In the dark night, the crescent moon looked as red as blood. No sound could be heard in the ears, only the shrill light of fire filled the sky, and the ruins of the ruins collapsed suddenly.
Rows of neat houses were twisted and toppled, and the chaotic crowd was crying and running away in all directions. However, there was no exit in the courtyard, only four high walls. No one could get out, no one could escape, everyone was like falling into hell, waiting.
The red lotus fire burned blazingly.
Gradually, a face flashed before my eyes and I could see it clearly.
Two lines of clear tears rolled down silently. Bai Qige wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound. The only thing she could do was to watch, helplessly watching those familiar faces being melted by the fire, and seeing the remaining limbs on the ground turned into withered bones.
Father, mother, second brother, younger brother, everyone was struggling in the flames with heavy iron chains on their bodies. She stretched out her hand in vain, but she couldn't touch it no matter how hard she tried. More and more tears accumulated in her eyes, and her vision was blurred.
Hazy, the last thing I saw was that the high wall collapsed, blood flowed into the river, and the dilapidated door plaque fell to the ground. The two powerful characters that originally symbolized glory were dim and desolate.
Baifu.
The fiery red moon disappeared in an instant, and a white light suddenly appeared in the complete darkness, getting closer and closer.
It was a person, with a tall, thin and lonely figure, one hand behind his back, and a long sword in the other hand. He turned around slowly, and there was another familiar face, handsome and cold, with deep eyes filled with hatred.
Stare at her.
There was no sound, and every mouth shape of the thin lips could be seen very clearly. Bai Qige did not understand lip language, but she knew what the person was saying, and every word was clear.
You are just a pawn, and everyone in the Bai family will die.
There was a sharp pain in her chest, as if her internal organs were being torn apart. Bai Qige clenched her fists and screamed desperately. Finally, a shrill scream pierced the darkness.
"Yi Chenjing, don't-"
"Miss? Miss! It's okay, miss, it's just a nightmare..." The urgent voice in the ear was filled with tears, and someone held his clenched hands, and there was a soft warmth.
The darkness dissipated and light flooded into her eyes. After being stunned for a long time, Bai Qige finally escaped from the nightmare. She looked at Yu Che with tears on her face in shock, unable to say a word. The dream was so real that she could not tell the difference at all.
It was truly an illusion, and my heart was beating so violently that I was overwhelmed with desire.
Looking around blankly, she saw the monotonous bed and simple decoration. There was no doubt that this was her bedroom. The brazier under the dowry had been moved away. The sky outside the window was dark, and she didn't know whether it was evening or dawn. The candlelight on the table was swaying, reflecting Yu Che's childish face.
The brightness and destruction are uncertain.
"How long have I been asleep?" Bai Qige asked feebly. She only remembered wanting to stop Yu Che from stirring the ashes in the brazier, and then the world started to spin for a while. She must have fainted. Poor Yu Che had no time to be sad and sad, and he still had to take care of her.
.
Wiping away her tears, Yu Che forced a smile on her face and helped Bai Qi Ge sit up: "Miss, she slept all afternoon and all night. It's still dark, so let's sleep a little longer."
"I'm not going to sleep anymore. If you sleep too much, you'll lose your energy. You can't do anything. You're like a waste." She laughed to herself. Bai Qige opened the quilt and wanted to get out of bed. She suddenly felt dizzy again. Her physical condition has been worse than ever lately.
One day, the physical and mental exhaustion could not be relieved. Yesterday, it was probably due to a moment of anger that I fainted. Fortunately, Yu Che was by my side and it did not cause serious consequences.
"Miss, just sit on the bed. When it gets brighter, I will accompany you for a walk outside."
Yu Che should have been supporting Yu Che, but he deliberately put his hands behind his back. Bai Qige felt a pain in his heart, and he couldn't help but pull Yu Che's wrist. There was no change in the back of the clean and fair hand. When he turned it over, the originally thin and tender palm was gone.
It was replaced by a patch of red, swollen, hard skin.
Gently blowing air and rubbing her burned hands, Bai Qige felt uncomfortable.
Yu Che, who seems to be competitive, is far from as free and strong as he looks. After all, he is a teenager, not much older than Li'er. He is far away from his hometown and has to endure hardships and humiliation with her. It is quite rare to be so loyal.
Yu Che was sent to the Bai Mansion by his parents since he was a child. The closest people are the Bai family, and he also has a vague longing for Bai Haocheng in his heart. Those family letters are Bai Qige's treasure, and they are also Yu Che's treasure. Every word is written by Bai Haocheng himself.
They are all priceless treasures for Yu Che. He usually takes care of them with great care. Now that they were burned down, he is probably no less sad and sad than Bai Qige.
"Silly girl, don't do stupid things again. Things are dead and people are alive. People are much more important than things. You have to live well." Bai Qige said softly, pulling Yu Che to sit by the bed.
"Yu Che wants to serve the young lady until she grows old, so of course she must live a good life."
"Just understand. Yu Che, I will definitely let you return to Zhao Kingdom, remember this." She shook her head to stop Yu Che who wanted to speak. Bai Qige raised her chin and pointed at the table, "Pour me a glass of water.
, my throat felt like it was burning and I was sore and dumb.”
Bai Qige's condition was much better than expected. Yu Che hummed happily, turned around and walked to the table, picked up a food box and opened it: "I saw that the lady was sleeping peacefully at night, so I went to the dining room to find some food to heat up.
, it’s still warm at the moment, so please eat some, Miss. Only when you’re full can you have the strength to argue with His Highness.”
