Chapter 403: Fu Hanxiu Left

Ye Qingran didn't want to keep arguing with Fu Hanxiu about this topic.

"That's settled then—the children are mine, and you're not allowed to take them from me here. Of course, I'm not unreasonable; you can come see the kids anytime, and if they ever want to go to you, I won't stop them."

After a while, Ye Qingran slowly opened her mouth.

She always kept a sober, worldly appearance.

The distance in her brows and eyes, and her deliberate attempt to draw a line with him, deeply stabbed Fu Hanxiu's heart.

After Fu Hanxiu left the Ye Residence, Fu San appeared.

"Your Majesty, why not just tell Miss Ye that Wuhen is your disguise?"

Fu San had also vaguely overheard their conversation and felt that his lord's success and failure were both because of Wuhen.

If he hadn't initially taken on the identity of Wuhen, he wouldn't have been able to understand Ye Qingran so quickly, know her thoughts, and uncover her past.

Even more, if it weren't for Wuhen, Your Majesty wouldn't have known when he would learn the truth that Miss Ye was that woman from six years ago!

But it's also because of Wuhen that Your Majesty and Ye Qingran could never be together.

Wuhen became a wall standing between them.

Impossible to cross!

Fu Hanxiu glanced at Fu San.

"You think I don't want to?"

His tone was somewhat helpless.

"You know her personality well enough. If I were to openly admit it at this sensitive moment, she would definitely take the children and flee, vanishing without a trace. Even if one day she considered letting the children see me, she probably wouldn't forgive me!"

Fu San Yi frowned upon hearing that.

After a moment, he nodded.

Your Majesty made a lot of sense.

Ye Qingran really is that kind of person.

She would rather be shattered jade than whole tile. She cannot tolerate even a speck of sand in her eyes.

Put bluntly, Your Majesty has been deceiving Ye Qingran all along.

Lies are probably what Ye Qingran hates the most.

"But dragging it out isn't a solution either. The longer it goes, the more explosive the conflict will be when it's exposed. You can't stay silent forever, can you?"

Fu Hanxiu's already gloomy mood grew even gloomier.

He had considered all these problems.

But there was no solution.

"Your Majesty, I can actually tell that Miss Ye isn't completely indifferent to you. It's just that, because she chose Wuhen, she deliberately keeps her distance from you."

Fu San Yi turned into an Emotion Analysis Master, saying, "Moreover, the man Miss Ye likes isn't someone else—it's another you. What does that show? It shows that you have always been a special presence in her heart. Whether it's you from six years ago or you now, whether it's the Emperor Sovereign of Peak of Contending for Deer or Wuhen of Cangzhou City..."

Fu Hanxiu's eyes flickered.

What Fu San Yi said also made sense.

"Better a short pain than a long one!"

Fu Hanxiu furrowed his brows, thought for a while, and had an answer.

However, at that moment, Fu Er's figure appeared before Fu Hanxiu, looking flustered.

"Your Majesty, something's wrong—something happened at Peak of Contending for Deer!"

Fu Hanxiu returned to Ting Yu Xuan, but didn't see Ye Qingran.

He said goodbye to the two children, and as he was about to leave, he glanced at Ye Qingran's room.

There, there was never any movement.

He stood there silently for a moment, then turned and left.

At that moment, in a room of the Medicine King Pavilion, Ye Qingran sat cross-legged on the bed, her face as pale as paper...

Donglin Country Border.

"You say the Emperor Sovereign of Peak of Contending for Deer has already left Xiliang City?"

The voice came from beneath the black cloak of a woman.

"Yes, we saw him personally leading his men away in a hurry; he must be about to leave the Central Region soon!"

"Princess, your foresight is divine! You actually predicted he'd leave Xiliang City in these two days and return to Peak of Contending for Deer."

Saying that, the woman slightly tilted her head, gazed at the vast northern skies, gave a cold smile, and her voice sounded as if laced with poison: "Ye Qingran, I've come to take your life—are you ready?"

This was the first time Ye Qingran experienced the backlash of the Mysterious Gu after transferring it into her own body.

Just yesterday, when she sensed she was about to suffer the Mysterious Gu's backlash, she flew to the Medicine King Pavilion to avoid frightening the children.

After enduring several hours of excruciating pain, she recovered a bit, then returned to Ting Yu Xuan, soothed the two children, went back to her room, and fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up the next day, she had finally recovered somewhat, though her face remained pale.

"Xiao Hu, Xiao Chen, would you like to go find your father and play for a day?"

Ye Qingran wanted to rest properly. After all, her current condition isn't suitable for bringing the children along—it would only make them worry.

Coincidentally, she could also use this opportunity to study how to completely eradicate the Mysterious Gu.

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen were both quietly eating breakfast at that moment.

Hearing Ye Qingran say that, they both looked at her in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"Mother, you don't know? Father Lord has already returned to Peak of Contending for Deer."

Fu Qianchen blinked his eyes and said.

Ye Qingran froze.

Fu Hanxiu, have you returned to the Zhu Lu Summit?

"When did that happen?"

"It was just yesterday, around noon. Father Lord came to say goodbye to us."

Isn't that when she just left Ting Yu Xuan?

"Could it be that Father Lord didn't tell Mother?"

Mo Xiaohu now also, like Xiao Chen, calls Fu Hanxiu "Father Lord".

Ye Qingran shook her head, "Maybe Mother slept too soundly yesterday and didn't hear..."

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen exchanged a smile, "Mother, is it Little Piggy?"

Ye Qingran stroked the two children's heads, giving them a gentle smile.

However, she gazed absentmindedly into the distance.

Fu Hanxiu left.

He returned to the Zhu Lu Summit.

Did something happen at the Zhu Lu Summit?

Or was it because of what she said yesterday that provoked him?

Ye Qingran felt somewhat confused, and even a faint unease arose.

Fu Hanxiu clearly has nothing to do with her; why is she thinking so much?

Could it be because she's worried he'll abandon the child?

"That must be it!"

She tried to convince herself.

But she clearly knows Fu Hanxiu isn't that kind of person!

"Right, I still have Wuhen!"

Ye Qingran thought of Wuhen, and had Leng Yue invite Wuhen to the manor for a chat.

Half an hour later, Ye Qingran received a note from Wuhen, saying he had something to attend to at home and had returned to Cangzhou City.

Ye Qingran looked at those few lines, recognizing her familiar handwriting, vigorous and lively, betraying a sense of urgency.

Her eyes flickered, and she felt something strange.

How could Fu Hanxiu leave, and Wuhen also depart at the same time?

Could this just be a coincidence?