23 Chapter 23
◎Gaming◎
In the early morning, Huiyin opened her eyes and found herself in Li Cheng's arms, sweating all over. He was like a furnace, and Huiyin wanted to kiss him, but she remembered that she hadn't washed up yet, so she closed her mouth and didn't breathe.
Li Cheng, however, had been on the march for many years and was very awake. When he noticed Huiyin waking up, he immediately looked at her.
At this moment, Huiyin's black hair fell down smoothly. Her skin was white and smooth, like milk tofu. However, because she slept late yesterday, she had a pair of dark circles under her eyes. However, it did not diminish her beauty at all. Instead, she had a kind of decadent beauty with fluffy black hair.
"I told you to read less last night, but you refused and even asked me to play the piano to cheer you up. Look at you, you have dark circles under your eyes. You are so naughty." Li Cheng scratched her nose.
Huiyin stroked her belly and said, "I've only been married for a short time, and I always feel like I'm still a child, but now I'm a mother. To be honest, every time I wake up, I realize I'm pregnant. I can't move, I can't blow dry my hair, I can't even take a bath. I know this is the case for all pregnant women, but I just don't feel comfortable."
After hearing what she said, Li Cheng suddenly became very talkative: "How can all women in the world be the same? You have been raised in a delicate way, and you are my wife, Li Cheng. How can you be the same as others? I care about you in my heart."
"Yunzhi (Li Cheng's courtesy name), even though you didn't say that you came back for me, I know that in your heart you definitely came back for me." Huiyin said quietly.
Li Cheng took her hand and kissed it: "Yes, I do miss you in my heart."
Thinking of this, he quickly stood up and said, "I'll have someone bring you breakfast, and we can have it together."
"No, I'd better get up. Let's go to the small restaurant outside to eat. Let them put the charcoal basin first." Huiyin said as she was about to get up.
Li Cheng looked outside and said, "It's too snowy, let's eat on the couch. I'll carry you to the couch, set the table, and we'll eat together."
Huiyin blushed: "No, no. It would be fine if you didn't come back, but if you come back, I'll be so lazy, and people will blame me."
Even at home, although her mother doted on her, she was strict in her education and would not allow her to be so unruly.
Li Cheng said, "Why are you getting up? It's too cold. As long as I don't say anything, who would dare to say anything? Just like this, I'll carry you to the couch."
He was very strong, and it was very easy for him to pick up a woman like Huiyin who was not thin. Huiyin felt familiar and strange with him when he held her on the couch. He doted on her, but he didn't admit it. He spoke very clearly and sometimes liked to argue with others, but he never argued with her.
She had her breakfast on the couch. It was mutton soup noodles. After finishing a bowl of it, she felt like she had gained several pounds.
On weekdays, she would not deliberately eat less, but she would only eat a small portion, because after the first three months, her appetite would improve. If the child is given too much, the pregnant woman would eat too much, and the child would be too big, which would easily lead to a difficult birth. Although having a child is important, her own life is more important.
Li Cheng saw that she seemed a little upset after finishing the meal, and even refused to eat the walnuts at hand. He asked: "What's wrong with you? But the kitchen didn't cook to your liking. Didn't you tell me yesterday that eating walnuts is very good?"
It is rare for him to care about others, because if he cares too much, others will think he cares too much and start to take it seriously.
"I ate too much this morning. No, I still have to get dressed and walk around. It just so happens that I have something else to tell you. I was so busy yesterday that I forgot about it." After Huiyin finished speaking, she rang the bell and asked someone to come in and get dressed.
She then told him that she was pregnant and had written back to her parents' home, and added: "My mother has always loved me, I wonder if she will send me something? Also, if my elder brother or younger brother comes to visit, should I tell you?"
Li Cheng immediately said, "If your brother comes over, just write a letter and I will take him to see the King of Wei."
"That's great, but maybe they won't come. Now that you say that, I know what to do." Huiyin said.
Li Cheng thought that she really cared about him. Her brother had to discuss such matters with him when he came, and everything was up to him.
Therefore, he felt much happier in his heart: "It would be better to let them stay longer."
"Yeah." Huiyin was also happy to hear that.
At present, she and he are still in the polite stage, but Li Cheng's character is obviously visible. For example, when they were having lunch at noon, Huiyin casually mentioned a murder case in Xuzhou. It turned out that the only daughter of a wealthy family in this state married a judicial officer in this state. This judicial officer came from a poor family. The two had an uncoordinated relationship. The husband slapped her, so the wife wanted to marry the judicial officer's friend and the two divorced.
The divorce had been successful, and Miss Xiao married another man. However, her new husband died unexpectedly, and the new husband's family sued the man, claiming that Miss Xiao had killed him.
