Chapter 175 This is the Heavenly Emperor's child!

The carriage struggled to move forward!

Qingyue sat in the center with a sullen face, Su Yuyao and Xuanfeng, who was holding Xuanmiao, sat on one side, while Langzhi shamelessly tugged at Qingyue's arm and sat on the other side.

"Tuan Yue, why did it take you so long to come see me? Do you know how much I missed you!" Lang Zhi said, stroking Qing Yue's hand.

"I came back not to see you!"

"Haha! Oh dear..." Langzhi laughed and tapped Qingyue's cheek, "Still talking to me, to me..."

Qingyue slightly turned her eyes to look at Langzhi's hand, and the temperature inside the carriage instantly dropped.

"Ah—Pfft—!" Xuanmiao sneezed, spitting out two streams of clear snot.

"Oh dear! Why is the little one suddenly sneezing?" Langzhi took out a handkerchief to wipe Xuanmiao's nose and said, "Tuanyue, don't worry about it, Yuqing and I really have nothing going on! At most, I just... stay in her courtyard..."

Qingyue looked at the handkerchief in Langzhi's hand. She knew Langzhi's stitches all too well, and this handkerchief was clearly not made by Langzhi!

She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. Was she sad? Very sad! Was she angry? She didn't know. How could she expect Langzhi to be devoted to her when she couldn't be by his side?

Qingyue sighed softly, "Langzhi, you don't need to explain anything to me. Just live your life as you normally would."

"Tuan Yue!" Lang Zhi was truly exasperated. She tucked the handkerchief into her bosom and said, "Don't always be like this! I've already told you! Yu Qing and I, there's nothing between us! Yes, she's taking care of me, but that's because she lives in my mother's tomb! She's taking care of me voluntarily..."

"Get out." Qingyue said coldly.

"No!" Langzhi shouted, her eyes wide. "I didn't do anything wrong! Why should I leave! You're always so suspicious and suspicious of me and Yuqing..."

"Get out!" Qingyue frowned slightly.

"No! I'm not with Yuqing at all! She's just taking care of me, and I'm just letting her take care of me..."

"Get out!" Qingyue glared at Langzhi.

"No!" Langzhi roared.

The carriage was still creaking and groaning, but the horses pulling it seemed much more relaxed.

Inside the carriage, Qingyue sat in the center, with Xuanfeng and Su Yuyao on either side. Xuanmiao leaned on Xuanfeng's shoulder, sucking her fingers while gazing at Langzhi outside the window.

"Tuan Yue, look at you, you're good in every way, except for this temper..." Lang Zhi covered her face with one hand and held onto the carriage window frame with the other, saying, "Your temper is alright, it's just that you hit too hard! The children are all here today, so I won't say anything to you, but don't use so much force next time! I'm not afraid of the pain, I'm just worried about you getting tired..."

Xuanfeng rolled his eyes disdainfully at Langzhi's seemingly strong but actually weak words. What a spineless coward! A dignified mountain god, completely controlled by a woman, what kind of behavior is that!

Su Yuyao pursed her lips, suppressing a smile, and glanced at Qingyue's expression.

"Hehehehe!" Xuanmiao laughed at Langzhi's disheveled appearance.

Xuanfeng gently patted Xuanmiao's back, afraid that Xuanmiao's laughter would anger Qingyue again.

Unexpectedly, Xuanmiao turned around, raised her small hand, and slapped Xuanfeng across the face, mumbling, "Get lost!"

Everyone was stunned!

Before anyone could react, Su Yuyao grabbed Xuanmiao's little hand and slapped it twice, scolding, "You're learning bad things instead of good ones! You've even learned to hit people?!"

"Hmm... Waaah... Waaah..." Xuanmiao held up her chubby little hand, which had been slapped red by Su Yuyao, and with a pout, she started to shed tears, looking aggrieved.

"Yao'er! How could you hit the child?!" Qingyue shouted.

"Girl! Why are you hitting the little one like that?! You must be hurting him!" Langzhi cried out in distress.

"Little girl..." Xuanfeng wanted to complain a bit, but seeing that Qingyue and Langzhi were clearly biased towards Xuanmiao, he hardened his heart, pressed Xuanmiao onto his lap, and gently slapped her chubby little bottom. "You dare hit Daddy?! You dare hit..."

"Ah—! Ah—!" Xuanmiao was pampered from birth and had never been slapped before! So no matter if her bottom hurt or not, she would open her mouth wide and wail loudly.

"Xuanfeng! You brat! You actually hit the child?!" Langzhi jumped onto the carriage as soon as he saw Xuanfeng make a move.

"Give Yao'er to me quickly!" Qingyue hurriedly took Xuanmiao and examined Xuanmiao's little hands and bottom.

