"I know." Xiao Lanchuan slowly tightened his grip.
Despite his calm tone, Nanzhi could feel his body trembling.
"Your Majesty, you will always remember me, won't you?"
Xiao Lanchuan wiped the blood from the corner of her lips once more, then picked her up and carried her outside.
He said, "I have a bad memory, I can't remember."
Nanzhi instinctively hooked her arms around his neck and nestled obediently in his embrace.
She closed her eyes and slowly said, "The baby is almost three months old. Have you thought about their names?"
As they stepped outside the hall, a night breeze swept in, and Xiao Lanchuan held the person tightly in his arms: "Think for yourself."
Nanzhi suddenly smiled happily: "I had a dream last night, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. I dreamt that I had two babies in my belly, one a boy and one a girl. In the dream, they called me 'Mommy'..."
"What should I do? I want to be with His Majesty forever..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a drop of warm blood splattered down his chin onto the back of Xiao Lanchuan's hand.
Xiao Lanchuan paused, raised his hand to support her chin, and then continued walking outside expressionlessly, but his pace quickened.
Nanzhi lay silently in his arms, as if she were asleep.
Even though he was holding her tightly, and even though his hand was covering her lips, blood was still flowing out from between his fingers.
"...And then, did they call me 'Daddy'?"
There was no response.
"You're so jealous. Tomorrow I'll disband my harem and leave you all alone, okay?"
Still no sound.
Xiao Lanchuan lowered his eyes and looked at her lowered hand.
After a long silence, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Nanzhi, are you dead?"
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