dognovel Chapter 295 Struggle
Chapter 295 Struggle
Xu Yingying was not at all prepared to be a mother. She had new ideas and had previously believed in staying single and not having children to ensure safety. But now, not only was she married, she was also pregnant. This was a huge shock to Xu Yingying's thinking.
She began to doubt whether she was still herself and whether she had been assimilated by this era. The more Xu Yingying thought about it, the more uneasy and frightened she felt. She was afraid that she would end up becoming an ordinary woman in the old society, obeying her husband in everything and losing herself.
Xu Yingying just sat there thinking about all sorts of things. The sky gradually turned from dark to light before she fell into a drowsy sleep.
Not long after she fell asleep, Li Siqi came into the room and quietly opened the door. He carefully came to Xu Yingying's bed. Xu Yingying woke up when he came in, but she didn't know how to treat Li Siqi, so she could only turn sideways and pretend to be asleep.
Li Siqi whispered, "Yingying, I don't know why you are so scared, but I want to tell you that I will always support your decision. If you lose a child, you can have another one. But you are the only one I have. If you are not ready, I can wait for you."
After saying that, Li Siqi stared at Xu Yingying for a while until the servant came over and urged him that it was time to go to court. Only then did Li Siqi turn around and leave.
The moment he turned around, a tear flowed from the corner of Xu Yingying's eye.
After calming down, Li Siqi rushed to the morning court to further discuss Ye Dina's upcoming arrival in the capital.
Although Li Siqi did not want to meet Ye Dina, the other party came under the banner of peace talks after all. As the saying goes, you should not hit a smiling person. No matter how reluctant Li Siqi was, he had to make plans.
After dealing with government affairs for the day, Li Siqi felt a little tired, but thinking of Xu Yingying who was still in the mansion and didn't know how she was doing, Li Siqi quickened his pace and finally returned to the Regent's Palace before sunset.
After asking the servants, Li Siqi found out that Xu Yingying had locked herself in the room for the entire day and had hardly eaten anything.
Li Siqi became anxious when he heard this, "How can we not eat? Is there anything prepared in the kitchen?"
"Yes, there is clear porridge kept warm in the small kitchen in the princess's yard, but the princess hardly eats much. Three meals a day are delivered as usual, but the princess eats very little and hardly touches anything." The maid reported to Li Siqi fearfully, fearing that Li Siqi would order someone to chop her to death the next second.
"Okay, I got it. You go down and I will go see the princess myself." After saying that, Li Siqi didn't even bother to rest. He changed his clothes, turned around and headed non-stop towards Xu Yingying's main courtyard.
Holding the porridge, Li Siqi pushed the door open again. Xu Yingying was still the same as he saw her in the morning. "Go out, I don't want to eat." She thought she was a maid and said without turning her head.
Li Siqi ignored Xu Yingying's words and said, "Yingying, at least eat something. It's not a good idea for you to not eat for a day. You'd better not ruin your body."
Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Yingying's body stiffened, then she slowly sat up and looked at the bowl in Li Siqi's hand. Xu Yingying pursed her lips.
"I really can't eat." Xu Yingying said, but her voice was obviously weak.
"I'll feed you. Eat a little. I know what you're worried about, but whether you believe it or not, I respect your decision. Yingying, to me, nothing is more important than you, so you have to take care of yourself." Li Siqi put the bowl of porridge aside, stared straight into Xu Yingying's eyes, and said word by word.
Xu Yingying had to admit that she was attracted to Li Siqi like this, but the more she was like this, the more worried she became.
Li Siqi sighed slightly and said nothing more. He just picked up the bowl of porridge again and began to feed it to Li Siqi spoonful by spoonful. The bowl was not big and there was not much porridge. It was empty in a short while.
Xu Yingying's stomach was full, and she didn't feel uncomfortable anymore, but she was sleepy at this time. Li Siqi wanted to talk to Xu Yingying about the baby in detail, but when his eyes touched the dark circles under Xu Yingying's eyes, Li Siqi closed his mouth and just said, "Take a rest, I'll be here with you."
Xu Yingying nodded slightly. She had to admit that having Li Siqi here with her did make her feel more at ease.
The next day, Li Siqi had to go to the palace before Xu Yingying woke up. The reason was that Ye Dina had arrived.
The arrival of Ye Dina and her group disrupted Li Siqi's plan. He didn't expect that Ye Dina and her group were so fast, only two days later than the letter.
When Li Siqi received the news, Ye Dina had already been waiting outside the city gate with her men.
Ye Dina, who was standing at the front of the crowd at this moment, looked at the Kyoto city gate right in front of her. A determined smile flashed across her face, as well as an unknown ruthlessness hidden beneath that smile.
Li Siqi came to the court and began to make arrangements for welcoming the envoys from the Western Regions.
The prime minister personally led people to the outside of the city to welcome the envoy. Ye Dina looked at the prime minister standing in front of her, and the excitement in her heart suddenly subsided a lot. She thought that Li Siqi would personally go out of the city to welcome him.
"Where is your Emperor?" Ye Dina's voice gradually became colder.
"His Majesty is bedridden, and many affairs are now handled by the Regent. I'm afraid the princess won't be able to see His Majesty this time." The Prime Minister was not a pushover either. How could an old fox with so many years of experience not see Yedina's thoughts?
"Then why doesn't the Regent come? Does he look down on our Western Regions so much?" Ye Dina snorted coldly.
The prime minister spoke without leaking a single word. "Princess, you may not know that the regent is in charge of state affairs, so he is naturally busy. That's why he specially ordered us to come and welcome the princess and the envoys. The prince has already prepared accommodation for you, and will hold a welcoming banquet for you in the near future. Now, please come with me, Princess, and go to the place where you are staying to rest first. I think you are all tired after the long journey."
After hearing these words, Ye Dina really couldn't say anything. She had to suppress her anger and followed the prime minister into the city.
Li Siqi prepared the most prosperous restaurant in the capital for Ye Dina and her group. The entire restaurant was booked by Li Siqi as a temporary residence for the group from the Western Regions.
Ye Dina came to her room, sat in front of the dressing table, looked at herself in the mirror, and sneered, "Li Siqi, don't even think about getting rid of me."