Chapter 24
Staying in the border area, without so many important affairs of state to bother him, Yu Zhi lived a very leisurely life.
However, Yu Zhi's belly was getting bigger and bigger, making it increasingly difficult for her to move. She couldn't do many things and could only stay at home reading books and feeding the cat.
When the first fetal movement occurred, Yu Zhi was playing with Xiaobai.
Xiaobai was the kitten he had rescued. After a month of raising it, it looked completely different from its original frail self. Its bony bones were now covered in layers of soft flesh, and its snow-white fur was fluffy and fluffy. Its four legs made no sound as it stomped onto the ground. It nimbly leaped onto the small couch and rubbed against Yu Zhi.
The Bailing tribe and the civet cats share a common origin, but as the spiritual energy of the world dissipated, the civet cats' intelligence gradually faded, and they eventually became ordinary creatures. Because of their similar auras, the kitten always liked to stick to Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi smiled and picked up the kitten, tapping its moist nose: "After my children are born, you can play with them."
The fetuses of the Bai Ling tribe are in their original form when they are born, and they can transform into humans after one month.
Yu Zhi was thinking in his mind that after he gave birth to the child safely, he would drive Luo Tingshi away.
He must not be allowed to see the child's appearance.
"Meow~" Xiaobai called softly.
Yu Zhi smiled and picked up a small ball of fur and threw it to Xiaobai: "Go and play."
The moment he raised his hand, Yu Zhi suddenly felt a tremor in his abdomen. He was stunned for a moment. Then, circles of ripples spread out from his lower abdomen, like a rainstorm hitting the surface of a lake.
Yu Zhi immediately raised his voice and shouted outside, "Call Doctor Zhang over."
"Fetal movement?"
When Yu Zhi got this answer, he lowered his head in disbelief, held his breath, and gently covered his bulging belly, fearing that he would startle the little life inside.
Doctor Zhang smiled and said, "Fetal movements will become more frequent in the future. Your Majesty must adapt quickly."
Yu Zhi smiled, raised his eyes and looked around, but didn't see the person he wanted to see, so he leaned out to look again.
"What are you looking for, Your Majesty?" asked Doctor Zhang.
Yu Zhi snorted softly, "Where's Luo Tingshi? He usually follows me everywhere, but now he's nowhere to be seen."
Doctor Zhang was shocked when he heard the little emperor's tone, which seemed to be complaining but was actually dependent.
"Your Majesty, when you talk to Luo Ting..."
"I know what you want to say," Yu Zhi said frankly, "Neither I nor the child can leave him these days. But I know very well that it is this body, not here, that I want him to be with me all the time."
Yu Zhi raised his finger to his heart, and said calmly, "My heart has never been moved by him in the slightest."
Doctor Zhang looked up, took a good look at the little emperor, and felt relieved.
He understood the little emperor, and the little emperor was not lying.
The little emperor was really not attracted to Luo Tingshi.
Doctor Zhang smiled. "Your Majesty has a clear mind and has figured it out. Indeed, your bloodline is special, and during pregnancy you are naturally extremely dependent on the father of your child, your actions and words will unconsciously express affection. Once the baby is born, your dependence on him will naturally disappear."
"Many people don't think clearly, mistaking this dependence during pregnancy for love, and spend their lives in confusion. Now that you know, there's no need for me to worry."
Yu Zhi lowered his eyes and caressed the fetus, his expression exceptionally gentle. The two fetal movements just now had finally made him truly feel that he was going to be a father, and his heart suddenly settled.
At this moment, his heart was filled with the joy of welcoming a child, and his voice became much gentler.
"You don't have to worry. Luo Tingshi is not my ideal type. I can't fall in love with him. I like..."
Yu Zhi paused slightly, raised his eyes and looked at the distant autumn mountains with a long gaze.
Before he slept with Luo Tingshi, Yu Zhi had never considered this. His father always told him he was still young, telling him to wait until he turned eighteen before falling in love. He listened to his father's advice and never entertained such thoughts before reaching adulthood.
