Mountain and River Festival 312. Pregnancy

“Fourth…Fourth brother?”

Ye Li stared blankly at Xu Qingbai who was standing in front of her. A long sword came from behind her. Blood slid down the tip of the sword and fell on Ye Li's clothes. Drops of blood fell on her beautiful face like jade.

"Li'er..." Xu Qingbai smiled helplessly. The sharp pain made his body twitch. Qin Feng finally pulled his hand away, but he saw the terrifying scene in front of him. He dodged the long sword in the hand of a person beside him and swung at the person. The assassin who wanted to draw his sword and make another attack was immediately split into two by Qin Feng's sword energy.

"Princess! Fourth Young Master!" Seeing the incident, the other guards also rushed over. In fact, this was also their mistake. After all, everyone saw the princess's skills, so most of them focused on killing the enemy, and did not expect that the princess would have an accident. At this time, the guards came over and narrowed the encirclement. Although it was not good for killing these assassins, it would be difficult for these assassins to rush over again.

Qin Feng glanced around and then stepped forward and asked, "Princess, you..."

Ye Li bit her lip and said in a deep voice, "I'm fine. Let's see how Fourth Brother is doing."

Qin Feng also saw that the assassin did not hurt the princess, and most of the blood on the princess' body was from Xu Qingbai. However, Xu Qingbai had already fallen into a semi-comatose state. After calming down, Qin Feng carefully checked Xu Qingbai's injuries, and then heaved a sigh of relief. He pressed a few acupuncture points on Xu Qingbai's body and said, "It didn't hit a vital point, but the fourth master is bleeding too much, so you still need to stop the bleeding and bandage it as soon as possible, otherwise..." But they were surrounded by assassins at the moment and couldn't rush out at all.

"I have already sent out a signal, and the guards in the city will be here soon." Qin Feng said in a low voice, looking at Ye Li's pale face.

Ye Li nodded and carefully supported Xu Qingbai to prevent the wound with the sword from hitting anything else and causing further bleeding.

The guards of Prince Ding's palace in the city were not satisfied, and soon a large group of people arrived. The leaders were Feng Zhiyao and Xu Qingfeng. Xu Qingfeng rushed into the siege, and when he saw Xu Qingbai covered in blood, his eyes suddenly turned red, "Fourth brother! Li'er..."

"Princess, Fourth Young Master..." Feng Zhiyao, who followed closely, was also nervous, and was relieved to see Ye Li was safe and sound. He and Xu Qingfeng were originally resting in the post station, but they didn't expect to see the signal sent by Qin Feng. They hurriedly led their men to the scene, but it was already a bloody mess. Feng Zhiyao's eyes flashed coldly, "Kill! Just leave two alive!"

Seeing Feng Zhiyao and Xu Qingfeng, Ye Li also breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel that her vision was black. She grabbed Xu Qingfeng with one hand and said, "Third brother, send fourth brother to the clinic... Go quickly!" Xu Qingfeng nodded with a sullen face, "I know." He leaned over and picked up Xu Qingbai, carefully avoided the sword on his body, stood up, and walked out with the protection of several guards. Ye Li also stood up with the support of Feng Zhiyao and Qin Feng, but her body, which had been feeling seriously uncomfortable just now, felt even colder as soon as she relaxed, and her vision went black and she fell to the ground.

"princess?!"

"Ah Li!" A cold voice came from the corner of the street, and a horse was seen galloping down the street. A figure in white clothes on the horse swept a sword energy across the sky, and the assassins closest to Ye Li were all injured by the sword energy, with blood marks on their chests, and fell to the ground.

Mo Xiuyao fell to the ground, took Ye Li from Feng Zhiyao with a gloomy face, and said anxiously: "Ali...Ali..." He stretched out his hand to feel Ye Li's pulse, but the man who always held the bloodthirsty sword without shaking, his fingers were shaking slightly at this time, and he couldn't even feel the pulse. Therefore, his handsome face showed an anxious and gloomy look, and there was a hint of tyranny between his eyebrows. Feng Zhiyao saw something was wrong and hurriedly said: "Prince, the princess is not injured. She just fainted." In fact, without taking the pulse, it can be seen that Ye Li's breathing is still stable, but Mo Xiuyao is worried and confused, and he can't figure it out at all.

