Seeing her pale face, Yao Biluo asked, "What's wrong? Who's behind her? Is it surprising?"
After hesitating for a while, Anwu finally spoke: "I arranged for people to investigate in the countryside of Jiangzhou. Recently, someone has been in close contact with the Yao family, which is quite unusual. On the surface, they are just an ordinary farming family, but Liuxing went to check and found that the person was disguised. After observing carefully for several days, although I am not sure, I have made a preliminary judgment. Because I was afraid that the judgment was inaccurate, I had Liuxing continue to keep watch there, and also sent Liuyun, the most skilled in disguise in the building, to go."
Even now, the person's identity is still not revealed. However, judging from Anwu's solemn expression, this person is definitely not simple and is quite unexpected!
Yao Biluo quickly ran through the possible people in her mind, and asked aloud, "Who is it? Just tell me!"
Anwu glanced cautiously at Yao Biluo's face and whispered, "He looks about 80 or 90 percent like Jun Yifeng."
Yao Biluo raised an eyebrow, indeed surprised; it was quite unexpected!
Seeing that Yao Biluo's expression was not good, Anwu carefully said, "Wait a few days until Liuyun sends back news, then we will know whether it is him or not."
Yao Biluo nodded. No matter what happens, they will deal with it as it comes. So she instructed, "Don't alert the enemy!"
Anwu said, "I know."
"You can't be soft-hearted with this person anymore, Master. Let me handle it!" Dark Enchantress suddenly spoke up.
Everyone was used to his elusive nature and was not surprised by his sudden appearance.
Yao Biluo stared intently at An Mei, her mind filled with countless thoughts. That person had once been a thorn in her heart, someone she had tried every possible means to remove, but ultimately failed.
Now is a good opportunity. He has no power left, so removing him would be as easy as turning one's hand...
Anmei watched Yao Bile anxiously, not daring to disturb her thoughts. She was incredibly worried; this man had hurt the sect leader so deeply and caused so many deaths. Now that she had finally gotten news of him, she couldn't let him go so easily!
Yao Bile thought for a long time before slowly saying, "Let's verify your identity first!"
Anwu and Anmei knew the host's character; a word was as good as gold, so they dared not argue further.
That evening, Yao Bile told Jun Yilin about it. Jun Yilin was also surprised, and he still asked Yao Bile's opinion first: "What do you plan to do?"
Yao Bile sighed, "Oh, what can we do? I used to hate him so much I wanted to kill him, but now I don't care anymore. But if I keep him alive, I'll always feel uneasy. But if I kill him, I'm afraid it will hurt Yu Mian's feelings. I'm torn!"
Jun Yilin held Yao Bile's hand and comforted her, "Then don't worry about it for now, let's wait for the news to be confirmed!"
Before the news of their identities being verified could be received, another piece of annoying news arrived.
A message arrived via carrier pigeon, saying that the person being monitored was very alert, and that the secret observation over the past few days had likely been discovered. One day, the house suddenly became deserted – he had disappeared! Liu Yun was utterly baffled as to how he had escaped the watchful eyes of several top experts in the darkness, which greatly frustrated him! However, one thing was certain: this indicated that the person possessed strong vigilance and stealth abilities, likely a habit developed from frequently evading pursuit. Even if it wasn't Jun Yifeng, he was certainly not a good person!
Seeing Liu Yun's deduction, Yao Biluo was both amused and exasperated. She put down the letter in her hand and said to Anwu, "This Liu Yun is still so reckless. Does he think that just because he's skilled in martial arts, he can be so careless? So many unarmed people have accomplished a lot just by relying on their wisdom and methods! You need to take the time to teach him more!"
Anwu said helplessly, "He's always been arrogant. The only people in the building who can make him obey are the building owner and Anmei. He won't listen to me, because I can't beat him!" She then shrugged, indicating her helplessness.
Yao Biluo had no choice but to put the letter away and said, "Alright, let him come to see me, I'll talk to him myself."
Anwu said, "I'm afraid he won't be able to come back now."
Yao Biluo asked, "What?"
Anwu replied, "He said he wanted to make amends and went to track down that person. He won't come back until he has results! He's the kind of person who won't turn back until he hits a wall. There's nothing I can do about him."
Yao Biluo sighed, "Oh well, let him be!"
After thinking for a while, Yao Biluo said, "Send a few people to live near the Yao family and help me discipline them so they won't cause any more trouble."
Anwu laughed: "How should we discipline them? There's a right and wrong way!"
Yao Biluo hesitated for a moment: "Just make them behave and not cause me any more trouble!" Then she added: "Don't kill them."
Anwu smiled, pursing her lips: "I know what I'm doing, so don't worry, Master!"
The Yao family may never know that these few words would determine that they wouldn't have many good days ahead of them for a long time to come...
