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The two embraced and turned their heads, only to be met with a dark and gloomy face.

Xie Ling was standing at the door at some point.

With his eyebrows lowered and his lips pressed into a straight line, his expression was as if a faint green cloud floated above his head.

Here we go again. I really don't know what's wrong with you.

Fortunately, Wago doesn't use a machine gun, otherwise he would have been mercilessly mowed down.

I hereby declare that the villain of this book is the world's number one least jealous person.

Qi Yitang subconsciously released Ning Nishang, but then immediately realized—

Wait a minute, my cousin is a woman, why would she feel guilty?

What Qi Yitang didn't know was that, for Xie Ling, rivals in love didn't discriminate between men and women.

Even more terrifying are the women.

Men are one thing, but they're openly fighting; they're just dead, they're no threat.

He is more wary of those who pretend to be sister-complex but actually take advantage of others.

Xie Ling strode forward and, without saying a word, pulled Qi Yitang into his arms, wrapping his arm around her shoulder in a gesture that was highly suggestive.

Then he said to Lu Linbai, who was walking behind him, "Uncle, it's getting late. Please take your wife and leave."

Lu Linbai's lips twitched. Even though he was known for his sharp tongue and biting remarks, he couldn't utter a single word at this moment.

Will hugging me cause me to lose a piece of flesh or something?

Lu Linbai didn't say those words out loud, but simply reached out his hand to Ning Nishang, "Xuan Niang, let's go home."

Ning Nishang was a little reluctant to leave, "...Tangtang, then we're leaving."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Qi Yitang smiled and waved goodbye.

Once the footsteps faded into the distance, she wriggled out of Xie Ling's arms and said irritably, "It was just a friendly hug with my cousin, why did you have such a dark face? You scared me."

Xie Ling felt wronged. "Tangtang, you yelled at me for another woman?"

For a century, no one could understand his thought process; Qi Yitang was completely baffled.

Where did she yell at him?

"Your Majesty, please be normal. My cousin came to deliver something to me and say goodbye."

bid farewell?

Xie Ling's expression relaxed a little. It was good to say goodbye and go far away so that she wouldn't bother them again.

He subtly changed the subject, "Did the child cause you any trouble today? If he was disobedient, I'll discipline him for you."

Qi Yitang smiled enigmatically, "The child is obedient, but the child's father is not so obedient."

"I see." Xie Ling showed no remorse whatsoever, but instead raised an eyebrow with a calm demeanor that seemed to have been premeditated.

"Then naturally we should punish the child's father to teach him a lesson."

Qi Yitang: "..." The punishments, in the end, turned out to be making someone enjoy their food more and more.

He's so beautiful.

……

In midsummer of May, the weather gradually becomes hot.

Qi Yitang was pregnant with twins, and her belly grew bigger every day. The burden was heavier, and she was more sensitive to heat than usual.

I feel unbearably hot after moving around even a little, and I need to put an extra bowl of ice next to my bed to sleep soundly during my afternoon nap.

Xie Ling saw this and made preparations early on to take her to the summer palace to escape the heat.

The royal palace is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with a cool breeze in the summer, making it perfect for a woman to rest and recuperate.

Before they could even set off, an urgent report arrived from 800 li away, saying that Tongzhou Xushui County had suffered a once-in-a-century flood with heavy casualties.

Xie Ling had no choice but to postpone his trip and convene the ministers of the six ministries overnight to discuss disaster relief matters.

Qi Yitang knew the severity of the flood and that if it was not dealt with in time, the people would be displaced and their lives would be very difficult. So he told Xie Ling to go and attend to important matters first, and that it was fine if he didn't go to the palace.

Xie Ling did not return until evening after receiving the urgent report in the afternoon.

In the middle of the night, Qi Yitang groggily turned over and instinctively tried to snuggle into his arms, but found nothing.

This is very unusual.

Even when he was very busy, he would always make time to come back and have meals and sleep with her. He would also bring back some unimportant folding papers to Yaotang Palace for review. He never stayed out all night.

A sense of unease crept into Qi Yitang's heart. Was the flood in Xushui County really that severe?

But she was too sleepy, and after holding her eyelids open for a while, she finally fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Qi Yitang asked as soon as she got up, "Did he go to court this morning?"

Yunzhu replied, "It's already time. His Majesty and the officials are discussing matters in the Imperial Study. Please have your meal first, Your Highness, there's no need to wait."

The sky was overcast. After having breakfast, Qi Yitang looked towards the palace gate with a slight frown.

I was just about to send someone to check on things, but no matter how important government affairs are, we still need to eat.

Suddenly, a series of hurried, heavy footsteps were heard. Li Degui, his round belly protruding, came running over, panting, "Your Majesty!"

Qi Yitang: "What's wrong?"

Li Degui, leaning against the doorframe and panting, said, "His Majesty is furious and wants to kill someone. You'd better go to the Imperial Study quickly!"

Qi Yitang's heart tightened. "Prepare the carriage."

……

Actually, Qi Yitang felt uneasy because Xie Ling didn't come back last night.

Hearing that he was going to kill someone, he quickened his pace.

A group of people escorted Qi Yitang to the outside of the Imperial Study. From afar, they could see the ministers of the Six Ministries coming out of the hall, all of them looking hurried and eager to get things done.

Around the corner, the eunuchs dragged several corpses away quickly.

There were also large pools of blood in the cracks between the stone slabs at the entrance.

The person has already been killed?

Qi Yitang knew something serious had happened without even asking, and went straight into the hall.

Inside, Xie Ling looked exhausted and was giving Li Fengyao some instructions in a deep voice: "...Except for Kou Zhong and Fang An, order 70% of the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to rush to Xushui, bring enough medicine, and do everything possible to treat them...Set up an isolation camp, and burn the corpses that have already decomposed."

"Liu Ya is the imperial envoy, and you are his assistant. Anyone who disobeys this order will be punished for defying the imperial decree!"

"Yes!" Li Fengyao replied solemnly, accepting the order and leaving. As he passed Qi Yitang, he whispered, "Your Majesty."

Xie Ling looked up, her gaze softening slightly when it met Qi Yitang's. "Tangtang, what brings you here?"

He hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were faintly dark.

"Li Degui said you were very angry and afraid you would lose your head, so he sent me to check on you." Qi Yitang walked to his side. "Yanzhi, is the flood in Xushui County very serious?"

Speaking of this, Xie Ling's suppressed violence was released.

"It's not just the floods."

He pushed the folding book next to him over, closed his eyes briefly, and said, "Take a look."

Qi Yitang opened the folded book and read it line by line, feeling colder and colder with each reading.

The floods happened more than half a month ago. Now the floodwaters have receded, and corpses are scattered everywhere. What has wreaked havoc on Xushui County is—

plague.