The little prince or princess in the womb?

Zhao Yan, is she pregnant?

She is already pregnant with Gu Xu's child?

When did this happen?

Shi Xiaohan only felt that his mind was in chaos.

At this moment, her mood was like participating in a fierce race, and she thought that she had tried her best to catch up with her opponent, but unexpectedly, the opponent was already far ahead, throwing her away for a whole lap.

In a trance, the small spoon she had just picked up in her hand accidentally slipped and fell into the fish fillet porridge in front of her, and quickly sank to the bottom of the bowl.

"Sister Xiaohan?" Zhao Yan noticed her absent-minded appearance and called softly.

Although Zhao Yan didn't say it explicitly, Shi Xiaohan knew that the culprit who "leaked her whereabouts" to the Great Qi court was her father.

Although he was only guarded by a few ordinary mortal soldiers and monks of the First Realm, for Shi Lei, he could easily subdue them with just a few spells.

Shi Xiaohan nodded and replied honestly: "I heard him say that you saved him at the critical moment when he was outnumbered and took him to escape to the territory of Dayan. ”

"Ah, thank you, Sister Zhao, I'm really sorry, I was so surprised just now, I was distracted......" She reached out to catch the spoon hanging in the air, and said in some incoherent words.

"From today onwards, all the pill workshops under your family's name are owned by the imperial court.

Zhao Yan said a few words, and when he heard it, Xiaohan's heart fluctuated, and he had mixed tastes.

"In the past, the Great Qi Imperial Court had the final say.

"Sister Zhao, your cultivation is profound, your strength is strong, and you will definitely be able to protect him better than me.

"It's fine." Zhao Yan smiled slightly, and said lightly.

Looking back, Shi Xiaohan asked herself, even if she could turn back time, she should still be in a dilemma between her family and her lover. What's more, she knew that her strength was insufficient, and if she fled with Gu Xu, she was afraid that she would become a burden to him.

She paused, then stroked her flat lower abdomen with one hand, and whispered to herself: "I don't know if this child can inherit half of his father's cultivation talent in the future......

However, it is precisely because of Shi Xiaohan's unreserved sincerity that Zhao Yan has a hunch that she will inevitably become an extremely tricky and difficult "opponent" in the future.

As the words fell, he waved his hand, motioned for the attendants to follow, and then turned to leave.

The spoon was as clean as ever, and it was not contaminated with a trace of porridge.

Shi Lei was silent for a moment, tidied up his clothes, knelt down and kowtowed again: "The guilty minister thanked Your Majesty Longen!" ”

This person wears a leather jacket decorated with jade and gold, and wears a black embroidered dragon pattern swallow ben crown dress, looking full of spirit and awe-inspiring bearing.

"Among the dowry gifts, the bride price, the wedding cake, the three animals, the post box, etc. are all available. I hope to use this to make a good fortune for the rest of our lives. ”

"However, you are Xiao Han's father, her closest elder relative in the world. If I kill you, I'm going to make her sad and miserable.

He sometimes couldn't help but wonder if he had mustered up the courage to keep the marriage contract; or let go and let her daughter follow Gu Xu; Or resolutely lead the entire family to join Gu Xu's rebellion, then now, the position of queen of the new dynasty may already belong to his daughter, and the Jiaodong Shi family will also become a famous family in the country.

But in a blink of an eye, he thought of the saying again-

After a short hesitation, she gently waved her sleeves, took out a delicate and small steamer from the space magic weapon, held it carefully, and trotted to Zhao Yan.

"No need, you better give it to Gu Xu personally," Zhao Yan sighed lightly and responded, "Now, I don't have the ability to protect him, I can only pray that he can ask for more blessings......"

Shi Lei caught a glimpse of the man's face, immediately lowered his head to avoid his gaze, and then knelt down on his knees respectfully, kowtowed, and said:

Zhao Yan frowned slightly.

He immediately turned his head away.

"In my opinion, the validity of this marriage contract depends on whether someone is willing to recognize it.

Seeing the dust on Shi Lei's forehead and hearing his words of earnest intercession for his daughter, Gu Xu sighed lightly and said, "Get up...... Father-in-law. ”

Han Shunxi, the eunuch who was waiting at the door, immediately understood, led a group of attendants, and walked into the courtyard carrying several heavy boxes. They quickly placed the boxes on the ground in an orderly manner, waiting for instructions on the next step.

With the divine sense of the Fourth Realm cultivator, Shi Lei could keenly perceive that his mansion had been closely guarded by the Xia army.

What's more, letting his palm pearl follow a down-and-out teenager who is wanted by the whole country, suffering hardships, and even facing life and death crises several times, this is simply something he can't imagine.