Mo Xiuyao paused, and seemed to have finally calmed down, with a glimmer of clarity in his eyes. He then resumed feeling Ye Li's pulse on her wrist. Although he did not understand, as a martial artist, he could still feel the basic pulse. He felt that Ye Li's pulse was stable and she did not suffer any internal or external injuries or poisoning, and his expression eased a little. Feng Zhiyao added, "I have already sent someone to bring a doctor over. Your Majesty, why don't you take care of the princess first?"

"Your Highness, there is only a resting place in the garden. Why don't you send the princess there for temporary accommodation?" Madam Sun came over and said with a pale face. If something like this happened here today, it would be fine if the princess is fine. If something unexpected happens, the Sun family will be blamed regardless of whether it is related to them or not. So even though Madam Sun's legs and feet were still weak from fear, she had to come over to talk.

Mo Xiuyao picked up Ye Li, glanced at Madam Sun calmly, and walked into the garden.

The doctor arrived not too late. Mo Xiuyao had just been taken by Madam Sun to carry Ye Li to a small building in the garden and settled down. Qin Feng and Feng Zhiyao, who were outside the door, had already walked in, each carrying a doctor. These two doctors were not military doctors from the Mo family army of Prince Ding's mansion, but doctors brought from a nearby clinic by the guards after receiving Mo Xiuyao's order. The two were also frightened when they were suddenly held here. When they saw Mo Xiuyao, who was sitting on the bed with white hair and a gloomy face, their legs went weak and they sat on the ground.

Madam Sun quickly pulled the two of them up and said, "Two doctors, quickly check the princess' pulse."

After being reminded by her, the two doctors finally came to their senses. They walked towards the bed with weak hands and feet, but they didn't dare to get close to Mo Xiuyao who was sitting beside the bed. Mo Xiuyao snorted lightly, looked at the two doctors for a moment, and then stood up to make way for the bed.

Although these two doctors were not great figures, there were always all kinds of people in a hospital, so the news was not isolated. At this time, they naturally guessed which princess the woman lying on the bed was, and they could not help but be more cautious when facing Mo Xiuyao who was watching them eagerly. They took turns to check Ye Li's pulse, and looked at each other to exchange the diagnosis results. Mo Xiuyao, who was standing behind them, did not have such good patience, and asked in a deep voice: "How is Ah Li?"

A doctor frowned and took the patient's pulse again. It seemed that he had finally confirmed it. Then he and his companions beside him bowed to Mo Xiuyao and said, "Please be at ease, Your Majesty. The princess is fine."

Mo Xiuyao's expression did not improve, and he asked in a deep voice: "I am asking why the princess is unconscious!"

I was so frightened that I quickly said, "Reply...Reply Your Majesty, the princess is almost three months pregnant. The reason why she is unconscious...is probably because the little prince in her belly was frightened just now..."

"What did you say?!" Everyone was stunned. Mo Xiuyao grabbed the doctor's collar and asked. The doctor was so frightened that he could not speak. The doctor next to him hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the princess is indeed pregnant. Others... are not injured..."

In the room, Feng Zhiyao and Madam Qin Fengsun both breathed a sigh of relief, and then they were overjoyed. Feng Zhiyao stepped forward to rescue the poor doctor who was about to be strangled to death by Mo Xiuyao, and said to Mo Xiuyao: "Your Highness, congratulations. The Ding Palace will have another young prince." Mo Xiuyao came to his senses and sat down beside the bed, staring blankly at the sleeping person on the bed. Feng Zhiyao shrugged helplessly, turned around and talked to the doctor, "Is the princess really okay? When will she wake up?"

The doctor whispered, "The princess has been frightened, mainly because the young master's fetal breathing is weak, I'm afraid he was frightened. The princess fell into a deep sleep to protect the young master. I will prescribe some fetal and sedative drugs for the princess. The princess will wake up in two or three days at most."

Feng Zhiyao looked at the two doctors seriously and asked, "Are you sure?"

