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"Prince?" Xia Zheng half-opened her eyes, looked at the person in front of her and called out in confusion. Then she shook her head in self-mockery and said, "I must be dreaming again. Shuangjiang, don't light that calming incense, I'm dreaming again."

Gu Yizi tightened his grip on Xia Zheng's hand and said softly, "No incense is lit today."

Feeling the warmth from her palm, Xia Zheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned her head to look at the incense burner on the small square table outside the bed. Indeed, there was no smoke coming out.

Shocked, she turned back and watched as tears gradually gathered in Gu Yizi's eyes. Finally, as if she could no longer hold back, she threw herself into his arms, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, sobbing, "Prince, you're back! You're finally back."

Gu Yizhi gently stroked her back to comfort her while whispering softly, "I'm back."

"These past few days, I've been terrified. I'm afraid the prince won't come back, I won't be able to protect the child, I'm afraid I'm useless. Concubine Wei lost her child and bled so much. I'm afraid I'll be..."

"You won't." Gu Yizi interrupted Xia Zheng and hugged her tighter. "Don't overthink it. I'm back, and nothing will happen to you."

Xia Zheng nodded while sobbing, then suddenly froze. She looked at her dress and asked, "Why did I change my clothes?"

"You don't remember falling into the water?"

"Falling into the water?" Xia Zheng was silent for a moment as she recalled. "I remember now. I went to the river with the county lady to check on the fish we had caught. The princess sent someone to come. When I heard what she said, I lost my mind for a moment and fell in."

"Distracted? What made you distracted?"

Xia Zheng shrank back uncomfortably, lowering her head even more. She said in a vague voice, "It's nothing. It was...I lost my mind because of my own wild thoughts. It's my fault."

"Tell me the truth." Gu Yizi's tone became sharp and he let go of Xia Zheng.

Xia Zheng shrank back, looking up at the sullen Gu Yizi. Forced into a corner, she could only speak in a weak, mosquito-like voice, "It was my greed that led me to see the prince at the gate, but... he just left like that. I feel lost. I understand, I shouldn't have done that, but I've had so much to say to him lately. The maid said there's a banquet at Xunyang Pavilion today, and I thought I could only see him from afar, and I didn't know when I'd see him again, so I... lost my mind for a moment."

After she finished speaking, Xia Zheng's face flushed red, her eyelashes fluttered, and she looked pitiful yet delicate and charming, which made people feel distressed and at the same time attracted their attention.

If it were someone else, they would have been deep in thought by now, but Gu Yizi just stared at her.

She is different.

Before leaving the house, although her eyes were full of him and she was completely dependent on him, she never showed any greed or competed for his favor. Whether he left or stayed, she could accept it completely and never complained. Even if he asked, she would not say these things. She knew her own identity and acted accordingly.

Now she not only said out everything in her heart, but also put her grievances at the forefront in her words and deeds, blaming him for his neglect of her.

"Hmm~" Xia Zheng suddenly cried out softly while deep in thought. Gu Yizi immediately asked, "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

Xia Zheng shook her head and pointed to her belly which was bulging with a smile.

Looking at the small bag, Gu Yizi was puzzled.

Xia Zheng pulled his hand and placed it on the small bag. As if sensing something, the little guy became even more excited and kicked twice more, which made Gu Yizi's eyes light up. He couldn't hide his excitement and said, "It's moving...moving!"

"Your Highness is talking nonsense. The child is alive and will move naturally."

Gu Yizi naturally knew that the baby in the belly was alive, and he had also heard that the baby would move around in the mother's belly, but he had only heard it, and had never truly felt it, nor could he imagine it.

Now that I have come into contact with it, it is so magical.

For the first time, I felt that he had a child.

Here is his child.

"Were they hands or feet?"

"It should be the feet. I'm afraid the little hands don't have that much strength right now."

foot?

"So small."

As if dissatisfied with what Gu Yizi said about her, she stood up again and didn't let go for a long time.

Gu Yizi compared it with his fingers and found that it was only half the length of his finger.

It’s so small, how big can it grow?

"But she's been naughty. Ever since she was able to move around at five months old, she's been tossing and turning in my belly every day. Shuangjiang said she might be carrying the general's reincarnation, eager to go to the battlefield to help the prince. Fortunately, the child is fine today."

Xia Zheng said this with a smile, and her face no longer had the previous grievance and fear, but was filled with tenderness and kindness.

Gu Yizi suddenly realized.

Yes, over the course of several months, the child gradually grew in her belly, and she also grew from a girl into a mother, so naturally she would be different from before.

Just as she immediately sold her belongings upon learning of his death, it was also for the sake of her children and her mother and sister.

I've heard that a woman's temperament changes drastically when she's pregnant, and she'll become extra clingy, wanting someone to be around all the time.

She was all alone in this house, with no roots or support, so naturally everything depended on him, and many things could only be said to him.

Besides, Wei Qingqing's matter must have frightened her, and she must have been looking forward to his return to give her support these days.

What she got was indifference, and she couldn't help feeling aggrieved.

Thinking of his original plan, and looking at Xia Zheng, whose face was still pale, he finally waved it all away, hugged her again and said, "I will be with you in the future. Don't worry about the delivery, and give birth to a little general for me."

"What if it's a girl?" Xia Zheng looked up and asked worriedly.

Gu Yizi smiled and said, "Then let's choose the female general."

They hugged each other, as if returning to the time before Gu Yizi left.

But Gu Yizi couldn't stay with Xia Zheng for long. His mother was at the mansion, and today was the Lantern Festival. The banquet was not only for the Duke's family, but also for elders from other branches. Therefore, Gu Yizi had to go.

Xia Zheng fell into the water and was not fit to move, so she was excused from attending today's event.

Anyway, for those upper-class people, having a concubine doesn't matter whether they take her or not.

Xia Zheng was also happy and relaxed. She drank the medicine and took a candied fruit from the jar.

"My aunt, cover yourself tightly. Don't let any wind in. We just fell into the water today, so it's so cold. You can't stand even a little wind." Shuangjiang tucked Xia Zheng in, her voice becoming increasingly choked, and finally tears fell. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone to get the fish and failed to hold my aunt back."

"My dear girl, you are not to blame. You didn't know I would fall into the water."

"Did Aunt really fall down on her own?" Frost Snow beside her asked coldly.

Xia Zheng glanced at her, looked away, and sighed, "I can't remember clearly. Whether it was true or not, it was only my own fault. You remember it well."

"Auntie!" Shuangjiang felt sorry for her, but she also knew that Xia Zheng was not someone she could resist, so she could only lower her head and shed tears.

Xia Zheng felt a little reluctant, but she couldn't explain everything to Shuangjiang.

Since even Frost and Snow would think so, then others would certainly have such suspicions as well. No one would believe that she really fell into the water by herself.