After hearing her words, Helian Qi couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. He always felt that there was something strange in her words. What did she mean by "staying here"? Did she want to go somewhere else?
Thinking of this, he frowned. He reached out his hand and pulled the woman in front of him into his arms. Then he said, "Just stay by my side. I won't let you be in any danger."
After hearing this, Dongfang Yi slightly raised her head from his arms. Then she stood on tiptoe and kissed his chin.
"I'll never leave you."
She knew her own identity. She was not from this era. She didn't know what kind of coincidence had brought her here.
But now she believed that in the past twenty - odd years of her life, she had never met someone she truly loved. Now that she had come to this era and met someone, it was God's arrangement. This was the love that was destined for her.
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up. She put her head on his chest and rubbed it gently. She only felt a warmth in her heart. That was the feeling of being in love.
Just then, a male voice suddenly came from outside the tent.
"Your Majesty!"
Just from the voice, it was clear that the speaker was Ru Yi. Helian Qi frowned unhappily. Then he let go of the woman in his arms and said, "Come in!"
Dongfang Yi nodded to him and then walked out of the tent.
"What's the matter?" he asked with a frown. He subconsciously felt that something big might have happened. Otherwise, in Ru Yi's current situation, he would definitely not be so flustered.
"Your Majesty, it's the Southern Neighboring Country!" Ru Yi looked up and reported, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
Then, under the slightly puzzled look of the man in front of him, he continued, "There has been a change of power in the Southern Neighboring Country. Now the Second Prince Ye has ascended the throne, and he is now preparing to send troops to Dongsheng!"
"Oh?!" Helian Qi couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. He had always heard that the emperor of the Southern Neighboring Country was in good health. But now he had suddenly died. It seemed that there must be something strange going on.
And Ye had once been wronged in Dongsheng. Now, it was natural that he would not have a good relationship with Dongsheng again. So it was only a matter of time before he sent troops.
"Where are the troops of the Southern Neighboring Country now?!" he asked.
"They have already reached Xiguan! Moreover... the whole country has been mobilized, and their momentum is overwhelming!" Ru Yi continued, with a trace of panic in his tone.
Everyone knew that the Southern Neighboring Country was small in territory and its national strength was much weaker than that of Dongsheng, which had a large population. But its people were brave and good at fighting. Even ordinary civilians could go to war.
If the Southern Neighboring Country only sent out its army, it would surely not be a match for Dongsheng. But now the whole country had been mobilized, which made it much more difficult to deal with.
Helian Qi frowned even more when he thought of this. Then he lowered his eyes so that no one could see his expression. Then he said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow, follow me to Xiguan. Then order General Lian to return to the capital and bring 30,000 troops to catch up quickly!"
He gave the order like this because he knew that the people of the Southern Neighboring Country were brave and good at fighting, and now the number of their troops was very large. What he needed to do now was to stabilize the morale of his troops. Then he could boost the morale of his troops after the reinforcements arrived.
Ru Yi took the order and walked out of the tent.
At this time, in the queen's tent, Dongfang Yi was sitting on a stool, thinking about what had happened today. The more she thought about it, the deeper the smile on her face became. Donghua, who was beside her, could hardly stand it anymore. Then she said, "Your Majesty, if you keep doing this, I'll have to invite the emperor here."
Donghua's words were obviously teasing her for being so infatuated. But after hearing this, Dongfang Yi raised her eyebrows and said, "I think it should be Ru Yi that you should invite. Someone now is probably like Guan Yu in Cao Cao's camp but with his heart in his own camp. She is eager to be someone's bride."
These words made Donghua's face flush instantly, and her earlobes turned red. Then she retorted shyly, "I'm not! I'm not! Your Majesty, don't tease me anymore!"
Just then, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent. Then Helian Qi in a black robe walked in. He smiled when he saw the woman in front of him, but there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart.
"You're here!" Dongfang Yi immediately rushed over and threw herself into his arms.
He subconsciously rubbed the top of the woman's head in his arms. Then he said, "Tomorrow, ask Prime Minister Dongfang to send you back to the palace properly."
As soon as he said this, Dongfang Yi sensed something was wrong. Then she got out of his arms, frowned, and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by sending me back to the palace? Where are you going?"
She subconsciously felt that there must be something going on. Since the man in front of her came in, she had noticed something was wrong.
Helian Qi didn't intend to hide it from her. After all, with her smartness, it was impossible to hide such a big thing from her. So he sighed and said, "The Southern Neighboring Country has sent troops. I have to go to the battlefield in person to boost the morale of the troops. So I can't go back to the palace with you."
Although he looked calm on the surface, Dongfang Yi still saw the clue. After all, if it wasn't so terrible, as the emperor, why would he need to go to the battlefield?
Thinking of this, her frown deepened. Then she said, "No, I'm going with you!"
She had made up her mind that she would never leave the man in front of her. So no matter what happened, she would accompany him.
Helian Qi stared deeply into her eyes, with a trace of helplessness on his face. No one knew better than him the cruelty of the battlefield. So he definitely couldn't take the woman in front of him with him.
Dongfang Yi also saw the look of refusal on the man's face. She was just about to say something when she felt a sudden dizziness in her head. Then she staggered a bit as if she couldn't stand steadily.
Helian Qi immediately felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart. He quickly helped her to the bed and immediately roared outside, "Summon the imperial physician!"
There were imperial physicians at the imperial mausoleum. They were originally there for the injured palace people.
Within a quarter of an hour, the imperial physician rushed over. He ran to the bedside and felt her pulse.
Dongfang Yi frowned. She didn't know what was wrong with her body.
Helian Qi's eyes never left the woman in front of him for a moment. He was afraid that something else would happen to her. He even suspected that Nan Gongliuyun, who was dead, had left some tricks.
After the imperial physician felt her pulse for a while, he frowned. Then he asked the woman in front of him, "Your Majesty, have you often felt chest tightness and shortness of breath recently, and sometimes felt like vomiting?"
Dongfang Yi thought seriously for a while. She felt that she really had these symptoms. Then she nodded.
Helian Qi beside her looked even more worried. Then he asked with concern, "What's wrong with the queen, doctor!"
But the imperial physician immediately stood up. Then he smiled slightly and replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Her Majesty the queen is... pregnant! Congratulations, Your Majesty. You will have an heir!"