The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

"They left the capital safely." This was the news that Luo Chen asked his sister to bring back to Xu Rongrong.

This means that no matter what happens in the capital, the Nanjiang brothers and sisters will not become a hindrance to Mu Rong and Xu Rongrong at this moment.

"Got it." Xu Rongrong nodded.

These days, she often likes to stay in the tea room alone.

The weather was getting colder in late autumn, but being surrounded by the fragrance of tea always made her feel inexplicably safe and peaceful.

Luo Shu found a mesh cover from the kitchen and put it on the stove to roast some oranges and longans. There was a crackling sound from time to time, but Xu Rongrong did not find it noisy. Instead, she felt a hint of the smell of fireworks.

"Young lady seems to have returned to a year ago these days." Luo Shu sat on the steps under the eaves, peeling a juicy orange. She bit off a slice and looked up at Wen Yao. "Last year around the Chinese Valentine's Day banquet, Young lady was just like this now, sitting alone in the room for a whole day."

Wen Yao sighed, "Last year, the young lady was troubled by the affairs of the mansion... Now, she has to worry about the current situation of the world with the Marquis. This road is more difficult and dangerous than before."

Wen Yao and Luo Shu had no idea what the Marquis and the eldest lady were planning.

But Miss Wai was rescued from the palace, so this matter must be related to the palace.

What's more... the Marquis's Mansion seems to be peaceful now, but Xinghui Hall is constantly dispatching people day and night. The Marquis rarely returns to the Mansion these days, and once he returns, he goes straight into the study and doesn't come out.

Mu Yi and Mu Ai were so busy that they had no time to rest, always giving people a feeling that a storm was about to come.

……

Three days later, something not too big happened in Prince Ning's mansion.

The four midwives that were hired by the palace for Princess Ning's delivery all fell ill for unknown reasons.

This incident happened so suddenly that when the news reached the palace, the paperweight in the emperor's study was smashed to pieces.

"Father, please calm down..." Prince Ning said hastily, "It's not a big deal. I have already ordered people to look for experienced midwives."

"They are all a bunch of useless people! Sister Yin is about to give birth, and these people... these people are so weak!" The emperor was so angry that his head was pounding. "Someone, go to Prince Ning's mansion and bring back those four useless people! Send the imperial physician to see what emergency these useless people have!"

"Yes." The guards standing outside the imperial study responded quickly.

"Thank you, father, for making the decision for me." Prince Ning thanked him, but there was no emotion in his lowered eyes.

"I will order the Imperial Hospital to find a few maids to take you back." The emperor calmed down his anger a little.

"My son, I thank my father."

"You and I don't have to be like this, father and son. I don't have a grandson yet, and I've been looking forward to this child for a long time. How can I not understand your feelings at the moment? But giving birth is dangerous, so you don't have to be too nervous. The more you worry, the more Sister Yin will be worried."

"My son, please remember your father's teachings."

"You go back first. When the Imperial Hospital finds a midwife, I will have someone send her over."

As he spoke, the emperor showed a hint of fatigue.

Upon seeing this, Prince Ning said a few words like "Father, take care and don't overwork yourself" and then left.

After he left, the study fell into silence.

The emperor felt tired all over. He stood up and took out a golden box from the secret compartment in the imperial study.

After opening it, there were five dark red pills inside. Upon closer inspection, one could almost smell a hint of blood.

The emperor took out one and put it in his mouth...

……

At night, the imperial study was brightly lit.

A secret guard was kneeling in front of the emperor's desk.

"Have you found out the truth?" the emperor said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, after only two rounds of punishment, Madam Wu confessed." The secret guard replied.

"Madame Wu? Haha... I have raised someone for such a long time, but she couldn't even survive two rounds of punishment?" The emperor snorted coldly, "What did she say?"

"Princess Ning's fetus is in an abnormal position, and it is still in a transverse position even though it is about to be in the wrong position... Nanny Wu originally wanted to use some means to correct the fetus in the princess's belly, but Prince Ning was afraid that the princess would suffer and would not agree no matter what! Nanny Wu was worried that if something went wrong during the birth of the princess, Prince Ning would let her pay with her own life, so she put drugs in her own food to create the illusion of an emergency."

"She was just worried that if she was the only one to fall ill, His Majesty would notice something was wrong, so she gave the other three maids the medicine as well."

After the secret guard finished speaking, the emperor laughed in anger: "Fool! This idiot who can't do anything good but always makes trouble."

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Is the child in Princess Ning's belly really so dangerous?" The emperor lowered his voice.

"I asked four midwives, and they all said the same thing."

"In that case... when Princess Ning has a difficult delivery, pass on my instructions, saying that I know the love between Prince Ning and his wife is deep, and if something unexpected happens, the child will be aborted and the mother will be kept! Say that they are still young and they can still have children." The emperor finished speaking, narrowing his eyes, "Then let the imperial physician consider the medication, and remember... don't make any more mistakes."

The secret guard responded: "I understand. I will arrange it right away."

As long as there were no children, they could silence the voices of those who strongly recommended the establishment of a crown prince. As for the future... the Imperial Hospital had medicine that would make it impossible for the Ning Wang Mansion to have children.

"It may be too late to train a new midwife. Let the Imperial Hospital find a few reliable people to send over."

"Yes."

After the emperor arranged everything, he sighed.

"It's a sin... It's all a sin! But for the sake of the people of the world, I have no choice but to do this."

……

When the entire capital city fell into a deep sleep, Mu Rong returned to Xinghui Hall covered in dew.

The room was empty, but the teahouse next door was ablaze with lights.

Mu Rong pushed the door open and walked in. Xu Rongrong was leaning on the small couch with her chin in her hand, holding a book in her hands.

Awakened by the sudden noise, Xu Rongrong straightened up and was shocked to realize that she had fallen asleep without realizing it.

Mu Rong, dressed in night clothes, walked closer and closer until he sat down beside the couch.

She looked up at him and whispered, "You're back."

The voice was soft and a little hoarse, like a woman who had been waiting for her husband to return home early, and was exhausted in the silent night, guarding the bright lamp alone.

Mu Rong's mouth curled up unconsciously: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No." Xu Rongrong stood up and went to the tea stove to pour him a cup of tea, "My Lord, please warm yourself up."

There was a hint of black on his lips that she had never seen before.

He had never been so afraid of the cold in the past.

Mu Rong took the teacup, but did not let her leave. He held the girl's slender waist and let her sit on his lap.

"Don't." Xu Rongrong wanted to get up feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Don't move." Mu Rong put his arm around her waist and rested his head between her chest and abdomen. "Holding Rongrong like this is warmer than drinking hot tea."