With this illness, Chu Chen lay in bed for several days.

Because he was pregnant with a child, the prince did not dare to give too strong medicine, so he recovered slowly.

A few days later, when the fever subsided, he still had no strength.

If the imperial physician hadn't suggested that he get up and walk around, Mu Tiankuo would have liked to let him lie down for another ten days and a half months.

"Are you still dizzy?" Mu Tiankuo asked.

"I don't feel anything anymore, but my legs are a little soft." Chu Chen said.

When Mu Tiankuo heard the words, he hugged him horizontally, and Chu Chen said helplessly: "The imperial doctor told me to walk around, what's the difference between you hugging me like this and me lying on the bed?"

"You can bask in the sun outside, but it's stuffy inside." Mu Tiankuo said.

Chu Chen glanced at the palace people passing by, felt very embarrassed and said: "Let me go by myself!"

Mu Tiankuo put him down as promised, but he was still a little worried, so he put his arms around his waist and walked side by side with him in the yard.

"Does your stomach hurt?" Mu Tiankuo asked.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Hearing this, Chu Chen turned his head to look at Mu Tiankuo, and said, "Do you know everything?"

"Yeah." Mu Tiankuo said: "It's all my fault for making you suffer so much. If I had known today, I would have taken you away anyway."

Chu Chen heard the words: "I haven't suffered any grievances, besides, now that my mother is by my side, what is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Mu Tiankuo heard the words and said: "You never have any expectations of me, so you don't feel wronged, do you?"

"Should I expect anything from you?" Chu Chen asked: "After all, you are the prince of a country, and you will inherit the great rule in the future. I can't expect you to be in love with my son and daughter every day, can I?"

Mu Tiankuo's complexion darkened when he heard the words, and he felt a little empty in his heart.

It is very easy for Chu Chen to get close to him. He doesn't defend against anyone, and accepting a person depends on his likes and dislikes.So he could easily accept Mu Tiankuo as his male favourite, and he could easily accept Lu Jing as a friend.But under his seemingly defenseless appearance, there is a line that will not be easily crossed.In other words, it was easy to get close to him, and easy to be accepted by him, but it was extremely difficult to cross the line in his heart.

Lu Jing knew this very well, so after being rejected by Chu Chen, he never tried to take a step forward.

Mu Tiankuo is also very aware of this, but he has been looking forward to it before, maybe he will be within that line?

Unfortunately, he didn't.

Chu Chen accepted him as a husband just as he accepted him as a male favorite back then.

The reason why Chu Chen accepted it was simply because he couldn't refuse, but could just let it go.

This made Mu Tiankuo feel very frustrated.

What he wants is not just to accept...

What he wants is to have a place in that person's heart.

"There is something I want to discuss with you." Chu Chen said.

"What?" Mu Tiankuo asked.

Chu Chen said, "I heard that you are already preparing for the dowry?"

"Well, the Ministry of Rites has drawn up a date, and when the date arrives, the appointment will be made." Mu Tiankuo said.

"Is the betrothal gift sent directly to Da Chu?" Chu Chen asked.

"Yes, according to the etiquette system, it should be delivered to your home." Mu Tiankuo said.

Chu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't you think this gift is a loss? One hundred thousand gold!"

"Since Gu has made a promise, he should keep it." Mu Tiankuo said, "Besides, this dowry gift is to hire you as his wife, so I don't feel bad about it."

"But you haven't kicked your hundred thousand gold into my pocket." Chu Chen said, "Think about it, the person who raised me is my mother, and she lives in your east palace now, if you If I really want to be hired, the dowry should be given to her, instead of sending her all the way to the capital, making it easier for someone who has nothing to do with me."

Mu Tiankuo was startled when he heard the words, and suddenly realized.

Chu Chen is remembering his grudge, ever since he decided to take Mrs. Rong away, he has no old feelings for the Great Chu Emperor and the Crown Prince.Now that he is in the country of Yao, he doesn't want to take advantage of Da Chu at all, even if he doesn't want the bride price, he doesn't care.

"Are you asking Gu to deliver the dowry to your mother-in-law?" Mu Tiankuo asked.

"It doesn't matter whether you give it away or not. I just want to tell you that there is no need to take advantage of outsiders for the sake of saving face." Chu Chen said.

His words "outsider" Mu Tiankuo only felt very ironic to his ears.

Although he knew that the original intention of Chu Chen's move was not to save him money, but thinking of the difference between inside and outside, he still felt that it was useful.

"I will discuss it with the people from the Ministry of Rites tomorrow." Mu Tiankuo said.

