Chapter 314: Get Pregnant
Mineah was still in deep thought when she suddenly found herself being invited by the Queen Mother for a spot of tea. She didn’t know what it was about, but based on the older woman’s expression, she could only assume that it was nothing truly out of the ordinary. Still, with her current predicament of her body being unable to support life, she could only hope that whatever it was they were going to talk about, it wouldn’t be about her having Nikolai’s children.
"I really hope that’s not the case...." she whispered to herself. "I don’t know what to say if she ever asked me..."
She sighed to herself as she made her way to the garden alone. She would normally have at least one or two of them around her doing their usual jobs, but she wanted a bit of time alone walking through the halls of the castle. Sure, she knew that some of them would have their eyes on her in the shadows, but at least she could pretend that she was truly alone and enjoy the peace for once. Very rarely was she alone these days, and while she appreciated the company, there were just precious few times that she had nothing around her except for the silence of her surroundings.
Besides, she really didn’t want to bother her shadow maidens for this. They had more than enough things to do on their plate as it is, and having them accompany her for a casual tea date with the Queen Mother would simply be a waste of their time and effort.
Letting out another breath, Mineah appreciated the sound of her own footsteps, the garden now in her sights as she entered its vicinity. Same as last time, the greenery around her made for a soothing background as she made her way to the place where she agreed to meet with her mother-in-law.
"Ah, you finally made it," the Queen Mother smiled warmly at her from where she sat at the table. "I was starting to think you’d be late for a few minutes."
"I wasn’t doing much at the moment anyway, Queen Mother," Mineah greeted with a teasing tone as she made her way to the seat right in front of the older woman. "Besides, we rarely get a chance to talk like this. It would be poor of me to ignore you."
Taking her seat, she smiled as she looked at all the snacks currently laid out in front of her. With all of the sweets and teas in front of her, it almost felt like they were being served more than what was expected for two people to eat.
"Do you like the spread, Mineah?" the Queen Mother smiled as she sipped on her tea. "I made sure to have an extra amount of sweets for this meeting, especially since your love for them is pretty well known at this point."