kvmb Chapter 145 Feelings
Chapter 145 Feelings
Nan Hua stroked his face: "Nan Fei said that I am pregnant and that I should not serve you."
An Liangchen was slightly taken aback: "Isn't he being a bit too nosy? Have you clarified things?"
Nan Hua laughed heartily: "I clarified, he didn't believe me."
“He’ll understand when Yuan Feng gets pregnant.” An Liangchen was very frustrated: “Serving my parents, dealing with the officials, pacifying the people, considering the war, and taking good care of the Crown Princess in the midst of all this, and my brother-in-law still doesn’t believe it. There is no Crown Prince in the world more frustrated than me.”
Nan Hua said, "He also said I don't understand men. Men should have fun when they're playing around. I'm heavy, and you're stuck in this position, which must be uncomfortable."
An Liangchen gritted his teeth: "He's such a troublemaker."
Nan Hua laughed and said, "That's all, go ahead."
An Liangchen clearly didn't believe it: "Really?"
Nan Hua hesitated for a moment.
An Liangchen asked, "Can't you tell me?"
Nan Hua said, "He asked if it was a boy or a girl. I said it was a boy, and he was very happy."
Liang Anchen thought for a moment: "He should have said that it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, as long as they are healthy."
Nan Hua shook his head: "He said that since I've entered the palace, I have to adapt to the rules. A mother's status depends on her son, and she has three wives and six concubines... Even ordinary wealthy families have three wives and four concubines, let alone the crown prince..."
An Liangchen's eyes flickered when he heard "three palaces and six courtyards." But when he heard "three wives and four concubines," he suddenly laughed: "Nanhua, you should have been prepared for this from the day you agreed to be my wife."
Nan Hua said, "I do... but it's a good time, we've been married for less than a year."
An Liangchen said, "For so many years, I've only had you. You are my first woman, my first concubine, and the future Empress. Nanhua, I've given you everything I could within my power."
Nan Hua said softly, "Liang Chen, I'm not blaming you, I just feel that time has flown by."
An Liangchen tucked the blanket around her: "Actually, I did consider letting you leave the palace... but I couldn't bear to..."
Nan Hua touched her belly: "Luckily you didn't let go, I couldn't bear to part with you either."
An Liangchen said, "Nanhua, I said I wanted to give you both affection and status, and I have done so now. Affection is easily questioned, but the Crown Prince's principal wife is recorded in the imperial genealogy and history."
Nan Hua looked at him and gave a soft "hmm".
"You get some rest, I'm going to get back to work." An Liangchen thoughtfully lowered the curtain and turned to leave.
Through the curtain, Nan Hua gazed at his blurry figure and sighed softly: Actually, there's more...
Nanfei said, "My brother-in-law is going to take concubines, possibly more than one. But no matter how many, it won't shake the position of the Crown Prince's principal wife. If he wants to depose you, I'll rebel against him."
Nan Hua panicked a bit: "He trusts you a lot, don't let him down."
Nanfei said that she was an outgoing girl who was devoted to her husband.
She sided with An Liangchen, knowing how difficult things had been for him. Endless memorials to review, countless unresolved matters, and endless worries.
An Liangchen returned at midnight. He had Dexi help him undress in the outer room before coming in. He lifted the curtain and saw Nanhua staring blankly at the top of the curtain. He immediately panicked and asked, "What's wrong? Can't you sleep?"
Nan Hua said, "I took a nap, had a dream, and then woke up."
An Liangchen held her in his arms: "What did you dream about?"
Nan Hua smiled and said, "I dreamt that I gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy."
An Liangchen was relieved: "It'll be soon, no rush."
An Liangchen's chest was warm, but his hands were cold. Nan Hua stroked his hands, slowly feeling them warm up.
Only after An Liangchen's hands warmed up did he dare to touch her round belly against her skin, gradually moving downwards...
Nan Hua held his hand: "You're tired, go to sleep."
