Xu Ziyi's question was like poking a hornet's nest!
Lan Jinxiang suddenly turned her head. Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at him, and anger crept onto her pretty face. She asked haughtily, "If I've had a child, what do you want to do?"
Everyone gasped. Seeing Lan Jinxiang looking as if the sun was about to crash into the ground, they instantly felt worried for Xu Ziyi.
Song Yinghuai nudged Xu Ziyi. "Second Master, watch your words."
Whether she had a child or not was not up to Lan Jinxiang. But if she really had a child, since the Second Master loved the Second Miss deeply, he should at least love her for all that she was.
He thought Xu Ziyi was in big trouble.
Xu Ziyi was jolted back to his senses by the nudge. His face suddenly changed drastically, but he didn't give in as everyone expected.
It was because he had often found Lan Jinxiang taking contraceptive decoctions in the past two years!
Originally, he had never been discouraged even though his repeated proposals for marriage had been rejected. He thought it was only appropriate to have children after getting married.
But Lan Jinxiang's familiar manner today suddenly made him realize that she might have had several children in Tartary!
No wonder.
No wonder she refused to marry him.
No wonder she had been taking contraceptive decoctions!
Just thinking that she might have left a few children on the other side of the grassland made Xu Ziyi feel dizzy and lose all his rationality. "… You… You'll never be able to bring them back!"
As soon as Xu Ziyi finished speaking, the temperature in the air suddenly dropped.
No one dared to say a word. They just fearfully looked at Lan Jinxiang's solemn face.
"Heh!"
Lan Jinxiang let out a cold laugh. She wasn't the least bit afraid of Xu Ziyi's grand words. "I'll never be able to? Do you think you, a nobody, can interfere with what I, Lan Jinxiang, want to do?"
"Xu Ziyi, did I go to Tartary because I abandoned you?"
"If I really had a child, do you think I wanted to give birth to it?"
"The Tartars have been our enemies for generations. If I had carried their blood, do you think I should be happy about it?"
By the end of her questions, Lan Jinxiang's eyes finally turned red. She suddenly slowly spat out two words, "Scoundrel!"
Xu Ziyi came to his senses and regretted what he had said right after he said it.
He had just been suddenly hit on the head by the thought that Lan Jinxiang might have had a child, and he couldn't accept it all at once.
He had blurted it out in a moment of impulse and didn't really mean it.
Lan Jinxiang's counter-questions hit him like a thunderbolt.
That's right.
Lan Jinxiang wasn't Lü Baiwei.
She had narrowly escaped death when she was stranded in Tartary. Not only was she in a foreign land, but she was also constantly in danger of losing her life.
Even if she had gotten pregnant, it wasn't her choice.
How could he have questioned her like that?
The man who had just been full of anger suddenly panicked. His lips trembled slightly. "Xiang'er, I…"
"Shut up!" Lan Jinxiang growled fiercely, interrupting him. "I have good news today. I don't want to get entangled in this with you. Stand aside!"
Eldest Sister, Third Sister, and Younger Brother were all there, as well as Xiao Rencheng and Song Yinghuai.
Lan Jinxiang, who had always been proud, would never get entangled in this with Xu Ziyi in public.
Xu Ziyi let out an "ai" sound and immediately got up from his seat. He stood behind her, holding his breath. His mind was buzzing.
All he could think about was: The sky was falling! How could he atone for his sin?
Seeing the doctor approaching, Lan Jinxiang coldly let him feel her pulse.
Lan Jinqin didn't dare to make a sound and silently stretched out her hand.
After a moment, the doctor said happily, "Congratulations, Madam Xiao! Congratulations, Madam Xiao! Madam Xiao is pregnant!"
Pregnant!
She was pregnant!
The warmth in the room suddenly returned.
Lan Jinxiang suddenly stood up. Her expression was excited. The cold look on her face finally melted into a smile. "Someone, take the doctor downstairs to prescribe medicine and give him a reward!"
Lan Jinqin was so dizzy from this huge surprise that she opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
She… Could she actually have a child?
Xiao Rencheng excitedly put his arm around her waist. "Madam, we're going to have a child! I told you Master Guangzhi would have a way!"
