books44 Chapter 337: I Want to Have a Baby
Chapter 337: I Want to Have a Baby
Chapter 337: Wanting to Have a Baby
"Sister Ji, do you know, that princess... she wanted me to die in the palace... Waaah, she pushed me into the lake, and she didn't save me even when she was by the lake... Waaah, later, it seems that Young Master Shen also jumped into the lake to save me..." Ji Meiqing listened attentively, thinking about how these two people had disappeared today, and so many things had happened, she couldn't quite believe it.
Ultimately, it was Zhao Ning'er herself who didn't understand. Even Ji Meiqing, after listening, guessed the gist: the princess had fallen for Shen Bin, which was why she wanted to kill Zhao Ning'er. But Zhao Ning'er remained oblivious, completely unaware of anything, not even knowing the reason why the wicked princess treated her this way.
"Alright, stop crying. Now that you're back safely, you don't have to do it again," Ji Meiqing comforted Zhao Ning'er, who wiped away her tears and nodded.
Ji Meiqing patted her shoulder, signaling her to go to sleep early, and then left the room.
Zhao Ning'er lay on the bed, afraid to extinguish the candle. Every time she closed her eyes, she remembered falling into the water during the day, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. Suddenly remembering that Shen Bin had been taken to the back hall by Lu Yu and she didn't know what had happened to him, she hurriedly went downstairs to the back hall. Lu Yu, who had been sitting in the back hall, left when he saw Zhao Ning'er arrive.
"Brother Lu, how is Young Master Shen's condition?" Lu Yu had just reached the door when Zhao Ning'er called out to him. Lu Yu told her exactly what Yin Lie had said: "Young Master Shen has a fever due to a cold attacking his heart. Tonight he can only drink some ginger soup to get through it. Old Master Yin wrote down a prescription, and I will go to get the medicine tomorrow." He was about to leave when Zhao Ning'er stopped him.
"Young Master Lu, I'll take care of getting the medicine. You should spend more time with Sister Ji." Lu Yu didn't refuse and took the prescription from his pocket, handing it to Zhao Ning'er. Zhao Ning'er took the prescription and gave Lu Yu a grateful look. Lu Yu didn't say anything more and left. Zhao Ning'er turned around and saw Lu Yu lying on the bed. She grabbed his hand, not wanting to leave him for even a moment.
But remembering what Lu Yu had just said—that Shen Bin was suffering from a cold and needed ginger soup—she tucked him in and went to the kitchen. The cook in the kitchen looked at Zhao Ning'er with some curiosity. Zhao Ning'er said, "Um, brother, could I borrow the stove to make some ginger soup? Young Master Shen is sick."
The cook chuckled, nodded at Zhao Ning'er, and even smiled slightly. He knew about Zhao Ning'er and Shen Bin; Shen Bin was the shop owner. For her to ask permission to use the stove, and even use the word "borrow," made him scoff at the woman's naive and foolish appearance.
After leaving the back hall, Lu Yu took Ji Meiqing back to the inn. Since business had stabilized, Ji Meiqing only occasionally visited Zuixianlou. That evening, after taking a bath, Ji Meiqing lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought. After Lu Yu finished bathing, he saw Ji Meiqing lost in thought and, without noticing, slipped into bed.
Holding Ji Meiqing in his arms, he buried his head in her neck, his breath hot. Ji Meiqing realized what was happening and tried to push him away, but she was too weak. She gave up and said, "Brother Lu, why is Princess Xiangping, who is clearly a member of the royal family, so ruthless?" She really didn't understand. Logically speaking, this princess should have been pampered and spoiled.
It's normal to have a temper, and getting angry occasionally is not wrong. But Princess Xiangping had only met Zhao Ning'er once, yet she wanted to kill him. This shows how terrifying Princess Xiangping is. She wanted to learn something else from Lu Yu, because men and women think differently.
"Alright, stop thinking about it. I'll check it out tomorrow." Lu Yu said, his hands roaming restlessly over her body, making Ji Meiqing blush.
"Hey, stop it." Ji Meiqing tried to push Lu Yu away, but he held her tightly. He directly silenced her with a kiss, making Ji Meiqing feel dizzy and infatuated. Lu Yu's hands slowly moved down, trying to remove her clothes, but Ji Meiqing panicked and pulled at her clothes, saying, "No, let's sleep, let's sleep, okay?" Lu Yu stopped what he was doing, and Ji Meiqing thought her words had worked, and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Meiqing, you said that once the business at Zuixianlou stabilized, you would come back to Rongcheng with me and live a normal life. But…” Lu Yu’s voice was soft, but he couldn’t hide his disappointment.
Ji Meiqing turned her head away, not daring to look at him, but felt a pang of sadness in her heart; she had broken her promise after all. Lu Yu kissed her neck, and seeing that Ji Meiqing didn't resist, he moved to her lips and gave her a forceful kiss. Lu Yu's hands roamed over her body, then slowly removed her clothes.
The next morning, Ji Meiqing felt unbearable pain in her legs after walking only a few steps, while Lu Yu on the bed looked at Ji Meiqing with schadenfreude. Ji Meiqing snorted at him and said, "If you do this again, I'll make you sleep on the floor."
Lu Yu, trying to please Ji Meiqing, took her hand and said, "I want you to have a child for me." Ji Meiqing was stunned, staring at Lu Yu in a daze. He wanted a child too, didn't he? Back in modern times, he was over forty and still unmarried, let alone having children. Although he always heard people say that the pain of a mosquito bite was the lowest level, while the pain of childbirth was the highest level.
In the past, she would really avoid the topic of having children, but now that she has Lu Yu, she suddenly wants to have a child and wants to experience what it's like to be a mother.
"Let's think about having children after we get back to Rongcheng, okay?" Ji Meiqing blushed as she spoke. Lu Yu, lying on the bed, knew that Ji Meiqing had agreed, so he sat up and hugged her. His heart was full of love.
Shen Bin's fever finally subsided after a night's rest, and Zhao Ning'er was relieved to find that his forehead wasn't as hot as before. She hadn't slept all night, staying by Shen Bin's side and making sure he was covered up properly every time. As soon as it was light in the morning, she wanted to know if Shen Bin was feeling better. Knowing that his fever had gone down, she took the prescription she had gotten from Lu Yu the day before to the pharmacy.
After getting the medicine, she bought some candied fruit and returned to Zuixianlou. When she got back to the back hall, she found that Shen Bin was no longer on the bed, but had fallen to the ground. She quickly helped him up and said, "Young Master Shen, what happened to you? Are you alright?"
"Water...water..." Shen Bin mumbled intermittently. Zhao Ning'er quickly put Shen Bin back on the bed, made him lie flat, and then hurried to the front hall. She took a kettle and cup back to the back hall, poured water, and fed Shen Bin little by little. Shen Bin accidentally choked while drinking the water, and Zhao Ning'er hurriedly helped him dry off.
After drinking the water, Shen Bin felt much better. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw Zhao Ning'er smiling as he said, "Ning'er, you...you're alright...it's good that you're alright." He finished speaking intermittently and then fell back asleep.