Chapter 151: Fetal Qi Stirred

"Xiao Yichen! Do you know what you're saying?!" Pei Yunxi nearly collapsed.

She really couldn't imagine Xiao Yichen would say such a thing to her!

He actually said she was pregnant with his child, polluting the Xiao family's bloodline?

Hah, then who is worthy to bear the Xiao family's child? Mu Yuanzhi?!

Xueer couldn't stand it any longer, she spoke up for Pei Yunxi indignantly: "Prince Consort! How can you speak to the princess like this?! Aren't you afraid His Majesty will hear?!"

"His Majesty?" Xiao Yichen snorted coldly, "Perfect, let His Majesty know how the princess uses lowly tricks to achieve her goals."

He now fears no one using the emperor to suppress him.

The fault lies with Pei Yunxi, it has nothing to do with him.

Xueer was merely a servant, not daring to truly confront Xiao Yichen; she looked at Pei Yunxi, whose whole body trembled, not knowing if it was from anger or something else.

Xiao Yichen flicked his sleeve and left, heading toward the direction Mu Yuanzhi had just gone.

Pei Yunxi's anger surged upward, she let out an "aiyo" and clutched her stomach, groaning: "It hurts so much!"

"What's wrong, master?!" The two servant girls panicked, quickly supporting the swaying Pei Yunxi.

Xueer shouted at the top of her lungs: "Prince Consort, the master's fetal qi has moved!"

"It hurts so much! Brother Chen, I hurt so much!" Pei Yunxi grabbed Xueer tightly.

Xiao Yichen halted his steps, finally turning around amidst Pei Yunxi's increasingly loud cries of pain, his face grim, yet his steps swift.

Pei Yunxi felt relieved in her heart; good, he still cared for her, after all she carried his child—an indisputable fact.

"Brother Chen, don't leave, don't abandon me!" Pei Yunxi, seeing Xiao Yichen return, clung to him like an octopus, refusing to let go.

Xiao Yichen's brows locked deeply, he lowered his gaze to Pei Yunxi, his eyes dark and unfathomable.

He suspected Pei Yunxi was feigning, yet feared she truly had moved her fetal qi.

After all, this is the Xiao family's bloodline; naturally his parents wouldn't wish it harm.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry and summon the Imperial Physician!" Xiao Yichen ordered the two servant girls.

"Yes!" The two servant girls hurried off to fetch the Imperial Physician.

"Brother Chen, please don't go look for elder sister, okay? Don't go!" Pei Yunxi weakly lay in Xiao Yichen's arms, still not forgetting her purpose.

Xiao Yichen's gaze softened, he said: "Don't speak."

"Promise me, Brother Chen!" Pei Yunxi, eyes brimming with tears, clung to Xiao Yichen, "Brother Chen, we will live together with our baby, we will have many, many more babies in the future, right, Brother Chen?"

Xiao Yichen remained silent, Pei Yunxi began to cry again.

No matter how she wept, Xiao Yichen pretended not to see.

When the Imperial Physician arrived, he said there was no harm, and Xiao Yichen immediately excused himself and left.

"Brother Chen!" Pei Yunxi almost collapsed to the ground, but Xueer, sharp-eyed and quick-handed, supported her.

Even if the Imperial Physician was clumsy, he could tell something was off between the two, yet he asked nothing and silently departed.

Xiao Yichen could no longer catch up to Mu Yuanzhi; now he could only stand dazedly in the imperial palace.

"Prime Minister Xiao?"

A strange voice sounded, Xiao Yichen turned, seeing an equally unfamiliar woman; after a moment he recalled—this was the future Crown Prince's side consort, Xi Xi.

He politely nodded, then said nothing more.

"Prime Minister Xiao, who are you looking for?" Xi Xi, holding a little piglet, asked curiously.

Xiao Yichen originally didn't want to say more, but thinking perhaps there was a chance, he replied: "I'm looking for A Zhi."

"A Zhi? Ah, you're looking for Sister Yuanzhi!" Upon hearing Mu Yuanzhi, this foreign maiden beamed.

Xi Xi told Xiao Yichen: "She said she went to the Grand Moon Palace to visit the Grand Empress Dowager; if you're anxious to find her, you can try your luck there."

She knew nothing of their grudges, merely speaking kindly.

Of course she forgot the rule that officials may not freely enter and leave the inner palace.

For Xiao Yichen, sneaking into the Grand Moon Palace was no difficulty.

He indeed did so,.

The area near the Grand Moon Palace was seldom visited; Xiao Yichen easily arrived nearby, but the Grand Moon Palace was heavily guarded, he knew proceeding further would risk discovery, so he merely stood here waiting.

He was waiting for Mu Yuanzhi; he had much to say to her.

"Yichen?"

Pei Shangyan also came here to try his luck; he too sought Mu Yuanzhi, thus he boldly approached, not expecting to encounter Xiao Yichen here.

"Crown Prince, are you here to see the Grand Empress Dowager?" Xiao Yichen asked.

Pei Shangyan embarrassedly rubbed his nose, admitting frankly: "Actually I'm here to wait for Sister Yuanzhi."

He very much wished to see her, even if she didn't want to speak to him, just to see his sister; as her brother, he hadn't seen her in a long time.

Xiao Yichen's eyes dimmed, then he spoke plainly: "I too am here to wait for A Zhi."

Pei Shangyan frowned: "What are you waiting for Sister Yuanzhi for?"

His face full of disapproval, he said: "Yunxi already carries your child, Xiao Yichen, don't let her down."

Sometime ago, Pei Shangyan began calling Pei Yunxi not "little sister" but "Yunxi".

"This child is an accident." Speaking of the child, Xiao Yichen wore an expression of deep loathing and anguish.

"An accident?" Pei Shangyan found it funny, "What do you mean?"

After all, Yunxi is his sister; hearing this made him feel uneasy.

Xiao Yichen gave a cold laugh, saying: "If the Crown Prince wishes to know the meaning, he may ask his sister."

He added: "Also, Crown Prince, don't forget you have always claimed to support my marrying A Zhi, and moreover we have conspired together on a great matter, haven't we?"

This so-called great matter naturally refers to the two of them conspiring to deceive Mu Yuanzhi.

Bringing up this matter, Pei Shangyan's expression worsened, his face suddenly sank, and he said impatiently: "Let the past be, don't mention it again."

Xiao Yichen curled his lips, "The Crown Prince is right—past events are naturally useless to mention; what's happening now is what matters. So, Crown Prince, regarding your younger sister's affair, I hope you won't refrain from bringing it up!"

Pei Shangyan's brows tightened again; he sensed it wasn't anything good, but now Xiao Yichen also didn't speak.

The atmosphere between the two was very strange, until a graceful figure burst in.

It was Mu Yuanzhi!

Xiao Yichen and Pei Shangyan looked over at the same time, and their expressions instantly softened considerably.

"Little sister Zhi!"

"Ah Zhi!"

The two spoke at the same time, then afterwards glared at each other displeased, feeling that the other's presence here was extremely inconvenient right now.

They couldn't say what they wanted to say.

Mu Yuanzhi only felt annoyed; as soon as bothersome things came, there were two of them!

Were they two specifically waiting here for her?