He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Jiang Xuange lowered her eyes, looking away sullenly, her fingertips still unconsciously twisting the fabric.

Seeing the increasingly tense atmosphere in the hall, Xu Yi tried to smooth things over.

"Come with me for a walk. It's so boring staying in this palace every day. I want to go out and get some fresh air."

Jiang Xuange's eyes lit up instantly, and she looked up at Xu Yi.

"Alright, I'll stay with you."

I'll take this opportunity to go out and buy some exquisite clothes and jewelry.

We absolutely cannot let Su Qingluan outdo us again, at least not in terms of clothing; we can't afford to lose too badly...

Su Qingluan leaned back on the soft couch, slowly picked up a strawberry, and spoke in a detached tone.

"I will not go; I need to attend to state affairs."

No, it used to pester me and act silly every day, how come it suddenly knows how to handle state affairs now?

Xu suppressed his inner complaints and casually replied.

"Alright, then Xuan Ge and I will go. We'll bring you some street food when we get back."

"Um?"

Su Qingluan paused in her grip on the strawberry, her phoenix eyes narrowed sharply, and her tone instantly turned cold.

"What do you mean? You're going to abandon me and run away?"

"Didn't you yourself say you were going to handle state affairs?"

Xu Yi shrugged, feigning innocence.

Su Qingluan stood up, walked a few steps to him, and spoke with a hint of assertiveness.

"Then why don't you stay and keep me company?"

As she spoke, she reached out to grab Xu Yi's wrist, wanting to keep him by her side, but her hand was only halfway there when Jiang Xuange blocked it from the side.

Jiang Xuange frowned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of protectiveness.

"Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence."

?

Su Qingluan paused, her face instantly darkening as she stared coldly at her.

"Who wants to make a move? Stop trying to sow discord here."

Her anger surged, and she secretly channeled her spiritual energy, sending a telepathic message to Jiang Xuange. Suddenly, she tightened her grip on Jiang Xuange's wrist.

"Get out of here! You green tea bitch, throwing accusations around like that!"

Jiang Xuange's wrist was being squeezed so hard she could barely stand it; it felt like her bones were about to be crushed, and the pain caused fine beads of cold sweat to appear on her forehead.

But gritting his teeth and refusing to back down, he angrily rebuked Su Qingluan telepathically.

"You crazy woman, don't try to bully me just because you're strong. If you really push me too far, I'll self-destruct!"

"Are you even human?"

Su Qingluan scoffed, increasing the pressure on her hand, her voice filled with mockery.

"You're going to self-destruct? Are you trying to kill Xu Yi along with you?"

Jiang Xuange trembled all over in pain, but a resolute glint flashed in her eyes, and her voice was somewhat hoarse.

"That's what you forced me to do! I admit you're powerful, and it's fine if you become the bigger one, but you can't completely take Xu Lang for yourself!"

Seeing that the two women's expressions were off, Xu Yi quickly reached out and forcibly pulled their hands apart, frowning as he said...

"I have a feeling you two are about to start arguing again? It's just going for a walk, is it really that big of a deal?"

He scratched his hair in frustration, his tone full of helplessness.

"Tsk, you two have ruined my mood for going out. I'm going to sleep."

Su Qingluan watched his retreating figure, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes. She immediately sent a telepathic message to Jiang Xuange.

"It's all because of you! You're always in my way!"

Jiang Xuange had no intention of arguing with her anymore. She quickly caught up with Xu Yi, her tone softening and full of apology.

"My lord, it was my fault. I shouldn't have argued with her. Please don't be angry, okay? How about we go out another day?"

Xu Yi waved his hand, his tone indifferent.

"I'm not angry, I'm just tired and don't want to go out. Please stop making a fuss."

Su Qingluan walked over quickly and, taking advantage of the moment Jiang Xuange was speaking, suddenly elbowed her, shoving her aside.

He then moved behind Xu Yi and used his spiritual power to transmit his voice.

"If you keep throwing a tantrum and ignoring me, I won't let you touch me for a whole month."

His tone carried a hint of threat, yet also a subtle, almost imperceptible, attempt to ingratiate himself.

Xu Yi pretended not to hear, walked to the bedside, took off his outer robe, and lay down.

Su Qingluan and Jiang Xuange exchanged a glance, a hint of resentment flashing in their eyes, before they simultaneously revealed the same expression.

The two walked to the bedside, one on each side, grabbed one side of the blanket, and pulled hard.

Xu Yi was jolted awake by their tugging and quickly sat up, staring at the two menacing figures in front of him.

"What...what are you going to do?"

Su Qingluan's lips curled into a playful smile as she spoke in a low voice.

"Ignoring me, is that it? Then you can forget about sleeping peacefully..."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them used the Rejuvenation Spell to turn Xu Yi into a chubby little boy with a round face and short, thick limbs.

Seeing this, Su Qingluan and Jiang Xuange couldn't help but laugh. Then they sat on the bed together and hugged Xu Yi, who had turned into a chubby little boy, in the middle.

Su Qingluan reached out and gently pinched his chubby cheeks. The more she pinched, the softer they became, making her unable to resist increasing the pressure.

Jiang Xuange then stretched out her finger and gently tickled Xu Yi's waist.

Xu Yi was both itchy and angry from the two of them, and he struggled by twisting his round body.

"You two red eggs, let go right now!"

After struggling for a while, Xu Yi was panting heavily, his cheeks flushed red, and he shouted angrily.

"Tsk, since you like children so much, why don't you have one yourselves..."

Su Qingluan's eyes lit up as she looked down at the chubby little boy in her arms, her tone serious.

"Then you and I will have one. I wouldn't mind."

"No!"

Jiang Xuange immediately objected, her tone tinged with urgency.

"Xu Yi can't only have children with you!"

Su Qingluan's eyes turned cold, and she secretly transmitted her voice to Jiang Xuange, her tone filled with undisguised killing intent.

"Get out! It's none of your business to object."

Xu Yi was driven to distraction by their noise and couldn't help but let out a wail.

"This is so annoying... Can you guys please stop torturing me?"

Su Qingluan ruffled his hair, her tone casual.

"You wanted to go out, right? Then let's go out like this today."

Xu Yi shook his head vigorously, his chubby face scrunched up.

"No, I don't think this is acceptable at all."

Su Qingluan acted as if she hadn't heard him, and picked up the chubby boy on her own.

"I can't hear you, it's settled then."

......

The afternoon sun was shining brightly as a lavishly decorated carriage slowly drove out of the palace and headed towards the market.

Inside the carriage, Xu Yi, who was being held in Su Qingluan's arms and shrunk in size, sighed helplessly.

Su Qingluan picked up a small, translucent grape from the fruit plate beside her and held it to Xu Yi's lips.

Here, have some.

Xu Yi was indeed a little hungry, and upon hearing this, he immediately opened his mouth, only to bite into nothing.

Su Qingluan smiled and fed herself a grape, deliberately making a satisfied chewing sound.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Yi stared at her, his face looking even rounder.

Su Qingluan raised an eyebrow and said in a serious tone.

Children shouldn't eat grapes.

"How annoying!"

Seeing this, Jiang Xuange quickly picked up a piece of pastry from the fruit plate and handed it to Xu Yi in an extremely gentle tone.

"Come here to me, I'll feed you this."