"But now Daxia is up to me. As long as I am sure that this marriage contract is still valid, then no one can stop the marriage between me and Xiao Han. ”

"When I arrived, he had been hit in the back by a meteor hammer with an iron nail embedded in it, and his flesh was blurred; He was stabbed in the left shoulder by a poison-stained pocket arrow, and his body was paralyzed and unable to move.

"In this steamer, it is the dumplings that Senior Sister Chang Xiao of the Sword Pavilion taught me to make. Originally, I planned to give it to Gu Xu, because dumplings symbolize fortune and treasure, and Gu Xu likes money very much...... Now, I want to give it to you.

Because he knew that these guards represented the face and majesty of the young man who almost became his son-in-law.

"Wealth and danger are sought".

Hearing his words, Gu Xu smiled, and as soon as his mind moved, he took out a bright red piece of paper from the "Xianyunju" and gently unfolded it for Shi Lei to see.

He said as he waved his hand out the door.

Ever since Gu Xu conquered Luojing, he has been living in a simple place, living in this courtyard. Every day, he wandered and paced in the shade of the trees, his heart restless and difficult to calm down.

With his character of being conservative and seeking stability and loving his daughter deeply, how could he pin the safety of the entire family on a young man who only had the fourth realm when Emperor Tianxing's power was in full swing?

"At that time, the matchmaker wrote down the marriage contract, in duplicate, one for you, and one for me." He explained, "Your share was burned, but mine is still intact.

He had absolutely no guts to provoke.

Shi Lei was still immersed in consternation, and stammered: "But ...... However, the marriage contract was ......"

"Emperor, you ......"

"And Zhu Qiuyi, the chief soldier of Hedong in the sixth realm, is holding a halberd in his hand, pointing it directly at his throat."

She couldn't help but have a sour nose and tears sparkling with her eyes.

He wants to call me that!

Before Shi Lei came back to his senses, Gu Xu continued: "I came here today to give a new dowry gift. ”

Seeing that the man was still standing in place and did not respond for a long time, Shi Lei was worried in his heart, and continued to say respectfully: "Emperor, when you revealed your information to the Great Qi Imperial Court, it was really a criminal minister.

Occasionally, Shi Lei would casually walk into the house, staring vacantly at the roaring stove. In his mind, the wedding letter that gradually turned to ashes in the flames, and the dowry that faded with the flames, kept playing back like a marquee, making his heart heavier and heavier.

Zhao Yan sighed silently: This girl is really too simple, without the slightest city government and scheming.

Just when Shi Lei was wandering anxiously, there was a sudden "squeak", and the gate of the courtyard slowly and automatically opened to both sides.

"Sister Zhao, thank you really very much for saving him," Shi Xiaohan's words looked a little clumsy, "It was my bad job at the beginning, I couldn't stop my father and put him in danger." If you hadn't come to my rescue, I might never have seen him again......

Shi Lei couldn't believe his eyes when he saw this rather generous dowry.

"This has undoubtedly led to a huge waste of resources - the pills you produce are misappropriated by those in charge for their own benefit, and cannot be delivered to those who really need them in time.

Luo Jing, the mansion of the Shi family.

"By the way, did Gu Xu tell you about his experience on the way to escape?" Zhao Yan took a sip of fish fillet porridge and asked while savoring it.

It's just that the past is irretrievable.

Among the dowry gifts was an elaborate cage containing a pair of geese.

"I gave these dowry gifts for Xiao Han," Gu Xu interrupted him and said calmly, "Last night, I had already brought her from the Sword Pavilion to the palace and married her. From now on, she will be my daughter-in-law.

Obviously, the girl's dumpling-making skills are really flattering.

An indescribable shock swelled up in Shi Lei's heart, and when he got up, he felt that his whole body was trembling slightly.

Before Shi Xiaohan finished speaking, his eyes were already red, and crystal tears slipped down quietly, like dew in the morning.

It is a spacious courtyard house with tall walls made of blue-gray masonry.

A familiar and unfamiliar young figure stepped over the threshold and walked straight towards him.

…………

The trees in the courtyard grow tall and luxuriant, and the branches and foliage shade the sky and the sun, so that the whole courtyard is shrouded in shadow.

She couldn't help but ponder, if her father hadn't broken the marriage contract between her and Gu Xu, or if she had the courage to resolutely embark on the road of escape with Gu Xu, then she might be the one who is pregnant with the child now.

Only then did Shi Xiaohan come back to his senses.

Some have thick skin and little filling, and look like a flat stone; Some have thin skin and many fillings, as if they will crack at a slight touch; Others are very irregular in shape, like pinched buns, or fennel that has been stepped on......