An Liangchen's voice was slightly hoarse: "I still have the energy to serve the Crown Princess."
Nan Hua's body has become exceptionally sensitive since becoming pregnant. An Liangchen is always considerate and gentle, ensuring that Nan Hua always sleeps soundly and enjoys herself. Today, Nan Hua has had a good night's sleep and is eager to please him.
An Liangchen was more cheerful than usual, praising her: "The Crown Princess is becoming more and more sensible and understanding."
After An Liangchen fell asleep, Nanhua got up, put on her clothes, and lowered the bed curtains and three more curtains. She then sat down at the table to practice calligraphy.
An Liangchen is not driven by lust, and taking a concubine is most likely a necessity dictated by circumstances. However, she is about to become a mother, and ultimately cannot compare to a young and beautiful young woman.
That year, the imperial physician said that the emperor was not fit to overwork, and the empress insisted on moving to the Wangtai Palace to stay away from political affairs.
Nan Hua was ordered by the Empress to remain in the palace and manage palace affairs.
One night, An Liangchen woke her up in her room and asked, "Do you want to be my wife?"
Nan Hua, still half-asleep, blurted out before thinking: "I think..."
An Liangchen asked, "No matter what happens, you won't regret it?"
Nan Hua replied without hesitation, "No regrets."
Then the young man and woman spent the night together. If An Liangchen hadn't woken up in her bed the next day, Nan Hua would have thought it was all a dream.
The imperial physician personally delivered the medicine to Nan Hua; the medicine was very bitter.
Nan Hua suddenly realized as he took the medicine that An Liangchen had done it on purpose. The dead of night, the moment one first awakens from a dream, is when one is most vulnerable.
An Liangchen referred to his wife, not the Crown Princess, to better lull her into a false sense of security. The usually calm and rational female official, however, let her true feelings spill out, leaving nothing to the imagination.
An Liangchen could weigh the pros and cons, but he wanted her complete sincerity. How old were they then? Seventeen?
Nan Hua recalled An Liangchen that night countless times. Shedding her calm and composure, she felt vulnerable and afraid, her fists clenched, her eyes unblinking, waiting for her answer.
She didn't have time to think and answered without hesitation. An Liangchen immediately relaxed.
The Imperial Physician Nan had some connection with the Nan family, implying that drinking too much of the medicine was bad for Nan Hua's health.
Later, An Liangchen would come in the middle of the night and leave at dawn, always managing to control himself at the last moment and extricate himself from the situation, never letting her take the medicine again.
The Imperial Physician Nan probably wouldn't dare to hint at anything to An Liangchen; Nan Hua could only interpret it as An Liangchen being erudite.
With the Crown Princess still undecided, ministers would send their unmarried daughters to the palace under various pretexts, and she would entertain them all.
During festivals, An Liangchen would consciously invite important officials and their families to join him, and would also deliberately create misunderstandings to make the officials suspicious of each other, in order to balance the power in the court.
Regardless of how An Liangchen treats Nan Hua at night, he is always polite and well-mannered during the day.
Finally, Nan Hua fell seriously ill the following spring. An Liangchen brought back Luo An, who was practicing medicine elsewhere, to treat her.
Heart disease also needs a heart medicine doctor.
An Liangchen said to her, "Wait a little longer, wait until the ministers are all convinced of me, wait until the people selected by my generation of imperial examinations have grown up... Nanhua, I want to give you both affection and status."
Day after day, year after year. Nanhua watched him rejoice, watched him gloat, watched him break down, watched him weep…
Nan Hua thought she didn't want the title of Crown Princess, she just wanted their relationship to improve. She tacitly acknowledged that An Liangchen had feelings for her.
Just as the court officials began to whisper among themselves that the Crown Prince might have a hidden illness, the imperial edict bestowing a marriage upon the Nan family arrived.
Nan Hua felt that relationships were like a palindrome, with no clear beginning or end. Just like their marriage, which Nan Hua thought was the beginning of love, but now it seemed to be the end.