Helan Ya didn't sleep for long. She woke up half an hour later. Before she opened her eyes, she felt a pair of hands gently massaging her waist. Helan Ya was startled and turned her head to see Zhong Zhiling still sitting there, massaging her waist seriously. She was immediately deeply moved.
"Brother Ling, there's no need to rub it," Helan Ya said softly, reaching out to hold the man's hand while smiling, "My waist isn't sore anymore, and my legs aren't uncomfortable anymore. I feel very comfortable now."
"Really?" Zhong Zhiling still didn't believe it. He lifted the quilt to look at Helanya's feet. His brows immediately frowned again and he said in a deep voice, "It's still swollen. No, we have to call Doctor Zhang to take a look."
"Brother Ling, no need. I heard that most pregnant women have swollen feet before giving birth. I'm not the only one." Helan Ya waved her hands and said, "Besides, today is New Year's Eve. How can I bother to go to Zhang Clinic?"
"Why are you embarrassed to trouble him? This is his job," Zhong Zhiling's brows were still furrowed, but his tone was much softer. He stretched out his hand to smooth Helan Ya's hair and said softly, "Yaya, I can't let anything happen to you, otherwise it will cost me my life, do you understand?"
Helan Ya nodded, her face sank, and she leaned against the man's big hand. She kissed the palm of the man's hand and said to Zhong Zhiling with a smile, "Brother Ling, how can I bear to take your life? So, the child and I will be fine, then you can ask someone to call Doctor Zhang."
"That's right." Zhong Zhiling stroked Helan Ya's cheek, then stood up and walked out.
"By the way, Brother Ling, are you really not going to the camp today?" Helan Ya suddenly asked, looking at Zhong Zhiling's back.
In previous years, Zhong Zhiling spent New Year's Eve with the soldiers in the camp. Helan Ya also knew this and was ready to stay at home alone. However, a few days ago, when Meng Tan came to the mansion to ask Zhong Zhiling when he would leave for the camp, Zhong Zhiling said that he would not go to the camp to celebrate New Year's Eve this year, but would stay in the palace to celebrate New Year's Eve. Helan Ya was naturally happy to hear this. This was her first year after getting married and she was pregnant. Naturally, she hoped that Zhong Zhiling could accompany them, but she was embarrassed to force Zhong Zhiling. After all, he was still the King of Pingxi and had a high reputation in the army. The soldiers must have been looking forward to him going to the camp to spend New Year's Eve together, so Helan Ya did not mention these. Who would have thought that Zhong Zhiling had decided to stay at home with her to celebrate the New Year. How could Helan Ya be unhappy? But on New Year's Eve, Helan Ya became a little uneasy again. What if the soldiers talked about Zhong Zhiling behind her back that he was abandoning his public duties for personal reasons? So, she asked this question.
"I'm not going," Zhong Zhiling turned around and smiled at Helan Ya, "In previous years, my home was so quiet, so I naturally had to go to the camp to celebrate the New Year with those monkey cubs. Now that I have you and the baby, why would I care about them?"
"But...I'm afraid this is not a good idea?" Helan Ya was happy in her heart, but she was still hesitant. "Since I got married, you have rarely been to the camp. It's okay on weekdays, but if you don't go on New Year's Eve, the soldiers will definitely be dissatisfied. Wouldn't it damage your prestige in the army?"
"Yaya, I now hope that I have no prestige in the army." Zhong Zhiling said with a smile.
"Why?" Helan Ya looked confused.
"My prestige in the army as the King of Pingxi has been too great, which has led to the court's poor control over the Northwest Army for many years. It was fine in the past, but I was unwilling to work hard for Zhong Zhiheng, so I gradually turned the court's Northwest Army into my own Northwest Army. This was out of fighting spirit and self-protection," Zhong Zhiling explained as he poured a cup of milk tea and handed it to Helan Ya, then said, "But now is different from the past. I am about to retire, so I hope that my prestige in the Northwest Army will be as low as possible, and my influence on the Northwest Army will be reduced. In the future, the generals sent by the court will be able to take over and command the Northwest Army better. In this way, the court's control over the Northwest Army will be strengthened, and Mingwei's throne will naturally become more and more stable."
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