Actually, Yelan had long foreseen the little entanglement between Miyashiro and Ningguang.
In the seven years since their marriage, Miyashiro would bring Shenhe, Ganyu, and Yelan back to Liyue to visit relatives every year. After Shenhe and Ganyu had children, these trips became even more frequent.
They had to be frequent; if he didn't bring them back to Liyue himself, the three Adepti—Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and Moon Carver—would come to Inazuma in person.
These three Adepti were not as open-minded as Miyashiro, nor did they treat everyone in his backyard equally. Except for Ei, whom they couldn't beat, they only doted on Shenhe, Ganyu, and their children. As for Miyashiro's other women and children, their attitudes were vastly different.
Comparing the two, Miyashiro decisively chose the former. A little trouble was better than chaos in his own backyard. Besides, if he went to Liyue himself, those three Adepti would only give him a hard time; there was no need for his wives and children to suffer.
However, even if he took the initiative to bring Shenhe, Ganyu, and their children to visit Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and Moon Carver at Jueyun Karst, it didn't mean the three of them would give him any good looks.
Therefore, Miyashiro had grown accustomed to it. After dropping off the gifts, he would find an opportunity to slip away and go visit his friends in Liyue—perhaps going to Wanmin Restaurant to bum a meal off Xiangling, visiting Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to have tea and listen to music with Zhongli and Azhdaha, or just chatting with his nephew and Xingqiu.
Speaking of Xiangling, there was once an interesting story. Seven years had passed, and Xiangling had blossomed into a very attractive chef. When Xiangling was young, her father, Chef Mao, took her romantic life very seriously, fearing she would fall in love too early, especially guarding against Miyashiro like he was a thief.
As it turned out, once Xiangling got older and was on the verge of becoming an old maid, Chef Mao got anxious and started hoping every day that she would get married and have children as soon as possible.
Of course, with her ability to cook delicious food, her good looks, her Pyro Vision, and her status as an Adeptus' disciple, she had countless suitors. Unfortunately, after having seen the world, Xiangling's standards for a partner were ridiculously high—so high that she practically wanted to find someone based on Miyashiro's template.
Last year, when Miyashiro returned to Liyue, a desperate Chef Mao had even hinted at whether he would consider marrying Xiangling. However, when he heard that Miyashiro already had eight wives, his expression changed instantly, and he never mentioned it again.
The relationship with Ningguang was cleverly established under these circumstances.
A few short years were not enough to leave marks on Ningguang's exquisite face, but they had quietly changed her mindset.
As an unmarried, powerful woman with wealth that could rival a nation and authority that dominated Liyue, she had countless suitors. However, they were either after her money, her power, or her beauty. In the vast land of Liyue, she couldn't find a hero who could match her.
Living in a high position, and long residing in the Jade Chamber, Ningguang began to gradually realize the loneliness of being at the top after turning thirty-five.
This feeling was especially evident after her three long-time secretaries—Baiwen, Baixiao, and Baishi—had been trained by Ningguang to work independently and were transferred to other important positions one by one.
Ningguang was a good leader who knew how to use talent; she wouldn't keep Baiwen, Baixiao, and Baishi as her secretaries for their whole lives. If there were better opportunities, she would naturally think of them.
Although three new secretaries had taken over, the new ones were never as handy as the ones she was used to. Moreover, Ningguang was of a similar age to Baiwen, Baixiao, and Baishi, and they got along like sisters.
The current new secretaries had a much larger age gap with Ningguang, young enough to be her daughters, and the generation gap was one of the reasons they didn't get along smoothly.
At this time, Miyashiro, who was wandering around Liyue visiting relatives, happened to stumble into the Jade Chamber by chance. And then, accidentally, what should have happened, and what shouldn't have, all happened.
Unfortunately, Ningguang naturally couldn't give up her position as the Tianquan Star just because of this, nor could she return to Inazuma to become a little woman in the Regents Office, tending to her husband and raising children. Not to mention that Ningguang wouldn't agree, even Zhongli, the retired old man who spent his days drinking tea and listening to music, wouldn't agree.
It was one thing to snatch away Cloud Retainer's two disciples, but Ningguang was an incredibly rare and talented leader in Liyue. If she were gone, it was uncertain whether he could still leisurely enjoy his retirement life.
Therefore, Ningguang became one of Miyashiro's women who hadn't officially entered his household. Every time he finished with Ningguang, Miyashiro always had a feeling of being kept by a wealthy woman, and that feeling... was actually quite nice!
But this time, Miyashiro learned from Yelan that Ningguang hadn't appeared in public for more than half a year. This was highly abnormal.
Ningguang was a Geo Vision holder and had a massive weapon like the Jade Chamber. Even if things went south, she had Zhongli secretly guarding her, so it was basically impossible for her to be in any danger. Moreover, the timeframe of over half a year was very thought-provoking.
Very naturally, Miyashiro thought of a possibility: could his tenth child be about to be born? Otherwise, he couldn't think of any reason why Ningguang would need to avoid the public eye.
Thinking of this, Miyashiro couldn't sit still. However, it was precisely this change in his expression that made Yelan, who had been watching him closely, notice something was amiss.
Yelan chuckled, "Oh my! So this matter really has something to do with you, Master. I don't know when you got involved with Ningguang, but based on my understanding of her, she is a very proud person."
Seeing Yelan's "I already know the inside story" expression, Miyashiro said with a thick-skinned attitude, "It can't be helped, your man is just too charming. Besides, I still remember Ningguang saying at my wedding with Shenhe that if anyone could hold Mora in one hand and the Jade Chamber in the other, she would give that person a chance."
Yelan: "Oh? Is that so? In that case, Master, have you achieved that?"
Miyashiro just smiled without answering, as if everything was implied.
At this moment, Miyashiro felt it was necessary to go to Liyue to check on the situation. Even though Ningguang hadn't officially entered his household, she was, after all, his woman.
If Ningguang wasn't pregnant, he would just let her be, but if she really was pregnant, he couldn't just sit idly by. Moreover, if Ningguang really gave birth to an heir, that would be the bloodline of the Uchiha Clan, and he certainly couldn't ignore that. No matter what, he had to make a trip to Liyue to see.
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