When Bai Xue saw this scene, she knew that any consolation would be useless. Only Little Pipi was Jun Xiqing's motivation. Little Pipi was Lu Yeming's flesh and blood.
"Miss Jun, have some water." The confinement nanny handed her a cup of warm water.
Jun Xiqing drank the water quietly and looked at the confinement nanny. "Madam Wang, help me cook some porridge. I'm hungry."
The confinement nanny didn't know how to console Jun Xiqing. Now that she heard Jun Xiqing say she wanted to eat porridge, she was so happy that she didn't know what to do. "Alright, alright, I'll go cook some porridge for you now."
The confinement nanny ran out happily.
Only Jun Xiqing and Bai Xue were left in the room. Bai Xue held Jun Xiqing's soft but cold hand. "Qingqing, everything will be fine. President Lu is not around now and the child is still young. You must hang on."
Jun Xiqing's eyes landed on Bai Xue's face and she curved her pale red lips. "Ah Xue, do you believe me? I don't think Lu Yeming is dead. Because I can still sense his aura." Bai Xue was stunned.
Bai Xue reached out and hugged Jun Xiqing. "Mm, I believe you. Qingqing, I believe you too."
Jun Xiqing's eyes were filled with tears. She didn't dare to cry, afraid that Little Pipi would hear her. She bit down on her lower lip with her white teeth and sobbed softly. "He's not dead. Before he left, he whispered in my ear to wait for him to come back. He's definitely not dead."
Bai Xue nodded. She couldn't console Jun Xiqing, but she could feel a wave of sadness engulfing Jun Xiqing.
Waiting was the most painful thing. It was a long and hopeless time …
…
Jun Xiqing woke up. She was very quiet. Although she didn't have much of an appetite, she worked hard to eat and drink soup, feeding Little Pipi.
Little Pipi's prenatal education had already ended. It was now two months old and it looked around with its big, round eyes, filled with curiosity about the world.
Little Pipi's eyes were becoming more and more like Lu Yeming's. They were a pair of beautiful, almond-shaped eyes.
There was no news of Lu Yeming. The people outside never gave up on the search, but there was no news at all.
One day, Fan Men returned.
Fan Men was covered in dust. After half a month of searching, he looked solemn and haggard. Arriving at the door, he raised his hand and knocked on it.
Soon, a soft voice came from inside. "Come in."
Fan Men pushed the door open and entered.
In the room, Jun Xiqing was dressed in a white chiffon dress, carrying Little Pipi in her arms. The mother and son stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, the bright sunlight shining in, adding warmth to the room.
This was probably the last bit of comfort he had in this difficult period of time. This incomparably noble Crown Prince was growing up healthily, and he also had a mother with unparalleled wisdom.
Fan Men walked in, lowering his voice and greeting respectfully, "Miss Jun."
Jun Xiqing placed Little Pipi on the colorful carpet and looked up at Fan Men. "There's news?"
Fan Men shook his head. "No."
"Oh," Jun Xiqing replied.
"Miss Jun, the search outside will not stop. I don't believe that His Highness is gone just like that. His Highness will definitely return!" Fan Men's eyes were red.
Jun Xiqing nodded. "Mm."
"But Miss Jun, the country cannot go a day without a ruler. For the past half a month, we have been announcing to the public that His Highness is not in good health and has been recuperating. But now there are already rumors and the people's hearts are starting to waver. If not for the fact that His Highness is living in the palace, with Miss Jun inside and Xuan Ying outside, the world would have been in chaos long ago."
Xuan Ying had originally wanted to bring his family back to the borders, but Lu Yeming had gotten into trouble and he had stayed behind. He was an important minister who supported the country.
Jun Xiqing was the one who reviewed all the documents in the palace. Monk Xuan Yi had once prophesied that she would be unspeakably noble. Now that he thought about it, she had once been the Empress of Country Z, the Jiu You Holy Lady. Now, with the imperial pen in her hand, she was already in control of the world. With both the Phoenix Empress and the Empress, she was unspeakably noble.
Jun Xiqing looked at Fan Men. "What do you want to say? Or … did Lu Yeming say something to you before he left? "
There were only the two of them in this room. Because of Lu Yeming, they were deeply bound together and could even confide in each other.
Fan Men saw Jun Xiqing's bright eyes looking over. Her eyes were calm and crystal clear, reflecting his own.
She seemed to have guessed something.
The Jun Family's Young Miss had always been transparent and had an exquisite heart.
Fan Men recalled the edict that His Highness had left behind. Every word that His Highness had said was still fresh in his mind.
Fan Men didn't want to reveal the edict out of selfishness, but he had no choice but to do so.
"Miss Jun, His Highness had already prepared for the worst before he went to the Dark Forest, so he left behind a secret edict. He said that if he didn't make it back this time, he was to tell this secret edict to you."
Jun Xiqing looked at Little Pipi, who was playing with a toy. She lowered her lashes. "Is he going to appoint Chengye as the new Emperor?"
Fan Men froze, then nodded. "Yes."
"Cheng Ye hasn't even been here for three months. Once he ascends to the throne, how will he be able to control the important ministers? At that time, there will definitely be a huge uproar. Does he want me to listen to politics from behind the curtains and entrust Cheng Ye and the empire to me?"
Fan Men knew that Jun Xiqing was intelligent and had guessed correctly. Holding back the tears in his eyes, he nodded again. "Yes."
"Ha." Jun Xiqing closed her eyes and gave a self-deprecating laugh. When she opened her eyes again, she turned to look at Fan Men. "What about me? What arrangements does he have for me?"
Fan Men's eyes were red. "Miss Jun, His Highness … His Highness is going to assist the new Emperor for 18 years. In these 18 years, you can't … you can't get married!"
The old had left, but as time passed, there would always be new people coming in.
She was only 23 years old, such a beautiful age. Her future was bright. Perhaps she would meet a better man than him. She would fall in love with that man and start a new life.
But Lu Yeming had cut off this possibility.
His final arrangement for her was for her to stay for 18 years!
In these 18 years, he wouldn't allow anyone else to enter.
After 18 years, she would be 41 years old.
Jun Xiqing's eyes went blank. She didn't understand what he meant. He wanted her to spend the next 18 years. She would spend the next 18 years in a black phoenix dress, watching over his son and everything he had built. She would grow old in the years of hopelessness. But she didn't know what he meant.
He didn't even marry her. He didn't give her a title.
She roughly understood. That night in the hotel, he had asked her if she wanted to get married. She had said no, but he had only laughed and didn't force her. He probably couldn't bear to let her become a widow after getting married and watch over him for the rest of her life.
But he was so conflicted. He wanted her for 18 years of her youth.
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