"What?"

Shen Yuanbai's tone was so confident that Yinzhu was shocked and couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Sir, this... this cannot be done. I have been in Nanli for more than ten years, and have been persuading the eldest prince to recruit talented people in order to find the secret recipe for having a child, in order to block the king's path."

"But after so many years of trying, I found that there is no such magic recipe in the world. Even the poisonous insects are useless."

"Didn't you say it yesterday? The appearance of this fertility doctor is strange. Maybe it's a trick by the Qiao family and Baili Chengyou to alienate you and Master Che!"

Yinzhu's voice was a little anxious, because if there really was a drug to give birth to a child in the world, then Shen Yuanbai's situation would be even more difficult.

Even once Prince Jin Yu gave birth to a legitimate son, Shen Yuanbai would become a complete abandoned child in their eyes.

Shen Yuanbai raised his hand to brush off the fallen leaves on his hem and said lightly, "Yinzhu, do you know who we are fighting against?"

Yinzhu was slightly stunned, not understanding why Shen Yuanbai suddenly changed the subject.

But at this time, Shen Yuanbai raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"There may not be a drug for fertility in this world, but there is one in heaven. Unfortunately, even heaven is against us."

"So, Master Che should have obtained the real fertility medicine by now."

Yinzhu frowned upon hearing this, and could not help but walk to Shen Yuanbai's side, asking in confusion: "Sir, what do you mean by this? I don't understand."

Sometimes she couldn't help but feel that the young master's thoughts were deeper and more unpredictable than the princess's back then.

"Yinzhu, are you all ready?" Shen Yuanbai had no intention of explaining, and looked up to ask another question.

Yinzhu held her breath with anger surging in her heart, but when she met Shen Yuanbai's calm eyes, she suddenly lost her temper and replied respectfully:

"Sir, everything is ready as you ordered. But sir, is Miss Qiao really that important?"

"Um."

Shen Yuanbai responded indifferently, then lay down again with his arms behind his head, and continued to look up at the sky.

Yinzhu watched attentively for a while, sighed secretly in his heart, turned around and left.

But before she took a few steps, Shen Yuanbai's voice suddenly rang out again.

"Yinzhu, what is the scenery of the North like? Is there an endless sky? Are there eagles soaring in the sky? Are those eagles...free and unrestrained?"

Just this plain question instantly brought Yinzhu's mind back to the past.

At that time, she was riding a horse behind the princess. On the hillside in the distance, the handsome and extraordinary Prince Di was sitting on the horse, looking over here.

She and Jinzhu smiled at each other, slowly pulled the reins, and watched the princess gallop away and meet her lover on the slope.

Those were the freest days in her memory.

Yinzhu was immersed in her own memories and did not answer Shen Yuanbai immediately, but Shen Yuanbai had already seen the answer from the smile on Yinzhu's face.

He slowly withdrew his gaze, looked up at the sky above his head, and sighed very softly: "If it was my mother who survived, how great it would have been..."

The moment Yinzhu came to her senses, she heard this murmur. Her eyes couldn't help but become sore, and the fatigue and frustration of these days came flooding back.

Even she, who had experienced a lot of worldly affairs, felt a little powerless. The boy on the recliner still looked thin, but countless hopes and lives were already on his shoulders. He must be very tired too...

"Sir, how about you..."

"Yinzhu, I won't let my mother down."

Yinzhu even had the idea of ​​persuading Shen Yuanbai to give up, but Shen Yuanbai seemed to have made up his mind already.

Fate drags everyone forward. Some people break free from the shackles, while others sink deeper and deeper. They may rise again from the ashes, or they may drown in it.

"Go ahead."

Shen Yuanbai ordered them to leave.

Yinzhu looked back every few steps and couldn't help crying when she walked through the gate.

She did not see any youthful vigor in the young man. All the bitter consequences of the princess's desperate plan fell on the young man.

Yinzhu's footsteps gradually faded away, and the surroundings fell into silence again.

Shen Yuanbai slowly closed his eyes and said in his heart:

Miss Qiao, I hope all my confusions can be answered by you.

————

September 15th is Jiaojiao’s birthday.

Meng Guxue came to the envoy's villa early and dug Jiaojiao out of the bed.

"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~"

Jiaojiao was still dreaming, when she suddenly heard the long-lost birthday song. She sat up straight with a look of horror!

When she met Meng Guxue's flickering eyes, Jiaojiao was stunned for a long while before she slowly exhaled.

"Sister Meng, you scared me to death. I thought I had gone back home."

Meng Guxue tilted her head in confusion when she heard that. "Jiaojiao, why are you so scared? Don't you ever want to go back? I can't wait to go back!"

Jiaojiao shook her head seriously, "Sister Meng, I have found my home here."

Meng Guxue was slightly startled, and suddenly remembered that Jiaojiao had mentioned that she was an orphan in her previous life.

Her heart softened and she touched Jiaojiao's head, "Yes, it's better here! After all, you have a super awesome dad now!"

Whenever Meng Guxue talked about Qiao Zhongguo, her face was always filled with admiration, and Jiaojiao couldn't help but laugh.

"Sister Meng, what about you? Have you made up your mind?"

Before, Meng Guxue had always been clamoring to travel around the world, but recently Jiaojiao rarely listened to her.

Hearing this, Meng Guxue sat down opposite Jiaojiao and said seriously, "Jiaojiao, I...I want to give it a try."

Jiaojiao understood immediately, and smiled as she held Meng Guxue's hand, "I knew it! You and Baili Chengyou were different at first glance, that pink bubble was swirling between the two of you!"

Meng Guxue blushed when Jiaojiao teased her in front of her.

Jiaojiao really likes Meng Guxue. She thought about it and said seriously:

"Sister Meng, Baili Chengyou is really smart. You should be more careful in the future and protect yourself."

"You will be Baili Chengyou's wife and the wife of the ruler of Nanli Country in the future, but don't forget that you are also yourself."

"Sister Meng, I have always believed that our coming here is justified. With the modern knowledge in your head, Sister Meng, you will definitely benefit the people of Nanli in the future."

"I have no doubt that Sister Meng will leave a significant mark in Nanli's history!"

Jiaojiao's eyes were bright, she held Meng Guxue's hand tightly and gave her her blessings.

Meng Guxue was deeply moved when she heard this, and she rushed forward and hugged Jiaojiao.

"Ah! Jiaojiao, you are such an invincible baby in the world, woooo, woooo, I really love you to death!"

This is a warm and cozy scene, thousands of miles away in the Qiao Mansion of Yong State:

Qiao Diyi, holding a small quilt:

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Xiao Si holding a birthday present in his hand:

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Wow wow wow, they were absent from my little sister’s (Qiao’s) third birthday, I burst into tears!!!