Chapter 51: Fake Pregnancy He can no longer stay in the Princess's Mansion...
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Yun Xi didn't know what Ji Xun was thinking at the moment.
After he asked that question, he didn't say another word on the way back to the bedroom.
It started to drizzle, and Ji Xun walked slowly. He held the scimitar in his hand and rubbed the handle with his fingertips several times, as if he was thinking about something, but in the end he said nothing.
Yun Xi didn't mind the rain; after all, it wasn't heavy, only slightly dampening her hair. She nervously followed Ji Xun, clutching the hem of her skirt.
“…”
Going to the border with him was not something worth discussing. But Yun Xi was still waiting for him to say something else.
As they approached the bedroom, Yun Xi finally couldn't hold it in any longer. She stopped and said, "Ji Xun, don't you have anything else to say to me?"
The cold-faced man paused for a moment, then said, "No."
"I have said everything I wanted to say," he said. "And your Highness?"
Yun Xi took a deep breath: "Actually, I..."
"Forget it." Ji Xun took the initiative to interrupt her. He was afraid that he would hear something that would make him lose his mind. "Your Highness, there is no need to say more. I understand."
Yun Xi: “……?”
What can he understand?
Did he already know that she liked him?
Yun Xi was surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed not difficult to find out. Since he knew everything, there was nothing more to say.
She could see that he had a reserved personality and probably didn't like to talk about love affairs openly.
“…Okay.” Yun Xi blinked, becoming more and more embarrassed.
For some reason, when they were still master and servant, they had spoken frankly and directly. After she had confessed her feelings, Yun Xi became nervous when speaking to him, always subconsciously considering whether her words and actions were appropriate.
After all, she had caused too many embarrassing incidents, which made her feel a little ashamed in front of Ji Xun.
The atmosphere was too stiff and cold. Yun Xi tried to ease the tension by changing the subject: "Next time you kiss me, can you take off your mask?"
Ji Xun's fingertips froze: "..."
He didn't expect that after Yun Xi's rejection, she would say "next time" so easily and happily.
He pondered for a moment. Could it be that in her eyes, he could be treated as she pleased? She could take whatever she wanted, put it away as she pleased, all depending on her personal wishes.
He really doesn't understand the customs of the Wei Dynasty.
Despite this, he still did not have an attack.
"I want to know why." Ji Xun said coldly.
Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "Because your mask is very cold and it makes me uncomfortable. Besides, it must be uncomfortable for you to wear a mask all day. You can take it off when there is no one else around."
"I don't know how to show my true self to others."
After a long silence, Ji Xun answered indifferently. His eyes were dull and he was not much moved by his words, nor did he intend to take off his mask now.
Yun Xi didn't catch the hidden meaning in his words. She stood on tiptoe and reached behind his head to undo the knot. Beneath the golden mask was a face riddled with scars. A hint of his handsome features and eyebrows could be seen, but the scars obscured much of it.
The first time I saw it, I was really scared, but the second time, the third time... I gradually got used to it. When I saw it again today, I just felt so sad.
A long time ago, she wanted to know about Ji Xun's past, but she didn't realize at that time that her concern was due to her love for him. She didn't dislike Ji Xun wearing a mask, but she wanted to see his true face more often and try to understand him better through the scars of the past.
She held the pale and somewhat gloomy face in her hands. Ji Xun looked a little uncomfortable and subconsciously turned his head away, trying to avoid her.
"Don't look at me."
He wanted to use his hanging hair to cover up the defect and make himself look less "unpresentable", but he couldn't resist Yun Xi who insisted on looking at it.
“…”
He didn't care about these things before, but now it's different.
Ji Xun had always known that she liked handsome men, and he could have guessed that from her daily behavior. He also knew that he could never be the man she wanted him to be, so he didn't want to take off his mask and humiliate himself.
Perhaps Yuan He was right. Given his current status, saying that to her was tantamount to instigating him to elope with her.
In fact, he regretted it the moment he said that. He was afraid that Yun Xi would agree, but he was also afraid that Yun Xi would not agree.
The result was clearly the latter. He had clearly heard her opinion of him long ago, yet he still had the nerve to ask such a ridiculous question with the answer already in hand. This was the most irrational moment in his life.
He admitted that he liked Yun Xi and was willing to submit to her, but he also had the dignity and face of being a prince.
He shouldn't stay in the princess's mansion any longer.
The pair of fair hands caressed the contours of Ji Xun's face. Yun Xi felt more and more distressed as she looked at him, and gently kissed the side of his face.
"If you recover your memory in the future, can you tell me about your past?"
Ji Xun's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and his eyes, which had been suppressed to the point of being almost calm, stared at her. He loosened his clenched teeth and said in a tone that was so quiet and calm that it was terrifying, "Your Highness, please stop playing with my pain."
What does she take him for?
Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, her movements suddenly froze, and then she slowly withdrew her hand. She didn't expect to make him angry. He had never spoken to her in such a harsh tone before.
It was the first time she learned to be nice to a man she liked, and she didn't know how to do it, so she just followed her heart and caressed him. But perhaps because she neglected his feelings, she didn't comfort him, and instead made his face even colder.
"I'm sorry." Yun Xi returned the golden mask to him, "...I was reckless."
Stop talking nonsense and put in some useful effort!
Yun Xi felt awkward and a bit uncomfortable. If she didn't bring this up, she couldn't seem to get to know him any better. His attitude made her feel like he didn't want her to know anything, didn't want her to be part of his life.
We can only take it slowly.