The two doctors nodded helplessly with bitter faces and said, "I guarantee that the princess is really fine. She is in very good health. Otherwise, if she had the accident today, she would have lost her baby. The princess just had a minor miscarriage, it's not a big deal." Feng Zhiyao nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good. I'll trouble you two doctors to stay in Prince Ding's mansion to look after the princess for the next few days. Of course, Prince Ding's mansion will also give you a satisfactory medical fee."

The two doctors knew they had no room to refuse, so they nodded and agreed, and were taken by Feng Zhiyao to write prescriptions and prepare medicine.

After Ye Li took the medicine and settled down, although she was still asleep, seeing that Ye Li's complexion had obviously improved, Mo Xiuyao's gloomy face also warmed up a little. When Feng Zhiyao came to report that all the assassins had been captured, Mo Xiuyao carefully pulled the corner of the quilt for Ye Li, stood up and walked out.

In the outer hall, Madam Sun was still waiting there, not daring to leave. Seeing Mo Xiuyao coming out, Madam Sun stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Yu pleads with the prince to punish you."

Mo Xiuyao snorted and said calmly: "Tell me the origins of those assassins within an hour. I can't do it..." Before Mo Xiuyao finished speaking, Madam Sun said hurriedly: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I understand." She bowed to Mo Xiuyao and hurriedly turned around and walked out.

Mo Xiuyao walked out of the door, glanced at Qin Feng, Zhuo Jing and Lin Han who were standing at the door, and said in a deep voice: "You are guilty of negligence. I will deal with you after A'li wakes up. If anything happens to A'li again..." Qin Feng said sternly: "I obey your orders." Mo Xiuyao snorted coldly and left. Zhuo Jing and Lin Han who were standing beside him sighed. Zhuo Jing reached out and patted Qin Feng's shoulder as a comfort, and hurriedly followed Mo Xiuyao with Lin Han.

At this time, although there were many people in the Sun Family Garden, the atmosphere was so solemn that it was frightening. All the noble ladies who came to attend the party were detained in the open space next to the Garden Water Pavilion outside the garden. It was already a bit cold in the Xiling Imperial City in September, but these rich and powerful ladies stood in the slightly cold wind for more than an hour facing the expressionless Mohist soldiers, but no one dared to complain about the cold.

Bai Qingning sat down beside Madam Bai in a state of despair. Madam Bai was standing at the outermost position and was also very frightened. The mother and daughter, standing and sitting, were inconspicuous in the crowd, because at this time, other people were not much better than them. Not to mention that there were several assassins caught by the guards of Prince Ding's mansion not far away. After removing the veil, one of them was actually familiar to them. People who were sensitive to current affairs clearly felt that a storm was coming.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Amid the solemn and respectful salutes of the Ding Palace guards, Mo Xiuyao strode in dressed in white, his long white hair flying freely in the breeze, somehow giving people a chill. Mo Xiuyao did not look at the frightened women, but cast his eyes on the assassins who were pinned to the ground, lowering his eyes and asking, "What are your identities?"

Feng Zhiyao whispered, "Your Highness, I have already checked everything out. They have different identities. This one... is a guard of the Xiling Yulin Army, and the other one is a minor official in the Ministry of War. They are both from powerful and noble families in Xiling."

"Very good..." Mo Xiuyao laughed softly, looking down at the young man who was lying on the ground with his leg broken but still staring at him with hatred. Crouching down, Mo Xiuyao lifted the young man's face with one hand and smiled calmly, "Xi Ling family? You are really brave..."

"Mo Xiuyao, don't even think about occupying the Xiling Imperial City. King Zhennan will come back!" the young man cursed angrily.

Mo Xiu Yao was not angry. "Lei Zhenting? What a pity... In Lei Zhenting's eyes, Xiling Imperial City doesn't seem to be that important. But don't worry, I can fulfill his wish. In the future, I will definitely scatter Lei Zhenting's ashes in the streets and alleys of Xiling Imperial City for people to trample on. As for now... you should worry about yourselves." After he finished speaking, there was a click, and the young man's expression twisted. His sternum strangely caved in, and blood began to spit out from his lips.

