After hearing this, everyone’s mouths twitched. It seemed that the Consort’s definition of “alive” wasn’t much different from being dead…

Being beaten like that, for a weak woman, even if she wasn’t dead, she was half-dead.

The Consort was truly formidable!

Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows and glanced at Chu Li, “Does Your Highness have any objections?”

Chu Li gave her a look and slowly said, “Do as you please.”

These simple three words made Mu Yunjin’s heart bloom with joy as she cast a “you’re sensible” glance toward Chu Li.

Seeing her both proud and deliberately suppressing a smile, Chu Li felt a wave of unusual emotions in his heart. This Mu Yunjin had indeed captivated him.

…

On the way back to her room after the meal, Mu Yunjin walked very slowly, all her thoughts focused on Chu Li not far behind her, inwardly wondering why he wasn’t catching up.

…

…

Seeing that she was almost at her room and Chu Li was still some distance away, Mu Yunjin’s eyes rolled, and she simply sat down on the railing of a nearby corridor. When she sat down, the cold railing made her shiver.

As Chu Li approached, he saw Mu Yunjin sitting on the low railing of the corridor with her arms crossed, leaning against a nearby pillar, looking up at the moon in the sky.

His footsteps paused as Chu Li spoke, “You… are admiring the moon?”

“Yes, is that not allowed?” Mu Yunjin, finally having caught Chu Li, lowered her eyes and curled her lips slightly.

“Then continue.” After speaking, Chu Li continued walking forward.

Mu Yunjin was stunned. He was just leaving?

“Hey, Chu Li!” Mu Yunjin sat up and called out to Chu Li.

Chu Li’s footsteps paused, and he turned to look at Mu Yunjin. She walked up to him and looked up, “Tonight, will you sleep with me again?”

Chu Li looked down at her, seeing her pressing her lips together, eyes full of expectation. He couldn’t help but want to tease her a bit, “Were you deliberately waiting for me here?”

“No, why would I deliberately wait for you? I just saw you passing by and thought I’d ask.” Mu Yunjin looked away, showing the embarrassment of someone whose intentions had been seen through.

“Heh…” Chu Li let out a light laugh and said calmly, “I merely accompanied you casually last night.”

Mu Yunjin was already accustomed to his cold and contrary attitude, so she continued with his line of thought, “So, are you available tonight?”

Chu Li was taken aback, suddenly at a loss for words. After a moment, he couldn’t help but sigh softly, “I’ll go back to my room to bathe first.”

After speaking, he turned and left.

Mu Yunjin stood there, stunned for a moment before realizing that Chu Li had said he would go back to his room first…

Implying that after bathing, he would come to find her…

Mu Yunjin’s small face instantly bloomed with a smile as radiant as the spring breeze.

…

After returning to her room, Mu Yunjin quickly bathed and then lay down on the bed.

The moment she lay down, she felt an aching soreness in her waist. She turned over and lay on her stomach, resting her head on the pillow, massaging her waist while waiting for Chu Li’s arrival.

She waited until she began to doze off before the door was gently pushed open, and Chu Li, dressed in a light black robe, slowly walked in.

As soon as Chu Li entered, his gaze fell upon Mu Yunjin on the bed, seeing her lying on her stomach with her hand on her waist.

“What’s wrong with you?” Chu Li walked closer to her.

“My waist is sore,” Mu Yunjin answered.

Hearing this, Chu Li sat down beside her and glanced at her, “You’re not old, yet you have so many strange ailments.”

Mu Yunjin let out a light snort and withdrew her hand, “Help me massage my waist. My entire waist is somewhat sore and painful.”

“Troublesome.” Chu Li’s expression cooled, his displeased gaze sweeping over Mu Yunjin, but his hands were already raised, slowly and gently touching her waist.

Mu Yunjin smiled contentedly, closing her eyes and allowing Chu Li to massage her waist.

In the room, neither of them spoke again.

Just as Mu Yunjin was about to fall asleep, Chu Li’s voice reached her ears, “Feeling better?”

Mu Yunjin opened her eyes. The discomfort in her waist had now eased considerably, “Much better.”

Hearing this, Chu Li’s brow relaxed. Just as his hands left her waist, Mu Yunjin spoke again, “But I think I’m a bit hungry.”

After speaking, Mu Yunjin suddenly felt a chill down her spine as a cold light came from behind her. Just as she was about to timidly say that she wasn’t that hungry, she heard Chu Li say, “What do you want to eat?”

Mu Yunjin turned her head to look at Chu Li, blinking at him, “Something light would be fine.”

After she spoke, Chu Li left without a word.

Mu Yunjin stayed in the room, turning over to lie flat, gently placing her hand on her flat abdomen. For a moment, she had the impulse to tell Chu Li about her pregnancy, but she wasn’t sure how he would react.

Before his memory returned, or before Chu Li fell in love with her again, she didn’t dare take the risk.

A moment later, two people entered the room.

One was Chu Li, and the other was Qingmeng.

Qingmeng was carrying a tray with a bowl of chicken and mushroom porridge and a bowl of calming soup.

Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow. She had bothered Chu Li, and Chu Li, in the middle of the night, had bothered someone else…

Qingmeng was truly suffering.

“Consort, please eat something. You haven’t had your calming soup today. Please drink it after eating,” Qingmeng handed the bowl of porridge to Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin sat up, reached out to take the bowl of porridge, and curled her lips, “Sister Qingmeng, I’m sorry for the trouble.”

