Emperor's Grace

In the evening, He Huailing knocked on Zhu Yunjing's door again. Zhu Yunjing was still sitting on the bed in a daze. Seeing him coming in, she whispered, "I want to take a bath."

"it is good."

The servants brought in the heated hot water and poured buckets of hot water into the bathtub. Zhu Yunjing got up and looked at He Huailing indifferently: "Are you going to stay here?"

He Huailing's eyes moved down, and landed on the part of Zhu Yunjing's white neck that was half-covered and half exposed between the scattered hair, his eyes darkened, and he said: "I asked someone to prepare a meal and wait outside."

He Huailing didn't leave, but sat down in the outside room, his eyes fell on the hazy figure behind the screen, the emotion in his eyes was blurred by the heat from the teacup, and gradually sank into his eyes.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhu Yunjing's slightly hoarse voice came from inside: "Ask someone to wipe my back."

He Huailing's eyes darkened, he put down his teacup, stood up, and walked in.

Zhu Yunjing was lying on the edge of the bathtub with her eyes closed, her pale face finally turned red amid the steaming heat, her long hair was loosened and hung on her round shoulders, her delicate collarbone was looming in the water, it was obviously very fascinating Looking at the picture, He Huailing couldn't help but frowned.

He stepped forward, knelt down and called Zhu Yunjing softly: "Your Highness?"

Zhu Yunjing's drooping eyelids moved after a while, glanced at him, and closed them again sleepily.

He Huailing raised his hand to touch his forehead, but he didn't feel hot, it should just be tired.

"You wipe my back." Zhu Yunjing told him in a hoarse voice with her eyes closed. To Zhu Yunjing, it didn't make much difference whether the person who came to serve him was He Huailing or someone else.Knowing that He Huailing's thoughts were impure, he scolded and chased him away, but the other party had the cheek to insist on getting close to him, and he really had no energy to care about it.

Forget it, it's already like this, even if it's just surviving, it's better than dying.

He Huailing coughed lightly, squeezed the cloth towel, and carefully rubbed Zhu Yunjing's too thin shoulders.

Zhu Yunjing has suffered a lot during this period, but after more than ten years of being pampered and pampered, her delicate and fair skin is still dazzling.All kinds of things that happened in the Zhuangzi of Phoenix Mountain that day unexpectedly broke into He Huailing's mind again. The seductive obsequiousness of the young man when he was immersed in lust, the sweet moans and the soft body that fully bloomed under his body , everything made He Huailing unconsciously addicted to it every time he dreamed back at midnight.

I know I shouldn't, but I can't forget it.

Zhu Yunjing hissed lightly, pulling He Huailing's mind back, seeing Zhu Yunjing frowning tightly, curling up with his hands on his stomach, He Huailing supported his shoulders: "Your Highness?"

Zhu Yunjing gritted her teeth and said nothing more, big sweat slid down her forehead, not forgetting to give He Huailing a glance, He Huailing's hand slipped down and stuck to Zhu Yunjing's swollen belly.

Zhu Yunjing no longer had the strength to slap his hand away, and being touched by him so flesh to flesh, the thing in his stomach seemed to be a little more peaceful, Zhu Yunjing was itching with hatred, but He Huailing whispered inaudibly Laughed.

"He seems to be moving."

He Huailing sighed, with rare tenderness in his tone, Zhu Yunjing's teeth were sore when he heard it, and lightly said: "He has to do this a hundred and eighty times a day, just because he doesn't want to make it easier for me."

He Huailing lowered her eyes and smiled and murmured, "Is it so powerful in less than five months?"

Zhu Yunjing is angry.

He Huailing regretted that Zhu Yunjing had been ill before, but he had never considered such a possibility. He knew... but who would have thought that the high-ranking crown prince of a country would conceive as a man, although one of them The reason, most likely, was that he had done it himself.

The movement in her stomach gradually subsided, Zhu Yunjing closed her eyes again, He Huailing saw that the water was a little cold, and asked someone to bring in a few buckets of hot water, and continued to wipe Zhu Yunjing's back.

Seeing that Zhu Yunjing's brows still couldn't be relieved, He Huailing asked softly, "Is pregnancy... very hard?"

Zhu Yunjing answered him lazily: "It's not hard, you'll know if you're pregnant with one."

"If there are no such things, what are you going to do with this child?"

"What can I do?" Zhu Yunjing yawned, "After I'm born, I'll just find a biological mother to fool me, anyway, I won't miss him a bite of food."

He Huailing was speechless, perhaps Zhu Yunjing had shown mercy by not saying that she would be sent away or even strangled to death.

Zhu Yunjing said again: "It's a pity that his life is not good. Before he was born, he became a prisoner with me. I don't know if he beat me or I beat him."

Originally, even being a concubine of the East Palace had a bright future, but now even Zhu Yunjing doesn't want to think about the future, let alone this thing in his stomach.

After a moment of silence, He Huailing said in a deep voice, "He will be the eldest son of Dingyuanhoufu."

Doctor Cai had already told He Huailing privately that the child in Zhu Yunjing's womb was probably a boy, but to He Huailing, there was no difference between a boy and a girl, and his existence was enough to make He Huailing happy.

Zhu Yunjing suddenly opened his eyes, and looked at He Huailing suspiciously: "Young son of the Hou family? Did I hear you correctly? You cannot establish a son if you are not a direct descendant. How are you going to explain his origin to others, Lord Hou?"

