"Why isn't the prince coming back yet?" Bai Qianfan pinched the bean bag into various shapes and stuffed it into her mouth.
"They said that the crown prince will not return tonight. I don't think that the prince will return either." The laurel pulled the needle out of his head and looked out the window. "It seems to be raining again."
"It's fine if you don't come back," Bai Qianfan said. "It's raining, it's troublesome running around and saving time for your highness to rest."
The laurel teased her, "You are sleeping soundly as soon as you lie down. Your highness won't be able to sleep without you."
Bai Qianfan arrogantly raised her neck, "Who asked him to love me."
"He's going to be a mother soon. He doesn't feel ashamed to keep his love in his mouth." The laurel lowered its head and bit off the thread. Then, it handed the completed Tigerhead Shoes to her. "Take a look. What do you think?"
It's pretty, "Bai Qianfan sucked the powdered sugar off her fingers, then picked up her tiger shoes to examine it," It's really not bad, it's almost as good as Big Sister Lv He's cooking skills.
"Don't say those words in front of Sister Lv He. If she hears them, she might as well stop teaching me her cooking skills."
"Sister Lv He is not such a petty person." Bai Qianfan placed the two little shoes neatly together, "Hurry up and ask Big Sister Lv He to make a little rabbit shoes, if the baby is a girl, wearing rabbit shoes would be so cute."
"Don't you want to have a baby boy?"
"But the prince wants a girl, and says she's as pretty as I am."
"In the eyes of the prince, even Heavenly Immortals aren't as beautiful as you."
Bai Qianfan moved her face closer to her, smiling mischievously, "Don't tell me I'm not pretty?"
"She's beautiful," the laurel said with a sigh, "but why do you look so stupid when you're carrying her? Our Heir cannot be like you, but rather, it is better to be like a prince.
Bai Qianfan said, "How tired is it? I'm just not willing to carry it, doing whatever I want, my days are not for others to see. I have to feel good about it."
"I can't say anything, but it's getting late. This servant will wait for you to rest, right?"
"Fine, since the prince isn't coming back, I can get a good night's sleep today. If he's here, I'll definitely be unable to fall asleep from the ruckus."
"Please be more careful when you speak. I'm a young lady who hasn't left the pavilion yet, how can I be embarrassed when you're not ashamed?"
Bai Qianfan insisted on teasing her, "Let me tell you, the fun in this room is really …"
Yue Gui covered her ears and quickly walked away. "If you don't listen, I won't. Please don't teach this servant badly. This servant still needs to marry."
Yue Guiyi watched as Bai Qianfan took a bath, then sent him to the bedroom. She told her to rest, covered her with a blanket and left a small light on the bedside before turning around and leaving.
— —
The embankment was brightly lit, and oiled torches were swaying in the drizzle, extending along the embankment in a long line.
Morong Gan was wearing his raincoat as he patrolled the dike. It was only at night that he was able to resolve all the hidden dangers, and he set up camp on the dike and arranged for people to take turns being on duty. As long as there were no more heavy rains like the one from a few days ago, he should be fine.
When he returned to the camp, the Crown Prince was sitting on the side of the bed, sitting down to make tea. When he saw the Crown Prince enter, he greeted him with a smile, "It's good that you've come. Have a sip of hot tea."
Morong Gan laughed: "Wherever Second Brother goes, he will not bow to himself."
The Crown Prince said, "Why do you have to bow to me? I only have this little hobby, could it be that I will be deprived of it as well? This is a tea to calm the spirit, and after drinking it, you will have a good sleep. "
Morong Gan was a little tired. He pinched the space between his eyebrows and turned to look at the bed behind the screen. "Second brother is planning to rest here?"
"Of course I am, I'm worried. In the morning, if the water level is no longer high and the hole we made doesn't change, then it won't be too late to go back."
Morong Gan took a sip of the tea and cupped his hands towards him, "Thank you second brother," he said as he stood up.
The Crown Prince was stunned and then followed, "What do you mean?"
"I have to go back," Morong Gan laughed, "I'm different from Second Brother, I have a wife, it's not good if I don't go back."
"You, you, what's so good about you?" The Crown Prince didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Can't you just stay with my wife all day?"
Morong Gan was a little embarrassed, he touched the back of his head and laughed, "Didn't she get pregnant?"
"There are so many people waiting in the manor. What's there to worry about? Besides, it's not too far away. If there's anything, it'll be reported in less than an hour." The Crown Prince advised, "It's already so late. You've worked hard all day, so you should just rest here."
Morong Gan shook his head and insisted on going back. No matter how late it was, he would always go back to her side.
It was so dark that it was like ink had been poured on the ground. Rain was falling and silence was everywhere. The only thing that could be heard was the clear sound of hooves on the ground.
The Crown Prince sighed as he heard the horse hooves galloping away. He shook his head, "This Third Brother is good in everything, but he was dragged down by the word 'love'."
— —
Bai Qianfan drank too much stew, slept till midnight, and felt her stomach swelling up. She blurrily sat up, got off the bed, and walked towards the clean room. She didn't want to wake the laurel, so she took the lamp and walked softly to the back.
It was still raining outside, and water droplets were dripping down from the roof. Bai Qianfan sat on the barrel as she listened to the rain, and thought of Morong Gan.
When her pregnancy wasn't over, she stuck to Morong Gan, but now that she was better, he stuck to her instead. Although she had to return to the yamen to do some work, she had to run to the inner chamber a few times a day to look for people whenever she couldn't see them, which annoyed her a bit. However, he couldn't bear to think about it when he was separated. All day long, whether it was eating, chatting, doing or doing things, he was always on his mind.
He should also be thinking about her. If he didn't hug her, he wouldn't be able to sleep, and tonight, he would probably be unable to sleep by himself.
After that, she went back to her room with the lamp and was about to go to bed when she heard a strange sound, a long and short, long and thin, like a snoring sound. She listened quietly for a while, and the sound came from behind the screen.
She put the lamp on the table and tiptoed over to it. There was a man curled up behind the screen, his body on his side, his head down, as if he were asleep.
She was stunned for a moment before falling asleep. Was she too tired?
She went to help him up. "Get up and go to bed."
As she got closer, she could smell the scent of alcohol. She frowned.
He was helped up by her and his lower body became unsteady. He staggered out from behind the screen with her, his mouth slurring. "Qianyan, you're here …"
This sound... Bai Qianfan was shocked, her hands loosened, and the person on her shoulder immediately slid to the ground. Using the light from the room, she looked carefully, and she was so shocked that she stood up, "How can it be you?"
It was at this moment that the door was pushed open. Morong Gan walked in with a gust of cold wind and a smile on his face, "Wifey, I'm back …"