What Yun Zhuo possesses is hers!
Sweat dampened her eyelashes. Ye Qingxue took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, Dongbai, I'm fine. I can hold on."
Not only Yun Zhuo's people, but also her own people have never given up on her. In fact, she owes Xiao Bao a lot, and she has to raise him to adulthood. She cannot break her promise.
Dongbai nodded, tears streaming down her face. She turned away to wipe her tears, but suddenly noticed something unusual outside the window.
Ye Qingxue also noticed: "What happened?"
"Crown Princess!" It was Zhan Shuang's voice. He bowed respectfully outside the window, his tone very heavy.
The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment.
Ye Qingxue closed her eyes, letting the pain subside, before asking, "Did Ning Hongxi bring his men to attack?"
Zhan Shuang's voice was deep: "...Yes, Your Highness, we have less than a hundred people, but they estimate there are over a thousand of them, and they are only three miles away from here."
Three miles is already very close, and Ye Qingxue is in labor. Even if we evacuate now, it will be too late. They will catch up with us very soon.
Moreover, they numbered in the thousands, making it easy for them to surround the enemy.
At this moment, everyone fell silent, with only the sound of rapid breathing remaining. In the sweltering night, everyone was drenched in sweat.
Zhan Shuang continued, "The Crown Princess killed Xuanjia in Qinglan Gorge. Ning Hongxi used this incident to spread rumors that you and His Highness the Crown Prince had treasonous intentions. Therefore, everyone now wants to get rid of us as soon as possible! Moreover, this is also the Emperor's will."
The emperor wanted them to be eliminated as quickly as possible... In other words, the emperor directly convicted Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo.
Waves of pain assaulted Ye Qingxue; she gripped the blanket tightly, her knuckles turning white.
Zhan Shuang waited outside for her reply.
I don't know how long I waited, maybe less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, but it felt like I had waited for a very, very long time.
Then Ye Qingxue asked, "...Have any messages come from the guards who withdrew from Wanliu Town?"
Zhan Shuang's voice was tinged with grief and indignation: "Your Highness, I am incompetent and have been forced to sever all contact with them. So, whether they have entered the capital or made contact with Prince Yu and the others, I have no idea!"
"...It's not your fault. You've had a very tough time these past two days," Ye Qingxue said, her voice trembling slightly from the pain. Even though she tried her best to control it, a little tremor still escaped her lips.
Ning Hongxi not only sent men to surround them and cut off their connection with the capital, but he must have also surrounded the guards who had withdrawn from Wanliu Town, preventing them from entering the capital.
Ye Qingxue loosened her grip, but soon she gripped the blanket tightly again, the veins on the back of her hand becoming increasingly prominent and clear.
"Zhan Shuang, obey my command!" Ye Qingxue's palms were pinched until they bled, the blood staining the quilt red. Her abdomen was in excruciating pain, as if it were being torn apart by a thousand knives, but she still stared intently at the window!
"Even if Ning Hongxi's knife is already at my bedside, I beg you—I beg you to hold on! There will definitely be a turning point, believe me!"
We must hold on until she gives birth to the child!
Outside the window, Zhan Shuang knelt on one knee: "Yes, Your Highness, I will not fail in my mission and will not allow anyone to disturb the birth of the young master!"
Zhan Shuang got up and left, her steps resolute.
Dong Bai stood up instantly: "Your Highness, allow me to take the lead and take Ning Hongxi's head!"
Ye Qingxue grabbed her: "Don't be silly, stay here with me! When Xiaobao is born, he... he needs you!"
If she can't make it in the end, she can only hand the child over to Dongbai to take away—no, we can't think like that. She can definitely do it. As long as Zhanshuang and the others hold on, she can definitely do it!
"Granny, look again, how many fingers have I dilated!" Ye Qingxue was covered in sweat, which Chunqian couldn't wipe away no matter how hard she tried.
The midwife bent down again to check under the blanket, and came out a short while later, her face also covered in sweat.
"It's...it's dilated to two centimeters." The midwife wiped the sweat from her forehead, her voice trembling slightly.
"Does it have to be ten fingers dilated?" Ye Qingxue asked through gritted teeth, a chill running down her spine. She was already in excruciating pain, why was she only dilated to two fingers?
Ning Hongxi's entourage was closing in step by step. They were only three miles away when Ye Qingxue said in a deep voice, "Granny, give me another bowl of labor-inducing medicine!"
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