Forcibly Snatched by the Tyrant After Transmigrating into a Book 51

Chapter 51: Two Months Pregnant

Sheng Qianheng was naturally not at ease letting Chu Yi go out of the palace alone. But recently, state affairs had been busy, and he really couldn’t get away. He could only hold Chu Yi in his arms and coax, “A-Yi, wait a few more days, and I’ll go to the Lu residence with you to take a look, okay?”

Chu Yi was silent for a long time, his gaze lowered as he kneaded the pads of his fingers, muttering, “You’re still worried about your precious son~”

Sheng Qianheng had absolutely no such intention. He saw the smile on Chu Yi’s face freeze and could only soften. “Brother A-Yi, I’m concerned about you, it has nothing to do with anyone else!”

Chu Yi paid no attention to what Sheng Qianheng said. He pinched Sheng Qianheng’s earlobe and secretly used some force. “Are you letting me go out of the palace or not?”

Sheng Qianheng winced in pain. “Wait two more days?”

Chu Yi shook his head.

“I’m really not at ease with you traveling alone.” Seeing that Chu Yi was about to interrupt him, Sheng Qianheng immediately kissed his lips and then said, “I’m just worried that your body can’t take it. You just had a scare with the pregnancy a few days ago. You know I don’t care about the child. I only care about you!”

Chu Yi understood everything Sheng Qianheng said, but he was unwilling to be protected like this. He was also a man, not a delicate and weak woman in the boudoir…

“Then I am a man and older than you. Why won’t you let me go out to handle matters? Is it just because I’m carrying a child in my belly?”

The two of them looked at each other, gazing at their own reflections in each other’s eyes. It was as if time had quietly stood still at this moment. They didn’t speak for a long time, only their heartbeats echoing quietly in the silence.

Chu Yi realized that he was being a little unreasonable. How could a consort frequently go out of the palace and show her face? Was he being too demanding of Sheng Qianheng? Although he was the emperor, he also had many difficulties.

Just as he was about to take back his words, he heard Sheng Qianheng say, “You have to go out of the palace today? But Suifeng is not here. I’ll send a few more capable hidden guards to follow you.”

Chu Yi immediately wrapped his arms around Sheng Qianheng’s neck, a smile in his eyes. “Our A-Heng is always so good to me!”

Sheng Qianheng sighed helplessly. He had asked the imperial physician that a pregnant person’s emotions changed quite quickly, and everything had to go along with the pregnant person’s wishes. Anger and anxiety would affect both the pregnant person and the fetus.

He released his xìnxiāng, thinking that Chu Yi would probably not be back for two or three days. The soothing of his xìnxiāng had to be replenished.

“Alright, be careful with everything after you leave the palace. Times are different now. Do you understand?”

Chu Yi hummed in agreement, then stood up, cupped Sheng Qianheng’s face, and pecked his thin lips a few times. “I’m almost thirty. You don’t have to worry too much. You just stay here in Yangxin Hall and handle state affairs. I’ll be back soon!”

Sheng Qianheng looked at Chu Yi’s cheerful back, and the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up. He let out a low laugh. Chu Yi was clearly his older brother, but now it was as if he was the one taking care of him in every way. It was quite interesting.

The moment Liu Deshan entered Yangxin Hall, he saw His Majesty’s smile and said earnestly, “Your Majesty should smile more often. This is how someone your age should be. Usually, when Your Majesty faces the officials, you always have a fierce and serious expression. This old servant always thought that Your Majesty couldn’t smile!”

Sheng Qianheng coughed, picked up the teacup by his hand, and took a sip. “Liu Deshan, you didn’t come into the hall just to say this, did you?”

Only then did Liu Deshan report the proper business. “Your Majesty, a report has come from the border. That Prince of Qianlin seems to have been ill in bed for a long time since the marriage alliance and looks like he won’t last these few days. In the future, when that young heir of Qianlin takes the throne, who knows what he will be like…”

Sheng Qianheng raised a hand to tap his forehead, pondering. This Princess Zhaoning did not seem to be a descendant of the Qianlin royal family. If that Prince of Qianlin really couldn’t last these few days, it was possible that this Princess Zhaoning would be sent back. For now, he could not let his guard down. The situation was turbulent and quite exhausting.

However, there seemed to be a lead on the matter of Ruotao, but he was still lacking a witness.

Chu Yi returned to Jingyang Palace and was just about to pack up and leave the palace when Lianfang stopped him. “Your Ladyship, you haven’t put on your makeup and dressed up yet!”

Only then did Chu Yi realize that he had always appeared as Consort Wan, a woman. He had to put on a female appearance again…

By the time he stood before the main gate of the Lu residence, it was already noon.

Moshu stepped forward and knocked on the door. No one answered for a long time.