"I have something to do. I'll go back to my room first. Your Highness, please walk the rest of the way by yourself."
"Hmm?" Yun Xi blinked in confusion. "Didn't you agree to accompany me to take medicine? You haven't eaten yet, right? I can ask the kitchen to prepare some."
In the blink of an eye, the sun was about to set, and it was time to rest. The two had just confessed their feelings, and according to the storybook she was reading, they would probably be tossed around every day during this period. If he wanted tonight, he would have to start drinking the contraceptive soup on his own.
"Not hungry."
Yun Xi held his hand and said, "Even if you're not hungry, you have to eat. I'm afraid you'll faint from exhaustion."
Counting the hours, he had barely slept a wink all day and night, and running around for her, a hint of fatigue already visible between his brows. Although she knew he was strong enough to endure it, Yun Xi still felt sorry for him.
Under her strong request, Ji Xun finally compromised. He finally couldn't refuse her under Yun Xi's gaze.
The two were about to go back when Yuan He suddenly came running hurriedly from a distance, followed by a few unfamiliar people whose attire looked familiar.
"Princess, something bad has happened!" Yuan He's eyes were red. She held back her tears and knelt down in front of Yun Xi with a plop.
Yun Xi remembered that she had sent her to the vicinity of the Nanzhao Palace, but now she suddenly came back with two people from the palace.
She never let servants kneel down, and just as she was about to let her stand up, she heard Yuan He crying and saying:
"Your Majesty... His Majesty's old illness has relapsed and is almost... Princess, please go to the palace to check on him!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Xi's pupils suddenly shrank, her hand trembled violently, and she slipped from Ji Xun's arm.
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Imperial Palace.
"Call the imperial physician! Call Imperial Physician Cui!"
"Go to the Pepper Palace and ask the Empress and the concubines to guard the palace without delay!"
It took half an hour to get from the princess's residence to the imperial palace. Yun Xi rushed there in a hurry and went to the Yangxin Palace without stopping.
Along the way, eunuchs and palace maids hurried in and out, looking nervous and anxious, and they kept bringing water into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The Queen and the concubines were kneeling outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation to pray for blessings. Eunuch Xu was walking back and forth. When he saw Yun Xi coming, he hurried forward to greet her.
"Princess, you're finally here! His Majesty is waiting for you inside! Go in quickly! Don't waste any time!"
Yun Xi couldn't believe it and rushed into the Yangxin Palace with cold hands and feet. She saw her father lying on the dragon couch, with blood all over the floor.
The Emperor of Wei's old face was extremely pale, and he leaned weakly on a small pillow. The palace maid wiped the blood off his body. He saw Yun Xi and waved.
"Roujia, come here."
"Father." Yun Xi burst into tears instantly.
The Emperor of Wei's old illness was well known to many in the palace. He had been overworked, often leading military campaigns in person, and as a result, he had developed a blood stasis disease. Whenever it flared up, he would vomit blood uncontrollably. None of the great doctors of the Wei Empire could cure it. Only Imperial Physician Cui from the Imperial Hospital managed to stabilize the condition through acupuncture, allowing the Emperor to live for so many years.
Now, it is too late to turn the situation around.
"Roujia, don't cry." The Emperor of Wei stroked her head and smiled slightly. "Whenever you cry, it always reminds me of your mother."
"I know your mother truly misses me this time, and I can finally go see her," the Emperor of Wei said, "but I'm worried about you, only you."
Yun Xi nestled in his lap, crying silently.
"I know you are a child with your own ideas, as stubborn as your mother. So I don't want to force you to marry anyone."
He had hoped that his daughter, born to the person he loved most in his life, would become successful and shoulder the responsibilities of being the eldest princess, but in the end he had to admit that although the country was good, he was reluctant to exchange her life for it.
Sometimes he felt hatred, hatred for not having a son, hatred for Yun Xi for not living up to his expectations, and for knowing nothing about court affairs.
After much reflection, he couldn't blame her. This daughter had been born in the Jiangnan region, before he became emperor. Jiangnan was a land of picturesque beauty, and its people were pure and innocent. From a young age, she would stand by the lotus pond with her mother, gazing at the distant boats, waiting for him to return home.
He had been busy for half his life, had no time to spend with her, and had never participated in her growth. But every time he saw her, it reminded him of the past when he was still the King of Jiangnan, with no blood or lives on his hands, only lotus seeds, oars, and lotus flowers.
"Xier, your father wants to give you two things. They will be able to protect you when your father is gone." The Emperor of Wei tremblingly took out two imperial edicts from under his pillow.
At this time, a man in purple walked out from behind the screen. He was the Prime Minister Xie. He seemed to have arrived a long time ago. He looked solemn and knelt in front of the dragon bed.
"Thank you, Prime Minister. From today on, I appoint you as the Regent. After Roujia gives birth to the heir, you will assist the new emperor in ascending the throne." The Emperor of Wei closed his eyes and said softly, "Thank you, Prime Minister. From now on, my Roujia will be handed over to you. My little girl may be foolish, but she is truly kind. You must cherish her."
Prime Minister Xie raised his hand to accept the order, his voice choking with emotion as he said, "I will live up to your Majesty's trust and serve you with all my heart until my death."
After hearing what Emperor Wei said, Yun Xi was stunned and did not react for a while.
Before she could come to her senses, Eunuch Xu hurried in, screamed, and then shouted:
"Call the imperial physician! Princess Roujia is overwhelmed with grief and has had a miscarriage. Hurry and take her to the side hall!"
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