Chapter 188

Xuanyuan Mo paid no heed to them and directly walked to Duanmu Xi, saying anxiously, “Xi, are you OK?”

Seeing the anxious face of Xuanyuan Mo, Duanmu Xi slightly curled her lips and shook her head.

Liqing sitting on the ground noticed that Xuanyuan Mo didn’t bother to glance at her at all. A glimmer of resentment flashed across her eyes.

After making sure that Duanmu Xi was fine, Xuanyuan Mo finally turned to look at Liqing and Huai’er, saying coldly, “How dare you fight in my mansion? Who gave you the courage?”

His voice was deep and cold, which seemed to be made from under the ground.

Xuanyuan Mo’s cold voice made Liqing tremble. She looked at Xuanyuan Mo, saying with grievances, “Duanmu Xi asked Phoenix Five to hit me first. Huai’er and I were defending ourselves. Cousin Mo, look at my face.”

Xuanyuan Mo took a glance at Liqing’s swollen face, his amber eyes gleaming with a bit of annoyance. He slightly turned his head and avoided seeing Liqing.

Seeing the scene, Liqing thought that Xuanyuan Mo was softhearted and then tried harder to complain sobbingly, “I’m such a weak woman. How can I be able to confront Phoenix Five? Clearly, Duanmu Xi envies me carrying your baby so she wants to abort my baby. Now, my belly is aching so much. Mo, please help me. Help our baby.”

Liqing covered her belly in a grimace and shed tears. She put on such a pitiful look!

Duanmu Xi looked at Liqing acting so hard and then curled her lips. Liqing was so good at acting. She would definitely make a famous actress in modern times. It was a pity that she was not born in modern times.

Phoenix Five was dumbstruck to hear Liqing’s words. Liqing was so good at calling white black and black white. This woman had stolen Her Highness’s dagger before and now, she was accusing Her Highness first. Phoenix Five didn’t even touch her belly at all. How could her belly ache? She was a weak woman? She was clearly more vicious than the poisonous snakes and wasps.

Surprisingly, Xuanyuan Mo didn’t care about Liqing’s complaint. Instead, he directly turned to carry Duanmu Xi into his arms and cast a cold look at Liqing, “You should be grateful that it is you rather than my princess consort who are injured today. Otherwise, I’d tear you into pieces.”

His cold voice instantly made Liqing bitterly disappointed at once. In her coquettish eyes, there was no jealousy and resentment but endless sorrow. Her lips were curved into a self-mocking smile. He wanted to tear her into pieces. He must hate her so much and love Duanmu Xi deeply! Was Duanmu Xi really such a good woman? Why was she inferior to Duanmu Xi?

Looking at the sad face of Liqing, Duanmu Xi didn’t feel happy about being a victor. Instead, she felt deep pity for Liqing. After all, Liqing was a spoony woman. Love wasn’t wrong but one shouldn’t hurt others for love.

Take Lian Zhengyu for example. Duanmu Xi couldn’t respond to his love but she couldn’t stop him from guarding her. Because he was doing things that made him happy without hurting anyone, she had no cause to stop him.

Xuanyuan Mo glimpsed Huai’er who was standing aside quietly and ordered in a cold voice, “Take Liqing back to the Northern Courtyard. Without my order, you two mustn’t come into the internal courtyard.”

Hearing his cold voice, Huai’er didn’t dare to hesitate at all. She immediately replied with a bow, “Yes.”

Xuanyuan Mo turned his head and didn’t want to look at the two of them at all. He directly carried Duanmu Xi into his arms and left.

Seeing that Xuanyuan Mo carried Duanmu Xi away, Liqing was a bit anxious. She stared at Xuanyuan Mo’s back and shouted, “Xuanyuan Mo, do you hate me so much? Even if you dislike me, what about our baby? You’re its father. How can you bear to leave us behind and go away?”

Xuanyuan Mo hedged. After thinking for a while, he looked at Long Yue, “Send for Doctor Liu to take her pulse in the Northern Courtyard. Make sure Doctor Liu checks on her carefully.”

Xuanyuan Mo gave Long Yue a meaningful glance. Long Yue immediately took the hint and then disappeared in situ.

Duanmu Xi heard Xuanyuan Mo’s words in confusion. Then, she thought of something and pinched Xuanyuan Mo’s waist harshly.

Xuanyuan Mo stiffened and lowered his head to look at the angry face of Duanmu Xi. He slightly curled his lips and walked faster towards Xuelan House.

Seeing the scene, Phoenix Five immediately went forward to pick up the dagger on the ground and cast a fierce glance at Liqing. Then, she turned around and chased Duanmu Xi.

When Liqing heard Xuanyuan Mo’s words, her mind went blank instantly. When she came to her senses, all the people were gone. Only she and Huai’er were left here.

Liqing looked at Huai’er helplessly, “Huai’er, what should we do now…”

Before Liqing finished talking, she was interrupted by Huai’er, “Sacred Maiden, let’s go back to the Northern Courtyard first.” Meanwhile, she helped Liqing up from the ground.

In Xuelan House, Phoenix Five passed the dagger to Duanmu Xi, “Your Highness, here is your dagger.”

