Wei Yanzhou froze.
The reason for irregular menstruation is that Cheng Ning is pregnant.
It's not due to lack of Qi and blood.
"You used to...were you not very punctual?" Wei Yanzhou's tongue didn't seem to be his own.
"?"
Cheng Ning looked at him with a "what do you mean" expression.
"In July last year, the enemy invaded. You spent three months in the battleground anxiously. My father and the late emperor ordered you to return to the court three times but failed. When you returned to the court, the first thing you did was to check Meng Xin's pulse."
Cheng Ning pretended not to notice that he mentioned the late emperor's abruptly changed title, but his thoughts flew away.
"Meng Xin said that you are under too much pressure, have a poor schedule, and are busy with affairs, so your menstruation will naturally be affected."
Wei Yanzhou couldn't finish his sentence: "It's the same now."
Cheng Ning forced himself to come back to his senses and looked at Wei Yanzhou with an even weirder look.
She checked for Meng Xin's pulse. Although she didn't avoid people, she didn't show off.
Wei Yanzhou said - "You still eavesdropped on my conversation with Meng Xin?"
Otherwise, how could he know the details of Meng Xin's diagnosis of her pulse?
"Wei Yanzhou," Cheng Ning felt as if he had returned to the past, with a brat who did not stingy in front of him: "Where did you often hide in those days?"
Why couldn't she hide the fact that she went to Tai Hospital from this person?
No wonder, she remembered that for a long time after returning to the court last year, the Cheng family often received donkey-hide gelatin and angelica from unknown places.
Cheng Ning didn't care much about these trivial matters, but Chen Yili mentioned them a few times.
He also said that she was so consumed by the war that she didn't take care of her own health, so she really needed to make amends.
Therefore, during those days in Yanjing, my eldest sister-in-law forced me to drink some black-bone chicken and pigeon soup.
Later, he was forced to go too far and tortured the soldiers to pieces on the martial arts field.
"Am I still eavesdropping?" Wei Yanzhou showed a rare hint of discomfort: "You really think highly of yourself."
Of course he would not admit his intentions towards Cheng Ning.
It's like admitting it means losing.
Cheng Ning also felt that he had no reason to eavesdrop, but it seemed that there was an explanation for who sent the medicinal materials in those rooms at that time.
Cheng Ning thought for a while and said, "How about asking the Tai Hospital to prescribe some Yiling donkey-hide gelatin? Last year, my sister-in-law stewed a lot of it for me, and I did feel better after taking it."
After she finished speaking, she stared at Wei Yanzhou vertically.
As expected, Wei Yanzhou quickly denied it: "How can the donkey-hide gelatin in Yiling be as good as that in Dandong? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."
But just after he finished speaking, his eyes glanced at Cheng Ning and narrowed dangerously: "Are you deceiving me?"
It's not a scam.
If Cheng Ning hadn't heard Chen Yili nag last year that these donkey-hide gelatins came from Dandong, were precious and hard to come by, she would have never known that this stuff was the best produced in Dandong.
Therefore, she said the words about Yiling just now on purpose.
It really is him.
The supplements that are constantly sent to Cheng Mansion include, but are not limited to, donkey-hide gelatin.
But Wei Yanzhou never said a word.
Cheng Ning looked a little dazed, her long hair spread on the pillow, and her lips were inexplicably red.
The indigo-colored middle coat made her look very white, like the rare jade that Wei Yanzhou had seen in the treasury.
There seemed to be inexplicable emotions in his eyes that he couldn't figure out.
But he didn't like Cheng Ning like this.
All his thoughts were hidden in his heart, and he couldn't get a glimpse of Cheng Ning.
So Wei Yanzhou leaned down again and nibbled the corner of Cheng Ning's lips.
This time he only used very little force to gently lick her open wound.
The tip of Cheng Ning's nose was filled with the smell of fir trees on Wei Yanzhou's body. She tilted her head and said, "Did you do anything else that I don't know about?"
She had never thought that this man who was like a brother would hide many things from her.
But it seems to be in line with Wei Yanzhou's temperament.
He never talked much and never caused trouble to Cheng Ning.
When he and Wei Yanshu were co-managing government affairs, Cheng Ning, the reserve of the 300,000-strong army in the northwest, never worried.
She remembered that Fu Youting complained in front of her more than once.
He said that military pay for southern Xinjiang was always late. He had argued with the Ministry of Household Affairs more than once, but to no avail.
At that time, she was still very surprised. Although they were from the south and the north, she and Fu Youting had similar backgrounds.
If the military pay of the Southern Xinjiang Army lags behind, then the Northwest Army should be the same.
But no, when the end of the month comes, the military pay will definitely arrive in the army on time.
She had been surprised, but even though there was a delay in southern Xinjiang, there was no real situation where it could not be sent out.
And when I think back to it, I was in the army all the time, and I forgot about it because of the incident.
She thought that Wei Yanshu had helped in the court and Hu Bu had sold his face, so the Northwest Army was fine.
Thinking about it now, she never mentioned this matter to Wei Yanshu.
And who has the leisure to take care of military pay?
...Wei Yanzhou seems to have it.
He can even take care of small things like donkey-hide gelatin, so it's no accident that Northwest is on time.
Cheng Ning asked: "In the past two or three years, the national treasury was empty and difficult, and military pay was always neglected. However, the Northwest Army has never had this problem. Is it you behind this?"
This man is really a master of drawing inferences from one instance to another, and he can hardly hide anything.
Wei Yanzhou wanted to say yes, but he didn't want to admit it.
Looking at Cheng Ning's burning eyes, he straightened up and wanted to retreat.
But Cheng Ning's reflexes should not be underestimated. She wrapped her hands around Wei Yanzhou's neck and pulled him down.
This is the first time she has made such a proactive move.
Their noses were touching, and their lips almost touched.
He was startled, as if he had used too much force, and then Cheng Ning let go slightly: "Is that you?"
She seemed to want to ask for an answer.
Wei Yanzhou's breathing was already heavy: "Are you trying to seduce me now?"
Cheng Ning has no such intention in the conscience of heaven and earth.
But she did take the initiative to reach out her hand, and the candlelight in the room fell on her eyes like stars.
She avoided Wei Yanzhou's burning eyes and felt a little embarrassed in a rare way: "Forget it if you don't say it."
"yes."
Wei Yanzhou finally admitted happily: "The reason why the Northwest Army's military pay is never delayed is because I always set aside your budget first when I take care of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
......Why?
Cheng Ning didn't feel any better after hearing the truth.
Instead, there was a strange, irrelievable sadness: "Why?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm free."
Wei Yanzhou was upset, but he wasn't.
There are so many political affairs to deal with every day, and there are too many things to take care of at the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it is impossible to just focus on the Northwest Army.
But at that time, he felt that Cheng Ning was already having a hard time living in the northwest, exposed to wind and sun.
If he still has to worry about the food and salary of the soldiers and can't sleep, then he can't sleep even more.
Therefore, for more than half a year, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance hid away when he saw him.
As for Fu Youting's Southern Xinjiang Army?
He has no time to care.
Cheng Ning also knew that was not the case. No one would bother to cause trouble for him.
When it comes to treasury and military pay, if you don't do it right, you may be criticized.
But she couldn't say anything else.
A person always does a lot of things without telling you, but never wants to ask for anything in return.
Even if hatred lies in front of him, he would rather inflict harm on her with his own hands than reveal anything.
Cheng Ning believed that he was not wrong, but why was Wei Yanzhou wrong?
After thinking for a while, she said, "Wei Yanzhou, will insufficient Qi and blood delay intercourse?"
