As it got darker, Mi Niang couldn't sleep. Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and her sleep was very uneasy. Fang Wei Yan was not at home all day as he was busy with government affairs. Mi Niang could still have fun on weekdays, but when she was most vulnerable, she always needed someone to accompany her.
Although the servants were loyal, they could not get along with each other.
Therefore, he could only pick up a book and read until he was tired. He didn't know when he fell asleep. When Fang Weiyan came back early in the morning, he heard that Mi Niang was still resting. He hurried to check on her. There was a book beside her. Her eyes were dark blue, and she must have slept uneasily.
Thinking of this, Fang Weiyan felt very guilty. He got pregnant because he did not take any measures that time.
He stood there, watching her motionlessly. She always complained that her nose was too straight, her skin was not good, and she had dark circles under her eyes. She complained every day, but Fang Weiyan thought she was cute in every way.
Fang Weiyan heard the voice of Xian Ge'er outside again. Fearing that he would disturb Mi Niang, he hurried out to check on his son.
The envious boy was already dressed neatly, carrying a small school bag, looking like a student.
He hadn't seen his father for a long time. When he saw Fang Weiyan, he immediately rushed over. Fang Weiyan also immediately picked him up and walked outside: "Your mother is resting, how about your father having dinner with you?"
"Okay." The jealous boy was naturally very happy.
He usually spends more time with his mother, but his father is well-educated and he also wants to be praised by his father. So during dinner, he said, "The teacher often praises his son, but I don't know how to memorize faster."
Fang Weiyan coughed lightly and said, "Don't be arrogant."
In fact, he is still very proud of his son. Although his son is so proud, he has also worked hard at home. However, if he is not humble in the future, he may become an incompetent person with great talent but little ambition.
"My envy, you are still young. You don't know that there are always people better than you. When the water is full, it will overflow. When the moon is full, it will shrink. You must remember this. When I was young, I was as talented as you, but I never slacked off for a day."
The jealous boy quickly stood up and bowed and said yes.
The Fang family has very strict family education. Mi Niang dotes on him normally, but she never spoils him. Instead, she is very strict with his studies and his manners and interpersonal relationships.
Seeing his son like this, Fang Weiyan could not help but nod in approval: "Sit down quickly, it's good that you understand what your father said."
The envious boy then sat down, and Fang Weiyan picked up a bun for his son: "You usually like to eat steamed buns, come, let your father pick one for you."
"Dad, why is Mommy sleeping so soundly? I'm so worried about her." Even after eating the steamed buns, the jealous boy didn't feel happy. Instead, he was very concerned about Mi Niang.
Although he was raised by a wet nurse, she only took care of his daily life. Most of the time, he was reading, studying, and playing, and it was still Mi Niang who accompanied him.
Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "Your mother is pregnant. Maybe in a month, you will have a brother or sister. Then you will have someone to accompany you."
"But if a brother or sister is born, will you no longer like me?"
Although Xian'er is still young, he has not been with me as much as before since my mother became pregnant. My mother has to rest from time to time and make small clothes for my little brother and sister. She is only with me when she checks my homework every day.
Fang Weiyan laughed: "No, you have been with Dad and Mom for a few more years than your brother or sister, so naturally our relationship is deeper, right?"
"Besides, Daddy definitely likes Envy the most, and so does your mom."
The father and son chatted for a while, and Fang Weiyan personally sent his son to Shuzhai. He originally planned to go back to see Mi Niang, but then he heard someone say that there was a problem with the construction of Jiuru Pavilion. Fang Weiyan did not dare to delay and had to go again.
Therefore, when Mi Niang got up, there was no one around her again.
After she had breakfast, she perked up when she heard Yuan coming.
The eldest daughter of the Yuan family is already ten years old this year. She is very graceful and graceful. Mi Niang likes her very much. When she arrived, she asked someone to serve cherry curd and said, "Cherries are rare in Kyoto, but they are nothing here."
"Cherries are nothing. There are not many places that make cherry curd as delicious as yours." Yuan smiled.
She had heard that Mi Niang was good at playing the pipa and wondered if she could teach her daughter. Mi Niang just looked at her and said, "It's okay to accept it, but I'm a very strict person when teaching, and I'm afraid she can't bear it."
