RPAGF Chapter 237 Homesickness
Chapter 237 Homesickness
Lin Shu paused, looked up at Nangong Jin's suggestive gaze, and finally, confirming his meaning, asked:
"The Regent refers to—Shu and Ayun's child?"
"Hahaha! Shu'er is indeed intelligent." Nangong Jin nodded happily, looking at Lin Shu with admiration. It was truly a father-in-law looking at his daughter-in-law, the more he looked, the more satisfied he became!
Lin Shu's lips twitched, somewhat speechless. She suspected that all the groundwork the other party had laid out in her previous account was just to abduct her and A Yun's child.
Thinking about it, she looked at the other person's face. Judging from his expression, it seemed that as long as Lin Shu agreed, he would immediately arrange for them to 'get pregnant'!
But before he could be happy for long, Lin Shu's cold voice reached his ears: "I'm sorry, I cannot agree."
Upon hearing this, Nangong Jin's eyes, which had been smiling just a moment ago, suddenly narrowed, the corners of his eyes lowered, revealing a powerful aura, but the words he spoke were extremely understanding:
"Oh? It seems I'm making things difficult for you!"
"Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand. Let me finish." Lin Shu sighed inwardly, seeing how the other party's expression changed so easily and how fond he was of using sarcastic remarks. She continued:
"It's not that Shu is unwilling to entrust the child to you, but the child is an independent individual."
Even Shu and Ayun's children will have their own thoughts and choices, and Shu doesn't want to lock their fate before they're even born...
Shu just wants them to grow up freely and happily!
Of course, if they have any different opinions about what you said in the future, Shu will absolutely not stop them!
These words left Nangong Jin speechless, but he had to admit that Lin Shu's answer seemed to satisfy him even more; Jing'er had indeed chosen the right person.
"Enough, enough, I can't argue with you. We'll discuss this another day." Nangong Jin waved his hand, appearing relaxed, but in reality, he was already plotting how to abduct his little grandson!
Lin Shu nodded: "Mm."
Nangong Jin turned and returned to his seat at the head of the table, slowly sitting down. As if remembering something, he looked directly at Lin Shu and asked:
"By the way! Didn't you just say you had something to discuss with me?"
Lin Shu was somewhat surprised that the other person's thoughts had suddenly jumped to this matter, but she quickly recovered and recounted everything A-Zhu had said that day, word for word:
"Zhu Yao and Feng Xin conspired... (blah blah blah)... Since they could come up with this idea, they must be quite confident. Shu was worried about A Yun, so she came to inform her..."
"Snapped."
Nangong Jin initially maintained a calm and composed demeanor, but upon mentioning that Xu Jingyun might be in danger, he suddenly slammed his fist on the table and stood up, angrily rebuking:
"Hmph! How dare you plot against my son? Is Zhu Yao no longer pretending and planning to declare war on me directly?"
Lin Shu knew that the other person was just angry on their own and didn't want a response, so she didn't reply.
Moreover, the declaration of war is only a matter of days, so it doesn't matter who goes first or last. In fact, if the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion declares war first, it will be more advantageous for them, since they will have a pretext for counterattack!
However, the other party shouldn't have set their sights on Xu Jingyun.
"What are your thoughts, Shu'er?" Nangong Jin turned to look at Lin Shu, whose expression was inscrutable, and asked.
Lin Shu pursed her thin lips, shook her head, and said, "No. For now, the only option is to let A-Yun stay in the manor for a few days until the plan is complete. I will also arrange for two bodyguards to accompany her..."
Nangong Jin nodded: "That's the only way."
Afterwards, the two went over the plans for the next few days in the study, chatted for a few more minutes, and then Lin Shu got up to take her leave!
By the time she left the mansion, it was nearly midnight.
Lin Shu rubbed her temples, suddenly feeling a bit reluctant to ride in the carriage. So she didn't get on, but instead strolled leisurely under the moonlight, with the coachman following her at a distance.
The moon was bright and the stars were few; apart from the occasional chirping of cicadas, the surroundings were relatively quiet.
But for some reason, the scene gave people a strange feeling that a storm was brewing.
Gazing at the full moon in the sky, just like the night before she left, Lin Shu's thoughts drifted far away, silently thinking of her family in Fengming.
Butler Amu works hard and is always tired;
Huanzhi should be due by now! They said it was twins, I wonder if she's upset with him! I'm not by his side, I wonder if he's scared...;
With A-Yun's mischievous nature, I wonder if she's taken good care of Xiao Yi-Zhou.
My chubby boyfriend is pregnant too, and I heard he's gained even more weight. I wonder if I'll even recognize him when I go back! And if he has the baby, I wonder if he'll be the one taking care of the child, or the child will be taking care of him…
As for Dad, he should have given birth long ago, but we haven't received any letters yet. He's probably still on his way. We don't know what's going on, whether it's a younger brother or a younger sister.
And Ji Heng, if I hadn't come to Nanli, our wedding day would probably be here by now...
……
Before I knew it, several months had passed since we last met. I really miss them!
However, it shouldn't be long before we meet again!
……
Phoenix Kingdom.
Lin House.
Su Mu and An Si slept in Li Huanzhi's courtyard.
Li Huanzhi should have given birth two days earlier, but his belly remained flat. Apart from feeling heavy, he didn't feel any discomfort.
They called in doctors to take a look, and they all said there was no problem, but the baby still wouldn't start moving. Su Mu and the others were worried, so they decided to take turns keeping watch. Tonight it happened to be Su Mu's turn.
Su Mu was dozing off when he suddenly heard a noise coming from the bed.
He instantly woke up and quickly went to the bedside to check on him.
Li Huanzhi's brows were furrowed, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he kept muttering to himself, as if he were trapped in a nightmare.
Su Mu hurriedly put on his clothes, went into the inner room, took his hand, and softly called out, "Huanzhi, how are you?"
Li Huanzhi opened his eyes in shock. After taking in his surroundings and realizing he was still at home, he said with lingering fear:
"Brother, my wife, I dreamt of my wife!"
There were also many vines, those vines were like sharp weapons, very eerie. The wife was bound, and those vines were even inserted into her...her heart!
Brother, I'm scared, do you think the wife might...?
Li Huanzhi's words were somewhat incoherent, as if he was quite frightened, and the hand holding Su Mu was slightly damp with cold sweat.
Su Mu was also startled. Although he knew it was just a dream, he couldn't help but worry, but he couldn't show it.
"Huanzhi, it was just a dream. My wife will be alright. Judging by the time, she should be back soon... Don't be afraid. You are carrying two babies now, you should rest well..."
"Ah."
After Li Huanzhi fell asleep, Su Mu tossed and turned, unable to sleep...
Little did he know that Li Huanzhi's words were spot on!
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