A few days later, Yin Shi Niang found an opportunity to quietly say to Li Jing, "Husband, I... I'm pregnant again."
Li Jing froze for a moment, then was overjoyed. "Really?"
Yin Shi Niang nodded, but her expression was somewhat complicated. "It's just that... this time, I'm afraid it may be different."
Li Jing was puzzled. "How so?"
After hesitating for a moment, Yin Shi Niang finally told him about the dream she had that night and her own suspicions.
After hearing her out, Li Jing slightly furrowed his brows. "You mean this child... might be the reincarnation of some great power, or perhaps a living sage?"
Yin Shi Niang sighed softly. "It's only a guess, but if the dream truly means what it seemed to, this child has an extraordinary origin. I'm afraid..."
Li Jing pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "There's no need to worry, Madam. Whoever this child is the reincarnation of, since he has been born into our family, he is our flesh and blood."
"As for everything else... when soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it!" As he spoke, a rare, spirited confidence appeared between Li Jing's brows.
Seeing how open-minded he was, Yin Shi Niang felt somewhat reassured as well, thinking that she was, after all, a daughter of the imperial clan.
Even if this child truly was extraordinary, he would certainly stand on the side of the Yin Shang royal family. She gradually relaxed.
However, as time passed, the aura of the fetus in Yin Shi Niang's womb grew increasingly astonishing, and before they knew it, a year had gone by.
Yet Yin Shi Niang's belly still showed no sign of labor. This abnormal situation made Li Jing somewhat uneasy as well.
No matter how the couple investigated,