After playing chess with His Highness that day, I didn't see him again for a long time.
He didn't ask for her identity, and she didn't rush to ask him for an exchange.
Regarding the demonic energy on his body, Axi has not yet thought of a countermeasure. There are too many secrets in him, and this northern demon clan is far more complicated than she expected when she came here.
A Xi has not been idle these days. He has investigated His Highness's life and past, but found nothing suspicious.
His mother-in-law is the wolf demon woman who is being married by Demon King Ming Media. The two were childhood sweethearts and had a deep friendship, so it was reasonable for them to take care of His Highness. That girl was already weak and sickly, so it made sense to give birth to a sickly child. And after giving birth to the prince, the girl was seriously injured due to childbirth, and died within a few months, and there was no evidence of her death.
In recent years, His Highness has stayed away from home due to illness. He is taciturn and rarely appears in front of people on non-important occasions. Not even his relatives and friends can figure out his temperament, and outsiders have no way of understanding it.
There really is no flaw at all.
You can't just ask the Demon King directly, what is His Highness's identity and what is your relationship?
A Xi only felt a headache.
After all, many days have passed, and I miss the little cat demon a little bit.
If he were here, he would have someone to talk to about his confusion.
I don’t know if he has cultivated human form or if he is living well.
Early that morning, Xing Heng came to the yard to look for her. At that time, she was swinging on the swing under the lilac tree.
"Seeing that you are not in the room, I guessed that you must be here." He took out a letter from his arms and looked at her with a smile, his eyes filled with irresistible tenderness. "The human race sent some letters. This letter The letter is addressed to you by name."
write me a letter?
Axi frowned and took it without opening it. He tilted his head and thought for a long time.
Seeing her dazed look, Xing Heng couldn't help but patted her head and said, "Open it and have a look. I think you've been away from home for several months, so it must be a letter from home caring about your current situation."
Letter home?
Did your father write it to me? Or was it written to me by my mother-in-law? That's not right, they... have such a good relationship with me?
If I have to write a letter home, I'm afraid only the little cat demon will care about me. But since it was sent to the demon clan in the name of the royal family, it couldn't have been written by the little cat demon.
Axi decided to open it and read the letter in person, and found only a few words.
"What's wrong?" Seeing her expression change slightly, Xingheng walked up behind her and took the initiative to push up the swing for her, "What was written in the letter?"
"It's nothing." Axi folded the letter calmly, put it back in the envelope, then handed it to Xingheng and said, "Burn it for me."
Xingheng was slightly confused. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he didn't ask any more questions. Freeing up a hand, she lit a small flame in her palm as she said, burning the letter completely.
The letter was written by my father. It was nothing more than telling her not to offend the demon clan, to do her best to maintain the relationship, and to give birth to a child as soon as possible to stabilize her position.
Not a word to ask if she was doing well.
Even knowing that she might not be living a satisfactory life alone in a foreign land.
She didn't care before.
But seeing the Demon King greeting His Highness with his own eyes, delivering medicine and soup, always ignited a glimmer of hope for his parents.
It seems that I am overthinking it.
However, Ah Xi had never thought about the children mentioned in the letter.
I seem to have read in books that the most important thing for a man and a woman after they get married is to carry on the family line. However, this book doesn’t say where the child came from? Why am I still not pregnant after being married for several months?
Otherwise, ask Xingheng? Maybe he would know.
Thinking about this, Axi hesitated for a while, then made up her mind and said, "Xingheng." She patted Xingheng's hand pushing the swing and signaled him to stop, "Do you know how to give birth to a child?"
Xingheng stopped pushing the swing and was about to walk in front of her to face her. He almost lost his footing when he heard this.
"We have been married for so long." Axi didn't notice anything strange about him at all. He lowered his head and touched his belly, "Why is there no movement in my belly?"
Xing Heng's mind went blank, and he felt like his ears were on fire, feeling hot instantly.
"You...you..." He hesitated for a long time, unable to shake off a complete sentence.
"What's wrong?" Axi was confused and pulled on his sleeve and shook it gently, "Don't you want a child?"
"No...it's not." Xingheng felt like there was a stick in his head, turning everything inside into a paste, and he began to speak incoherently, "You...how did you suddenly...suddenly think of these?"
"The book says that marriage is for the purpose of carrying on the family line. There are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is not having children. We have been married for several months, and the next step is of course to have children." Axi spoke with certainty, recalling what was written in the book and analyzing it: "Is it because we don't have a church, so we can't have children?"
If there was a glass of water now, Xingheng had no doubt that he would squirt it all out.
"That's not it." He rubbed his swollen forehead, feeling the fire spread from his ears to his face, "Do you... do you want a... want a... child?"
Axi nodded solemnly and prayed: "Yes. Please teach me, Xingheng."
