No pop-up ads, so refreshing! Thanks for your support! Sounds good to me ^_^... Chapter 92

  I entered the Qian Tian Ju Ning Palace without being announced.

  Perhaps it was because he had just returned from the palace, or perhaps it was because she was gone forever and could not be retrieved. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, with a faint hint of fatigue, and the warm sunlight from outside cast a slanted glow on his face, half of which was bathed in soft light while the other half remained in shallow darkness. The curve of his profile was exceptionally handsome, enough to entice one to fall deeply into the abyss with just one glance.

  As he heard the footsteps, he lazily opened his eyes. The carelessness in the depths of his pupils suddenly disappeared when they met mine, replaced by a fleeting flash of light. He stared at me fixedly, without speaking, and even the air seemed to be tense with an undercurrent of strain.

  I took a deep breath, lowered my eyelashes and curtsied: "Your concubine has seen Your Highness."

  He raised his eyes again, and the bright light in them could no longer be found. His eyes were once again left with only a deep, quiet, and mysterious darkness, as if he was mocking himself with a slight curve of his lips: "You are pregnant, there is no need to bother with these empty formalities."

  Soon a maid came in with tea and refreshments, and I looked at him quietly opening his mouth: "I have something to ask of Your Highness."

  He nodded slightly, and Xun Yun led a group of maids to retreat, closing the door softly. The large room was left with only me and him.

  I quietly adjusted my emotions and looked at him calmly, opening my mouth lightly but firmly: "I want to go to the Evil Doctor Valley, please grant me permission, Your Highness."

  I told him what Chun Yu had already said to others.

  I told him I wanted to keep this child.

  I told him that Xiayigou was a treacherous place with many strange and mysterious formations, and ordinary people couldn't even get in, let alone see Su Xiuwen.

  Even if he is seen, it is impossible to invite him out of the valley and bring him into this mundane world.

  These are the reasons I told him, and what's on my mind.

  On that day, I let Chun Yu replace me to tell this lie. I still remember the contradictory expression in his eyes, which was so intense that even I was slightly startled.

  When he finally nodded in agreement, his eyes seemed to have a mixture of relief and pain, guilt and complexity, but without waiting for me to ask more questions, he picked up the medicine box and left.

  I don't know how he went and told Nan Chengyao, but I knew that from the moment he nodded, he would do it.

  And I didn't deceive him either. If Sang Muqing were still in this world, I think she would also want the truth of all this to be revealed to the world.

  Su Xiu Mian may not be the only one in this world who can protect the child in my belly from being born safely, but he is undoubtedly the most likely to know all the truth.

  Nan Chengyao's nod was actually within my expectations.

  I've prepared so many words, rehearsed them over and over again, all for him to agree.

  Even if he disagreed, I would still go another way.

  But I didn't expect him to agree so easily, and I still had a lot of words that hadn't come out yet, but he just nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I'll arrange for someone to escort you to the Evil Doctor Valley."

  I stared at him in a daze, knowing that there must be something important I didn't know about. For the time being, I couldn't guess what it was all about, but I wasn't willing to give up on this opportunity. I just wanted to get an answer and wouldn't take too long.

  And he looked at me deeply, with a dark and profound light hidden in the depths of his eyes, but his lips gradually curled up into a relaxed smile.

  Suddenly he stepped forward, disregarding my resistance and embracing me in his arms. I couldn't see his face, only hearing his voice, clearly smiling, yet every word sank deeply into my heart. Even now, it still resonates in my ears, lingering on, just like that last embrace of his, tight to the point of trembling, but finally, little by little, slowly loosening.

  He said: Qing'er, wait for me. After I've dealt with the things at hand, I'll go to Xiayi Valley to accompany you until our child is born.

  I only remember myself, slowly closing my eyes.

  "Madam, it should be Evil Doctor Valley ahead, but the carriage can't get through. Please get off and take a look."

  Outside the carriage curtain, a cold and stern voice sounded, it was Yuexiu.

  I had only seen him once before, that evening in the maple forest where I first met Nan Chongyao and Qing Guifei. Nan Chongyao's flute melody summoned him, and it was he who took Princess Qing away with him.

  His body always carries a thick, unyielding aura of coldness and sternness. Although he has always been respectful and courteous to us, Piao Ying can't help but shrink back whenever she sees him. She even whispered to me in private, wondering how the Third Prince could have chosen such a frightening person to escort us. Before this, we had never seen him, and now he's following us everywhere, not even afraid of scaring the child in Miss's belly.

  However, I knew that the most powerful sword is often hidden the deepest. Judging from Nan Gongyue's personality, he didn't even avoid mentioning Empress Qing's affairs to him, which shows how deep his trust was.

  Now he's escorting me all the way to Evil Doctor Valley, but I'm actually not worried.

  Apart from Yuehui, there were several men I had never seen before who accompanied us all the way, all of whom were respectful and dignified, following outside the carriage, with perfect etiquette, without a single unnecessary word.

  On this road, the people I know are only Piao Ying and Xun Yun in the horse carriage.

  I didn't let anyone know about this trip, not even my parents, they might have thought I was still in the Third Prince's residence, resting and taking care of my pregnancy, without letting anyone disturb me.

  So the entourage equipment for this trip, judging from its appearance, is extremely simple. He may be worried that Piao Ying's temperament can't withstand things, so he arranged Xun Yun by my side. Xun Yun has always been steady and stable in doing things, and many things have indeed relied on her careful attention and care along the way.

  At this moment, she took out her veil and put it on me, then gently pulled open the carriage curtains.

  Shu Ying first jumped down from the horse carriage, then carefully stretched out her hand to help me down. I looked up and couldn't help but pause in surprise.

  I walked all the way according to the direction in my memory, and indeed, it was the entrance of Evil Doctor Valley in front of me.

  However, the profound array that Su Xiu had personally set up to isolate herself from the world could no longer be found in her memories.

  Still, there is a strange formation sealing the entrance, but it's actually the simplest one. Anyone who has a slight understanding of it won't get trapped. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed this was what he had arranged.

  Suppressing the doubts in my heart, I recited the incantation and led everyone into the formation. At first, we were still cautious, worried that there might be hidden mechanisms within the formation. But there weren't, and we didn't have to exert too much effort before easily passing through and standing at the boundary of the Evil Doctor Valley.

  When that dense sea of peach blossoms reappeared before my eyes, the worries and doubts in my heart were slightly alleviated.

  Looking around, the pavilions and kiosks were still there, but now they were surrounded by intricate arrays. He had actually moved the originally external Mysterious Mechanism into the valley itself.

  After a brief sense of relief, what followed was an even deeper puzzlement. If he still didn't intend to let people enter at will, why not just keep all the noise outside the valley where it couldn't be seen or heard? Why allow outsiders to enter the valley but refuse to let them delve deeper - what was the point of this?

  Lost in thought, she suddenly heard a faint rustling sound and a woman's icy mocking words behind her: "I thought it was someone else, but it turned out to be the current third princess, what a rare guest!" (Recalling the shocking scene in the harem)

  Still remember the shocking swan's reflection (harem)