The harem is a place where gossip can't be hidden, and the big action of Concubine Jin the night before shocked many people, but only a day later, the rumors of the extraordinary relationship between Bai Qige and the prince spread to every corner of the palace of Yaoguo, and even Concubine Jing who stayed at home also knew.

The relationship between Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing has always been a knot in Concubine Jing's heart, and when she heard that the rumors had noses and eyes, she naturally couldn't help muttering, and she was also a little suspicious of Bai Qige. As soon as Yi Chenjing returned to the dust room after dawn, he was pulled and asked questions, annoying him so much that he didn't want to speak, and turned around and left the dust room after locking Su Rao in the firewood room.

Every time Bai Qige's name fell into his ears, his heart sank.

The task of thorough investigation was handed over to the queen, and there was no news for three days, and Su Jinyan's figure still appeared around from time to time, Yi Chenjing could only resist the urge to see Bai Qige, and nested in the imperial study for three days, and then, the news that made everyone unbelievable was like thunder on the ground, and it exploded on the palace of Yaoguo.

The seventh prince and princess are pregnant.

The eunuch guarding the door in the palace listened to Bai Qige retching several times, and his face was very poor, so he invited the imperial doctor to forcibly check the pulse for the sake of safety, but unexpectedly found that Bai Qige was pregnant with Liujia and had been pregnant for nearly three months. The news quickly reached the ears of Emperor Yao, then to the dust Xuan, and then to the entire palace, Concubine Jing was both surprised and worried, and there were many discussions in the palace from top to bottom, but Yi Chenjing was expressionless, as if this news had nothing to do with him.

Pushing open the door and looking up at the blue sky, it was rare for the sun to shine, but Yi Chenjing's mood was unprecedentedly lost, because this day could be said to be the most difficult day for him to survive.

There is a red maple forest on the north side of the palace, which was rewarded by Emperor Yao as a birthday gift in the first year of Yi Chenjing's return to Yaoguo, and he will come here once a year, and only this time, a fixed day. Riding a horse through the forest of dead branches, when he reached his destination deep in the forest, he found a simple figure standing there, shivering in the cold wind.

"Su Yan? Why are you here? Turning over and dismounting, Yi Chenjing just wanted to reach out and dust off a few snowflakes on Su Yan's shoulder, suddenly remembering what Bai Qige had said to him, his palm stayed in the air for a moment and then retracted to his side.

Su Yan didn't seem to notice the hesitation in his eyes, and his faint smile was still as warm as spring: "Your Highness comes to the Red Maple Forest every year on this day, I'll just come to clean it up first, and bring some wine by the way." Standing in the wind for too long is susceptible to wind chill, drink some wine to warm up, it can be better. ”

Yi Chenjing looked behind her, a lonely tombstone was wiped clean, and there was a pot of wine and two glasses in front of it.

Under the tombstone is a well-dressed mound, which looks half-new and not old, and there is no decoration on the surface of the stele, only a few desolate and strong characters carved by the sword blade are particularly eye-catching, and the tomb of the beloved wife is red.

Today is the death day of Hongxuan.

"Thank you." With a vague expression of thanks between his lips and teeth, Yi Chenjing squatted in front of the tombstone and poured a glass of wine and drank it all. The cold wine rolled down and turned into a blazing fire, burning his internal organs as if they were bursting, Qingjun's face showed a painful color, and the palms and bones of the hands touching the tombstone were pale.

"Your Highness's infatuation with Princess Hongxuan is understandable, but you also have to take care of yourself. Su Yan is incompetent, and he can't solve problems for His Royal Highness, so he can only do some trivial things to seek peace of mind. Squatting next to Yi Chenjing to fill the wine glass, Su Yan tilted her head slightly, her eyes were soft and pure, "Sister Qige has been grounded in the Wanghua Palace for three days, and Her Highness doesn't want to save her anymore, I'm afraid her heart is really cold." It's not easy to get to today, she has suffered too much, suffered too many crimes, and the prince is obviously innocent but will be framed. ”

Yi Chenjing lifted the wine glass and knocked lightly on the tombstone, his eyes lingered on the word "red silk" on the monument and he was unwilling to move away, and his voice was hoarse and low: "She is much stronger than you, she will not seek death easily, and now that she has a child, it is impossible to give up easily." ”

"Everyone doubts whose flesh and blood she has in her womb, but I believe that Sister Qige will not do such a trivial thing, and this child must be the flesh and blood of His Highness. I just don't know ......" Su Yan said half of his words, and the second half of the sentence didn't say it after plucking up his courage for a long time.

Even if she didn't say it, Yi Chenjing knew what she was going to ask.

"If I let her give birth, I will have to leave the palace."

Su Yan was silent. She didn't tell Bai Qige that in Da Yao, except for the crown prince, the prince who was not crowned the king could not continue to stay in the palace after having an heir, and he had to be crowned as the prince, and left the imperial capital after accepting the fief. Concubine Jing is a concubine of Emperor Yao after all, destined to die in the palace, Yi Chenjing is a filial son, let him leave Concubine Jing's safety no matter what he does outside the palace, of course the prince can't accept it, so whether the child in Bai Qige's belly should be left or not, no one knows in his heart.

