Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

After sending Su Jin to the bedroom in the Grand Prince's palace, Jiang Ruan accompanied Su Jin to put the Soul-Binding Lamp in the box into the secret compartment where she usually kept the books and secret techniques for cultivation.

Just as Su Jin closed the secret compartment, a maid came to the door of the bedroom to report that Empress Le Xu had arrived.

Jiang Ruan's identity is too special. Not only is she destined to be with Emperor Donghua on the Three Lives Stone, but Supreme God Zheyan also seems to have different feelings for her.

If she visited the eldest prince's palace, Le Xu, as the hostess, would naturally come out to entertain her.

A woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and with an elegant and noble figure walked up to Jiang Ruan. A perfect smile hung on her noble and elegant face. She bowed slightly to Jiang Ruan and said, "Miss Jiang."

Although Jiang Ruan was the destined couple of Emperor Donghua, they did not have a grand wedding ceremony. Le Xu's ceremony was just right, and it gave them enough face and respect.

His mindset was already different from his mortal days. Jiang Ruan did not return the greeting, but simply said, "I have come uninvited. I hope Empress Le Xu will not be offended."

"How could that be?" Le Xu said with a smile, "I've known for a long time that Su Jin and you have a good relationship. Now that Su Jin's good friend is visiting my home, I must treat her warmly."

Jiang Ruan had no intention of staying in Su Jin's bedroom for dinner.

She looked at Le Xu's slightly bulging belly: "This is..."

"Yes." Le Xu's hand caressed her swollen belly, her eyes filled with love and anticipation, a maternal glow all over her body. "The golden lotus from the mountains behind Kunlunxu was born in my womb, and this has made us a mother and son."

"This child stayed peacefully in my belly and never made a fuss."

"It's just... he's so peaceful, it actually makes me uneasy." Le Xu said, becoming worried. "The Medicine King says everything's fine, and my husband always reassures me, but I can't help but worry. Sometimes it feels like he's not in my belly anymore, like it's unreal, and I want him to make some noise."

"I once wanted to meet Supreme God Zheyan and ask him to diagnose my pulse, but he hasn't been receiving outside visitors in recent years. Although I regret it, there's nothing I can do."

"I heard that Miss Jiang has inherited the true medical skills of the Supreme God Zhe Yan. I wonder if Miss Jiang could take my pulse once to put my mind at ease."

Jiang Ruan said, "If Madam Le Xu doesn't mind, I can naturally take your pulse."

Le Xu was sitting on the couch, Jiang Ruan's fingertips were placed on the pulse point of her wrist. When he felt Le Xu's strong and slippery pulse, Jiang Ruan looked at Le Xu's face.

Her face was full of worry for the baby in her belly and joy of becoming a mother.

Unlike others, the child in Le Xu's belly seemed to be particularly intelligent. It stayed obediently in its mother's womb, waiting for birth without making any noise or fuss.

Jiang Ruan withdrew his hand and said to Le Xu, who was anxiously asking, "The slippery pulse is strong and powerful. This child is very well-behaved and obedient. Empress Le Xu, don't worry."

"Although the golden lotus is conceived with an immortal body, the original body of this golden lotus is too extraordinary and needs nourishment. In addition, there may be some pain during the birth."

"I'm not afraid." Le Xu stroked her belly. "As long as the baby is fine, I'm not afraid of suffering."

After she felt at ease, Le Xu looked at Su Jin standing beside her and said to Jiang Ruan, "I'm relieved that the baby in my belly is fine. But Su Jin... Su Jin has a very strong personality. Although she is a princess in the Heavenly Palace, she can't avoid being wronged because of her strong personality."

"I want her to learn the rules and make the people in the Heavenly Palace obey her, but she refuses to listen... Being a foster mother is difficult. Since Miss Jiang has a good relationship with Su Jin, why don't you help me persuade her more? Girls are better off being gentle and obedient."

Jiang Ruan looked at Su Jin.

Su Jin stood behind Le Xu and rolled her eyes at her.

Jiang Ruan almost laughed as she looked at Le Xu, strongly disagreeing with her point of view: "The Heavenly Palace respects the strong. Moreover, Su Jin is an orphan of the Su Jin clan. Naturally, she has to shoulder the responsibility of restoring the Su Jin clan's former glory. Being a foster mother is not easy. If Empress Le Xu really wants Su Jin's best interests at heart, she should follow her wishes and let Su Jin's real parents and clansmen know that the Heavenly Palace has not treated Su Jin unfairly."

Le Xu felt a little embarrassed. She knew that she had been indifferent to Su Jin on a daily basis, which was really unfair to the Su Jin clan, so she simply kept silent.

Jiang Ruan left the eldest prince's palace and Su Jin saw her off.

