Your Majesty, We’re Counting on You to Ruin the Country! 29

Chapter 29: Accident

Wen Ning’an slept fitfully this night, so he was woken by the slightest movement. He opened his eyes and saw Feng Qi getting dressed. The Longevity Festival holiday was not yet over, so there was still no morning court today. Feng Qi was just changing into a normal dragon robe, preparing to go to the Imperial Study to meet with the relevant ministers to discuss the handover of the Tonghua Dam project.

Xingxing and Liangliang were nestled in a corner of the bed, stretching lazily as they waited for their meal.

“Morning.” Seeing Wen Ning’an was awake, Feng Qi smiled. “I’ve had someone prepare a hot breakfast.”

“Huaitian.” Wen Ning’an clutched the blanket beneath him. “I told you last night, I have something I want to discuss with you.”

Feng Qi’s gaze dropped. “I don’t want you to go.”

Wen Ning’an turned his head, not looking at Feng Qi’s expression, and said in a low voice, “I want to go.”

Feng Qi turned and saw the firm resolve in Wen Ning’an’s eyes. It seemed his mind was made up. The hands crossed behind his back couldn’t help but clench slightly into fists.

He had never expected Wen Ning’an to disobey him, to completely ignore him and yearn for the battlefield. His life-risking protection in the past life and his current gentle compliance had given Feng Qi a sense of inevitable victory, so at this moment, he was completely unable to accept the situation of being unable to keep Wen Ning’an.

Seeing Feng Qi narrowing his eyes at him, Wen Ning’an took a deep breath. “Huaitian, I am a general. I can’t be cooped up within the palace walls, enjoying success, while my brothers are fighting and dying against the enemy.”

“The battlefield is a place of blades and swords without eyes. It’s so dangerous!” The thought of Wen Ning’an possibly being injured or in mortal danger in a place beyond his control was unbearable to Feng Qi.

“Then what about before? I’ve been through it all, and I’m still alive and well now.”

Feng Qi thought of the old scars that covered Wen Ning’an’s body when they had been intimate that night and frowned. “The past is the past, and now is now. What does it matter if the battlefield is one person short of you? Why must you put yourself in danger?”

Hearing this, Wen Ning’an was stunned and said slowly, “One person short of me doesn’t matter… Then the towns I conquered for you in the past, do they not count… Does the Left Army not count…”

“Master.”

Wuying suddenly appeared outside the hall.

Seeing that Wen Ning’an seemed to be in a bad state, Feng Qi also grew anxious, and his tone became very unpleasant.

“Speak!”

“Young Master Bai has fallen into the water.”

Wen Ning’an was startled and looked up anxiously. “What happened! How could he have fallen into the water for no reason? Where is he, how is he now?”

Wuying’s tone was flat. “Young Master Bai went to an abandoned palace alone and jumped into the pond. Wufeng was ordered to watch Young Master Bai and, sensing something was wrong, promptly pulled him out. He has not yet woken up due to being in the water for too long. Wufeng is giving him first aid, and the imperial physician has also been called.”

“You’re saying, Ah Bai jumped in on his own? And was not harmed by others?”

“Yes.”

Wen Ning’an felt a lingering fear. If Feng Qi hadn’t been so suspicious and had people watch those close to them, Ah Bai would have already…

What on earth is going on…

Wen Ning’an stood up with a “swoosh,” supporting himself on the edge of the bed, his face grave. “Take me to see Ah Bai.”

The first emperor, Feng Miao, had seized the country from the hands of King Chen, and from then on, this prosperous coastal land had changed its master and its name to Bei Miao. And this palace was the former residence of King Chen. It was originally a magnificent and luxurious hall, but after so many long years, only a thick layer of dust remained.

By the side of the stagnant pond, Ah Bai, who had already regained consciousness, lay weakly on the bank. Wufeng was nowhere to be seen, only a young imperial physician was examining him. Although the young and inexperienced physician’s skills were not as good as the older ones, his advantage was that he could run fast, which was more useful in this situation.

“Ah Bai!”

Seeing Wen Ning’an walking towards him, with Feng Qi following behind, Ah Bai’s face immediately turned pale.

“Ah Bai, what’s wrong?” Wen Ning’an held Ah Bai in his arms, gently patting his back and saying softly, “Didn’t you promise me? You would tell me if anything happened. What on earth is going on? Why would you suddenly…”

“Achoo!”

Seeing that Ah Bai seemed to be trembling, Wen Ning’an took off his outer robe and draped it over the soaking wet Ah Bai.

Ah Bai kept his eyes tightly shut, curled up in Wen Ning’an’s arms, but didn’t say a word.

Feng Qi gestured with his chin at the physician, signaling for him to leave. Wen Ning’an asked again, “What’s wrong? Did you really want to jump into this deep pond? Don’t you want your life?”

Ah Bai shook his head, then nodded, seeming a little helpless.

Feng Qi stood with his arms crossed, watching the two of them in a stalemate. Seeing that although Ah Bai was pale with fear and looked on the verge of tears, he still gritted his teeth, he shook his head and had Wuying hand Wen Ning’an a packet of powder.

