Chapter 1413 - 766: Heaven Never Favors Human Wishes

"It's not an acute illness, nor is it an old ailment acting up again,"

"She's pregnant..."

?

Qin Qingluo's pupils contracted slightly, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Qin Yue's hand.

Then she instinctively turned to glance at that person.

Chen Yi steadied himself, just feeling a buzzing in his ears, the event happening too suddenly, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Qin Qingluo turned her head once more, intending to take a closer look at the woman on the bed, but her gaze landed on the bedside cabinet and paused. On the cabinet, a small plate held a heap of sugary candies...

Even at this moment, feigning cluelessness...

Qin Qingluo nearly laughed in frustration.

After a long pause, she exhaled, her gaze retracted, her heart sank like sand, seemingly utterly disappointed.

Even she herself was surprised at how calm she was at this moment, as if nothing could stir her.

Qin Yue, on the other hand, inexplicably panicked, her little feet kicking restlessly, perhaps sensing something.

Chen Yi remained fixed in place, and the first one to lose their voice in astonishment was Xiuhe,

"W-what?"

Xiuhe's knees weakened, nearly causing her to collapse to the ground. Her face first showed shock and then surprise. She wanted to stand up but fell back down, finally puzzled:

"Why did the lady... suddenly faint..."

Zhu E was the calmest among the group, showing no emotion, and slowly said, "The reason she fainted is her body is too weak, perennially lacking in vitality, her constitution is frail, her heart defenses have recently relaxed, no longer being tense, and this sudden emergence of fetal energy disturbed her vital energy, disrupting her mind, causing her to faint."

With Zhu E's explanation, Xiuhe somewhat understood, recalling that recently life has been comfortable, the lady has been sleeping more, and after the fireworks display a few days ago, the lady's expression seemed relaxed, occasionally showing happiness... At the time, Xiuhe just thought the lady was recuperating well.

"The days are still early, the pulse is not very strong and vigorous, but it's smooth like pearls flowing on a plate, with yin and yang interplaying, indicating the pulse of pregnancy."

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed conclusive.

"She's... pregnant..."

Gradually coming to his senses, Chen Yi murmured repeatedly.

His immediate reaction wasn't joy, but surprise; he quite liked children and held Qin Yue dearly, he had thought about having his beloved woman become pregnant, he had thought about Zhou Yitang, about Little Fox, even about Yin Weiyin, and even considered having a child with Min Ning to keep her by his side and prevent her from wandering further. Qin Qingluo and Zhu E were beyond discussion, but as for Lin Wanxiao... he never really thought about it.

But upon reconsideration, the master, Twin Yin Lords, female knight, Prince and Princess... they are either of the celestial or martial or Buddhist realms, having their own way to dissolve and cultivate vitality, and being protected by fortune, therefore they were not pregnant. Lin Wanxiao, due to not being prioritized ordinarily, Chen Yi never thought about it, yet it's exactly Lin Wanxiao who has nothing.

Without mental preparation, Chen Yi felt somewhat bewildered.

He instinctively looked around, his gaze happened to sweep over Qin Qingluo.

The Princess perhaps had given up entirely, or maybe after considering, calmly said:

"Oh Chen Yi, you really don't change your nature, entering the Prince Mansion for just a few days, disrupting the household, and now you've found a stepmother for the little one."

This sentence immediately gave Lin Wanxiao a rightful status.

As for the rest, she didn't think too much at the moment, suppressing those thoughts to avoid confusion...

Chen Yi, upon hearing, fully woke up, glanced at Qin Qingluo with gratitude, and then slowly approached Lin Wanxiao lying on the bed where Zhu E stepped aside to give way, gently exchanging a look with him.

Zhu E addressed the others: "Let's go out first."

In a moment, only Chen Yi and the unconscious Lin Wanxiao remained in the room.

Chen Yi came to the bedside, half squatted down, and silently held Lin Wanxiao's hand.

Not knowing how long passed, with some recovery during the coma, Lin Wanxiao's eyelashes fluttered twice, and a faint groan escaped her lips,

"Xiuhe, Xiuhe... where's Xiuhe..."

Her voice soft as a mosquito, Lin Wanxiao's eyes were tired and half-open,

"Why did I... faint?"

Chen Yi, at her bedside, felt her wrist, checking repeatedly, then hoarsely said: "You're pregnant."

"Pregnant? Who... who is pregnant?"

Lin Wanxiao's mind was foggy, her hazy gaze sketched out Chen Yi's silhouette, no matter who was pregnant, it was the same to her, she unconsciously said indifferently:

"Congratulations."

"...It's congratulations to you."

"Oh, congratu..." Her tongue not yet fully awake, she reflexively said from years of widowhood habit: "Then don't congratulate."

Chen Yi's Adam's apple moved, realizing that this was her most familiar instinct over the years,

After a good while, Lin Wanxiao bewildered to the extreme, was about to turn her body to sleep again, but feeling movement within herself, her face suddenly froze, she said sharply:

"Wait a moment... you, you're congratulating me..."

