Emperor Yuxian ignored her gaze, took a breath, and then realized that everyone except Qin Qi was kneeling on the ground. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he hadn't told them to get up yet.
Emperor Yuxian raised his hand. "Rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Princess Zhaoyang rose and said with a slight smile, "Wasn't my brother handling state affairs? Why did you arrive so soon after I arrived?"
Emperor Yuxian glanced at her. "That's a question I should be asking you. I clearly issued an edict that no one is allowed to disturb Consort Qi, so why are you here?"
Princess Zhaoyang was taken aback, then lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I only heard that Your Majesty was busy with state affairs, and that Consort Qi was six months pregnant, so I wanted to take care of her for Your Majesty. Who would have thought... that I had done something unnecessary."
Emperor Yuxian then realized that his tone had been harsh and had hurt his only sister. He scratched his head and said dryly, "Ah, is that so? I knew Zhaoyang was kind-hearted and must have come to take care of her and her child on behalf of her brother. Today has been quite busy, thanks to Zhaoyang."
Seeing that Emperor Yuxian had changed his attitude in just a few words, Qin Qi rolled her eyes in annoyance. She didn't want to hear about their brotherly and sisterly affection, so she simply stood up and said coldly, "I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to sleep first, please make yourself at home."
"Sigh..." Looking at her back, Emperor Yuxian unconsciously called out, but then shut his mouth after thinking for a moment.
Well, pregnant women are all prone to sleepiness. Qin Xi was no exception, so she was told to go to sleep.
Qin Xi walked into the room and closed the door with a sour face. Seeing her like this, Shu Hua chuckled and pulled her to sit on the bed.
"What's wrong?" Shu Hua asked.
Qin Xi shook her head and said in a muffled voice, "It's nothing."
Shu Hua raised an eyebrow and teased her, "Then why do you have such a sour face?"
"I'm just a little angry with that Zhao Xuanqing." Qin Xi sighed. "I'm already pregnant with Lu Huai's child, and she still tries to sow discord. She's really annoying."
"You know perfectly well that she's deliberately trying to sow discord between you two, and you're still angry?" Shu Hua glared at her. "Don't worry, although I haven't had much contact with Lu Changjue, my brother has. He's definitely not the kind of person who would abandon his wife and children. You have to trust him a little."
"Yes." Qin Xi nodded. "I know, I've always trusted him."
Shu Hua: "That's good."
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On the other side, after taking two doses of antidiarrheal medicine, the two people with diarrhea felt better for another half an hour and finally stopped running into the grove.
It was already past midnight, and looking at the raging sunlight overhead, Lu Huai's face was as sour as if he had swallowed shit.
He had intended to set off for Dongcheng earlier to carry out his plan, since the morning sun wasn't so strong, but he hadn't expected this to happen, which had severely hampered his plans. This unexpected event made matters worse, as time was already limited.
"Changjue!" Shu Zhan ran over, catching his breath as he leaned on his back. "Let's go to Dongcheng."
Lu Huai glanced at his trembling legs and asked a crucial question, "Are you sure you can do it?"
Shu Zhan froze for a moment, then instantly bristled, "Hey! Who do you think you are! I'm a man! A real man! How could I not be!"
He pounded his chest forcefully, making Lu Huai wince in pain. But he seemed oblivious, continuing, "A man should never admit he can't do it! Lu Changjue, don't you understand!"
Lu Huai smiled and said, "I understand."
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