"Brother Shen, you're back?" Xia Tian sat up with the help of Shen Nian, turned his head to look out the window, and found that it was already dark.
"Yeah, I just came back a while ago." Shen Nian replied softly.
He tucked her fallen hair behind her ear.
Ningxiang heard some noise in the room and knew that Xia Tian had woken up, so she brought in some warm water to wipe her face.
Chen Nian took the cloth that Ningxiang had wrung out, and without asking Xia Tian to do it himself, he held her face and wiped it carefully.
Xia Tian looked at Shen Nian’s gentle movements and knew that he must be very happy that she was pregnant.
"Brother Shen, we are having a baby!" Xia Tian took his hand and placed it on her belly, looking at him with a smile.
"Well, I already know." Shen Nian felt it gently with his hands, and the expression on his face was particularly gentle.
Looking at Coke in the summer, if this child is born, he will definitely be a good father!
After wiping her face, Ningxiang took the basin down and asked people to start setting the table.
Xia Tian was a little surprised, "Brother Shen, you haven't had dinner yet?"
She got up a little late today, so she should have had dinner by now.
"Well, I'll wait for you." Shen Nian helped her down.
"If you're hungry, eat first. You don't have to wait for me. What if I sleep until tomorrow morning?" Xia Tian took Shen Nian's arm and said as he walked towards the dining table.
"No problem, let's use it together."
The two sat down, and Shen Nian personally served a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Xia Tian, "Drink some soup first to whet your appetite."
Xia Tian looked at the dishes on the table. There was no fish. Probably because they were afraid that she couldn't stand the smell, the other meat dishes were placed farther away from her.
"The doctor examined me today. Did he say anything?" Shen Nian asked.
"Nothing much, just that it's still early in the month, so you need to be more careful, don't get too tired, and don't do strenuous exercise. Everything else is the same as before." Xia Tian drank a sip of soup, "It's so delicious!"
Today's soup is spring bamboo shoots and pork ribs soup. The oil is skimmed off completely and it tastes fresh and fragrant.
"Drink more if you like." Shen Nian gave her another spoonful.
Ningxiang stood by and couldn't help, so she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
Hearing Xia Tian say that the soup was delicious, she smiled and explained, "This is Cui Ling's stew. The kitchen just happened to deliver fresh bamboo shoots today, and she thought Madam would like it, so she made bamboo shoot and pork ribs soup. She was also worried that you couldn't stand greasy food, so she skimmed off all the oil."
"Well, Cui Ling is thoughtful. Reward!" Shen Nian also nodded slightly, very satisfied with the actions of these girls.
"Let's give each servant in the mansion a monthly stipend. Madam is pregnant, what a great joy!" Shen Nian waited for a moment before speaking.
Xia Tian smiled and nodded, "Okay! The girl in my room will get an extra reward!"
"Well, I'll listen to you, Madam!" Shen Nian smiled and nodded.
There was a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth!
Xia Tian gave him a reproachful look and lowered his head to continue drinking his soup.
"Then I would like to thank the prince and his wife for their rewards on their behalf." Ningxiang bowed with a smile.
Watching the interaction between the two, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing that the prince cares so much about the baby in the lady's belly, I am happy for her.
Xia Tian remembered that in the morning, Ningxiang and Ningxue were discussing going to Guangfu Temple to burn incense, and he also became interested.
The weather has been good these days and it hasn't rained, so it's nice to go out for a walk.
"Brother Shen, do you have time these two days?"
"Is there something wrong?" Shen Nian asked after putting down his bowl and chopsticks.
"I thought I'd take advantage of the nice weather and go out for a walk, and go to Guangfu Temple to burn incense. I heard that the incense there is very popular, so it's a good time to go and have a look!"
Shen Nian thought for a moment and said apologetically, “I can’t leave these few days. If you want to go, I’ll let Mu Feng and Mu Chen bring people to escort you.”
It is the busy spring season now. Rice is grown in the south, and now is the time for farmers to plant spring rice. He also wants to know more about the situation.
There has been no feedback from various places on the installation and use of the water wheels that were previously promoted.
Because of the severe drought last year, this year's planting has been somewhat affected.
Moreover, the Linzhou he manages has always been a dry grain bag. Although there has been more rain this year, it is still not much compared with previous years. This requires a lot of reliance on the normal accumulation of rivers and rainwater.
So during this period of time he has been studying water conservancy issues with other officials and he really has no time to spare.
"That's fine. You go ahead and do your thing. I'll take Ningxiang and the others out to play." Xia Tian didn't comment. Without Chen Nian's thoughts, the girls were more relaxed when they were together.
"Okay, but Mu Feng and Mu Chen must follow." Shen Nian instructed.
"I see." Xia Tian laughed, "Then I'll take Ningyue and Ningshuang with me. They haven't been out much since they came to Linzhou."
“Yeah.” Shen Nian nodded.
Anyway, there are other people around him, and Mu Lin is also there.
"Then let's just go tomorrow!" Xia Tian thought, it's better to do it today than to wait for a day, so there's no need to make plans. If the weather is good tomorrow, let's just go.
I heard that the Guangfu Temple in Linzhou is a well-known temple in the surrounding area and is always crowded with people.
Anyway, they just went there to burn incense, so it didn't matter at what time.
“Okay, be careful on the road.” Shen Nian said and glanced at her belly.
"I understand. I will be careful, don't worry." Xia Tian agreed readily.
This pregnancy, everyone is nervous.
She herself didn't feel anything.
But maybe it’s because it’s still young, so I can’t feel it yet.
After dinner, Xia Tian called Ning Xiang over and asked her to inform Ning Xue, Cui Yun, Cui Ling and the others, "We are going to Guangfu Temple tomorrow. Go and tell them, and also ask Ning Yue and Ning Shuang if they want to go. If they do, we can go together."
"Okay, ma'am." Ningxiang smiled happily and was about to go out.
Xia Tian called her again, "By the way, ask if Aunt Zhang wants to go?"
Nanny Zhang may have caught a cold these days, and she didn't come to her place, saying that she was afraid of infecting her.
So she hadn't seen Aunt Zhang for several days.
"I understand, Madam. Aunt Zhang should be almost recovered. I'll go and ask her."
Ningxiang went to find Nanny Zhang, Ningyue, Ningshuang and others.
Chen Nian went to the study and told Mu Feng and Muchen to bring people to escort Xia Tian and the others to Guangfu Temple tomorrow.
Ningxue, Cuiling, and Cuiyun heard that they were going to Guangfu Temple tomorrow, and they excitedly ran in to confirm with her, "Madam, are we really going to Guangfu Temple tomorrow?"
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Of course, how could this be false?"
"That's great. I heard that the vegetarian food at Guangfu Temple is famous far and wide, so we must try it tomorrow." Cui Ling said happily.
Cuiling is extremely talented in cooking, so she is naturally interested in all kinds of food and drinks, and she also loves to study them.
With Xia Tian's occasional guidance, she can basically make the recipe taste the same as modern recipes.
So sometimes when she was craving something, she would look for Cuiling to discuss recipes with her.
Cuiling is particularly active in making food.
Whenever Cuiling was researching delicious food, the people in her yard would stay at the kitchen door and not leave.
You have to try it anyway.
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