Duanmu Xi looked at the dagger in Phoenix Five’s hand but she didn’t take it. Instead, she said with a frown, “Clean it before giving it to me.” If it were not because the dagger was a present from her grandpa, Duanmu Xi wouldn’t want it since it had been touched by Liqing.

Phoenix Five was slightly dazed to hear that and then came to her senses. She immediately said with a bow, “Yes, I will clean this dagger completely and ensure it has no smell at all.”

Then, Phoenix Five took the dagger and left.

Xuanyuan Mo looked at Phoenix Five’s back and knitted his eyebrows, “Was your confrontation for the dagger?”

Duanmu Xi didn’t answer at once. A while later, she said, “She stole my dagger.”

Xuanyuan Mo frowned again. Before he spoke, Duanmu Xi said, “On the full-moon night.”

Hearing her mention the full-moon night, Xuanyuan Mo subconsciously knitted his eyebrows. Looking at Duanmu Xi, he couldn’t help explaining, “Xi, I asked Doctor Liu to take her pulse not because I’m worried about her. I just want to…”

“I know.” Duanmu Xi was interrupted before Xuanyuan Mo finished talking. She knew his aim but that was not what she cared about.

As soon as Liqing and Huai’er returned to the room in the Northern Courtyard, Huai’er closed the door.

“What should we do? Why did he send for Doctor Liu?” Liqing was pacing the room anxiously. She wanted to play a trick to win sympathy but unexpectedly, things became like this. She was messed up this time.

“Sacred Maiden, don’t worry for now. Let me think.” Huai’er was also worried but she was a lot calmer than Liqing. She didn’t expect that Prince Zhan would send for Doctor Liu. It would be better if he sent for other doctors. Doctor Liu was of integrity and loyalty to the emperor. He was not under Consort Hui’s control at all.

Huai’er pondered for a while and then said, “How about lying in bed for now? When Doctor Liu arrives, I will tell him that you don’t have a stomachache anymore and have fallen asleep. In this way, he will be sent away this time.”

Liqing’s eyes sparkled. Then, she thought of what Xuanyuan Mo said that day, “You are clear whether I did anything to you. You are also aware of who your baby’s father is or whether you are really pregnant.”

“No.” Liqing shook her head and said, “This is not a permanent solution. I cannot avoid this forever. Besides, if I don’t let Doctor Liu take my pulse, Xuanyuan Mo will suspect me even more.”

Judging from what he said that day, she could tell that he had suspected that she was faking a pregnancy. Today, he wouldn’t let her get away from being taken the pulse.

Huai’er was also anxious to hear that, “What should we do now? Doctor Liu is arriving soon.”

The moment Huai’er finished talking, someone knocked on the door, “Miss, Doctor Liu has arrived. Please open the door and let us in.”

The two people in the room were flustered upon hearing the voice.

Long Yue who didn’t get the answer knocked on the door again, “Miss Liqing?”

Huai’er took a deep breath and composed herself, shouting at the door, “Sacred Maiden is getting changed. Please wait outside for a while.”

Long Yue and Doctor Liu exchanged glances. Then, they said nothing and waited outside the door as told.

Huai’er looked at Liqing who was in a daze, saying anxiously, “Sacred Maiden, you had better lie in bed first. Let’s muddle through today anyway.” Then, Huai’er meant to drag Liqing.

“Wait a minute.” Liqing who was in a trance suddenly looked at Huai’er and said, “There’s still a solution.”

Huai’er heard that and her eyes sparkled, “What solution?”

Liqing stood up, walked to the dressing table, took out a box from the left drawer and opened the box gently.

Upon seeing the frozen worm in the box, Huai’er was astounded, “It’s… Pregnancy Worm…”

Pregnancy Worm was one of the most mysterious worms in the Wilderness Holy Region. No one other than the region master and the sacred maiden had seen it. Huai’er only had learned about it from books. She didn’t expect that this nominal sacred maiden should have the Pregnancy Worm.

Liqing looked at the Pregnancy Worm in the box with complicated eyes.

Huai’er composed herself and frowned again, “Is this what you call the solution? It won’t work.”

Although eating the Pregnancy Worm could make one’s pulse look as if being pregnant, the Pregnancy Worm had been frozen all the time unless the blood of extreme Yin activated it. Besides, even with the blood of extreme Yin to activate the Pregnancy Worm, the starting date of the pregnancy couldn’t match.

Liqing knew what Huai’er meant. Without further explanation, Liqing took out a small jade bottle from her arms.

Staring at the jade bottle, Huai’er slightly knitted her eyebrows, “What’s this?”

“My virgin blood.” Liqing slightly curled her lips, “Since I have to put on a show, I must do it properly. On the full-moon night, I broke my virginity and also reserved my virgin blood. Maybe I have anticipated such a day.”

No matter how much she didn’t want to, this day finally came. Perhaps when she told the lie, she couldn’t get away from this choice.

Huai’er felt that Liqing’s smile looked rather dreary. The virgin blood was the blood of extreme Yin, which could activate the Pregnancy Worm indeed. And the virgin blood she acquired on that full-moon night also resolved the issue of time but…