allonlinenovel Chapter 274 Coquetry
Chapter 274 Coquetry
The Sixth Prince looked at the Seventh Princess in his arms, a smile on his lips: "Sister, you look so small."
Lan Qingwu said: "Yes, you grew up little by little like this too."
After a while, Lan Qingwu carefully placed the Seventh Princess into the arms of the wet nurse, and the wet nurse and several palace maids who took care of the Seventh Princess took their leave.
Only the mother and son were left in the bedroom. Lan Qingwu carefully inquired about the Sixth Prince's food, clothing, and other matters. Thinking of the other princes' archery practice today, Lan Qingwu still advised, "Wear more clothes when you go to Wangchun Palace. It's the middle of winter now, so you must take care of your health and don't catch a cold. After Mother and Father left today, what did you brothers say?"
The Sixth Prince smiled faintly: "Nothing much, Third Brother is still stubbornly mediocre, Fifth Brother is still chattering, and Fourth Brother is still very calm."
"Where are your eldest and second brothers?"
The Sixth Prince paused for a moment and said, "The Second Prince has a lot of Concubine Jiang's style, and the Eldest Prince seems to be feeling guilty towards his son. Of course, these are all visible through the surface."
Lan Qingwu remained silent. She only sighed softly. She didn't want them to become enemies in the future, but being in the royal family, that was almost a luxury. With herself and her children in the middle of it, and the Sixth Prince being so conspicuous, she had no choice but to take precautions. After all, people's hearts are hidden. "The Fourth Prince's biological mother, Noble Lady Bai, has always been reserved, calm, and dignified. It's no surprise that the Fourth Prince has this personality."
The Sixth Prince's phoenix eyes flickered. His mother didn't mention the other princes, but only spoke of the Fourth Prince. "I also heard that Concubine Wen and Noble Lady Bai were once attacked by poisonous snakes. Concubine Wen had a miscarriage, but Noble Lady Bai was safe and sound, showing no signs of panic. Not long after, the Fourth Prince was born."
Lan Qingwu was not surprised that the Sixth Prince knew about this. She simply said softly, "In fact, my mother would rather you be happy every day. Peace and safety are what my mother wishes for."
The Sixth Prince was stunned for a moment, a warm feeling welling up in his heart. He stood up and knelt before Lan Qingwu, then slowly crouched on Lan Qingwu's knees. The Sixth Prince had rarely had this kind of contact with his mother since he was over three years old. At this moment, being so close to Lan Qingwu, he felt his heart filled with his mother's warmth.
Lan Qingwu was slightly surprised and then relieved. He was only nine years old. She always felt sorry for this child because he was precocious and intelligent. Despite his small body, he had to bear heavy responsibilities on his shoulders. However, at this moment, the Sixth Prince was so rare to act coquettishly towards her. It would be better not to let Emperor Shenwu see such a childish side of him. Emperor Shenwu had high hopes for the Sixth Prince and taught him strictly. He would definitely not be happy to see the Sixth Prince relying on his mother.
Lan Qingwu had a smile on her lips. She gently stroked the Sixth Prince's soft head and hummed a ballad that the Sixth Prince had heard in his childhood.
The mother and son quietly enjoyed this rare quiet time.
After a while, a faint sound was heard outside the hall. The Sixth Prince gradually put away his admiration for his mother. He stood up quickly and sat back on the chair next to him.
Almost the next moment, Emperor Shenwu lifted the curtain and walked in. Lan Qingwu and the Sixth Prince hurriedly stood up and bowed to greet him.
The Shenwu Emperor helped Lan Qingwu up and let her sit comfortably on the bed. After he sat down himself, he said, "My son, please rise! Have you come specially to pay your respects to your mother?"
The Sixth Prince stood up and replied, "Yes, Father."
Emperor Shenwu nodded.
The Sixth Prince continued, "Father, at noon tomorrow, my eldest brother has invited me and others to a banquet at Wangchun Palace. Seeing that my eldest brother is very fond of martial arts, I have prepared a pair of fine bows as a gift for the banquet!"
Emperor Shenwu was even more satisfied: "That's great! You brothers should get together!"