Now that he is about to have a child, he can consider his lifelong affairs.
Yu Zhi thought about it.
He likes obedient and loyal people who protect him, love him and respect him like a dog, rather than ferocious beasts like Luo Tingshi who can tear him to pieces at any time.
Luo Tingshi loved to scare him when he was a child, and when he grew up he came to attack the State of Yu.
He hated Luo Tingshi the most.
Yu Zhi thought about him, feeling somewhat dissatisfied: "Why hasn't Luo Tingshi come yet? Where did he go?"
"Here I come."
As soon as Yu Zhi finished speaking, Luo Tingshi came in with a food box. He hurried to the table and took out the delicacies from the box and placed them on the table. "I went to Tuanyusi and bought you the steamed sea bass you like. There were too many people, so it took a while. Don't be angry. Come and try it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Luo Tingshi put his arm around Yu Zhi's shoulders, half-carried him to the table, took out a wooden chopstick, picked up a piece of delicious fish, and passed it to Yu Zhi's mouth: "Try it."
Yu Zhi still has the preferences of his tribesmen in his bones, for example, he loves to eat fish.
Tuanlusi is a restaurant specializing in fish. The chef is highly skilled and the fish he prepares is extremely delicious. This steamed sea bass dish is especially fresh and tender, a truly divine delicacy, and Yu Zhi particularly enjoys it.
A familiar fragrance filled his nose, Yu Zhi's eyes lit up, he quickly swallowed the fish meat on his lips, and squinted his eyes with pleasure.
Luo Tingshi raised a smile on his lips, served Yu Zhi a whole fish, and then served him a bowl of soup.
Yu Zhi didn't even raise his head: "Serve a bowl for Xiaobai too."
Whenever Yu Zhi ate delicious fish, he would share a bite with Xiaobai. Xiaobai was standing on the table and eating happily. Luo Tingshi was working hard to put the fish soup in front of it.
Xiaobai's ears twitched, he leaned over to take a look, then lowered his head and rolled up a mouthful of soup.
After drinking, he licked the corner of his lips with the tip of his tongue.
Coincidentally, Yu Zhi also finished the bowl of soup and licked his lips.
The man and the cat's identical movements made Luo Tingshi laugh. He reached out and touched Yu Zhi's head: "Why are you just like a kitten?"
As soon as he finished speaking, something flashed through Luo Tingshi's mind. Before he could catch that flash of inspiration, a lazy voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Luo Tingshi, help me take a walk in the garden."
The pines and tung trees are green, the golden osmanthus is fragrant, and the stone paths are covered with golden light. Yu Zhi walks slowly in the garden to digest his food.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was just two days ago. Every festive occasion, his two fathers would write him letters. The letters should have been delivered to the palace by now, but unfortunately he couldn't see them.
Yu Zhi sighed slightly.
He missed them.
Especially now that he was pregnant and feeling anxious, he hoped they could be by his side.
But... he didn't want them to come. He didn't want to see them disappointed in him.
Having slept with the enemy emperor and gotten him pregnant, they would surely be furious. Fortunately, he was over eighteen, otherwise his father would have been furious.
Yu Zhi was feeling a little depressed.
You should come back later, preferably after the cub is born. He and the two kittens will act cute and coquettishly to their father, and his anger should be lessened...
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you?" Luo Tingshi's heart tightened when he saw Yu Zhi's sad look. He stopped and bent down, looking straight into Yu Zhi's eyes, and the fragility in the other's eyes was clearly visible.
His heart skipped a beat.
Luo Tingshi held Yu Zhi's face in his hands and said seriously, "Tell me, why are you so sad? Is there something wrong with the fetus?"
"No." Yu Zhi blinked gently and reached out to hug Luo Tingshi.
Luo Tingshi's body stiffened and he stood there at a loss.
The person in his arms whispered, "Let me lean on you for a while."
