Accidentally dressed as an empress

Yunxiu returned to the official inn under the cover of night. The lanterns in the courtyard swayed in the night wind, illuminating the bumpy stone road under her feet.

Yunxiu walked through the corridor carefully, afraid to disturb the quiet of the night. However, when she gently pushed open the door, she found that a candle was lit inside, and Zhong Yi's figure was particularly clear in the candlelight.

"A Xiu, you're finally back." Zhong Yi's voice was low, and in the quiet night, it sounded a bit sad.

Zhong Yi was sitting at the table with his coat on. Under the dim candlelight, his deep eyes were staring at her quietly.

It was already late at night and dawn would come in an hour. He hadn't slept yet and was waiting for her.

She had clearly sneaked out after seeing him fall asleep. Yunxiu couldn't help but feel a little guilty and short of breath, "Ayi, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

He smiled, a smile that was both gentle and somewhat helpless. "When I get up at night and find no one around me, I get worried too."

Yunxiu's heart moved, and she quickly walked to the table, sat next to Zhong Yi, held him in her arms, and comforted his emotions. "I went out to do something important tonight, and I won't hide it from you from now on."

I’m sorry, but I still have to keep it a secret from you from now on, Yunxiu thought to herself.

Zhong Yi buried his head in her arms, "I waited in the yard for a long time, and then went back to the room to wait. I didn't dare let the guards look for you..." Only when you love deeply will you worry about gains and losses.

She wasn't from this world. What if one day, she suddenly disappeared? He didn't dare to think about it... Zhong Yi hugged her tightly and said in a muffled voice, "I'm scared."

She really didn't know if she was pregnant or he was. Zhong Yi was even more emotionally sensitive than she was. She looked at Zhong Yi's hair, her eyes full of love. "Don't be afraid. I will never abandon you and leave without saying goodbye."

After receiving her promise, Zhong Yi finally put his mind at ease and said, "A Xiu, you've been reckless. Going out alone without anyone, do you know how worried I am?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine, right?"

"A Xiu is always so careless about herself. It's almost dawn, let's hurry up and catch up on some sleep."

"Wait," Yunxiu hesitated, "You don't want to ask me what I went out to do?"

Zhong Yi seemed to notice Yun Xiu's hesitation. He gently held Yun Xiu's hand and said in a gentler voice, "It's a secret, right? Then Ah Xiu, you'd better not tell us. It would be bad if the secret was leaked."

Yunxiu's lips curled up into a smile. He was always so considerate. Actually, it wasn't really a secret; he would know tomorrow.

Zhong Yi lowered his eyes and said, "A Xiu has too many things hidden in her heart. I also want to share A Xiu's burden, but if A Xiu doesn't say it, I won't ask."

Yunxiu was stunned for a moment, then a warm feeling surged up in her, "Ayi, you are so nice, I will tell you everything in the future." She was not the kind of person who liked to talk, but maybe in the future, she could try to confide in him.

Yunxiu glanced at a bowl of dark medicinal soup on the table and asked, "Is this prepared for me?"

"I see Ah Xiu has been walking around lately and seems to be worried. This is the calming soup I prepared for you." Zhong Yi said. He asked Zhou Jing to make the calming soup and added some medicines for the fetus. Staying up late all the time is not good for the mother's health, nor for the fetus.

"Ayi is so considerate." Yunxiu let go of Zhong Yi, reached out and picked up the bowl of medicine.

Zhong Yi raised his hand to stop him, "The medicine is cold, don't drink it."

She took a deep breath and drank the medicine in one gulp.

Then Yunxiu pulled Zhong Yi up and walked towards the bed. Lying on the bed, Yunxiu wrapped around him like an octopus, rested her head on his shoulder, and whispered, "Ayi, thank you."

Zhong Yi also hugged her, "You and I are one body, husband and wife, there's no need to thank me. I just hope our child can be born safely, even though we haven't had a peaceful life along the way."

"I will also protect it well..." Yunxiu stroked her lower abdomen and said softly.

The road ahead is still long, but with him by her side, giving her comfort and support, Yunxiu feels that all the difficulties and obstacles are insignificant.

Late at night, Yunxiu fell asleep in Zhong Yi's arms, feeling the familiar warmth.