Chapter 424: Strong outside and infatuated inside male protagonist x beautiful and cruel reborn female protagonist 18
Aunt Qiao's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground, luckily the secret guard next to her supported her arm.
"Don't worry, Princess. We'll be here to protect you."
"An Qi, go and report this to the prince immediately."
Xie Anhuai came back in such a hurry that even his hair was crooked.
"Qiao Er, how are you? Are you not hurt?"
Xie Anhuai carefully checked Aunt Qiao's body and was relieved to see that she was truly safe and sound.
Qiao Jinjin looked at Xie Anhuai worriedly, "My husband, I'm fine, but I'm worried about Xiaotao. The witch pretended to be Xiaotao, so where is my Xiaotao? Has she been killed?"
Xie Anhuai pursed his lips. Although he felt that Xiaotao might be gone, he didn't want to upset Aunt Qiao, so he could only comfort her, "Don't worry, Qiao'er. Xiaotao must be fine. I'll send someone to look for her."
Because of the witch and Xiao Tao's matter, Aunt Qiao had no appetite for several days and had no appetite. Xie Anhuai was very worried.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, I've found Xiao Tao."
Aunt Qiao suddenly stood up and asked excitedly, "Where is Xiao Tao? Bring her to see me quickly."
An Yi opened his mouth in embarrassment, but was interrupted by Xie Anhuai just as he was about to speak.
"Qiao'er, Xiao Tao has just been found, she must be tired and hungry, let her rest before coming to see you."
"Okay." Aunt Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Xiaotao was okay, it was fine.
Xie Anhuai stood in the yard, looking up at the azure sky, his voice full of helplessness, "Tell me, how is Xiaotao?"
An Yi sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Tao is dead. I found her body in a well in the backyard."
Xie Anhuai waved his hand and said, "Give him a good burial, and don't let the princess know about it."
"Yes, I obey your command."
The next morning, a maid with a chubby face came to Aunt Qiao.
"Your servant Lulu pays respects to the princess."
Qiao Jinjin blinked in confusion, "Where's Xiaotao?"
Lulu also blinked and said, "Princess, I heard that Xiaotao found her relatives and returned home with them."
Aunt Qiao pursed her lips and suppressed the moisture in her eyes. At this moment, Aunt Qiao was very sure in her heart that Xiaotao was gone. In fact, she had already felt something was wrong yesterday. Even if Xiaotao was tired and hungry, there was no way she would not come to see her first.
"Forget it, just go back. It's dangerous to stay with me."
Aunt Qiao regained her appetite, but her increasingly emaciated body made Xie Anhuai unable to sit still any longer, so he invited Doctor Yu to check Aunt Qiao's pulse.
Doctor Yu frowned as he took Aunt Qiao's pulse. Slowly his brows relaxed and his whole face became full of joy.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is pregnant!"
"Are you serious?" Xie Anhuai stood up excitedly.
Doctor Yu nodded firmly and said, "The princess has been pregnant for more than a month. The fetus is a little unstable. I will prescribe some pregnancy-stabilizing medicine for you. You will be fine after taking it."
Xie Anhuai suppressed his excitement and asked, "Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"
The princess is pregnant, so the doctor will not keep anything secret. "No sex in the first three months of pregnancy, no coldness, no blood activating and blood stasis removing stuff."
Xie Anhuai held Qiao Jinjin in his arms with gentle eyes, "Qiao'er, we have a child, your child and mine."
"Butler, send someone to the palace to tell my father the good news."
Xie Anhuai pretended to be calm, but Qiao Jinjin couldn't see it. She said with a smile, "My lord, I'm hungry."
"Okay, okay, I'm hungry."
"Didn't you hear? The princess is hungry."
The witch temporarily lived in a dilapidated courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. She was seriously injured and could only apply medicine to heal her wounds alone.
The witch wanted to use the same trick to sneak into the palace, but Lulu was not an ordinary person. Not only did she not let her get close to her, but she was also seriously injured. If she hadn't reacted quickly, she would have died by now.
The emperor was naturally very happy when he heard that Jin Jin Qiao was pregnant, and he wanted to immediately announce to the world that Xie Anhuai was to be appointed as the crown prince, but he was stopped by Xie Anhuai.
"Father, please do not make me the crown prince now."
The emperor looked at Xie Anhuai in confusion and said, "Why is that? Your princess gave birth to my eldest grandson, so how can I not give her some reward?"
Xie Anhuai has his own thoughts, but it is not convenient to reveal them now.
"Father, I don't want everyone to know about this before Qiao Er is born."
How could the emperor not agree? "Since you have made up your mind, I will not appoint him as the crown prince yet. You can make your own plans after the princess gives birth safely."
Xie Chengyu had been silent for so long. When he heard that Jinjin Qiao was pregnant and the emperor intended to make Xie Anhuai the crown prince, he could no longer sit still.
At this time, the witch disguised herself as a maid and sneaked into Prince Cheng's mansion and found Xie Chengyu.
"What did you say? My mother is a former witch of the Wuling tribe?"
"But doesn't it mean that a new miko can only appear after the previous one dies?"
The witch was very understanding and said comfortingly, "Your mother didn't want to be trapped in the Wuling tribe, so she voluntarily retired from the position of witch. I am the witch now."
Xie Chengyu looked at the woman in front of him. She had a plain appearance and there was nothing worth remembering about her.
“What is your purpose?”
The witch took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Xie Chengyu.
"I will help you become the emperor, and you will help me get Princess Zhao."
Xie Chengyu's eyes widened in shock. "You want to get Princess Zhao? But you are also a woman."
The witch couldn't help but give Xie Chengyu a blank look, but she didn't explain, "If you want to be the emperor, don't ask so many questions. Just tell me whether you will cooperate with me or not."
Xie Chengyu did not answer, but looked at the porcelain bottle in his hand and asked, "What is this?"
The witch curled her lips and said, "This is a good thing."
"Anyone who takes it will not live for more than three days, and even a miracle doctor would not be able to diagnose the cause."
Xie Chengyu put away the porcelain bottle and said, "We can cooperate, but you don't think that just giving me this bottle of medicine is enough, right?"
"Of course not," the witch said confidently, "I can pretend to be anyone, man or woman. Does the emperor have someone he cares about in particular? I can pretend to be her."
Xie Chengyu then sat up straight, looking at the witch with shining eyes, "Are you serious? If it is really as you said, then this throne will definitely be won by me."
The witch stood up and turned her back to Xie Chengyu. Before leaving, she said, "Think about who you want me to pretend to be and prepare the portrait. I will come back in three days and discuss it with you in detail."
After the witch left, Xie Chengyu handed the porcelain bottle to Liao Mu and said, "Find someone to try it."
Liao Mu thought for a moment and said, "Does your Highness not believe her?"
Xie Chengyu laughed sarcastically, "I don't dare to trust anyone now. I only trust myself. There is no harm in giving it a try. If it really works, I can make other plans if she comes again in three days."