“Emperor, are you all right? Do you want to take some Dan Medicine to help regulate your body…”
“No need, it’s just a normal reaction.” Luo Wuhen waved her hand and continued with her previous work.
Lately, the bouts of dry heaving had lessened considerably, only happening occasionally now.
“But…” Shun looked at Luo Wuhen, who was obviously much more haggard, words on the tip of her tongue but unsaid.
She glanced again at Luo Wuhen’s clearly swelling belly.
Knowing that if she didn’t speak now, there’d be no other chance, Shun took a deep breath and finally voiced her thoughts—
“Emperor, must this child be born…? After all, you said you wanted to let go completely, to never again be entangled with the Em—Su Qianqian, but isn’t this child the biggest connection of all?! If you truly give birth, you’ll never be able to let go for the rest of your life!”
Shun feared Luo Wuhen most of all, but cared for her deeply.
She truly couldn’t bear watching Luo Wuhen walk ever further down this road of no return!
“This time, I think elder sister is right. Emperor, let it go…” Ying advised in a calm voice.
After saying these words, the two sisters braced themselves for Luo Wuhen’s anger.
But they waited a long time and heard nothing; only a long, deep silence lingered in the room…
At last, after a while, Luo Wuhen finally spoke:
“I don’t want to…”
“I don’t want to disturb her anymore, but… at the very least, I also want to have… a part of her…”
As she spoke, Luo Wuhen closed her eyes, her voice rough and tinged with defeat and bitterness: “A part of her, the last thing I can have…”
“I know, if I give birth, I’ll never be able to truly let go. But I can’t control myself! I can already feel the baby moving. Every little motion in my belly reminds me of her face. Maybe… this is the last thing that still connects me to her.”
“I won’t go to her. I’ll raise our child alone, with no further contact. I’ll give her freedom. If only I’d done so sooner…”
Ying and Shun both fell silent, feeling Luo Wuhen’s struggle and pain deep within.
Shun and Ying exchanged glances, then softly said, “Then, from now on, we’ll help you take care of the Princess…”
Luo Wuhen nodded slowly, the weariness on her face deepening once again.
Seeing Luo Wuhen like this, they still couldn’t help but worry: “Ahem, Emperor, since you’ve decided to give birth, of course we won’t stop you, but for the future Princess’s health, you still need to supplement your nutrition! We’ll be right back!”
Without waiting for Luo Wuhen to protest, the two rushed out at once!
“Heh, that woman did leave me with two loyal subordinates after all…”
Suddenly, Luo Wuhen felt movement in her belly again. She gently stroked her slightly rounded abdomen. “Sijian, grow up healthy. I will…”
……
It had been over a month since the last time they visited their parents.
Su Qianqian and Su Lingling both emerged from their Retreat at the same time—after all, they had promised their parents to return home at least once a month.
Liu Qingyao and Su Changfeng didn’t have the talent for cultivation; their lifespans would be much shorter than those of the two sisters.
If possible, they wanted to spend as much time as they could with their parents!
But…
“Mmm… huff… huff…”
“All right, that’s enough for today~ Lingling’s already been waiting outside for a while. Hurry and go home with her.”
“Okay, but let me calm down first. If I go out looking like this, Lingling’s sure to tease me again.”
Su Qianqian did her best to compose herself, making sure her complexion had returned to normal before stepping out of the room alone.
“Big sister!”
“Sorry for making you wait. Let’s go!”
“Sis… you smell like Master.”
“Don’t worry about that. Let’s go, let’s go.” Flustered, Su Qianqian picked up her pace, leaving her younger sister behind.
Seeing her sister’s bashfulness, Su Lingling giggled, but didn’t pursue the topic. She, too, sped up to catch up!
“By the way, Lingling, your aura’s improved a lot. You’ve shown some restraint lately, not bad.”
“Hehe, well, it’s me after all.” Su Lingling scratched her head sheepishly.
In truth, that booklet had already been flipped through countless times, and she couldn’t really get excited about it anymore; nothing else she’d found was as exquisite, and none of it could swap faces.
Soon, as usual, they landed in front of the house. Liu Qingyao and Su Changfeng happened to be sitting outside in the sun.
“Qianqian, Lingling, you’re back!” Seeing her daughters, Liu Qingyao beamed with a radiant smile.
“Mother, how have you been feeling lately?”
“Aside from a poor appetite, nothing too uncomfortable. Ah, seeing you two, I suddenly feel completely energized!”
“Then we’ll have to let you see us more often!” Su Lingling and Su Qianqian sat down next to Liu Qingyao, letting her reach out and pat their heads.
Liu Qingyao certainly didn’t hold back—she gave them a good rub!
“My two girls are still so cute. How wonderful…” Liu Qingyao thought happily.
Suddenly, she noticed a Storage Pouch on the table and recalled something. She turned to the two girls and said:
“Oh right, Lingling, Qianqian, do you remember the Xiaoyou I mentioned?”
“Ah, we remember, but we never managed to find her for a chat since we don’t know her real name.”
“I see… Well, you should be able to meet her today. She promised to come chat with me, just like gaining another daughter—am I making you two jealous~” Liu Qingyao joked.
“Of course not! If she can help take care of you and Father, then she’s our real little sister!”
Su Lingling patted her chest, and Su Qianqian nodded in agreement.
“That’s good, that’s good. By the way, Lingling, this Storage Pouch on the table is a gift from Xiaoyou for you. Why don’t you see what’s inside?”
At her mother’s words, Su Lingling covered her mouth in surprise. That little Shimei even left her a present? Xiaoyou Shimei was too sweet!
“Let me see, a gift from Shimei…”
Curious, Su Lingling sent her divine sense into the Storage Pouch. Inside were only a few books, and their material looked a little… familiar…
“No way…?”
Suspicious of what might be in these books, Su Lingling didn’t dare take them out in front of her parents.
Instead, she flipped through one inside the Storage Space—
“New Plot…” Su Lingling murmured.
Hearing her sister mumbling, Su Qianqian poked her in the arm and asked, “What? What’s in there?”
Her sister’s puzzled tone snapped her back, and she hurriedly closed the book in the Storage Space, feeling a little guilty.
“Nothing—no, wait, something! Sis, take a look yourself.”
In a fluster, Su Lingling shoved the Storage Pouch into Su Qianqian’s hands, then used a sound transmission to warn:
“Don’t take them out—Mother and Father are right here.”
Su Qianqian only glanced briefly, her body tensing, mind reeling:
“These things… They’re Chu Youtong’s works, but how…?”
“Chu Youtong… Xiaoyou… Xiao You! But how did she get in here… why?”
At that moment, they heard approaching footsteps. Looking back, they saw a petite, sweet-looking girl in disciple robes walking over with a smile.
“Ah, Xiaoyou, you came~ Lingling, Qianqian, this is the Xiaoyou who’s been helping me lately. Isn’t she just the sweetest?”
Liu Qingyao smiled as she introduced the girl to her daughters.
But both Su Lingling and Su Qianqian’s faces froze, because this cute girl was exactly Chu Youtong!
And when Chu Youtong noticed Su Qianqian and Su Lingling looking her way, a sly glint flashed in her eyes.
Suddenly, she dashed toward Su Qianqian!
For some reason, even though she wasn’t running fast at all, Su Qianqian couldn’t dodge at all.
Chu Youtong hugged her waist excitedly:
“Qianqian Shijie! Xiaoyou missed you so much!”
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