Xiao Ji put the food away and bent down to hug Shang Changge. "There's a new food on the street, it's sour, want to try some?"

Sour? Shang Changge replied, "Yes, feed me." She had loved sour food ever since she became pregnant, but unfortunately, she was picky and didn't want to eat the same thing again after just one bite.

The new food is ice cream made from bayberries. Seeing Shang Changge eating it happily, Xiao Ji has a headache. Everyone says that sour foods indicate a boy and spicy foods indicate a girl. Could it really be a boy?

Shang Changge had no appetite for dinner and felt bored staying at home, so the couple went out for a stroll.

On summer nights, the streets are crowded. Shang Changge, carrying the baby, is being protected by Xiao Ji, who is very protective of her, afraid that she might bump into something or fall.

"Let's have a poetry contest! There's a prize for a successful match!"

"Lanterns, lanterns..." "Lotus flowers, lotus flowers, just picked today, three coins each, five coins for two..."

"Ice popsicles and ice cream for sale! We have mung bean and red bean popsicles, as well as summer melon and bayberry popsicles. They're delicious and inexpensive..."

Shang Changge, arm in arm with Xiao Ji, strolled around and bought a lot of toys for children. This time, she took a fancy to a rattle drum.

"Knock knock~"

As she turned the rattle drum, Shang Changge's usually cold and beautiful face unconsciously revealed a tenderness that suggested she was about to become a mother.

Xiao Ji noticed this and his heart softened. "Buy it?"

Shang Changge nodded, and the one who followed her out, without needing to be told, wisely stepped forward to pay.

After strolling around for a while, Shang Changge got a little tired. The group found the nearest herbal tea stall, sat down, and rested for a bit.

"Sir, here's your tea." The herbal tea stall was open-air, right by the riverbank. It was very small, with only a few chairs and no tables.

Duoming took the tea, and after confirming with Qingyao and the others that it was not poisoned by using silver needles, he served the tea to his two masters.

Shang Changge took a sip; it was icy cold and quite delicious, but she didn't like the sweetness. She took another symbolic sip and then gave the rest to Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji was a general who led troops into battle, and also a young master from a prestigious family. His behavior was a mix of elegance and boldness.

The two finished drinking what Shang Changge had left, and were about to hand the empty bowl to Duoming to drink his own original bowl of cold tea when a cold glint flashed in their eyes.

The teacup clattered to the ground, followed by the whistling of an arrow cutting through the air, and a scream of terror…

Xiao Ji, tall and imposing, shielded Shang Changge in his arms, his sharp gaze landing on the fleeing figure on the opposite bank of the river: "Chase him, kill him."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wind swept past and dozens of dark figures hidden in the shadows chased after the fleeing figure.

Meanwhile, nearby patrolmen chased after the fleeing figure, while some patrolmen stayed behind to maintain order.

By the light of the moon and the lanterns hanging in the teahouse, Xiao Ji glanced at the arrow he had caught. It was an arrow commonly used by hunters, nothing special, except that the tip of the arrow was poisoned, a poison that could kill with an instant hit.

Xiao Ji's entire aura turned cold and indifferent. He handed the arrow to Duoming and said, "The poison on this arrow is unusual. Send someone to the pharmacy to check it."

Deadly: "Yes."

Shang Changge was held in Xiao Ji's arms. She knew what had happened but couldn't move. The next second, she was picked up and carried horizontally.

Xiao Ji's expression returned to normal, and he kissed Shang Changge's lips: "Let's go back to the manor tonight, and go out for a stroll tomorrow night, okay?"

Shang Changge: "Yeah." Anyway, she was tired, so it was good to go back and rest early.

News of the assassination attempt on the Princess and the General at night spread quickly, naturally alarming the palace.

Shang Changze left the palace overnight and arrived at the Princess's residence just in time to find Xiao Ji gently coaxing Shang Changge to drink a calming soup.

Shang Changge found it absurd. She was pregnant, not that she had become timid. What kind of storms hadn't she weathered? Could that little thing just now scare her?

Spotting Shang Changze with sharp eyes, she called out, "Aze, you've come at just the right time. Try to persuade your brother-in-law that whoever wants to drink this medicine can drink it, but I'm not."

She's started referring to herself as "this palace," which shows that Shang Changge is genuinely a little temperamental.

After becoming pregnant, she drank a lot of herbal medicine to prevent miscarriage. It was already annoying to drink so much bitter medicine, but now she had to drink an extra bowl of the same bitter medicine to calm her nerves, which made her even more annoyed!