When Lvluo, who had gone to prepare food, returned to the room with the cooked porridge, she found that her mistress hadn't come back yet. She waited for quite a while, but the mistress still didn't return. Panic welled up in her again.
Then Lvluo hurriedly went to inform Chu Zhan and the others. Chu Zhan had calmed down a bit compared to before. He led everyone to go and check on Nian Chu's room first.
When they pushed the door open, an extremely awkward scene greeted them.
A man and a woman were embracing...
Well...
So...
Thankfully, before they could say anything, the two separated and looked at them blankly.
Chu Qing and the others naturally knew what was going on, but...
Why had Nian Chu turned into...
Wei Ying?!
"Um..." Sensing the subtle and awkward atmosphere, Chu Qing cleared her throat, trying to say something. But after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with a single word to salvage this strange situation.
"Otherwise, you two masters can continue?" Wei Sheng, who had been standing at the back, masked his surprise and spoke seriously.
"???"
Continue?
Continue what? Would she be so shameless again?
Chu Zhan, his mind muddled by various emotions, rubbed his temples. Then he grabbed everyone beside him and pulled them out.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Heavens! His own little sister was like a cabbage being eaten by a pig. He couldn't let others keep watching. Of course, he was full of doubts, but they couldn't be resolved in a short time. Moreover... it was already the Ugly Hour! If it weren't for his own sister's doing, he would probably have been so angry that he'd want to kill someone! So, it was better to wait until tomorrow.
Seeing everyone rush out again, Chu Qing shook her head helplessly.
She thought she was going to be dragged out by Chu Zhan, but she almost forgot that she and Wei Ying were a proper husband and wife.
Next, Chu Qing and Wei Ying glanced at each other. After chatting for a while, they felt sleepy and embraced each other to sleep.
...
It was almost afternoon the next day when Chu Qing slowly woke up.
She turned her head and saw Wei Ying staring at her motionlessly.
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily.
Thank goodness, it wasn't a dream.
He was still here when she woke up.
"You don't look like a pregnant woman at all these days." Wei Ying gently placed his hand on Chu Qing's lower abdomen, trying to feel something.
Chu Qing grinned. She remembered the experience from her previous life. She wasn't being overly delicate and tried her best to keep herself in a good mood. But most importantly...
"This child is sensible. He knows we have a lot of things to do." Chu Qing replied.
Originally, Chu Qing didn't mean to complain, but to Wei Ying, it made him feel even more heartache for her.
Just as the two were looking at each other tenderly, there was a gentle knock on the door. Then Lvluo's cautious voice came:
"Mistress... are you... awake?"
Lvluo felt so helpless.
Her mistress had disappeared twice last night, which had made her extremely worried. Then she saw... well... her mistress embracing someone...
She almost thought her mistress was having an affair behind the prince's back. At that time, she even thought about how to help her mistress escape. But then... that person... was actually the Prince of Ning?!
Nian Chu had turned into the Prince of Ning?
Lvluo felt her head was in a complete mess.
Now, she had been sent by everyone to wake up the mistress... and the master. She was so afraid that when she opened the door, she would see the Prince of Ning... turn into Nian Chu again...
In short, she was having a really hard time.
After hearing Lvluo's voice, Chu Qing responded first. Then Wei Ying got up and tidied himself up.
When Lvluo entered the room, what she saw was...
Nian Chu?! Sitting side by side with the mistress?!
Why was it Nian Chu again? Wasn't it the Prince of Ning last night?
Ah!!!
Seeing Lvluo's extremely tangled expression, Chu Qing said with a smile, "What's wrong, little girl? Can't I keep a male concubine? Ouch..." As soon as the words "male concubine" came out of her mouth, she felt a pinch on the soft flesh around her waist.
It didn't hurt, but it tickled!
Chu Qing glared at Wei Ying, who had disguised himself as Nian Chu again, and snorted.
Stinky boy! He wouldn't even let her have a bit of fun with her words!
Lvluo was on the verge of tears. "Mistress, if you want to keep a male concubine, I naturally won't say anything. But now... you're pregnant with the little heir. Isn't it a bit too..."
"Too immoral?" Chu Qing raised her eyebrows and replied.
Lvluo quickly waved her hands and explained, "No, no! Mistress, I didn't mean to slander you. Whatever you do is right!"
Seeing Lvluo blindly taking her side, Chu Qing stopped teasing her.
Then Chu Qing seriously ordered Lvluo to call the others over. She had something to say.
...
When everyone came and saw 'Nian Chu', they all looked calm. Wei Zhi and Wei Sheng consciously went to guard the door and the window respectively. The remaining Chu Zhan and Wuya found places to sit down.
Seeing that everyone looked calm, Lvluo finally calmed down. After thinking carefully, she finally realized that Nian Chu was actually the Prince of Ning.
"Um... well... as you saw last night. The Prince of Ning is back." Chu Qing was the first to speak.
After hearing this, Chu Zhan nodded without showing any surprise. Then he looked at Wei Ying and asked straightforwardly, "I wonder if the Prince of Ning would be so kind as to clarify what exactly happened?"
Wei Ying, who was asked, briefly explained the whole story again. After hearing it, Chu Zhan could no longer remain calm.
"Prince of Ning... What a brilliant strategy." Chu Zhan finally couldn't help but sincerely sigh.
Wei Ying smiled in response and didn't deny Chu Zhan's... compliment.
Then Chu Zhan continued to ask, "Then, how did you get into Chuanzhou City?"
"I just walked in. They don't check people at the city gate strictly anymore."
"???"
The Chu siblings were both stunned.
Seeing their expressions, Wei Ying asked, "Didn't you do the same?"
"Um... no." Chu Zhan awkwardly scratched his nose.
He had thought the Xiliang people would strictly check the identities of those entering the city. Now it seemed that were they too stupid? Or were the Xiliang people too arrogant?
Seeing the reactions of Chu Qing and the others, Wei Ying was even more curious about how they had entered the city. But seeing that they didn't seem to want to talk about it, he decided to ask later.
"So... what are we going to do next?" Thinking of the current situation, Chu Zhan's face became a bit solemn again. After all, they were still in Chuanzhou City, which was full of Xiliang people.
A profound look flashed in Wei Ying's eyes. He slowly said, "I still have something to do in the next few days. After I finish it, we can go back to Qingzhou and then start preparing to fight back and take back our Chuanzhou."
"Can you tell us about it?"
"Hu Yan Longhao and Hu Yan Longchang aren't really reconciled as they seem on the surface. So next... what I'm going to do is to tear apart their false pretense of harmony."