"I didn't mean to provoke you. I'm just afraid that you'll always feel uncomfortable and uneasy, and you'll definitely let down Guard Xiao Kong," Xiao Anshi put the hibiscus cake in her hand back on the plate, while holding Fang Chengyin's hand and saying, "Since you feel that Guard Xiao Kong is not wronged to be with you, and you can also let Guard Xiao Kong live a comfortable and peaceful life, then don't feel guilty anymore. Although Ningguta is far away from the capital, it's not the end of the world after all. In the future, you and Guard Xiao Kong can still go over to see Guard Da Kong from time to time. It's not like you and your brother will break off their relationship because of your marriage," Xiao Anshi said softly, and suddenly remembered something, and then smiled more gently, "Then take your two babies with you. Guard Da Kong will definitely be happy when he sees you. He must be grateful to you in his heart knowing that Guard Xiao Kong is living so well with you."
"Sister An! You are saying these embarrassing things again!" Xiao An's face immediately turned red with embarrassment. However, while saying this, her eyes kept looking at Xiao An's flat belly. After a pause, she asked in a low voice, "Sister An, how does it feel to be pregnant?"
"What do you feel?" Xiao An leaned on the soft pillow and looked up at a swallow's nest under the eaves outside the window, then whispered, "With this little guy in my belly, I feel very at ease and have a sense of purpose. When I was young, I thought having a baby was a very distant and scary thing, but later when I got older, I couldn't walk when I saw the babies in other people's homes. I always wanted to touch them. Later, when I met Pang Yi, I began to look forward to having a baby myself."
Fang Chengyin asked again: "Sister An, do you want a little boy or a little girl?"
"Pang Yi wants a little girl, but I want a little boy more," Xiao An pursed her lips and smiled, while she stroked her belly with her hand, and then said softly, "Little boys are tough and grow up through many falls and fights. It's not easy for a girl to live a good life."
"Yes, it's not easy for a girl," Fang Chengyin sighed, "I don't know how Miss Gu is doing now, I'm still thinking about her." Fang Chengyin paused, then looked outside, then turned back and lowered her voice to ask Xiao An, "Grandma Chen doesn't know, right?"
"I don't know. We're keeping it from her." Xiao An said in a low voice.
"Yes, yes, it's better that Grandma Chen never knows." Fang Chengyin nodded hurriedly like a chick pecking at rice.
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May 9th, the 34th year of Jiasheng
The capital.
Prince An's Mansion.
Mei Ya walked back and forth in the front yard all morning, and from time to time she ran to the door to take a look, and then went back to walk around again, until she heard the sound of horse hooves outside. Mei Ya was busy and happily went out to greet them. Sure enough, she saw Pang Yi parked the carriage in front of the door. Mei Ya hurried over, opened the door, and stretched her face inside: "Zhong Mingwei, you are back too!"
Early in the morning of that day, when Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya were having breakfast, someone came from the palace and said that the Emperor summoned Zhong Mingwei into the palace. Mei Ya was so scared that she accidentally dropped a bowl. Mei Ya was afraid that Zhong Mingwei would enter the palace, especially since the empress dowager was buried. Zhong Mingwei had entered the palace to ask Zhong Zhiheng for permission to return to Ningguta but was refused. Mei Ya was even more afraid that Zhong Mingwei would enter the palace. Even before he left, Zhong Mingwei repeatedly comforted her that nothing would happen, but Mei Ya was still muttering to herself. She waited in the front yard for the whole morning. Now, seeing Zhong Mingwei coming back unharmed, how could Mei Ya not be happy?
"I told you, it will be fine," Zhong Mingwei said with a smile, while Meiya helped him get off the carriage. Then the two walked towards the gate together. Zhong Mingwei asked, "Girl, what are you going to eat for lunch? I'm hungry."
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