Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1145 - 1142_1

Chapter 1145: Chapter 1142_1

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t return to the mansion until midnight.

He tread lightly into the bedroom, seeing Xiao’er sleeping on the outer side of the grand bed with a space reserved for him. On the inner side of the bed were their four children.

Warm emotions flooded his heart as the exhaustion and anger he had been carrying miraculously vanished.

Shangguan Xuanyi entered the bathroom without making a sound, cleansed himself thoroughly in the bathtub before returning to the bed.

No sooner had he lay down, the drowsy Xiao’er immediately sensed his presence. As she inhaled the familiar refreshing scent from him, she instinctively rolled towards him and comfortably fell back into deep sleep.

Shangguan Xuanyi wondered at her with a smile, cradled her small hand resting on him in his, and soon fell asleep with his eyes closed.

No matter how chaotic it was outside, as long as she and the children were safely by his side, he could sleep peacefully.

The next day, Xiao’er woke up as soon as day broke, awakened by the little hands of Qingqing next to her.

The children, who had woken up a while ago, were moving around in bed, swinging their tiny legs and flapping their small hands.

If Xiao’er let the children share the large bed with her the night before, once the children woke up early the next morning, Qingqing’s little hands would incessantly try to grab Xiao’er’s clothes, as if trying to wake her and request for her morning feed.

Xiao’er sat up, only to be pulled back into Shangguan Xuanyi’s arms.

"Let’s sleep a little more!" Shangguan Xuanyi’s voice spoke sleepily. He had only been asleep for a short while.

"No, the children are awake." Xiao’er attempted to pry his tight grasp from her hand, but Shangguan Xuanyi’s hand didn’t budge.

"We don’t need to deal with them now. They aren’t crying. Let’s sleep a while more. I’ve only just gone to sleep." Shangguan Xuanyi pushed Xiao’er’s head back onto his chest.

Xiao’er felt her heart soften upon hearing this, so didn’t move anymore.

He must be extremely tired since he stayed up all night for the Fifth Princess’s wedding and got no sleep.

Yet lying like this was somewhat uncomfortable. Not much later, Xiao’er couldn’t help but squirm, trying to find a more comfortable position. A few seconds passed and she still couldn’t find a comfortable spot. Not in the least bit sleepy, how was she to sleep?

Xiao’er noticed that Shangguan Xuanyi had relaxed, his breathing slow and elongated; he must be asleep. She carefully attempted to free herself without waking him.

Xiao’er lightly removed his hand and had just sat up when he pulled her back onto the bed: "What do you think you’re doing, girl?"

This rascal managed to keep herself awake by constantly moving!

Shangguan Xuanyi watched her unblinkingly, his voice lethargic and slightly hoarse.

"I can’t sleep anymore, ..." Seeing the tiredness in Shangguan Xuanyi’s eyes, Xiao’er stopped her motions completely.

"If you can’t sleep, then do something else. You’ll be able to sleep once you’re tired!"

Xiao’er protested: "Hey, the children are awake..."

"They are playing by themselves." Shangguan Xuanyi lifted his head to look at the children who were busily moving their hands and feet, and quickly commanded: "Girl, let’s go into the space."

Xiao’er was at a loss for words at hearing this. Was the magical space meant to be used like this?

It seemed to her that in his eyes, the only use for the magical space was this!

But didn’t he just fall asleep a little while ago? Wouldn’t he have to get up and get busy soon?

"Brother Shangguan, aren’t you tired anymore?"

"Hmm... tired, so let’s sleep in the magical space." Shangguan Xuanyi’s voice was even more raspy: "Be a good girl, let Bai Tian and the others out to take care of the children."

Xiao’er: "...."

So, her space had become someone’s sleeping room, and her pets had become the nannies for someone’s children?

...

Time outside flew by in an instant, but within her space, a fair amount of time had passed. Once the children had played outside for 15 minutes, they started to cry because they couldn’t stand it anymore. Even Bai Tian flying around with them all over the place didn’t console them.

Xiao’er, utterly exhausted, didn’t want to get up at all. She kicked Shangguan Xuanyi off the bed: "Go soothe the children!"

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t get angry. A satisfied smile was on his handsome face: "Okay! But you have to let me out!"

After Xiao’er let him out of her space, she rolled around on the bed. She had to feed the babies, so she had no choice but to go out!

Xiao’er resignedly dragged her sore body up and got dressed, then left her space.

Once the two of them had left the space, Shangguan Xuanyi kissed both of his daughters on their cheeks. As for his son, he simply glanced at him and paid him no more attention. He was blatantly favoring this side less.

He opened the door of the room in a refreshed manner and asked for breakfast to be brought in.

When he opened the door, Shangguan Xuanyi thought to himself: Thank goodness the girl has the space, otherwise we wouldn’t have enough time!

After Xiao’er finished feeding the children, she had breakfast with Shangguan Xuanyi.

"Eat more, I’ve noticed you losing weight lately!" Shangguan Xuanyi kept putting food into Xiao’er’s bowl.

"....." Xiao’er touched her own chubby face and looked at her equally chubby wrist, grumpily saying: "You’re speaking against your conscience, aren’t you!"

Shangguan Xuanyi laughed out loud: "No, you really are a bit thinner today. Eat more, this is good! Putting on a little more weight would be even better!"

Xiao’er didn’t want to talk, so she gave him a glare and changed the subject:

"Brother Shangguan, the Wang Mansion has over three hundred personal guards, in addition to a large number of other servants. Given that it wasn’t in the middle of the night, how were they able to kidnap someone?" Xiao’er thought about the incident of Shangguan Wanru being kidnapped last night and found it hard to believe.

Who could pull off such a thing?

Seeing that Xiao’er’s mood had improved, Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t want to upset her appetite so he answered: "The fool, we’ll talk about it after we’re done eating, don’t spoil the meal."

As he spoke, Shangguan Xuanyi added a piece of egg roll to Xiao’er’s bowl, then placed a glass of nut milk and a bowl of crystal sugar stewed bird’s nest in front of her: "Drink some milk, isn’t this nutritious?"

"Okay." Xiao’er stopped asking after hearing his words and lowered her head to focus on the food in her bowl.

The two of them had different things for breakfast each day, sometimes Chinese style, sometimes Western, and sometimes a mix of both.

But ever since Xiao’er got pregnant and was able to hold down food, she insisted on having a glass of nut milk both in the morning and at night. This not only boosted her children’s brain development, but also replenished her own nutrition.

Feeding four children wasn’t an easy job. As the children grew by the day, Xiao’er felt that her own milk supply sometimes wasn’t enough.

To ensure an ample supply of milk, she had to eat a little more and drink more milk and soup, just to make sure the children didn’t go hungry.

Of course, with all the food she was eating, Xiao’er noticed a gain in her own weight! With less physical activity after giving birth, the energy she took in had nowhere to go, so it was converted into fat.

Xiao’er saw a layer of fat had gathered around her belly when she sat down. She wasn’t oblivious to it. However, she felt that losing weight could wait. Right now, her children’s health was the priority.

So, eat away! There’s no crime in that! Once her children turned one, she could restore her angelic face and devilish figure.

However, Xiao’er worried that if she gained too much weight, it would be hard to lose. So she decided to set aside some time each day for yoga and swimming on top of her martial arts practice.