The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 324 It looks like she's pregnant

Princess Chang Le's mind went blank for a moment.

She didn't come to her senses until Shen Longjin kissed her lips.

Seeing that Shen Longjin's hands were becoming unruly, she finally panicked and hurriedly pushed him away, "I, I was just joking with you... Yes, I, I drank quite a lot of wine with Zhi Wan and the others at the Zhi residence just now, I, I was drunk."

"Yes, I know," Shen Longjin responded softly, pulling away from her red lips.

Princess Chang Le breathed a sigh of relief and was about to get up when the other person pressed down on her shoulder and instead kissed her neck.

A strange, tingling sensation spread throughout my body.

Princess Chang Le was stunned for a moment.

What a strange feeling.

She doesn't hate it.

She only snapped back to her senses when Shen Longjin used his knee to pry her legs apart.

"Your Highness, is that alright?"

Shen Longjin buried his head in the side of her neck and asked in a hoarse voice.

Princess Chang Le was so startled that she pushed him away and jumped off the bed. "I...I suddenly remembered that I have some things to take care of. I...I have to go now." With that, she ran out of the room.

Shen Longjin let out a soft gasp, rolled over and lay on his back on the bed, his smooth forehead damp with sweat.

He did not pursue Princess Chang Le.

After a long while, he calmed his restlessness, got up and straightened his torn robes. When he got out of bed, he saw that Princess Chang Le's shoes and socks were still on the floor.

He paused, bent down to pick up his shoes and socks, held them in his hand, and went out the door.

Princess Chang Le had already run back to her bedchamber.

Yuanbao was surprised to see her running back barefoot. "Your Highness, where are your shoes?"

Only after he reminded her did Princess Chang Le realize what was happening.

She looked down and saw that she was barefoot, standing on the ground.

"Your Highness, has something happened?" Yuanbao asked with concern, taking a cloth and kneeling at her feet to help her clean them.

"I...don't know either," Princess Chang Le said, her gaze darting away.

But she knew in her heart that her shoes and socks must have been left in Shen Longjin's room.

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Shen Longjin appeared outside the door carrying her shoes and socks.

Yuanbao, with his sharp eyes, noticed and exclaimed, "Your Highness's shoes and socks, how come they're with you?"

"Your Highness accidentally lost it, so I'm bringing it back for her," Shen Longjin said as he slowly walked into the bedchamber.

Yuanbao was still wondering, how exactly did he accidentally lose it?
Why would shoes and socks be lost when they are perfectly fine on the feet?

"Please trouble Eunuch Yuan to fetch some hot water." Shen Longjin's voice pulled Yuanbao back to reality.

He quickly replied, "I'll go right away."

As soon as he left, Shen Longjin knelt down on one knee in his original spot, placed Princess Chang Le's feet on his knee, and then took a cloth and carefully wiped the dirt off the soles of her feet.

When Princess Chang Le saw him appear outside the bedchamber carrying shoes and socks, she felt extremely guilty and uncomfortable.

Then she saw him kneeling in front of her, wiping her feet, and she couldn't help but recall what he had done to her in his room earlier...

The thought that she had fled in such a sorry state made her feel somewhat embarrassed.

Her gaze fell on Shen Longjin's face.

Although he came from a humble background, he had a handsome appearance.

Moreover, he is never in a hurry or impatient, giving people a sense of introversion and composure.

She couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

She was already quite old; after the New Year, she would be nineteen. Her mother had said that if she hadn't found a suitable husband by the time she turned twenty, her mother would arrange a marriage for her.

The Empress Dowager will surely bestow a marriage upon her with a nephew from her maternal clan, but she doesn't fancy any of her cousins.

Rather than marrying those men, she'd rather pick someone she finds pleasing to the eye.

The Shen Longjin in front of me is not bad.

At least he's good-looking, which makes him pleasing to her eye.