Mentioning Yi Chenjing, her gentle smile immediately turned dry. Bai Qige sighed almost inaudibly, looking out the window distractedly: "Yu Che, from now on, you can only treat him as a high-ranking prince, and don't say any more teasing words."
To save your life, you have to be careful about your words and actions, both you and me."
"Miss, whatever you say is what it is." Yu Che didn't understand why Bai Qige said that, but she knew that what Bai Qige said and did was all for her own good. Picking up the bowl and returning to the bed, Yu Che blew on the spoon: "That's true.
Okay, it's still hot. Come on, miss, take a few sips of the hot soup to warm yourself up."
Bai Qige was not used to being served by others, so she insisted on taking the bowl and drinking it herself. She frowned when she saw the fragrant soup in the bowl.
The soup was good. It was stewed with wild ginseng and goose meat. However, the golden buttery layer on the soup made Bai Qige couldn't help but feel her stomach churn. She felt nausea welling up in her throat and couldn't control it. She dropped the soup bowl with a shake of her hand and kept scratching the edge of the bed.
Retching.
"What's wrong?" Yu Che was startled. He dropped the half-filled rice and rushed to the bedside, caressing his back and patting her gently. After struggling for a long time, he saw Bai Qige straighten up and lean against the head of the bed. She picked it up.
After smelling the soup bowl, Yu Che was puzzled: "There is no strange smell... Miss?"
When he raised his eyes, he saw Bai Qige's face was pale, her fingertips were trembling slightly, and her eyes were vacant and vacant.
Yu Che was still young and didn't understand many things, but Bai Qige was no stranger to this kind of reaction, and an ominous premonition filled her heart. She was stunned for as long as a stick of incense, and she couldn't see Yu Che running around in anxiety. Bai Qige slowly lowered his head and stiffened.
His palms trembled as he covered his abdomen.
There was no movement or feeling. She hoped that her guess was wrong, that those reactions were just because she was too tired and unwell...
"Does your stomach hurt? I'm going to make some ginger syrup." Yu Che breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to go to the dining room, but Bai Qige suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"Yu Che..." He spoke softly, but he didn't know what to say.
Seeing that her expression was even worse than before, Yu Che was anxious and puzzled. He seemed to think of something when his eyes passed over the palms gently rubbing on her flat belly. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he was shocked and dumbfounded: "It's... His Highness's child."
?!"
Numb nodded, Bai Qige closed her eyes and leaned back weakly.
No wonder I have no appetite for anything I eat recently, no wonder I always feel tired and not enough rest, no wonder I can’t stop feeling nauseous when I see greasy food... It has been nearly two months since Yi Chenjing had no interest in raping her that night.
, which is when the pregnancy reaction first appears.
The pressure of too many trivial matters made Bai Qige ignore the delayed menstrual period, thinking that it was just caused by the influence of her mood, but unexpectedly, a little life quietly took shape that night.
A whole night of trampling and ravaging failed to leave any results. After the initial period of worry, Bai Qige thought she was lucky. Who would have thought that the only subsequent union would sow the seeds? When everyone thought it could not be such a coincidence.
, the unexpected fruit comes quietly.
What was in her belly was Yi Chenjing's child.
Unable to understand Bai Qige's complex and depressed mood, Yu Che turned from surprise to excitement. After exclaiming, he smiled brightly and looked at his flat belly with bright eyes: "His Highness's child... Miss, he is His Highness's child! There is this
Miss Child, you no longer have to worry about His Highness treating you badly! No, I have to tell His Highness, he must be very happy!"
Bai Qige's skinny hands tightly grasped Yu Che's wrist, and Bai Qige burst into laughter. Her smile was bitter and stiff, almost sad.
"Yu Che, you don't understand...he will not let this child be born."
There was only one person he loved, and his two nights of asking for her was not out of love but hatred and revenge. How could he accept the child he got like this? Yi Chenxuan refused to let Mrs. Qi give birth to an heir, and he did the same.
The affirmative tone shattered Yu Che's good expectations. Yu Che had never understood the relationship between Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing. He only knew that the seventh prince was unstable and hot and cold. Sometimes he hated Bai Qige to the core and wished to inflict all kinds of torture on him.
Sometimes she was so gentle that she couldn't let go. She didn't say anything in her mouth, but she was caring in every move she made.
Does the seventh prince love the young lady? Yu Che has never thought about it.
Following Bai Qige's example and trying to stay calm, Yu Che tucked herself in and sat aside: "What are you going to do, young lady? Pregnancy is no different from others. You can hide it for a while, but once your belly gets bigger, you can no longer hide it."
"I know, but it's not the time to tell him yet." Bai Qige took a deep breath, "He already knows about me going to see Yun Zhongjin. It was just because of this matter that we had a quarrel yesterday, and this time it's more serious than ever.
Seriously, I'm afraid he will never believe what I say again. As long as I am still useful, he will not do anything to the Bai family, but he will never keep this child."
"Then...do you want the lady to be aborted?"
Get rid of it, Bai Qige really doesn’t want to be tainted with this word.
The day before yesterday, Yi Chenxuan was furious and accused Yi Chenxuan of forcing Mrs. Qi to abort the child. Now he is going to do the same cruel act? The child has done nothing wrong, why should he be abandoned by his parents? Those abandoned and forgotten children, they
Who has ever thought about the pain?
Turning to stare out the window at the gray sky, Bai Qige suddenly calmed down.
"Don't tell anyone about the child. I want to settle down Mrs. Qi first - if my child cannot come to the world, I hope that at least Mrs. Qi will not lose her own flesh and blood. That will be her last dream in this life."