Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Lin Qiao returned to the study.
I had someone reheat the sweet soup before bringing it over to him.
He seemed a bit flustered, but he quickly regained his composure. “What are you doing here? You’re pregnant right now, you shouldn’t…”
I placed the sweet soup on the side table and smiled. “You’re overthinking things, husband. I just came to have a heart-to-heart with you.”
He frowned as he looked at me.
I said, “Are you familiar with Prince Jing of Lizhou?”
Unable to guess what I was getting at, his brow remained furrowed.
“His father king and the current Emperor were brothers, but he passed away early. Prince Jing inherited the title at sixteen. Although his mother was still around, his word was law in his fiefdom. His princess consort was merely a female physician. When he said he wanted to marry her, no one dared to stop him.
“Husband, your situation is different from his, so stop thinking about marrying Qian San Niang. Now that I am pregnant, let’s live a good life together as a family of three, shall we? If you truly love and respect Qian San Niang, then find a good family for her to marry into and provide her with a dowry.
“Husband, there are too many things in this life that are beyond our control, and too many times when we are powerless. Don’t make things difficult for yourself.”
His brow smoothed over, and he said, “I understand.”