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The Empress Dowager was quite surprised to learn that Qi Yitang had recently focused on having children and had stopped causing trouble everywhere.

Previously, she had been jumping around and making a scene all day, trying to leave the palace, but instead she was kidnapped, which caused the emperor to mobilize a large force. Although the empress dowager didn't say anything, she was still unhappy.

Now that she has finally figured it out, she is much more relieved.

Although the Empress Dowager didn't treat her son Xie Ling with much affection, she understood that only if her son could secure the throne could she, as the Empress Dowager, live in peace.

Only with a continuous line of offspring can the empire be stable.

He then took the opportunity to give Qi Yitang a lot of tonics, which were sent to Yaotang Palace in a continuous stream.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Xie Ling finally finished arranging all the official business before the New Year and prepared to continue his intimate moments with his wife.

However, upon entering Yaotang Palace, they were informed that Qi Yitang had started her period.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, this is what Her Highness changed out of, and I was just about to take it to wash..."

When menstruation is "tainted," ordinary palace maids would usually handle it discreetly in private. They would never swagger around and present their blood-stained clothes to the emperor, as if they were afraid he wouldn't know.

There is only one possibility: Qi Yitang did it on purpose.

Xie Ling raised an eyebrow, said nothing more, and stepped into the inner hall.

A faint smell of medicine filled the inner hall. Qi Yitang lay listlessly curled up in the quilt, her face paler than usual, even her lips were bloodless.

Yunying, holding the bowl of medicine, gently urged, "Your Majesty, you're not feeling well. Drink this medicine and rest well..."

Turning around and seeing Xie Ling, he quickly curtsied and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Get out of here."

"Yes." Yunying withdrew.

The palace doors closed, and Xie Ling sat down beside the couch. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"Hmm..." Qi Yitang pulled the blanket tighter around herself, "My stomach aches and I feel weak all over... You men don't get your periods, so you wouldn't understand."

Looking at the dark brown sugar water in the bowl, Xie Ling barely managed to keep a straight face. "Is this medicine prescribed by the imperial physician?"

Qi Yitang nodded, "It's said to be a uterine-warming medicine that can relieve abdominal pain."

Xie Ling helped Qi Yitang lean against him, saying, "I'll feed you."

"No need, I'll drink it myself."

Afraid of being exposed, Qi Yitang reached out to take the bowl, but he dodged her by turning to the side. "Don't move around, be good."

"Alright."

Seeing her obediently open her mouth like a well-behaved kitten, Xie Ling felt a secret sense of satisfaction welling up inside her.

One sip at a time, the bowl of "medicine" was finished.

Xie Ling wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and just as he leaned down to kiss her, Qi Yitang dodged him. "Don't kiss me! I'm on my period, and you still want to touch me? You beast, is all you care about is having a child?"

After being complained about by his wife, Xie Ling couldn't help but smile.

He spoke slowly, "Tangtang, just now I saw your maid carrying a pair of underpants stained with blood coming out of the side hall."

Qi Yitang's eyes flickered, and she said, "Isn't it because you're so useless? You've been trying for so long and there's still no progress!"

She boldly suggested, "Yanzhi, why don't you also ask the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine?"

Qi Yitang hadn't originally planned to put on this act again, but she was truly out of options.

Since she last mentioned wanting a child, Xie Ling has been overly enthusiastic, going through countless attempts and setbacks.

Whether the oxen are tired or not is unknown, no crops have been seen, and the land is almost ruined by plowing.

Especially after hearing from Li Degui that all the important government affairs before the New Year had been dealt with and Xie Ling would have many days of free time, Qi Yitang panicked even more—if he was already in such a state of affairs even when he had to attend court every day, wouldn't he suffer even more if Xie Ling had free time?

She could only manage to rest for a few days under the pretext of her period.

Xie Ling smiled and said, "Tangtang, the chicken blood flavor on it is too strong."

What is that, chicken blood?

Qi Yitang's body froze completely—what was Yunzhu thinking? Why did she use chicken blood? She could have at least used some pig blood!

Xie Ling added slowly, "Actually, I already knew."

