Sludge suction system

"Your Highness, no..." Hua Xiang's exquisite face flushed instantly, as beautiful as the sunset. She gently reached out her jade-like hand and shyly pushed the prince away. "Your Highness, please don't do this. I... I'm pregnant." Hua Xiang's voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of nervousness and unease.

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Lan Yan's previously calm eyes suddenly widened, a flicker of surprise and disbelief flashing within them. He stared intently at Hua Xiang, asking anxiously, "What? Are you telling the truth?" as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Hua Xiang nodded slightly, bit her lower lip, nodded shyly, and replied softly, "Yes, Your Highness, how could I dare to deceive you about such a thing?" After speaking, she subconsciously stroked her still-flat belly, her face radiating the happiness and anticipation of becoming a mother for the first time.

Lan Yan's excitement grew, his hands clenched into fists as he struggled to contain his joy. After calming down slightly, he turned to his guard, Mu Liu, and ordered, "Mu Liu, quickly find me a doctor from the common people, but absolutely do not let a word of it out. Just say that your wife is unwell. Go and return quickly!"

Mu Liu accepted the order and left. Before long, an experienced old doctor was brought to the Crown Prince's residence. Led by a maid, the old doctor came to Hua Xiang's bedside. Through a thin gauze curtain, the old doctor carefully extended his fingers and placed them on Hua Xiang's slender wrist, carefully taking her pulse.

A moment later, the old doctor slowly withdrew his hand, a look of joy on his face. He turned to Mu Liu and congratulated him: "Congratulations, sir! Your wife is pregnant, and judging from her pulse, she has been pregnant for over a month."

Hearing this, Lan Yan, who had been eavesdropping, finally felt relieved. He gave Mu Liu a wink, and Mu Liu nodded to the old doctor with a smile, then took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to him, saying in a low voice, "Thank you, doctor. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will keep this matter a secret and not reveal a word to any outsiders. I believe that with your intelligence, you will understand the implications."

The old doctor understood immediately, quickly accepted the silver, bowed and said, "Please rest assured, sir, I will strictly follow your instructions and will never reveal this matter to anyone." After saying this, the old doctor packed up his medicine box and hurriedly left.

The doctor took the silver and said with a smile, "Of course, my mouth is sealed tight." After saying that, Mu Liu saw the doctor out of Qingfeng Tower.

At that moment, Mu Er, one of the Crown Prince's subordinates, rushed in from outside, looking flustered, and said, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened..."

Lan Yan's expression changed drastically in an instant, but he quickly calmed down and instructed the people next to him, "Send Miss Hua Xiang back to the Hua Mansion. The rest of you, hurry back to the Crown Prince's Mansion with me." After saying that, he left Qingfeng Tower without looking back.

Hua Xiang, suddenly feeling neglected, clearly showed some dissatisfaction on her face. It was not easy for the Crown Prince to give her a lot of antidotes during this period, and his attitude had obviously improved. Only when she married the Fourth Prince would she be able to truly get rid of the Crown Prince, this devil.

On the other side, the group that had just returned to the Crown Prince's residence immediately closed the gates. Inside the study, a group of people were kneeling in disarray. The leader, Mu San, was still seriously injured, his knife wounds still bleeding profusely. The others also had numerous wounds. When the Crown Prince entered and saw his subordinates' disheveled state, he was furious. He immediately raised his voice:

"A bunch of useless trash!" With this angry shout, the Crown Prince suddenly stood up, and with a wave of his arm, swept all the writing implements, paper, inkstones, books, and scrolls off the desk. The items scattered on the floor with a clattering sound.

"Where is Zhao Xun? And immediately go and find Qian Wenyuan for me!" The Crown Prince's eyes widened, his face full of anger, and veins bulged on his forehead, clearly indicating that he was extremely furious.

“Zhao… Guard Zhao… has already sacrificed himself. The situation was critical at the time. In order to prevent our brothers from suffering even greater casualties, he resolutely stayed behind alone to cover the rear, but unfortunately he was knocked off his horse by Lan Feng’s spear… Your Highness, it is all my fault for being incompetent. I failed to save Guard Zhao from the enemy. Please punish me severely!” Mu San said, enduring the pain in his body, struggling to crawl to the Crown Prince, then kneeling on both knees, lowering his head, not daring to look the Crown Prince in the eye, quietly waiting for the Crown Prince’s judgment.

Just then, a figure rushed in. It was the strategist Qian Wenyuan. He looked flustered and staggered as he ran to the Crown Prince. Before he could even stand up straight, he knelt down with a thud, his forehead pressed to the ground, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, I am late! Please forgive me!"

"There must be something fishy about this. I urge Your Highness to investigate thoroughly."

Hearing Qian Wenyuan's voice, the Crown Prince's anger subsided slightly, but his face remained ashen. He snorted coldly and questioned, "Hmph! You're late, fine, but you dare to claim there's something fishy about this? Tell me, what exactly is fishy?"

"Your Highness, I discovered yesterday that the forged letters we made earlier have disappeared. They contained our battle plans and layout diagrams. Before I could report this to you, I inexplicably fainted and only woke up today." Qian Wenyuan recounted his ordeal in detail.

It turned out that the night before Hua Yu went to inform General Ning, Hua Yu was lying in bed fantasizing about handsome men bathing when suddenly Xiao Zha spoke up, "Host, the Crown Prince is plotting something. Should we activate remote monitoring to spy on what they're up to?"

Ruan Quan tried to pretend to be asleep, but Xiao Zha saw through her act immediately and teased, "There are even more handsome men over there, host, are you sure you don't want to look?"

"Look, look..." "I didn't say I wouldn't look. I'm a heroine who's ridding the people of evil, so I have to complete the heroine's revenge plan as soon as possible." Hua Yu had no choice but to open her eyes, and only then did she witness the entire process of the Crown Prince's faction's conspiracy.

"Xiao Zha, can you think of a way to secretly take that forged letter from Qian Wenyuan?" Hua Xiang thought seriously, casting an expectant look at Xiao Zha.

"Host, you can control my panel and open a 'telekinesis' program. I can get what you want when no one is looking." Xiao Zha's panel suddenly jumped to a magical interface with a "telekinesis" operation button. Hua Yu pressed the button without hesitation, and the letter on Qian Wenyuan's desk instantly appeared in Hua Yu's hand.

"Great! This feature is so useful! With it, I'll be invincible! Hahaha..." Ruan Quan excitedly drifted into his own fantasy again.

Poor Qian Wenyuan was accidentally knocked unconscious by the spatial fluctuations and inexplicably fell asleep on the ground. He only woke up when the Crown Prince's men came looking for him.

After listening to Qian Wenyuan's account, Crown Prince Lan Yan frowned even more deeply, unsure of what to do.