He took her hand, slowly opened his curled fingers, gently stroked the marks on her palm that she had pinched, and whispered:

"Be good, I will go to the palace immediately to discuss countermeasures with Showa. Can you wait for my news?"

Seeing his look of love and concern, she couldn't bear to let him worry about her, so she reluctantly nodded and said with red eyes, "Okay."

"Look at you... crying like this... ugh..."

He sighed, wiped away her tears, then stroked her belly and asked softly: "Is it uncomfortable here?"

Mu Qingwan shook her head.

Xia Houlie hugged her, knowing that she wouldn't make a fuss about the child, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked her up and returned to the room, asked Lu Yi and the others to bring breakfast, and watched her eat it thoroughly.

She also asked the maids to take good care of her, and then rushed to the palace with confidence.

Showa was very worried when he heard about this, "Brother Emperor, what are you going to do?"

Xia Houlie's eyes darkened slightly, staring at the tea cup in his hand and said:

"The entire military department has almost been reorganized because of the Yunlan Mountain incident. Now the people's hearts are not stable. Although there are still many generals in the court who can lead troops, at this time, I don't trust who will be sent to lead the troops, let alone this

The matter is also related to Wan’s father, queen and mother... I thought about it and decided that I should go there myself..."

Zhaohe was suddenly stunned: "You go in person? It's not good. Qingwan is still pregnant. Can you bear to leave her alone in the capital?"

Xia Houlie frowned and clenched the tea cup in his hand with his fingers, "Why would I want to leave her? If it were anything else, I wouldn't even have to ask, but this is about her father, queen and mother. If anything happens to them,

At that time, even if I kill the general who is leading the army, I will not be able to make up for it. Only if I go can I truly think about Xi Chu and cause the least harm to Xi Chu and the king of Xi Chu..."

Zhaohe stopped talking because he knew that what Xia Houlie said was true. If the generals sent by the faction went, in order to complete their mission, they might only handle things according to the general rules of war and not care about the safety of the Western Chu royal family. Even if they arrived

At that time, they successfully repelled the armies of Helian Hengzhi and Murong Chen, but who can guarantee the safety of the King and Queen of Xichu?

If anything happens to them, Qingwan may hold a grudge against her for the rest of her life, and the emperor will never allow this to happen.

"When are you going to leave?"

Hearing Zhaohe's words, Xia Houlie knew that he had agreed. He stood up and walked to the window, watching the sunset, his eyes narrowed, "Helian Hengzhi and the others have now invaded the border of Xichu. I

It would take five days and five nights to lead my troops there even if I rush there day and night. I must rush over before they attack the capital of Western Chu. Time is running out. I hope to be able to set off early tomorrow morning..."

Zhaohe nodded, walked over and took the tiger talisman and handed it to him: "Brother, please be careful and contact us in time... As for Qingwan's place... you can go without worries, I will be responsible for her safety and will go there from time to time.

Accompany her..."

Seeing Xia Houlie looking over, he laughed and said:

"Please, can you stop being so jealous? If I really wanted to compete with you for her, I would have done it long ago. Do I have to wait until you both have children to do such stupid things? Don't worry!

Now I just care about her and love her as a brother and friend!"

He said and patted Xia Houlie's shoulder.

Xia Houlie also smiled, cupped his hands and said: "Then I'll leave everything to you for Qingwan. In terms of safety, I will send Long Shadow Guard to take charge. There shouldn't be any big problems. I'm mainly worried that she will be emotionally unstable.

, now she is pregnant again, so if you have time, go and chat with her more, I found that she can talk to you quite well..."

At this point, there was already a hint of sourness in his tone.

Showa simply couldn't laugh or cry: "Hey, Brother Huang, when did you lose this little confidence? Are you really afraid that she will fall in love with me?"

Xia Houlie's face suddenly darkened and he said coldly: "How is that possible? There is absolutely no way she can be obsessed with you! You should give up this idea!"

Showa laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, she won't be obsessed with me, she can just be alone?!"

"You don't need to tell me, I understand this."

Xia Houlie curled his lips in satisfaction, but when he thought of the upcoming parting, his face couldn't help but become solemn.

Mu Qingwan was shocked when she heard that he wanted to personally go out to conquer Western Chu, but after thinking about it, she was moved. He led the troops in person regardless of safety, it must be to try his best to protect Western Chu, although he felt unhappy in his heart.

But now there is no other way but to let him go.

"Baby, why don't you say anything?" Ever since he said he was going to go to war, she just held him tightly like this without saying a word.

