Chapter 64: Fainting from Abdominal Pain
Chu Yi felt as if his body were floating. He could only support himself on Sheng Qianheng’s shoulders.
Only after his feet were on solid ground did he open his eyes.
It was no use saying anything now. He raised a hand to cover his lips and coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment. He explained, “I just wanted to see how your injuries are. And by the way, ask when you’re leaving the residence.”
Only now did Sheng Qianheng fully see Chu Yi’s swollen belly. He slowly reached out, and just as he was about to touch it, Chu Yi immediately took a step back, looking at Sheng Qianheng with extreme restraint.
He didn’t like others touching his belly, even though he had already accepted the fact that he was pregnant. But he didn’t want others to see the changes in his body. It was really unsightly…
Sheng Qianheng’s hand was suspended in mid-air. He looked at Chu Yi’s furrowed brows and could only ask slowly, “A-Yi, can I touch it?”
Chu Yi pressed his lips together and, after a long hesitation, finally replied, “Didn’t you touch it yesterday?”
Sheng Qianheng shook his head slightly and said with a wronged expression, “Yesterday, I only saw that your back was similar to yours. I didn’t think it was really you. And I only touched it, I didn’t really feel it…”
Chu Yi lowered his head, his gaze fixed on his clothes today. This shirt had been specially made at a tailor’s shop and was looser than usual. Even if others looked closely, it would be difficult to see anything amiss.
He thought to himself, Am I really too concerned about what others think? But Sheng Qianheng was, after all, the biological father of the child in his belly. Even if he still couldn’t sort out the entanglement between him and Sheng Qianheng, this blood relationship was something that could not be severed no matter what.
When he looked up again, he saw Sheng Qianheng’s seemingly melancholic expression and could only temporarily put aside the resentment in his heart.
Chu Yi closed his eyes, looking as if he were ready to die, and whispered, “Just let you touch it!”
The corners of Sheng Qianheng’s lips turned up. He reached out and caressed Chu Yi’s belly through his clothes, exclaiming, “I haven’t seen you in just two months, and it’s already so big!”
Chu Yi squinted at Sheng Qianheng, only feeling that he was, after all, a younger brother who was still young.
“Sheng Qianheng, he’s always going to grow. In another two months, my belly will be much rounder…”
His voice grew lower and lower toward the end, as if he could vaguely imagine the deformed shape of his body at that time. At that time, Chu Yi would probably not be willing to take a single step out of his room.
Sheng Qianheng sensed that Chu Yi seemed to be in low spirits and deliberately rubbed him.
Chu Yi only felt a tingling numbness in half of his body. He tried to dodge but was held by Sheng Qianheng’s other hand on his lower back, with no room to retreat.
He said in a fit of anger, “Don’t push your luck! Let go of me!”
Before Chu Yi’s red lips could close, they had already been easily conquered by Sheng Qianheng. Sheng Qianheng knew how to make Chu Yi soften in an instant with a kiss. Without any effort, he held his Kunze tightly and kissed him deeply.
Their lips and teeth were intertwined, their tongues lingering. Chu Yi only felt his breathing become chaotic. He beat Sheng Qianheng’s shoulder several times but couldn’t make him stop.
The room was only filled with the faint scent of tobacco from the calming incense Chu Yi had ordered to be lit. But in a daze, Chu Yi felt that his nose was filled with the scent on Sheng Qianheng. It was a scent that belonged to him alone. At this moment, Chu Yi seemed to have not had rain for a long time, and in an instant, he was indulging in it.
That broad palm had, at some point, already lifted his shirt and was pressed against Chu Yi’s round belly.
Even though the temperature of Sheng Qianheng’s palm was suitable, Chu Yi still shrank slightly.
He barely managed to say a complete sentence, “Don’t touch me randomly!”
Sheng Qianheng seemed to be deliberately going against Chu Yi. His palm only stopped after feeling every curve of his roundness.
He finally pecked Chu Yi’s thin lips a few times, then released him and said in a low voice, “A-Yi, I couldn’t hold it in for a moment… Hit me!”
