Despite the pain, Fu Xiaoyu asked in a hoarse voice, "Why do you know so much about what's happening over there? Who exactly are you?"
"Hehe, who I am is not important. What's important is that you must agree to my request now, marry me as your queen, and give the child in my belly a proper status. That's enough."
"Impossible. I will never make you my queen until you explain it clearly."
Fu Xiaoyu finally regained some of his composure and sat on the couch to the side, looking at her with sharp eyes.
"That's not up to you, unless you want the woman you love to die, and also the two children in her belly."
This gave Fu Xiaoyu a firm grip on his lifeline. The person he cared about most was Cui Yulu, and now she was in trouble because of him.
“We can discuss it. I can give you anything except the position of princess.”
Qiao Qiao smiled and refused, saying, "I don't want anything except the title of princess."
The negotiations were now completely over. Fu Xiaoyu silently lowered his head and ignored her.
But she had no intention of ending the conversation.
"You can think about it carefully. Marry me as your queen and give the child in my belly a proper status. In return, I will not disturb your life. You can continue to be with the woman you love. How about that? This is the biggest concession I can make."
"Why do this? If you want to give the child in your belly a proper status, you can go find someone else. Why do you have to choose me?"
The last vestiges of tenderness in Qiao Qiao's eyes vanished.
He glared at him fiercely and said, word by word, "Because you killed the child's father with your own hands, and I saved you, you have to take responsibility for this child. Moreover, you have a high status in the Great Yuan Dynasty, and my child can enjoy even better treatment after birth, ensuring that he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, instead of being a lowly race that is looked down upon by others."
“But you want a higher status. I can take you to the Great Yuan Dynasty to find a more suitable man. I am not a good man and am not suitable for you.”
Fu Xiaoyu rejected her again with a stern refusal.
But this only drew Qiao Qiao's sarcasm: "Now the entire Utopia tribe knows that the child in my belly is yours. If you don't want to marry me, you'll have a hard time explaining it."
"Moreover, your Empress Dowager needs my elixir very much, so if you marry me and serve me well, I can ensure that your status remains unaffected."
"You know that your Uto tribe is my defeated foe. As long as I recover, I can fight for whatever status you want, but I will not give you the position of queen."
Fu Xiaoyu felt guilty whenever he thought of Cui Yulu, and he absolutely could not betray her kindness.
She has always been by my side, never abandoning me, and now I can't let her down.
He felt relieved when he learned that the child was not his own. Now, as long as he could persuade the cavewoman, he could prevent Cui Yulu from being harmed.
"You must give me the title of Queen Consort before you can recover. Don't think that the miracle doctor in your area can cure you. You have been poisoned with my unique secret recipe, which is not so easy to cure."
She was quite confident in her ability to use poison.
"As long as you don't agree, you and your queen won't have a good time. When you're in pain, I have a way to make your queen suffer a thousand times more. We'll see. Anyway, I have plenty of time. But whether your queen can wait for you to return is still unknown."
She finished speaking and turned away gracefully.
The empty house was now empty except for Fu Xiaoyu. He took out a sachet that Cui Yulu had made for him by hand. It was embroidered with a pair of wild geese, perched on the warm water, nestled together.
She once said that geese are loyal birds, only having one mate for their entire lives, so she wanted their relationship to be like that of geese, with only one partner for life.
Looking at the sachet, Fu Xiaoyu couldn't help but recall Cui Yulu's smiling face.
Such warmth, but unfortunately it will turn into sadness because of myself.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench the sachet tightly.
Meanwhile, more and more men in black gathered around Cui Yulu, and the guards were clearly outnumbered. Suddenly, the leader of the men in black leaped out of the carriage and grabbed Cui Yulu.
"You'd better not make any rash moves, otherwise I can't guarantee her safety."
Tuoba Xuan and the other three were all terrified, realizing that their opponents had come prepared and clearly outnumbered them.
"What exactly do you want? Let's talk this out. Release my sister first, and we can discuss it."
Tuoba Xuan quickly stepped forward to persuade the man in black not to harm Cui Yulu.
"Don't worry, we won't hurt her. It's just that someone wants to see her. You'd better stop attacking us and give us a way out, otherwise I can't guarantee that this knife won't hurt her."
The knife in the man in black's hand landed on Cui Yulu's fair neck. With just a little force, the tip of the knife could cut through her skin.
"What are you all standing there for? Move aside and let them pass."
Tuoba Xuan dared not delay, fearing they might harm Cui Yulu, so he had no choice but to ask them to make way for him for the time being.
He was willing to try to make it easier for them to get there, as long as it would temporarily protect Cui Yulu from danger.
As long as you remember their route, you can launch a surprise attack at night.
Thinking of this, the guards instinctively made way for them.
The leader of the men in black quickly led Cui Yulu away from there.
They quickly disappeared into the woods without a trace.
They did not mistreat Cui Yulu; knowing she was pregnant, they even found her a carriage.
"Who are you people, and why are you arresting me?"
"We won't say things that aren't our responsibility. You just need to sit quietly, and someone will tell you when you get there."
After the man in black finished speaking, he fell silent. Cui Yulu didn't press him any further. She felt extremely tired at that moment, so she covered her stomach with her hands, leaned against the side of the carriage, and gently closed her eyes.
Since I can't escape anyway, I might as well rest. The tightness and pain in my chest have disappeared, so it's a good time to rest.
But as soon as she closed her eyes, she felt as if she were having a dream.
In that dream, Fu Xiaoyu was embracing a beautiful woman, and the two seemed to have a very good relationship. What she found most unacceptable was that the woman also had a high, protruding belly, indicating that she was pregnant.
Fu Xiaoyu looked tenderly at the woman's belly, gently stroking it with both hands.
That was a tenderness she had never seen before.
Cui Yulu suddenly felt another dull pain in her chest, so she quickly opened her eyes and gasped for breath.
Just then, the carriage stopped. The man in black ignored her unusual behavior and roughly dragged her off the carriage.
"We've arrived. Get out of the car. Someone will take you inside shortly."
Cui Yulu glanced around; the house was surrounded by dense forest, which reminded her of Lu Changfeng.
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