Seeing the small, angular packet, Ah Bai immediately burst into tears.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

Wen Ning’an didn’t understand. Seeing Ah Bai crying so miserably, he hurriedly comforted him, “Don’t cry, don’t cry. I told you, when you grow up, you’ll be a fine, upstanding man. A man does not shed tears lightly.”

“I’m really sorry…”

Feng Qi explained, “The packet in your hand is poison. It was found in Ah Bai’s room the day before yesterday.”

He had originally wanted to keep it to lure the snake out of its hole and follow the clues, but who knew this would happen today.

Seeing that Feng Qi only touched on the subject lightly, Wen Ning’an also understood a little. He coaxed Ah Bai, “We already know. Be good, don’t cry.”

Ah Bai truly thought the two of them already knew everything, so he sobbed, “I like big brother the most. I never thought of harming big brother, but the masked man said if I didn’t do it, he would kill me…”

Feng Qi thought to himself, A masked man? The shadow guards had been watching Ah Bai these past few days but hadn’t found him in contact with any suspicious people. Could it be… someone in the palace? Or one of his own people?

Feng Qi habitually narrowed his eyes again.

Wen Ning’an continued in a gentle voice, “Don’t be afraid. The masked man was just scaring you. No matter what happens, I will protect you.”

“But…” Ah Bai sniffled. “That person is very scary. He said… he said not only would he kill me, but he would make me die a very painful death… He would peel off my skin layer by layer, chop off my hands and feet, he would… he would…”

“Alright, don’t say anymore.” Wen Ning’an stroked the top of Ah Bai’s head. “None of these things will happen. I promise you.”

Wen Ning’an sighed. It turned out that Ah Bai didn’t want to harm him, but he also didn’t want to fall into the hands of that masked man and suffer, so he had done such a foolish thing.

Wen Ning’an felt his heart ache. This silly child.

That masked man had also targeted Ah Bai’s young age and naivety.

Wen Ning’an picked Ah Bai up. “Don’t be afraid. I will definitely protect you and find that masked man and punish him properly. For now, let’s go back and change your clothes, and I also need to have a good talk with you…”

Feng Qi stroked his chin, a dangerous light in his eyes.

Someone actually tried to bribe Ah Bai to poison Wen Ning’an…

Heh, they’d better not let him find out who the mastermind is. Otherwise, being sliced into a thousand pieces would be getting off lightly.

Wen Ning’an left with Ah Bai. And Feng Qi, after thinking it over, was still not at ease, so he had the shadow guards summon the imperial physician again to examine Wen Ning’an.

And so, Wen Ning’an, who had just changed Ah Bai’s clothes and walked out of the inner hall of the bedchamber, saw Feng Qi sitting on a long bench, resting with his eyes closed, with the previous physician standing beside him.

Wen Ning’an looked at the sky. “Huaitian, the time you appointed with the ministers has already passed.”

“Let them wait. I need to make sure you’re alright first.”

The young imperial physician tremblingly took out a soft pillow and a thin veil, preparing to take Wen Ning’an’s pulse.

Wen Ning’an: “…”

Is he treating me like a concubine?

“Eh…?!”

Just a moment after the physician placed his fingers on Wen Ning’an’s wrist, he hastily pulled them back.

Feng Qi asked hurriedly, “What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“This humble subject was rude, rude… Please forgive me, Your Majesty and General Wen…” The physician reached out to take his pulse again, but his expression was ever-changing, as if he had experienced something profound…

Wen Ning’an smiled. “What on earth is wrong…”

“Replying to General Wen, it is a joyous pulse.”

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“What… did you say?”

The physician knelt on the ground. “This humble subject’s medical skills are shallow. Perhaps it was a misdiagnosis. I ask Your Majesty and General Wen to have a senior confirm it!”

To find a joyous pulse on the first time taking the pulse of a great figure, the feeling is truly complicated…

Wen Ning’an said, “Perhaps you misdiagnosed. I have not taken any child-bearing medicine.”

Feng Qi turned his head away. Wen Ning’an had indeed taken it…

“Yixin… I added child-bearing medicine to the porridge before…”

…

Wen Ning’an stared blankly at Feng Qi, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Seeing this, Fu Che hurriedly led the physician out of the bedchamber. Firstly, to give the physician some hush money, and secondly…

In the bedchamber, Feng Qi suddenly pulled Wen Ning’an into his arms and said excitedly, “Yixin, are you not happy? This is our child! A child with both our bloodlines!”

Feng Qi laughed heartily, feeling as if the world before him was bright.

He and Wen Ning’an have such an intimate connection and proof of their relationship! Wen Ning’an is carrying his child, his child…

But Wen Ning’an’s face remained blank.

“You should have… asked me first…”

Feng Qi was stunned.

Wen Ning’an leaned against Feng Qi’s chest, listening to his racing heartbeat, feeling his excitement, but for some reason, he felt an immense fatigue in his heart.

There was a new life inside him. The feeling was incredibly subtle. It was impossible to say he was disgusted. But Wen Ning’an was not prepared at all. At this moment, he was completely unable to react. When he came back to his senses, he saw that his hands were trembling slightly.

“Huaitian, why didn’t you discuss it with me…”

In the end, what am I…