Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 186 Find a safe place to give birth
"Zhusha, tell me the truth. Why did the prince and Wei Songlin fall to the bottom? What happened that day?"

"The prince didn't want to implicate innocent people, so he led Wei Songlin out of the city for a fight to the death. We followed him. Later, we were all tired from fighting, and both the prince and Wei Songlin were injured. Unexpectedly, a group of assassins suddenly rushed in. They were sent by the imperial concubine, and they wanted to assassinate Wei Songlin as well. Wei Songlin then joined forces with the prince, but we had no strength left, so we were forced to the edge of the valley, planning to fight to the death. Unexpectedly, Wei Songlin accidentally stepped on empty air, and dragged the prince down to the bottom of the valley with him."

Zhusha became more and more angry as he spoke, "If it weren't for Wei Songlin's involvement, the prince wouldn't have fallen into danger."

"Your Highness is trying to kill two birds with one stone."

Ji Anyu was in deep thought. She had previously ordered people to investigate the reason why the imperial concubine assassinated Shen Jing, but there was still no clue. Perhaps it was related to something that happened in the previous generation.

"Zhusha, didn't you say you found Prince Zhong's whereabouts? Where is Prince Zhong?"

Finding Prince Zhong might reveal the reason why the imperial concubine assassinated Shen Jing.

"There is indeed news about Prince Zhong, but when we rushed over, Prince Zhong disappeared again."

Ji Anyu frowned in confusion, "Could it be that Prince Zhong is hiding from someone?"

"The prince thinks so too. We also saw some signs of fighting. I think someone tried to assassinate Prince Zhong. It was a strange mistake that prevented us from contacting Prince Zhong. The prince suspects that it was someone sent by the imperial concubine."

Ji Anyu was worried. The imperial concubine was trying to kill Prince Zhong and his son. If the imperial concubine knew that she was pregnant, wouldn't she and the child be in danger?
"Zhusha, keep the news of my pregnancy secret as much as possible and don't let the imperial concubine know."

"I understand. Now only the people in Prince Zhong's Mansion know about it. They are loyal to the Crown Prince and will not reveal it. But when you get pregnant, Concubine, you will not be able to hide it."

Ji Anyu was struggling over whether to return to the capital. The journey back would be dangerous, and once she returned, the imperial concubine would not know how to attack her.

Even if she wasn't beaten and was forced to stand on her knees, she couldn't bear it.

Zhusha saw Ji Anyu thinking and suddenly thought of Tang Mian.

"Princess, there is one more thing I haven't told you. Tang Mian jumped down from the place where Wei Songlin fell. I didn't find anything of Wei Songlin at the bottom of the valley. Later, Tang Mian also couldn't be found. There is a river at the bottom of the valley. Will they fall into the river?"

Ji Anyu's expression brightened, "In that case, A Jing might still be alive! Send people to search along the river, and remember not to be discovered, especially by the imperial concubine's people."

"But there is one thing I don't understand. If the prince fell into the river, why are there his blood-stained clothes and hair crown at the bottom of the valley?"

Ji Anyu said in a sonorous and powerful tone, "As long as there is no one alive and no body dead, there is still a glimmer of hope. We can't give up looking for someone just because of the bloody clothes."

Zhusha seemed to see the shadow of the prince in Ji Anyu, just like the prince's determination to find the prince.

He hoped that the prince was alive, and he couldn't believe that the prince was buried in the belly of the beast. Ji Anyu's words undoubtedly hit the nail on the head what he wanted to hear, and he was instantly filled with strength.

"I will ask people to search for the prince secretly right away!" Zhusha regained his usual spirits and happily arranged people.

When everyone in Prince Zhong's Mansion learned that the Crown Princess still believed that the Crown Prince was not dead and heard that the Crown Prince had sent people to look for the Crown Prince, they all regained their former spirits.