"Mo Xiuyao, you... you will die! You and Ye Lidu--?!" Before he could finish his words, the young man's body suddenly flew backwards, flying over many people and crashing into the wall in the distance. There was only a heavy muffled sound, and the wall was already stained with dark red blood. The young man's body slid to the ground and softened into a ball, and he had already lost his voice, "You don't know whether to live or die!"

The garden suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the white-haired man standing in front of them in fear, as if the man standing before them was not the handsome prince famous all over the world but an evil demon Shura from hell.

Mo Xiuyao didn't look at the body of the man in the corner. He looked down at the other assassin and said with a faint smile, "Guard of the Yulin Army? The King of Xiling wants you to assassinate my A'li?"

After being frightened just now, even the guards of Yulin, who were known as the elite of Xiling, couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"It was my own idea. It has nothing to do with anyone else. You can kill me or slaughter me as you please!" Guard Yu Lin gritted his teeth and said, trying to suppress the chill in his heart.

Mo Xiuyao nodded, "Very good, you have guts. I will grant your wish. Exterminate your clan!"

Hearing this, the man suddenly widened his eyes, "No...you can't!"

"Then I will let you know whether I can do it or not." Mo Xiuyao said with a calm smile, "Feng San, have you brought the people?" Feng Zhiyao, who was standing beside him, looked at Mo Xiuyao who was talking and laughing calmly, and sighed slightly in his heart, hiding the worry in his eyes and nodded, saying: "Your Highness, all the assassins of the three clans whose identities have been found are waiting outside the door for punishment."

Mo Xiuyao said calmly: "Kill him."

"No! Prince Ding, you can't do this!" Princess Ling Yun stepped forward from the crowd and glared at Mo Xiu Yao.

Mo Xiuyao curled his lips in disdain and said lightly: "I don't need you to tell me what to do." Princess Lingyun said sharply: "They are Xiling's ministers. You, the Ding Palace, have no right to deal with them."

Feng Zhiyao stepped forward, stopped Princess Lingyun and said with a faint smile: "They are the assassins who assassinated Princess Ding. Prince Ding's Mansion has the right to decide how to deal with them." Princess Lingyun couldn't help but choke and said: "But their clansmen are innocent." Feng Zhiyao sneered, looked at Princess Lingyun with interest and said: "Assassinating Princess Ding, it's not too much to say that it's a heinous crime of exterminating nine clans, right? What's more, Prince Ding's Mansion only implicated three clans, which is considered to be giving face to Emperor Xiling."

Princess Lingyun looked unhappy. The status of these assassins was not high, and they could even be said to be inconspicuous. But their families were all prominent families in Xiling, and most of them followed the Zhennan Palace. Moreover, the marriages between the powerful and the nobles were always between those families. If the three families were implicated, at least half of the powerful and nobles in the Xiling Imperial City would be killed or injured. The power of the Zhennan Palace could be said to be completely destroyed. Compared with her weak and unpromising father, Princess Lingyun always respected her uncle Lei Zhenting, who was outstanding in ability. She had a good relationship with the Zhennan Palace, so she naturally did not want Lei Zhenting's power in the Imperial City to be completely destroyed by Mo Xiuyao.

"Even so, this matter should be reported to my father before any further action can be taken," said Princess Lingyun.

Feng Zhiyao sneered and said, "Xiling Imperial City now belongs to Prince Ding's Mansion. You, the Xiling royal family, are just staying here temporarily. Since when did the host have to ask the guests for advice on how to act?"

"You...you are shameless!" Princess Lingyun was speechless and could only curse angrily.

Feng Zhiyuan rolled his eyes speechlessly and was about to say something to Princess Lingyun when a white shadow passed by like the wind. Princess Lingyun, who had been so arrogant just now, was grabbed by the neck and her eyes rolled back. Mo Xiuyao looked down at the delicately made-up woman in front of him with a cold expression, and his voice was as cold as the wind, "When is it your turn to interfere in my affairs? Do you think... you are Princess Xiling and you can get away with it?"