Yu Zhi leaned against Luo Tingshi's chest, the air around him familiar and reassuring. He closed his eyes, pressed his cheek against the man's chest, and held his muscular waist tightly.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—"
The man's strong heartbeat echoed in his ears. After a moment, the heartbeats quickly became one, like thunder, making his ears tremble.
Yu Zhi raised his head and looked up at the mountain-like man in front of him: "Your heart is beating so fast and loud."
Luo Tingshi looked him in the eye: "My heart beats for Xiaoyu."
The surroundings were extremely quiet, and the intense heartbeat filled Yu Zhi's entire ear canal. The two people's eyes met in the air.
After a moment, Yu Zhi reacted and immediately jumped out of the man's arms. He touched the goose bumps on his arms and said angrily, "Don't say such things."
Luo Tingshi: "Okay, I won't say anything more."
Yu Zhi looked him up and down suspiciously: "So obedient? You've changed your ways today."
Luo Tingshi's eyes were deep: "You are depressed, but I can't help you solve the problem. All I can do is stop making you angry."
Yu Zhi's fingers moved slightly in his sleeves, and he turned and left: "I am tired, I want to go back to my room to rest."
Luo Tingshi quickly stepped forward and put his arm around Yu Zhi's waist.
The two figures gradually disappeared in the fragrant path.
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Yu Zhi fell into a deep sleep.
Luo Tingshi looked at the peaceful sleeping face in his arms and his face suddenly darkened.
In recent days, Yu Zhi's attitude has become much more relaxed. Although he still looks dignified and cold, he will stick to him when he is not paying attention and act coquettishly towards him unconsciously.
He originally thought that Yu Zhi had developed a liking for him, and he was secretly happy.
Unexpectedly, a basin of cold water was poured on my head.
It turns out that anyone can do it. Yu Zhi would treat any man like this.
There was nothing special about Luo Tingshi.
It's all empty joy.
Luo Tingshi's eyes were filled with gloom, and his dark eyes licked the person in his arms inch by inch, almost wanting to devour Yu Zhi completely.
Lock him up, get him, possess him.
The words on the letter kept repeating in Luo Tingshi's mind. Luo Tingshi's eyes were bloodshot, and the beast in his heart was clamoring to break free from the cage.
"Hmm..." The person in his arms suddenly frowned slightly, and a sleepy voice tore through the mist and entered Luo Tingshi's ears, "Luo Tingshi, the child is kicking me again, hurry up and touch him."
Luo Tingshi's heart suddenly shook, and his big hand subconsciously reached into Yu Zhi's clothes and touched his belly.
A very light tremor passed through the warm belly and reached Luo Tingshi's fingertips, like being gently bumped by a fish. Luo Tingshi's fingertips trembled, and he suddenly buried his head in the neck of the man in his arms, hugging him tightly.
His palm stopped trembling, and Luo Tingshi's hand stayed on Yu Zhi's bulging belly, his heart rarely wavering.
Is he going to agree with Mr. He’s advice?
Just now, when Luo Tingshi went to Tuanyusi, Shengguo sent a letter from Mr. He.
Mr. He had made great efforts for him to ascend the throne. Luo Tingshi had always respected Mr. He and immediately opened the letter and read it.
The letter reads:
"Your Majesty, I heard from Chu Sui that you were looking for the wrong person earlier. Your beloved is the young emperor of Yu State, so you ordered him to withdraw his troops. Your Majesty is confused. He is the king of Yu State. Even if you withdraw your troops, you cannot obtain him. The only way now is to capture Yu State. Only then can you lock him into your harem, obtain him, and possess him.
"Now, he is with you in Guyue, and the Emperor of Yu has disappeared. This is a perfect opportunity to attack Yu. The Sheng army can take advantage of their unpreparedness and attack from the north around Huangyun Pass. We will surely capture several cities in one fell swoop.
"Once Yu Kingdom is conquered, you will be the ruler of the world, and the young emperor of Yu Kingdom will naturally be yours."
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