Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 239 Yuan Xinghui is missing

One day two months later, the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing. The Qin residence was peaceful and tranquil, but beneath this seemingly calm atmosphere was a thrilling conspiracy.

Xiao Zhengshu walked into the room quickly, with an anxious look on his face. As soon as he saw Qin Zhuoyuan, he couldn't wait to say, "Master! Now that my brother has ascended the throne, what should we do next?"

Seeing Xiao Zhengshu so flustered, Qin Zhuoyuan smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, Your Highness. This drama has just begun. As long as you have the Yin Heart Gu in your hand, why should you worry?"

After hearing what Qin Zhuoyuan said, Xiao Zhengshu calmed down a little. He tightly grasped the flute in his hand, which was the key item to control Yin Xin Gu. It seemed that as long as he had this flute, he could control everything.

Qin Zhuoyuan continued, "Please wait patiently for a while. When Handan Chi launches another attack, it will be your turn to show your skills. Until then, you only need to act according to the plan."

Xiao Zhengshu nodded to show that he understood. Then he turned and left, leaving Qin Zhuoyuan alone to think.

After Xiao Zhengshu walked away, a figure walked out from the darkness. It turned out to be Lu Wu. He walked to Qin Zhuoyuan and said admiringly: "Mr. Qin is really resourceful!"

Qin Zhuoyuan smiled modestly and responded, "Thank you for the compliment. But by the way, what is the situation in Handan and Chi now?"

Lu Wu replied confidently, "Don't worry, Master Qin. According to the intelligence we have received, King Handan Chi will attack again soon. Everything is going according to plan."

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The border war is in full swing, the situation is tense. Li Yin, Zhao Nian and Yuan Song are anxious and rush to Youzhou to support the front line. At the same time, the troops in Jingzhou are also worrying everyone. Xiao Xuantang and Li Ziyan go to Jingzhou again to pay attention to the changes in the war situation. Yuan Xinghui and Zhao Junning follow closely and embark on this journey together.

Today was a sunny day, and Yuan Xinghui was practicing swordsmanship as usual. However, just as she was swinging her sword like the wind, she suddenly felt an inexplicable discomfort. She stopped, gently touched her chest, and frowned slightly.

Seeing this, the maid beside her hurriedly called for a doctor. After a careful diagnosis and pulse examination, the doctor said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Princess! Your Majesty is pregnant, and it's already full term!"

Yuan Xinghui was surprised and delighted by the news, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment. Since they got married, Xiao Xuantang had been very affectionate to her, and the two of them spent every night together, enjoying the sweetness of love. She had never expected that they would have the fruit of their love so soon, even though it was only last month.

After the doctor left, Xiao Xuantang carefully reached out his hand and gently stroked Yuan Xinghui's belly, his eyes full of tenderness and expectation. Yuan Xinghui looked at his expression and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Your Highness, why do you seem unhappy?"

Xiao Xuantang hurriedly shook his head and explained anxiously, "No, no, no, I'm happy. I'm so happy that I don't know what to say. When we have our own child, we won't have to watch that guy Li Ziyan show off anymore! He's been hanging around with his son lately, and I'm jealous."

After hearing this, Yuan Xinghui couldn't help laughing out loud and scolded, "Your Highness is so childish." She thought to herself that although Xiao Xuantang was a prince, at certain times he was like a naive and cute big boy, which made people laugh.

At this moment, Yuan Xinghui's heart was filled with happiness and anticipation. She was looking forward to the arrival of this new life and the warm life of the family of three in the future. Xiao Xuantang was also filled with joy, looking forward to seeing his child as soon as possible. In this turbulent era, this joy seemed to bring them a glimmer of warmth and hope.

After learning that Yuan Xinghui was pregnant, Zhao Junning often came to visit her. Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was already the bitterly cold winter.

At this moment, the baby in Yuan Xinghui's belly is already more than seven months old. Because her husband Xiao Xuantang loves and cares for his wife, even Yuan Xinghui's hobbies such as playing with swords and weapons are forbidden - those sharp swords have long been carefully collected by Xiao Xuantang.

