Not long after, Nalan Xin rushed over. He was overwhelmed with emotions when he saw Feng Cang. He immediately knelt before Feng Cang and said, "Your Highness, you're back!"
"Get up!" Seeing Nalan Xin like this, Feng Cang naturally knew that Nalan Xin must have taken over the East Lu Country.
Nalan Xin was shocked when he saw Feng Qiqi's big belly. He was used to seeing Feng Qiqi's slender figure, so he was not used to seeing her like this.
Feng Cang and Feng Qiqi were led into the river, and Nalan Xin reported the current situation in East Lu. East Lu and West Qi were no longer on the continent. Only North Zhou and South Feng were left.
Feng Qiqi laughed when she heard that Mingyue Cheng had conquered West Qi and Longze Jingtian had abandoned the city. "I didn't expect Mingyue Cheng to be such a ruthless person! What about Shangguan Wuji? "
Nalan Xin sighed when he heard Feng Qiqi mention Shangguan Wuji. "Shangguan Wuji killed himself —"
"What?" This outcome was truly out of Feng Qi Qi's expectations. She never thought that Shangguan Wuji would commit suicide. "How did this happen?"
"Shangguan Wuji was defeated by the general. The general wanted to convince Shangguan Wuji to submit to him, but he killed himself after West Qi was conquered. He said that he had let down his ancestors by failing to protect West Qi … "
Feng Qiqi fell silent after hearing Nalan Xin's words. She thought of how Shangguan Wuji had taken good care of her on the way to the North Zhou Kingdom and had even wanted to take her with him. That naive young man had used his own blood to write the word "loyalty". How could he have been so foolish?
Everyone could see that Feng Qiqi was in a bad mood. Nalan Xin left quietly. Feng Cang walked up to Feng Qiqi and hugged her from behind.
"Are you sad for General Shangguan?"
"Yes!" Feng Qiqi nodded obediently. She treated Shangguan Wuji as a friend. Although the West Qi Kingdom and the North Zhou Kingdom had different standpoints, forcing them to stand on opposite sides, she had never thought that this would happen.
Why did he have to end his life in such a way? He clearly had more choices! He was such a fool!
"Qingqing, everyone has their own choices. For example, he chose to be loyal, and Longze Jingtian chose to escape …" Feng Cang was not jealous of Feng Qiqi's mourning for Shangguan Wuji. He knew exactly what she was thinking. She had treated Shangguan Wuji as a friend, and now that she had lost him, it was only natural for her to be sad.
However, Feng Cang was much more rational than Feng Qiqi, and he understood Shangguan Wuji better. That man chose to commit suicide to end his short life. Half of it was to follow his fallen country, Xiqi, and the other half was because he couldn't get the woman he loved. His heart had long been dry, and he had long been waiting for an opportunity to escape!
As Feng Qi Qi was almost nine months pregnant, she was close to her due date. Thus, they did not stay for too long. After resting for two days, they headed toward the capital of Beizhou. Jia Lan did not follow Feng Qi Qi to the capital. Instead, she bade them farewell and returned to Penglai Island.
Along the way, Feng Cang was a little nervous. Jin Mo had told him some of the problems that a woman might face during childbirth, and he had intended to prepare Feng Cang mentally for it. However, he did not expect that a 'difficult labor' would scare him so much that he was afraid that Feng Qiqi might encounter a 'difficult labor'. On top of that, he was also worried that Feng Qiqi might give birth along the way due to the bumpy journey. As such, he had slowed down along the way, placing Feng Qiqi's safety above all else.
During this period of time, Feng Qiqi's fetus was moving very violently. Even though the carriage was prepared, her stomach was too heavy, and she could not sleep well at night. She could only rest during the day, and she would be woken up by the fetus again.
Feng Cang's heart ached to see Feng Qiqi in pain, and he wished that he could take her place.
By the time they arrived at the capital, it was already December. The weather was cold, and the ground was covered in snow. Fortunately, the people in the palace knew that Feng Cang and Feng Qiqi were returning, so they had already sent them warm items. Coupled with Feng Cang's careful care and the baby in her womb being obedient, Feng Qiqi did not suffer too much.
By the time they arrived at the Regent's Residence, Feng Xie and Wanyan Mingyue were already waiting for them. When they heard that Feng Cang and Feng Qiqi had arrived, they quickly went out.
"Father, mother —" Feng Qiqi saw Feng Xie and Wanyan Mingyue as soon as she got off the carriage. She bowed to them, but Wanyan Mingyue stopped her and helped her up. "Come, let mother take a look!" Wanyan Mingyue examined Feng Qiqi from head to toe to make sure that she did not lose any weight. Instead, she was much plumper than before.
"Your father knew that you were coming, so he woke up early in the morning to wait for you!" Wanyan Mingyue glanced at Feng Xie, who was not good with words, and voiced out his worries for him.
"Thank you, father! Thank you, mother! I'm sorry for making you worry! "
Feng Qiqi smiled sweetly. It was great to have a family. No matter where she was, she would always have her parents worrying about her. This was the first time she had experienced such a feeling. At this moment, Feng Qiqi's heart was filled with happiness. Coming to this world, she had a lover and a family. This was something that she had never dared to dream of in her previous life.
In the palace, Empress Dowager Dongfang Lan brought the young emperor, Wanyan Jie, to the Regent's Residence when she heard that Feng Qiqi and Feng Cang had returned.
"Grandmother! It's so cold today! Why are you here? I was just planning to pay you a visit tomorrow! "Feng Qiqi felt a little bad that Dongfang Lan had come to visit her in the middle of winter.
"Don't! You're too heavy now, so you can't move around. Let me look after you!"
Dongfang Lan stared at Feng Qiqi's belly for a long time. "Your belly is so sharp! You must be a young man!" So, this was what Dongfang Lan was talking about. Everyone burst into laughter.
"Auntie is giving birth to a little brother? That's great! " It had been a long time since Wanyan Jie last saw Feng Qiqi. She had brought him a lot of gifts this time, especially the snow-white conch. He loved it so much that he could not bear to part with it. Hearing that Feng Qiqi was pregnant with a son, Wanyan Jie was so happy that he almost jumped up.
"If auntie gives birth to a little brother, I'll protect him well! I won't let anyone bully him! "
As he said those words, Wanyan Jie's innocent face shone with maturity and determination. It was as if this was a promise that would last for the rest of his life.
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