That evening, Nan Chu stayed in Qing Yin's courtyard for the first time.
Qingyin looked at Nan Chu, who remained in the courtyard after dinner, and a hint of embarrassment and confusion appeared on her face.
"Master?" Why isn't Master leaving yet?
Nan Chu remained seated, not moving an inch, and looked up at Qing Yin calmly: "Today I wish to stay with my wife."
Qingyin lowered her head and said stiffly, "Then I'll have Maya prepare the side courtyard."
Nan Chu observed the expression on the Fujin's face and roughly guessed his importance in her heart. A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he remained calm on the surface and said in a wronged tone, "It's because some people outside heard that I haven't entered the Fujin's room for so long, and some people have objections..."
A heavy look appeared on Nan Chu's face, and his once-proud head suddenly drooped, revealing a pitiful expression.
"The Great Khan has bestowed upon you the title of my consort. Some people think that I am being disrespectful to the Great Khan by doing this."
As for who said it, Nan Chu can only tell you that he's a person too. (Nan Chu thought to himself with a cunning mind.)
Qingyin frowned, understanding what Nan Chuweijin meant.
A hint of self-reproach appeared on her face. Although she hadn't intended to become Nan Chu's wife these past few days, Nan Chu had always been so gentle with her since she arrived at the Yehenara Mansion, and hadn't forced her to stay in her room. Even though she still missed the Khan and her two daughters in the palace, she still felt a slight affection for this man.
"If you don't want to, I can still go back to my own courtyard."
While Qingyin was thinking, Nan Chu seemed to have been rejected by Qingyin. He glanced at Qingyin with disappointment, then slowly turned and walked towards the door.
The table was only two meters from the gate, but the man hadn't even taken a few steps before he reached the gate.
Qingyin stopped him.
"etc."
Nan Chu froze, a slight smile playing on his lips. Qing Yin, whose back was to him, didn't see the smile on his lips.
Meeting Nan Chu's surprised gaze as he turned his head, Qingyin's face burned red, and she said shyly, "You can stay."
The man's gaze grew increasingly intense, and Qingyin's voice grew softer and softer, "To avoid gossip from others."
"I know, I'll just sleep on the floor in your room."
"I will absolutely not touch you if you don't want to."
"Um."
Qingyin nodded timidly.
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As evening fell, an extra person appeared in the east courtyard, and Qingyin found it difficult to sleep.
I lay on the bed with my eyes closed and tossed and turned a few times.
A deep male voice broke the silence of the night.
"Can't you sleep?"
Qingyin was a little embarrassed. "Did I wake you up?"
"No, I'm not asleep yet either."
"oh."
Qingyin gave a dry reply.
In the darkness of night, Nan Chu lay on the floor bed beside his wife's bed, the sweet scent emanating from her body filling his nostrils. He was somewhat intoxicated, and he could almost imagine how adorable his wife looked on the bed without even looking at her. Her big eyes were wide open, revealing a hint of embarrassment, and her expression was timid. He wondered how his wife, who had already given birth to two children, could still be so outwardly cold but actually shy.
"So incredibly cute," Nan Chu thought.
After a while, Qingyin still couldn't fall asleep.
Nan Chu, having practiced martial arts, could sense that the woman on the bed was still breathing rapidly, clearly indicating that the princess was still not asleep.
Concerned about the wife's sleep, Nan Chu spoke up: "Did the wife think about her future husband before she got married?"
The room remained silent for a long time. Just when Nan Chu thought his little wife wouldn't say anything, he heard a faint, confused female voice: "I haven't thought about it."
"Does the Princess Consort like the Khan?"
"Like? I don't know."
Hearing this answer, Nan Chu, who had been holding his breath, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"If I could return to the Khan's side, would my wife still be willing to marry me?"
Qingyin remained silent when asked this question.
Nan Chu's relaxed heart started racing again.
"You still want to go back to the Great Khan's side?"
Nan Chu asked with a hint of sourness.
This time, Qingyin answered, but her voice trembled, "My two daughters are still in the palace, I... I'm worried about them."
The moment Nan Chu heard the trembling voice, he knew something was wrong. He immediately got up and climbed onto the wooden bed next to him. He lit the candles left in the room and saw Qingyin lying on the bed, crying with tears streaming down her face.
At this moment, Nan Chu's heart broke.
The man embraced the woman he had longed for, surprisingly without any romantic thoughts arising within him. Nan Chu hurriedly tried to comfort Qingyin in his arms, saying, "It's my fault for saying all this."
"Don't cry, don't cry, you're breaking my heart."
"Don't worry about the two princesses in the palace. We from the Yehenara family also have people in the palace. We'll keep a close eye on them, and they'll be fine."
"Waaah, really?" Qingyin asked, wiping away her tears, unsure of what to do.
"Of course it's true. You are my wife, and the two princesses are my daughters. How could I, as their father, not take care of them?"
"Look, someone reported earlier that the two princesses, the sixth princess Mariki, went to the Imperial Garden to catch butterflies today and was laughing so happily. The ninth princess also drank an extra bowl of milk today and is growing very fast..."
Nan Chu kept talking incessantly.
The woman in his arms was initially responsive, nodding occasionally, but after a while, she became quiet and still.
Nan Chu turned his head in confusion and looked into his arms, only to find that his wife had fallen asleep while crying, having listened to his voice. Her beautiful eyes were tightly closed, her delicate eyelashes glistening with tears, and a pinkish hue surrounded them, indicating that she had cried quite a bit earlier.
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