Forcibly Snatched by the Tyrant After Transmigrating into a Book 74

Chapter 74: Pouring Out Their Hearts

Chu Yi closed his eyes, his hand supporting his forehead as he gently rubbed it. The fetal movement had been frequent these past few days, and he had barely gotten a full night’s sleep. He was very sleepy, yet he was always unable to fall asleep.

Sheng Qianheng had been standing outside the hall door for a moment before he pushed it open and entered. He looked up and signaled for Lianfang to withdraw.

Hearing the footsteps in the room, Chu Yi thought it was Lianfang lighting the calming incense.

But it wasn’t until the footsteps stopped behind him that Chu Yi felt something was wrong.

The moment he looked back, he met Sheng Qianheng’s gaze. Chu Yi was dazed for a moment, thinking he was hallucinating.

Chu Yi rubbed his eyes. When he looked up again, he found that it was still Sheng Qianheng’s figure. He slowly asked, “Sheng… Qianheng?”

Sheng Qianheng raised a hand to massage Chu Yi’s shoulders and neck. “It’s me. Has A-Yi not been resting well these past few days?”

Chu Yi suddenly felt a sting in his eyes. He immediately turned his head, not wanting Sheng Qianheng to see him in such a sentimental state.

He tried his best to make his voice sound normal. “Shun’er has been getting more and more energetic these past few days, so I haven’t been sleeping well.”

Sheng Qianheng immediately released his xìnxiāng. Without the permanent mark, Chu Yi was ultimately having a hard time. He hoped that there would be no more mistakes in these days.

“Shun’er must know that he’s coming out in a few more days and is playing around because he can’t bear to leave. A-Yi, these past few days…”

Chu Yi immediately interrupted, “I’ve chosen a few names and have written them on paper. Do you want to go and see if there are any you like?”

Sheng Qianheng had no choice but to move to the desk and look at the characters Chu Yi had written one by one.

Jianlin, Yanqing, Woyu, Zhiye, Huaijin, Muyang.

Sheng Qianheng added the surname Chu to each of these names and recited them silently in his heart. “A-Yi, Chu Yanqing and Chu Muyang, which one do you prefer?”

Chu Yi slowly stood up and walked to Sheng Qianheng’s side. He looked at the names on the two pieces of paper and asked, “Should he really have the surname Chu? This is a prince of Da Mo.”

Sheng Qianheng slowly shook his head. He pinched Chu Yi’s hand and explained, “This is your child, so he should naturally have the surname Chu. If you want him to have my surname, then you have to go back to Da Mo with me. Once Shun’er is recorded in the imperial register, he can only have the surname Sheng. But I know you’re not willing to go back with me. In that case, the surname Chu is the best. Shun’er will be an imperial heir of Qianlin in the future and will naturally be able to live freely.”

Chu Yi pressed his lips together, suddenly not knowing what to say.

He hadn’t asked Sheng Qianheng where he had been these past few days, just as Sheng Qianheng had never asked for the reason for his unannounced departure.

Even though there was deep affection between them, there always seemed to be an invisible wall separating them.

Chu Yi wanted to take a step forward, but he couldn’t get over the hurdle in his heart…

He took the brush on the desk, dipped it in ink, and wrote the character for “Chu.”

But neither Chu Yanqing nor Chu Muyang was to Chu Yi’s liking. He lifted his brush and crossed out all these names.

Seeing this, Sheng Qianheng was very puzzled and asked, “What’s wrong? You’re not satisfied with any of them?”

“A-Heng, let’s have a good talk.” Chu Yi held Sheng Qianheng’s wrist tightly, finally taking this step.

Sheng Qianheng naturally agreed to whatever Chu Yi wanted.

After the two of them were seated, Chu Yi suddenly didn’t know where to begin.

Seeing Chu Yi’s appearance, Sheng Qianheng reached out to rub the back of his neck and said softly, “It’s just the two of us. There’s no need to be so nervous. A-Yi can ask whatever you want to ask and say whatever you want to say.”

Chu Yi took a deep breath and said slowly, “Sheng Qianheng, I am not ‘Chu Yi,’ not the ‘Chu Yi’ who grew up with you and taught you to read.”

Sheng Qianheng looked into Chu Yi’s eyes, signaling him to continue.