Chu Yi pushed Sheng Qianheng away, but his body was already limp and weak. He also took a few steps back and barely managed to stand steadily.
Sheng Qianheng wanted to step forward but was reprimanded by Chu Yi and could only stand in place.
In an instant, only the sound of their panting was left in the room…
After Chu Yi had slightly regained his senses, he finally raised a hand to wipe the water stains from the corner of his lips, then glanced at Sheng Qianheng and was about to turn and leave.
Fearing that Chu Yi would leave him again, Sheng Qianheng could only quickly walk forward and say, “A-Yi, I was impulsive just now. I’m sorry. Can I hug you? I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in a long time.”
Chu Yi opened his mouth to refuse, but when he spoke, he didn’t know what to say. His thoughts had been in chaos ever since he had been in this room. He vaguely remembered that the imperial physician had told him yesterday that Sheng Qianheng’s pulse seemed to have been restless for at least a month.
He thought, Since we’ve already kissed, a hug is nothing.
After a long mental preparation, he could only raise his hands to wrap around Sheng Qianheng’s back, closing his eyes and feeling the faint scent on him.
“I’ll only let you hug me for a while this one time.”
The two of them held each other tightly. After a long-awaited reunion, neither was willing to let go. Chu Yi only felt his heart pound like a drum, almost bursting from his chest. All he could hear was his own heartbeat.
He had never thought that he would be so nervous when facing Sheng Qianheng.
Clearly, in the past, when he had been playing the role of the favored consort, his face had never been red and his heart had never beaten fast.
Sheng Qianheng leaned close to the side of Chu Yi’s neck and sniffed the scent on him. But even though his nose was already extremely close, the scent was still very faint.
Chu Yi felt the itching sensation of Sheng Qianheng’s breath and wanted to dodge, but the person who had been seriously ill was actually stronger than him.
“Sheng Qianheng, are you going to mark me again?”
Sheng Qianheng released Chu Yi. When he looked into his eyes, tears were already rolling down. He turned his back and said, his voice thick with a nasal tone, “A-Yi, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have hidden from you the fact that you have already differentiated into a Kunze.”
Chu Yi’s pupils dilated unconsciously. Sheng Qianheng was actually telling him this? Could it be that the two months of separation had made him think a lot?
“You… what’s wrong with you?”
Sheng Qianheng took two steps forward, distancing himself from Chu Yi. He had tried to release his xìnxiāng several times, but all had failed. He was afraid that his xìnxiāng would suddenly erupt and could only stand far away from Chu Yi.
But when he spoke, he still looked wronged. “I even left a permanent mark on you without your permission. It was all my own doing. It’s what I deserve for you to hit me, scold me, and even abandon me and come to Qianlin!”
Chu Yi pressed his lips together, only feeling a sourness welling up in his heart.
He had tested Sheng Qianheng several times before, hoping that he would confess to him.
Although his wish had been fulfilled now, it seemed that it still couldn’t make up for the fact that he had been deceived before. The scar had already been left, and any mending would only be a cover-up…
In the end, he had brought it upon himself. He clearly knew that Sheng Qianheng was not a good person, yet he had indulged him again and again, and had even fallen in love with him.
He caressed his pregnant belly, laughed at himself, and then ordered Sheng Qianheng, “Come here and help me sit down~”
Sheng Qianheng immediately turned around. He deliberately raised a hand to wipe his cheek.
Chu Yi saw that it looked like he was wiping away tears and couldn’t help but be moved.
Sheng Qianheng walked to Chu Yi’s side, supported his lower back, and asked, “I’ve heard that many pregnant people have back pain. How about you, A-Yi?”
Chu Yi shook his head slightly. He was unwilling to tell Sheng Qianheng about the various torments he had suffered these past two months. This was the path he had chosen himself.
Everything he had endured was what he deserved.
He glanced at Sheng Qianheng, sighed, and then said, “Sheng Qianheng, tell me, why did you come to Qianlin?”