According to Huiyin's guess, it was definitely not Xiao who killed her: "From what I know, Xiao and her new husband Wang Maocai were in love and finally got together. How could she kill her new husband? I think the Wang family must have originally disapproved of their son marrying a married woman, and now that their son is dead, they blame the woman."
Li Cheng said, "They deserved it, what a pair of bastards they are."
"How can you say that? Although women are supposed to be faithful to their husbands, if a couple has no affection for each other and the husband beats his wife, divorce is not impossible. I even heard that this judicial officer lost money himself, but asked the Xiao family to pay for his debts. As for Wang Maocai and his wife, they are not the same kind of people. I heard that he gave all his family property to his original wife before marrying Miss Xiao. It can be seen that their love is stronger than gold." When Huiyin was reading "The Virtues of Women" and "Admonitions for Women" as a child, she always felt that the teacher was implying her mother Ji. She would feel ashamed, and even when she heard people say the four words "watery poplar flower", she was afraid of implicating her mother.
But the older she gets, the more she feels that life is not easy for women. Everyone gets married blindly and obeys their parents' orders to marry someone. Maybe this person is not suitable for you at all. Then why can't you change someone?
Seeing Li Cheng's face turn pale after hearing these words, she shut up in time.
Li Cheng was very shocked when he heard this. He found that although Zheng Shi had never left the house, she was not easily controlled and seemed different from other women. She did not approve of being faithful to one man and even sneered at the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.
She will not obey you unconditionally just because you are her husband, she may even be watching your performance.
Originally the two of them got along well, but after this conversation, things became a little awkward.
Nan's mother whispered to Huiyin, "Little Princess, why are you talking about this? The little prince has finally come back. Since ancient times, no man likes to hear his wife talk about divorce."
"Mom doesn't know, men like to be mean. If you are too gentle and virtuous, there will be no challenge at all. Even though he is being awkward with me now, he will eventually start to be nervous about me." Huiyin smiled slowly.
Mother Nan nodded secretly, but she was still a little worried.
Huiyin had nothing to worry about, because Li Cheng loved to get to the bottom of everything and had strong execution ability. People like him have the strongest competitive spirit.
The couple used to have meals together often, but tonight Li Cheng said he had something to do outside and would not be back. Huiyin ate too much in the morning, and also ate a lot of sugar-roasted chestnuts and snacks at noon. Since he was not there at night, she could eat less, which made her very happy.
Nan's mother was so focused on Huiyin that she couldn't help but say, "You'd better not eat those snacks tomorrow. If you eat too much, you won't even feel like eating."
"Well, I just can't control my mouth. But even if I can't control it, I have to control it." Huiyin smiled.
In the evening, she ate half a bowl of rice, a plate of seasonal vegetables, and a plate of lean meat. She gave the rest of the dishes to the maids. She also walked ten laps in the small hall to help digest the food. Only then did she feel much better.
Li Cheng came back late on purpose. He was angry, but he couldn't show it, and he couldn't even say harsh words to his wife. In his position, he certainly hoped that his wife would be of the same mind as him and be loyal to him. But although his wife treated him well on the surface, people could often see what she was thinking through her unintentional words.
She felt that her husband was not a good person, so it was natural for her to give up on him. If she found someone she liked, she could even abandon her husband.
Ms. Zheng's appearance is rare in the world. She is also very capable and decisive. If such a woman really remarries, she will probably live a good life, just like her mother, Madam Zheng, who was the wife of Lady Pei Ye of Gaoping County. Later, Pei Ye kept a mistress outside, and Madam Zheng resolutely decided to divorce and then married Zheng Fang.
With a mother like this, her daughter will naturally be different from others.
He had to make Zheng truly love him and be unable to leave him, so he lifted the curtain and came in.
Huiyin was reading a book. She loved books so much that she looked up when she heard footsteps. When she saw Li Cheng coming in, she immediately stood up and said, "Have you eaten? I heard that you had something to do outside tonight, so I'll use it first."
Li Cheng sat down and said in a rather "considerate" way: "You don't have to worry about me. The baby in your belly and you are much more important than me."
"Why do you say that? You are also very important in my heart. I am always thinking about you. I am worried that you didn't eat well, so I asked the kitchen to prepare salt and make the dough rise." Huiyin smiled.
Li Cheng had just thought a lot about how to gain her obedience and loyalty, but with just such a short sentence of concern, he was immediately overjoyed: "Are you still thinking about me? Actually, I haven't eaten yet, I'm just afraid of bothering you."
Huiyin felt inexplicably strange. It wasn't something she was going to cook, so she could just tell the kitchen staff to do it. Why should she bother herself?