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The weather was still chilly despite the warming trend. As the first rays of spring sunlight streamed into the room, Gu Youan slowly opened her eyes. Jian Nan was leaning against her hand. She slightly curled her fingers, running them through his hair, and said, "Sheng Jingche?"
Sheng Jingche wouldn't be so intimate with her. She slowly opened her mouth and said, "Jiannan?"
The person by the bed heard her voice. Jiannan looked up at her, and her tears instantly fell. She said, "I thought I would never see you again."
Jiannan gently took her hand and sighed softly, "You're pregnant, you're going to be a mother."
Gu Youan's eyes flickered, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she gently touched her stomach with her other hand, saying, "Am I really pregnant?"
Jiannan nodded and said, "You're pregnant, Xuanji."
She breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile in her eyes remained unchanged about the child she conceived that night.
Jiannan said softly, "This child is very tenacious."
Regardless of who the father of this child is, he is Gu Youan's child and the next leader of the future Emperor's Ship.
“Emperor Hua Ming will not let me go. What did you make in exchange with him?” Gu Youan said.
"Xiao Junqi admits that the child is his."
Silence fell over the surroundings. Gu Youan was stunned. Emperor Huaming knew who the child's biological father was. What did he want to do?
"I want to see Xie Daoqing," she said again.
Jiannan looked at her with an inscrutable expression, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "Do you want to keep this child?"
Gu Youan paused for a moment and said, "I just want to know what Emperor Zhaoyuan is doing."
He was a princess of the Dayong Dynasty, and the crime of murdering the Fifth Princess was widely publicized. However, Emperor Huaming allowed Sheng Jingche and Xiao Junqi to rescue him.
The NPC awakens, the Fifth Princess dies, and all the blame points directly at her. If this is an experiment, then her ability to enter the book and the awakening of Emperor Huaming are not unexpected.
Xiao Junqi's first wife died in childbirth at the age of sixteen. Her blood could activate the Emperor's Sword. How could someone who was a proper medical student die in childbirth?
The accounts of the plot are always inaccurate. Gu Youan was stunned as she thought about how she died in childbirth, her mind racing with the events that had transpired.
Jiannan gently held her hand and said, "Xiao Junqi has already gone to find Xie Daoqing. Once he arrives, we will discuss together how to ensure your safe return to Dayong. Don't overthink it."
Gu Youan stared at the sky, her heart aching. A sixteen-year-old girl had died in childbirth. In ancient times, medicine was underdeveloped, and countless women died during childbirth.
She sighed softly and said, "I will eventually become the fuse that ignites war between the two countries, a femme fatale."
She was not a real princess, yet Emperor Zhaoyuan delayed issuing an edict to strip her of her title, indicating that her title of princess served another purpose.
Jiannan comforted him, "Don't worry, I will definitely save you."
Gu Youan smiled and said, "Jiannan, we've been through thick and thin together for many years. After you fell into a coma, I almost thought I'd never see you again. Sheng Jingche's voluntary sleep shows that things have reached a critical point. No matter what happens, we must protect all the members of the Emperor's Ship. My life is not important; what matters is their lives. Emperor Huaming is too ambitious; he wants to unify the world. With the Ye family destroyed and Xie Daoqing in Sheng Kingdom, our last line of defense has been lost. Sheng Jingche's heart is with Sheng Kingdom, and I'm worried he'll attack Dayong. The Emperor's Ship has maintained neutrality for many years, but in this crisis, I'm afraid we won't be spared. You must evacuate everyone as soon as possible. Whether you hide your identity or leave your hometown, get out of here."
Jiannan shook his head and said, "You are always worried about others. If you were a victim of this war, I would raise an army in rebellion. You are the guardian of the Emperor's Ship, and the Emperor's Ship will protect you as well."
Gu Youan struggled to stand up, pressed his hand down and said, "Don't be aggressive. The Emperor needs to preserve its strength now."
Jiannan looked at her angrily and said, "You thought of everyone but not yourself. We risked our lives to protect you, so why don't you cherish your own life?"
Tears streamed down Gu Youan's face. She gently touched her face, sighed, and said, "Since Xiao Junqi has accepted this child, I will not die. I will stay until next year. Emperor Huaming has already made a move against the members of the Emperor's Agency. Once the Emperor's Agency is eliminated, he will have nothing left to fear."
"This child can only protect you for a while. Once you give birth to this child safely, he will use your blood to sacrifice to the flag."
Power drives people mad. Emperor Huaming's appetite was too great. He wanted to annex the entire Dayong and the surrounding tribes. When Dayong was at its peak, the Emperor's Call was an assassin organization that intimidated both countries. When the Emperor's Call was destroyed, the Emperor's Sword reappeared in the world, and the whole world would become a purgatory. Human desires are too great; they will devour everything and burn everything.
"I will not leave you. I am your strongest support. They risked everything to protect you. Only if you live can the Shadow Guards deter Dayong and Shengguo."
Gu Youan said in a deep voice, "I am the guardian of the Emperor's Ship. I am not only protecting the peace of the Emperor's Ship, but also the peace of the entire world. Listen to me, immediately dismiss everyone."