She tenderly stroked Xuanmiao's small, red hand, then turned to Su Yuyao and said sternly, "Yao'er! How could you hit her so hard?!"

"I... I didn't..." Su Yuyao didn't expect Qingyue to be so angry, and for a moment she didn't know how to explain.

"Why are you blaming your daughter?! Didn't this brat lay a hand on her?!" Langzhi was very dissatisfied with Qingyue's favoritism and pointed at Xuanfeng.

Qingyue looked at Xuanmiao's little bottom again, "Xuanfeng hit her, but he didn't use any force at all! Look for yourself! There's not even a mark!"

As she spoke, she held up her mysterious little hand in front of Langzhi, "Look at Yao'er's hand again! It's all red!"

"Waaah...waaah..." Xuanmiao's round, azure eyes shimmered with suppressed tears. She pursed her lips, seemingly swallowing all her grievances. She twisted her chubby body and stretched out her arm toward Xuanfeng. With a blink of her eyes, two lines of pearl-like tears rolled down and dripped onto the tip of Xuanfeng's heart.

"Little one!" Xuanfeng's heart ached as if it were being stabbed with needles. He quickly snatched Xuanmiao from Qingyue's arms and held her to his chest.

Xuanmiao held Xuanfeng's chin, looked at him with teary eyes, and sobbed softly.

Xuanfeng suddenly felt a strange, heart-wrenching feeling that he couldn't let go of, a feeling that made him feel satisfied and gave him a new purpose.

He looked up at Su Yuyao, who was slightly uneasy and somewhat shocked. "I, Xuanfeng, have these two women in this world, and that is enough!"

Su Yuyao watched Xuanmiao's every move, her heart pounding wildly. This...this isn't...me?! When I was a cat...was I this...obnoxious too?

"Tuan Yue! Why aren't you speaking up for our daughter?!" Lang Zhi, having failed to catch Xuan Miao, said angrily, "Even though there are no marks, how do you know there's nothing wrong?! What if there are internal injuries?! Don't forget! Our daughter was almost beaten to death by him!"

The air froze again!

The wheels chug along, and the horse's steps grew lighter and faster.

Langzhi, holding onto the car window, said, "Tuanyue, look at you! You didn't take any of what I said to you to heart! Don't blame your daughter, you were quite harsh. Although she's not your daughter, she inherited all your flaws..."

*Smack!* A urine ring was flung out of the car window and struck Langzhi in the face.

Langzhi quickly took it from her hands and said, "Leave it there, I'll wash it later! Now I'm talking to you! Tuanyue, you need to change your temper. Don't always act like an empress! In front of the child, you are the mother..."

"Lord Langzhi, save your energy!" Xuanfeng walked beside Langzhi with his hands behind his back and advised in a low voice, "Didn't you tell me not to try to reason with a woman? Why are you arguing endlessly now?"

Langzhi glanced back at Xuanfeng and said, "What are you so smug about?! If it weren't for you, would we have been kicked out?"

"Who told you to bring up such a sore subject?!" Xuanfeng squeezed open the curtains, carefully lifted them, and looked at Xuanmiao, who was nursing in Su Yuyao's arms, then looked from Xuanmiao to Su Yuyao's fair and tender chest.

He smacked his lips, savoring the comfort that breast milk brought him... It was so sweet!

Xuanmiao saw Xuanfeng outside the window, spat out her milk, squeezed it with her little hand, and spit the milk towards Xuanfeng.

Xuanmiao grinned at Xuanfeng, Su Yuyao blushed and glanced at Qingyue, Qingyue glared angrily at the car window, and Xuanfeng hurriedly hid behind Langzhi. Langzhi chuckled and lifted the curtain, "Tuanyue..."

Finally, it was quiet inside the carriage!

Qingyue pulled Su Yuyao to her side, stroked Su Yuyao's head, looked at Su Yuyao carefully, and said with a sob, "Yao'er, you've suffered!"

“Mother,” Su Yuyao nestled into Qingyue’s arms, “I’m not suffering! Look! I have Miao’er, Father is helping me, and the Wolf Clan is my support! I’m doing very well!”

Qingyue frowned slightly and asked softly, "Then... what about Xuanfeng?"

Su Yuyao paused for a moment, then looked down at Xuanmiao, who was fast asleep in her arms, and said, "Mother, Father loves you very much, and you love Father very much too, so why aren't you together?"

Qingyue was taken aback by Su Yuyao's question, then sighed and said, "Yao'er, you're different from your mother. You can stay by Xuanfeng's side..."

“Mother, I have my wolf brothers and the snow mountain to manage. How could I possibly stay by Xuanfeng’s side? Besides, Xuanfeng has no shortage of women around him…” Su Yuyao said.