Qi Yitang looked up in astonishment: "You..."

How did he know she didn't have her period? She always pretended to be normal every month, so where did he slip up?

"I already knew about you not long after you entered the palace."

I feel sorry for her, seeing how hard she racks her brains to pretend every month.

He knew it didn't matter; if others saw it and it reached his mother's ears, it would be another troublesome matter.

Qi Yitang was stunned. So... he knew everything.

She secretly pretended for three years. He saw through her long ago, but he never exposed her. He even helped her cover up and clean up the mess.

"I'm different from other women. Aren't you afraid that all your hard work will end up being for nothing..."

"Don't be afraid." Xie Ling reached out and cupped her face, gently rubbing her reddened eyes with his thumb. "The imperial physician said that your constitution is called 'hidden meridians.' It's not a first-time occurrence; many women have it, and it won't affect your fertility."

"Even if we're destined to have no children..."

Xie Ling suddenly smiled and leaned close to her ear, "I can be your child, respect you, love you, and accept what comes from a mother—"

The moment the words "breastfeeding" were uttered, Qi Yitang's mind went blank.

She covered his mouth with her hand, her cheeks burning hot enough to fry an egg.

"Don't tell! You're not allowed to tell!"

Xie Ling thought that only the two of them were "speaking wildly" in the hall, but from Qi Yitang's perspective, the comments section was filled with messages.

Wow, this is a stunning debut!

[Alright, alright, this is bad. "Ordinary pervert" doesn't even begin to describe Wago.]

I wish I could be like a villain, living a carefree life, going completely mad and harming others.

The domineering yet gentle type of husband is outdated; what's coming our way now is the purely eccentric type.

Xie Ling had her mouth covered, but her eyes were full of laughter. She even stuck out her tongue and gently licked her palm.

Qi Yitang recoiled as if burned, glaring at him, both angry and annoyed, yet unable to vent her anger. In the end, she could only bury her face in the pillow and mutter, "Xie Ling, you're a pervert!"

For an emperor to reach such a position, to allow the Xie family ancestor to die with his eyes wide open in dismay is truly remarkable.

Xie Ling didn't think his words were shocking at all. He pulled Qi Yitang into his arms and said, "Tangtang, don't worry about a future that doesn't exist yet."

"It's the two of us who live this life. If I weren't the emperor, no one would care whether I have children. Now that I'm the one sitting on the throne, you don't need to care even more. It's not your fault. Let's just let nature take its course."

Life really isn't the same no matter who you spend it with. If everyone were like Wa Ge, who would be afraid of marriage?

Qi Yitang's eyes welled up with tears, and she suddenly threw herself into Xie Ling's arms, cuddling him all over.

"How can you be so kind..."

I really want to lock him up, so that he'll only be nice to her and only smile at her.

Although the idea was extremely perverse, Qi Yitang really couldn't control herself.

……

The consequence of being too moved is—

My lower back is starting to ache again.

Fortunately, Xie Ling wasn't completely inhuman and stopped when he knew when to stop.

The next day, after sleeping in and having lunch, Xie Ling changed into a neat riding outfit with narrow sleeves and took Qi Yitang to the horse farm.

He wore a leather belt around his waist, and his whole appearance was less like an emperor and more like a young man's dashing spirit.

"Come on, pick one."

Qi Yitang blinked. "You're going to teach me how to ride a horse?"

Xie Ling nodded.

The kidnapping and disappearance last time left him with lingering fears. Xie Ling reflected for many days and realized that he had an excessive protective instinct towards Tangtang, which was not a problem at all.

But if he keeps her locked up, he may feel at ease, but she won't be happy.

They should teach them some self-defense skills, so that if they can't win a fight, they can at least find a way to escape.

—Although he would never allow such a thing to happen a second time.

With nothing much to do before the New Year, this is just a pastime for the couple to pass the time and relieve boredom.

Otherwise, someone will always stay in bed and refuse to get up, and then he will be called a "beast" again, and so on and so forth.

Xie Ling's idea was good, but the problem was—Qi Yitang could ride a horse.