They joined the Emperor's Ship just to have a meal. Life on the Emperor's Ship is tough, and they are just ordinary members. We can't let them lose their lives because of it.
Gu Youan took out her life tablet and handed it to Jiannan, saying, "I order you to lead everyone to retreat."
Jiannan looked at her in shock and said, "You actually used your life tablet to blackmail me."
Once the life tablet is issued, he can only carry out the orders; if he disobeys, both of them will perish.
Jiannan's eyes reddened slightly as he said, "So this is how you came to favor the Emperor's Ship?"
Gu Youan lowered her head in silence. It wasn't that she was interested in the Emperor's Name, but rather that the plot of the story couldn't be changed. Since she had already entered the game, she had to accept her own fate.
“Take them away. If Dayong and Shengguo go to war, it will be us twelve envoys who will stop them, not them.” If we don’t enjoy the collective honor, we won’t bear the collective suffering.
"Okay!" Jiannan agreed with tears in his eyes.
A gentle breeze blew in, and as I turned around, Xiao Junqi and Xie Daoqing were standing in the doorway.
"We've come at an inopportune time, interrupting your reunion."
Gu Youan looked up at Xie Daoqing calmly and said, "You've come!"
Xie Daoqing smiled and said, "I've arrived, You'an!"
The two exchanged a smile. Jiannan's eyes gleamed with a fierce light. Gu Youan grabbed him and shook his head, saying, "Don't act rashly."
Xie Daoqing sat by the bed, took out a packet of medicine from his sleeve and said, "Your health is not good, you can't keep this child."
Gu Youan smiled and said, "I thought you would ask me to keep this child."
They hadn't sat down and talked so calmly in a long time. Xie Daoqing tidied her hair and said, "Don't act impulsively. You're weak right now."
He was more concerned about Gu Youan's health than the child.
After a month apart, she had become extremely haggard. Xie Daoqing gently hugged her and said, "We can have more children in the future, but I only have one."
Gu Youan pushed her away and said, "I will give birth to this child. This is my child, and I will give birth to him and take care of him."
Xie Daoqing remained silent for a moment, then simply said softly, "Okay."
Xiao Junqi couldn't help but interject, "My father has already laid a trap outside Shengjing City. You can't escape. The only way now is to wait until she gives birth and then return to Dayong to visit her relatives."
The four men looked at each other in bewilderment. Gu Youan looked at Jiannan and said, "You lead the men of the Emperor's Ship to break through first."
"Xiao Junqi, I want to get the Emperor's Sword."
"Okay." The two replied and went out.
Only Gu Youan and Xie Daoqing remained in the room. Xie Daoqing hugged her and said, "I'm sorry, it was my fault that you got hurt."
Gu Youan pushed him away seriously and said, "My identity has been exposed, so why is Emperor Zhaoyuan delaying issuing the order?"
Xie Daoqing smiled and said, "You'an, you are a member of the Gu family and my fiancée. Dayong will not give you up."
Gu Youan's eyelashes fluttered, and she suddenly looked up at Xie Daoqing and said, "Emperor Huaming kept me here to lure out your whereabouts. You should also leave Sheng Kingdom."
Xie Daoqing was taken aback and said, "Do you really want to take my child to be Xiao Junqi's queen and the empress of Sheng Kingdom?"
Wealth and status were overwhelming. Xiao Junqi was Emperor Huaming's only adult son, and Gu Youan was his nominal princess.
"Sheng Kingdom is too dangerous, you can't stay here."
Gu Youan looked at him and said, "Xie Daoqing, I am Xiao Junqi's princess consort, and I am also Princess Hezheng of Dayong. Emperor Huaming originally wanted to use me to capture you. If we are both captured, neither of us will be able to go back."
Xie Daoqing shook his head and said, "You'an, it's my fault, it's my fault. I will definitely save you."
Gu Youan shook her head hastily; she had to accept her fate.
She reached out and touched his face in a daze, saying, "It's my fault, I've ruined you, Xie Daoqing. I interfered in your affairs, I ruined your marriage."
In the original book, Xie Daoqing is kind, upright, and virtuous; he would never be someone who only cries.
"What are you saying? It is already a great honor to know you, You'an. You want to protect the Emperor's Ship and the world, but I only want to protect you."
"I know you're still troubled by the matter of the Twelve Messengers. I'd rather kill myself than let you die." She buried her face in her hands and wept.
Gu Youan gently stroked his head, her eyes unfocused, and said, "Let's leave here. If one of us has to stay in Sheng Kingdom, I hope that person is myself."
Xie Daoqing smiled coldly and said, "You still don't believe me."
Gu Youan placed his hand on her stomach and said, "I am very fortunate to have this child, but I am not only his mother, but also the guardian of the Emperor's Ship. Now that the Dayong Kingdom and the Sheng Kingdom are about to go to war, I absolutely cannot leave here."
Activating the Emperor's Sword could allow her to return to the past, or it could plunge the world into chaos. If necessary, she could also kill Emperor Huaming. This child was Xiao Junqi's child in name only, which she could use to rule from behind the curtain as Empress. Xiao Junqi loved Sheng Jingche, and Sheng Jingche's coma brought her great convenience.
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