This made the stubborn Yuan Xinghui very angry! She could only hold her good sister Zhao Junning and complain to her. Zhao Junning smiled and comforted her, saying, "Xinghui, you are about to give birth, so you need to be extra careful. After all, giving birth is an extremely difficult and arduous thing for a woman."

Not long after New Year's Eve, Yuan Xinghui suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen the next day. It turned out that the little guy couldn't wait to come into this world! The relatives and friends who had been waiting for a long time in the Xiao family mansion were busy. About half an hour later, accompanied by a crisp and loud cry, a cute baby was finally born successfully!

Xiao Xuantang looked at the baby who had just been born with great joy, and tightly held his wife Yuan Xinghui's slightly pale and weak hands, and said affectionately: "My wife, you have worked so hard..." However,

Yuan Xinghui shook her head and responded softly, "How can I talk about whether it's hard or not?" Xiao Xuantang looked at Yuan Xinghui gently and firmly, and said slowly, "Giving birth is as difficult as going through the gates of hell. You almost lose half your life! You gave half of your life to me, isn't it hard?"

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It was a sunny and breezy day. Zhao Junning had just finished her inspection of the warehouse and was walking back happily. However, her good mood was soon broken - she saw a maid running towards her in a panic.

Zhao Junning took a closer look and found that the maid was the one who was with Yuan Xinghui. Before she could ask, the maid said breathlessly: "Madam Li, it's bad! My queen and the little prince are nowhere to be seen!"

Zhao Junning's heart tightened, and she hurriedly followed the maid back to the mansion. When she arrived at Yuan Xinghui's yard, she was shocked by the scene in front of her. The yard was in a mess, and it was obvious that a fierce fight had taken place. There were still bloodstains on the ground. Zhao Junning thought that these bloodstains must have been left by Yuan Xinghui to protect the child.

At this time, Mo Yu also hurried back to the mansion. He saw Zhao Junning and asked with concern: "Madam, are you okay?"

Zhao Junning was slightly relieved when she saw Mo Yu, but then she became nervous again and asked hurriedly, "Why are you back? Where's Zi Yan? Have you resolved the issues in Cangzhou?"

Mo Yu nodded and replied, "The civil unrest in Cangzhou has been brought under control, and the problem has been basically solved."

Hearing this news, Zhao Junning finally felt relieved and said softly, "That's good..." However, just as she finished her words, Mo Yu dropped another bombshell: "Young Master and His Royal Highness the King of Qin are on their way back to Pingliang right now."

Zhao Junning couldn't help but feel very confused, and asked hurriedly: "Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen in Pingliang?" Mo Yu frowned and answered in a heavy tone: "Pingliang is in chaos! For some reason, His Majesty suddenly wrote an edict of succession, abdicating the throne to the King of Yue. Master Lin's father, Master Song's father, and Master Jiang's family were all killed."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Junning said without hesitation: "Prepare the carriage immediately! We must rush back to Pingliang. Xing Hui must have been captured there." They galloped all the way and finally arrived at Fengcheng, Xuzhou, but the carriage suddenly stopped.

Zhao Junning was puzzled and hurriedly opened the curtain to check. The scene in front of her surprised her - she saw a large number of soldiers and horses lined up not far ahead. Just as she was shocked, she heard Mo Yu beside her whispered, "Madam, the young master and his men are just ahead."

Zhao Junning was delighted when she heard this, and quickly jumped off the carriage and ran forward. Li Ziyan heard familiar footsteps coming from behind him, turned around, and saw Zhao Junning running towards him. His heart tightened, and he quickly walked over, hugged Zhao Junning tightly in his arms, and asked with concern: "Junning, are you okay? Why are you here?"

Zhao Junning shook her head gently, tears welling up in her eyes. She said with a choked voice, "I'm fine, but Xing Hui is missing. I guess she might have been captured and sent back to Pingliang."

Li Ziyan looked at Zhao Junning distressedly and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm here, everything will be fine." After that, he raised his head and looked towards the tower of Fengcheng. Zhao Junning followed his gaze and found that the person standing on the tower was Yuan Xinghui.