Chapter 1020: Chapter 1020: 1018: Pregnant with a little monster, good appetite

Mo Qi was very considerate and dismissed the palace attendants, leaving them space to be alone.

Once they were alone, Su Yingxue felt more relaxed.

She particularly wanted to throw herself into Chu Yihan’s arms and act coquettishly, but as soon as she approached him, she felt a sudden heaviness in her lower abdomen.

“Hiss…”

Su Yingxue clutched her belly.

Chu Yihan quickly embraced her, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

Su Yingxue opened her mouth, “No… it’s nothing.”

She wasn’t ready yet to tell Chu Yihan about the child.

“Then what happened just now?”

“I haven’t seen the emperor for so long, I got a bit excited.”

The smile on Su Yingxue’s face was radiant, but her words ultimately made Chu Yihan sense a hint of alienation.

He wasn’t used to it and couldn’t feel happy about it.

“Recently, I have been busy and couldn’t visit you. Are you angry about it?” Chu Yihan tentatively asked.

If she was angry or threw a tantrum, it would prove that she cared about him.

Yet Su Yingxue shook her head, “I wouldn’t be angry. I know the emperor is busy.”

So she had been dutifully staying at home.

Although, she really missed Chu Yihan.

“Not angry at all?”

The look in Chu Yihan’s eyes grew heavier.

“Not at all!”

Su Yingxue answered earnestly, as if to say, “See how obedient and well-behaved I am? Don’t I deserve some praise?”

Yet, Chu Yihan was deeply disappointed.

Upon not receiving any praise, Su Yingxue was puzzled—had her performance not been good enough?

Had her visit today been too abrupt?

She felt somewhat wronged, “I really did miss you…”

“What did you say?” Chu Yihan thought he heard a hint of complaint in her voice.

But soon, Su Yingxue reined herself in again, smiling as she said, “I didn’t say anything! I just came to see… if the emperor was finished with his work. If you’re still busy, then I’ll… go back to the mansion first.”

Looking at him now, he probably didn’t have the free time to pamper her like before.

She was leaving just like that?

In Chu Yihan’s eyes, the disappointment grew deeper. What was his position in her heart that she couldn’t even bear to spend a little bit of time together with him?

Chu Yihan made no attempt to detain her, and Su Yingxue felt as if a hole had formed in her heart, letting the wind through. Glancing outside the chamber at the willow branches lifted by the breeze, she said with a hint of regret, “If that’s the case, I won’t disturb the emperor any longer. But… could you touch my belly?”

Su Yingxue took Chu Yihan’s hand and guided it towards her lower abdomen.

His large palm, with its scorching warmth, fell on her belly, and she instantly felt a warm current swirling within her abdomen.

The little creature inside, usually so restless, was exceptionally calm and obedient at the moment.

Chu Yihan didn’t understand the purpose of her action but felt an inexplicable and indescribable oddness in his heart the moment his hand rested on her belly.

“What’s… what’s wrong here?” Chu Yihan’s eyes twinkled with a trace of confusion.

Why was she asking him to touch her seemingly without reason?

“Nothing, nothing at all!”

Fearing that he might notice, Su Yingxue quickly covered up with a laugh, “It’s just that it’s… hungry! I rushed to the palace this morning and didn’t have time for breakfast!”

So she was hungry.

Chu Yihan waved his hand, instructing the Imperial Kitchen to immediately prepare a meal.

Wherever and whenever, he would have chefs available to prepare her favorite dishes.

Su Yingxue had a hearty meal.

To the side, Mo Qi was amazed, “Your Majesty, your appetite has increased significantly recently!”

It was one thing to eat more than Chu Yihan, but more than himself?

Without implying that he was a glutton, Mo Qi was impressed by Su Yingxue’s appetite—it was really something!