Madam Xu was naturally unaware that Wen Nongnong and Gu Linchao had consummated their marriage just two days prior, but Lu Yingying knew the reason and thus came to Wen Nongnong's rescue, saying, "These things also depend on fate. When the time is right, it will naturally happen. Nongnong hasn't yet, so it seems that the time hasn't come yet."
Wen Nongnong quickly agreed, "Sister-in-law is right."
Seeing her so perfunctory, Madam Xu knew that she probably didn't care much about having a child. She sighed and reminded her, "You two have been married for a while now. You and the Prince still need to think this over carefully. You're not marrying an ordinary person. If there's no news for a long time, it might attract gossip."
Wen Nongnong quickly replied, "I understand, Mother."
After thinking for a moment, Madam Xu suddenly said, "I know there is a Guanyin Temple in the suburbs of Beijing that is quite effective for praying for a child. Why don't I take you there to pray tomorrow? Maybe we can get pregnant sooner."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
To avoid Xu actually dragging her to the Guanyin Temple to pray for a child tomorrow, she quickly said, "Let's talk about it another day..."
“No, this matter should be addressed sooner rather than later. Go and pray as soon as possible so that Guanyin can grant your wish. It’s settled then, I’ll take you tomorrow.” Madam Xu interrupted her, making the final decision.
Wen Nongnong: "..."
She looked at Lu Yingying pleadingly, but Lu Yingying gave her a helpless look.
Seeing how enthusiastic Xu was, Wen Nongnong thought for a moment and then let her have her way.
Since she has nothing to do tomorrow, she might as well go to the Guanyin Temple; otherwise, her mother might not give up.
"Alright then." She said listlessly, changing the subject, "I wanted to tell you that my second brother will be back in a couple of days. He did a great job in suppressing the bandits this time, wiping out all the bandits in Kunhu Mountain. When he returns, the imperial court will reward him for his merits, and my second brother may be promoted this time."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks to Buddha's blessing, your second brother was able to return safely." She paused, then looked back at Wen Nongnong's belly. "I hope Buddha will bless you so that you can get pregnant soon."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
Can't we just have a pleasant conversation anymore?
As the three were talking, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck outside, followed by a torrential downpour.
"Oh dear, it's raining heavily." Wen Nongnong quickly got up, walked to the window, and looked at the rain and mist outside.
The flowers and trees in the yard were bent over by the heavy rain.
Xu and Lu Yingying came over and looked at the rain and mist outside together.
"This rain is really heavy."
"Yes, it's been a long time since it rained this heavily. It looks like this rain won't stop for a long time."
After a while, the rain gradually subsided, but showed no signs of stopping.
Xu and Lu Yingying took out their needles and thread and started doing needlework.
Wen Nongnong watched the two doing needlework, feeling somewhat bored. However, when she saw the sachet that Lu Yingying was making, an idea struck her, and she asked, "Sister-in-law, is this sachet embroidered for my elder brother?"
Lu Yingying blushed and nodded gently.
Upon seeing this, Wen Nongnong teased her deliberately, "Why is sister-in-law so easily embarrassed? It's just making a sachet for my eldest brother."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yingying felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
It was Madam Xu who came to her rescue, saying, "Instead of having the mind to laugh at your sister-in-law, you might as well put some of your energy into embroidering one for the Prince as well."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up. "That's right, how come I didn't think of that?" she said, eagerly adding, "Mother, please prepare some fabric for me too. I want to embroider a sachet for the Prince."
When Madam Xu saw that she was really taking it seriously, she was taken aback. "Are you really going to embroider a sachet for the Prince?" She knew her daughter's embroidery skills well enough to be appalling.
“Yes, how could this be fake?” Wen Nongnong said. As she spoke, she took off the hairpin from her head and said preciously, “The prince gave me a rabbit hairpin, and I haven’t returned the favor yet. He just happens to need a sachet, so I’ll reluctantly embroider one for him.”
Xu Shi and Lu Yingying, who had just been fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), were speechless.
"Isn't it beautiful? Wang Houde told me that the Prince spent most of the afternoon choosing this hairpin for me." Wen Nongnong said with a bit of pride, "If Wang Houde hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this. Our Prince is so good to me, I can't be stingy with my money."
Madam Xu looked at her daughter with a puzzled expression, as if she were seeing her for the first time. "The hairpin that the prince gave you is obviously very valuable, and he put so much effort into it. You just embroidered a sachet to appease him?" The key point is that her daughter's embroidery was really unbearable to look at.
"It's the thought that counts, not the gift. It's all about the sentiment. A sachet, on the other hand, is embroidered stitch by stitch, so the sentiment behind it is even more important," Wen Nongnong said dismissively.
Lu Yingying then said, "What color fabric do you want? I'll cut it for you."
Wen Nongnong thought for a moment and said, "Dark blue, I guess."
"Okay." Lu Yingying nodded, went to help her choose the fabric she wanted, and then cut it for her.
So, under the guidance of the two, Wen Nongnong spent the whole day in Xu's room embroidering sachets.
By evening, the rain had lessened, but it still showed no signs of stopping, drizzling softly. Because of the rain, the sky was dark and gloomy, and it was already quite dark by evening.
Madam Xu left her sister-in-law and aunt inside to do needlework, while she and her servants went to prepare for the evening's family dinner.
As soon as Madam Xu left, Lu Yingying looked at her aunt sitting opposite her and couldn't help but lower her voice to ask, "Nongnong, how are things between you and the Prince now?"
Wen Nongnong was carefully embroidering a sachet when she heard this. Without even looking up, she said, "It's very good."
Seeing that she didn't understand what Lu Yingying meant, she couldn't help but sigh, "Mother was here just now, so I couldn't ask. What I wanted to ask you was, have you and the Prince... consummated your marriage?"
Wen Nongnong paused, looking at her in surprise. "When you asked about me, you weren't blushing this time, sister-in-law? So your blushing was mainly because of my older brother."
When Lu Yingying suddenly heard her mention Wen Tingyun, she was stunned for a moment, and her face flushed slightly. She glared at her and said, "Why are you bringing him up out of the blue?"
Wen Nongnong blinked, then suddenly leaned closer and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you're so shy, I'm curious, what do you do when you're sleeping with my older brother at night? Also, how many times do you two do it each night?"
Lu Yingying: "..."
When she came to her senses, her face flushed red, and she stared at her in disbelief.
After a long pause, she stammered, "Nong Nong, you..." How could she ask such an embarrassing question directly?
Lu Yingying wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground.
Wen Nong Nong chuckled and suddenly winked at her. "Sister-in-law may not know, but our Prince has great stamina. Last night..." She counted on her fingers and said shyly, "He wanted it seven times in total."
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