Thinking of this, she leaned closer. "Shen Longjin, if you pass the imperial examination next spring, I will choose you as my consort." Shen Longjin paused in wiping her feet, looked up at her in surprise, and asked, "Why does Your Highness suddenly have this idea?"

Seeing that he didn't show the expected joy on his face, Princess Chang Le frowned slightly. "What's wrong? Aren't you happy?"

Shen Longjin lowered his eyes. "This subordinate is very pleased."

Princess Chang Le was finally satisfied upon hearing this.

"But why?" Shen Longjin then asked.

"Naturally, it's because I only find you pleasing to the eye," Princess Chang Le said matter-of-factly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Longjin said nothing more, but a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"I understand," he said in a low voice.

A short while later, Yuanbao brought over hot water.

Shen Longjin took Princess Chang Le's foot and placed it in the basin of water.

His slender fingers gently rubbed Princess Chang Le's feet, causing her to feel a tingling sensation.

She instinctively tried to pull her foot back, but she used too much force and splashed water everywhere.

Shen Longjin, who was looking down, was immediately splashed with water.

Princess Chang Le felt a little guilty when she saw him, and quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe the water off his face. "I didn't mean to."

“I know.” Shen Longjin grasped her hand.

Princess Chang Le blinked.

Shen Longjin released her hand and bent down to put her feet back into the basin of water.

After washing her feet, he took a clean cloth and dried them off before putting socks on them.

After putting on his shoes and socks, Princess Chang Le noticed a wet patch on the hem of his robe. She paused, then couldn't help but ask, "Shen Longjin, if you become my consort in the future, will you still be willing to wash my feet?"

Shen Longjin sat down beside her and remained silent for a long time before asking, "Is there any conflict here?"

"Isn't there a conflict?" Princess Chang Le asked in return.

"This humble servant only wishes to be with Your Highness openly and legitimately, nothing more. As long as Your Highness does not mind, Shen Longjin will always be willing to serve Your Highness." Shen Longjin said calmly, but his tone revealed firmness and seriousness.

Princess Chang Le was taken aback.

Shen Longjin was trying to say that, to him, the title of "Imperial Son-in-Law" was merely a title that allowed him to be with her legitimately.

He himself didn't care at all whether he could become a prince consort.
"Shen Longjin, remember what you said." After a long silence, Princess Chang Le spoke.

"Ah."

……

One day, half a month later, while Zhiwan was having dinner with Wei, she suddenly felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

Without even saying a word to Madam Wei, she quickly covered her mouth and ran out of the house.

Mrs. Wei thought she had eaten something bad and was terrified. She quickly followed her out.

"Wan'er, are you okay?"

After vomiting, Zhiwan felt a bit better and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing, maybe I caught a chill last night."

Still worried, Madam Wei helped her back into the house and then asked Granny Fang to fetch a doctor.

Granny Fang, however, pulled her aside with a strange expression and whispered, "Madam, don't you think the young master's wife's symptoms are somewhat like those of someone who is pregnant?"

Without a second thought, Madam Wei retorted, "Don't talk nonsense! Wan'er and A-Zhan have only been married for half a month, how could that be? Go and fetch a doctor!"

After being scolded by the madam, Granny Fang dared not say anything more, and she also realized that she might have been wrong.

After dismissing Granny Fang, Madam Wei sat back down beside Zhiwan and comforted her, "Don't worry, you probably just caught a chill."

Zhiwan didn't think much of it at the time.

Until Granny Fang returned, bringing Lu Zhan with her.

"Madam, when I went to fetch the doctor, I met the young master in the front courtyard. After hearing about the young master's wife's situation, he told me not to fetch the doctor for now," Granny Fang reported.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei looked at her son suspiciously, "Wan'er may have caught a cold. She was vomiting just now. Why didn't you call a doctor to take a look?"

“I can handle such a minor issue,” Lu Zhan said calmly, then helped Zhi Wan up. “Cousin, let’s go back first.”