Gan Qiongying sat in the carriage, her hand on her stomach, racking her brains to figure out how this unexpected event had happened.
Could it be that the medicine that Bu Li took was fake from the very beginning?
That's unlikely. If the medication she was taking was fake, she should have been pregnant long ago, not just three months along...
But Bu Li clearly said that she had difficulty getting pregnant. If the medicine was real, and she is not a person who gets pregnant easily, how did she get the child?
Gan Qiongying didn't feel anything when she didn't know she was pregnant, but after finding out, she suddenly lost all her strength.
Clutching her stomach, she slowly collapsed into the carriage, feeling a slight ache in her lower abdomen. She even breathed softly, afraid that if she breathed too heavily, her two precious children would leave her.
She has children...and twins!
Gan Qiongying was repeatedly struck by this news, her heart filled with a mixture of joy and worry, but in the end, joy triumphed over everything.
As she lay there, the smile on her lips gradually widened. She had said that she had been like a pig all day, doing nothing but eating and sleeping. Despite the arduous journey, her appetite was so good that she wanted to gnaw on tree bark. Doesn't this all fit together perfectly?
Moreover, if it's three months, then by extrapolating back, it should be October. Gan Qiongying recalled that she ran away in November, and she did experience vomiting and nausea at that time.
However, Gan Qiongying never thought about it in this way. Even though she hadn't had her period for so long, she never considered that it might be due to insufficient blood and qi, as she usually experienced delays in menstruation.
The main reason is that she started preparing to run away about three months ago. She was too busy with too many things, and then there was the incident with the Regent and Gan Lin. Gan Qiongying was overwhelmed with work every day, so how could she have time to think about whether or not her menstrual period was coming?
Moreover, aside from occasional nausea at the beginning, she didn't miss out on eating anything. Gan Qiongying didn't even have any food preferences; she wanted to eat everything and loved to eat everything.
Sometimes I even feel like I could eat a whole cow at any time. I eat well and sleep well. As I get fatter, who would suspect that I'm pregnant?
Logically speaking, Physician Xiao should have been by her side during this time. If she were on duty in the palace, Physician Xiao would definitely have taken her and Gan Lin's pulses, and then he would have discovered it long ago.
However, during this period, there were constant refugees on the road. They were so busy that they could hardly stand still every day. The busiest person was Doctor Xiao, who was often seeing all kinds of patients from morning to night.
And where would she have thought to check her pulse? Everything piled up at once, causing her to accidentally upset the fetus so late at night, only to find out she was already three months pregnant...
Gan Qiongying touched her belly, feeling the soft flesh, and pressed towards her lower abdomen. She felt it was a little hard, so she didn't dare to press harder.
She laughed again, even laughing out loud.
She had a child, and although the child was not what Gan Qiongying had hoped for, it was still a pleasant surprise for her.
This is her and Li Hua's child!
Li Hua means twins, so it is genetically reasonable for Gan Qiongying to conceive twins.
Although the child's arrival was indeed at a rather untimely time, Gan Qiongying thought about it and felt that there was no more suitable one.
She has now escaped the capital and the vortex of that power, and will soon enter the mountains. Once she is in the mountains, she will not come down until next spring.
During this period, the heavy snow will be Gan Qiongying's best protection.
The power of nature is infinitely vast, capable of concealing all traces, separating the mountaintop and the land below into two worlds, and protecting their safety.
If by next spring no one can find her, then it will be very difficult for any force to find her and Gan Lin.
The Yin capital might change dynasties, and Gan Qiongying wasn't worried about who would become emperor. In any case, it wouldn't be the regent or the Kang Guang Prince; perhaps it would be the Grand Princess Huian who would support one of the princes.
When the Kou clan is no longer able to dominate, the other clans will surely form a tripartite balance of power, and the world will gradually become peaceful.
Or perhaps... perhaps Li Hua will, like in the story, lead his troops into Nanzhao, merge the two countries, and become the only king.
Thinking of Li Hua, Gan Qiongying touched her belly again and bit her lip.
She missed Li Hua every moment and desperately wanted to tell him the news that they were having a child.
However, it's not the right time yet; at this juncture, we must not cause any unforeseen complications. Gan Qiongying went through all the trouble of traveling from Yindu to this desolate and cold place just to avoid the possibility of Li Hua becoming the male protagonist in this book.
What she couldn't trust was the plot; she couldn't be sure if Li Hua would be manipulated by it and become the ruthless and terrifying male protagonist in the book. Especially after witnessing him kill someone with his own hands, Gan Qiongying dreamed about that scene for a while.
She has never forgotten for a moment those lingering dreams from Duanrong's past life.
She needed to ensure Gan Lin's safety, and she needed to ensure the absolute safety of the two little ones in her womb. Even now that she was pregnant, she still wouldn't risk the lives of those close to her to prove the plot's point, or gamble with a man's love.
The best way for Gan Qiongying to protect herself now is to quickly go into the mountains.
In a letter tucked among the ledgers, she promised Li Hua that she would return to him within two months to explain everything and see how he would choose. Now it seems there's no going back.
According to Gan Qiongying's prediction, she and Gan Lin would arrive at the northern town they wanted to go to within a month. After settling Gan Lin in, they would return to the capital and spend another month meeting Li Hua as agreed.
However, after leaving the city, they changed direction and headed northwest. It took them a full month and a half to finally reach Jishi Temple.
It's simply impossible to turn back within two months now.
Gan Qiongying lay there and sighed. In her current state, returning was even less likely. Two shadow guards remained with her, but only as a precaution to protect her and Gan Lin. The rest had all gone with the monks from Jishi Temple to gather the disaster victims in nearby villages.
In the face of natural disasters, no one can remain unaffected, and no one can remain indifferent. This is also the reason why Gan Qiongying was frequently delayed along the way.
She could only wait until everything was settled, and all the shadow guards who had been sent out to help the disaster victims returned. After they had completely settled in Jishi Temple, she would send one of them back to deliver a message to Li Hua.
Tell Li Hua to wait a little longer, if he is willing to wait.
The messengers sent out cannot even return immediately; they must remain out in the field for a period of time—perhaps a month, perhaps several months—to ensure they are not followed before they can return. Every step they take now requires utmost caution and care.
Gan Qiongying closed her eyes and clutched her stomach, her mind racing with thoughts of the journey ahead. Soon, the thick curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Gan Lin's voice, carrying a chill, drifted in from outside: "Sister!"
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