Only then did she suddenly realize.

Lin Wanxiao exerted herself, struggling to climb up to question, but halfway, she fell back due to lack of strength, Chen Yi promptly reached out to support her back, gently placing her properly,

"Careful, don't hurt yourself."

"...What do you mean?" Lin Wanxiao turned to look at him, face panicked: "You're congratulating me... what do you mean?"

"You're pregnant."

This time he spoke more clearly, Lin Wanxiao's face immediately turned pale.

Gradually, her breathing intensified, chest heaving, seemingly unable to accept this fact.

"How could it be... How could it be, I'm really..."

Previously that female crown eyed repeatedly, Lin Wanxiao simply considered her words nonsense, but now looking at things, how surprisingly sane her nonsense seemed compared to her own.

She suddenly felt dizzy, collapsing limply onto the bed.

Chen Yi held her hand, feeling the chill between her fingers.

He had prepared words for others, thinking about how to start, and his heart was full of countless words, yet he had never thought of Lin Wanxiao, caught off guard, naturally nothing to say.

He could only try to warm this cold hand.

After a long while, she opened her eyes again, staring dully at the bed curtain, speaking softly, her voice weak, as if devoid of hope,

"Why do you let others rejoice, but torment me..."

"...I am not tormenting you, nor did I expect this."

"...Do you ever think about it each time you fill it so full?" She had lost herself, not minding her words.

Chen Yi was speechless for a moment, then said, "Everyone does it this way, so I didn't think of it."

"...But it's me..."

Lin Wanxiao seemed to finally accept reality, with a moment of indescribable emotion, finding herself in a state of panic and helplessness,

"You possess magic, great abilities, let this child, this child return..."

"Return where?"

"I don't know, returning to the Underworld is fine, returning to the Heavenly Court Immortal Palace is also fine, just don't reincarnate here with me, I, I... I am a widow..."

Two silent tears slid down the corner of her eye.

Chen Yi held her hand tighter, trying to soften his voice, saying: "You are not a widow, you are my wife."

Lin Wanxiao turned her head dully, glanced at him, and asked hesitantly: "Your wife?"

"Mhm." Chen Yi replied.

"...When did you truly regard me as your wife?" she said with some sarcasm.

Chen Yi couldn't answer for a moment, as he indeed hadn't paid enough attention to her for various reasons.

After a long silence, Lin Wanxiao's hand caressed the pillow, searching for something, and finally, she held it out, asked:

"Does it look like?"

Chen Yi saw it was her embroidered handiwork, with continuous cloud and crane patterns surrounding a cluster of orchids, but the orchid was poorly embroidered, the threads were quite off.

"Doesn't look like..."

She wiped her face and continued:

"Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes, I want to remain a widow but can't hold it, followed you but can't let go..."

"I embroidered the pattern wrong, if I keep it, it's bothersome, if I throw it, it's a pity."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi remained silent for a moment.

After a while, he forced a smile and said, "Where is it bothersome? Lin Wanxiao, if you are bothersome, why would I want you?"

"...You just can't bear to throw it away."

Even now, the maiden remained this awkward.

"Don't say or think anymore, if you feel I don't regard you as wife, then in the future I shall properly regard you as my wife. You think about it, even if I truly find you bothersome, I also want to make you happier, also want to like you more."

Unable to think many romantic words, Chen Yi could only respond like this.

"...Are you speaking the truth?" the words fell in her ears, she seemed slightly more lively as she asked.

"Not a bit untrue."

"...I don't want you to like me."

"Is there anything you don't want?" Chen Yi raised his brow.

"You are like this again..."

"What can you do if this isn't the case?"

"I...I...I can't do anything either."

"Then first rest and nurture your body well, these things... think about them in the future, later I will force you to like me."

"You bully people..."

"Is it possible you can't like?"

"Can't, but, but..."

At this, Lin Wanxiao couldn't hold it back anymore and cried aloud,

"Why did I just start to like you, and got pregnant!

In the corner, giving birth is not like this at all!"

She suddenly broke into sobs, but the more tears flowed, at this moment she seemed more lively, Chen Yi hearing those words couldn't help but laugh, approached her, at this moment Lin Wanxiao appeared very charming.

It turned out she wasn't turning a deaf ear to his words, but had been listening.

She kept crying, nonstop, Chen Yi could only hold her in his arms, comforting softly, she had nowhere to rely on, so buried her face in his chest.

After relying for an unknown time, her cries slightly quieted, she sniffled and said: "Lord of Heaven didn't even give me a chance to regret."

"Yes, the Lord of Heaven is also forcing you to like me."

"..."

Lin Wanxiao was speechless for a moment, as if she had accepted it tacitly.

After crying, she was extremely tired, slowly pushed Chen Yi away, said in a voice barely audible:

"Please cherish me..."

"I cherish you."