Mei Ji said something right: if Fei Yuan really planned to kick her away after the child was born, she didn't need to waste any more thought on him.
Once she gave birth to this child, she should go find her next target.
But human nature is cheap, and Sang Luo was still somewhat unwilling to give up, wanting to confirm Fei Yuan's true intentions.
She released her mental power.
… …
On the other side of the palace.
Fei Yuan finished his official duties and walked out of the study. Seeing Mei Ji waiting outside the door, he paused, "Le Xia."
This was the first time Sang Luo heard Fei Yuan call someone in such a calm and gentle voice. Whether he called her name or Si Ye, his voice always carried a hint of casualness, as if he were teasing a beloved little pet.
Her heart sank little by little.
"It's been a long time since I heard Your Majesty call me by this name. It feels like yesterday," Le Xia said as she stepped forward with a box of tonics.
Her clear, soft, and beautiful eyes gazed at Fei Yuan.
It was both a congratulation and a regret, "I heard that Your Majesty's health has improved and that you have offspring. That's wonderful…"
Fei Yuan stared straight at her without speaking, as if he was considering how to explain this matter to his beloved female.
Le Xia slowly walked up to him and placed a slender jade hand on his chest, slowly moving it downwards, "Your concubine has always longed to give birth to a little phoenix for Your Majesty."
As she hooked his belt, Fei Yuan grabbed her hand with his large hand, a charming smile appearing on his lips, "What is Le Xia trying to do?"
"Your Majesty~" Le Xia glanced at him coquettishly, then lightly brushed against his lower body, her face flushed with shame, "Now that Your Majesty's health has improved, can we…"
"Hmm? Can we what?"
"Your Majesty is deliberately teasing me! We haven't been together in a long time, and Your Majesty has become distant from me."
"This emperor has other matters to attend to tonight, so I'm afraid I can't fulfill your wishes," Fei Yuan said as he released her hand and turned to leave.
Le Xia hurriedly hugged him tightly from behind, pleading softly, "Your Majesty, please accompany me one last time for the sake of our past affection…"
She whispered something in his ear, Fei Yuan's breathing suddenly deepened, and he turned around, picked her up in his arms, and strode towards the Yangxin Hall.
The wooden box fell to the ground, cracking open.
Sang Luo withdrew her mental power, her face expressionless. Was she angry? She didn't have any deep affection for Fei Yuan, but she was somewhat disappointed.
Fei Yuan didn't return all night.
It wasn't until midnight that a servant came to deliver a message, "His Majesty will not be coming tonight. This is the tonic he asked this servant to bring, so that the esteemed female can rest well and nourish the fetus."
"Okay, I understand."
The servant saw her finish the medicine and retreated with the medicine bowl.
Sang Luo could taste that this bowl of tonic was not personally brewed by Fei Yuan, but by a servant. The heat was not well controlled, and the medicinal effect was a little worse than usual.
She touched her belly and sighed softly, "The babies aren't even born yet, and this father beast isn't very responsible… Mother can be considered to have misjudged. But it's okay, you have other good daddies besides him."
Since Fei Yuan couldn't wholeheartedly take on the responsibility of a father beast, Sang Luo didn't need to stay in the Phoenix Palace to await childbirth.
She returned to the Marquis's residence.
Little Zhenzhen had returned and was sound asleep in the side room. It seemed that she was too tired from killing magical beasts in the past few days, and Si Ye had sent her back midway.
As for Si Ye… he probably wouldn't return to the central region until after she gave birth.
【A Ye, I've returned to the Marquis's residence.】
After sending him a message, she shielded her divine sense, took out a jar of peach blossom wine from her space, sat in the small pavilion, and sipped two cups under the moonlight.
Soon, she felt a little tipsy.
Just as Sang Luo was about to finish half a jar of wine, a slender and beautiful palm snatched the wine jar from her hand, "Luo Luo!"
Sang Luo blinked and looked up, seeing Si Ye, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Bathed in the moonlight behind him, his face had lost some of the youthful immaturity he had when they first met, and he was more mature and steady. He could now be described as a man.
His face was slightly red, he was panting lightly, and he hadn't had time to change his robe, which had been torn by magical beasts. He looked a bit disheveled, but even more dashing and unrestrained.
Si Ye drank the remaining wine in one gulp, quenching his thirst from the journey, and carried her back to the room.
Sang Luo curled up in his arms.
Seeing her listless, Si Ye asked softly, "What's wrong, Luo Luo? Are you in a bad mood?"
"No, I'm just a little sleepy."
"Can't I tell if you're angry?" Si Ye said coldly, "Who made you angry? Tell me, I'll go beat him up and vent your anger!"
Sang Luo wrapped her arms around his broad, straight shoulders and back, burying her face in his chest. She originally didn't want to tell him what happened in the Phoenix Palace, but after Si Ye's repeated "strict interrogations," she confessed everything.
"That bastard Fei Yuan! You're carrying his child, and he dares to mess around like this? No, I'm going to find him now!" Si Ye was extremely angry and was about to break into the Phoenix Palace that night.
"… Don't go find him," Sang Luo grabbed his hand. "He's busy being lovey-dovey with his favorite concubine right now, so don't disturb his good time."
Seeing her like this, Si Ye felt even more sorry for her, "Hmph, what did I say? I told you a long time ago that Fei Yuan isn't a good person. He's not as self-disciplined as I am! Your actions have entrusted yourself to the wrong person."
Sang Luo couldn't help but laugh when she heard him put Fei Yuan down and praise himself. She shook her head and smiled, "Do you remember what I told you before? I don't like Fei Yuan, I just want his child."
"We are just a mutually beneficial transaction, and it has never changed from beginning to end."
"…"
One was a childbearing tool who met by chance, and the other was a loyal first love who accompanied him for hundreds of years. Anyone with eyes would know how Fei Yuan would choose.
If he really chose to follow her, he would be a truly ungrateful person.
"I'm not angry that he would find other females, but I'm still pregnant, and he's in a hurry to run off with another female to have another child, which makes me feel that this person is not worthy of entrusting the child to."
Sang Luo looked at Si Ye seriously again, "Not just Fei Yuan, but also you and the others, I have never asked you to stay by my side. If one day you have another female you like and want to leave, I won't try to keep you, and I won't use the child to threaten you…"
Si Ye hugged her tightly and lowered his head to kiss her lips. After a long time, he let go and said in a low voice, "Luo Luo, I'm different from him. I'm yours for the rest of my life, and I'll only have you as a partner."
As he said that, he gritted his teeth in anger again, "Even if it's a transaction, you're still carrying his child in your belly. He should take care of you wholeheartedly during your pregnancy, but he's sneaking around with other females. He's really a degenerate male, hmph! I'm going to break off relations with him now!"
Sang Luo chuckled, "There's no need. I don't want to break off the relationship between you two close uncles because of me."
Her slender fingers ran through his fiery red hair, "Hmm? Has your hair grown a bit longer than before?"
"You like long hair more, so I haven't cut it these days. I want to keep the Phoenix hair longer too."
"No need~ I like you no matter what. Red short hair is also very beautiful and unique."
"Okay, then I'll cut it short again." Si Ye kissed her face, noticed that she was a little sleepy, and gently placed her on the bed, "You go to sleep first."
