When Xinhe woke up again, it was already the morning of the second day.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an enlarged doll face. After all these years of being startled, Ji Xinhe had gotten used to it and calmly pinched Ah Guai’s face: "What’s up?"
Ah Guai lay on the bed and blinked: "Mother is lazy again, getting up so late."
Xinhe smiled: "It’s my fault. I will definitely wake up earlier than Ah Guai next time."
Ah Guai gave a skeptical look: "Mother, don’t fool me. You’ve said this many times already."
Xinhe: "·······"
Then Ah Guai burst into laughter: "However, considering that you are pregnant with a baby, I won’t be angry with you!"
Feeling warmth in her face, Xinhe smiled and asked, "Ah Guai, you know?"
"Ah Guai knows! Ah Guai has always been looking forward to having a little brother or sister, so that Ah Guai can be an elder sister. Ah Guai doesn’t like being a child and wants to grow up!" Ah Guai excitedly said.
Xinhe smiled and pinched her little face: "Silly child."
As they were talking, Mu Houchu came in, drawing the curtains and said, "You are pregnant, don’t let her trouble you."
"Ah Guai won’t bother mother. Ah Guai has been well-behaved." Ah Guai pouted and snuggled into Xinhe’s arms.
With Xinhe leaning on the pillow, she hugged Ah Guai and stroked her head: "Our Ah Guai is the most well-behaved."
"Don’t you feel any discomfort now?" Mu Houchu sat by the bed.
"I’m fine. What about Xiaochaihu..."
"The Elder Xu will inform us if there’s any news. Don’t worry." Mu Houchu caressed Xinhe’s face.
Xinhe still felt a little uneasy, but since he said there was no need to worry, she could only trust him and nodded: "I was just wondering these past few days why I was always sleepy and feeling lazy. It turns out I’m pregnant."
Ah Guai carefully touched Xinhe’s belly, "Is there a brother or sister in mother’s tummy?"
"Do you want a brother or sister?" Xinhe smiled.
Ah Guai tilted her head and said, "Ah Guai wants both a brother and a sister."
Xinhe smiled: "That’s difficult."
Mu Houchu laughed, "What’s so difficult? Just have a pair of twins."
Ah Guai giggled: "That’s great! Ah Guai wants to be a big sister."
"It’s time for the young Princess to eat." The nanny came in respectfully.
Ah Guai pulled Xinhe’s sleeve: "Ah Guai wants to eat with mother."
Mu Houchu pinched her little face: "Let the nanny take care of you during the meal. Your mother is pregnant and not feeling well, she doesn’t have the energy to take care of you."
Ah Guai reluctantly agreed: "Ah Guai understands."
Xinhe kissed Ah Guai’s face: "Once mother feels better in a few days, I’ll accompany Ah Guai for every meal, okay?"
Ah Guai finally smiled, "Okay!"
She then jumped off the bed and ran out for her meal.
Mu Houchu sat next to Xinhe with a medicine bowl and fed her: "Originally, when you’re pregnant, you shouldn’t get startled. This time, you were even poisoned. Although you took the antidote, we don’t know if it will have a bad effect on the child. I got a special prescription from Elder Xu to nourish your body. This time, don’t be lazy and avoid taking the medicine, okay?"
As Xinhe drank the medicine, she hesitated for a moment before looking at Mu Houchu firmly: "Is Xiaochaihu really okay?"
For some reason, she still felt uneasy.
Mu Houchu’s hand paused slightly, and he looked deeply into her eyes: "If I say he can live, he will definitely not die."
Seeing Mu Houchu’s expression, Xinhe knew that he must be jealous again. She really understood him too well. She pulled his sleeve, "Xiaochaihu is like Xiao Bei to me, as close as a blood brother. If Xiao Bei had been injured today and I asked a few more questions, you probably wouldn’t be so angry, right?"
It was only now that Ji Xinhe realized why Mu Houchu had been somewhat displeased with Xiaochaihu all these years. She was indeed a bit foolish.
Mu Houchu sneered coldly, "Xiao Bei doesn’t harbor any crooked intentions like him, though."
He knew it after all...
Xinhe still found it difficult to accept even now, and didn’t know what to say. She could only say helplessly, "The only thing I hope for right now is that he can live well. Everything else can be discussed. I just wish he could live peacefully, so I can feel more at ease."
Mu Houchu’s face still didn’t look good.
Xinhe took the initiative to snuggle into his arms and said pitifully, "Poor me, having just conceived my beloved husband’s child, my husband treats me coldly. If you don’t like me, I’ll leave with your child."
Mu Houchu irritably tapped her head lightly, "Be honest and drink your medicine!"
Xinhe laughed, as easy to coax as always.
After Xinhe obediently finished the bowl of medicine, Mu Houchu spoke in a deep voice: "I sent Li Nan to Elder Xu’s place, and barely managed to save his life. However, he has not woken up yet. Elder Xu said it depends on his own fate. If he never wakes up, there’s nothing we can do."
Xinhe’s face turned slightly pale upon hearing this.
Mu Houchu pinched her palm, "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he wakes up. The life debt you owe him, I will help you repay."
Xinhe pressed her lips together and said slowly after a moment, "Mu Houchu, thank you for helping him."
For the first time after all these years of being married, Xinhe thanked Mu Houchu. It was because she realized that Mu Houchu had done so much for her and had given up so much. When she should have been appreciating all he had done, he had been indulging her time and time again.
Mu Houchu pinched her chin and gave her a deep kiss, "This is what you owe me. Think about how you want to pay me back later."
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In the blink of an eye, three months passed, and Xinhe was already five months pregnant and showing signs of her pregnancy. She had thought that the second pregnancy would be easier than the first, but who knew that she’d be suffering from morning sickness the whole time. Instead of gaining weight, she actually lost quite a bit, much to Mu Houchu’s distress.
With a pale face and holding her waist, Xinhe sat down. She had just eaten something, but she vomited it all out soon after.
Xiaoyu was worried, "She can’t eat anything, what should we do? When she was pregnant with the young princess, she didn’t feel so nauseous. She slept and ate all the time and was quite comfortable. It was only the day she gave birth that she suffered. Why is this pregnancy like this..."
Xinhe waved her hand to stop her and picked up a cup of hot tea to moisten her throat.
When Mu Houchu entered, he saw her like this and immediately frowned: "What happened?"
Xiaoyu quickly replied: "The princess vomited again."
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