Chu Yi: “I transmigrated here. Before this, I was not a person of this era. I have my parents, my family. In our world, there is no distinction between Kunze and Qianyuan, only between men and women. Only women bear the responsibility of childbirth, which is why I was very resistant to the matter of me getting pregnant and having a child at first. But after coming here, I met you. As we got to know each other day by day, I seemed to have fallen in love with you, and even have Shun’er.
But there are too many barriers between us that need to be resolved one by one. Do you love me, or the ‘Chu Yi’ from before?”

When he mentioned his family, Chu Yi’s memory of his original world was extremely blurry. It seemed that he had forgotten a lot of things after transmigrating.

Sheng Qianheng was at a loss. Chu Yi didn’t seem to have amnesia at all, but more like he had gone mad.

But he still maintained a calm expression. When he spoke, he was a little flustered. “A-Yi, no matter what you think, the one I, Sheng Qianheng, love is you. It’s just that in the year since I ascended the throne, you seemed to have become a different person, completely different from the past. It wasn’t until after the sacrificial assassination that you seemed to have returned to your current state.”

Chu Yi frowned, trying his best to understand the meaning behind Sheng Qianheng’s words. ‘Chu Yi’ had changed his personality a year ago, and after he had transmigrated, he had become not much different from the original Chu Yi? Was that why Sheng Qianheng had not noticed anything strange?

“I… but, don’t you like the ‘Chu Yi’ from before? At the time of our wedding, you even mentioned that you had wanted to marry me since you were a child!”

Sheng Qianheng pressed his lips together slightly and continued, “The one I like has always been you. I, Sheng Qianheng, am not so clumsy as to not be able to distinguish the person I love. Whether you have amnesia or, as you say, have transmigrated, you are the one I love.”

Chu Yi only felt a heat in his eyes. In an instant, he couldn’t tell if it was because his eyes were weak during pregnancy or because of the impact of Sheng Qianheng’s words, which had stirred his emotions. Glistening tears quickly filled his eyes, like water overflowing a riverbank, and slid straight down his cheeks, like pearls from a broken string, no longer under his control.

He choked and said vaguely, “Sheng Qianheng, do you really love me? I, Chu Yi, can take it or leave it. If you love the ‘Chu Yi’ from before, then don’t lie to me! If you’re lying to me to have a child, I’ll never forgive you!”

Sheng Qianheng raised a hand to wipe away Chu Yi’s tears. Seeing the bloodshot in his eyes, his heart ached. He had been pregnant for so long and had been so worried and overthinking. It was his fault for not noticing Chu Yi’s emotions in time.

Chu Yi only felt his vision become more and more hazy, and his head throbbed. Suddenly, his feet went weak, and he couldn’t stand steadily. Fortunately, Sheng Qianheng held him tightly in his embrace.

Sheng Qianheng rubbed the back of Chu Yi’s neck and comforted his emotions in a low voice, “A-Yi, I promise you that the one I love is you. Even if I wanted to marry the you from before when I was a child, I didn’t understand love at that time.
Ever since you transmigrated, and I forced you to enter the palace as a consort, I only realized that I had fallen in love with you bit by bit. What I love are all your little emotions. I know you’re acting with me, but I don’t care. I thought that as long as you stayed by my side, that would be enough. But later, I realized that you didn’t love me at all. You wanted to run away from me time and time again. I wanted to find even the slightest clue to prove that you love me!
At first, I wanted to make you the Empress, to keep you in the harem forever. But you ran away. In the two months that you were gone, I thought a lot. If you don’t love me, I’ll still tie you back. I’ll imprison you in the harem!
But now I understand. If A-Yi doesn’t love me and is unwilling to be with me, it’s fine. I just want to see you and Shun’er. I won’t fight with you for the child. Shun’er is yours. I promise you, his surname will be Chu, not Sheng. If you’re not willing to be the Empress of Da Mo, I’ll retract the order…”

Chu Yi leaned against Sheng Qianheng’s embrace, smelling the xìnxiāng on him, and his breathing gradually steadied. He chuckled softly. “You’ve already had someone pretend to be me and go through the enfeoffment ceremony. Can you still retract the order?”

Sheng Qianheng lightly kissed the side of Chu Yi’s neck and held him tightly, unwilling to let go in the slightest.

“I am the emperor. Whatever I say goes!”

Shun’er seemed to feel Sheng Qianheng’s xìnxiāng and was now kicking Chu Yi. Chu Yi cried out in pain.

Seeing this, Sheng Qianheng immediately carried Chu Yi to the bed and asked, “Does your stomach hurt? Shall I call for an imperial physician?”