During that period, the Yao family was so unlucky that the prefect of Jiangzhou would constantly submit memorials to report: today the eldest son of the Yao family was injured, tomorrow the third son caught a cold, then local thugs came to cause trouble, and then swarms of snakes, insects, and rats ran into their house and frightened Madam Yao into fainting, and so on...
However, after this commotion, they became much more well-behaved. These misfortunes made the nearby villagers applaud, secretly thinking that God had eyes.
Yao Biluo couldn't help but burst out laughing as she looked at these memorials.
Jun Yilin looked at her in confusion, and Yao Biluo pointed to the memorial for him to see, saying, "It's true that every creature has its nemesis. Their nonsense has made this family completely obedient!"
Jun Yilin laughed too: "Yes, the Yao family thinks they're royalty and doesn't respect the government. In fact, the government doesn't dare to do anything to them! Now look what's happened, a bunch of scoundrels have made them eat their words, haha!"
Reading these memorials swept away the unhappiness that had been weighing on Yao Biluo's heart for some time.
The Yao family will not cause any more trouble for the time being, and Yao Biluo's mood has relaxed a lot. One moment she is in high spirits and wants to open a new flower garden to plant flowers and plants, of course—these flowers and plants are not for ornamental purposes, but for making medicine; the next moment she wants to open a hundred-mile lotus pond, plant lotus flowers, and go boating to relax.
As the sole mistress of the harem, her demands naturally garnered widespread support, and the days passed by unnoticed amidst ease and busyness.
It's been almost a year since Yao Biluo and Jun Yilin got married.
Yao Biluo patiently tended to her precious flowers and plants every day, not allowing anyone else to handle them. Anwu would sometimes secretly remind her that some of these flowers and plants were poisonous, and that if she became pregnant, it would be bad for the fetus.
This made Yao Biluo blush deeply. She had been married for more than half a year, but there was still no sign of pregnancy. She thought that tending to flowers and plants would be fine! However, as she thought this, she gradually loosened her grip on the plants and carefully selected a few clever palace maids to help her, while she mostly stood by and gave instructions.
Jun Yilin didn't stop her from doing these things. Anyway, he only had one principle for Yao Biluo: as long as it made her happy, he would do anything!
"You're not a child anymore; you should be able to distinguish what's important!" Jun Yilin said to Yao Biluo. After hearing this, Yao Biluo felt embarrassed to do some things. Was she really so immature now that she was a married woman?
Anmei was quite interested in Jun Yilin's method of controlling his wife. Just such a simple sentence could make their all-powerful lord obedient. Anmei clicked her tongue in admiration. It seemed that she would have to ask Jun Yilin for advice more often in the future!
Hearing An Mei's envious sigh, Yao Biluo, who was weeding by the flower bed, put down her sickle, straightened up, and said coldly, "It seems you're too idle. Tomorrow I'll gather a few young ladies from prominent families for you to choose from. Once you're settled down, you won't be as bored as you are now!"
Anmei hurriedly waved her hand: "Forget it, those proper young ladies from noble families would suffocate me! Lord, please spare me!"
Yao Biluo raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and said, "You're always so irresponsible. If you find a good girl and settle down soon, I'll feel more at ease. Look at Zhan Qing and Cheng Lin, they're about to become fathers! And you're still wandering around."
The sun was so bright it made people dizzy. Yao Bilu squinted and suddenly felt a little dizzy.
Seeing that her expression was off, Anmei quickly went over to support her: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yao Biluo held Anmei's hand and took her own pulse. Her face remained expressionless, but her heart was in turmoil.
Anmei looked at her anxiously. Finally, Yao Biluo lowered her hand, and Anmei asked, "What exactly happened?"
Yao Biluo smiled and shook her head: "It's okay! You're going to be an uncle!"
Upon hearing this, Anmei grinned from ear to ear: "Really? Haha... That's great! Watch how I bully him!" But then he realized something was off and, seeing Yao Bile's cold gaze, he said ingratiatingly, "I mean, with a mother like you, he'll definitely bully me in the future! You have to stand up for me!"
Yao Biluo was speechless...
☆、Twenty-two、Pregnant
As night fell, the early winter winds grew increasingly biting. Inside the Phoenix Palace, a small stove kept the entire hall warm and cozy, and the faint fragrance of agarwood wafted through the air, bringing a sense of joy.
Yao Biluo, clutching a hand warmer, idly flipped through a book under the brocade quilt. When the curtain was lifted, a palace maid announced, "The Emperor has arrived."
Yao Biluo didn't even look up, still lazily reclining.
When Jun Yilin entered, he saw Yao Biluo's languid appearance. Having grown accustomed to her heroic and spirited demeanor, this gentleness was quite charming.
Jun Yilin breathed on his hands and said as he walked, "The weather changes so fast, my hands are freezing before I know it!" He then put his hands under Yao Biluo's brocade quilt to warm them.
Yao Biluo was suddenly chilled, reached out and slapped Jun Yilin's hand away, saying lazily, "I can get cold, but don't let your child get cold!"
