After gagging for a while, Nan Zhi saw a preserved plum handed to her from the side. She opened her mouth and ate it. Just as she sighed with satisfaction, she heard a faint voice.
"I remember taking contraceptive medicine."
Nan Zhi lied without batting an eye: "Your Majesty, perhaps the contraceptive was not prepared properly."
Xiao Lanchuan nodded: "Therefore, I should go and chop up that quack doctor Chen Huaizhi."
Nanzhi, with a preserved plum in her mouth and her cheeks bulging, nodded like a little hamster.
After a long while, she looked at Xiao Lanchuan, who remained motionless, and asked, "Why hasn't Your Majesty gone yet?"
A warm, large hand caressed her face, its long, well-defined fingers tracing the corner of her eye: "You seem to be getting bolder and bolder?"
Nan Zhi nestled her small face in his hand, her eyebrows curving gently, looking utterly obedient: "It's all thanks to Your Majesty's excellent upbringing."
Xiao Lanchuan tightened his grip, pinching her chubby face. Over the past few years, he had pampered her so much that she had become increasingly plump and was no longer the thin, frail woman she used to be.
They even became bolder and bolder.
Or rather, it has always been very large.
Did he think that by acting obedient and saying nice things, he could soften his heart?
His hand slowly moved down, gripping the back of her neck: "You little rascal, how dare you switch my contraceptive potion! How should I punish you?"
Nanzhi immediately raised her hands in surrender: "Your Majesty, spare my life."
But he still managed to seal her lips with his. She gasped and swallowed the preserved plum.
"Oh no, Your Majesty, I swallowed a preserved plum! Will my child be a little preserved plum?"
"If so, plant it in the yard, and it will bear fruit for you to eat next year."
"Your Majesty, you have a good sense of humor." Nan Zhi laughed from ear to ear.
As she laughed, she suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips.
"Your Majesty, don't be afraid. Zhizhi knows her own body and will be fine. Zhizhi promised to stay with Your Majesty forever."
Xiao Lanchuan lowered his eyes and stared at her. After a long while, he put his arm around her waist and said in a much lower voice, "I don't want you to suffer."
"Zhizhi knows." Nanzhi gently stroked his back. "Your Majesty, with you, Zhizhi will not suffer."
Xiao Lanchuan hugged her tightly.
She always found a way to please him.
Nanzhi gave birth to her third child, a boy, whom she named Xiao Chengyan.
Later, she gave birth to her fourth daughter, named Xiao Suining.
Nanzhi earned 40 million and doesn't want to have any more children.
Later, what Hean had predicted happened.
Xiao Lanchuan has already conquered other territories, leaving only the Yun Kingdom for the princes to play with.
Contrary to the prophecy, it was not Xiao Yu'an or Xiao Chengyan who attacked Yun Kingdom, but Xiao Yuhuan.
When Xiao Yuhuan, clad in armor, stormed into the Yun Kingdom's palace, her swift and heroic manner instantly made her a heroine in the eyes of the people.
Xiao Yuhuan led his troops to conquer the Yun Kingdom at the age of eighteen, while Xiao Yu'an governed the Yun Kingdom in a reasonable and orderly manner, demonstrating the demeanor of a wise ruler.
Compared to the two outstanding talents, the Second Prince Xiao Chengyan and the Little Princess Xiao Suining seemed much more ordinary.
Xiao Chengyan is a crybaby.
He wasn't as smart as Xiao Yu'an. Once, he didn't do his homework well and was hit on the hand by Xiao Yu'an. He went to Xiao Lanchuan crying and pleading for justice.
Who would have thought he'd get beaten up by Xiao Lanchuan again.
He was "heartbroken" and immediately made up his mind to never smile or speak again, making everyone think that he had changed his personality and causing them to regret and feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
The next day at mealtime, he only ate rice and no vegetables.
Nanzhi asked him, "Why aren't you eating any vegetables?"
Xiao Chengyan held his head high, not even looking at her, with an aloof expression, "I don't want to eat."
"Eat it or don't, it's up to you."
Knowing his temperament, Xiao Yu'an rolled her eyes at him, picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and put it into Nan Zhi's bowl, smiling like a mama's boy: "Mother, eat meat."
Xiao Yuhuan ignored him, quickly finished her meal, and went out to play.
Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Xiao Chengyan pursed his lips, feeling wronged again.
"Brother, here's a chicken leg for you."
Two-year-old Sui Ning pounced on him, offering him a chicken leg with her chubby little hands.
Although she had already taken several bites of the chicken leg, Xiao Chengyan was almost moved to tears.
My younger sister is still the best.
He vowed to only speak to Sui Sui.
That night, as he was falling asleep, he was still muttering to himself when he suddenly smelled a familiar scent.
It was his mother. She came to his bedchamber at some point, tucked him in, and patted his shoulder while singing a lullaby to lull him to sleep.
Yes, Mother is also very good. From now on, he will only talk to Sui Sui and Mother.
The next day, Xiao Chengyan had no choice but to go to the Imperial Academy to study again.
As soon as he arrived, he heard two palace maids whispering to each other.
"The Second Prince is much dumber than His Highness the Crown Prince; he only knows how to slack off all day long."
"Yes, if the Second Prince is so stupid, how will he assist His Highness the Crown Prince in the future?"
"Who knows? If the Second Prince decides to try and seize the throne, then things will get interesting."
"But the Second Prince is clearly no match for His Highness the Crown Prince. If he fails, do you think His Highness will..."
The palace servant made a throat-slitting gesture, but the next moment, he was kicked to the ground from behind.
"The Second Prince is my younger brother. He is not stupid, but he doesn't like to study. He can play Cuju (ancient Chinese football), ride horses, shoot arrows, and loves to study medicine. He has a lot of good qualities."
"I will not fight him to the death. If he wants to be the crown prince, I will offer him up with both hands. Do you understand? If you dare to gossip behind my back again, believe me, I will request an imperial decree to exterminate your entire clan."
The palace servants turned around and saw that it was Xiao Yu'an; their legs went weak with fear.
He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, saying he wouldn't dare to do it again.
Hiding in the shadows, Xiao Chengyan, who was almost brought to tears by the palace servants' gossip, sniffed.
Hmm, my brother doesn't seem so awful after all.
Does he really have that many good qualities?
To become the crown prince?
No, no, being the crown prince is too busy for him to do.
He decided that from now on he would just ignore his father.
That day, he dragged a snake back from somewhere and hid it in his sleeve. He was about to take it to Uncle Chen Huaizhi to study it when he saw Xiao Lanchuan holding Sui Sui with eyes full of doting affection.
His father had never looked at him like this before.
Xiao Chengyan pursed his lips, his eyes reddening again.
Sui Sui nestled in Xiao Lan Chuan's arms, pointing to her little face and pleading, "Daddy, give me a kiss."
Xiao Lanchuan kissed her little face.
Sui Sui said again, "Father, I want to eat hibiscus cake."
Xiao Lanchuan then instructed the palace servants to do so.
"Make an extra portion, Chengyan loves it too."
Silently hiding to the side, Xiao Chengyan, who vowed never to like his father again: ...
He rushed over, hugged Xiao Lanchuan's leg, and started sobbing again: "Father..."
Xiao Lanchuan's face was grim; he couldn't understand how he could have given birth to such a crybaby.
He looked slightly helpless and was about to reprimand him when a vegetable snake fell out of Xiao Chengyan's sleeve, making him dizzy and disoriented.
And here comes this deadly mess again.
Xiao Lanchuan pushed Xiao Chengyan aside, ready to punch him.
Who would have thought that Sui Sui would pick up the snake and put it in her mouth?
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