Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 46 You are not sick, you are just pregnant
"Pregnancy protection?"

Zhao Qian was startled when he heard this and looked at the ugly slave in surprise.

Chou Nu had only said this subconsciously, but when he was stared at like that, he realized belatedly that what he said was inappropriate, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

She still thought that Zhao Qi'an bought her from the official market by chance and never revealed her origins.

If Zhao Qi'an dug deeper into what she had just said casually, she might not be able to hide it anymore.

But the words have been spoken, and there is no point in pretending to be stupid now.

The ugly slave had no choice but to bite the bullet and smiled awkwardly: "Master, the child in my hometown was not the same as the child in the Central Plains when it was still in the womb."

"Why is it different?"

"It's, it's..."

She made up her mind and told the truth: "In my hometown, the child will feed on the mother's blood and qi when in the womb. If the mother's body is not strong enough, she has to rely on this prescription to protect the fetus. But even so, it is good for the women in my hometown to survive half of the time after giving birth, so giving birth to women in our place is like walking through the gates of hell..."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Zhao Qi'an's reaction.

Fortunately, Zhao Qi'an had no intention of delving into the matter further. He just listened quietly and fell into deep thought.

This made Chou Nu heave a sigh of relief.

But she didn't know that Zhao Qian'an already knew her life story very well.

If I don't know you well, how can I be confident in keeping you by my side?
For this reason, Zhao Qian'an didn't care about Chounu's thoughts at all. He was thinking about the affairs of the ruined small country of Anuyi.

The people of Anuyi, both men and women, are born warriors.

Before this, he always thought that it was because of the environment that made the people of Anuyi so good at fighting. He never thought that the people there were different from the people in the Central Plains since they were in the womb.

The fetus feeds on blood and qi in the mother's womb?
No wonder this prescription for nourishing blood and qi is needed to protect the fetus.

But the Second Prince does not have foreign blood like that of Anuyi, so why does the Second Princess need such a prescription to preserve her pregnancy?
Zhao Qi'an was already keenly aware that something was wrong with the fetus in the Second Princess' belly.

When he thought about the fact that this matter was related to the Salvation Church, his expression became more serious.

This matter... could it be related to the fight for succession to the throne within the royal family?

"I just don't know how much Yu Zhen is involved in this matter?"

……

As night falls and the lights come on, the bustling streets are filled with people.

The most lively place on this street is the Jiaofangsi which is located here.

At this moment, the lights in the elegant room on the second floor of the Jiaofangsi were on, and the shadow of a singing girl could be vaguely seen.

The sound of the pipa is melodious.

Across Jiaofangsi Street, a tavern was also open at night. A few tables were set up in front of the door, and they were now full of customers.

Although the guests were wearing casual clothes, some of them wore swords with the seal of the Astronomical Observatory on their waists. The restaurant owner did not dare to neglect them and personally served wine and food to these tables of guests.

When the wine jar came up, Gao Pujiang picked it up, bit off the cork with his mouth, and complained: "Cub Tiger, you invite us to drink here?"

Zhao Guanxiang was thick-skinned and said with a smile, "Isn't this good? The night view, the evening breeze, the fine wine and delicious food, and the singing of the prostitutes, what's wrong with that?"

"Why don't you go sit in the lobby of the Jiaofangsi?"

Gao Pujiang was just joking. He knew that Zhao Guanxiang had been having a hard time recently and it was rare for him to be able to squeeze out money to treat his brothers to drinks.

Zhang Pujiang, who was honest and upright, said, "I think this place is nice. If I were to go to the Jiaofangsi, I would not come today."

After he said this, he seemed to feel that this was not appropriate, and added: "My wife doesn't allow me to go to that kind of place."

Zhao Guanxiang and Gao Pujiang both rolled their eyes.

Gao Pujiang poured wine for Zhao Guanxiang and advised him, "But Chuhu, you are too stubborn. Why don't you refuse the money that everyone else is paying? I am alone and it doesn't matter, but Xiao Zhang just got married. It's really unlucky for him to be left starving with you."

Zhao Guanxiang turned the wine glass around, narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled: "Some of the money, I will take it. But some of the money is hot."

"The Gao family has already stuffed money into your hands, but you refused to accept it. Are you really determined to investigate the private slave case? The Gao family is backed by General Bai in the prison. How many times has he tried to deceive the general in the past year? He controls everything we do, and even General Qi can't protect you. What do you want?"

Zhao Guanxiang really thought about it seriously and said, "Let's try to make the idea clear."