The Sixth Prince agreed, stayed for a while, and then took his leave and left Fengqi Palace.
As soon as the Sixth Prince left Fengqi Palace, Emperor Shenwu reached out and embraced Lan Qingwu. His large palm touched Lan Qingwu's bare hand, "Ruoruo, it's been two months since Yueyue was born, and your hands and feet are still cold. I see that you're running low on energy and often feel sleepy. I'll have Nie Wushuang come and take your pulse tomorrow. I'm really worried."
Lan Qingwu leaned into the arms of the Emperor Shenwu. "Don't worry, Brother Heng. Giving birth will naturally take some of your energy. Weak will take good care of yourself in the next few months. Imperial Physician Nie also said that as long as you replenish your energy, you'll be fine. But Brother Heng, you've been very busy lately. You must take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself."
Emperor Shenwu chuckled: "Only someone as weak as me would instruct me in this way!"
Lan Qingwu thought to himself, I'm not the only one, it's just that you ignore everyone else.
As the sky gradually darkened, Emperor Shenwu accompanied Lan Qingwu for dinner, and then the two of them read some books together. At 10 p.m., Emperor Shenwu carried Lan Qingwu to the Fengxia Hot Spring in the side hall of Fengqi Palace.
Ru Ping and Ru Yan led a group of palace servants and retreated quietly.
The Fengxia Hot Spring was filled with mist, and the figures inside were hazy and unclear.
The Divine Martial Emperor's strong and sturdy arms wrapped around Lan Qingwu's slender waist, and he leaned lazily on the edge of the hot spring. His other large palm gently stroked Lan Qingwu's slender waist, which could be held in one hand. "Wei Ruo Ruo, you are still so thin, but other parts of your body have become more plump."
Lan Qingwu's face flushed red, she leaned her back against the hot chest of Emperor Shenwu, her whole body was embraced by him, there was almost no gap between them, as Emperor Shenwu caressed her more and more impolitely, Lan Qingwu gradually became breathless.
Having given birth to three children, a woman's body was more mature and sensitive. Lan Qingwu had no resistance to the Emperor Shenwu's affections. Soon after, Lan Qingwu whimpered softly, begging softly, "Brother Sanheng... My dear husband, please don't do this here, okay? Let's go back to the bedroom."
The Shenwu Emperor turned a deaf ear to Lan Qingwu. He whispered in her ear, "Ruoruo, how many months has it been? You must make it up to me!"
Emperor Shenwu lifted Lan Qingwu's snow-white chin and sucked on those tender lips, from shallow to deep, step by step. After this lingering kiss ended, Lan Qingwu's eyes were already blurred. Emperor Shenwu's forehead lightly touched Lan Qingwu's forehead. He looked at Lan Qingwu's blurred watery eyes and couldn't help but gently kissed those rosy and attractive lips again.
In a daze, Lan Qingwu suddenly asked, "Brother Heng, when you were fourteen or fifteen, did you also teach the palace maids?"
Emperor Shenwu paused slightly, imperceptibly. "Is it because I gave the three princes the task of teaching palace maids today? To be precise, when a prince is twelve or thirteen years old, he should have a special palace maid to teach him about matters between men and women. This is a necessary process for a prince. However, the eldest prince is in Changle Palace, and since he is the eldest son, it would be inappropriate to give the task to the second and third princes before him, so it was delayed until today."
"Then...does Brother Heng have one too?" Lan Qingwu insisted. She didn't know what answer she wanted to hear.
The Emperor raised one of his sword-like eyebrows, as if pondering how to answer this question: "Of course I have some - but I forgot. I reached the border when I was thirteen years old, and met you not long after. Those palace maids were just decorations!"
Lan Qingwu was slightly stunned, and she felt a little relieved. It was true that Emperor Shenwu had reached the border when he was thirteen years old.
Lan Qingwu couldn't help but lean into Emperor Shenwu's arms again.
The Emperor Shenwu's phoenix eyes flashed slightly. He picked up Lan Qingwu and let her sit on him. Then he bit Lan Qingwu's beautiful collarbone. Lan Qingwu was startled and cried out softly.