When Nian Siting returned, he found Wan Rong sitting in silence.
He asked the maid,
"What happened to the princess consort?"
The maid shook her head.
"Her Highness went out, and she has been like this ever since she came back.
I asked her too, but she wouldn't respond to me at all."
Nian Siting waved a hand, dismissing the maid.
He walked over and asked,
"Rong'er, what's wrong? What happened?"
Wan Rong raised her head and burst into loud sobs.
In all their years of marriage, Wan Rong had never cried like this. It gave Nian Siting a fright, and he hurriedly gathered her into his arms, patted her back, and asked,
"Rongrong, don't cry. What on earth happened? Even if the sky falls, you still have your husband!"
Wan Rong simply kept crying without saying a word.
Only after crying for who knew how long did Wan Rong raise her head and ask,
"Your Highness, did you already know that I couldn't have children?"
At those words, Nian Siting's expression darkened, and he asked,
"Which servant has been wagging their tongue in front of you? Don't listen to their nonsense."
"Your Highness, you don't need to hide it from me anymore.
I went to the Medical Hall today. The doctor told me everything. I'll never be able to have a child of my own."
Nian Siting pulled Wan Rong into his arms again and said,
"Rongrong, it's all right. Even without children, you will be the only woman in my life.
Even without children, you are still the only one in my heart!"
"Really? Do you truly not care about having children, Your Highness?"
"Really.
Of course you're the most important person in my heart."
Moved by Nian Siting's expression, Wan Rong said,
"Your Highness, I believe you.