Time passed, and Chi Yu's group of three had already stayed in Jing City for nearly two months.
Over those two months, Gong Xiyan seemed addicted, leaving the palace every day to meet Chi Yu in secret.
At last, Gong Xiyan began showing pregnancy reactions, feeling nauseated and retching early in the morning.
She did not summon an imperial physician. Instead, she secretly left the palace again to seek out Chi Yu.
"Mu Gou, I feel terrible."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"I kept feeling nauseous this morning... like I wanted to throw up..."
Master, congratulations. You're going to be a father again.
As an old hand, how could Chi Yu not understand after hearing Gong Xiyan's description?
He remained calm, smiled faintly, and pulled Gong Xiyan into his embrace.
"Xi Yan, you're going to be a mother!" Chi Yu said bluntly.
"Ah?" Gong Xiyan froze.
"What? You aren't happy?"
"N-No, it's not that. It's just... just... my royal father..."
"I'm going back to the palace to speak with Father. He'll definitely understand, and he'll definitely agree to our marriage."
Hearing this, the corners of Chi Yu's lips rose slightly.
After leaving the inn, Gong Xiyan went to find her royal father and told him everything about herself and Chi Yu, including the fact that she was already pregnant.
But the approval and affection from her royal father that she had imagined never came. What she received instead was his fury.
After harshly rebuking her, he ordered someone to place Gong Xiyan under house arrest. Worse still, he intended to give her an abortifacient.
"No... Father... You can't treat me like this... Sob, sob, sob..."
Yet this was merely the east wind Chi Yu had borrowed. Now he had a reason to make his move.
Deep within the palace, Gong Xiyan stared