Hearing this, Chu Chen immediately smiled, thinking that it was a pity that he could not see the expressions of Prince Chu and the emperor after they learned about this matter, it was a pity.

After strolling outside with Chu Chen, Mu Tiankuo went to the study.

He has been busy with official duties these few days, accompanying Chu Chen during the day, and often has to deal with official documents until midnight at night.

As soon as Mu Tiankuo left, Chongyang sneaked in sneakily.

When Chu Chen saw him, he laughed and said, "Why are you acting like a thief?"

"Hi!" Chongyang said furtively, "Aren't you afraid that he will see it? You're going to accuse me again!"

"I was just saying that I wanted to see my mother, and the little guy." Chu Chen said.

"You'd better not go, the illness is just right, and you are still pregnant with the child, so you can't work too hard." Chongyang helped Chu Chen to sit down, and asked curiously: "Is it more than three months? Can you move? Kick people No?"

Chu Chen laughed and said, "How could it be so fast?"

"His Royal Highness's child must be very talented, can he be the same as an ordinary child?" Chongyang smiled, and couldn't help but glance at Chu Chen's stomach, and said: "Is it not good to eat? I can't see it anyway." come out?"

"The imperial doctor has said that it will take four months to see it." Chu Chen said.

Chongyang nodded when he heard the words, looking forward to it, wishing to lie on Chu Chen's stomach and urge the little guy inside.

"Those who don't know think you are the child's father." Chu Chen said, "Mu Tiankuo is not as caring as you."

"Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense, if people hear it and misunderstand it, it will be terrible." Chongyang was so frightened by his words, he was stunned and said: "That person...he doesn't care about His Highness ?”

Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "It's okay for me, but it doesn't seem to respond to the child."

If he hadn't asked him personally today, he would almost suspect that the other party didn't know about it at all.

After all, he is also a person who is going to be a father, why doesn't he look happy at all?

Chu Chen couldn't figure it out, but it could only be attributed to Mu Tiankuo's deep thoughts, which made it hard to guess.

In the study, Mu Tiankuo was a little distracted.

"Your Highness?" Lin Dong reminded him.

"Oh." Mu Tiankuo came back to his senses and asked, "Where did you just say?"

Lin Dongdao: "The subordinates asked the craftsmen who were responsible for the repairs in the other garden before, and they were all quite surprised by this matter. The people we selected are all the most experienced in the royal city. More than one of them mentioned that before the construction I looked at it on the mountain, but I didn’t find anything unusual. After all, if something happened in Bieyuan, they should also bear the responsibility, and the subordinates feel that they don’t need to lie about such things.”

"On that day, Gu felt that this matter was a bit strange." Mu Tiankuo said: "Even if the soft mountain is washed away by the heavy rain, it shouldn't collapse? In the past few days, Gu has checked the records of floods around the royal city over the years. , most of the mudflows will appear after several consecutive days of heavy rain, but that day it only rained for less than half a day..."

"Subordinates personally take people to investigate again?" Lin Dong said.

Mu Tiankuo pondered for a moment and said: "Go to the court to find some people who are familiar with this matter, and take them there to have a look."

If there is another hidden story in this matter, there will always be clues left.

After all, Chu Chen couldn't hold back anymore, and went to Mrs. Rong's residence with Chongyang.

At this moment, Mrs. Rong was coaxing the baby to play, and she was very happy to see Chu Chen.

"I don't know how to wear more clothes. If the wind blows again and catches a cold, it will be troublesome." Madam Rong said to Chu Shen.

"Isn't Chongyang blocking the wind for me?" Chu Chen smiled.

As he spoke, he walked to the crib and leaned over to take a look at the little baby. The baby was soundly asleep at the moment, and he smacked his mouth a few times from time to time, looking very cute.Chu Chen didn't have any feelings for children before, and he didn't have the opportunity to touch the newborn baby. Now he doesn't know if it's because he is pregnant. He just thinks that the more he looks at it, the more he likes it.

"I'm still young now, I only know how to sleep, and it will be more likable when I get older." Mrs. Rong said.

"If mother likes her, it's okay to keep her here forever. The left and right are in the East Palace, so it doesn't matter where she is placed." Chu Chen said.He didn't want to make Mrs. Rong work hard, but he was afraid that she would be lonely alone, so he proposed this idea.Moreover, it is probably more reliable for Mrs. Rong to bring the child than him and Mu Tiankuo.

Mrs. Rong nodded when she heard the words, she didn't know what she thought of, and her face was a little sad.

