Chapter 244 - Happy Couple, Sweet Love

Shen Ninghua leaned on Chu Junyi’s shoulder. She abandoned her usual gentle and quiet appearance and cried hysterically like a child. Tears fell down her cheeks and soon the clothes on Chu Junyi’s shoulders were soaked through.

The cold tears soaked into the texture, as if they could penetrate Chu Junyi’s skin and imprint into his heart, forever engraving the feeling deep into his bones.

Chu Junyi hugged her just like that and gently patted her on the back. His movements carried boundless affection and tenderness.

After about half an hour, Shen Ninghua slowly stopped crying. She closed her eyes and leaned against Chu Junyi. Her tear-soaked eyelashes trembled slightly, softening his heart at a glance.

Ever since she was reborn, she kept everything in her heart. The difficult situations, the bone-chilling hatred, the cold-blooded family, and unceasing scheming, all sorts of things were sealed in her heart. Although she could hold on, she had accumulated a lot of negative emotions which would sooner or later drive her crazy. Fortunately, they were released now.

It was about two hours before Chu Junyi came out of the room. As soon as he walked out, he saw Bai Ruo and the other three maids guarding at the door.

“Master, is Miss alright?”

These four maids were extremely loyal to Ninghua.

“She fell asleep again. Qing Que and Bai Ruo stay here to guard the door. Bi Zhu go prepare some food. Hong Ling go and invite Doctor Chen.”

“Yes.”

Chu Junyi returned to the outer room and changed his clothes. His fingers brushed through the tear stains on his clothes and he sighed slightly. He had always understood that he liked Ninghua more than Ninghua liked him and he had always worked hard to get closer to Shen Ninghua, hoping that one day he could become the person she depended on.

From the looks of it, he still needed to work harder. However, Ninghua was willing to unload all of her defense and shed tears in front of him today. This already showed her attitude…

No matter what had happened to Shen Ninghua, since she was already his wife, he would definitely share weal and woe with her!

Shen Ninghua slept soundly. It was only when Chen Yun came in to check her pulse that she woke up slightly. However, after Chu Junyi sat down beside her and comforted her softly, she fell asleep again.

After leaving the room, Chu Junyi immediately asked Chen Yun, “Uncle Chen, how is Ninghua? She hasn’t woken up since she came back from the Shen Mansion. She has been asleep for almost four hours now.”

Shen Ninghua had been sleeping very lightly before. Only when he hugged her at night could she sleep a little soundly. However, for the first time today, she did not wake up even if he moved her around in his arms.

Looking at Chu Junyi’s nervous expression, Chen Yun immediately laughed. “Don’t worry, not only is Princess Zhaohua fine, but her condition is even better. If there’s nothing else, don’t wake her up and let her sleep. I’ll write a prescription. You ask people to cook the porridge accordingly, then put it on the stove to keep it warm and let her have some when she wakes up.”

Chu Junyi heaved a sigh of relief. “Uncle Chen, thank you.”

Chen Yun packed up the medicine chest and smiled. “Do you need to be so polite with me? Alright. I’ll go back first. If there’s anything else, just send someone over to tell me.”

“Alright, I’ll send you off.”

“I see that you are absent-minded. You’d better quickly go back and accompany Her Highness.” Chen Yun joked. He turned around and walked out of the courtyard with the guards leading the way. Looking at the characters “Huajun Pavilion” hanging above the courtyard, a complicated light flashed in his eyes.

In fact, he could see very clearly that Chu Junyi had been trying his best to get close to Shen Ninghua for a long time while Shen Ninghua had always had misgivings. After she was pregnant, she had always had the symptoms of depression. However, now the symptoms had completely disappeared. It seemed that Shen Ninghua had already made up her mind.

Chu Junyi got what he asked for. This was the best outcome…

Yunqing, you died in flames for Junyi. Right now, your child was already married and will soon become a father. You can rest assured…

Chen Yun didn’t let Chu Junyi send him off, so Chu Junyi didn’t insist as he knew Chen Yun wasn’t being polite to him. After Chen Yun disappeared out of sight, he turned around and sat down beside Shen Ninghua.

Shen Ninghua was trapped in the quilt. Her palm-sized cheeks looked even more exquisite, and there was a flush of sleepiness on them. Her face was like white jade stained with sunset glow or peach blossoms in the snow. It was so beautiful that it made his heart tremble.

Chu Junyi stretched out his hand and pulled aside a strand of Shen Ninghua’s hair that had landed on her neck. He didn’t know if his actions disturbed her, but she moved her head slightly and pressed her cheek against his arm. She rubbed her cheek slightly against his arm and then fell asleep.

The soft touch flowed into his heart along his arm, making his heart numb with affection. He wished he could accompany Shen Ninghua for the rest of his life.

Chu Junyi moved his seat a little closer and relaxed his arm slightly to make Shen Ninghua feel more comfortable. He sighed in his heart. It seemed that he really fell in love. But if the other party was Shen Ninghua, who would not happily get entrapped?”

Thinking about it, he couldn’t help smiling. The smile carried a sense of pride for having such a good wife. It made his handsome face look a little foolish on the one hand but much happier than ever before on the other hand.

