?!]
However, Jiang Mianmian on the other side seemed to smell some kind of unparalleled fragrance.
"Oh! My stinky baby!"
She cheered and pounced over, picked up a piece of dark tofu with her chopsticks, dipped it in plenty of chili oil and garlic sauce, and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Sizzle—"
A crisp sound rang out.
"Mmm...smells so good...it smells amazing..."
Jiang Mianmian looked completely enraptured, as if she were eating not stinky tofu, but dragon liver and phoenix marrow.
This is exactly the taste! Authentic!
[Crispy on the outside, bursting with juicy filling! A perfect balance of pungent and spicy flavors! Absolutely amazing!]
[Chen Jin, you have to try this! I'm not kidding! It smells awful but tastes amazing!]
She picked up a piece of food, held it to Shen Jin's lips, and said expectantly, "Honey~ open your mouth~"
Shen Jin stared at the charcoal-like object, inhaling its suffocating odor, and his Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.
He wanted to refuse.
He really wanted to refuse.
This has crossed his line on obsessive-compulsive disorder, and even crossed the line on the basic human survival.
but……
Looking into Jiang Mianmian's bright, loving eyes.
Eat up! If you don't eat, it means you don't like me! It means you don't love me anymore!
[Waaaaah... The pregnant woman is so pitiful... She doesn't even have anyone to eat with...]
Moral blackmail may be late, but it has arrived.
Shen Jin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then silently repeated three times in his heart, "This is the princess I chose, the one I spoiled, I deserve it."
He opened his mouth and, with a death-defying resolve, bit into the piece of stinky tofu.
chew.
Chewing stiffly.
In that instant, my usually reserved taste buds were subjected to an unprecedented shock. The stench assaulted my nostrils, but then... a strange aroma of beans and a spicy flavor spread across my tongue.
like……
It wasn't that bad?
"How is it? Delicious, right?" Jiang Mianmian blinked.
He swallowed hard and then picked up the teacup and took a big gulp.
"It's...it's acceptable."
He remained defiant, but his expression had softened considerably.
"Then eat more!"
Jiang Mianmian happily gave him another piece.
So, in this room filled with the smell of "biological weapons," the esteemed Regent and his Queen Mother, each with a pair of chopsticks, devoured a box of stinky tofu.
Hearing the commotion inside and smelling the odor wafting from the crack in the door, Yingyi and the butler outside exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions a mixture of admiration and fear.
"Your Highness... you really spoil your Princess too much."
"Yeah, to be able to eat this kind of thing together, that's true love!"
"However...shouldn't we call the imperial physician in as a backup? Just in case..."
inside the house.
After eating and drinking her fill, Jiang Mianmian sprawled on the beanbag chair, rubbing her stomach and letting out a burp that smelled of stinky tofu.
"Burp—that feels so good!"
She watched Shen Jin opening the window to ventilate the room and frantically washing his hands, and her heart was filled with sweetness.
This man is someone I can date.
He actually ate stinky tofu!
However... this is only the beginning.
Jiang Mianmian suddenly thought of something, and a mischievous smile appeared on her lips.
"Your Highness."
"Hmm?" Shen Jin was using aromatherapy to scent his clothes.
"I want to eat it again."
Shen Jin's hand trembled: "You still eat stinky tofu?"
"no."
Jiang Mianmian shook her head, her eyes innocent. "I want to eat... durian."
"durian?"
Shen Jin had a bad feeling. "What is that?"
"A kind of fruit that is covered in thorns, smells even stronger than stinky tofu, and tastes like cream."
Jiang Mianmian chuckled, "I heard it's among the tribute goods from Southeast Asia, Your Highness... could you help me look for it?"
Shen Jin looked at her, then at the room where the smell had just dissipated.
He suddenly felt that this long ten months of pregnancy might be...
It was the greatest ordeal he had ever faced in his life.
"……try to find."
He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a single word.
Who can blame him when he's a "future dad"?
Who told him to spoil her so much?
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