Lan Yue leaned in closer, dropping her voice to a whisper as if sharing a royal secret.
"There are rumors that my mother's health isn't very good. My fathers love her so much that they actually restrain themselves. They don't want her to be pregnant too often because it exhausts her spiritual energy. That's why she doesn't have many mates or many children. They protect her like she is the most precious treasure in the world."
Su Qinglan felt a pang of sympathy. In this world, a female's health was tied so closely to her fertility.
She thought of her own husbands...the protective tiger, the stoic snake, the calm wolf and the mischievous fox. They, too, treated her like a treasure.
"Your mother sounds like a very brave woman," Su Qinglan said softly.
"And your child will be strong, carrying the blood of the East Sea and the Dragon City. You must eat more of this fish stew for the baby."
