Chapter 328 - 326: Sweetness Lasted Into Their Dreams (Part 2)

Chapter 328: Chapter 326: Sweetness Lasted Into Their Dreams (Part 2)

Xu Jing slightly raised her eyebrows, unsure why he was asking this, and truthfully said, "Probably will."

Although her initial plan was that after she and Xiao Yi got married, they would sleep separately.

But who could have thought things would suddenly take a turn in another direction and become uncontrollable?

During this time, she had been sharing a bed with Xiao Yi, and now to suggest sleeping apart seemed rather pretentious.

Little Point’s eyes sparkled as he looked at her and said, "Oh."

Xu Jing amusingly pinched his soft little cheek, "Doesn’t Chang Xiao want to sleep with Dad?"

Xiao Huai’an shook his head, then shortly after nodded, hiding half his face in the blanket, somewhat shyly said, "I’ve, I’ve never slept with Dad, so I don’t know..."

Xiao Yi has always been the traditional type of father, the kind whose love is in his heart but unspoken.

In front of Xiao Huai’an, he was often reserved and composed, rarely smiling. Such a man, indeed, wasn’t likely to do something like sleep with his son.

Xu Jing lightly laughed, "Then Chang Xiao can try it tonight."

But Little Point suddenly stared at her without blinking, prompting Xu Jing to touch her own face and ask, "Why are you looking at Mom like this? Are you still worried that Mom isn’t real?"

"Not at all!"

Reflecting on his own silliness, Little Point seemed a bit embarrassed, blinking his eyes and saying, "Mom, Mom, do you kind of like Dad?"

Xu Jing was taken aback, somewhat surprising as she looked at Xiao Huai’an in front of her.

Though she already knew this child was precocious, she didn’t expect him to notice even this.

Isn’t he just too perceptive!

She lightly coughed and said, "How does Chang Xiao know?"

Receiving a positive answer, Xiao Huai’an felt a little happy yet a little unhappy, pouting as he said, "Because, because Mom didn’t want to mention Dad before and didn’t like being with Dad much. Qingqing said if you like someone, you’d surely want to be with him all the time, just like how Chang Xiao wants to be with Mom all the time."

Xu Jing: "..."

What on earth has that Qingqing been teaching Chang Xiao?

As Chang Xiao spoke, he pouted even more, "Actually, Dad has always liked Mom a lot. Dad probably also wants Mom to like him, but, but Mom surely likes Chang Xiao more than Dad, right?"

Xu Jing couldn’t help but laugh, realizing that Little Point was jealous of his own father.

She put down her hand that was propping her head up, held the child in front of her in her arms, and solemnly said, "Of course."

Only then did Little Point smile contentedly.

That night, Xiao Huai’an kept chatting with Xu Jing for a long time, and in the end, he fell asleep with a smile on his face.

Xu Jing looked down at the sweetly sleeping Xiao Huai’an, couldn’t help but smile, but when she looked out the window at the night sky, her smile faded slightly.

It was almost midnight, why wasn’t Xiao Yi back yet?

Could something have happened?

She felt a bit uneasy and couldn’t sleep, so she quietly sat up, leaned against a soft pillow, and took out a travelogue she had been reading halfway through.

It wasn’t until around midnight that a burst of footsteps came from outside, causing Xu Jing’s heart to flutter slightly. She put down the book in her hand and turned to look in the direction of the door.

The footsteps suddenly stopped at the door, followed by Chunyang’s purposely lowered voice.

She couldn’t hear clearly what was said, but it was probably about Little Point sleeping here tonight.

After that, the footsteps outside turned and went to the adjacent bathroom.

Worried that getting out of bed might wake the child beside her, Xu Jing didn’t move, just sat quietly on the bed, waiting for the man to come in.

About a quarter of an hour later, the door was finally opened quietly. A man who had already taken a simple bath and was wearing loose, moon-white home clothes walked in, came straight to the bedside, looked down at the obliviously sleeping Little Point, and couldn’t help but smile.