“It’s no trouble,” Qingmeng smiled.

Under their gaze, Mu Yunjin leisurely ate the chicken porridge. After eating half, she heard Chu Li speak to Qingmeng, “What illness does she have? Why does she frequently vomit and feel dizzy, and even have waist soreness?”

Mu Yunjin’s hand holding the spoon froze, her mouth twitching slightly. With such obvious symptoms, Prince Ning, why do you need to be so rigid…

Qingmeng also didn’t know what to say. She looked at Mu Yunjin, then at Chu Li, “The weather is cold, and most women have cold constitutions and inner weakness. Just pay attention to rest, and she’ll be fine.”

“Consort, remember to finish the calming soup later. I’ll leave now.” Qingmeng didn’t want to disturb the couple any longer and left.

After Qingmeng left, with a bowl of porridge in her stomach, Mu Yunjin was just feeling warmth in her belly when that nauseating feeling surged again, causing her to cover her mouth and get off the bed immediately.

She rushed outside and began to vomit.

Chu Li in the room was taken aback, and suddenly, a strange thought flashed through his mind…

After a pause, Chu Li glanced around, saw the preserved fruits on Mu Yunjin’s table, walked over, took one, and tasted it.

A tooth-achingly sour taste spread in his mouth.

Vomiting, dizziness, waist soreness, craving sour foods…

Could she be…

Just as he was thinking, Mu Yunjin, having rinsed her mouth, had re-entered the room. She walked to the bed, sat down, and picked up the bowl of calming soup, lowering her head to drink the bowl of medicinal soup.

After drinking, she poured herself a cup of clear water.

After watching her series of actions, Chu Li’s gaze fell on the bowl of calming soup, his eyes flickering slightly.

…

After extinguishing the candles, the two lay down. Mu Yunjin snuggled close to Chu Li. Having just vomited, her head felt heavy and foggy, and she was extremely tired.

Chu Li, however, had no sleepiness. Thinking of his earlier suspicion, he couldn’t help but gently embrace Mu Yunjin.

Seeing Chu Li take the initiative to embrace her, Mu Yunjin smiled, pushing her luck by raising her head to lightly kiss Chu Li’s chin, then quickly lowering her head.

Chu Li was slightly taken aback. If the room were lit with candles now, Mu Yunjin would certainly have noticed that the roots of his ears had quietly reddened.

“Before, we…” Chu Li suddenly spoke, pausing halfway through his sentence.

“Hmm?” Mu Yunjin, in his arms, raised her head, looking toward Chu Li through the darkness.

Chu Li gently stroked her hair, lowering his voice, particularly uncomfortable as he spoke, “Before, did we… do that thing?”

Mu Yunjin hadn’t expected Chu Li to suddenly ask this. Her face suddenly reddened as she bit her lip, “What do you think…”

Her words undoubtedly confirmed that they had had that kind of relationship.

Chu Li felt his suspicion further confirmed, and then thought, if she was indeed pregnant, then between them, wouldn’t they soon have a child?

A child…

Chu Li frowned slightly. He had never thought about this matter before, but in his heart, there was no sense of rejection.

This lack of rejection seemed to come from the fact that the pregnant person was Mu Yunjin.

Even at this moment, before fully confirming that Mu Yunjin was pregnant, there was a subtle and hopeful thought in his mind—

It would be nice if it were a girl like Mu Yunjin.

The more he thought about it, the more Chu Li felt his thoughts blurring, especially with the fresh and sweet scent emanating from Mu Yunjin in his arms, wave after wave stirring his heart.

Added to this, having talked about that aspect of their relationship, Chu Li’s breathing deepened, and a trace of haziness flashed in his eyes.

Mu Yunjin had been holding Chu Li the whole time, and noticing his increasingly hot body, with her understanding of Chu Li during this period, she naturally knew what was happening, and her heart began to race along with his.

After waiting for a long time without any further action from Chu Li, though his hot body temperature showed no signs of subsiding,

Mu Yunjin bit her lower lip. Considering that Chu Li had lost his memory and the intimacy between them was minimal, her mind heated up, and she reached up to wrap her arms around Chu Li’s neck, raising her head to actively kiss his lips.

Chu Li had been restraining himself all along, and now Mu Yunjin’s initiative almost ignited every part of his body. At the same time, amidst the entanglement of their lips, waves of familiar feelings followed one after another…

In the end, it was Chu Li who, thinking that Mu Yunjin might already be pregnant, regained his senses first. He reached out to release her, his voice low and hoarse, “Let’s sleep early.”

…

The next morning, when Mu Yunjin woke up, she was alone in the room.

As fragments of the previous night flashed through her mind, Mu Yunjin immediately sat up, looked around, and touched her swollen lips, realizing that everything last night had indeed happened.

Between her and Chu Li, things seemed to be getting more intimate, which was a good sign, right…

After some thought, Mu Yunjin got up from the bed. Just as she finished changing her clothes, the door of the room was opened again, and Chu Li walked in from outside.

Seeing Chu Li, Mu Yunjin’s face reddened, and she looked away. Last night, it seemed she had been the one to initiate the kiss with Chu Li…

Especially since she hadn’t fully confirmed Chu Li’s feelings for her yet…

Ugh, why wasn’t she more restrained…