Little Tanuki entered an empty palace and immediately started vomiting while clutching her stomach.
A handsome man with an air of refined elegance hurried over, helped her up, and asked with concern, "Xiao Li, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Li looked at him, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes, "Lord Rijiang, I... I'm pregnant with your child."
The man froze, then frowned, looking at Xiaoli with suspicion. "Are you sure it's mine?"
Little Fox looked at him, her heart sinking. "What do you mean, sir? Do you doubt me?"
The man looked at her waist and saw that she didn't look pregnant at all. He had only been with her twice, and that was four months ago. If she were pregnant, she would be about five months along by now, and her waist would have been noticeable by then. How could she be so slender?
"If it's my child, then take it. And let's not meet in secret anymore." With that, the man looked at Xiaoli with indifferent eyes and walked away.
Little Fox turned deathly pale as she listened to the sound of the palace gates opening and closing...
When Xiao Li returned to the Jade Toad Palace, she saw Bao Chan sitting on a couch, looking at her with a face full of disappointment.
Little Tanuki, who had just been ruthlessly abandoned by her beloved, knelt down on the ground with a 'thud'.
"This servant deserves to die a thousand deaths."
Bao Chan looked at her ashen face, her eyes growing sharper. "You've been with me for over a decade. I don't want things to look too bad. Just tell me yourself."
Xiao Li replied, "It is His Majesty's daily lecturer, Jiang Linfeng. I am pregnant with his child, and I am already five months along!"
Bao Chan was stunned, as if struck by lightning, because she thought Xiao Li had betrayed her and had another master, but she never expected it to be...
After a long while without hearing Bao Chan's response, Xiao Li cautiously raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, you may beat or kill me as you please. This servant has no complaints whatsoever."
“No wonder you told me to think about myself, and also about yourself, and the baby in your belly…” Baochan looked at her belly, “Five months? How come I can’t tell?”
“I wrapped it with strips of cloth, and since I’m already thin, wearing slightly loose clothing will hide it.”
"Besides Jiang Linfeng, is there anything else you're hiding from me?"
"No, Your Majesty, please believe me. If I have uttered even half a lie, may I and my unborn child die a violent death."
"Shut up!" Bao Chan stopped her, then looked at Xiao Li, "Get up first."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xiao Li stood up, nervously awaiting Bao Chan's next move.
"What did Jiang Linfeng say?"
"He said he didn't want the child and told me to take it!"
"Bastard! Beast!" Baochan couldn't help but curse, "Just wait and see how I deal with him."
"Your Majesty, please don't." Xiao Li knelt down again and pleaded, "From now on, this servant will serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly and will never again covet things that this servant should not have. Please pretend that this servant never knew him."
"Silly girl, he's treated you so badly, and you're still thinking about him." Baochan pulled her up, looking at her belly. "He doesn't want your child, but I do. You hold on tight, I'll make sure he lives a life of honor!"
Xiao Li looked at Bao Chan in surprise.
“From today onwards, you and I will switch identities. You will disguise yourself as me, and I will become you. This child will be the heir to the Northern Jin Dynasty.”
"Your Majesty..."
"I'm here for you, don't worry."
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