Before Yuan could say anything, her daughter Shuang Jie said, "I can endure hardship."
Seeing her daughter say this, Yuan laughed: "Look at her like this..."
Mi Niang smiled and said, "In that case, I will accept it. However, I am not feeling well right now. I will teach my two sisters when I am better. I also have a beginner's sheet music here. You can take it back and read it. If you don't understand, just come and ask me."
Yuan Shi naturally agreed, and asked her daughter to go back home first. She then took Mi Niang's hand and said, "Madam Fang, we are not others. I have a Qiao Zong here. I have a cousin who does maritime business. Dengzhou has been very busy recently, so I also want my disciple to open a shop and make some money from cosmetics."
This is a common thing. Mi Niang doesn't care too much about it. Although her dowry is not very generous, she also gets dividends from the shop. Besides, Fang Wei Yan is an official in another place and all the money is given to her to manage. In addition, all the private property of Old Lady Weng is in their hands. Now they can be considered wealthy.
So Mi Niang said, "Mrs. Yuan, I don't know anything about business, but I can help you invest some money, just like you said, some money for cosmetics."
Madam Yuan said mysteriously, "I'm afraid it's more than that. The emperor is going to send flower and bird envoys to our Dengzhou to select the queen, and all the ladies are eager to try. I heard that all the silk shops in the city are sold out."
"Yes, I heard about it too." Mi Niang touched her belly, feeling a little strange. Could it be that the queen was really in Dengzhou?
She invested five hundred taels of silver in Madam Yuan's shop and saw profit the next month. Mi Niang wanted to share the money with Fang Weiyan, but then she remembered Fang Weiyan's letter to her saying that he would be back soon, so she didn't write him.
Did she know why he came back?
Although the two of them haven't talked to each other like they used to for a long time, Mi Niang knew that Fang Wei Yan must have rushed back for her childbirth. Sometimes Mi Niang had no choice because Fang Wei Yan was too nervous.
But he didn't even know what he liked.
He thought she wanted a noble status, but she was not like that at all.
It is good to have a higher status, you can hear good things wherever you go, and people will flatter you at all times, as if everyone you meet is the best person. But the most important thing for a person is freedom, and this kind of freedom is something you can choose. When she was with Fang Weiyan, Fang Weiyan's respect was the most precious.
Finally, Fang Wei Yan rushed back before Mi Niang gave birth. He was a little tanned and in good spirits. When he came back and saw Mi Niang smiling, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Mi, I'm back. How are you? Is your stomach feeling better?" he asked concernedly.
Mi Niang poked his forehead with her finger and said, "Don't you care whether I feel comfortable or not?"
Both of them were smart people, and Fang Weiyan lowered his head for a moment.
Mi Niang said, "I don't want to be a noble person. To be honest, I am a bit rebellious by nature. I am not the kind of person who completely loses self for the sake of status and wealth. Even if I do that temporarily, it is only for the sake of a better life in the future. If you really understand me, you should know what kind of person I am. Although I am not the kind of person who is indifferent to fame and wealth, I am not the kind of person who gives up myself for the pursuit of wealth and status. If you ignore me for these reasons, isn't that missing the point?"
Fang Weiyan suddenly realized what was going on. He immediately apologized: "It's my fault for neglecting you."
He saw Mi Niang tilting her head to one side and tears streaming down her face. He panicked: "It's my fault, Mi Niang, what can you do to make me forgive me?"
Seeing him so nervous, Mi Niang was actually very happy in her heart. Fang Wei Yan kept coaxing her. He was very good at persuading people in his life, but he never thought that it would be so difficult to persuade Mi Niang. He even called her "little ancestor".
"My dear, what do you want to do to stop crying? You are still pregnant."
Mi Niang finally stopped crying and couldn't help asking, "Do you really want to repent?"
"Sincerely."
"Then I will hit you three times to vent my anger. Who made you not understand my heart these days?"
Fang Weiyan knew that Xiao Mi Niang treated Xian Ge'er in the same way. If he did something wrong, she would give him three slaps on the hand. He never expected that her punishment would be to hit him three times.
He agreed to everything and even said, "I can be beaten thirty times."