In order to reduce the imperial concubine's murderous intention, Ji Anyu announced to the public that Shen Jing was dead and ordered people to go to the clothing store to buy a new dress to be used as a cenotaph.

Qiao Xin began to embroider a tiger-head hat for the child, and her eyes shifted to Ji Anyu who was wearing mourning clothes. At this time, Ji Anyu was sitting on the bed folding Shen Jing's clothes.

Qiaoxin was worried that Ji Anyu might hurt the fetus in her belly by thinking too much, so she pretended to speak in a light tone.

"Princess, does Miss Tang Mian really like the guy named Wei? She seems to only care about herself, but I didn't expect her to commit suicide for Wei Songlin." "I was also surprised that Tang Mian jumped in, but I don't think she was committing suicide for love. Maybe she found the river at the bottom of the valley and wanted to follow it to find Wei Songlin."

If it were her, she would not have jumped down to find Shen Jing. Firstly, she didn't know what was under the water, and secondly, she was not that good at swimming.

"Princess, when will we return to the capital?"

"I plan to find a safe place to give birth to the baby first."

Ji Anyu caressed her belly lovingly. Her poor child was harmed by a villain in her previous life, so she must protect her well in this life.

"The journey back to Beijing is too long. Although I have some secret guards left by Ajing to protect me, I always feel unsafe on the road."

Ji Anyu planned to go talk to Kong Zichen and use Kong Zichen to avoid the imperial concubine's eyes.

At this moment, Kong Zichen was about to set off to return to his father. He also wanted to talk to Ji Anyu about his future plans. After all, before Shen Jing left, he entrusted Ji Anyu to him for protection.

Before Ji Anyu came, Kong Zichen came first and spoke frankly to Ji Anyu as soon as he saw him.

"Princess, I am going to say goodbye. Do you need me to leave some people behind to escort you back to the capital?"

"I don't want to go back to the capital for now. Zhusha and the others are still here looking for the prince."

Kong Zichen knew that Ji Anyu was unwilling to accept Shen Jing's death, and he sighed helplessly.

"In that case, I will leave someone here to help."

Ji Anyu raised the corner of her lips and poured Kong Zichen a cup of tea.

"General Kong, don't be in a hurry to clear yourself. The Imperial Concubine sent someone to assassinate the Crown Prince. She must know you are here. The Imperial Concubine is vindictive. You helped the Crown Prince and have already offended the Imperial Concubine. General Kong wants to continue pretending that he knows nothing and keep the peace, but the Imperial Concubine does not want to let it go."

Kong Zichen put down the tea in his hand unhappily and looked at Ji Anyu with cold and sharp eyes.

"What do you want to do?"

"Don't be upset, General Kong. We have a common enemy. Who doesn't know that the emperor doesn't like the queen and the prince? Your father is a general, holding military power and a high position, but he can't return to the capital. Brothers and sisters are forced not to see each other."

Kong Zichen stared at Ji Anyu vigilantly.

"I underestimated you. I thought you were just a little girl in the backyard. How did you know that the emperor disliked my Kong family? My Kong family is highly valued by the emperor! How many people are jealous and want to get close to my Kong family and get a share of the pie."

Ji Anyu ignored the warning in Kong Zichen's eyes. She was determined to drag Kong Zichen onto the pirate ship and tear apart the layer of paper between the emperor, the imperial concubine and the Kong family.

"General Kong, you don't have to pretend in front of me. The emperor wishes that all the men in your Kong family would die on the battlefield and never return to Beijing. My father was Duke Ji. When he was dying, the emperor refused to agree to the hereditary rule of the Duke's Mansion. Oh, you don't know, my father was poisoned to death by the emperor. Guess who the emperor will attack next?"

At first glance, Ji Anyu's words seemed to be an attempt to sow discord, but to Kong Zichen, it was like killing someone. The thing that worried him and his father the most was mentioned by Ji Anyu in a nonchalant way.

(End of this chapter)