Chapter 548 Lactation Medicine
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Mingzhu understood etiquette and customs, but when she saw Zhuang Zhuang’s appearance, she couldn’t help but want to breastfeed him herself. Having Zhuang Zhuang suckling at her breast made her feel close and secure in a way she had never experienced before, something she had yearned for for many years. She didn’t want to miss out.
But she didn’t know what Yuwen Chu thought because she was afraid of being rejected as soon as she spoke. So she threw the question back to him, “What does Your Highness think?”
How could Yuwen Chu not know her thoughts? But he really didn’t agree with Mingzhu breastfeeding personally. It wasn’t that he wanted her to have more children while she was young, but he hoped she would recover her health sooner, so she wouldn’t have any lingering health issues in the future. After a moment of silence, he said frankly, “I don’t advise you to breastfeed personally.”
Mingzhu’s expression soured, pouting and looking at Yuwen Chu without saying a word.
Yuwen Chu didn’t budge, looking at her calmly and gently, “It’s not because I’m afraid of being laughed at for not being able to afford a wet nurse. You should know, in families like ours, even if you breastfeed personally, at most, you’ll just get the reputation of spoiling your child.”
Mingzhu remembered the pomegranate pendant he gave her and said, “So Your Highness wants more children for good fortune. Do you hope I’ll have more while I’m young?” If that were the case, she would understand, after all, he was much older than her and should have had children long ago.
Yuwen Chu shook his head, holding her hand gently, and said softly, “I’m not in a hurry. You’re still young, not yet eighteen. Having children one after another is very harmful to your health. I don’t want you to suffer from all kinds of illnesses before you grow old. Even if I want to spoil you, you need to be healthy first.”
What did it mean to be spoiled and have to be healthy? Was he criticizing her for being weak? Mingzhu blushed, wanting to say something to Yuwen Chu, but his expression was so serious that she felt she was overthinking it. She had no choice but to ask seriously, “What does Your Highness think then?”
“In simple terms, I just hope you can take care of your health.” Yuwen Chu looked earnestly at Mingzhu, “The situation is already chaotic now, and it will be even more chaotic in the future. If you don’t have good health, I’ll worry. Maybe I’ll have to go on a long journey, even go to war. Then I’ll need you to stand behind me, guard against arrows, plan for me, let me rest assured. You’ll be very busy, with lots of things to do, household matters, business outside, as well as Zhuang Zhuang’s safety, and your parents-in-law also need you to worry about them. If you don’t take care of your health, what should I do?”
He always had the most sensible reasoning. Mingzhu couldn’t argue with Yuwen Chu, so she lowered her head and remained silent. Wasn’t it just a little milk? It wouldn’t hurt to breastfeed him once, especially since her health was really good.
Seeing Mingzhu’s silence, Yuwen Chu knew she was unhappy. If he continued, she would get angry with him. He didn’t want Mingzhu to be unhappy at this time, so he decided not to mention it anymore and instead talked about what happened in the palace today, “Today I took people to arrest Liang Youyi, met the County Prince Sien and the County Prince Yanping in the school, and saved County Prince Sien’s life. Unfortunately, they were very scared of me. I just pointed to the seat I had once sat in, and County Prince Yanping jumped up in fright. Am I that scary?”
Mingzhu saw his melancholy expression and softened her previous melancholy into tenderness: “In this situation now, they always think Your Highness is plotting to seize that position. They guard against you and fear you. No matter how good you are to them, they will only think you have ulterior motives and put on a show. In the future, Your Highness doesn’t need to treat them specially, just be normal.”
In fact, she knew that even if Yuwen Chu didn’t like these nephews, he wouldn’t inexplicably take their lives. He had that breadth of mind and tolerance. Yuwen Fu and Yuwen Guang turned out like this, mostly because of the Great Empress Dowager. After hearing so much gossip, naturally, they would see that person in a negative light.
However, the relationship between the Great Empress Dowager and Yuwen Chu was already very poor. She couldn’t add fuel to the fire, so she sympathized more with Yuwen Chu: “Your Highness is not a person with malicious and dirty intentions, I know, I’ve always known.”
Yuwen Chu smiled with some melancholy, “It doesn’t matter if you know or not, others don’t see it that way. Now I’m already infamous as the treacherous king. Even Linan Wang dared to block me outside Changxin Palace with the Longlin Guards, and there’s still no news from Eldest Brother. Under normal circumstances, he should be arriving in the capital soon… First, assassins openly killed the people of the Fu Residence, and then assassins disguised as palace attendants openly stabbed County Prince Sien. The Longlin Guards also dared to block me casually in the palace. The situation will become even more chaotic next.”
Mingzhu understood his meaning. After such a big circle, wasn’t it just to take good care of her health and not breastfeed personally? However, she really couldn’t bear to part with Zhuang Zhuang. She couldn’t bear to put him down once she held him, even when she slept, she was always thinking of him. She turned over and laid down, whispering softly, “Let me think about it.”
Yuwen Chu didn’t rush her, covered her with a thin blanket, got up, and said, “Rest well, I still have many things to attend to. I’ll leave first.”
Mingzhu grabbed his hand, lowered her eyes, and whispered, “Your Highness, can I just breastfeed him during the day? I will sleep well at night, is that okay?”
Yuwen Chu’s heart softened, almost agreeing to her, but considering the current situation, he hardened his heart and didn’t agree. Half-jokingly, he said, “Indulgent Mothers ruin their sons. He’s still so young, if you spoil him like this, what will happen in the future? He’s the eldest son and will inherit the family business in the future. I can’t let you spoil him.”
Mingzhu loosened her grip on his hand, feeling unhappy, and didn’t say a word, turning away from him.
Feeling her unhappiness, Yuwen Chu sighed and turned to the next room to see Zhuang Zhuang. Zhuang Zhuang ate and slept well, already looking different, sleeping peacefully in the crib, looking very cute and handsome.
Two wet nurses stood respectfully on the side, with gentle and peaceful expressions. Yuwen Chu asked a few questions and saw that they answered carefully, knowing that they were earnestly taking care of the child, so he felt relieved. He got up and went to the main room, instructing Xiangli, “Go and bring Rong Momo to the main room.”
Rong Momo came in nervously, thinking he was going to ask about Mingzhu’s recovery. After bowing, she busily said, “Wangfei is young, with a good foundation, and her childbirth went smoothly. I massage her every day, prepare soups for her, and she will recover well after the postpartum period.”Yuwen Chu said lightly, “If Wangfei insists on breastfeeding tomorrow, you can boil some huinai* medicine for her.”
* decrease milk
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