Yun Shang stayed in Lord Hua Guo's mansion for the whole afternoon. At dusk, Luo Qingyan came to pick her up. Then Yun Shang asked Luo Qingyan to have dinner with Lady Hua Guo. Finally seeing Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan after such a long time, Lady Hua Guo looked very happy. The dinner lasted for nearly two hour. When they went out of Lord Hua Guo's mansion, it was already dark outside.
Back to Prince Rui's mansion, Luo Qingyan seemed a little tired. He didn't go to the study, but occupied Yun Shang's couch, leaning against it in a daze.
Seeing this, Yun Shang walked to Luo Qingyan and sat down beside him. She smiled, "Are you tired?"
Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang and leaned his head on her shoulder. He sighed and said, "I've been tortured by those officials for a whole day. It's really annoying. They even present memorials for some trifles. What the court paid them for?"
Yun Shang smiled, gently massaged Luo Qingyan's shoulders and arms, shook her head, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid His Majesty has to live like this every day. How could you lost your patience just after one day..."
Luo Qingyan snorted.
Yun Shang felt that it was rare for him to look like this, so she quipped, "And His Majesty must be much more tired than you. He needs to listen to the officials in the court and has to deal with a group of concubines in his harem. Luo Qingyan raised his eyes to look at Yun Shang, who was smiling, and said with a smile, "Yes, His Majesty is amazing. One woman could make a man upset, how could he deal with so many?"
Hearing Luo Qingyan's words, Yun Shang pinched Luo Qingyan's shoulder hard and snorted, "Do you dare say it again?"
The smile at the corners of Luo Qingyan's mouth became bigger. He laughed, "You seem so gentle and kind, how could you be so heartless... Tut, tut..." Glancing at Yun Shang, he continued, "One woman do make me upset. No matter what I'm doing every day, I couldn't help thinking of her from time to time. What is my Shang'er doing? Does she miss me? When she is far away from me, I am always so worried about My Shang'er. Is she safe? Is the baby being naughty to make her suffer? Do you agree?"
Hearing this, Yun Shang curled up her lips and snorted, "How dare you complain?"
Luo Qingyan shook his head and begged, "My lady, I don't dare."
Then she raised her hand to touch Yun Shang's belly, and her face became softer. "There is only two months before the baby comes out. I've ordered my secret guards to find some skilled craftsman in Jin City to make a crib for the baby. And we could let the nanny take care of the baby during night in the next room. And we need to prepare more clothes. I heard from a servant that outfitting the new born baby with a gold locket could ensure the baby a peace life."
Yun Shang didn't know whether to cry or to laugh. She hurriedly said, "These things have already been prepared. Your Highness, don't worry."
Luo Qingyan was stunned. He raised his hand and scratched his head before saying, "Thank you, Shang'er. I should have prepared these as a father, but I always couldn't stay with you and the baby and take good care of you.
Yun Shang smiled and felt soft in her heart. "No matter where you are, we know that you care about us."
Hearing this, Luo Qingyan kissed Yun Shang gently and said with a smile, "I must have done a lot of good deeds in my previous life, otherwise I couldn't have got the chance to marry you."
Yun Shang smiled, recalling the ending of Luo Qingyan in his previous life.
Seeing her in a daze, Luo Qingyan took Yun Shang in his arms and frowned, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so concentrated?"
Yun Shang looked up at Luo Qingyan and asked tentatively, "Do you remember what I said about my previous life?"
Luo Qingyan's body stiffened for a moment. He frowned and said, "Forget the unhappy things."
Yun Shang smiled, "The thing I was thinking of is not an unhappy one. Do you know how your previous life is like? Your highness, you actually should thank me for saving your life."
"Oh? Why do you say that? " Luo Qingyan was intrigued by Yun Shang's words and asked with a smile.
Yun Shang blinked and said, "In the previous life, Your Highness had no relations with me. I just heard that you died on the battlefield of the State of Ning. After Zhao Yingjie died in the battlefield, Your Highness took over the troops in Zhao Yingjie's hands. Later, Your Highness also died in the battle. But I don't know in detail. In this life, in order to revenge on Hua Jing, I have sent someone to the frontier in advance to save Zhao Yingjie, which has also changed Your Highness's fate." Hearing Yun Shang's words, Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows and smiled. After a while, he said, "Well, so I've given you all my body and soul to repay you for your kindness."
All body and soul...
Yun Shang didn't expect that such words would come out of Luo Qingyan's mouth. She almost choked on her saliva. After a long time, she came to her senses and coughed a few times to calm herself down. She glared at Luo Qingyan and scolded softly, "Indecent! If others know that Prince Rui, who is as cold as ice, behaves like this in private, it will surprise everyone."
"Like what?" Luo Qingyan smiled.
Yun Shang counted with her fingers while saying, "You are frivolous, dissolute and glib-tongued, just like a rogue."
Smiling, Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang in his arms and suddenly lifted her up.
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