He looked down at the woman with gentle and passionate eyes. The happiness on his face was undeniable. He asked softly,
"Madam, should we hold a wedding?"
Lan Guifan let out an excited shout. "Ah! I'm going to have an elder sister's husband!"
This shout of "elder sister's husband" made Xu Ziyi and Song Yinghuai extremely envious.
Xiao Rencheng was finally going to marry the beauty, but what about them?
Neither of them had any results yet.
The news that Lan Jinqin was suddenly pregnant made everyone busy. They didn't have time to chat anymore. They all urged Xiao Rencheng to take her back to the room to rest for a day.
After Xiao Rencheng carefully helped Lan Jinqin leave, Lan Jinxiang walked out of the Waterside Pavilion without looking back.
Xu Ziyi's heart was in his throat. He followed closely behind Lan Jinxiang like a tail:
"Xiang'er, do you want to go back to your room to rest?"
"Xiang'er, you haven't soaked your feet yet. I've mashed some ginger. Let me rub your feet to warm you up."
"No, Xiang'er, say something. I said the wrong thing. I'll kneel in the room when I get back!"
"Xiang'er, no matter how many children you've had or whether you want to bring them back, I can accept it. I was just confused for a moment. Please be magnanimous…"
Lan Guifan and A Ye also took the opportunity to slip away, leaving space for Song Yinghuai and Caiyu.
Song Yinghuai withdrew his envious gaze. He looked at Caiyu with deep black eyes and couldn't help but summon up his courage to hold her hand and squeeze it.
Caiyu met his passionate gaze. Her breathing paused slightly.
She could probably guess what Song Yinghuai wanted to say.
In the past few days, he had been asking if there was more of a chance for them.
She had seen his changes in the past few days.
But it had only been a few days. How could she let go of her grudges?
Moreover, she still missed Brother A Li.
When they separated, they were still in a cold war.
She had angrily rejected the marriage, and Sheng Jiangli had left Jeju alone.
They needed to have a proper ending.
Before the matter between her and Sheng Jiangli was settled, she couldn't give Song Yinghuai any response.
Caiyu tried to pull her hand back, but he held it tighter.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Caiyu's voice was still a bit cold, but Song Yinghuai heard a hint of looseness in it.
His heart leaped with joy. He was even more reluctant to let go of her hand. "Yuer, Eldest Sister is pregnant. She must really hope that you and the Second Miss will stay in Pengcheng to accompany her for a while."
He didn't dare to use himself as a reason to keep Caiyu.
Caiyu's fingertips moved slightly. She naturally knew Song Yinghuai's little thoughts.
He just wanted her to stay a few more days and give him a chance!
Fine. Eldest Sister had just become pregnant. She really should stay a few more days.
But Caiyu gave him a cold look and said arrogantly, "I'll think about it… It depends on your performance."
This was the first time she had softened her attitude. Song Yinghuai suppressed his ecstasy and nodded repeatedly. "I'll perform well!"
He was determined to win Caiyu's heart back.
As the night deepened and the wind picked up, the green tiles were covered with thick snow.
Song Yinghuai was pulled away by Xiao Rencheng and Han Fen to discuss military affairs, and Caiyu went back to her room first.
There was a person standing in the room.
Caiyu looked at the familiar yet strange back. Her fingers on the doorframe curled up quietly. She said softly, "Qingqing?"
Qingqing turned around.
They hadn't seen each other for two years. The little girl had grown into a graceful young woman. Her face with Tartar genes had deep and exotic features.
"Sister Caiyu." Qingqing said in a low voice and still performed a big greeting as a maid.
Caiyu stepped aside and said calmly, "Brother A Li told me about you. You're from the Vermilion Bird Camp, not a maid in the Prince Yan's Mansion. You don't need to salute me."
"To me, Sister Caiyu will always be my master and family." Qingqing said with red eyes. "I know I've hidden many things from you and done many things for Empress Lü that made you and the Prince drift apart. I'm sorry."
"Let's not talk about the past." After Caiyu faked her death, she had chosen to forget all her past. "You must have something important to tell me if you've come to visit suddenly?"
Qingqing took out a bottle of medicine from her bosom. "I've come this time to let you make a decision on something…"