Chapter 382 Ending
"Of course it's still your child?" Although Shu Ling said this, her eyes were like a panicked deer. She kept dodging and didn't dare to look Chu Ci in the eye at all.
As for Chu Ci, she was completely focused on the book spirit, so how could she not see the trick here?
Chu Ci slightly frowned his handsome brows, his eyes like a burning torch, fixed on the book spirit, revealing deep doubt and strong dissatisfaction in his eyes.
She lowered her voice, speaking each word solemnly, "What do you mean? Why don't you dare look me in the eye? Is there something else you haven't told me yet?"
Shu Ling's heart suddenly trembled, and his lips trembled as he whispered, "It's not that I'm intentionally hiding something, it's just that this matter is so complicated and tangled that I really don't know where to begin."
Chu Ci snorted coldly, a chill squeezed out from between his teeth: "Then let's make it short! Otherwise, you can't be my child without my consent!"
The threat in these words was extremely strong, and the cold tone seemed to be able to instantly freeze the surrounding air into ice.
The Book Spirit was so frightened that his breath was short. "To make a long story short, I didn't want to be devoured, so I used all my strength to come up with the method of reversing time and space, but the price I paid was that my spiritual consciousness was slowly dissipating."
"I've calculated carefully, and only by becoming your child can I offset those horrific side effects..."
Chu Ci frowned tightly, his eyes as sharp as a sword: "What about me? What price do you want me to pay? Do you want me to sacrifice myself to fulfill your wish?"
The book spirit quickly explained, "It's not permanent." Then it added weakly, "Aren't you always doing good deeds?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci secretly speculated: So the book spirit is interested in my merits? Then how much merit do I have to have it keep thinking about me?
Chu Ci was about to ask when Fan Jingrui hurried in and called out anxiously, "Madam—"
Chu Ci immediately stopped communicating with the book spirit and stood up, with confusion and anxiety in his eyes: "Husband, did Jiang Li tell you?"
Fan Jingrui was stunned at first, and a trace of confusion flashed across his face.
Then he frowned slightly, looked at Chu Ci anxiously, and asked, "Jiang Li just said that my wife had something important to tell me. What exactly is it, my wife?"
Chu Ci lowered her eyes, gently stroked her abdomen with both hands, her face filled with happiness and shyness, and slowly said: "Husband, I'm pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Fan Jingrui was delighted when he heard this, and a light of surprise instantly flashed in his eyes.
But thinking of Chu Ci's solemn expression when he came in, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled and asked hurriedly, "What else?"
"I might be pregnant with more than one baby, and I'm a little worried." Chu Ci bit her lip slightly, her expression full of worry, but she didn't intend to tell anyone about the book spirit.
Chu Ci felt that their current state was very good. They knew each other well, but did not test each other too much, maintaining a perfect tacit understanding and balance.
Chu Ci felt that this was both comfortable and reassuring.
Sure enough, Fan Jingrui immediately thought of Chu Ci's little secret.
He was always very perceptive and immediately changed the subject: "I will write a letter to the capital and ask my mother and the others to help find a female doctor and a midwife."
Chu Ci's face was slightly startled, and he said with a hint of annoyance: "There's no need to be so anxious."
Fan Jingrui, on the other hand, said seriously, "Yes, the distance from the capital to Tingzhou is not just one step."
After saying that, he hurried to the study, looking so anxious as if he was afraid of being delayed for even a moment.
When Chu Ci saw this, his heart suddenly felt warm, as if a warm current was slowly flowing through him, and his whole heart was wrapped in this warmth.
This made Shu Ling'er misunderstand that Chu Ci was easy to talk to.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Fan Jingrui left, Chu Ci put away his gentle expression, his eyes instantly became extremely sharp, and he began to question. "Tell me, who are you?"
The book spirit didn't expect Chu Ci to change his attitude so quickly, and suddenly panicked. In desperation, he transferred his remaining control over the world into Chu Ci's body without hesitation.
In an instant, Chu Ci realized that the book spirit was not lying.
And Chu Ci also understood the original direction of this world.
It turns out this world is actually a fantasy, and the protagonist is Chu Ling'er? And it's a female-centered story.
Chu Ci frowned and muttered to himself, "So, Chu Ling'er is also a pitiful victim?"
Chu Ci didn't realize at all that because of this thought, a pink soul actually entered her stomach in an instant.
The book spirit did notice it, but it didn't dare to say anything. It could only pretend that it was temporarily blind.
It was not until nine months later, after a long day and night, that Chu Ci finally gave birth to triplets after going through many hardships.
She looked at the babies in the cradles tiredly and happily, and her eyes suddenly fixed on the forehead of one of the children. The birthmark there was almost exactly the same as the one on Chu Ling'er's forehead, which stunned her instantly.
"Shu Ling, please tell me what's going on?" Chu Ci asked Shu Ling subconsciously.
However, as soon as she said this, she suddenly remembered that the book spirit had turned into a baby who knew nothing and could not answer her questions at all.
She sighed helplessly and could only put the matter aside for the time being.
Until three years later
At this time, Tingzhou, as the first county to be opened among many border towns, underwent earth-shaking changes.
Tingzhou, a border town that was once poor, backward and little-known, has now become a prosperous place with many merchants and a bustling atmosphere.
The streets are crowded with cars and pedestrians.
Merchants from all over the world gathered here with a wide range of goods. Shops were lined up and shouts were heard one after another.
The simple houses of the past have been replaced by magnificent pavilions, the roads are wide and flat, and there are post stations, teahouses, and restaurants.
The once barren land has now been reclaimed into large tracts of fertile farmland, and the crops are growing well.
All these changes have made Tingzhou full of vitality and become a shining pearl among the border towns.
As a princess, she was one of the people who contributed the most to the development of Tingzhou. She did not want to take credit and leave, and she already had a son and a daughter.
In theory, Chu Ci should have lived a leisurely and comfortable life.
But at this moment, Chu Ci was furious. Her eyebrows were raised, her eyes were wide, and she shouted angrily, "Tell me, who proposed to use the county magistrate's relatives to cheat people!"
The eldest of the three little kids standing opposite blinked and said innocently, "Mom, it's not me."
The second child lowered his head and said in a small voice: "It's not me, mother."
The third child bit his finger and looked at Chu Ci timidly: "Mother, I, I don't know."
Chu Ci looked at the three little guys, feeling angry and helpless: "Humph, you three, if you don't tell the truth today, don't even think about eating!"
At this time, the second child, who was also the only girl, suddenly stood up.
She raised her head, her eyes showing determination, and said in a clear voice: "Mother, I'm sorry!"
"For some reason, I seem to have this memory in my mind. It's vague, as if I've experienced it before, and I did it involuntarily."
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