Gongsun Yu stepped forward and hugged Qiao Qiao, taking out a jade pendant from his bosom that symbolized his noble status.

"I was stabbed by Fu Xiaoyu on the battlefield, but I didn't die. I was rescued. The person who rescued me saw the birthmark on my body..."

I just discovered that I am the long-lost young master of the Gongsun family, so I returned to the Gongsun family to acknowledge my roots. I was thinking of sharing this good news with you after I recovered from my injuries.

I only found out that you had returned to Kyoto with Fu Xiaoyu and had a child. I couldn't accept it at first, and I spent my days drowning my sorrows in alcohol. But I couldn't stop thinking about you, and in the end, I couldn't resist coming to Kyoto to find you.

Gongsun Yu held her face tenderly, his eyes full of affection. He had really made things difficult for her these past few days. She had schemed and plotted so that the child in her womb could have a good life. Now, she could finally stop living in fear.

"I'm sorry, I was confused for a moment. Let's go back now, back to Utopia."

Qiao Qiao had seen through everything. Fu Xiaoyu could never like her. Besides, Gongsun Yu was still alive, and her child could have a good life. She was already very content.

The two exchanged a smile, finally resolving their long-standing problem.

"Don't worry, I will cancel your engagement as an envoy of Utopia, and then openly welcome you back to Utopia."

"Do you really believe me and not suspect that I have ulterior motives?"

Gongsun Yu chuckled and stroked her belly: "I know what kind of woman you are. Besides, a man like Fu Xiaoyu is not your type. You're only with him for power, not for him as a person."

Qiao Qiao nestled shyly in his arms.

She was indeed moved, but only for a fleeting moment.

“You’re right. I only wanted to use Fu Xiaoyu’s power, but I also made a mistake by driving his princess away. Now I should explain things to her in person.”

Speaking of Cui Yulu, Gongsun Yu felt a bad premonition.

It seems Zhao Qing has begun to take action.

After all, she had told him that as long as she didn't go back for three days, he could take action.

It's been exactly three days now; hopefully, he hasn't acted so quickly.

Just then, Lin Yun arrived back.

When they pushed the door open, they didn't see Fu Xiaoyu, but only Qiao Qiao.

"Lin Yun, why are you so flustered? What happened?"

Lin Yun had no good impression of her and was unusually cold towards her.

"Where is the prince? I have something to discuss with him."

Gongsun Yu thought to himself that something was wrong; Zhao Qing must have lost his temper and arrested Cui Yulu.

"Has something happened to Princess Yu?"

"Hmph, what does it have to do with you? Wasn't it you who arranged it?"

Lin Yun disliked her hypocritical attitude and never spoke to her kindly.

After all, Cui Yulu and Han Chunying are good friends.

He naturally favored Cui Yulu a little.

"Stop with all the nonsense. Just tell me directly, did Cui Yulu do something?"

"I knew it was you who arranged this. Otherwise, how would you have known about it before I even said anything?"

Gongsun Yu and Qiao Qiao exchanged a glance, both understanding the foolish thing Zhao Qing had done.

"Go quickly and tell the prince not to go to the palace yet. Let's go find Zhao Qing together."

A house nestled in the dense forests of Yushan.

Zhao Qing looked at Cui Yulu, who was bound, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Didn't expect that, did you? You still ended up in my hands. What do you want me to do with you?"

The dagger in his hand glided lightly across her face and landed on her stomach.

Cui Yulu felt a contraction in her stomach and looked at Zhao Qing in horror.

At this moment, his eyes no longer held the previous affection, but were filled with hatred.

"When I asked you to save me, you ignored me. I've seen through you. You have no pity for me at all. Everything before was fake. You are all liars who deceived my feelings. Today, I will make you pay the price."

Zhao Qing was nearly delirious, wildly waving the knife in his hand, which terrified Cui Yulu, turning her face deathly pale.

"Don't get so agitated. We've never been on the same side. You're the one who partnered with Qiao Qiao. You can kill me, but please don't hurt my child, okay?"

Cui Yulu pleaded with a tearful voice, fearing that he would do something to harm her child.

"Hmph, you wish! I once promised to take care of you and the child, but you disagreed. Now I've come to terms with it. You two can just die together."

Zhao Qing suddenly stabbed the dagger at her. Cui Yulu felt her heart skip a beat and her stomach cramp.

It seems the baby is about to be born.

Who knew that Zhao Qing would stick the dagger into the chair next to her face.

He looked at her with a sinister grin.

"So you can be afraid too? Aren't you fearless? Why are you so scared now?"

Cui Yulu felt her stomach hurting more and more, and her expression became pained.

"Zhao Qing, what exactly do you want? Let me go, or I might give birth."

Cui Yulu spoke in a very low voice, almost pleadingly.

Zhao Qing sneered: "Do you think I'll still believe you? What does your having a child have to do with me?"

Cui Yulu was completely speechless; she was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.

Just then, a servant came to report that someone was breaking into the house.

Zhao Qing knew that someone would definitely come to rescue Cui Yulu, but the house was surrounded by traps and mechanisms, and it would take some time to get in.

"I'll go out and check the situation first, then I'll come back and tell you if it was Fu Xiaoyu who came to save you."

Zhao Qing said with a grin, then got up and left the room.

Cui Yulu had no time to listen to what he was saying; the pain in her stomach was getting worse, and her forehead was covered in sweat.

"Please let me go, my stomach hurts so much, I will thank you."

Cui Yulu pleaded with the servants, but no one paid any attention to her.

The hands behind her back struggled desperately to break free of the ropes, her wrists were cut and bleeding.

An Rou'er dismissed all the servants from the room and quickly came to her side.

Are you about to give birth?

She looked at Cui Yulu with concern.

"Yes, can you help me?"

An Rou'er untied the ropes binding her.

"Are you still able to walk? I'll take you to a safe place."

Cui Yulu tried to stand up, and the cramping in her stomach was much less intense at that moment.

So Anrou'er helped them leave the house.

“Zhao Qing has changed. He has become ruthless. He wants to take revenge on you. I have placed you in a cave in the back mountain. Only I know where you are. Don’t worry, I will send you the things you need for production later. But I can’t visit you often. You will have to rely on yourself for everything.”

Cui Yulu was incredibly grateful, but she was too weak to speak. She could only smile and nod to express her thanks.