Phi-Fic Chapter 270 Wen Zongji's Insomnia
Chapter 270 Wen Zongji's Insomnia
When she was eight months pregnant, Pei Rujing completely lost the right to leave the mansion.
They couldn't even leave Yunguangyuan anymore.
Because of her heavy body, she had to rest after walking a few steps, and Pei Rujing lost the desire to leave the mansion.
Wen Zongji declined all social engagements and spent his days after work returning home to accompany Pei Rujing.
To cheer Pei Rujing up and prevent boredom from affecting her mood, Zuo Mingxuan and others took turns talking to her.
The eldest princess visited even more frequently, and Wen Zongji specially had a side room prepared so that the eldest princess could stay whenever she wanted.
Days passed by, and the day Pei Rujing was due to give birth drew ever closer.
Wen Zongji began to suffer from insomnia.
He kept dreaming of Pei Rujing's difficult childbirth, which would startle him awake each time, and then he couldn't fall back asleep, staring at Pei Rujing's sleeping face until dawn.
"Zongji, what's wrong with you?"
When the eldest princess came to visit Pei Rujing, she happened to arrive just in time for Wen Zongji's day off, and was then frightened by Wen Zongji's haggard appearance.
Looking at Pei Rujing, whose face was glowing red, he was momentarily stunned.
"Which of you is pregnant?"
Pei Rujing looked at him and said, "My husband has been suffering from insomnia lately. I had Physician Wang prescribe some medicine for him, but it hasn't helped."
Wen Zongji said, "It will be fine in a while."
His insomnia was mainly due to Pei Rujing; it would naturally get better after she gave birth.
As someone who had been through similar experiences, the eldest princess immediately guessed the reason for Wen Zongji's insomnia: "Is Zongji worried about Jing'er?"
Pei Rujing nodded: "He always dreams that something bad has happened to me. Even though the Imperial Physician Wang examines my pulse every day and tells him that I am in good health, he still keeps having nightmares."
She complained, but secretly she was pleased.
Wen Zongji was so worried about her because she was on his mind.
What the county princess desires most is Wen Zongji's undisguised affection for her.
In other words, you not only have to care about her, but you also have to let her know and feel it.
The eldest princess retorted, "You heartless little thing, Zongji has become so haggard because of you."
Wen Zongji said, "I've been overthinking it."
The eldest princess said gently, "You care too much about Jing'er."
As the saying goes, a mother-in-law is always more satisfied with her son-in-law the more she looks at him.
Princess Chang had this mindset towards Wen Zongji: the better their relationship was, the more satisfied she was with him.
Pei Rujing pouted, secretly criticizing the princess's double standards.
With the Eldest Princess accompanying Pei Rujing today, Wen Zongji gave up his seat to the mother and daughter and went back to his inner room to catch up on sleep.
After several days of insomnia, he was really struggling and desperately needed a good night's sleep.
Watching Wen Zongji leave, the eldest princess held Pei Rujing's hand and sighed, "The more I think about it, the more I feel that Zongji is the most suitable person for you."
"Of course. Our fate is ordained by heaven."
Pei Rujing had long believed this to be true.
The eldest princess smiled and tapped her forehead: "Then you must treat Zongji well and don't always throw tantrums. No one can always accommodate another person. Husband and wife should be tolerant of each other."
The eldest princess understood very well that even though Wen Zongji was willing to accommodate Pei Rujing in everything because of their deep affection for each other, he would lose patience as time went on and their feelings faded.
What will allow them to stay together for so long is their tolerance and understanding of each other.
Pei Rujing was displeased: "Mother, I don't always throw tantrums. If you don't believe me, you can ask Granny and Qinghe."
The county magistrate said that she couldn't always be viewed with old eyes.
The eldest princess looked at Granny Feng.
Granny Feng smiled and said, "Princess, the county princess will not lose her temper with her son-in-law. On the contrary, she is considerate of his tiredness from working and will not allow the trivial matters of Yunguang Courtyard to bother him."
"That's good. If you show Zongji respect, he will naturally value you even more."
Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Pei Rujing listened attentively to the princess's ramblings, unlike before when she was impatient.
Pei Rujing touched her belly and said, "Mother, if this baby is a son, I want to have a daughter next time."
The eldest princess looked at her and asked, "You want a daughter?"
Pei Rujing said, "My husband once mentioned wanting a daughter who looks like me."
But for their first child, both she and Wen Zongji wanted a son.
Realistically speaking, Wen Zongji needed to have a son. From Pei Rujing's perspective, she herself had an older brother who loved her, so she hoped that her daughter would be the same.
The eldest princess had no objection: "It's your decision, young couple's business."
Pei Rujing was about to give birth, and no one entered Yunguang Courtyard. Wen Zongji returned to his residence on time every day after his shift and never went to any random places.
Wen Zongji did all this for Pei Rujing, so it's only right that Pei Rujing have more children for Wen Zongji.
The eldest princess herself had already given birth to three children, so naturally she didn't think there was anything wrong with Pei Rujing wanting another child.
Pei Rujing nodded: "Let's talk about it after this baby is born."
Hearing this, the eldest princess looked at Pei Rujing's belly and said gently, "The child is very considerate of his mother and has not let you suffer too much."
When the eldest princess was pregnant with Pei Shizhao, she vomited everything she ate. While other pregnant women would gain more than ten pounds, the eldest princess was so exhausted that she lost weight. She suffered a lot during childbirth because she was too thin. Fortunately, the royal family had a lot of tonics to replenish her energy, which enabled her to give birth to the child smoothly.
When the eldest princess learned that Pei Rujing was pregnant, her biggest fear was that Pei Rujing would suffer the same fate as she had.
Fortunately, Pei Rujing did not suffer those consequences.
Pei Rujing touched her belly: "She is indeed very well-behaved, a good child."
The eldest princess looked at her radiating maternal glow and said, "In the blink of an eye, my Jing'er is going to be a mother. It feels like just yesterday that you were clinging to me and acting all cute."
Upon hearing this, Pei Rujing shook the princess's hand and said sweetly, "I like to act cute with Mother now too. Being Mother doesn't stop me from acting cute with her. Mother said she would always love me, no matter how old I am."
Upon hearing this, the princess's sense of loss at her daughter's growing up vanished instantly, her eyes filled with smiles: "That's right. No matter how old you are, you will always be your mother's most beloved daughter."
As the daughter whom she had doted on and raised with all her heart, the eldest princess had devoted the most effort to Pei Rujing and naturally cared for her the most.
You can tell by how often the eldest princess goes to the Marquis's residence.
Pei Rujing smiled smugly: "I knew it."
After a good night's sleep, Wen Zongji woke up and went outside when he heard Pei Rujing and the Princess laughing and talking.
He smiled and didn't disturb them. He went to wash up to shake off the sleepiness he had just woken up before going over to talk to them.
The eldest princess had lunch at Yunguang Courtyard and spent several hours with Pei Rujing before leaving the Marquis's residence as dusk approached.
Wen Zongji saw the eldest princess off.
The eldest princess said, "Zongji, I've been through this before. Jing'er is doing very well now, and the delivery will go smoothly. You don't need to worry too much."
The eldest princess was clearly trying to reassure Wen Zongji, lest he collapse before Pei Rujing even gave birth.
Wen Zongji nodded: "I understand, Mother-in-law."