An Jing couldn’t help but laugh when she heard Xiao Changyi’s words, repeatedly nodding in agreement. "Mhm mhm, that just goes to show how strong our bond is~"
Then, An Jing had a sudden realization, "No wonder I’ve been craving sour foods so much recently, it turns out I’m pregnant."
She had always loved sour foods, and since her period had come last month, she had never even considered the possibility of being pregnant.
Xiao Changyi hadn’t thought of pregnancy either, his thoughts mirroring An Jing’s. He was even more aware of the schedule of An Jing’s menstrual cycle than An Jing herself.
However, remembering that An Jing had developed an especially strong craving for sour foods on the way to the Capital, Xiao Changyi instantly broke out in a cold sweat from fear.
They were riding a horse every day on their journey to the Capital. If something had happened to her on the way...
Xiao Changyi didn’t even want to imagine the consequences and blurted out, "We’ll take a carriage when we go back home."
An Jing also remembered riding the horse, and she was similarly frightened. Hearing Xiao Changyi’s words, she nodded her head and said, "Mhm."
She had always felt it a pity that she and her husband didn’t have a child of their own. Now that she was pregnant, they could make up for that lost opportunity, and of course, she couldn’t let the child suffer from any mishaps.
When he saw the note that hawthorn was not suitable for pregnant women, Xiao Changyi wished he could slap himself for feeling so guilty, "Jing Er, I..." he had even had someone make hawthorn cake for her to eat.
An Jing also saw that warning and quickly comforted him, "Husband, don’t be . You didn’t know I was pregnant back then. Now that you know, and also know I shouldn’t eat it, you definitely won’t let me eat it again. Besides, I didn’t eat that much at the time."
Xiao Changyi didn’t speak but just held An Jing tight, his chin pressing down on the top of her head. Clearly, he was still feeling guilty.
Wanting to ease her husband’s guilt, An Jing’s eyes twinkled before she teased him, "Instead of feeling guilty about this, you might as well feel guilty about troubling me every night. Doctor Fang said that my near miscarriage was because of frequent, ahem, ’marital activities,’ not anything else, you know."
Xiao Changyi was silent for a long time before he murmured softly, "Our bond is strong."
"Pfft." An Jing couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. After her laughter subsided a bit, she said, "Alright, alright, I’m fine now, aren’t I? Doctor Fang also said I should be fine after taking the medicine for three days."
"There is something," An Jing escaped his embrace and looked him in the eye, "I want to ask you about."
"Am I pregnant, are you happy?"
Xiao Changyi paused before he replied, "If you were to get pregnant after another decade or so, I would be happier."
"Hahahahaha—" An Jing laughed heartily without any reservation. "Do you feel like we haven’t had enough time just the two of us?"
Xiao Changyi honestly nodded, "Mhm."
"Don’t worry. Even if I have the baby, I won’t neglect you," An Jing suddenly proclaimed with a proud tone.
Xiao Changyi nodded, "Mhm."
"You won’t neglect me when the time comes, will you?" An Jing looked at her husband with feigned worry.
Xiao Changyi promptly said, "Jing Er, once the child is born, why don’t we leave the child with the old man to take care of?"
An Jing: "..." Should she feel sweet or should she scold someone?
After a long silence, An Jing finally said, "Husband, this is our child, yours and mine. Could you really stand to leave our child in someone else’s care? Moreover, the Emperor is the ruler of a nation, terribly busy, and won’t have time to look after our child."