Kyoto, the Holy King's Palace.
Ever since Pei Luo and Dao Yi moved into the Holy King's Mansion, just like Su Xuening, they have been rushing to Ningxiang Garden almost as soon as they open their eyes.
Now, the group gathered together again.
Pei Luo checked Su Xuening's pulse.
"How is it? You're not about to give birth yet, are you?" Bai asked Pei Luo with some concern.
Counting the days, Ning'er is almost eight months pregnant. If there are signs of premature birth, then we need to prepare for the delivery in advance.
Pei Luo withdrew his hand, looked at Bai Shi and Su Xuening and smiled, "The girl is in good health and shows no signs of premature labor. Her due date is about a month and a half later."
Upon hearing this, Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're healthy!"
She was genuinely afraid that Ning'er would have a premature birth. Firstly, premature birth is dangerous, and secondly, with Zhan'er not around, she was always a little anxious, worried that if anything went wrong, it would affect Ning'er and the baby.
With only a month and a half left, she didn't know when Zhan'er would be finished with his work. She needed to write a letter in advance, urging him to come back before Ning'er gave birth.
And then there's the Emperor's illness. If Zhan'er comes back, then Xuanyuan Yu won't need to stay!
Seeing Bai Shi's preoccupied look, Su Xuening suddenly asked, "I wonder when Yun An and Uncle-Master will be able to return?"
Once my martial uncle returns, he should be able to remove the curse from the Emperor.
Pei Luo frowned and asked, "Did you send him a message?"
"Yes." Su Xuening nodded: "I've sent the message. Judging by the days, they should be back by now."
As soon as Su Xuening finished speaking, Di Su came over with You Yi and Su Yun'an: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the young master is back."
Before Su Xuening and Bai Shi could even rejoice, Su Yun'an ran into the courtyard: "Sister, Her Majesty the Dowager Consort."
Youyi followed slowly behind him.
"Yun'an!" Su Xuening was overjoyed to see Su Yun'an and quickly got up to greet him.
When Bai saw Su Yun'an and You Yi return, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Speak of the devil, and he appears!" Pei Luo and Dao Yi exchanged a glance and laughed, both of them also breathing a sigh of relief.
The lad is finally back! The Emperor is waiting for him to come back and cure his curse.
When Su Yun'an saw Su Xuening, who was heavily pregnant, coming towards him, he quickly stopped and slowed down, afraid of bumping into her.
"Sister." Su Yun'an approached Su Xuening, touched her now much larger belly, and asked anxiously, "With such a big belly, are you about to give birth?"
Su Xuening smiled and ruffled Su Yun'an's hair, which was covered in dust from his journey: "There's still more than a month to go."
Su Yun'an blinked.
There's still a little over a month left, and my belly is already this big. In another month, how big will it be?
Seeing Youyi behind Su Yun'an, Su Xuening quickly greeted him, "Uncle-Master."
Youyi didn't say anything, but ran to the stone table, snatched Pei Luo's teacup, and gulped down two mouthfuls of tea before panting and saying, "What's the matter that you called me back so urgently? Two horses have already died from exhaustion."
Su Yun'an was also thirsty, so he ran over and drank some honey water from Su Xuening. One cup wasn't enough, so he drank several cups before his throat felt a little better.
Dao Yi was an impatient man. Before Bai Shi and the others could speak, he said, "I must say, there really are people in the capital city waiting for you to come back and save their lives."
"You mean the Emperor?" You Yi frowned, recalling the contents of the letter. "What exactly happened?"
The letter didn't explain things very clearly, but all he knew was that something had happened to the Emperor.
But when the Emperor got into trouble, weren't Senior Brother and Lu Shao both there?
Are there things they can't solve that require his help?
Upon realizing this, Youyi's mind went blank, and she exclaimed in shock, "Could His Majesty be under a spell?"
The moment You Yi said this, the entire room fell silent.
Seeing their expressions, Youyi immediately understood and exclaimed in surprise, "They really have been poisoned by a Gu! Have you found out what kind of Gu it is?"
Dao Yi sighed and said, "As you know, my Gu technique is only half-baked, but I found out that it seems to be a puppet Gu."
"Puppet Gu?!" You Yi's voice rose several octaves in shock.
Dao Yi was startled: "What's wrong? Is the puppet gu difficult to cure?"
The Bai family and the others also looked at Youyi.
Youyi frowned deeply. The puppet gu was not just difficult to cure, it was simply impossible to cure.
You Yi didn't say it directly, but looked at Bai Shi and said with a dry laugh, "I haven't seen his specific situation yet, so it's hard to say anything. Let's wait until I see him before we talk about it."
It hasn't been confirmed yet whether it's a puppet gu.
Let him go and check on that person himself. What if it's not a puppet gu? Saying too much now will only make people anxious.
Madam Bai nodded silently: "Alright, but it's daytime now, so it's not convenient for you to enter the palace. Let's wait until evening and have Physician Luo and your uncle take you into the palace."
"Alright." Upon hearing that he didn't have to go to the palace now, Youyi plopped down and continued drinking his tea. "Is there anything to eat? Get me something to eat, I'm starving."
He had been traveling for several days and hadn't even had time to drink water, let alone eat. He was truly starving.
"Gurgle~" Just as You Yi finished speaking, Su Yun'an's stomach also growled.
Seeing how hungry the two of them were, Madam Bai felt both heartache and self-reproach. She immediately instructed Granny Shang, "Go and get some snacks first, and then tell the kitchen to prepare some food and send it over as soon as possible."
"Yes," Granny Shang replied, and immediately had a maid bring over some snacks while she went to the main kitchen to deliver the message.
I must say, the pastries at this prince's mansion are quite good.
You Yi and Su Yun'an ate some snacks and honey water and were about half full, so much so that they couldn't eat any of the food that came from the main kitchen later.
After the two had finished eating and drinking, Su Xuening asked, "Did Yun'an and Uncle-Master gain anything from their trip to Su Family Village?"
You Yi glanced at Su Yun'an but did not answer.
Let this kid answer these questions; he knows better than he does.
Su Yun'an recounted to Su Xuening what he had done in Su Family Village these past few days: "I discovered a clue in the Su family genealogy. My father and Su Renyi were born only eight months apart. Later, after pressing the village chief of Su Family Village, he said that my father was indeed not born to my grandmother. When he was still an infant, Su Renyi was already in my grandmother's womb. However, my grandparents were very good to my father. They not only sent him to school, but also sent him to learn martial arts."
Su Xuening immediately sensed the problem and frowned, saying, "So perhaps my grandparents knew about my father's background, and that's why they did everything they could to raise him."
If my father was indeed a member of the Northern Wei royal family, then my grandparents must have known the truth. So even though they brought my father to Eastern Chu, they couldn't bear to bury his talent. So even though they lived in a farming family, they still did their best to raise him, whether it was studying or practicing martial arts. It can be said that without my grandparents' cultivation, my father would not have been able to reach the position of General of Eastern Chu.
Su Yun'an nodded in agreement and took out the rusty scimitar from his pocket: "Yes, I also found this in my grandmother's grave."
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