Drop of Cinnabar in the Heart (4)
Zhu Junyang was so frightened by her movement that he hurriedly moved to stop her, "Don't pat, you'll scare our daughter."
"You've changed!" Yu Xiaocao revealed a wronged look as she scolded him, "With our daughter around, I'm no longer as precious to you! You only want to pamper our daughter, not me!"
"How could that be?" Zhu Junyang hurriedly began to soothe his wife, "In my heart, you will always be the most important person. No one could possibly replace you, not even our daughter. At most she could be the number two!"
"Then why did you yell at me when I just patted her ah?" Yu Xiaocao had become more temperamental with this pregnancy and was now a mood-changing imp.
Zhu Junyang explained, "I wasn't yelling at you. Your body is yours alone but I was afraid that you'd end up hurting yourself. That being said, if the child in your womb was injured, wouldn't the person most upset be you in the end?"
Zhu Junyang had talked to the imperial physician before and learned that pregnant women often had unstable moods. If he wanted to make sure that their child was healthy, it was best to go with her whims. It must be that the child in her belly wasn't being kind to her that was causing her to act like this. His Cao'er had always been a kind and understanding young lady!
When he saw the clouds lift from her face, he continued, "Why did you agree to our son's request to go to Medicinal Cuisine House? Don't make yourself overtired."
Yu Xiaocao rubbed at the slight swell of her body and smiled, "It's not a big deal. I've already passed the most dangerous period of the first three months. The child is also very obedient and hasn't given me any trouble. I'm able to eat, sleep, and I have tons of energy. My mother said that pregnant women should move around more as that will make birthing the child easier."
"Alright then, tomorrow this prince will accompany you." Zhu Junyang wasn't comfortable with only Xiaocao and their son going by themselves. Little Baozi was at the age where he was lively and unpredictable, so he was afraid that his wife wouldn't be able to control him enough. Furthermore, the fact Little Baozi wanted to see the army come back in glory clearly had been instigated by that fellow Fang Haolin. When those two got together, it was never a good thing! He needed to go; otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease!
Yu Xiaocao laughed, "Don't worry, what could happen to us at our own Medicinal Cuisine House? At that time, I'll have Yuanzi come along with us. Little Baozi and Little Linlin won't be an issue with him around. You, ah, just obediently go along with the emperor to welcome the troops back to the capital."
When he thought about that stinky rock, who always flaunted its close relationship with his wife in front of his face, Zhu Junyang felt the pang of jealousy. In the past, it was so cute and adorable in its cat form, so why did it have to be so loathsome in its human form?!
"You, ah, is it really necessary for you to get so jealous over a stone?" Yu Xiaocao smiled, "The tea that you drink every day along with the water you use is all from the mystic-stone water that Yuanzi makes."
If she didn't bring this up, he would have actually felt better. That stupid rock always dropped the fact that the water and tea he drank was made from the rock's bathing water. It caused a shadow to form on his heart to know this. Every time he drank some tea or soup, an image of that despicable youth floating around in a bathtub surfaced in his mind.
He wanted to have the guts to stop drinking it. However, that stupid rock jumped out again and informed him, "This divine stone's bathing water has spiritual energy in it, so it is very nourishing to humans. It can even push back the natural effects of aging."