"You've only been with the wolf clan for a few days. The wolf clan doesn't need you! Besides, you still have Miao'er! As for the woman beside Xuanfeng... you can be sure he's sincere towards you... that's enough..." As Qingyue tried to persuade her, she herself felt a little guilty. After all, she couldn't let go of what happened between Langzhi and Yuqing, so what right did she have to advise Su Yuyao?

"Mother," Su Yuyao said, looking at Qingyue whose eyes were slowly reddening, "Father is also sincere towards you, so can you accept Aunt Yuqing?"

Qingyue sighed softly, "Yao'er, your father and mother missed out on a marriage, so we don't want you and Xuanfeng to miss out too!"

"Mother, if you and Father had gotten together back then, how could you have been so sure that he would be devoted to you until death? What would you have done if he had another woman? Would you have accepted it?"

Qingyue lowered her head, unsure how to answer. Before, she had never imagined that Langzhi would wait for her all this time; after learning about Yuqing, she realized she had never thought that Langzhi would betray her!

If I really get together with Langzhi, will Langzhi still have other women? Maybe, after all... he's so charming!

Would I accept him? Probably not, after all, I love him deeply!

Qingyue raised her head and looked at the car window that she had frozen. Her eyes trembled slightly, and the ice on the curtain slowly melted away. A breeze blew by, lifting the curtain, and she saw Langzhi and Xuanfeng's profiles with their ears perked up.

"Langzhi! Xuanfeng! What are you doing?!" Qingyue said, frowning. "What kind of behavior is this?!"

"Tuan Yue! You have to have faith in me! I really only love you!" Lang Zhi said anxiously.

“Girl! Even though you have the wolf clan, it doesn’t stop you from staying by my side!” Xuanfeng said, seizing the opportunity.

Xuanmiao, who was still asleep, became a little impatient with the two of them arguing. She swayed in Su Yuyao's arms and started to whimper.

Helpless, Qingyue had no choice but to seal the car windows again.

“Mother, my feelings for Xuanfeng are too complicated. I don’t know if I love him, am grateful to him, or hate him. I don’t have the courage or confidence…” Su Yuyao said, bowing her head.

Qingyue sighed deeply, looking at Su Yuyao with heartache. Love has power, but it is also the most fragile. Perhaps not loving is the safest way for Yao'er to protect herself...

"Mother... I'm sorry..." Su Yuyao said, looking at Qingyue's disappointed expression.

Qingyue put her arm around Su Yuyao's shoulder, looked at Xuanmiao in Su Yuyao's arms, and said softly, "Silly child! Why say sorry? You haven't wronged anyone! Do what you want to do..."

...

More and more people gathered at Yuantun Temple!

When everyone heard that Su Yuyao had given birth to a daughter for Xuanfeng, they all rushed to see the Heavenly Lord's descendant with great interest.

Guan Yue, along with the children from Jiujiao Mountain, also rushed to the outside of Yuantun Hall, anxiously searching for Su Yuyao.

"Uh... Lord Qimen?" Guan Yue spotted Qimen, who looked utterly helpless, among a group of rabbits. He stepped forward and bowed slightly. "Lord Qimen, when will Su Yuyao return?"

"Young Master Guan Yue!" Qi Men smiled and raised his hand, but the rabbit on his sleeve still wouldn't let go. He could only lower his head slightly and laugh awkwardly, "Young Master Guan Yue, please excuse my rudeness. The crane just sent word that Lady Qingyue, Yao'er, and Lord Xuanfeng are returning by carriage. They should be arriving soon!"

“Okay, then we’ll wait a bit!” Guan Yue replied, bowing slightly.

Baihu, Zangmao, and Fengzhan couldn't contain themselves any longer and rushed into the crowd, squeezing towards the mountain gate...

Clang, clang...

The clear, melodious sound of the horse bells gradually quieted the noisy crowd. A gap slowly appeared in the blocked mountain road, and a carriage leisurely entered the gap, coming to a steady stop in front of the Yuantun Hall under everyone's watchful eyes.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and Qingyue stepped out, bending over. Langzhi quickly stepped forward to help her down from the carriage.

Qingyue glanced around and immediately saw everyone, especially Yuqing, who was peeking out from the crowd!

Qingyue turned around and glanced at Langzhi casually, only to see Langzhi frowning and winking at Yuqing. Qingyue then looked back at the crowd and discovered that Yuqing had disappeared.

"Su Yuyao!" Guan Yue called out softly, unable to wait any longer.

"Hey?! Guan Yue?!" Meng Yu ran out of the main hall, covering her face, and stuck to Guan Yue's back. "When did you get here? Why didn't you come in to look for me?"

Guan Yue frowned and said impatiently, "I just arrived. I came to see Su Yuyao and the child, not to see you!"

