Chapter 118 Then I won’t have a baby!
"Daddy, you don't take your body seriously, you are bad!" Perhaps because the lifespan of gods is too long, Xihe has never been afraid of birth, old age, sickness and death, but when this possibility happened to Emperor Jingyuan, she panicked.
Emperor Jingyuan refused to take medicine or treat his illness. She felt sorry for his health, but was more afraid of death.
She is not afraid of death, but she is afraid of losing.
"Daddy is fine, don't cry." Seeing Xihe crying more and more, Emperor Jingyuan was completely panicked and hurriedly called out, "Sanping! Sanping!"
Sanping, who had just finished replying and walked to the door, thought something had happened to Emperor Jingyuan, and ran inside in a hurry, not even noticing that his hat was tilted.
"What are your commands, Your Majesty?"
"Quick! Go to the Imperial Hospital! Have them boil a bowl of medicine for me. I need to drink it."
Sanping: "?"
Xihe cried even harder after hearing this, "You still have to boil the medicine now! You just haven't drunk it for a long time! Daddy lied to me, wuwuwuwu..."
Emperor Jingyuan almost went crazy, "Go quickly!"
"Yes! I'll go right away!" Sanping ran out and went straight to the Imperial Hospital. His speed made people outside the hall wonder whether Sanping had offended the emperor and was going to be punished.
"Xihe, don't cry, don't cry." Emperor Jingyuan coaxed her hurriedly, anxious.
Where is Sanping going? Why hasn’t he come back yet?
Xihe cried so hard that she was out of breath. When she had no strength left, she leaned aside and sobbed quietly.
Emperor Jingyuan was heartbroken, and Sanping just happened to rush back at this critical moment.
"Your Majesty! Medicine!" Sanping also panted and tremblingly took out a bowl of medicine from the box. He ran so fast that not a drop of the medicine was spilled.
Emperor Jingyuan took it and drank it in one gulp without even looking at it. As a result, the bitter taste rushed to his head and he almost fainted.
"Xihe, look. Daddy has drunk it. Stop crying, okay?"
Xihe put down her hand, looked at the empty bowl beside her, and finally smiled through her tears.
"Daddy, remember to keep drinking it and don't pour it out." Xihe cried miserably, and her speech was intermittent at this moment.
"Don't cry, Daddy will remember to take medicine no matter how busy he is in the future." The little daughter's shocking cry frightened Emperor Jingyuan so much that he leaned back, looking listless.
Sanping hid aside and tried hard to hold back his laughter.
Every thing has its nemesis. The little princess is your Majesty's nemesis.
Emperor Jingyuan rarely approved the memorial, but instead took Xihe to climb onto the roof of Yuanyang Palace.
It was almost noon, and the sun was blazing brightly. Emperor Jingyuan pulled his little daughter into his arms, holding her tightly. The two of them sat quietly, neither saying a word, enjoying a moment of peace.
After a while, Emperor Jingyuan suddenly said, "Xihe, are you afraid that your father will die?"
Emperor Jingyuan was not a fool. There were only a few reasons why his little daughter's reaction was so intense. When you think about the medicine, it's not difficult to guess.
A small hand blocked Emperor Jingyuan's mouth, and Xihe's serious expression appeared from behind the shadows. "Daddy, don't talk nonsense."
Emperor Jingyuan smiled as he lowered the tender little white hand, patted it in his palm, and said, "Xihe, everyone will eventually go to that place, whether it's you or your father, or your mother or your brother. We will not be able to escape the fixed end, sooner or later."
"Dad, everyone is pursuing immortality, don't you even think about it?"
Not to mention the small border countries, the rulers of Nanli and Beili were obsessed with the art of immortality. Some of them even invited some so-called Taoist priests to refine elixirs. They were truly obsessed with it.
Emperor Jingyuan smiled and said, "Why pursue that? Life is enough. It's enough for everyone. Expecting me to work like an old monster for Tianshuo is too much. Besides, the art of immortality is illusory. Why bother to make myself half-human and half-ghost for such a thing? Do you think your father is the bastard who holds the throne of Beili?"
Emperor Jingyuan was indeed ambitious and wanted to annex Nanli and Beili. He did not believe that fate was determined by heaven, and he even talked about the art of immortality.
Even if he cannot accomplish the task of unifying the world during his lifetime, one of his sons, grandsons, and tens of thousands of descendants of Tianshuo will be able to do it.
"I hope daddy can pursue me." Xihe said softly while lying in Emperor Jingyuan's arms.
"Xihe, you're still young. It's human nature to be afraid of loss and separation." Emperor Jingyuan patted his daughter on the back and said softly, "But Daddy is not a god, nor are your mother and brothers. We will all grow old and die, so Daddy can't coax you into saying I'll be with you forever. That's impossible. Xihe, although Daddy also wants time to stop, so that my precious daughter can always lie in Daddy's arms and act like a spoiled child, but... you will eventually grow up."
Emperor Jingyuan initially did not want his daughter to know the meaning of death too early, but perhaps because he had been feeling a little overwhelmed recently, he took the initiative to bring up this topic today.
Separation and death are hurdles that must be overcome.
"I know, I just... feel so uncomfortable." Xihe buried her face in Emperor Jingyuan's arms, her voice choked with sobs.
Emperor Jingyuan patted his little daughter's back lovingly and said, "Xihe, death is not scary. Daddy just went there first. If Daddy had gone there first, he could have arranged everything. When Xihe arrived, he could still be lawless and do whatever he wanted."
"Then I'll come to find you earlier, okay?" Xihe said in a low voice.
Emperor Jingyuan didn't say "no" or "yes". He pondered for a long time and said, "If you have concerns in your heart and feel happy every day, you can come to see Daddy later, see the beautiful mountains and rivers more, and tell Daddy about it when the time comes. If you are very unhappy or in pain, come to see Daddy earlier. Daddy will protect Xihe and will always protect her."
He thought more long-term. Zhao Chengning was definitely the next crown prince. As long as he was in power, Xihe would still be favored by the emperor.
But... there's always a chance. Can the descendants of the Zhao family continue to dote on Xihe as much as he and Zhao Chengning did?
If it would be painful, Emperor Jingyuan would rather take his daughter over earlier.
"Then Daddy, please take your medicine well and stay with me for a few more years, okay?" Xihe was sad in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
She couldn't change his fate, but she could take good care of Emperor Jingyuan's health.
"Okay." Emperor Jingyuan felt the sun's burning heat on his face. "Father, how can I bear to leave before I see Xihe grow up and get married?"
"Why don't you have children?" In Xihe's memory, when people talked about getting married, they would also talk about having children, but Emperor Jingyuan didn't seem to mention it at all just now.
"Do you like children?" asked Emperor Jingyuan.
"I don't know, I'm still a child~" Xihe is only six years old this year, and he is still a half-grown kid.
"Then I won't have another child." Emperor Jingyuan waved his hand and it was settled, "Daddy only dotes on Xihe."
"Great~"
Sanping stood in the back hall and looked at the backs of the father and daughter. Many years later, when he was old, he still remembered the scorching sun that day and the long reflection under the sun.
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