svetikya Chapter 267 I'm happy to see it happen
Chapter 267 I'm happy to see it happen
"Drinking again?"
Pei Rujing smelled the alcohol on Wen Zongji and immediately waved her hand dismissively, saying, "Stay away from me."
She already disliked the smell of alcohol, and now that she's pregnant, she can't stand it even more.
Wen Zongji took off his official robes: "It's inevitable that I'll have a few drinks... I'll go take a bath first."
Pei Rujing watched him leave and instructed, "Go and prepare a hangover soup for my husband."
This hangover soup doesn't actually cure a hangover, but it can relieve headaches when you wake up the next day.
Qinghe responded and left.
When Wen Zongji returned after his bath, the hangover soup was just ready for him to drink.
Wen Zongji quickly finished the hangover soup, then leaned close to Pei Rujing's stomach to listen for any movement: "Has the baby been bothering you today?"
This is a habit Wen Zongji has recently developed: lying on Pei Rujing's belly and communicating with the fetus.
Pei Rujing shook her head: "He's very well-behaved."
Granny Feng chimed in, "The young mistress is indeed very well-behaved. Most women would be worn out by this time, but the county princess is perfectly fine."
Wen Zongji laughed and said, "You're such a good girl. When you're born, Daddy will take you to play... I met Lu Nian'an and Wu Fengyuan today. Lu Nian'an is going to the Censorate and will probably leave the capital soon to take up a post in the provincial judicial office."
"I heard that it was Imperial Censor Wei who specifically requested Lu Nian'an."
Pei Rujing blinked: "My sister-in-law's father is upright and incorruptible; it's not easy to catch his eye."
Wei Zhengsong's character is well-known both inside and outside the court.
"Lu Nian'an is indeed quite suitable for the Censorate, it's just a pity we won't see him in the capital for the next few years."
Once you go to a certain place, you won't be able to come back for several years, and that's assuming you've made some achievements.
If you don't have the ability, you'll never be able to come back in this lifetime.
Every year, the imperial court sends countless officials to other places, but very few of them are able to return to the capital.
Of course, Wen Zongji still believed in Lu Nian'an.
Pei Rujing listened quietly to him, not really interested in the story; she was only interested in Wen Zongji's affairs.
"When will you be reporting for duty at the Ministry of Revenue?"
"The imperial order has been issued. Normally, I should report to the Ministry of Revenue within five days. I plan to take a day off tomorrow and go to the Ministry of Revenue the day after tomorrow."
Pei Rujing said, "Since we have five days, why the rush?"
Wen Zongji looked up at her: "Does my wife expect me to go at a later time? There's no one in the Ministry of Revenue to protect me."
His appointment to the Ministry of Revenue will inevitably affect the interests of some people, who would love for him to make a mistake.
Pei Rujing shook her head: "I just want you to rest for a day or two more."
"There's not much to rest about. It's just after the New Year, and I feel a bit lazy, so I need to find something to do."
Pei Rujing didn't say anything more: "Just keep it in mind."
……
When he said he would take a day off, Wen Zongji really did take a day off.
Pei Rujing's pregnancy became even more difficult, so the two of them could only wander around the mansion. There wasn't much to do since they couldn't leave the mansion.
Eventually, the two got bored and took turns reading stories to the baby in Pei Rujing's belly.
It's unclear whether the little guy understood or not, but he would occasionally kick Pei Rujing's belly, as if to indicate that he was listening.
After a day of rest, Wen Zongji went to the Ministry of Revenue to report for duty the next day.
Pei Rujing became even more sleepy after becoming pregnant.
In the past, she would want to stay in bed, but she would usually get up after a while. She always wanted to stay in bed, but in reality, she rarely stayed in bed.
Since becoming pregnant, Pei Rujing has been getting up later and later, and even waking up later and later.
Often, it wasn't that she consciously wanted to stay in bed; she simply fell asleep.
The imperial physician Wang examined her pulse multiple times and said that there was nothing wrong with her health.
Granny Feng also said that many pregnant women experience excessive sleepiness, which is normal.
Pei Rujing was finally relieved and allowed herself to sleep as much as she wanted every day.
That day, I woke up naturally as usual and naturally slept through breakfast.
Pei Rujing got up to wash up and was about to tell Qinghe to have the kitchen prepare some food when she heard Granny Feng say, "Princess, the princess has been here for a while."
However, since Pei Rujing was sleeping, the princess did not allow anyone to disturb her sleep.
"Mother is here?" Pei Rujing was very happy. She turned around and walked out of the inner room to the main hall, where she saw the Princess sitting there drinking tea. She was elegant and noble, with an air of nobility about her.
"mother--"
The princess turned her head and saw Pei Rujing quicken her pace. She was so frightened that she stood up and went to greet her.
"Have you forgotten your own situation? How can you still act so recklessly?"
"I miss my mother."
"Come on, I come to see you all the time. Don't make it sound like I've forgotten about you."
"As the saying goes, a day apart feels like three autumns; I just miss my mother."
The mother and daughter bickered for a while, then sat down to talk.
The kitchen staff were quite perceptive; upon learning that Pei Rujing had woken up, they prepared breakfast and brought it over.
The eldest princess watched her eat and asked, "You haven't separated rooms from Zongji yet?"
Normally, after a woman becomes pregnant, she will sleep in separate rooms from her husband for a period of time until she finishes her postpartum confinement.
Pei Rujing said, "We are husband and wife, why should we sleep in separate rooms?"
The eldest princess said, "I know you two have a good relationship, but you are heavily pregnant now, which is very inconvenient for you. Zongji can't help you at all, and he's just taking up his rest time."
"Who says he can't help?"
Pei Rujing said, "I occasionally get leg cramps, and I'm so grateful to my husband for massaging them. Besides, I'm carrying our child, so why should he be able to sleep soundly without any worries when I'm having trouble sleeping because of my pregnancy?"
"If I have insomnia and can't sleep, he has to coax me to sleep."
Pei Rujing was never one to engage in internal conflicts; in fact, she often acted on her own feelings.
So she said it with a clear conscience.
The eldest princess shook her head upon hearing this: "Go ahead and torment Zongji. He's your husband, don't you feel any pity for him?"
"I do feel sorry for him. I'm taking medicine to regulate my body now, and my legs don't cramp anymore. I don't wake up easily, so he doesn't have to suffer from insomnia with me."
The Eldest Princess: "..."
Surprisingly, there's some truth to what they're saying.
The princess promptly changed the subject, saying that she had prepared many gifts for the child in her womb and was just waiting for the child to be born.
He also talked about some things concerning Pei Shizhao's eldest son, Hengge'er.
"Hengge'er changes every day. He's become a beautiful young man, and he even looks a bit like your older brother and sister-in-law."
Pei Rujing asked, "Has my sister-in-law returned to the Pei State Duke's Mansion yet?"
Lady Wei has been living in the princess's residence for quite some time.
"She went back, otherwise that person might come knocking on her door. But even after returning to the Marquis's mansion, she often brought Hengge'er to the Princess's mansion."
After having her eldest son, Lady Wei's personality changed a lot; she became more cheerful and more assertive.
In the past, Wei would have hesitated for a long time about taking her child to the Princess's residence every few days, but now she did it without thinking about how Duke Pei would react.
The eldest princess noticed the change in Lady Wei and was pleased with it.