After seeing the old doctor off, Xie Li lowered his long eyelashes and whispered, "Just have a good rest. I have something to do and have to go to the palace."

After saying this, Xie Li turned around and walked toward the door.

"Xie Li."

There was a voice behind him, and Xie Li paused in his steps and froze without looking back at her.

Song Huixin didn't understand why he looked like this, so she stood up, looked at him, and whispered, "Why can't I see in you the joy of becoming a father?"

"Are you..." Song Huixin pursed her pink lips and said in a sad tone, "Don't you want this child?"

Xie Li turned his back to her, his voice was a little hoarse, and he said in a low voice, "What about you?"

"What?" Song Huixin didn't understand what he meant, frowned and asked in a low voice.

Xie Li turned around and looked at her intently, his eyes full of hurt, "Changfan found some medicine residue under the tree in the backyard. I thought someone was trying to harm me, but after closer inspection I found out that it was a repellent medicine."

Song Huixin's body froze, and when she met his eyes, there was a hint of guilt in her eyes.

"Are you willing to have this child?" Xie Li's eyes were a little red, but he still looked at her stubbornly, "If the arrival of this child makes you upset, I would rather be childless for the rest of my life."

Song Huixin opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain it, so she could only follow his words and said, "I am naturally happy to be pregnant."

Xie Li's pupils trembled slightly and he looked at her blankly.

Song Huixin bit her lower lip and looked guilty, "I was obsessed and did something wrong at the beginning, but I have figured it out and won't regret it anymore."

"Are you...serious?" Xie Li's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it, "Do you really like this child?"

Song Huixin nodded, with a blush on his face, "This is our child, how could I not like it?"

Xie Li took a deep breath, unable to hide his excitement, and wanted to reach out to hug her, but he was concerned about her belly, hesitated for a moment, turned around and hugged the sail behind him.

Changfan looked confused, being held tightly in his arms by his eldest son, shaking him back and forth, the expression on his face gradually cracking.

He is dirty...

Seeing his childish look, and then looking at his flat belly, Song Huixin burst into laughter, overjoyed.

"Sir!"

Ye Ming's footsteps were hurried and he suddenly entered the Jingyuan. As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Xie Li and... Changfan hugging each other.

Ye Ming stopped and stared at the two of them with an incomprehensible expression.

When Xie Li saw someone coming, he looked embarrassed. He stretched out his hand to push away the grimacing Chang Fan, coughed twice, and whispered, "What's the matter?"

Ye Ming suddenly came back to his senses, and involuntarily glanced at Chang Fan, who was squatting in the corner with his arms folded, and lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, someone from the palace has come, saying that they want to summon you to the palace urgently."

Xie Li frowned and subconsciously turned to look at Song Huixin in the room.

Song Huixin also noticed something was wrong and hurriedly urged, "Go quickly, something must have happened in the palace."

Xie Li nodded, gave Bi Luo a few words, and immediately followed Ye Ming and quickly walked out of Chengyuan.

Changfan, who was squatting in the corner, saw his master leaving, raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corner of his eyes, and chased after him.

-

Yangxindian

Yuan Chen stood on the stage, pacing back and forth, his brows knitted into a knot, as if something very bad had happened to him.

The young eunuch walked into the palace and raised his voice to report, "Your Majesty, Sir Xie is here."

"Please!" Yuan Chen stopped in a hurry and waited eagerly for the person outside the door.

<divclass="contentadv">Xie Li was welcomed in by the palace people. Just as he was about to salute, he saw the emperor waving his hand and exempting him from the ceremony.

"You're finally here." Yuan Chen frowned, his eyes fell on him, and he said solemnly, "Lv Qingfeng sent a letter, something happened to Shen Ji."

"what!"

Xie Li's eyes widened for a moment and he looked at his superiors in disbelief, "This...how is this possible! Didn't he go to investigate?"

"Indeed, I clearly gave him a light task, how could it be..." Yuan Chen's face turned pale, and he felt uneasy, "The letter said that there was a sudden flood in Zhuo County, and Shen Ji went into the water to rescue people. Unfortunately, he was injured. When I arrived, I suffered a serious head injury and was in a coma for several days."

Xie Li only felt his heartbeat speeding up, and he was stunned in place, not listening to even a single word.

Yuan Chen also felt regretful and said in a deep voice, "Now the floods in Zhuo County are rising instead of receding. Shen Ji and the others are trapped inside and have run out of food."

Xie Li suddenly came back to his senses, bent his knees, and knelt on the ground, "I beg the emperor for permission, and order me to bring food for support!"

Yuan Chen's face changed slightly, he shook his head, and whispered, "Xie Li... Shen Ji and the others are trapped, and I feel extremely heartbroken. Now that Zhuo County is in danger, how can I let you go again?"

"This is the only thing I can do." Xie Li made up his mind and said in a deep voice, "The emperor cannot live without Shen Ji. Although I am not wise, I am still clever. If I encounter difficulties, I will definitely be able to turn danger into good."

Yuan Chen sighed softly and clenched his fists, "Xie Li..."

"Please give me your permission!"

Xie Li fell on the ground and said in a sincere tone, "Your Majesty, Zhuoxian County can't wait any longer. I beg your Majesty to make a decision soon!"

Yuan Chen suddenly let go of his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly. He was silent for a long time before uttering one word, "Okay."

"Xie Li..." Yuan Chen stared at him, with worry in his eyes, "If you can come back safely, I will reward Renti."

"Thank you Lord for your kindness." Xie Li raised the corners of his lips, and his tone was no longer irritable. "Your Majesty, my wife found out that she is pregnant today. While I am away, I would like to trouble Your Majesty to pay attention to the Hou Mansion..."

"Ms. Song is pregnant?" Yuan Chen was greatly surprised, and immediately a smile appeared on his handsome face, "This is a happy event, don't worry, if you leave the capital, I will take care of the Yongcheng Hou Mansion."

Xie Li pursed his lips, smiled, and whispered, "Your Majesty's grace, I am deeply grateful."

-

涿县

The sky was very gloomy, the flood was raging, and it had reached halfway up the mountain. There were more corpses on the ground, and the fields were no longer visible.

The common people huddled on the top of the mountain, huddled together for warmth. All of them had vegetable-colored faces and extremely thin cheeks.

The strange thing is that no one complained this time. It was very quiet on the top of the mountain, without a cry or howl.

Lu Qingfeng sat in the cave, looking sluggish, looking at the cloudy sky outside in a daze. His clothes were so wet that he could squeeze out water. There was a pile of wood in front of him, but there was no fire.

Shen Ji was lying beside him, his eyes were closed, his face was as pale as paper, and there was no trace of color. The clothes on his body were dry, but the sleeves were a little short and they didn't fit well.

"Lu...Lord Lu..."

A child timidly poked his head out, saw Lu Qingfeng, shrank his neck again, and asked in a low voice, "Is Master Shen awake?"

Lu Qingfeng came back to his senses, looked at the child's gray face, forced a smile, and shook his head.

The child's eyes turned red, he glanced at the man lying on the straw mat, and ran away crying.

Lu Qingfeng closed his eyes, feeling tired and thinking to himself, "Brother Shen, please don't let anything happen to you..."

Lu Qingfeng leaned against the cave wall and tilted his head slightly, not noticing that the man lying beside him moved his fingertips.

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