"I'm not an ice cube, how could I freeze you!" Jun Yilin didn't realize what was happening and continued to tease her.
Seeing Yao Biluo's ambiguous smile, Jun Yilin had a sudden inspiration and stammered, "You—what did you say? My—my son?"
Yao Biluo retorted, "What son! It might be a daughter!"
Jun Yilin felt as if all the blood rushed to his brain. He was so excited that he couldn't sit still. He suddenly stood up and asked in a suppressed voice, "Really? That's wonderful! I'm going to be a father!"
Yao Biluo smiled and nodded.
Jun Yilin quickly tucked Yao Biluo in, making it hard for her to breathe. Just as she was about to break free, Jun Yilin held her down and said, "Be good, don't catch a cold!"
Yao Biluo had no choice but to stop struggling.
Jun Yilin dared not touch Yao Biluo with his cold hands again, but held her through the brocade quilt and said softly, "On the day we got married, I felt like I was dreaming! Even today, I still feel like I'm dreaming, and I just hope that this dream will last a long time, and that I will never wake up!"
Yao Biluo wanted to hug Jun Yilin back, but she was wrapped tightly in the blanket and couldn't break free, so she had to give up and said, "I also feel like it's a dream, but it's not a dream. We're really together, and we'll be together forever! Now that we're having a child, you should think of a name for him!"
Jun Yilin leaned gently on Yao Biluo's shoulder, smiling happily. After thinking for a while, he said shyly, "When we chat, I always feel inspired, but today I can't even think of a good name!" He felt that no name was worthy of his precious child.
Yao Biluo understood: "There's no rush. If we think about it slowly, we'll eventually come up with something good."
The two fell silent, clinging tightly to each other, savoring the tranquility of the moment...
In the Imperial Study
The floor was littered with scraps of paper. Without the Emperor's order, the young eunuch dared not clean them up, and remained standing with his head bowed. Only when the Emperor was not paying attention would he steal a glance at the papers. It seemed that all the papers written on them were names: Zhiyuan, Huifeng, Fengxi, Yaojia, Linglu... It seemed that they were naming the unborn prince and princess!
Seeing the emperor scratching his head in frustration, the little eunuch wanted to laugh, but he held it back tightly, his face contorted with a strange expression.
Jun Yilin had been racking his brains all day, ignoring all other official business and focusing solely on this one matter. Looking at the mess on the floor, he finally picked up a piece of paper from the table with satisfaction and said, "Xiao Luzi, clean up the floor."
Xiao Lu felt guilty, afraid that the Emperor would discover his little tricks, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground and tidied up. But Jun Yilin didn't even look at him, looking smugly at the paper in his hand, and quickly went out the door.
Inside the Phoenix Palace, Yao Biluo was taking a nap.
Lately, she's been feeling unwell and sleepy all the time. She also has a good appetite, eating and sleeping every day, and eating again after waking up. Even Anmei laughs at her, saying she's like some kind of animal. However, Yao Biluo replied by giving her a poisoned silver needle. Anmei stared in horror and ran away quickly.
Just as she was drifting off to sleep, Yao Biluo felt a gaze fixed on her and immediately woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Jun Yilin.
She said irritably, "Why didn't you say anything when you got here? You scared me for no reason!"
Jun Yilin didn't mind and said, "I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I wanted to wait here for you to wake up, but I didn't expect to disturb you."
Yao Biluo yawned and sat up. Jun Yilin quickly handed her a pillow. Yao Biluo leaned back, glanced at the water clock, and lazily asked, "Shouldn't we be discussing politics at this hour? Why are you here?"
Jun Yilin smiled smugly, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, handed it to Yao Biluo, and said, "I'm off today, and I've been thinking about it all day. I've finally come up with a few good names. Take a look, do you like them?"
Yao Biluo also became interested, took the paper, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.
Jun Yilin leaned closer and said ingratiatingly, "If it's a boy, we'll name him Jun Luming; if it's a girl, we'll name her Jun Pinyao, what do you think?"
Yao Biluo pondered for a moment, carefully considering the two names, and then said with a smile, "They are indeed good, let's go with these two names!"
Seeing that he had gained Yao Biluo's approval, Jun Yilin felt that all his hard work that day had not been in vain. He gently stroked Yao Biluo's belly through the brocade quilt and said, "Baby, baby, I've been so worried about choosing a good name for you that my hair has turned white. Please come into the world soon so that I can see you soon!"
Yao Biluo covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "It's not even three months old yet, it's still a long way from being born!"
The two were laughing and joking when a palace maid came in to report that someone was requesting an audience.
Jun Yilin asked who it was, and the palace maid said she didn't recognize it, only saying that it was brought by Lord Anmei.
Jun Yilin looked at Yao Biluo, who shook her head, indicating that she didn't know who it was either, but since it was brought by Anmei, she should be able to rest assured.