The same problem is more involved in Yi Chenjing's view. On the other hand, the fifth prince Yi Chenxuan has no heirs and has not been crowned king, so if he can stay in the palace, he will inevitably have more convenience than him, who has left the palace, and it will be even more difficult to compete with him and plan for the throne. In addition, there is a reason that no one knows - he doesn't want to marry any woman, let alone any woman who gives birth to his flesh and blood, obviously promised that Hongxuan will only have one wife in this life, if Bai Qige gives birth to a child, he will meet again in Huangquanxia, what face will he face Hongxuan?

The oath cannot be violated, the promise cannot be changed, he wants to love Hong Xuansheng for the rest of his life, Bai Qige is a ......

Bai Qige, what is it?

What is it that makes him hate a woman, a woman who surprises him, a woman who appreciates and favors, a woman who wants to stay by his side, and can't help but want to protect a distressed woman?

Silence was like stagnant water, Su Yan sighed silently, picked up another cup and poured wine for himself, choking on the spicy liquid across his lips and tongue, for some reason there was a trace of bitterness.

"Does Your Highness still remember the appearance of Princess Hongxuan?"

Yi Chenjing smiled lonely: "Naturally, I remember that Princess Yuerong, whom Zhaoguo is proud of, how many men love her object." ”

"What about the words and deeds of Princess Hongxi? What about being with Your Highness? Does Your Highness remember it so clearly? ”

"I ......" opened his mouth to answer, but Yi Chenjing suddenly found that the red silk in his mind was not as clear as he imagined, remembering many of her words and deeds, but they were all ordinary people, not special; I remember what happened with her, and in retrospect, I didn't feel as strong as before, and even, thinking about the appearance of the red silk, it was a little hazy.

The sudden panic occupied his heart, Yi Chenjing was in a hurry, and even gasping for breath was trembling. He couldn't believe that the woman he once loved so much had become so difficult to remember without realizing it, what about his promise? What about his infatuation? What about his undying death? Why is even that heartache so real and clear? Why, the person who appeared in his memory the most was no longer Hong Xuan, but Bai Qige?

A smile, a word, a turn and a look back, engraved in the bottom of the heart, and what can not be forgotten is her.

When the time was ripe, looking at Yi Chenjing, who looked painful and dazed, it was better to feel distressed. Su Yan smiled and said softly like water: "Your Highness loves Sister Qige, doesn't you?" ”

"It's not...... No! Punching the tombstone hard, Yi Chenjing closed his eyes in pain, but still couldn't dispel the faint but strong figure in his mind, "In this life and this life, I only love Hongxuan alone, Bai Qige...... I'm just using her ......"

Is it really just to take advantage of her? Seeing that she was entangled with Yi Chenxuan, why was she angry when she found out that she was hiding her pregnancy?

Taking a deep breath, Yi Chenjing was surprised by his gaffe, smiled bitterly, and his eyes were a little scattered: "Let me be quiet." ”

Su Yan put down the wine glass and stood up, stepped on the damp and dead leaves and walked back the same way, walked more than a dozen steps and stopped hesitantly, and the soft voice didn't know if Yi Chenjing heard it.

"Some obsessions are just paranoia about losing things, and they don't realize until the really precious things disappear again, and what they once clinged to is not so important."

The footsteps faded away, and Yi Chenjing sat on the ground dejectedly, leaning against the cold tombstone on his shoulder, and there was a gloom in front of him.

"Hongxuan, if I fail you, will you blame me?"

In the twilight, the red clouds on the horizon were stacked, and the two old eunuchs in the depressed and lonely Wanghua Palace leaned in front of the door and dozed off one by one, not noticing that a bamboo tube the thickness of a thumb rolled to the feet, and a few wisps of white smoke drifted away, and after a while, the two of them slid down the door panel little by little, until they lay down on the ground and snored like thunder.

A figure climbed over the courtyard wall and broke in, approaching the room silently, and listening close to the door, where there was the occasional sound of turning the pages of a book.

Inside the house, Bai Qige looked boredly at the scrolls of books that advertised the three obedience and four virtues, these were all sent by the queen, and their intentions were self-evident. However, Emperor Yao was more humane, and after learning the news of her pregnancy, he asked Gonggong Tao to bring a lot of tonic fruits, and also hinted that she should not worry, and the matter would be clarified soon. In fact, Bai Qige was not worried about that incident, Emperor Yao's attitude was obvious, as long as there was no credible human and physical evidence, it would never be determined that she had an affair with the prince, but the discovery of her pregnancy made her a little worried.

I wanted to tell Yi Chenjing in person afterwards, who knew that it would be discovered so soon and spread in this situation, she couldn't predict how Yi Chenjing would react, was she forced to accept the arrival of this child helplessly, or did she not care about killing her unborn biological flesh and blood like Yi Chenxuan did to Mrs. Qi?

In any case, she has to do her best to protect the child in her womb, not only because she is a mother, but also because she does not want another poor life in the world abandoned by her parents, but also because this is Yi Chenjing's blood and bones.

He won't give her the slightest pity and love, only this child is the closest connection between the two, no matter what Yi Chenjing thinks in his heart, when Bai Qige found out that he was already emotional, he had already decided to do something, and he was ready to fall into the abyss of love.

Love is love to the end, her character is like this, dare to love and hate, and will never deceive herself.

There was a soft knock on the door, Bai Qige, who was in a trance, looked up in surprise, and a cold man stepped into the room and threw something over casually. Subconsciously caught the thing and looked at it, it was a vermilion porcelain vase the size of a half-palm, with a thin neck and a broad belly, frowning slightly, and Bai Qige raised his eyebrows.

"Su Jinyan, what are you doing?"

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