C453 Would he be disappointed

Rong Qi alone would not be enough.

Even if he passed through Rong Qi's test, with Rong Qi's ability to arrange and arrange formations, the "Sky Array" still might not be his match.

The more she thought about it, the more discouraged Xiao Yue became.

He discovered that no matter what he did, in front of the Rong family, Rong Qi's strength was insufficient.

Seeing that Xiao Yue did not say anything, Rong Qi revealed a helpless smile.

He knew that even if he didn't say it, Xiao Yue would have been very clear of what had happened. However, she still decided to stay in the Easternum and do these thankless tasks.

Now that he had come to this point, he didn't mind speaking more.

"The one who told you to come to the Easternum to steal the《 Heavenly Diagram Array》, was he your sister?!"

Hearing that, Xiao Yue suddenly raised her head to look at him, a look of surprise flashing past her eyes.

Rong Qi laughed lightly and said: "Your sister is a smart person. She didn't come to steal the《 Sky Array》, and allowed you to come."

Rong Qi did not say it clearly, he knew that Xiao Yue could understand the meaning behind Rong Qi's words.

Seeing Xiao Yue's expression change slightly, but did not refute his words.

"Before …"

Xiao Yue's lips moved, as she spoke, she seemed to be hesitating, "Thank you for saving me last time, when I go back, I will explain the situation to the Duke."

The "Prince" she was referring to was naturally King Jing Yan Yuan, and as for what "Telling the Prince about the situation" she was referring to, Rong Qi did not ask further, nor did he interfere further.

He knew that this little girl had her own thoughts. If he interfered too much, it would be counterproductive.

If Yan Yuan was truly as she had said, suppressing her actions in order to protect Crown Princess Jing, that would be for the best. If Yan Yuan acted against Yue'er without regard for Crown Princess Jing, he would naturally not stand idly by and watch.

"Alright, you can go back now. I'll help you if you have any difficulties."

When Xiao Yue saw the gentleness in her eyes, the unwillingness to look straight at her, she felt sorrow in her heart. She could only force a smile of gratitude towards Rong Qi, but didn't dare to reveal any more feelings for him.

"Thank you very much."

After she walked a few steps, he suddenly called out to her, "Yue'er."

Xiao Yue stopped in her tracks, her gaze at a loss as she turned her head. Rong Qi frowned, with a serious expression on her face, she walked towards her.

"Is Your Highness still busy?"

Such an estranged address made Rong Qi's heart skate for a moment, and then he asked: Even you think that our Rong family is plotting against us?

Xiao Yue's expression changed.

Even though everyone was well aware of this, they would never bring it up openly.

Rong Qi actually dared to say these kinds of words in front of her.

Xiao Yue opened her mouth, but could not answer.

Of course she didn't know that the Rong family was plotting something, but …

"This matter will come to light one day. Even if Prince asks me now, I won't be able to answer."

She pursed her lips and smiled, but her eyes were filled with bitterness.

She really wanted to say, "When you hand over the military power, we will naturally believe it." However, she couldn't bear to say those words.

Hearing her answer, Rong Qi stared at her silently for a few seconds, then laughed bitterly.

He still habitually patted her head and said: "Go back."

Xiao Yue looked at him, then wiped away the strange feeling in his heart and nodded, "Goodbye."

King Jing Palace —

Just as Yan Yuan headed back to the residence, he hastily headed towards the east courtyard.

Ever since Liu Ruo Qing became pregnant, he did not even have the intention to go to court. If it were not for the excessive matters in the court, he really wanted to "return from the old age" and spend all her time with her beloved wife and her unborn child.

This was the first child he had with Qing Er, so he naturally placed great importance on it.

At the same time, he had recently browsed through many books related to maternity. For a woman to give birth to a child was like walking through the gates of hell. It was hard to say if she would be able to walk back in time.

While he was happy that he had a son, he was also worried that Qing Er was already pregnant at such a young age.

Therefore, even if the entire Duke Palace didn't dare to slight the princess' wife and the child in her womb, in addition to the fact that Lu Yuan He, the former Taiyuan Hospital's courtyard, was currently being sent over by the empress dowager every now and then, Yan Yuan still couldn't be at ease.

When he arrived at the east yard, he immediately saw Liu Ruo Qing sitting in the shade, eating the snacks and pastries that the kitchen had specially made for her.

Looking at her face, he could see that she was somewhat dispirited.

Yan Yuan smiled as he walked over, and gently kissed her face. After that, he wrapped his hands around her waist and sat down.

"What's wrong? Which blind person in the Palace angered you? "

Liu Ruo Qing glanced at Yan Yuan's smiling face and said: "With Prince Jing guarding the house, who would still dare to make me angry?"

Yan Yuan was so amused by her words that he started to laugh. He used his hands to caress Liu Ruo Qing's back lightly, and when he saw that she was continuously eating the snacks in front of his with relish, he couldn't help but sing a song.

The sour feeling made Yan Yuan's cheeks sour, causing him to frown, "Has the people in the kitchen been living too comfortably recently? Such a sour thing, you actually dare to bring it to the wangfei to eat! "

The low and deep rebuke made all the maidservants in the courtyard kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

"Hurry up and exchange it."

"Don't move, don't move!"

Liu Ruo Qing reached out and protected Yan Yuan's mouth that he was about to throw away, saying: "I told them to be a bit sour, otherwise, they won't have an appetite."

At this moment, the steward who had heard the commotion rushed over. Seeing the maidservants beg for forgiveness, he stealthily waved his hand and told them to step back.

He then turned to Yan Yuan and said, "Your Highness, you don't know, it's a good thing for the wangfei to be pregnant and like to eat sour food. In my opinion, wangfei's pregnancy is without a doubt a young son."

Housekeeper Xu had always been taking care of Yan Yuan after he left the palace. Therefore, he could only speak a little in front of Yan Yuan.

Hearing his words, the angry look on Yan Yuan's face eased up a bit, and he did not reprimand his servants again.

On the other hand, when Liu Ruo Qing heard Housekeeper Xu's confident words, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Old Xu, ah, Old Xu, you are spouting nonsense. If I had a daughter, you would be smacking your face.

When she thought about this, she suddenly turned her gaze towards Yan Yuan. Thinking that this was an ancient saying that valued males more than females, her eyes turned cold.

She was very clear in her heart about how much Yan Yuan treated her, but did he really like his son or his daughter?

What if he gave birth to a daughter, would he be disappointed?

Liu Ruo Qing sighed in her heart.

Yan Yuan noticed her strangeness and indicated for the butler to withdraw. Following that, he looked at her worriedly and asked: "What's wrong, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? When I entered the door, I saw that you had a bad expression. "

"Nothing, I just feel a little bored staying in the mansion."

Liu Ruo Qing's lips moved slightly as she answered absent-mindedly.