Princess Ling Yun was grabbed by the neck by Mo Xiu Yao and could hardly breathe. She said with difficulty: "I...it doesn't matter...I, hehe..." Mo Xiu Yao showed no mercy. Princess Ling Yun used up all her strength but couldn't utter a complete sentence. She could only watch as her breathing became more and more difficult and her heart felt like it was about to explode with pain.

"How many people here were brought here by you? Huh?" Mo Xiu Yao asked.

Princess Lingyun's face changed, and fear appeared in her eyes. She looked at Mo Xiuyao's handsome face with fear, but she saw the undisguised murderous intent in his deep eyes. "No..." This was the last word Princess Lingyun uttered. In front of everyone's eyes, Princess Lingyun, who had just argued loudly, fell to the ground silently, with blood foam flowing from her lips.

"Ah?!" Someone finally couldn't stand the horrific scene before his eyes and screamed. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the garden, and the women present knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Even a person of Princess Lingyun's status was killed without hesitation by the prince, let alone them?

"Shut up!" Feng Zhiyao glanced at Mo Xiuyao, who was obviously a little impatient amid the noisy crying, and shouted quickly.

After being yelled at by him, the crying stopped abruptly. Mo Xiuyao walked to a chair that had been placed not far away and sat down, his eyes slowly falling on the mother and daughter of the Bai family who were huddled in the crowd. When Bai Qingning noticed that Mo Xiuyao's eyes fell on her, she immediately shuddered involuntarily and tried her best to lean on Mrs. Bai. After what happened just now, she no longer had any ambitions or the elegance and status of Prince Ding in her heart. At this moment, in her heart, Prince Ding was obviously much more terrifying than the evil ghost Yanluo in the underworld. If she could leave here immediately, she just hoped that she would never see this person again in her life.

"Bai Qingning?" Mo Xiuyao called out indifferently, without a trace of joy or anger in his voice.

The scene was in chaos just now, and Madam Bai did not see what Bai Qingning did. Although she was extremely afraid of Mo Xiuyao at this time, she just thought that Prince Ding had taken a fancy to her daughter, and quickly reached out and pushed Bai Qingning. Bai Qingning trembled, shook her head repeatedly, and hid beside Madam Bai, not daring to move. Feng Zhiyao, who was standing beside Mo Xiuyao, waved to the side, and two guards came forward and easily carried Bai Qingning to Mo Xiuyao.

Mo Xiuyao carefully looked at Bai Qingning for a long while before saying calmly, "She's good-looking."

Although it was a compliment, Bai Qingning heard it as a death warrant. Thinking of Mo Xiuyao praising the two assassins just now, Bai Qingning's face turned even paler. Kneeling on the ground, Bai Qingning suppressed his fear and said, "Your Highness... Thank you for your compliment..."

Mo Xiuyao sneered, "I didn't praise you. My beloved concubine is in a coma because of you. You are so brave!"

"No!" Bai Qingning cried out, "It's none of my business! I didn't... I didn't do anything!" She really didn't do anything. Yes, she helped Ye Li, but that was an accident. The person she wanted to help was not Ye Li. Moreover, she just wanted to survive. In such a situation, she was powerless. Is it wrong to want to survive?

"You didn't do anything?" Mo Xiuyao stared at her. Bai Qingning nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, it's none of my business. I didn't do anything!"

"You didn't do anything... You deserve to die!" Mo Xiuyao's eyes were filled with anger. He stared at Bai Qingning with disgust and even hatred, and said gently, "You were right next to Ah Li, why didn't you protect her?"

Bai Qingning was speechless. Was it because Prince Ding thought that not blocking the sword for Princess Ding was also a reason for her death? No! Bai Qingning shook his head repeatedly, and a feeling of unwillingness and anger rose in his heart.

Why? Why should she die if she didn't block the sword for Princess Ding? Why should a weak woman like her block the sword for a person who has martial arts and has nothing to do with her? She just wants to live, is there anything wrong with that?

"No! I don't accept it!" Bai Qingning screamed.

－－－－－－－A side note－－－－－－－

Well~ Bai Qingning is really unlucky. What is cannon fodder? This is cannon fodder. Maybe she had some ideas before, but she became cannon fodder without realizing them. If she is not cannon fodder, after today, she will definitely stay as far away from Mo Xiuyao as possible~