He Huailing raised his hand to brush away a strand of hair hanging from Zhu Yunjing's temple: "He will be my only child, born of Mrs. Hou."

"Where did you come from, Mrs. Hou?"

He Huailing looked at him deeply: "His biological mother is."

Zhu Yunjing was taken aback for a moment, and looked away: "I don't know what it means."

He Huailing sighed lightly and did not continue.

After bathing and changing clothes, Zhu Yunjing relaxed all over.He Huailing asked him to sit down and wiped his wet hair.Zhu Yunjing was only wearing his underwear, with the neckline wide open. Standing behind him, He Huailing could see a section of his neck and collarbone when he lowered his head slightly. He Huailing pulled his long hair behind his head and carefully wiped it clean for him.

"Master Hou seldom does this job of serving people, it's hard for you."

It was obviously a thank you word, but it sounded like a sarcasm when it came out of Zhu Yunjing's mouth, He Huailing said lightly: "No problem."

Zhu Yunjing raised his head to look at him, seeing that He Huailing's expression was focused, which was also very fresh from this angle, his eyes rolled a few times, and suddenly said: "You did this kind of thing for Xu Shixian too?"

He Huailing: "...Your Highness, he and I are just close friends, that's all."

The corners of Zhu Yunjing's lips curled slightly, as if he had made good friends, it was just that he hadn't developed to that point, otherwise the Madam Hou Fu would have already had one.

He Huailing raised his hand and pressed his shoulder: "Sit down, don't move around."

After drying her hair, He Huailing ordered someone to pass on the meal, and it was placed outside. The dishes were very light, and Zhu Yunjing seemed to have no appetite: "I want to drink."

"No." He Huailing refused straight away. If he had known that Zhu Yunjing was pregnant, he would never have sent wine to the East Palace.

Zhu Yunjing said coldly: "You said before that you would respect me, is this what you call respect?"

"Your Highness, don't be self-willed. Even if you don't care about the one in your stomach, you should still care about yourself." He Huailing remained unmoved, saying that if you don't drink, you don't want to drink, and ordered someone to bring green plum juice, "Drink This one, it’s also an appetizer, but it doesn’t smell like wine.”

Zhu Yunjing stared at him for a moment, lowered her head, and ate her meal in silence.

He Huailing brought him some food, and didn't say much more.

After a long time, Zhu Yunjing suddenly raised her eyes: "You want me to be your Madam Hou?"

He Huailing looked at him: "If you need a new identity, this is the most convenient."

"Yes, but I have a condition. You help me kill Zhu Yunxun, everything is easy to talk about."

He Huailing: "..."

"Why? Not willing? Yes, he is your cousin after all."

He Huailing shook his head slightly: "I can't promise you."

Zhu Yunjing said: "Xu Shixian had an accident, you tried your best to help him reverse the case, I was framed by Zhu Yunxun so far, why didn't you help me? It's not good to be so generous."

"I will continue to help you investigate the witchcraft case and what happened in the cold palace, but killing people behind the scenes is not acceptable."

"What if I can't find out? Will Zhu Yunxun dare to do it and leave a clue easily? What if nothing can be found out? Do I have to admit that I am unlucky?"

He Huailing lowered his gaze: "Picture it slowly and save it for the future."

"Picture it slowly?" Zhu Yunjing sneered, "Where do I have a future? I'm already a dead person."

"You still have the Fifth Highness. On the day His Majesty ordered you to die, he kowtowed his head in order to intercede for you, and blood flowed all over his face. When you were buried, he was the only one who insisted on seeing you off for the last time."

Zhu Yunjing was stunned, and after a while, she lightly closed her eyes: "That's all."

He was just speaking out of anger. Assassinating the prince, especially the prince who is very likely to become the prince, is not so easy. If something happened to Zhu Yunxun, once He Huailing exposed him, he would not be able to escape, maybe he would. Even if Zhu Yunxuan was involved, he couldn't take the risk.

It was getting late after eating, Zhu Yunjing started yawning again and again, the more lethargic he became as his body got heavier, now he was freed from the trembling all of a sudden, he had no other hope, and he couldn't cheer up.

He Huailing asked someone to come in and light some incense for him. It was not the ambergris that Zhu Yunjing was used to, but a very light incense with the scent of green grass, which was the same as the smell that He Huailing had been smeared with all the year round.

Zhu Yunjing frowned: "I'm not used to this."

"You have to use it whether you are used to it or not. Ambergris is a tribute. I don't have it here, and the doctor said that you can't use it anymore. This kind of spice can also calm the nerves. It is beneficial to both you and the fetus. It will be fine once you get used to it."

Hearing the word "fetus", Zhu Yunjing's head grew big, and he gave He Huailing a hard look. He Huailing didn't care, and reminded him in a low voice: "You should have a good rest, I'm going back home, come back in a few days Look at you, be careful yourself, if you feel bored, you can go for a walk in the garden, everyone in this village can trust them, as long as you don't go out, you'll be fine."

Zhu Yunjing waved his hand impatiently, He Huailing stopped talking, and stopped bothering him, and went out.

Before leaving Zhuangzi, He Huailing called the steward, gave him some detailed instructions, and finally said: "Hey, take care of him, and send someone to tell me immediately if there is anything."

"promise."

Looking back at the courtyard that was still lit, He Huailing sighed and stepped into the night.