At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"Second brother, what did I do wrong?" Xu Bai cursed in his heart, but asked in a cowardly manner on the surface.

"You dare to talk back? I'll teach you a lesson!" Xu Qing rolled up his sleeves, jumped off the horse, and punched Xu Bai in the face.

boom!

Xu Bai screamed and fell to the ground. The servants around him wanted to go forward to help him, but the hundreds of soldiers behind Xu Qing looked over at the same time, frightening the servants so much that they were silent and dared not move.

boom!

"I'll teach you a lesson for being disrespectful to your elders!" Xu Qing simply rode on Xu Bai's body and slapped him.

Snapped!

"I'll make you look old and young!"

Boom!

"I'll make you arrogant!"

boom!

"I let you get cocky!"

"I'll let you……"

"I'm going to beat you to death, you good-for-nothing!" Xu Qing became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He pinned Xu Bai to the ground and beat him for more than ten minutes before he withdrew his hand, panting.

Xu Bai, lying on the ground, had a swollen cheek. There was nothing seriously wrong with his body, but his whole face was in a state of disarray. It looked like a pig's head, and was quite funny.

This was because Xu Qing held back, fearing that he might hurt his cousin. Otherwise, with Xu Qing's many years of experience on the battlefield, how could a frail playboy like Xu Bai survive?

"Go back!" Xu Qing snorted coldly as he mounted his horse.

Xu Bai's eyes were filled with resentment, but he didn't dare to say anything. He could only flee with the help of his servants.

Looking at Xu Bai's departing back, Xu Qing couldn't help but spit.

"What a misfortune for our family! How could our Xu family have such a good-for-nothing! Damn it!" Xu Qing cursed viciously, feeling as if he had eaten a lump of iron in his heart.

The Xu family is an elite family after all. The eldest of the three brothers of the Xu family is in the court and holds the position of minister, holding a high status.

My father was in the military, commanding the most elite war army of ancient Han Dynasty, with countless elite soldiers and generals under his command.

Although my third uncle was a commoner, he had a talent for business. He managed a huge family business and was known as the richest man in Beijing. This also made my eldest uncle and father extremely honest, because the family was very rich and there was no need for corruption.

In their generation, the eldest brother from their uncle's family was sent out to serve as an official. He is now a county magistrate with considerable power.

Although he was a playboy when he was young, he had been in the army for many years and had made great achievements in battle. He enjoyed a high prestige in the army.

Xu Yating, the only girl of this generation in the Xu family, is also a kind-hearted woman with a talent for business and has never done anything naughty.

Only Xu Bai is a good-for-nothing. He is already old, but still hangs out in brothels and has accomplished nothing. If it weren't for his third uncle who is still in good health, I'm afraid he would have squandered all the money in this wealthy family.

"But Yating's disappearance is probably related to that kid Ren Hao, right? Isn't he in Gu Wei?" Xu Qing frowned.

After a brief pause, Xu Qing said, "Sun Hu! Bring your people and find the young lady. After you find her, protect her well and don't allow anyone to get close."

"Yes!" A big man walked out from behind Xu Qing and said yes respectfully.

Watching Xu Hu and his men leave, Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Hu's own confidant naturally knew Xu Yating. Now he was afraid that Xu Yating might be discovered by some people with bad intentions and might be in danger.

The turbulent situation in the capital during this period cast a shadow over Xu Qing's heart.

Even the reason he came back this time was for this matter, and it was his father, whose injuries had improved a lot, who personally ordered him to come back.

So Xu Qing had to be careful.

Xu Qing took a deep breath and spurred his horse forward.

……

royal palace.

Wen Yan was lying on the bed, with an old man with a white beard half-kneeling beside him. At this moment, he was frowning and repeatedly putting his hand on the emperor's wrist, with his expression changing.

Looking at the imperial physician's expression, Wen Yan couldn't help but ask, "Li Mu, how is my health?"

"This..." The imperial physician Li Mu looked a little frightened. He pulled his beard hard, grunting and unable to speak.

Wen Yan frowned: "Just say what you want to say. I can accept anything. No matter what you say, I will pardon you!"

thump!

Li Mu knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty...I...I dare not..."

"What is there to be afraid of?" Wen Yan's face darkened. "I am not afraid of death. Tell me, if I suddenly pass away, won't the court be in chaos?"

At this point, Wen Yan couldn't help but get up, leaned on the bed, and said in a deep voice: "Li Mu, you are the confidant of the late emperor, and also my confidant. Over the years, only a handful of people know my female identity. No matter what, I will not blame you."

"Even if I am about to die, I will give you a lifetime of wealth and prosperity, and your descendants will be wealthy and worry-free."

Boom!

Li Mu left two lines of tears on his face and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty... I am grateful to you, but... but..."

"Just what?" Wen Yan's face turned slightly pale. Although she said it very easily just now, how could she not be afraid of death?

Li Mu was trembling all over, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty...you...you...you may be...are..."

Li Mu swallowed hard: "Pregnant..."

boom!

Wen Yan only felt a thunderous explosion in his mind, and his face turned pale instantly.

"No...impossible...impossible..." Wen Yan growled in a daze.

Li Mu was trembling and just kept kowtowing.

Wen Yan smiled miserably.

Pregnant? She, an emperor who concealed her identity and disguised herself as a man, was actually pregnant!

If this matter were to spread or be discovered, there would be huge doubts throughout the country, and even turmoil in the national system. The prime minister and his faction, who already disliked him, would most likely depose him and establish a new king.

The Liu clan of the ancient Han Dynasty would inevitably rise up in rebellion.

At this time, even if someone could stand out, he would probably be swallowed up by the ancient Wei and the surrounding enemy countries.

Gu Han is likely to face defeat.

How could she bear this?

Li Mu on the ground had fainted from kowtows. Wen Yan staggered down and walked out of the palace with dazed eyes. Followed by the eunuchs, she came to the ancestral temple.

Kneeling alone in the hall, looking up at the spirit tablets of past emperors, Wen Yan let out a miserable laugh.

Then her eyes fell on the memorial tablet in the front, and Wen Yan burst into tears: "Father... Liu Yan is unfilial..."

Liu Yan was her original name. This boyish name was given to her by the late emperor.

After kneeling in the ancestral temple for a long time, Wen Yan's mind flashed with Ren Hao's face. She couldn't help but clench her fists, with a hint of cruelty in her eyes: "Ren Hao... I will kill you sooner or later!"

After adjusting her posture, she strode back to her bedroom.

At this moment Li Mu had woken up and was kneeling on the ground crying.

Seeing Wen Yan coming back, he hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty..."

Wen Yan sat behind the desk and looked at Li Mu calmly: "Please prescribe me an abortion pill."

Li Mu shuddered all over: "Your Majesty, if you want to have an abortion, it will take at least two months. Judging from your pulse, the pregnancy is only one month old, so it will take at least another month."