Chapter 242: The sky has fallen!

The sky has collapsed!

Nie Jinxuan wasn't a sickly weakling, nor as frail as ordinary women. Even though she'd suffered several injuries before, they all healed quickly, so seeing Nie Jinxuan's inexplicable dry heaving, Xiao Xiu beside her was instantly terrified. Even Yin Fengzhan's eyes widened instantly, his usual cold, solemn face showing indescribable shock.

But in the blink of an eye, Yin Fengzhan immediately recovered. He then stepped forward, firmly patting Nie Jinxuan's back, and shouted.

"What are you doing standing there? Call the doctor! Hurry!"

Yin Fengzhan's imposing presence frightened them; hearing this, Xiao Xiu's face turned pale with fear. However, Shui Yun beside them reacted quickly, immediately leaping out and running away.

But at this moment, after vomiting a few times on her own and with Yin Fengzhan's soothing, Nie Jinxuan recovered, and then she involuntarily raised her hand and waved.

"It's fine, Fengzhan, I'm just a bit nauseous. No need to call a doctor……"

Because she had just vomited, Nie Jinxuan still seemed a bit weak, but her complexion was alright, not showing much change. Even so, Yin Fengzhan tightly furrowed his brows and said in a low voice.

"Shut up! Don't speak!"

Yin Fengzhan unexpectedly showed dominance, immediately helping Nie Jinxuan onto the nearby bed.

"Lie down for a while!"

"Fengzhan, don't be nervous, I'm really fine!"

"Whether there's something wrong or not isn't up to you to say!"

After saying that, Yin Fengzhan pressed Nie Jinxuan down onto the bed and pulled the blanket over her. At this moment, Xiao Xiu, who had regained her composure beside them, quickly cleared away the food and then, having received it, anxiously waited aside.

Time passed little by little, and not long after, Shui Yun brought the doctor in. As soon as the doctor arrived, Yin Fengzhan, without a word, coldly ordered.

"Come take the pulse!"

"Um…… yes, yes……"

The old doctor trembled all over from Yin Fengzhan's intimidating presence, but he still stepped forward. Then he carefully reached out to take Nie Jinxuan's pulse.

In an instant, the room fell silent. Meanwhile, Yin Fengzhan stared unblinkingly at the old doctor, and after just a moment, he couldn't help but anxiously ask.

"What's going on?"

Yin Fengzhan's gaze was intimidating. Instantly, the old doctor startled again, but after waiting a brief moment, he stepped back and said in a trembling voice.

"Replying to the prince…… this, this young lady actually isn't ill……"

"If she's fine, why would she vomit?"

"It's because…… it's because this young lady has…… has conceived……"

The old doctor shook like a sieve. But upon hearing this, everyone present was instantly shocked, and Yin Fengzhan, breaking all precedent, leapt up from his seat, then in an instant grabbed the old doctor's collar and asked, word by word.

"You…… say that again?! What did you just say?"

"Um…… yes, yes…… it's that this young lady has…… has conceived……"

"Are you sure?"

"Sure, sure…… and, moreover, if I haven't made a mistake, it should already be over a month……"

The old doctor spoke softer and softer. Only then did Yin Fengzhan's eye twitch slightly, and then he suddenly loosened his grip, releasing him.

Yin Fengzhan said nothing. After a while, he then turned and sat beside the bed, and suddenly said.

"Go, reward! Generous reward!"

As he spoke, Yin Fengzhan's face was expressionless. Immediately, Shui Yun took the already terrified old doctor, who didn't know north from south, out. Xiao Xiu, after a moment of surprise and delight, then looked at Yin Fengzhan and Nie Jinxuan, gave a slight smile, and quietly left.

After Xiao Xiu left, only Yin Fengzhan and Nie Jinxuan remained in the room. All around was silent, and Nie Jinxuan's feelings went from initial shock and disbelief to finally being filled with joy.

"She's pregnant…… she actually is pregnant!"

At this moment, Nie Jinxuan's heart was filled with an indescribable feeling; although she knew it had only been a little over a month, she still felt as if a tiny life was slowly growing inside her belly.

It was an indescribable feeling. Thinking of this, Nie Jinxuan unconsciously lifted her head to glance at Yin Fengzhan, but all she saw was him sitting blankly beside her, his wooden face devoid of any emotion.

You could see neither joy nor anger, yet he seemed somewhat dazed. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan first froze, then slightly raised her eyebrows, and instantly covered her belly and exclaimed.

"Oh——"

Although Nie Jinxuan's exclamation wasn't loud, hearing it, the previously dazed Yin Fengzhan jumped in shock and immediately leaned forward, calling out.

"What's wrong? Does your stomach hurt?"

Yin Fengzhan's face was tense, his breathing instantly becoming rapid. After speaking, he even turned to call the doctor. But at that moment, Nie Jinxuan grabbed him and raised her eyebrows with a smile.

