The group returned to Shangjing, and Tan Taihong and his wife also returned.

The several martial arts schools that Tan Tai Hong found out about were indeed all managed by the Snow Guards, with one Snow Guard in charge of each martial arts school.

A month later, the location of the eighteen Snow Guards who had escaped was tracked down. Qi had twenty-three martial arts schools dedicated to training its assassins, totaling approximately five thousand men. Training was conducted not only by the eighteen Snow Guards but also by the King of Qi's secret guards. These schools hadn't been established in the past two or three years; the oldest had been operating for ten years.

This is terrifying when you think about it carefully. The King of Qi has been playing chess for so many years.

Xiao Yibai thought for a long time before deciding to report the matter to the emperor. These twenty-three martial arts schools must be taken down at the same time. If they are taken down one by one, once the first one is taken down, the others will be moved, and it will be difficult to find them.

If he wanted to attack these martial arts schools at the same time, it had to be the emperor. Xiao Yibai didn't want to do something that would be a thankless task and end up in trouble.

Xiao Yibai compiled his findings into a booklet and handed it to the emperor, saying, "Father, please take your time to read this booklet. Yueyue just found out this morning that she's pregnant again. I have to hurry back to the palace. I'll take my leave."

The emperor hadn't even opened the book when he heard the good news from Xiao Yibai. He smiled and said, "Okay, then go back quickly and ask Lu Zhong to go and have a look at Yue'er again."

Xiao Yibai agreed, bowed, and left quickly. He asked Feng Wu to go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for Doctor Lu, and he himself left the palace immediately.

The emperor opened the booklet happily, but after reading its contents, he became furious and even smashed his favorite purple jade paperweight to pieces.

"Asshole, I was too lenient with him."

Eunuch Lu asked someone to make another pot of tea. He hadn't seen the emperor so angry in several years.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Princess Jin is pregnant, so it's normal for the prince to be anxious to return home."

When Eunuch Lu mentioned that Princess Jin was pregnant, the Emperor's anger subsided a little. "Summon Qi Heng to the palace."

Eunuch Lu responded and retreated, and the emperor called out the secret guards hiding in the dark.

The main reason why Xiao Yibai didn't want to wait for the emperor to finish reading the book was that he was really anxious to go back to accompany Mu Xiyue. On the first day they came back, Mu Xiyue slept for the whole morning. Xiao Yibai thought she was tired from being out for a while, so he let her have a good rest and didn't bother her at night.

Mu Xiyue started vomiting halfway through her breakfast today. The breakfast was light, with only chicken porridge containing meat. Mu Xiyue used to like chicken porridge, but she didn't expect to vomit after drinking only half of it today. Xiao Yibai was so scared that he immediately called Feng Wu to find Ji Yun.

Mu Xiyue realized it after she vomited. She had previously thought that her period was ten days late because she was a little tired from running around outside, and she even used her supernatural powers to sort it out for herself. Now it seems that it is very likely that she is pregnant again.

After taking Mu Xiyue's pulse, Ji Yun gave a definite answer that she was really pregnant.

Ever since An An was born, Xiao Yibai had been very careful, trying his best to avoid getting Mu Xiyue pregnant. It wasn't that he didn't want another child, but he didn't want to return to his monk's life too soon. Knowing that Mu Xiyue was pregnant again made him both happy and aggrieved. The aggrieved part was, of course, that he had to abstain from sex again.

After Qi Heng came out of the palace, he went straight to Prince Jin's Mansion. Xiao Yibai didn't care about these things. Mu Xiyue's reaction to her pregnancy this time was a bit severe. She would vomit at the smell of food and feel nauseous at the smell of flowers. He was really distressed.

Qi Heng waited in the study for a quarter of an hour before he saw Xiao Yibai. "Your Highness, the Emperor has entrusted me with the task of suppressing those people and has given me the right to temporarily deploy troops stationed in various places. I would like to hear your advice."

Xiao Yibai said, "The men trained by the Snow Guards are no match for those stationed there. You'd better ask the Emperor to have the Qilin Guards and the Divine Shadow Guards assist. Furthermore, these twenty-three strongholds must be eliminated simultaneously, otherwise we won't be so lucky to catch them if they escape again."

Qi Heng nodded, "I understand. Your Majesty wants to transfer some of your secret guards to me. Your men are more skilled than the Snow Guards, so they will have a better chance of dealing with those assassins."

Xiao Yibai nodded, "Okay, I'll assign two hundred people here. You'll have to ask father to assign some of the Qilin Guard and the Divine Shadow Guard to you. There are too many death squads, and I don't know how well they've been trained. Let's arrange them according to what happened at Dragon Ridge Mountain. Try not to let anyone go."

Qi Heng responded seriously, "I understand. The Emperor is probably going to be ruthless this time. You must be prepared to enter the Eastern Palace."

Xiao Yibai smiled and said, "Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway, unless Ah Han doesn't want to."

Qi Heng also understood what he didn't finish saying. As long as Prince Duan has the intention, no matter whether Xiao Yibai is the crown prince or not, the person who will sit on that position in the end will definitely be Prince Duan.

"As long as you have a plan, no matter who ends up with you, I'll stand by you. I heard the princess is pregnant again, congratulations! I won't take up your time with the princess."

After Qi Heng left, Xiao Yibai arranged some things and went to the bedroom to accompany Mu Xiyue. Mu Xiyue was really vomiting and uncomfortable. Although her supernatural power helped her relieve the physical discomfort, her spirit was still much worse. Although she couldn't sleep, she lay in bed and refused to move.

Doctor Lu came to check Mu Xiyue's pulse. The pulse was good and there was nothing wrong. Morning sickness was a normal phenomenon, so he prescribed a prescription to relieve morning sickness.

As soon as Xiao Yibai entered the room, Guyu came in with a bowl of medicine. Xiao Yibai took the bowl and fed it to Mu Xiyue himself, and then stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth.

"How is it? Are you feeling better?"

Mu Xiyue smiled. "Even if it's a miracle drug, it needs time to work. It's impossible to see results right after drinking it. If you're done with your work, lie down with me for a while. I don't want to get up, and lying down will make me feel better."

Xiao Yibai took off his outer robe and lay down beside her. He hugged her in his arms and said distressedly, "After this one, we won't have any more children. I'll ask Ji Yun tomorrow if there's any medicine that can make men sterile."

Mu Xiyue chuckled, "Silly boy, don't act on your own. If this pregnancy is a daughter, then we'll have both a son and a daughter. If this pregnancy is a son, then we'll decide whether to have more children later."

Xiao Yibai pecked her on the lips and said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. But it hurts to see you in so much pain."

Mu Xiyue was lying there but couldn't fall asleep. Xiao Yibai told her about Qi Heng's visit and the arrangements on his side.

"What does Qi Heng mean? Is he saying that the Emperor intends to deal with the Prince of Qi?"

Xiao Yibai's face was indifferent, and he didn't have much expectation. "Well, but the emperor is angry now, and we are not sure what will happen next. Let's wait and see. If the emperor still can't make up his mind this time, then I will do it. Keeping this person will cause too much uncertainty."

The reason why I didn't kill Prince Qi last time was because I didn't want to see the emperor sad because of the death of a young person. Although the emperor felt sorry for Queen Deming, he was really tolerant of Xiao Yibai.

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