The concubine enters the palace? The princess empties the palace and goes into exile with the baby

The next day, in the capital, at Prince Heng’s Mansion.

Xiao Chi had just returned to the study after the morning court session when Xie Cheng arrived.

Xie Cheng walked to the desk and said, "Your Majesty, Li Zhao sent me a letter saying..."

Xiao Chi was reading a memorial. When he heard Xie Cheng's words, his sword-like brows knitted slightly, and he raised his dark eyes to look at him, "What?"

Xie Cheng swallowed hard, collected himself, and then said, "The princess... is already seven months pregnant, and... and she's carrying twins. Calculating the time, Your Highness, the fetus in the princess' belly should be yours."

Xiao Chi was stunned, and the memorial in his hand fell directly onto the table!

He stood up suddenly and looked at Xie Cheng in disbelief, "What did you say? She's pregnant?"

Xie Cheng nodded and said, "Not only is she pregnant, but she's already seven months pregnant. However, this letter was sent about a month ago, so if you calculate it, the princess should be eight months pregnant now!"

Xiao Chi sat down on the armchair. He really didn't expect that Song Yao was pregnant?!

He couldn't believe that the child was his because Song Yao had a close relationship with Shen Yibai before, and the reason why his relationship with Song Yao developed like this was because of what happened between her and Shen Yibai.

So he couldn't be sure whether the child was his.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chi's face darkened. He looked at Xie Cheng, "Did Shen Yibai go to look for her?"

Xie Cheng shook his head, "Your Majesty, he has never gone to look for the princess."

After the Song family was exiled, Xiao Chi had been sending him to monitor Shen Yibai, so he could guarantee that after the Song family was exiled, Shen Yibai had not gone to find Song Yao.

"Who do you think this child belongs to?" Xiao Chi looked at Xie Cheng expressionlessly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

This question made Xie Cheng feel like he had stepped into the gates of hell.

His prince still loves Song Yao. If he says that the child is Shen Yibai's, there is no doubt that Xiao Chi will be very angry. Once he is angry, the person who will be implicated will definitely be Xie Cheng.

If he said that the child was his, and if it was born in the future and it was discovered to be Shen Yibai's, it goes without saying that Xiao Chi would only become even more angry!

By then, more people will definitely be implicated.

So this question is really a life-or-death question.

Xie Cheng didn't know how to answer. Just as he hesitated, Xiao Chi's eyes became even colder, like a sharp blade. "Why, are you mute?"

Xie Cheng's heart sank, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Highness, perhaps the princess and Shen Yibai really had a misunderstanding."

"I'm asking you whose child that is." Xiao Chi's eyes were sharp.

Xie Cheng lowered his head and said, "I...I don't know either."

He was not Song Yao's servant, nor was he a worm in her stomach. How could he know exactly whose child it was?

Xiao Chi pinched his brows, leaning back in his armchair, thinking for a long time. He looked at Xie Cheng and coldly ordered, "I'm going to Fengzhou. Let Zhang Heng handle the affairs here. You come with me."

Xie Cheng was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's birthday is coming soon. It's not a good idea for you to leave now, right?"

Xiao Chi's face darkened as he said, "Since she's pregnant, I must know whose child she is carrying. If it's mine, I'll bring her back and we'll make other plans for the Emperor. If it's not mine, then her relationship with Shen Yibai is confirmed."

Xie Cheng said, "Your Highness, the princess is eight months pregnant, and you didn't care about her. Even after her family was exiled, you didn't care about them or try to save them. Now they have suffered so much. Even if you go to the princess and ask her, she may not tell you. Then you will get into an even more unhappy situation. What if she is pregnant with your child? She will definitely not let you see the child."

Xiao Chi raised his eyebrows, his eyes still cold, "So you have a good idea?"

Xie Cheng said, "Your Majesty, your love for the Princess has never diminished. If that's the case, why don't you go and admit your mistakes to her? The Princess loves you so much, and she's suffered so much injustice all that time. If you don't admit your mistakes and even question her, then you'll really have no chance in the future."

It has been a while since Song Yao left Xiao Chi. There is not a day that Xiao Chi doesn't miss her, but the matter between her and Shen Yibai is something he can't get over.

Xiao Chi couldn't understand why she treated him like this when he was so good to her?

There was only Xu Lingyi. Xiao Chi married her simply to piss off Song Yao. Although he was often with Xu Lingyi, they had never slept together. He and Xu Lingyi still had a clean relationship.

Seeing Xiao Chi remained silent, Xie Cheng spoke again, "Your Majesty, if you don't take this step, you will lose the princess forever. Perhaps the princess is waiting for you to find her?"

Xiao Chi said calmly, "I understand. Go and pack up, and we'll go find her right away."

"Yes!" Xie Cheng bowed and went out immediately.

Xiao Chi leaned back in the armchair. He loved Song Yao very much, so he didn't want Song Yao to betray him.

But now, Song Yao is pregnant. If Song Yao is still willing, then he will not bother her about Shen Yibai because they were once husband and wife. As long as Song Yao is willing to reconcile with him, he will not mind whose flesh and blood the child is.

Xiao Chi loved her very much and he didn't want to lose her again.

For her sake, he would make a concession.

……

It rained all night last night. As the saying goes, every autumn rain brings a chill, and it became even colder after the rain.

The clothes that Xiao Yan and his men brought from Jiankang City were all washed. Although they were dried in the sun all night last night, they were still not completely dry.

It was so cold today, and they were wearing such thin clothes, which definitely wouldn't work. They had no choice but to put on the still wet clothes.

The clothes were very cold when I first put them on, but after being warmed by my body temperature for a while, they were not so cold anymore.

Because it rained last night, it was impossible to walk on the road, so they had to relight five bonfires. Those who had nothing to do sat by the bonfires, warming themselves by the fire and drying their clothes.

E Yu, who was sitting next to Song Yao and warming himself by the fire, said, "It's really too cold today. Look, my hands are frozen red."

Song Yao looked at E Yu and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll buy some more cloth when we get to Liangzhou. You can make a few sets of clothes for the children. As for what we wear, we can buy them at the ready-made clothing store."

Making clothes is still very tiring, so Song Yao didn't let her make clothes for everyone, and only asked her to make clothes for the children.

Children have delicate skin, so naturally they need to wear clothes that are sewn by hand to feel comfortable.

"Okay!" E Yu nodded. She glanced at Song Yao's belly and said, "I made eight sets of clothes for your baby, but it's cold now and he can't wear them. I happened to have some cloth, so I made him a set of slightly thicker clothes. I also made two small quilts. If he wears the clothes and wraps himself in the quilts, he won't be cold."

"Okay, sister-in-law!" Song Yao said, "Sister-in-law, you have worked hard."

"Why is this so hard?" E Yu stood up. "Let me make the clothes first. You're about to give birth, so I have to make them quickly."

"Okay!" Song Yao nodded.

E Yu was a man of action. After saying this, she immediately went back to her tent.