General Gao immediately felt overwhelmed. He looked at General Zhang who was drinking silently beside him and glared at him, "Old Zhang, why don't you try to persuade him?"

Zhang Pujiang shook his head and raised his glass to Zhao Guanxiang: "Only in this matter do I look up to Captain Zhao. Let me offer you a toast."

"Go, don't make trouble."

Gao Pujiang glared at him, and then advised Zhao Guanxiang: "Brother, I am a few years older than you, don't blame me for saying harsh things. Sometimes you should bow your head. Admit your mistakes to General Bai, and cover up some things. You should get your rank back as soon as possible, right? You are doing the work of a lieutenant, but receiving the salary of a seventh rank... Oh, your salary deduction will last until next year."

Zhao Guanxiang didn't take it seriously and was about to explain.

But suddenly, he stopped talking, and his face suddenly turned pale. Gao Pujiang saw his expression and waved his hand: "Okay, okay, okay, I won't say these spoiling words, I will punish myself with three cups."

Zhang Pujiang said, "There are only a few jars on the table, you are just looking for an excuse to drink a few more cups."

"You've been the one saying all the good and bad things, right?"

Just as the two servants were joking, Zhao Guanxiang suddenly covered his mouth, bent down, and retched.

The two servants quickly put down their wine glasses and went over to check.

Gao Pujiang supported Zhao Guanxiang's arm, wondering: "What happened? You're drunk before you even drank?"

However, Zhao Guanxiang pulled away from him, and General Gao didn't have time to react. He fell to the ground and cried out "ouch".

He covered his buttocks, his face full of pain, and opened his mouth to curse, but when he raised his eyes, he was shocked to find that Zhao Guanxiang was covered in blood and energy, like a ferocious monster.

Is this to unleash all of his own blood evil? !

General Gao Pu was shocked and asked, "What are you doing? If you don't want to hear it, I won't tell you. Is it necessary to do this?"

But Zhao Guanxiang had no time to explain anything to him. He put his right index and middle fingers together and pressed the pulse point on his left wrist. His face became extremely ugly.

Under the astonished gaze of the two servants, the blood evil in his body was weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Why is the blood and energy in my body depleting so quickly?!"

Zhao Guanxiang was already confused at this moment.

When he touched the pulse just now, he found that the pulse in his body was extremely strange.

And the nausea and vomiting feeling never went away...

He thought about it carefully and realized that these symptoms first appeared after he came out of Baiyun Temple.

Is that the baby statue?!
It was hard for Zhao Guanxiang not to think of the strange statue in the secret room that had a beam of golden light shining towards his abdomen.

Although I felt that there was nothing wrong with my body at the time, I still got infected.

A drop of cold sweat suddenly dripped from his forehead.

calm down……

He repeatedly tried to calm himself down in his mind, but his slightly trembling body showed that he couldn't calm down.

"Godfather, Godfather will surely save me!"

At this critical moment, the first person that came to Zhao Guanxiang's mind was Zhao Qi'an.

He didn't have time to explain too much to the two servants, so he clasped his fists and said, "My two brothers, I'm sorry, but I remembered something urgent, so I'll leave first."

"what happened……"

Just as General Gao Pu was about to ask, he saw Zhao Guanxiang push himself up on his toes, leap up to the tall building, and leap over the eaves. Then, he disappeared in a few "swishes".

After he left, General Gao Pu and General Zhang Pu looked at each other, not knowing what had happened for a moment.

"Did Cub Tiger pay for the wine?"

"without……"

……

Zhao Guanxiang suppressed his physical discomfort, sneaked from the outer city into the inner city, and finally came to the backyard of the princess's mansion.

Fortunately, the speed at which his blood and energy were depleted was not fast, and nothing unexpected happened during his entire journey.

He knocked on the small door at the backyard of the princess's mansion, and soon a servant opened the door.

Zhao Guanxiang covered his stomach, sweating profusely, and gritted his teeth and said, "Take me to see my adoptive father quickly!"

The servant's face turned stern and he quickly moved aside to let Zhao Guanxiang in.

……

When Zhao Guanxiang finally reached Zhao Qi'an's courtyard as he wished, he met Zhao Qi'an.

After Zhao Qian'an carefully examined it, a strange look appeared on his face.

Zhao Guanxiang looked at his strange expression, and his face suddenly darkened. He took a deep breath and said, "Godfather, tell me, is my condition... serious?"

"No, you're pregnant."

"?!"

(End of this chapter)