"The guilty is willing to accept any punishment from the emperor, even if it is at the cost of his life. It's just that the criminal minister implored the emperor not to be angry with Xiao Han, she didn't know anything about this matter, and she was innocent......"

But Shi Lei didn't dare to act rashly.

"You might think it's just a trivial matter.

As Zhao Yan's heart moved, a stream of true yuan quietly condensed, turned into an invisible hand, gently holding the spoon, and slowly rose from the hot porridge.

"I hope she can be a carefree, happy and happy woman like she did in Yishui in the past."

Father-in-law!

At this moment, Shi Xiaohan noticed that Zhao Yan's eyes showed a loving, gentle and expectant look, as if her eyes had traveled through a long time and space, and she saw the child who would hold her hand tightly in the future and call her "mother" in a childish voice.

"It seems that in front of you, he didn't elaborate on his original experience," Zhao Yan continued in a calm tone, "A few months ago, Gu Xu fled to Jingcheng in Taihang Mountain, and because his whereabouts were leaked, the Great Qi Imperial Court sent a group of monks from the Fifth and Sixth Realms to hunt him down.

"I don't want to see her suffer like this again.

"Sinner Shi Lei, knock on the emperor!"

On the one hand, he couldn't help but sigh at the deep affection of this young man. Even though he is about to ascend to the supreme position of the Great Wilderness now, he still remembers his lover in the poor and humble time in the past.

She seemed to have witnessed Gu Xu's thrilling encounter with her own eyes, and every scar he suffered pierced her heart like a knife.

Shi Lei took a deep breath, and his heart was mixed.

"The stewards under you, tampering with the ledgers, enriching themselves, slacking off on their work, and you have been kept in the dark.

Shi Xiaohan's heart swelled with a sour feeling.

On the other hand, he was incredulous at Gu Xu's brilliant achievements today. Looking back on the past, he was also worried about whether Gu Xu would be able to advance to the fourth realm within a year. However, the world is unpredictable, Gu Xu not only became a strong saint, but also personally ended the rule of the Tianxing Emperor who whipped the world in the past.

"Emperor...... You really don't want to punish me? ”

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you first," Gu Xu waved his hand lightly and pulled him up from the ground with Zhenyuan, "I spare your life today, but it doesn't mean that this matter is over, you still have to pay for it."

"But in fact, behind this may mean that hundreds or thousands of ordinary cultivators were unable to enter the realm smoothly due to the lack of a vital elixir, and even suffered the erosion of yin qi during their cultivation, and finally went mad and lost their lives."

She gently lifted the lid of the steamer.

"I know that your Shi family is different from those Xiangyang Chen and Jinling Shen who wantonly oppressed the people and embezzled the people's fat and ointment. But you also have to admit that as the head of the family, you do lack sufficient skills, resulting in a lot of negligence in the management of your own property.

According to the ancient customs of the Great Wilderness, people often take the wild goose, the crown of birds and the spiritual object that symbolizes the "five constants", as a bride price, to imply that the combination of yin and yang between men and women conforms to the way of heaven.

"Before, I once told Gu Xu that I wanted to become a heroine with martial arts and protect him for the rest of my life...... But now, I'm afraid I'll never be able to do it......"

Speaking of this, Gu Xu paused slightly, and his tone softened slightly: "Zhangren, from today onwards, you will take this dowry and be a rich idler with peace of mind!" Your workshop, your daughter, I will take good care of you. ”

Zhao Yan saw that there were eight dumplings in the steamer with the fresh-keeping spell attached, and their shapes were strange and staggeringly ugly.

"Shi Qianhu," Gu Xu suddenly changed his address to him, "A few months ago, you almost killed me in Jingcheng. If it were someone else, I would definitely be a color to him.

In the past few months, she has been nervous, anxious, and in a dilemma, and she has lost a lot of weight.

However, when she met Shi Xiaohan's sincere and guilty eyes, she still couldn't help but feel a touch in her heart. She knew that although the dumplings in this steamer were ugly, they must have been made by Shi Xiaohan with a lot of time and energy, which was a very precious gift.

Shi Lei has not stepped out of the house for many days.

Shi Lei stood still, watching the young king walk out of the gate of the courtyard and drift away.

Beyond the gate, is the bustling and noisy city of Luojing. Girls wearing moths and snow willows walked through the streets in groups of threes and twos, laughing and laughing, and vendors selling rock sugar gourds shouted loudly on the roadside.

The autumn breeze is whining, the cooking smoke is curling, and the red flag of the new dynasty is particularly bright against the blue sky. (End of chapter)