Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

In the evening, Ran Qianxi slowly woke up and found Baili Yong holding her and falling asleep on top of her.

"His Majesty..."

She called softly, but Baili Yong was still sleeping soundly.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

She raised her voice a little and called out twice before Baili Yong woke up.

"Xi'er, are you awake?"

"Why did you fall asleep here? Come on to the bed."

Baili Yong smiled, took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.

"From now on, no one will dare to make things difficult for you because you have nothing to offer."

Ran Qianxi looked at him blankly, not yet understanding what he meant.

"What?"

Baili Yong smiled with relief, then put his arm around her and kissed her forehead.

"Xi'er is pregnant."

"what?"

Upon learning that she was pregnant, Ran Qianxi's first reaction was not joy, but panic. The probability of a child being born in the palace was much lower than if Baili Yong had abolished her.

"What's wrong, Xi'er is unhappy?"

"No...really?"

Baili Yong held her in his arms and caressed her gently.

"real."

"Will she be able to give birth safely..."

"Don't worry, Xier, I will definitely protect you and the child."

The palace is full of dangers, and you can only rely on the man in front of you for everything.

Ran Qianxi smiled.

"it is good."

Half a month later -

Although Qianxi was pregnant, Baili Yong still did not favor anyone else. After finishing his government affairs every day, he would return to Yifeng Palace to accompany her, and he would hold her in his arms to sleep every night.

It was a day of continuous rain and several concubines were sitting in the pavilion gossiping.

"Oh, I thought that since the Imperial Concubine was pregnant with the dragon seed, His Majesty would be more considerate of us. Now it seems that His Majesty cares more about the Imperial Concubine."

"Who said it wasn't true? Concubine Xie blamed her for everything."

But the concubine just sat there and ignored them, while the other concubines talked more and more excitedly.

"Instead of being weird here, you should save your energy to visit the Imperial Concubine more often, so that you can see His Majesty more often."

The two concubines looked at Concubine Ke. She was usually a quiet person, but today she stood up for Ran Qianxi for the first time.

"Sister Kepin is right. We won't talk about it anymore."

Kepin stood up slowly, as she really couldn't sit with such a person of bad character any longer.

"I'm tired. I'll go back first. Sisters, please chat slowly."

Following the departure of Concubine Ke, a concubine also left secretly.

Jibei Palace

Tan Qianhuan alternated his legs and watched the dancers dance absentmindedly, but the more he watched, the more bored he felt.

At this moment, the leader suddenly handed in a letter.

"My lord..."

He raised his eyes slowly, his cold eyes and body were suffocating, completely lacking the gentleness he had before.

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty, Miss Ran...she is pregnant."

"What did you say?"

Tan Qianhuan stood up anxiously, scaring the dancer and Tong Jian so much that they both knelt down.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true..."

He lowered his eyes, crushed the jade wine glass with his bare hands, and blood immediately flowed out from between his fingers.

"Leave for the Imperial City immediately."

"Yes!"

Yu'an Marquis Mansion

Xu Yuanchao couldn't sleep at night. He looked at the sachet in his hand and thought hard.

"Why is there so much musk here..."

Ran Qianxi was not sensitive to scents, but she thought Tan Qianhuan smelled good, so he personally prepared these ten musk sachets and gave them to her before she left Jizhou.

This Jade-faced Prince is not only proficient in both civil and military affairs, but is also unrivaled in medical skills and the art of making incense.

"Father, what are you looking at?"

The first thing Xu Mingxuan saw when he walked in was the sachet.

"Hey? Isn't this what you picked up at the entrance of Yifeng Palace last time?"

"This is the Imperial Concubine's personal belongings. You should return it to her. It is inappropriate to hold it close to your body."

Xu Yuan gave him a sharp look and he shut up instantly.

"So what if it's her personal property? She's all mine..."

"Father...you can't always think about the Imperial Concubine...it's dangerous..."

Xu Yuanchao looked at him again, and he immediately covered his lips with both hands.

"Why aren't you sleeping so late?"

"I was ready to go to bed, but I came in because I saw that my father was still awake."

"How dare you talk back? Go back to sleep!"

Xu Mingxuan bowed in dissatisfaction.

"knew…"

The next day—

Ran Qianxi has been pregnant for nearly two months. The heat of summer is gone during the Beginning of Autumn, and she is in a good mood to enjoy the flowers in the Imperial Garden. Unexpectedly, she meets her enemy on a narrow road and ends up walking in the opposite direction of Xie Ying.