"Chen'er, have you...have you met your sister since you arrived in Wangcheng?" Mrs. Rong asked.

Chu Chen was startled when he heard the words, and then remembered that he had been sick for the past few days, but he forgot about it. Mrs. Rong must be thinking about Princess Ning An every day, but she was afraid of disturbing him and kept holding back.

"I have been to the General's Mansion once, but I haven't seen my sister yet." Chu Chen said: "But mother, don't worry, I will definitely visit the General's Mansion again when I recover from illness. I will see my sister as soon as possible anyway. I want to come to her Knowing that my mother has come to Wangcheng, I must be very happy."

Mrs. Rong nodded when she heard the words, but she could see that she was very worried.

After chatting here for a while, Chu Chen felt tired, so he didn't stay any longer.

Chongyang personally sent him back to the bedroom, and before leaving, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Your Highness, you didn't take the antidote I gave you before, did you?"

Only then did Chu Chen remember the matter of the antidote, and said, "I actually forgot about it!"

"Who...he told me the other day that His Highness doesn't need to eat that stuff, and his subordinates dare not ask why." Chongyang said: "Since Your Highness has reconciled with him now, you might as well ask clearly, don't wait until the time comes. It's good that something went wrong."

Chu Chen nodded his head when he heard the words, thinking that that thing wouldn't have any effect on the child, right?

That night, Mu Tiankuo was busy until the second half of the night.

After he came out of the study, he felt a little dazed, and subconsciously went to the bedroom.

Since returning to the palace that day, he has been quite uneasy.

The appearance of the young man in the cave before he died, as well as the smell of blood permeated inside, always appeared in his dreams.

For some reason, he felt panic when he thought that Chu Chen would have to go through this in a few months.

Although he consulted the imperial physician many times afterwards, although childbirth is dangerous, not everyone will be in danger of life.

As long as there is an imperial physician to look after her, coupled with thorough preparations in advance, the princess will be able to pass the childbirth safely in the future.

But Mu Tiankuo still couldn't hide the uneasiness in his heart, so much so that he didn't dare to mention the child's matter in front of Chu Chen.

When Mu Tiankuo arrived at the sleeping hall, he saw a few candles burning in the hall, and the light was a little dim.

He walked towards the edge, saw that Chu Chen's face was a little pale, he couldn't help being startled, stretched out his hand to touch it, and felt that Chu Chen's body was cold, without even a trace of warmth.Mu Tiankuo was shocked, and lifted Chu Chen's quilt with trembling hands, and saw that Chu Chen's body was covered in blood, and the blood soaked the bed and dripped to the floor.

Mu Tiankuo was as if struck by lightning, he felt chest pain so bad that he could hardly breathe, and then he woke up suddenly!

"Your Highness?" Lin Dong heard the movement and hurried over to check, and found that Mu Tiankuo had just fallen asleep on the desk.

Mu Tiankuo sat by the desk panting heavily, got up suddenly after a while, and ran towards the direction of the sleeping hall.

He stepped into the hall anxiously, and saw a few candles burning in the hall, and the light was a little dim.

Mu Tiankuo walked towards the side, and saw Chu Chen lying quietly on the couch, the scene was exactly the same as in his dream.

Mu Tiankuo stretched out his hand, but he didn't dare to touch Chu Chen's face. The cold sweat on his forehead flowed down the corner of his forehead. His whole body seemed to be sucked out of his soul, and his breathing was not smooth.He moved his hand to the corner of Chu Chen's quilt, but he still didn't dare to lift it...

The scene in the dream tormented him like a nightmare, almost driving him crazy!

In the end, he knelt by the side of the couch, and slowly stretched out his trembling hands to touch the couch...

Do it!

Mu Tiankuo's heart finally fell halfway, he groped along the side of the couch, there was no blood, it was dry.Moreover, his cold hands could still feel the temperature of Chu Chen's body, and Mu Tiankuo's three souls and seven souls slowly returned to their positions, and the blood color gradually returned to his face.

Good thing it was just a nightmare!

"You don't sleep in the middle of the night, what do you want to do?" Chu Chen's voice came suddenly.

Mu Tiankuo looked up, and saw Chu Chen looking at him with a very contemptuous look.

At this time, Mu Tiankuo still stretched out one hand under the quilt, his eyes were terribly red, not to mention his expression.

Chu Chen: ...

Has this person been suppressed like this?

Sneaking here in the middle of the night to do this kind of thing?

Mu Tiankuo: ...

I'm not, I'm not, listen to me!

The author has something to say: Second update ~ continue tomorrow ~

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