Chu Yi had no choice but to step forward himself. He raised his hand and gave the main gate a slight push, and it opened.

He felt that something was strange. Why was there not even a gatekeeper at the Lu residence today? Looking around, there was not a single servant in the courtyard…

He slowly walked into the front hall but saw no one. He could only follow his memory and find Lady Lu’s bedchamber.

Chu Yi raised his hand and knocked on the door, asking, “Lady Lu? Miss Xu?”

Still no answer.

He glanced at the accompanying hidden guard. The hidden guard said, “Madam, there seems to be no one in this residence…”

Chu Yi immediately pushed the door open. In a moment, he smelled a seductive fragrance in the room, which seemed to be mixed with a hint of blood.

He looked up and saw a person lying on the bed, her black hair like ink, spread across the pillow. Her forehead was damp with sweat, as if she had just gone through a storm.

Chu Yi continued to ask, “Miss Xu? Is that you…”

Fearing he would be startled if he rushed forward, he could only have Lianfang go and take a look.

Lianfang stood before the bed, covering her nose and mouth. She saw the blood spreading between her legs. She immediately lifted the hair covering her face and confirmed Lady Lu’s identity.

She raised a hand to check her breathing and confirmed that she was still alive, then immediately squatted down to take her pulse.

Chu Yi slowly walked behind Lianfang, unable to bear to look at Lady Lu’s miserable state…

He closed his eyes, looked out the window, and asked, “How is she?”

Lianfang said in a panic, “Your Ladyship! Lady Lu is pregnant and showing signs of a miscarriage. She probably can’t be saved. Her pulse is weak, and she’s about to die. Quickly have our accompanying imperial physician prepare medicine!”

Chu Yi looked at Lady Lu’s almost deathly pale face, not understanding what had happened. What? The matter of diǎnqī had already been closed, but she was on the verge of a miscarriage again. What on earth had happened?

Chu Yi felt the smell of blood in the room surge, making him feel nauseous and on the verge of vomiting. He quickly raised his sleeve to cover his nose and mouth and rushed out. It was only in the courtyard, smelling the fragrance of the grass, that he felt much better.

Moshu supported Chu Yi, asking about his condition.

Chu Yi shook his head, only feeling a pang in his heart for Lady Lu’s suffering…

Only then did he remember Lu Siyuan. What about the child? The Lu residence was empty. Where was the child?

Chu Yi immediately sent the hidden guards to search the residence. He sat in the main hall, closing his eyes to relieve the discomfort in his stomach…

After an incense stick’s time, a hidden guard, holding the tear-streaked Lu Siyuan, stood before Chu Yi and reported, “Your Ladyship, the Lu residence seems to have been ransacked. There is not a single coin or piece of jewelry left in the residence. The young master was found in Lady Lu’s bedchamber wardrobe.”

Seeing that Lu Siyuan was still crying and twitching in his sleep, Chu Yi took him into his arms, wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, and patted his back to soothe his emotions.

After Lu Siyuan had fallen into a deep sleep, Chu Yi asked the hidden guard in a low voice, “From what you said, someone took advantage of the chaos to rob the Lu residence and… and defiled Lady Lu?”

The hidden guard lowered his head. “In this subordinate’s opinion, that is indeed the case.”

Chu Yi slammed his palm on the table, his anger burning. He gritted his teeth and said, “My Da Mo has actually produced such a beastly act…”

His gaze was like a blade. He said coldly, “Investigate thoroughly! Be sure to find out who did this!”

The accompanying imperial physician returned to the main hall half an hour later and reported, “To report to Your Ladyship, Lady Lu’s life is no longer in danger, and the fetus has also been saved. But… if there is another mishap with the fetus, I’m afraid Lady Lu will also be difficult to save.”

Chu Yi’s brows were tightly furrowed. He asked in a deep voice, “In your opinion, this fetus cannot be moved?”

The imperial physician raised a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and explained, “Lady Lu has had several miscarriages. This womb is already at its limit. If this fetus cannot be saved, it will only result in death from hemorrhage, a case of one corpse, two lives…”

Chu Yi waved his hand, signaling for the imperial physician to withdraw. He closed his eyes, carefully considering whether his thorough investigation of the diǎnqī matter was right or wrong. In the end, Lady Lu still had to give birth to this bastard.

Seeing Chu Yi so worried, Lianfang was afraid that he would harm his body and could only try to comfort him, “Your Ladyship, Lady Lu has already been saved. This is a fortunate thing.”

A few images flashed through Chu Yi’s mind. He sighed deeply and said to himself, “In the end, I was too arrogant, thinking I could change something.”

It turned out that everyone in the book had a predetermined ending, and he couldn’t change it.

Lady Lu was destined to face the current situation. But why did women have to be bullied like this?

He didn’t believe in this predetermined fate!

Chu Yi stayed outside the palace for about ten days before Lady Lu finally woke up.