"Meet the Imperial Concubine."

"Oh~ What a narrow road for enemies~ Are you going to see your sister?"

Xie Ying stared at her for a long time without saying anything, his eyes filled with nostalgia that seemed to want to be expressed but could not.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

"Nothing... Have you been feeling unwell these days?"

Ran Qianxi walked over and circled around him. She was puzzled by his sudden concern.

"What's wrong with you? Are you concerned about when I'll die?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xie Ying was very excited, and Ran Qianxi was even more stunned when she looked at him.

"You are talking nonsense, okay, how did you become like this? Did I save your life?"

Xie Ying smiled and looked at her with endless longing for her.

“That moment saved my life.”

Ran Qianxi was confused by what she heard and her brows were furrowed throughout the whole conversation.

"You're not really sick, are you?"

Xie Ying looked at her without responding, and Ran Qianxi waved her hand and left.

"What's wrong?"

Seventeen years ago—

It was snowing heavily in Jizhou in winter. Xie Ying, who went up the mountain with his father to look for his sister, accidentally got separated from the servants and lost his way.

There were always wolves howling in the deep mountains and forests. He was so scared that he curled up under a tree stump. No one came to find him for a long time. The dark environment was like purgatory. He was shivering with cold and fear.

Just as I was about to faint, a little girl came towards me. It seemed that she had also lost her way and came here.

"Are you okay?"

He was so cold that he didn't have the strength to lift his head, and he was shivering and his speech was slurred.

"I'm cold..."

The little girl saw him curled up in a ball, so she sat down next to him and hugged him to keep him warm. It was really warm to see two lonely children hugging each other.

"Are you lost too?"

The little girl looked at him, calm and composed, as reassuring as an older sister.

"correct."

"Then why aren't you afraid?"

The little girl smiled innocently.

"I was scared at first, but after meeting you, I'm not scared anymore when we're two~"

Xie Ying was deeply moved by the little girl's words. These were the warmest words he had ever heard in his life.

"Then...can we still go out?"

Although the little girl was thin, she looked extremely tall and mighty when she was comforting him.

"Yes~ I often get lost here. We can get out when it's light tomorrow."

“But there are wolves here.”

The little girl slowly stood up and took him to the small cave, which was small enough to only accommodate two people.

"What are you afraid of when there's a wolf? Just wait!"

After a while, the little girl gathered a pile of firewood and lit it around the cave.

"Don't be afraid. As long as the fire is not extinguished, the wolves won't dare to come over. The two of us will just watch over the fire."

Xie Ying nodded seriously.

"Ok!"

The two of them chatted happily in the cave, but his stomach kept resonating, and the little girl smiled and took out a chicken leg.

"Hey~ Here you go."

He took the chicken leg and suddenly felt more secure.

"are you not hungry?"

"I just ate one, this is for you."

Xie Ying was so hungry that he had almost no strength left. He picked up the chicken leg and started eating it with relish.

It was past midnight and the two were still talking non-stop, but when they came to asking the little girl's name, the little girl fell asleep.

Xie Ying looked at her in confusion and found a cinnabar mole on the back of her neck. Coincidentally, he also had one under his eye, so he remembered it deeply in his heart.

The girl fell asleep, and the responsibility of adding firewood fell on him.

When the fire was about to go out, he got up and added more firewood immediately, then ran back quickly, because he could only feel safe with her.

She slept peacefully, and Xie Ying went back and forth to add fuel to the fire, running back to her as fast as he could each time.

The sky gradually brightened, the howling of wolves faded in the early morning, and the fire was still rising with smoke.

When the little girl woke up, she found that Xie Ying had not slept all night, and she couldn't help laughing.

"Why didn't you tell me? We could have taken turns."

"I...I see you are sleeping soundly..."

"Hahaha you're so stupid."

Xie Ying scratched his head embarrassedly.

"I am a little stupid..."

The little girl took his hand and walked out of the cave together.

"Where do you live? I'll take you back."

"My father and I lived in the official post in the south of the city..."

"Okay... I'll take you back..."

When the little girl brought him out of the woods, she happened to meet the servant who was looking for him, so she left quietly.

That day, Ran Qianxi brought cakes to the prince. When she lowered her head, Xie Ying saw the cinnabar mole.

His emotions collapsed in an instant. The person he had been looking for for so many years turned out to be the person he wanted to harm the most.