Chapter 628

“Miss Kong, the young heir is only five years old. This is the perfect age for him to learn martial arts.” Zhiya did not understand what Kong Meng’er was planning.

“I said no, and that’s final.” Kong Meng’er waved her hand. All she wanted was the child in Li Zhiwei’s womb.

“All right, the baby is still in the womb. It’s too early to discuss all this.” Watching Zhiya and Kong Meng’er argue endlessly, Li Zhiwei felt strangely relieved.

At least no one was forcing her to get rid of the child.

She felt that, as long as things remained this way, she would not have to live in constant fear.

As for Xu Heming…

Li Zhiwei did her best not to think about him.

In the blink of an eye, nine months passed.

Xu Heming stood in the courtyard, gazing at the trees that had been planted there.

Over those nine months, he and Zhang Yanchu had beaten the Kingdom of Qinling so thoroughly that it could no longer fight back.

After receiving the news, the Kingdom of Lanwan did not dare to cross the line. It even obediently returned everything it had previously swindled from the Kingdom of Lannuo.

“Father, when are you finally going to bring Mother back?” Xu Qingshi stood with his hands on his hips, staring at Xu Heming in displeasure.

He had asked this question countless times, but every time, his father answered with nothing but silence.

“Sigh, really… You’re a prince, yet you can’t even keep an eye on your own wife!” At that, Xu Qingshi could only shake his head like a little old man before turning and walking away.

At that moment, Xu Heming was thinking about how he had surrounded the Li residence so tightly over the past nine months that not even a fly could get in or out. Yet he had found no sign that Li Tianyou and his wife had gone anywhere unusual.

During those nine months, he had sent countless people out to search for Li Zhiwei, but she seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

Unable to find Li Zhiwei, Xu Heming felt a profound sense of helplessness.

It was a pain he could never speak of.

Who would have thought that the dignified Prince An would be unable to find even his own wife?

“Your Highness, the Old Princess requests your presence,” Steward Liu said anxiously from behind him.

“Mm.” Xu Heming sighed and said nothing more.

Cian’an Hall

“Sit down.” The Old Princess glanced at her son and sighed.

Ever since her daughter-in-law had left, her son had grown even colder.

At first, the Old Princess had blamed Xu Heming for what had happened.

His wife had been pregnant, yet instead of thinking about how to comfort her, he had only thought about getting rid of the child.

Who wouldn’t be angry in her place?

Besides, her daughter-in-law was a woman with a mind of her own. Otherwise, she would never have simply walked away like that.

“Just look at you. If you had behaved properly back then, the child might have been born by now.” The Old Princess let out a long sigh.

Xu Heming had not yet had a chance to say anything, but when he heard this, he stiffened.

The child might have been born by now?

Were Li Zhiwei and the baby all right?

With that thought, Xu Heming could no longer remain seated. He rose and hurried toward the Li residence.

The Li Residence

“My dear, what are we going to do?” The thought that her daughter was about to give birth filled Lady Yao with anxiety.

The entire residence was crawling with people sent by Prince An to watch them, both inside and out.

She had wanted to go find Weiwei long ago. To avoid Prince An, even on the day her son was married, her daughter-in-law had come disguised.

“Don’t worry. We’ll have Sister Jin come over in a little while.” Li Tianyou was anxious as well.

His daughter was about to give birth.

He was deeply worried. Fortunately, Jun Mowen had gone to Niutian Village long ago, while Madam Jin had remained at the Li residence, waiting specifically to help them alter their appearances.

The reason Xu Heming had been unable to find Weiwei all this time was that they disguised themselves whenever they went out. They even had servants disguise themselves as them and remain at the residence in their place.

But they had waited and waited, and Madam Jin still had not arrived.

“Zhou Tong, go see whether Madam Jin has returned.” Li Tianyou was so anxious that he could do nothing but pace back and forth.

“Father, Mother.” Wen Xiu hurried in.

“Xiu, your sister…” Seeing her daughter-in-law arrive, Lady Yao was extremely anxious, but she was afraid someone might overhear them.

“Father, Mother, my sister is going into labor.” Wen Xiu leaned close to Lady Yao and Li Tianyou and whispered urgently.

“What are we going to do? Sister Jin still hasn’t arrived. If we leave now…” Lady Yao did not dare finish the sentence.

After all, her daughter had said that she did not want to see Xu Heming again. They were also worried that he might harm her, so they had done their best to avoid him during this time.

“Father, Mother, my sister will be fine. Brother Zhou asked me to come back and tell you. I still have to go over there in a little while.” Wen Xiu gently patted Lady Yao’s hand as she explained.

“I’ll go with you.” Lady Yao agreed without hesitation.

“But Prince An’s men are everywhere here. If you leave…” Wen Xiu was uncertain.

If Prince An found out where her sister was, he would surely rush there.

What if her sister became upset during labor because of him?

“Are you saying we should be so afraid of him that we don’t even dare see our own daughter?” As she spoke, Lady Yao could no longer hold back her tears and began sobbing.

Li Tianyou stood to the side with a dark expression.

“Let’s go!”

In the end, Li Tianyou made the final decision.

“My dear, what if…” Lady Yao hesitated. She could not imagine what would happen if Xu Heming found out.

“Enough. The child is about to be born. He can’t possibly still insist on forcing our daughter to terminate the pregnancy.” Li Tianyou felt that there was no time to worry about anything else.

“Father, Mother, since we’ve decided, let’s leave at once. Perhaps we can still reach my sister before she gives birth.” Wen Xiu finally let out a quiet breath of relief.

In truth, she had wondered whether Li Zhiwei might want to see Xu Heming at a time like this. After all, he was the child’s father.

The news that Li Tianyou had hurried out of the city with his wife soon reached Xu Heming.

“Where did they go?” When Xu Heming heard this, a bold idea entered his mind.

Li Zhiwei was going to give birth!

He was not merely suspicious. He was certain of it.

With that thought, Xu Heming could no longer sit still. He took his men and prepared to leave the city.

“Your Highness, perhaps you should bring Imperial Physician Zhou and Doctor Zhang?” Liu Ming stopped him and suggested.

Xu Heming remembered that childbirth was extremely dangerous for a woman. If anything went wrong, having physicians with them would give them a way to respond.

“Xu Song, go fetch Imperial Physician Zhou and Doctor Zhang.” Xu Heming gave the order without hesitation.

Xu Song did not dare delay and quickly went to summon them.

By the time Xu Heming reached Niutian Village, dusk had fallen.

At that moment, a number of people had gathered outside an ordinary residence in the village.

They paced back and forth nervously.

Inside, the room was completely silent.

“She’s been in there for two hours already. Why haven’t we heard anything?” Li Tianyou kept peering anxiously toward the delivery room.

“Father, Mother is in there. She’ll definitely be fine.” Li Tingzhou was nervous as well, but he knew there was no use panicking at a time like this.

“Giving birth is never easy for a woman,” Jun Mowen said from the side.

“Why are you here?”