Mu Qingwan's eyes were filled with water, "Hey, before we were separated, I started to miss you..."

"Me too..." He pressed her forehead against hers, and looked into each other's eyes with both eyes, seeing the deep affection and reluctance in them.

Her tears fell one by one. He leaned over and kissed them one by one, saying warmly:

"Little Pig, do you know that you have to be good when I'm not here? You are not just on your own now. When you feel sad, our children will also feel sad too, so you have to be a sensible mother.

, for the sake of our children, do you know that you should take good care of yourself?"

Mu Qingwan buried her head in his arms and whispered softly: "I know, I will protect our baby well and wait for you to come back with him."

"Please be good, I can feel at ease outside..." His voice also became hoarse, with a thick nasal sound: "Wan, please wait for me to come back..."

Mu Qingwan took the initiative to stand on her tiptoes and hugged his neck to steady him. He quickly changed his position. The two of them seemed to be devoting all their subsequent love to this one stable person. They kissed each other so deeply that they were inseparable.

, it took a long time before the two lips parted reluctantly.

She held his hand, touched her belly, and said softly:

"Baby, daddy doesn't believe mommy. Tell daddy quickly. We will stay at home and wait for him to come back, right?"

As soon as Mu Qingwan finished speaking, Xia Houlie felt a gentle hit in his palm, as if the baby was responding to mommy's words, really trying to convince him to rest assured.

His face suddenly showed ecstasy and surprise, and he suddenly grabbed Mu Qingwan's hand and touched with her to the holy land where their bones and blood were nurtured:

"Wan, the baby just kicked me, I felt him... I felt him... Come and try too..."

"Really?" Before the tears on Mu Qingwan's face dried, a smile spread across her face, and she followed his hand to her lower abdomen.

The little guy seemed to know that his parents were ecstatic about his little action, and he couldn't help but jump a few more times with pride. When the baby's fetal movements were really heard in the palm of his hand, Mu Qingwan didn't know what words to use to describe it.

own mood.

At this moment, she only felt that her heart was full and swollen, and a feeling of happiness slowly surged along her palms to her limbs, making her whole body immersed in a huge joy.

"It's true... it's true... our baby moved... oh... I'm so happy..."

"The baby is growing day by day. He can now feel your emotions, so you should always be happy and don't let him suffer too, okay?"

Xia Houlie carried her to the bed, then hugged her and lay down. Their hands were still intertwined and wrapped around her slightly bulging belly, stroking it gently.

"Well, I listen to you. But you must keep in touch with me at all times. You can't write one letter a day, but you should at least send one letter every three days. Only when we know you are safe will the baby and I feel at ease, okay?"

"Don't worry, I will." He kissed her, pulled up the quilt and covered her, and gently comforted her: "Baby, go to bed quickly. I heard Lu Yi said that you haven't slept today. You must be worried about your father."

Mother, now that I’m gone, they will definitely be fine, you know how to raise the baby with peace of mind?”

"Um."

Mu Qingwan nuzzled into his arms, smelling the calm aura emanating from his body, and felt extremely peaceful. It would be great if she could stay like this happily forever.

However, the separation that should come will still come.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed since Xia Houlie left Beiyan. During these five days, he had written letters back every day. Mu Qingwan looked at the familiar handwriting on it and felt warm in her heart.

If nothing else happens, he will be able to arrive in Xichu territory today.

She once again opened the letter on the table. Because she had read it over and over again in the past few days, the paper had worn out thin edges.

Although each of his letters only contained a few words, it could make her happy all day long.

The first letter: Wan, I have just parted from you, but my heart is already like an arrow wanting to come back.

Second letter: Wan, take care of yourself and our baby.

The third letter: Wan, was the baby naughty today? If he is naughty, you must tell me. I will spank him hard when he comes out.

The fourth letter: Wan, it’s been the fourth day since we parted, and I miss you! Do you miss me? Is our baby very well-behaved?

The fifth letter: Wan, have you slept well these days? Without you in my arms, I have been keeping my eyes open until dawn these days. I look forward to coming back soon to reunite with you and the baby. Then our family will meet again.

Let’s not separate, okay?

Gently rubbing the letter paper with her fingers, Mu Qingwan smiled slightly and read out each word softly to the baby in her belly to share her joy. From time to time, the baby would stretch its fists and raise its legs in response to its mother, mother and son.

While they were having the most intimate interaction, Showa's hearty laughter suddenly sounded in the yard.
Chapter completed!