Chu Yi closed his eyes and rested for a moment before saying, “It’s fine. Shun’er must have not felt your xìnxiāng for a long time and is boxing now!”

Sheng Qianheng both loved and hated Shun’er. Although he was his and Chu Yi’s child, he frequently bullied Chu Yi, and he couldn’t do anything about it.

Chu Yi took Sheng Qianheng’s hand, placed it on his abdomen, and let him feel Shun’er’s strength together.

Their gazes met, and their eyes were filled with each other’s reflections, as if there was no room for anyone else.

Chu Yi carefully recalled Sheng Qianheng’s words just now and, after much thought, said, “Sheng Qianheng, I don’t like your three palaces and six courtyards. I’m not willing to share a husband with anyone.”

Sheng Qianheng’s fingertips trembled slightly, not understanding what Chu Yi meant by this.

“I… I promise that in the future, you will be the only one in the palace!”

Chu Yi reached out and grabbed Sheng Qianheng’s lapels. “These past few days, without you sleeping with me, I haven’t been sleeping well!”

Sheng Qianheng immediately understood what he meant. He bent down to take off Chu Yi’s shoes and socks, then quickly climbed onto the bed and held him to sleep.

As an emperor, it was difficult for Sheng Qianheng to have an empty harem and dote on only one person. However, Chu Yi’s heart was as clear as a mirror. He knew that at this moment, the affection was sincere and not false.

He was no longer willing to delve into the past events and entanglements. Who was right and who was wrong, it was all due to being trapped by love.

And now, this situation was the best arrangement, and it couldn’t be better.

When Chu Yi woke up, Sheng Qianheng was already gone from his side.

He once thought that the scene of Sheng Qianheng’s return was his dream.

Fortunately, Lianfang said, “Your Highness, His Majesty just left a moment ago. He seems to have an urgent matter to attend to.”

Chu Yi slowly stood up, his gaze fixed on the window. He saw that the vast expanse of snow seemed to be melting, as if the weariness of winter was gradually dissipating and spring was just beginning to sprout. The smile on his lips grew stronger. The many confusions that had been lingering in his heart for these past few months seemed to gradually clear up with the dissipation of the winter.

He lowered his head slightly, gently caressing his abdomen, and a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind.

He hurriedly stood up, found a brush and ink, and quickly wrote the two characters on the paper.

The moment Suifeng returned to the Da Mo imperial palace, everything seemed to be calm. He took the token and ordered everyone in the imperial palace to quietly move.

He then hurried to find the imperial seal in the imperial study, packed it up, and was about to rush back to Qianlin to report.

Jiang Xinrui was injured, and his journey was repeatedly delayed. He had a group of elite soldiers in his hands, and Lu Wenhan had been coaxing him, wanting to seize his soldiers.

After further planning, Jiang Xinrui finally handed over his deployment token. Lu Wenhan rushed back to Qianlin alone, recruited troops, and wanted to attack the imperial city.

Jiang Xinrui, on the other hand, was lurking outside Qianlin City to recuperate.

But when Lu Wenhan led a hundred thousand elite soldiers into the imperial palace, there was no resistance at all! He belatedly realized that it was already an empty city!

He fought his way into the imperial study and searched the entire room but found no trace of the imperial seal.

Lu Wenhan said fiercely, “In that case, then don’t blame me for using sinister tricks!”

Sheng Qianheng received the message from Suifeng.

The imperial seal had been brought back, and Lu Wenhan had failed and seemed to be furious. It was just that Jiang Xinrui’s whereabouts were unknown.

He sat in the new capital city, raised an eyebrow, and secretly congratulated himself on his early decision to move the capital.

Even though the officials had complained, it seemed that his decisions were all the right ones.

Chu Yi always felt that Shun’er seemed to be unable to stay in his belly and was showing signs of premature birth. After taking his pulse, the imperial physician had specifically instructed him to walk around more to facilitate childbirth in the future.

Lianfang was supporting Chu Yi and walking around outside the hall.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chu Yi wanted to go back to the palace to rest. The moment he stepped into the hall, he was hit by the pungent smell in the room and raised a hand to cover his nose and mouth.

Lianfang hurried into the hall to open the window for ventilation. Chu Yi supported his lower back and pushed himself out of the hall door.

He heard footsteps behind him and originally thought it was Sheng Qianheng, but he never expected that the moment he looked back, he would be knocked out…