Chu Yi helped her up and asked tentatively, “Madam, are you alright?”

Lady Lu sat there in a daze, not saying a word…

Seeing her indifferent expression, Chu Yi had a hidden guard bring Lu Siyuan over. As expected, Lady Lu only reacted when she saw her son. She tried to get off the bed but was too weak.

Chu Yi reminded her, “Be careful.”

Lady Lu felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She looked at Chu Yi and asked, “Consort Wan, is my belly still…”

Chu Yi nodded. “The imperial physician said that this child needs to be carefully cared for, otherwise you will also lose your life.”

Lady Lu let out a cold laugh. “Why didn’t this child go with the others… What’s the use of staying in my belly? Do you expect me to treat him well!”

Lu Siyuan stood before the bed, sobbing, “Mother! Yuan’er is so scared…”

Lady Lu hugged her son, and the two of them cried for a long time before they stopped.

After Lady Lu’s emotions had stabilized, Chu Yi asked for the details.

It turned out that Lu Wenhan’s own younger brother had long been suppressed by him, and he was also a gambler. When he heard the news of Lu Wenhan’s death, he had a wicked idea.

He had used sleeping drugs on Lady Lu several times, defiled his sister-in-law, and slowly stole the money from the residence.

He never thought that when Lady Lu found out and wanted to report it to the authorities, he would directly find some acquaintances to…

In the end, he had completely emptied the Lu residence of all its savings…

Chu Yi really couldn’t listen anymore. Although he was a man and couldn’t truly empathize, how could he not be indignant at what Lady Lu had suffered!

After resting for another five days, Chu Yi finally brought Lady Lu back to the palace.

The first thing Chu Yi did after returning to the palace was to change back into men’s attire and go straight to Yangxin Hall.

Sheng Qianheng hadn’t seen Chu Yi for several days and missed him dearly. He hadn’t even had time to be intimate with him.

Chu Yi sat beside him angrily and said, “Sheng Qianheng, order that Lu Wenhan’s younger brother to be castrated! Make him a eunuch in the palace!”

Sheng Qianheng was puzzled. What on earth had happened? He had been out of the palace for half a month. What grudge did he have with Lu Wenhan’s younger brother?

“Why?”

Chu Yi recounted everything without leaving out a single detail, then picked up a teacup and drank it all in one go.

Fearing that his emotional turmoil would affect his body, Sheng Qianheng raised a hand to support his chest and said, “I’ll order him to be castrated in a while. Don’t be angry!”

Chu Yi hadn’t smelled Sheng Qianheng’s xìnxiāng for nearly half a month. Recently, his lower abdomen had been feeling a little tight. Fortunately, this little one was very well-behaved, and they had been fine for the past half a month. Now that Sheng Qianheng seemed to be using his xìnxiāng to soothe him, the discomfort in his lower abdomen was gone. This was the only thing that could make him feel at ease.

He leaned against Sheng Qianheng’s embrace, gasping for air, only feeling that the world was cold. Why was there no place for a woman to live in this ancient era?

Chu Yi looked up at Sheng Qianheng and murmured, “A-Heng, do you think women have the opportunity to study and enter officialdom?”

Sheng Qianheng was silent. Women had always been in the back of the house, serving their husbands and raising their children. The women of wealthy families would hire private tutors to teach them in their residences. Therefore, the legitimate daughters of noble families were naturally knowledgeable. But how could a woman enter officialdom?

Seeing that Sheng Qianheng didn’t seem to accept his opinion, Chu Yi had no choice but to give up.

“I was just saying it casually. That Miss Xu has a talent for business but has been confined in the back of the house for several years. It’s truly a pity. I don’t see any minister in the palace who can compare to Miss Xu.”

Sheng Qianheng knew that Chu Yi was knowledgeable and his insights were naturally incomparable to others. But it was by no means an easy matter for a woman to enter officialdom.

“Let me think about it.”

Chu Yi nodded.

Sheng Qianheng saw him leaning against his embrace. He took a deep breath of the Danshen scent on Chu Yi and felt that his headache from the past few days had eased a lot.

He slowly leaned down, his gaze falling on Chu Yi’s lips, his Adam’s apple bobbing unconsciously.

The moment their lips met, Chu Yi unconsciously raised his hands to wrap around Sheng Qianheng’s neck, responding faintly…

Sheng Qianheng picked up Chu Yi and walked toward the rear hall. Chu Yi could only hook his legs around his waist.

By the time his back was against the bedding, Chu Yi was already in a daze. He looked into Sheng Qianheng’s eyes, raised a hand to touch his Adam’s apple, and chuckled softly. “A-Heng, you can’t hold it in anymore…”

Sheng Qianheng bit down on Chu Yi’s gland and whispered, “Don’t you seduce me!”