Of course the abortion failed because she was already in labor at that moment. I don't know if it was because of the previous pregnancy, but although she was very uncomfortable when she first got pregnant, the delivery was unusually smooth and she gave birth within two hours of entering the delivery room.
This time, it was another son.
Fang Weiyan looked at the pink and goose-yellow little clothes and couldn't help but ask, "What should we do?"
Chun Tao said awkwardly: "Let them do it again."
"No, use it first, but you have to catch up with some more."
When Mi Niang found out that she was giving birth to a son, she was quite depressed. It was not that she did not like sons, but she thought she was giving birth to a daughter, so she made many preparations, even preparing to comb her daughter's hair, but she never expected it to be a son.
Fang Weiyan coaxed her: "When you are out of confinement, I will take you to Jiuru Pavilion. The scenery of Jiuru Pavilion is very beautiful, especially in the morning, it feels like being in the clouds."
Only this will make Mi Niang happy.
Sure enough, after the confinement period was over and Mi Niang recovered, Fang Wei Yan left someone to look after the child while he took Mi Niang to Jiuru Pavilion. Mi Niang looked down from above and couldn't help feeling refreshed.
"It is indeed a place with a clear and bright spirit, the most suitable place for practicing Taoism. If you focus on it, you will achieve something."
Fang Weiyan responded with a smile.
The two of them came to the Purple Light Hall together. There was a plaque on the hall with a beautiful poem written by Fang Weiyan himself. Fang Weiyan knew that Xiao Mi Niang didn't like servants following her, so he cleared the hall and left only the couple to enjoy the view.
He originally thought that Mi Niang liked to remember the scenery and paint it when she got home.
Unexpectedly, Mi Niang hooked his belt and said, "Such a fairyland, if there is no fairy to accompany you, it will not be beautiful."
Fang Weiyan only saw her dancing gracefully. He had heard that Ruan was favored in her previous life, thanks to her graceful dancing. He only saw her in the hall, with a soft waist and a water-white soft gauze dancing, as ethereal and moving as a fairy.
She was dancing for him, and Fang Weiyan was actually infatuated with her for a moment.
Mi Niang continued to dance, because there should be more freshness between this couple. She was used to being a good wife and mother on weekdays, and today she was learning to be a fairy maid, and next time she would be a charming concubine.
Just like Fang Weiyan was usually a gentleman, but occasionally he would be domineering, she found it refreshing and admired him even more.
But I didn't expect that someone was watching behind the scenes. Who else could it be but the current emperor?
He sneaked out, not wanting anyone to know his whereabouts, but he really wanted to practice Taoism, so he came here to seek immortals and ask for advice, but he never expected to see such a scene.
The eunuch beside him said, "This woman is Fang Weiyan's wife. If Your Majesty is interested, I will let her come."
"This is not good..." The emperor had obviously been moved. This woman danced very well. The beauty and coldness of the fairy-like appearance made his heart move.
The eunuch said, "It's nothing. You are the emperor, and everything belongs to you."
The emperor thought to himself, that's right, wouldn't it be better to reward Fang Weiyan and find him a marriage in the future? As for this woman, she is really like a goddess.
As the song was about to end, Fang Weiyan came up to her, but Mi Niang said, "I said I would punish you before, but I was giving birth to a child and then I was in confinement after childbirth, so I didn't have the strength. I've given you a treat today, but you must remember the punishment."
Fang Weiyan naturally agreed. Mi Niang raised her fist and hit him hard three times. Fang Weiyan didn't feel any pain of course. Although Mi Niang looked fierce, she actually had very little strength. But he still grinned, of course, because he wanted Mi Niang to feel sorry for him.
Unexpectedly, the emperor's face changed drastically, and he said to the eunuch: "How dare you offer me such a fierce woman? She is the wife of an outsider. How can I take someone else's wife? Do you want me to have the same fate as Duke Ling of Wei and King Ping of Chu?"
Duke Ling of Wei and King Ping of Chu both seized their sons' wives and nearly lost their kingdoms in the end.
The eunuch knelt down immediately, thinking, how did he know that this woman was such a fierce woman? He really flattered the horse but hit the horse's leg.
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