Chapter 1529 - 1524: The Book with a Yellow Cover
Chapter 1529: Chapter 1524: The Book with a Yellow Cover
She knew well that Qin Ge had no sons of his own. Since childhood, she had brought her nephew, Qin Muyan, into her care and loved him as her own child, cherishing him even more than her heart and liver. That was why she had never been harsh on Qin Ge, but Qin Ge should really restrain herself a bit.
Especially in the presence of Qin Rulie and the empress.
Qin Ge bowed her head and stopped speaking, "I just regret having made Mu Yan keep his promise for over twenty years, and now, arranging a marriage for him, I’m afraid he won’t be happy."
"Whether he’s happy or not, isn’t it up to him? Can you live his life for him?" The Empress Dowager shook her head, speaking with a hint of weariness.
"Mother, I simply feel that I owe Mu Yan. As for his offspring..." Qin Ge said, her troubled gaze turning towards Qin Rulie and the empress.
The pressure on Qin Rulie and the empress was also intensifying; naturally, they were even more eager for Qin Muyan to have offspring soon.
Once he had an heir, Qin Rulie would be able to pen the edict of succession; with the future of Great Wei secured, those with ulterior motives would have no choice but to quench their ambitions.
But Rong Yun and Qin Muyan had only been married for two months.
The empress spoke on behalf of Qin Muyan, "Aunt, don’t worry, just wait a little longer. Perhaps we’ll soon hear some good news from the prince’s mansion."
"Mm." Qin Ge knew that this matter couldn’t be rushed, but she already had plans in mind, just that today was not the right time to bring it up.
At the Scarlet Flame King’s mansion.
Rong Yun waited for Qin Muyan to return, but her stomach wasn’t as painful as it was the day before; her body was typically in agony on the first day of her menses, but the symptoms would gradually subside thereafter.
But Qin Muyan still opened his arms to her, holding her in his embrace and covering her belly to keep it warm.
Rong Yun also found it quite comfortable to lean against him, and when she was happy, she would say, "Qin Muyan, why are you so warm? When my mother slept with me, she wasn’t as hot as this."
Qin Muyan pondered slightly, "Men generally have warmer bodies than women. If you’re cold in your sleep, Your Highness can move to sleep in your room."
Taking care of her nearby, Nanny Yan, upon hearing this, almost leapt with joy, and quickly replied, "Our princess is sensitive to the cold. If Your Highness could accompany her, she’s likely to sleep much more peacefully."
Except for their wedding night and the day after, Qin Muyan had since returned to living in his own courtyard. He hadn’t consummated the marriage with Rong Yun, as she was still very young and he wasn’t of that mind yet.
But Nanny Yan didn’t think Rong Yun was too young; she wished to help Rong Yun conceive as soon as possible to secure her position in the prince’s mansion.
Rong Yun pouted her lips, "Will you sleep with me every night?"
"Do you not wish for that?" Qin Muyan did not want to force her on this matter either.
Rong Yun shook her head, "I want it now, but I’ve heard that the summers in Great Wei are much hotter than Beiling City. I fear it would be too warm then."
Qin Muyan laughed softly, "Well, Your Highness can then move out when that time comes."
"Really? That’s great!"
Before Nanny Yan could react, Rong Yun had already cheerfully agreed.
Palms sweating, Nanny Yan’s hands were trembling. She was relieved that Qin Muyan had a good temper; otherwise, Rong Yun’s attitude of needing Qin Muyan when she was cold and wanting to push him away when hot could be scandalous if word spread, with people saying she was a shrew for treating her husband like a stove in winter and kicking him out in summer.
Nanny Yan was thinking as long as the two slept together, they would eventually have offspring, and the weather would not turn hot so soon. She just needed to take the opportunity to teach Rong Yun the ’secret manuals’ she had brought from Beiling City.
But Rong Yun was not one who enjoyed reading, and aside from the compulsory studies for the royal family, she didn’t want to see an extra book. Nanny Yan’s ’secret manuals’ had not even reached her hands when she had tossed them aside.
Nanny Yan was at a loss.
In the evening, Qin Muyan returned after entertaining guests, reeking of alcohol. As he entered the bedroom, he saw a book with a yellow cover lying across the doorway, with no title on it. He picked it up, flipped through it casually, and the content on the first page made his eyes tremble.
These positions and postures...
Looks quite difficult, huh?
What is Rong Yun learning?
Qin Muyan closed the book, somewhat puzzled, and went to find Rong Yun.
She was by the window, fiddling with a pot of peach blossoms.
It was her treasure brought from Beiling City, said to be a gift from her brother, who had exhorted her to take good care of it. The flower was nearly dead when it arrived but now had bloomed several times, thriving. Rong Yun looked at it every day, her mood excellent.
Having stared for a while, her eyes grew tired.
Turning around, she saw Qin Muyan’s tall figure appearing, rubbed her eyes, and said in a tender voice, "You’re back!"
Her soft voice caressed Qin Muyan’s heart like a light feather.
Qin Muyan’s face blushed slightly, and, with a fist placed to his mouth, he coughed lightly, "Rong Yun, do you want to consummate our marriage with Your Highness?"
If she was studying those things in advance, it must mean she was considering consummation, wanting to serve him, to become real husband and wife.
They had been married for several months now; such a thing was indeed not out of the question.
Previously, he thought she was too young, not yet of age, and thus had no such amorous thoughts. But now, if she took the initiative...
"Consummation? What is that? Can you eat it?" Rong Yun’s eyes widened with curiosity as she looked at him.
Qin Muyan was taken aback.
He took out the book with a yellow cover, "Isn’t this what you were reading? You... don’t know what consummation is?"
"I haven’t read it! Auntie Yan told me to study it. She said that after reading it, I could serve you well, but I don’t want to serve you, so I threw it away. What’s written inside, is it interesting?"
Rong Yun said, reaching out to grab the book to see for herself what it contained.
Qin Muyan hid the book behind his back, coughed heavily a few times, and said, "It’s not interesting, the content is obscure and difficult to understand. Since you don’t want to serve Your Highness, you shouldn’t read it."
Qin Muyan turned to leave.
But Rong Yun, driven by curiosity, chased after him with her little steps, "Qin Muyan, let me have a look! If it’s so obscure and difficult, explain it to me. Aren’t you a prince? You must understand!"
"Your Highness will not teach you."
"Why not?"
Rong Yun caught up with him and grabbed his sleeve, but Qin Muyan switched the book to the other hand and lifted it high.
Now, it was even harder for Rong Yun to reach.
Qin Muyan was very tall with a height of eight chi, and Rong Yun didn’t even reach his chest. She jumped a few times but still couldn’t touch his raised hand. After a few jumps and feeling tired, she angrily stomped on the ground, "Hmph! You’re just bullying me for being short!"
Qin Muyan felt helpless; she was indeed short, and he had to look down to see her.
However, he really felt that, being so small and not yet matured, and since she didn’t understand anything, she shouldn’t be reading books with such content. Those things, like paint, could taint her purity.
Qin Muyan’s peripheral vision caught sight of other books with similar yellow covers around the room, presumably thrown around by Rong Yun,
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Qin Muyan is 1.9 meters tall, and little Rong Yun is 1.55 meters. Haha, the cutest height difference!