When Shen Ninghua woke up again, she felt her entire body warm and soft, but she did not have any strength at all. She opened her eyes in confusion and looked around. Bai Ruo, who was always guarding at the bedside, was nowhere to be seen. She sat up and leaned against the bedside. With a slight movement, she felt a burst of hunger.

At this moment, Bai Ruo came in with the porridge. Seeing that Shen Ninghua was awake, she said in surprise, “Miss, you’re awake. Master guarded you all night and has just gone to court.”

Shen Ninghua stretched out her hand and rubbed her head. She looked at the sky outside and asked confusedly, “Is it morning?”

She remembered that she couldn’t help but cry when she came back from Shen Mansion yesterday afternoon. Then, she fell asleep. Had she slept for the rest of the day and then slept the whole night?

Bai Ruo stepped forward to let her lean against the soft pillow and then brought the porridge over. “Before he left, Doctor Chen asked me to cook the porridge. He said that you must be hungry when you woke up. It so happened that you woke up just after I have reheated the porridge.”

A faint smell of rice came, faintly carrying the fragrance of some medicinal herbs and arousing her appetite.

Shen Ninghua got up and finished washing up. She had more than half a bowl of porridge and felt warm and comfortable in her stomach. She squinted her eyes comfortably.

After eating the porridge, Shen Ninghua had Qing Que put the soft couch at the waterside pavilion and sat on the couch feeding the koi carps in the water.

Chu Junyi returned home in a hurry immediately after the court session ended. He saw Shen Ninghua leaning against the soft couch and staring at the brightly colored koi carps with a smile on her face.

Her beautiful side face was like jade, shining brightly. A strand of black hair was blown by the wind to her ears. The scene looked as beautiful as a painting of beauty.

“Ninghua, you are awake?”

Shen Ninghua turned her head and said, “You’re back.” As soon as she finished speaking, the scene of her lying on his shoulder and crying yesterday involuntarily flashed in front of her eyes. Immediately, she felt her cheeks burning and embarrassment flashed through her eyes.

Chu Junyi’s eyes were full of smiles. He walked to her and picked her up in his arms. The two of them sat down beside the railing and he said, “I saw that you were looking at the koi carps. What did you have on your mind?”

Shen Ninghua paused, and her cheeks suddenly turned even redder.

Chu Junyi was stunned. He didn’t expect her to have such a reaction. “Ninghua, your face is so red. What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Shen Ninghua took his hand off her forehead and said, “I saw that the koi carps are fat and thought that they should be exceptionally delicious.”

Chu Junyi was stunned. After a while, he suddenly laughed out loud. “I saw you staring at the koi carps in the water attentively. It turned out you were hungry.”

Sensing the mockery in his tone, Shen Ninghua raised her head slightly and looked down at him. She snorted slightly. “Who said I was hungry? It is the baby in my belly who is hungry. It doesn’t matter if you make me starve. Do you want to starve your baby?”

Chu Junyi suppressed the laughter in his heart and nodded repeatedly. “You are right. It doesn’t matter if I’m starving, but I mustn’t starve our baby.”

Looking at Shen Ninghua’s smile, Chu Junyi only felt that his heart was filled with brightness. He hoped that time could stop at this moment eternally. But he also hoped that time could pass faster so that he and Shen Ninghua could end their life like this…

Shen Ninghua relaxed and leaned against his embrace. She reached out and stroked her belly. The light in her eyes was exceptionally soft. Meeting Chu Junyi was her luck. At this time, she suddenly understood that the heavens had let her live a new life not to seek revenge for the people in her previous life, but to find her own happiness. Fortunately, happiness had already found her before she understood.

The two sat in the warm spring breeze for more than two hours before going into the room for lunch.

Upon entering the room, Shen Ninghua was stunned when she saw a roasted carp on the table. She asked in surprise, “Did you really stew the koi carp?”

Chu Junyi smiled lightly and said, “As long as you like, not to mention just a few koi carps, anything in the sky or deep in the sea, whatever you can think of, I will find them for you.”

“I can’t eat that much.”

“It doesn’t matter if you can’t eat. Let my baby eat. He can only grow up quickly if he eats more.”

Shen Ninghua rolled her eyes and sat down at the table to let Bai Ruo serve the meal.

After lunch, Shen Ninghua instructed Bai Ruo to help her change clothes. Chu Junyi asked, “Ninghua, are you preparing to enter the Palace?”

Shen Ninghua nodded. “Yes, someone has schemed against my baby. How can I let her feel at ease?”

“Who do you think it was?”

“Who else could it be? The lofty Empress.”

Chu Junyi nodded. “Well, what are you going to do?”

Shen Ninghua smiled and said, “I treat my baby as my very life, and so does the Empress. Since she dared to attack my baby, I will do the same to hers. Didn’t the head of the Internal Affairs Department Xiao Qi find something? It’s just the time to use it.”

“Alright, you make use of the Internal Affairs Department to start attacking from the harem. I’ll go and cause some troubles for the Crown Prince.”

The two of them looked at each other and smiled. For a moment, the smile overshone all the flowers in the garden…