Chapter 289 The Empress was watching the drama unfold online when she bumped into the dog emperor!

Gu Hanqing watched her younger brother's retreating figure with a slight smile on her lips and tenderness in her eyes.

Haitang Palace.

Gu Hanyue rushed in, bowed to Meng Yanzhi, and then pulled Zhao Bailu out.

"Your Highness, will those two be alright?" Qingdao looked at Meng Yanzhi with some concern. "Should I go and protect Miss Zhao?"

"I thought Gu Hanyue could hold out until tomorrow morning, but I didn't expect her to be so spineless and come so quickly. But it's a good thing, it's good this way." Meng Yanzhi smiled indifferently and raised an eyebrow at Qingdao.

Qingdao then came to his senses, covered his mouth and chuckled softly, without saying a word.

But Meng Yanzhi stood up, pulled Qingdao along, and walked out, making a shushing gesture.

This is……

Qingdao looked at Meng Yanzhi in disbelief, unable to believe that she would actually bring him here to eavesdrop on and watch the couple. What kind of behavior was this?

However, despite her inner resistance, Qingdao's actions betrayed her true feelings. She silently followed behind Meng Yanzhi, deliberately keeping her steps light, as if afraid of being discovered.

Gu Hanyue led Zhao Bailu into the garden and stared at her intently, saying, "I've made up my mind. Whether you want the child or not, I will respect your decision!"

“Gu Hanyue…” Zhao Bailu looked at him with some confusion, not understanding why this person’s attitude had changed so much.

Gu Hanyue reached out and gently placed her hand on Zhao Bailu's lower abdomen: "It's okay. If you don't like this child, that's fine. If you don't want it, then don't. But I still want to touch him."

Gu Hanyue originally thought she could hold back, but she never expected that the moment she touched Zhao Bailu, tears would still fall.

"You cried?"

Zhao Bailu looked at him in disbelief.

The two had known each other since childhood. She still remembered that when they were little, she would ride on top of Gu Hanyue and beat him, but he never cried.

Now, she's crying just because she doesn't want the child?

Gu Hanyue didn't dare to look up, afraid that she would expose the vulnerability in her eyes.

Zhao Bailu stepped forward and gently hugged Gu Hanyue: "I want this child. I want our child to be born safely. Gu Hanyue, listen to me clearly. From now on, I want to live a peaceful life with you!"

What?

Gu Hanyue originally thought that Zhao Bailu would resolutely not want the child, but she never expected that she would want to keep the child and live a peaceful life with him.

He looked up at Zhao Bailu in disbelief: "Lulu, what did you say?"

"I told you I wanted to have this child, and I wanted to live a good life with you!"

"Gu Hanyue, I...I love you."

Zhao Bailu rarely showed such tenderness. Her face flushed with shyness, she kissed Gu Hanyue.

"From now on, you have to be good to me as well as the child, understand?"

Gu Hanyue immediately jumped up excitedly, picked up Zhao Bailu, and spun her around on the ground!

Originally, Meng Yanzhi didn't want to disturb the two of them, but she was still quite frightened after seeing this scene. She hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Gu Hanyue, saying angrily, "You brat, are you out of your mind? The child is still too young to sit properly. Put him down right now, or you'll see what I do to you if anything happens to the child!"

Belatedly realizing what was happening, Gu Hanyue quickly and gently put Zhao Bailu down, then hurriedly checked her body: "Are you alright? Are you okay? Is anything bothering you?"

"No, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere."

"Let's go home. Let's not embarrass ourselves here, okay?"

With that, Zhao Bailu smiled at Meng Yanzhi, then turned and strode outside. This time, her steps were very firm.

Seeing Zhao Bailu's firm steps, Meng Yanzhi was even more delighted. She turned around with her eyebrows curving, but unfortunately bumped into Xiao Xingyuan's chest.

She had no idea there was someone behind her. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she looked at him with displeasure, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain: "Why did you suddenly stand behind me without saying a word? You scared me to death!"

"Does it hurt?" Xiao Xingyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, gently patting Meng Yanzhi's head: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I won't dare to do it again next time. Please don't be angry, okay?"

Meng Yanzhi rolled her eyes at him, put her arm around his waist, and said with a smile, "Zhao Bailu is pregnant, she's going to be a mother."

Why are you so happy that someone has a child?

"Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony, and you will become my wife, Rouge. Are you happy?"

Xiao Xingyuan looked at Meng Yanzhi with some curiosity and gently pinched her nose.

Meng Yanzhi never imagined that one day she would become the empress.

Looking at Xiao Xingyuan's serious expression, Meng Yanzhi smiled slightly and kissed him: "Xiao Xingyuan, the happiest thing in my life is being able to marry you, be your wife, and be Aman's mother!"

"Are you stupid or not?" Xiao Xingyuan laughed, picked the person up and carried them towards the Begonia Palace.

Meng Yanzhi is now the only one in the harem, so she has cut back on staff and sealed off many palaces to save money. She doesn't like extravagance and just wants to live a simple life with Xiao Xingyuan.

"After the people from Canglan Kingdom leave, I'll take you to Jiangnan for some fun, okay?"

"It's a good opportunity to inspect the salt tax situation."

Xiao Xingyuan has learned his lesson now, so he tells Meng Yanzhi directly whatever he's thinking.

"After we leave, let Xiao Ce oversee the country and gradually hand over the country and the government to him."

Xiao Xingyuan never forgot what he had promised Meng Yanzhi.

He gently kissed Meng Yanzhi and tenderly placed her on the bed: "Yanzhi, the freedom you wanted, I have never forgotten."

“I know.” Meng Yanzhi stared at him intently. “Xiao Xingyuan, I have never loved anyone before, so I never knew that loving someone means willingly imprisoning myself in a self-imposed prison. I still maintain that I hope your dreams are the same as mine, but if our dreams are different, I don’t want you to sacrifice your own dreams to accommodate mine.”

“I don’t like the palace either. If it weren’t for Ling Xiao’s mouth, we might be an ordinary couple in the common people right now,” Xiao Xingyuan snorted.

He could have been a carefree prince, living a life of unrestrained wealth and luxury, but Ling Xiao's revelation of the heavenly secret forced him to become the emperor!

Seeing that Xiao Xingyuan wasn't faking it, Meng Yanzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.