Walking along the palace road, Su Jin wore an indifferent expression: "You can see that if I don't work hard to cultivate and become a god like Yaoguang Supreme God, I will only be used as a pawn by the Heavenly Palace in the future and sent away to consolidate the rule of the Celestial Clan."

"I don't want to sacrifice myself for them!"

"That's right!" Jiang Ruan agreed: "The Sujin Clan has sacrificed enough for the Celestial Clan!"

Jiang Ruan took out a bottle of pills: "This is a pill for expanding the spirit veins. I believe you have already eaten the previous ones."

Su Jin took it and asked, "The herbs in this elixir are all rare treasures from heaven and earth. Why don't you try it yourself?"

Jiang Ruan shook his head: "I am not suitable for it now. When I can use it in the future, I will naturally want to improve my cultivation."

Mo Yuan's residual soul was sleeping in her body. Her current body could barely maintain her daily training. If she wanted to ascend, it would be a foolish dream.

Su Jin didn't understand, but she comforted Jiang Ruan: "Your medical skills have already surpassed the Medicine King. Judging from the path we've taken, you are far ahead of me. When I cultivate to the level of a Supreme Immortal or a Supreme God, I will have a profound cultivation base and you will have superb medical skills. Together, we will travel across the four seas and eight wildernesses, and roam the world!"

"Oh, that's not necessary." Zheyan's voice suddenly appeared.

Looking at the young girl who was full of vigor and ambition and dreaming about the future, the handsome man in pink robe walked up to Jiang Ruan and said as if to declare his status: "It will take a long time for you to cultivate to become a Supreme God. Instead of waiting for you, Ruan Ruan already has a Supreme God by her side."

Seeing Su Jin's dissatisfaction, Zhe Yan said with a smile: "Young girl, the most important thing is to practice hard, don't always think about stealing someone else's wife."

Done.

A fiery red figure passed over the palace. Before Jiang Ruan could even say goodbye to Su Jin, she was taken away by the phoenix, leaving behind Su Jin, whose face was covered in black and gray from being "burned" by the phoenix's divine fire.

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Ten-mile peach forest.

In the evening, Jiang Ruan put her dress on the stone platform and walked into the hot spring barefoot.

In the past few years, Bai Qian was forced by her elder brother to copy books and practice, so he had no time to come to the Ten-Mile Peach Forest to find her. In the vast Ten-Mile Peach Forest, there was only her and Zhe Yan.

Originally, Zheyan had a mount, the Bifang bird. Before Jiang Ruan came to the Ten-Mile Peach Forest, Zheyan thought the bird was as bright as the sun, so he drove it back to the bird clan.

Jiang Ruan only found out about this later when Bifang came to the Ten-Mile Peach Forest to complain to him.

The hot spring water was hot, and Jiang Ruan relaxed and fell asleep unconsciously.

In her sleep, she felt itchy all over her body and her legs seemed to be restrained and unable to move.

Awakened by the disturbance, she opened her eyes and looked at Zhe Yan, who was so close to her that his body was pressed against hers.

"Are you tired?" Zhe Yan asked, "How come you fell asleep while soaking in the hot spring?"

Sensing something unusual, Jiang Ruan's cheeks, already flushed by the hot spring's heat, turned even redder. Her cheeks flushed, and her eyes were filled with mist. "I feel relaxed."

Being held in Zheyan's arms, Jiang Ruan suddenly thought about what to do if she was pregnant?!

"Wait!" She instantly came back to her senses from lust and put her hand against Zhe Yan.

Seeing that Jiang Ruan seemed frightened, Zhe Yan stopped what he was about to do and asked her distressedly, "What's wrong? You look pale."

Jiang Ruan worried: "Will you get pregnant?"

Although it was a little late, she only suddenly remembered it when she saw Le Xu today. It's true that people have been protected and safe for too long that they don't even have a sense of crisis.

Zhe Yan was stunned for a moment, then realized what Jiang Ruan was worried about. He couldn't help but laugh and explained to her, "Ruan Ruan has Mo Yuan's remnant soul sleeping within her body now, and the burden on her body is already great. My bloodline is domineering, and the cultivation required is no less than that required to nourish Mo Yuan. How can I bear to let you endure the pain of pregnancy at this moment?"

Originally, after Jiang Ruan and Donghua... Zheyan was also worried about what would happen if Jiang Ruan got pregnant at this time. After checking Jiang Ruan's pulse, he found something wrong. He thought that Donghua, that shameless stinky stone, must have deliberately provoked him.

Jiang Ruan never took any medicine on a daily basis, let alone after having sex.

Hearing Zhe Yan say this, she couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that you took the medicine yourself..."

"Just know in your heart how good I am to you, don't say it out loud..."

The next moment, Jiang Ruan's eyes were covered by a big hand.

Then the water rippled and peach blossoms fell, which was indescribably beautiful and intimate.