Chapter 333 The child is gone! The sky has fallen!

Zhao Bailu could hardly believe that Meng Yanzhi had said such a thing. She simply couldn't understand why Meng Yanzhi could be so tolerant of someone, especially a servant!

She looked at Meng Yanzhi: "But what she clearly wants is..."

“I know those things don’t belong to her, so I won’t actually give them to her.”

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Meng Yanzhi understood that Zhao Bailu was saying all this for her sake, so she didn't say anything more and simply changed the subject.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and had so much to say, so Zhao Bailu chattered non-stop. Seeing that she was still as lively and happy as before, Meng Yanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she must be doing quite well.

The Imperial Study.

Gu Hanyue and Zhao Dongzhi were both dumbfounded when they saw the list that Xiao Xingyuan gave them. Even Xiao Ce was stunned. He never expected that there were so many spies in Canglan Kingdom, and he never expected that the Jade King was also from Canglan Kingdom!

"Your Majesty, this matter is probably more complicated than we thought. It is too difficult to eradicate these people completely. If we act too quickly, it may cause turmoil throughout the court and the country!"

"Your Majesty, shouldn't we consider this further?"

Zhao Dongzhi looked at the names on the list with great worry. Many of them were even close confidants of the Zhao family. It was really unexpected that they harbored such malicious intentions!

Xiao Xingyuan naturally understood this principle. He said directly, "Both of your families are pillars of the military, so you need to immediately put these people under supervision and gradually reduce their influence, making them hand over their power little by little. Only in this way can you take action to completely eliminate them!"

Zhao Dongzhi was worried about being implicated, but he never expected that Xiao Xingyuan would trust the Zhao family so much and entrust him with such an important task.

For a moment, Zhao Dongzhi couldn't even tell whether this was a ploy to lure him in or a genuine trust in the Zhao family.

Gu Hanyue, looking embarrassed, said softly, "Your Majesty, I know nothing about what's going on in the army."

"Stop pretending in front of me. Do you think I don't know who you are?"

"Don't worry about me. I have no suspicions about your family. Now get serious and do your job properly!"

Xiao Xingyuan had always known that Gu Hanyue was just playing dumb to lower his guard. But the Gu family was full of loyal martyrs, and generations of them had died on the battlefield. They were extremely loyal to Da Gan. How could Xiao Xingyuan really doubt such a family?

Upon hearing this, Gu Hanyue was stunned and looked at Xiao Xingyuan in disbelief: "Your Majesty?"

Go!

"Your Highness, you stay."

Xiao Xingyuan waved them out, then his gaze fell on Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce was somewhat uneasy about staying behind. He didn't know if he had done a good job as regent during this period, and he wondered if Xiao Xingyuan had kept him behind alone to interrogate him.

Seeing Xiao Ce's anxious expression, Xiao Xingyuan smiled. Xiao Zhijie got straight to the point and said, "You have handled these matters very well during this time. I can rest assured that the country will be handed over to you in the future. However, the Empress is carrying a boy, so I must tell you in advance."

Xiao Ce never expected that Xiao Xingyuan would keep him behind to talk about this matter.

He thought for a moment and then said, "Father, I am willing to assist you..."

"No, the world is yours, but he doesn't want it."

"I don't want it either."

Xiao Xingyuan immediately interrupted Xiao Ce.

"The reason I'm telling you this is because there are too many rumors circulating outside. I hope you can stay true to yourself and never believe those nonsense rumors, do you understand?"

Xiao Ce originally thought that Xiao Xingyuan wanted to take away his position as crown prince and give it to his own son, but he never expected that he would give him the whole country.

Having served as regent for this period of time, Xiao Ce realized how difficult it was to govern a country. So, seeing Xiao Xingyuan's eagerness, he couldn't quite laugh. He felt like he had been tricked, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

He could only helplessly twitch the corners of his mouth: "Your Majesty's thoughts, I understand."

"It's good that you understand. I knew you would understand soon!"

Xiao Xingyuan nodded in satisfaction, stood up, and patted Xiao Ce on the shoulder.

"Then during this time, you should continue to oversee the country. I need to stay by the Empress's side and accompany her during childbirth."

"I developed quite a few health problems during my first postpartum period, so now is the perfect time to get them treated properly."

Xiao Xingyuan's mind is now entirely on Meng Yanzhi and the child. As for other matters, he will definitely not do them himself if he can delegate them to others.

Xiao Ce was no longer willing to speak, so he could only smile and bow, then politely see the person out.

Haitang Palace.

Meng Yanzhi was now quite far along in her pregnancy, so she would get tired from talking too much during the day. By the time Xiao Xingyuan arrived, Meng Yanzhi was already fast asleep in bed.

Xiao Xingyuan gently stepped forward, tenderly touched Meng Yanzhi's cheek, and smiled slightly, his heart filled with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, you've returned?"

Meng Yanzhi opened her eyes, looked at Xiao Xingyuan with some confusion, and muttered something to herself.

Did I wake you up?

"Go to sleep, I will sleep with you."

Xiao Xingyuan smiled, took off his clothes, and lay down next to Meng Yanzhi, gently holding her in his arms.

Meng Yanzhi snuggled into his arms, found a comfortable position, and fell into a deep sleep.

Meng Yanzhi had just fallen asleep when she suddenly woke up with a start, her abdomen cramping in pain: "It hurts so much, Your Majesty, the baby, the baby is coming out, Your Majesty!"

"Quickly, summon the imperial physician!" Xiao Xingyuan immediately stood up and ran out barefoot, causing chaos throughout the palace.

Immediately afterward, Meng Yanzhi gasped for breath, looking at Xiao Xingyuan in disbelief: "It hurts, Your Majesty, it hurts so much, something's wrong, this isn't right!"

I didn't experience this much pain during my first childbirth, so why is it more painful now with my second child?

"Blood!"

"So much blood! Her Majesty is hemorrhaging!"

Qingdao screamed in terror when he saw the blood beneath Meng Yanzhi.

The imperial physicians arrived quickly, and after carefully examining her pulse, they all collapsed to the ground: "Her Majesty the Empress did not give birth, but suffered a miscarriage. The baby has already died in the womb!"

"What did you say!" Meng Yanzhi screamed and shook her head. "Impossible, impossible! How could my child be dead!"