Xu Jing raised her eyes to look at him, noting that although he wore a smile, there was a trace of inescapable heaviness between his brows and eyes. She faintly asked, "Did something happen?"

Xiao Yi slowly shifted his gaze to Xu Jing, gently rubbed his forehead, and also lowered his voice, "Li Yuan is dead."

Xu Jing was slightly stunned, "How could it be? Didn’t you take him to the palace?"

"Yes."

Xiao Yi let out a sigh, "He suddenly died of a violent death just after passing the palace gates. After examination, the Imperial Physician concluded that he died of poisoning. It’s feared that he was poisoned and needed to take an antidote regularly."

Even though Li Yuan never wanted to open his mouth, now the only person who knew the true mastermind in their hands was him alone.

His death means their lead has been cut off.

They can only patiently conduct a thorough investigation into the Xiao, Zhao, Jiang, and Wang families.

Xu Jing pursed her lips slightly, "No wonder the enemy’s attacks all along the way weren’t too fierce. They probably anticipated that Li Yuan would soon die. The people ambushing us along the way were probably trying to gauge our stance and see how much confidential information Li Yuan disclosed to us."

If Li Yuan had cooperated with them and revealed everything, it would be apparent from their attitude towards him and his condition.

As long as the enemy saw Li Yuan’s state where he couldn’t even choose death, they could guess that they hadn’t gotten Li Yuan to talk.

"Yes, it’s hard to tell what poison they gave Li Yuan. Even you didn’t see that he was poisoned."

Xiao Yi sighed softly, extinguished the lights in the room, carefully got into bed, and opened a corner of the quilt to lie down.

Then, he turned on his side, propping his head with one hand. In the clear, bright moonlight coming through the window, he looked at the Little Point sleeping between them and suddenly smiled, "This is my first time sleeping with this child."

The feeling was indescribably fresh.

Xu Jing also turned on her side to look at him and said softly, "Chang Xiao said the same thing earlier. He originally wanted to wait for you to come back before sleeping, but perhaps he was too excited today. He couldn’t hold out even though he stayed up most of the night, and he fell asleep."

Xiao Yi gently stroked Chang Xiao’s soft forehead, "This time, we indeed were away too long..."

After a pause, he reached over, clasped Xu Jing’s hand across the child, and said, "No matter what, I will ensure the safety of you and Chang Xiao."

For him, the two of them are his bottom line.

They are the ones he would protect at all costs.

Xu Jing couldn’t help but laugh, "You make it sound like something major is about to happen. I believe in you and the Holy Emperor. You certainly won’t let things develop in the worst direction. Besides, I said I would also lend you my support."

Xiao Yi just silently tightened his grip on her hand.

Talking about such heavy topics before sleeping was too much.

Xu Jing decided to change the subject, "Speaking of which, there’s something I’ve always been curious about. Why did you give Chang Xiao that nickname?"

Xiao Yi looked at her and replied warmly, "When he first came to me, he didn’t smile like other children and often hid from me as if I were some kind of...monstrous beast. I thought if I gave him this nickname, maybe he’d smile more."

Xu Jing suddenly understood, "So that’s why. Did he end up smiling more?"

Xiao Yi helplessly smiled, "He did smile a little more, but it wasn’t until we arrived in Anping County that I realized how broadly he could smile."

That night, the two of them, like the most ordinary couple in the world, guarded their sweetly sleeping child, whispering to each other for a long time.

What they didn’t notice was the child sleeping between them, whose mouth uncontrollably turned up higher and higher, as if the candied hawthorn he ate in the afternoon had stayed sweet in his dreams.

The next day, Xu Jing was awakened by Chunyang.

Just waking up groggy, Xu Jing heard Chunyang say in a serious tone, "Ma’am, someone from the Western Capital’s government office has come. They said...a major case occurred early this morning and hoped you could assist."