Although she had only just become pregnant, Uchiha Kyu could already see the maternal tenderness in Konan's eyes.
Her air as a married woman seemed to have reached its peak in an instant. The words "still retaining her charm" immediately appeared in Uchiha Kyu's mind.
Good grief, women really were different once they had children.
"We'll go home first. You need to take good care of this pregnancy. I'll order the Medical Department to arrange for someone to conduct prenatal checkups twice a day. I absolutely won't let anything happen to you or the child."
Uchiha Kyu stroked Konan's still-flat stomach. At that moment, he seemed to feel a tiny life inside her, connected to him by blood.
That feeling was inheritance, responsibility, and the most direct connection of blood.
"Mm." Konan nodded lightly, the smile never leaving her face.
I finally have a child with Kyu. Now I should truly be able to become part of the Uchiha Clan, right?
Before she had a child, Konan had always felt as though she were drifting at the edge of the Uchiha Clan. She had also worried that her failure to become pregnant for so long would cause Kyu to resent her.
After all, in this era, a woman who could not bear children was not accepted. Being unable to bear children meant being unable to increase the population. In this age when population was of the utmost importance, it was a mistake that needed to be corrected—and one that could lead to abandonment.
Now she had finally gotten her wish. With this child, she would be able to stay with Kyu forever.
As soon as they returned home, Uchiha Kyu instructed the household maids to prepare the lady of the house's three daily meals according to the standards for pregnant