"Wait a second, why are you nervous? I'm just teasing you! I don't hurt at all!"

Nie Jinxuan's rare teasing. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan didn't immediately believe it, but couldn't help glancing up and down at Nie Jinxuan, still anxiously asking.

"Really? Really not hurting?"

"Of course not! Didn't I say I'm teasing you~! Look at your silly look~! Who made you act so foolish just now, not saying a word!"

Nie Jinxuan's face bore a smile. Only after hearing her words and seeing her smile did Yin Fengzhan finally let the heart that had risen to his throat settle into his stomach, then he pulled her hand and embraced her fully.

"Don't scare me again from now on!"

Without saying anything else, but hearing this, Nie Jinxuan felt a wave of warmth surge in her heart, and she immediately wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Mm."

She obediently nodded in response, then rested her head lightly against his neck.

……

The room was silent. Yin Fengzhan held Nie Jinxuan quietly, but no one spoke. Then, after a short while, Yin Fengzhan suddenly seemed to recall something, leapt up, and said in a low voice.

"Now that we have a child, I can't delay any longer. I'll go to the palace right now and tell him I want to marry you! I'll do it immediately!"

Yin Fengzhan's tone was firm, and the 'him' he referred to naturally meant the Shun Cheng Emperor. Upon hearing this, Nie Jinxuan's face flushed, and she tugged at his sleeve, saying.

"What's the rush? Besides, we've just learned about Noble Consort Ning's affair, and the culprit hasn't been found yet. Let's wait until we catch the culprit before talking about this!"

"What if we can't find the culprit?"

"How could we not find them?!"

Ignoring Yin Fengzhan's nitpicking, Nie Jinxuan casually rebutted him, then continued.

"There are already clues now; I believe that given time, we will naturally find the culprit who secretly killed Noble Consort Ning back then. Besides, didn't you hear the emperor say last night? The emperor said he would handle it—what do you think that means? Obviously the emperor knows who the culprit is! So I think it won't be long before the emperor takes action, and then won't the truth come to light?"

Being able to be with Yin Fengzhan in a proper and honorable way is, of course, also Nie Jinxuan's wish. But for now, although she has a child, the murderer of Noble Consort Ning has not yet been found, so even if the Shun Cheng Emperor resolves his inner turmoil, he will still have a concern in his heart!

So Nie Jinxuan thinks that, given the circumstances, it would be better to wait until the murderer is caught before bringing this up; besides, that way both Yin Fengzhan and the Shun Cheng Emperor could relax completely—wouldn't that be better?!

Nie Jinxuan was also thinking entirely for Yin Fengzhan and the Shun Cheng Emperor's sake. But upon hearing this, Yin Fengzhan glanced at her, then indeed fell into a brief contemplation, after which he still tightened his expression and said.

"No, I'll still go say it now, prepare first. Then, once the matter is settled, I'll take care of it right away! Besides, your belly will keep growing day by day, and later it will be inconvenient to move, so it's better to get it done soon!"

Saying this, Yin Fengzhan rose to head out, but at that moment Nie Jinxuan grabbed him again.

"Stand still! What do you mean my belly is getting bigger every day? I've only been pregnant a little over a month—why are you in such a hurry?! Besides, if it really can't be done, we could wait until after the child is born to get married, couldn't we? You…"

"Shut up! Get married after the child is born?! Don't even think about it! I don't want my son to have the chance to be talked about by others!"

Having said that, Yin Fengzhan gave Nie Jinxuan another look, then strode out……

Yin Fengzhan left in a hurry. But just as he was about to step out of the room, a black shadow suddenly rushed forward and instantly appeared before him.

"Master, it's terrible! The Emperor has passed away!"

The visitor was Zhongli. At that moment, hearing Zhongli's words, Yin Fengzhan froze for a moment, then involuntarily blinked before pressing his lips and asking.

"What did you say? Say it again."

"Master, I just received word from the palace… the Emperor… the Emperor has passed away!"

At this moment, Zhongli's face was grave and anxious. Only then did it seem Yin Fengzhan truly understood his words; he froze on the spot, unable to speak. At the same time, Nie Jinxuan, who had also heard Zhongli's words in the room, after a brief shock, leapt down from the bed, went over to Yin Fengzhan's side, lifted her gaze to Zhongli, and asked.

"Zhongli, is what you say true? When did this happen?"

"Princess, it's true! I also just received the secret report from the palace—there's no mistake. As for when it happened, I don't know; I rushed back as soon as I heard, so I didn't have time to ask for details."

Zhongli said this to Nie Jinxuan, then, after finishing, turned to Yin Fengzhan with a solemn expression and asked.

"Master, what should we do now?"

"Second update uploaded, see you tomorrow!"