"I’m also very happy to have met you..." Bai Qingyan responded softly to Xiao Rongyan, tightening her arms around Xiao Rongyan’s neck and giving him a gentle kiss as he panted heavily. In her past life, in this life, she was very happy... to have met Xiao Rongyan. In the past life, he saved her once. In this life, he walks hand in hand with her. She was very happy... "Eunuch Wei, has Eldest Young Lady woken up?" Bai Jinzhao hurriedly came in from the courtyard, "We’ve finished wrapping the Yuanxiao, just waiting for Eldest Young Lady!" "Fifth Young Lady, Her Majesty is still sleeping." Wei Zhong said with a smile to Bai Jinzhao, "Even Miss Qingzhu, who just came to deliver the fetus-preserving medicine, couldn’t bear to wake Her Majesty." Bai Qingyan looked out through the window lattice at the sky that was growing dark, and said to Xiao Rongyan, "Today is the Lantern Festival, and I still have to go to the city tower to calm the people at Yecheng Pass, I should get up." Xiao Rongyan tucked her stray hair behind her ear and nodded, "Okay..." Xiao Rongyan did not stop Bai Qingyan from getting up and only asked Wei Zhong to bring the fetus-preserving medicine, which Bai Qingyan drank in one gulp. Xiao Rongyan, sitting by the bed, took the medicine bowl and then handed her honey water to rinse her mouth, finally putting a candied fruit in her mouth, taking care of her like a child. Wei Zhong stood smiling at the side, watching Xiao Rongyan carefully help Bai Qingyan put on her shoes and clothes, showing no airs of a Prince, solely from a deep love for Bai Qingyan, and his smile grew deeper. Xiao Rongyan helped Bai Qingyan get up, draping the white fox-fur cloak he brought over her shoulders, "I happened to encounter two foxes with exceptionally beautiful fur at Liuxiang Mountain, and I just happened to have two fox pelts, so I had someone make you a cloak and muffler." Bai Qingyan lifted her chin to allow Xiao Rongyan to tie the cloak’s straps, looking at his deep-set features, her ears flushed even redder. She had always feared the cold, and Xiao Rongyan knew that. The source of thɪs content is 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝 Xiao Rongyan handed the snow-white muffler to Bai Qingyan, and as she reached in, she felt the jade inside. "Hmm?" She looked down and turned the lining of the muffler out, seeing a pair of tiger-headed little tigers carved from jade. "This is warm jade, it feels warm to the touch. It’s a good material my mother received when I was a child, but it was never used. As this is the first year since we have a child, I’ve been pondering over what gift to give the child. Thinking it over, nothing is better than a gift made by this father himself." Xiao Rongyan gently stroked Bai Qingyan’s abdomen. "Why do you always like to give jade?" Bai Qingyan couldn’t help but laugh, but she liked this pair of little tigers very much. Xiao Rongyan’s carving had become more exquisite, almost lifelike. "Then perhaps tomorrow, I will learn how to make gemstone hairpins so I can make a set for Kid by hand in the future." Xiao Rongyan said with a smile. "Is the Ninth Prince planning to become a craftsman in Baiwo City in the future?" "These skills are just to make my beloved wife smile!" Xiao Rongyan clasped Bai Qingyan’s hands, pulling her closer, and whispered, "As long as Kid is happy, when I have free time, I will keep making jewelry for Kid, to make Kid happy, as long as Kid doesn’t mind my clumsy workmanship." "It’s a deal!" Bai Qingyan replied with a smile. "It’s a deal!" Xiao Rongyan leaned closer to Bai Qingyan, almost unable to resist kissing her, when Bai Qingyan’s abdomen pressed gently against him. Xiao Rongyan widened his eyes, looking at Bai Qingyan and then at her abdomen. "Fetal movement, that’s normal..." Bai Qingyan said with a smile. "Sit down first!" Xiao Rongyan nervously helped Bai Qingyan sit on the couch by the bed, then knelt on one knee on the footstool carved with kids playing in the spring, his hands gently cradling Bai Qingyan’s abdomen, softly talking to the baby, "Good child, you know Dad is here, don’t you? You miss Dad just like your mom, don’t you?" Bai Qingyan looked down at Xiao Rongyan with bright eyes, her smile deepening. "You be good in mom’s belly, don’t bully mom. When you are born... Dad will reward you well!" Xiao Rongyan spoke seriously to the baby inside Bai Qingyan’s belly, occasionally pressing his ear against her abdomen to listen, as if the baby inside could answer him. Being a father for the first time, Xiao Rongyan was actually very nervous, not as composed as he appeared to be. Especially since the couple was separated, Xiao Rongyan feared the child wouldn’t recognize his voice before birth and wouldn’t be close to him after birth, not knowing that he was the real father. "Dad will make you a little wooden horse himself, your dad plans... to make a living with mom based on craftsmanship in the future." Bai Qingyan lightly teased Xiao Rongyan with a smile. "Alright! Make a little wooden horse... What else? A wooden sword?" Xiao Rongyan said enthusiastically, looking up at Bai Qingyan, "What if it’s a daughter? A wooden sword might not be suitable? Kid, what do you think we should make?" Seeing Xiao Rongyan’s expression, he truly intended to make things for the child, and Bai Qingyan couldn’t help but laugh, surprised that the ever-calm Ninth Prince of Yan also had such a moment of fluster. Bai Qingyan leaned over and helped Xiao Rongyan up, saying with a smile, "Whatever it is, as long as it’s from Dad, it’s the best! When I was little, Dad was busy, and the only handmade gift I received from him was a whip. I was so happy, I couldn’t bear to use it, and Dad said I was silly, that if it wore out, he’d make another one for me..." Later, her health was poor... she couldn’t wear out the whip, and now that she could use it, Dad couldn’t make another one for her. Looking at Bai Qingyan smiling with calm eyes, Xiao Rongyan gently squeezed her hand, "In the future, I’ll make them! For you and our child!" Bai Qingyan’s eyes held an even deeper smile, and she nodded, "Okay!" Wei Zhong stood like he was nonexistent, not even making a sound, listening to the couple finish their conversation before stepping lightly forward, "Your Majesty, the soldiers are waiting for you to have Yuanxiao, and after days of battles, the anxious people at Yecheng Pass might soon gather on the city tower, time is a bit tight." "Alright..." Bai Qingyan nodded, "Thank you, Eunuch Wei, for the reminder." Wei Zhong was somewhat surprised, glancing at Bai Qingyan, and hurriedly smiled, "That’s to be expected!" "In a moment, I’ll go to the recuperation barracks, A Yan, you wait here for a while, and after I leave... you follow along with Eunuch Wei!" Bai Qingyan feared that before the two countries were formally merged, any gossip spreading about her and the Ninth Prince would be detrimental to the amalgamation. "I know what’s appropriate; I won’t let anyone see me!" Xiao Rongyan said with a smile. Bai Qingyan nodded, and when she stepped out, Shen Qingzhu had already changed her clothes and was waiting for her outside. Seeing Bai Qingyan wearing a fox-fur cloak she hadn’t seen before, she stepped forward to assist Bai Qingyan.