"Haha! Oh dear!" Meng Yu said with a grin, "Are you still angry with me?!"

Qingyue glanced at Meng Yu and Guan Yue with some surprise, and frowned slightly.

Guan Yue quickly nudged Meng Yu with his elbow, and Meng Yu shut his mouth.

"Yao'er! Come out!" Qingyue finally spoke.

"Yes, Mother!" Su Yuyao replied softly.

Xuanfeng stepped forward and lifted the curtain, revealing a figure wearing a wolf-tooth and animal bone headdress and a colorful animal skin robe!

Su Yuyao's exotic attire amazed everyone, but the chubby little boy she was holding, dressed in a pale yellow dress, with two soft pigtails on his head, and looking exactly like Xuanfeng, left everyone speechless!

Xuanfeng reached out and took Xuanmiao into his arms, then put his arm around Su Yuyao's waist and carried her down from the carriage.

Su Yuyao leaned against Xuanfeng's chest, looking at the crowd with a mixture of shyness and excitement, searching for familiar faces.

White Tiger! Zang Cat! Phoenix Spread! Su Yuyao smiled and secretly waved to them.

Baihu, Zangmao, and Fengzhan grinned excitedly at Su Yuyao, but due to Qingyue's imposing presence, they dared not respond easily.

With Xuanfeng carrying Xuanmiao in one arm and Su Yuyao in the other, Xuanfeng followed Qingyue into the Yuantun Palace amidst the surprised and envious gazes of the crowd.

As soon as Su Yuyao stepped into the palace, she smelled a strong, pungent fragrance!

Her heart sank immediately, because this fragrance was still fresh in her memory!

"Sister!" Qi Lan swayed her hips as she ran to Su Yuyao, curtsied slightly, and said, "Qi Lan greets sister! You've finally returned!"

Su Yuyao glanced at Qi Lan in front of her; she still possessed the same graceful figure and alluring charm…

"Qilan, is this how you learn manners in the Heavenly Palace?" Qingyue was very displeased with Qilan's deliberate provocation and said sternly, "Which nanny taught you the right to block your master's path?!"

"Ah, Your Majesty, please calm your anger! This humble servant was overjoyed to see my elder sister return and overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Your Majesty and elder sister!"

"Don't keep calling me 'sister'," Qingyue said, suppressing her anger. "You're not qualified to call me 'sister'!"

Qi Lan smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is right! I am the only daughter bestowed upon you by the Mother Goddess, and since you have not yet been properly married, it is indeed... I should not call you elder sister..."

Everyone present gasped in shock. No one had expected that Qi Lan would be so bold as to challenge Qing Yue.

“You’re right!” Su Yuyao chimed in. “You really can’t call me sister. The person you should call sister is the concubine who gave birth at Yinguo Garden!”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone covered their mouths and chuckled.

Qi Lan gritted her teeth, then smiled and said, "Miss Yao'er is right. My elder sister is currently resting at home during her pregnancy. She consulted a doctor who said it's a boy, so everyone in the family is being extra careful!"

"A boy is great!" Su Yuyao said with a smile. "The most important thing is that he can be born safely!"

Xuanmiao seemed to be able to sense the subtle atmosphere between people. She sucked her little hand, looked at Qilan, then at Su Yuyao, and then pointed at Qilan, shouting loudly with a serious expression, "Ah! Ah!"

"Oh my! This must be Miao'er!" Qi Lan turned to Xuan Feng when she saw Xuan Miao calling out to her. "My lord, you are of noble health, how can you hold a child?! Let this humble servant hold her!"

After saying that, he reached out to hug Xuanmiao.

Before Su Yuyao could stop her, Xuanmiao raised her little hand and slapped Qilan's hand hard, clearly shouting in her childish voice, "Get out!"

The tense atmosphere was immediately broken, and everyone couldn't help but laugh, except for Qi Lan, whose face turned red and white in turns.

Seeing everyone laughing, Xuanmiao got even more excited. She perched on Xuanfeng's shoulder, raised her little arms at everyone, and shouted, "Ahhh—! Get lost!"

Everyone laughed even harder! Even Xuanfeng joined in the laughter.

Su Yuyao patted Xuanmiao's back apologetically, trying to calm her down. Unexpectedly, Xuanmiao's shouts grew louder and louder, "Ah—get out! Get out! Get out!"

This caused laughter to fill the entire hillside!

Xuanfeng laughed loudly and pulled Su Yuyao into his arms as well.

Su Yuyao became increasingly embarrassed, and she secretly pinched Xuanmiao's little bottom.

Xuanmiao suddenly froze, and slowly turned to Su Yuyao in disbelief.

"Little one, what's wrong?" Xuanfeng laughed until tears streamed down his face.

Xuanmiao pursed her lips and then burst into tears.