Tang Chen lowered his head and gently stroked his belly, saying softly, "It's been three months, and in a while it will be four months. If it weren't for my senior brother telling me, and if I hadn't had some strange physical condition, I would have thought it was indigestion from eating too much."
Looking at the frail figure in his arms, Wang Yanzhou couldn't help but sigh: "You're probably too thin. You should eat more to replenish your body."
Tang Chen said, "Everyone is saving money these days. I already eat a lot, so I don't need to supplement. Besides, I have the kind of physique that can eat anything without gaining weight. It's normal."
Everything else was easy to say, but frugality wasn't the style of Qingliang Valley. While Qingliang Valley wasn't as wealthy as the entire Liang State, it was still considered a wealthy place among the many counties. "Who said we have to be frugal? This huge Qingliang Valley has more than enough for you to eat."
Tang Chen looked up at him and said a little embarrassedly: "I always feel a little embarrassed to give you special treatment."
The two of them, seizing this rare opportunity tonight, eagerly expressed everything they hadn't been able to say to each other in the past few months. Tang Chen had taken a nap during the day, so even at this late hour, he didn't feel sleepy. Wang Yanzhou, on the other hand, despite yawning several times, remained strong and chatted with Tang Chen with a smile on his face.
After Tang Chen yawned due to Wang Yanzhou's infection, Wang Yanzhou pointed with his right hand, and the flickering candlelight instantly went silent, leaving only a wisp of green smoke floating in the air.
"It feels like only a moment, but I didn't expect it to be this late at night. It's my fault for waking you up."
Tang Chen nestled in Wang Yanzhou's arms and said, "I haven't had much to do all day. I just slept and ate, and now I don't feel sleepy anymore."
Wang Yanzhou saw that she was still full of energy, and he didn't know when he would be able to talk to her again, so he suggested, "Well, I'll chat with you again?"
Tang Chen closed his eyes and shook his head: "Let's not talk about it anymore. Aren't you sleepy?"
"I'm not sleepy. It feels like I haven't had a good chat with you for a long time."
This was said, but before Tang Chen could think of what to talk about next, Wang Yanzhou's very rhythmic snoring sounded in his ears. The snoring was very light, but it made people feel at ease for some reason.
...When Tang Chen woke up, it was already daybreak, and Wang Yanzhou had long since vanished. After casually tucking into a couple of mouthfuls of breakfast, she "forced" her senior brother to accompany her for a stroll and chat in the garden. Thinking there would be one more person eating lunch today, Tang Chen had asked Lian Qiao to prepare a few more dishes before leaving.
But before the two of them had walked for long, the eldest brother didn't know what was wrong, and he couldn't walk or stand. Tang Chen saw that something was wrong with him today, and after asking around, he couldn't explain what was wrong.
Tang Chen thought that everyone has some little secrets in their hearts that cannot be told, so he simply let the eldest brother go and share his little secrets with him.
When she was ready to go back to her room for lunch after shopping, she was shocked by the soups and vegetables on the table. "Wow, what's all that in all these pots today? Didn't I tell you that the senior brothers aren't coming to dinner? Why are you preparing so much? What a waste."
Lian Qiao followed Tang Chen's habit and served her a bowl of vegetarian soup before explaining, "These are all medicinal dishes prepared for you by the aunties in the kitchen. They are said to be very nourishing. There are only a lot of dishes, but the portions are not that much. You can finish them all, so there is no need to worry about wasting food."
Tang Chen looked at the delicious food on the table with his chopsticks in hand, swallowing his saliva but not daring to pick up his chopsticks: "If I eat all this, will I get a nosebleed?"
Lian Qiao said, "Of course not. These dishes have been examined by the military doctors. Master Mo also compiled your recent pulse information and brought it over for everyone to see."
Tang Chen smacked his lips and beckoned Lian Qiao to sit down beside him. "It feels so guilty to eat so much by yourself. Come on, come sit down and keep me company. How about this, you call the eldest brother to come and eat with us."
Lian Qiao added a set of bowls and chopsticks to her bowl and said with a smile, "Young Master Li is back today, and I think the eldest brother is going to the military camp to arrest someone. I'm afraid it's not easy to call him over now."
Tang Chen looked puzzled, and then he came up with a brilliant way to avoid wasting food: "This pigeon, that tofu skin bun, and that roast goose, you can send them to the eldest brother later."
Lian Qiao heard this and asked with a sly smile, "You gave these things to Senior Brother, aren't you afraid that the prince will get jealous?"
As soon as she said this, Tang Chen seemed to hear the sound of jealousy cracking: "Well, then why not ask the kitchen to make some more roast chicken, roast goose and other easy-to-carry dishes, load them up and send them to the camp. Just treat it as my condolences to everyone and give everyone a snack."
"Okay, I'll ask them to prepare it right away." After saying that, Lian Qiao put down her bowl and chopsticks and was about to leave when Tang Chen pulled her back: "What are you busy with? It's not too late to go after dinner."
After Lian Qiao had eaten and drunk her fill, she sat aside and watched Tang Chen "clean up the battlefield." It had to be said that this young woman's appetite was indeed quite astonishing. Who would have thought that such a small body could actually cram in so much food? "I see that most women like to eat sour food when they are pregnant. They say sour boys and spicy girls, but you can't touch sour food at all. It seems that you can't eat spicy food either. Is there anything you particularly want to eat?"
Tang Chen had considered this question before. Although the experience summarized by the predecessors had some truth, people were still different. "My tastes haven't changed much, except that I still prefer meat. Also, I've been getting hungry easily lately and I love to sleep."
Lian Qiao glanced at the barely touched seasonal vegetables on the table and reminded them, "...you should still eat more fruits and vegetables. Eating too much meat will cause bloating."
Tang Chen also said: "I know he's prone to constipation. But this little guy isn't difficult to take care of at all, he's quite considerate."
Lian Qiao looked at Tang Chen's belly and said, "This child is so caring while still in my belly. When he grows up, he will definitely be a filial and sensible child. However, I always feel that your belly is still a little small. Is it because we are not getting enough nutrition?"
Tang Chen was also a little puzzled and said: "I don't know how old these other people are. The eldest brother also said that everything is fine."
Because the eldest senior brother and Tang Chen had secretly kept her pregnancy a secret from Lian Qiao, Lian Qiao still felt that this person was a little unreliable. "What he said might not be entirely correct. I think we should find a few more doctors to take a closer look."
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