Sheng Qianheng unconsciously swallowed. “I want to take you back to Da Mo. I don’t know if Qianlin has received the news. A-Yi, you are already my Da Mo’s Empress.”
Chu Yi looked at Sheng Qianheng and couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh.
So Sheng Qianheng only thought that he had left because of the position of Empress?
How despicable was he in Sheng Qianheng’s eyes? He was actually a person who pursued fame and fortune!
Before he could reprimand Sheng Qianheng, he had already let out a cold laugh.
But in a moment, the pain from his abdomen surged like a tide. Chu Yi’s whole body suddenly curled up. He only felt as if a thousand sharp blades were scraping his belly, and the pain was heart-wrenching.
He took a deep breath, trying to alleviate the intense pain, but to no avail. In the end, he could no longer support himself. His whole body was on the verge of falling from the chair. The hand holding his abdomen trembled unconsciously, and fine beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Fortunately, Sheng Qianheng was quick-witted and immediately noticed Chu Yi’s abnormality. He picked him up and placed him on the bed.
He looked at Chu Yi’s already bloodless face and immediately called out to the person outside the door, “Someone, your highness has fainted! Quickly find a doctor!”
When he looked at Chu Yi again, he saw him holding his pregnant belly and murmuring, “Baby, don’t make a fuss! Daddy hurts…”
Sheng Qianheng looked at Chu Yi’s appearance and wanted to release his xìnxiāng to soothe them. But no matter how hard he tried, it was to no avail. He could only raise a hand to rub Chu Yi’s belly.
But when his palm pressed against the pregnant belly again, he only felt as if he had touched a hard object. The round belly was already as hard as a rock.
Sheng Qianheng only knew that if this continued, something would definitely happen to Chu Yi. He was so anxious that he couldn’t even speak clearly. “A-Yi, where are you uncomfortable? I… I’ll go and find a doctor for you… I’ll go right away!”
Seeing that Sheng Qianheng was about to go out, Chu Yi immediately grabbed his sleeve and said tremblingly, “Call the… hidden… on the roof… Suifeng… to find Lianfang…”
Only then did Sheng Qianheng come back to his senses and whistled for Suifeng.
Chu Yi was already drenched in sweat at some point. He barely managed to make out Sheng Qianheng’s panicked expression and said, “If something happens to the child, you should go back to Da Mo. I don’t want to see you again…”
Sheng Qianheng held Chu Yi’s hand tightly and retorted, “Nothing will happen to you two!”
By the time Lianfang arrived with the imperial physician, Chu Yi was on the verge of fainting from the pain.
The imperial physician immediately knelt by the bed, took Chu Yi’s pulse, and carefully examined it. He immediately took out his acupuncture bag and applied needles to Chu Yi’s Guanyuan, Qihai, Zusanli, and Baihui acupoints.
Then he quickly wrote a prescription and ordered someone to get the medicine and decoct it.
The imperial physician saw that Chu Yi’s pain seemed to have lessened and then instructed, “His Highness’s emotional turmoil was too great, which caused the uterine contractions to be severe. Also, this old subject feels that His Highness has a resistance reaction to something similar to a Qianyuan’s xìnxiāng on a Qianyuan’s body. This old subject thinks that you should not stimulate His Highness anymore these days. It has not been easy to keep this child until now…”
Sheng Qianheng couldn’t help but doubt. His xìnxiāng should be able to soothe Chu Yi. Why was it like this? Moreover, he couldn’t release his xìnxiāng either.
The imperial physician was a Qianyuan. He could feel that there was no Qianyuan xìnxiāng in the room. He looked at Sheng Qianheng’s puzzled and worried expression and explained, “A Qianyuan’s semen also carries xìnxiāng, so you should still keep your distance from His Highness.”
Sheng Qianheng grabbed the imperial physician’s collar and roared, “I am your highness’s Qianyuan, and we have already formed a permanent mark. My xìnxiāng should be able to soothe your highness. You quack!”