After saying that, he was afraid that he was not sincere enough, so he shook Xingheng's sleeves again and said with a pitiful look: "Come with me to have a child, okay?"
Please teach me, Xingheng.
Come and have a baby with me, okay?
It was like an ant, crawling back and forth, biting every inch of flesh and blood, itching and numbing. Each beat of the heart is faster and more powerful than the last.
These simple words echoed repeatedly in my ears, tugging at my heartstrings.
Xingheng clenched his fists so tightly that his nails were almost embedded in his flesh. He turned his back and took several deep breaths before saying in a restrained tone: "No."
"Why not?" Axi didn't understand. She was the only god in the world, and her descendants must be unique. Doesn't Xingheng still look down on her?
Oh, that's right, he now thinks that he is just an ordinary human being, and it is normal not to want her offspring.
Xingheng finally adjusted his mood. As soon as he turned around, he saw Axi's somewhat disappointed expression.
Alas, what should I do with you?
He sighed, pinched her little face vengefully and said, "Didn't the book you read say that children are the product of love?"
"Ah?" A Xi took a breath that was a little painful from being pinched, and looked at him in confusion with her big, watery eyes.
"If two people don't really love each other, there will be no children. Do you understand?" Seeing her seeming to understand, Xingheng smiled and let go of his hand, patting her head again, "So, Does Yi'an like me?"
like?
"What is liking?" Axi's innocent expression stunned Xingheng. He stopped smiling, straightened his expression and said, "What I like is that every night when you close your eyes, this person will appear in front of you. When you are in danger or need help, or something happy happens. When you want to share something with others, you will think of this person first. If you don’t see this person for a day, you will feel unbearable lovesickness. If this person is injured or his life is in danger, you will be more hurt than yourself. Painful, even willing to sacrifice one’s life for it.”
So complicated.
Axi frowned, seeming to be thinking seriously. Xingheng stood beside her and leaned against the tree with his arms folded, looking at her silently.
"Then I don't seem to like you." Axi thought for a long time, then shook his head and muttered to himself: "Well... I probably like half of you."
If you think about it carefully, she is a light sleeper, doesn't often dream, and rarely thinks about anyone in particular when she goes to sleep. I often shared happy things with the little cat demon in the past, and I haven't encountered any danger yet. However, I really don't want to see him get hurt. If his life was in danger, he would definitely be very sad. But if you want to say that you are willing to give up your life for him, then that's not the case.
"Half like it?" Xingheng couldn't help laughing. This was the first time he heard such a statement.
"Alas." Axi sighed. It seems that the child will not be born, and he will have to work hard to cultivate feelings in the future.
Eh, but...
"Then do you like me?" Since falling in love is the prerequisite, it is necessary to confirm Xingheng's thoughts.
"Me?" Xingheng was stopped by her question, and the red color that had just faded returned to his face, "I... I don't know..."
It seems that nothing can be done about the child for the time being. well.
As if he suddenly reacted, Xing Heng laughed and said, "Is this what was written in the letter?"
This king of the human race really has no ability at all. He is addicted to drinking and having fun, and is incompetent in governing the country. He only wants to let his daughter who is married far away bring benefits to his country, and waits to enjoy the benefits. What a waste.
Xingheng looked up at the lilac tree that never withered, his thoughts drifting away.
It is said that Yi'an grew up in the cold palace, which was remote and secluded from people. She must have encountered some opportunities in the cold palace and received guidance from an expert. Although he has never practiced magic seriously, he still has some spiritual power, which makes sense. After all, every time she mentioned some special topics, she said she got them from the book. It seemed that she had been raised in a cold palace since she was a child, and had not had much contact with the outside world.
Also, how could that loser raise such a simple-minded girl?
Seeing that Axi lowered her head and did not answer, he casually caught a falling lilac, leaned over and pinched her chin, forcing her to raise her head to meet his eyes.
At this moment, the two of them were so close that they could even hear their breathing clearly.
Xingheng looked gently into her eyes and said, "Yi'an, you can't force this matter." He carefully tied the flower branches in her hair, and helped her gently tuck the broken hair on her forehead behind her ears. "Everything should come naturally. If one day, you and I are happy with each other, it will happen naturally. But if one day, you find that the person you like is not me."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, as if admiring her appearance wearing lilacs, and there was a soft light in her eyes.
"If the person you like is not me, just tell me directly, and I will make peace with you immediately and let you leave safely."
He said it sincerely, which made A Xi feel a little at a loss.
"I never thought about reconciliation." The two of them were too close. Axi felt that her breathing was a little short, and she unconsciously leaned back a little. "I was too impatient. I won't mention it anymore. We'll talk about it later. Just let it take its course." Naturally."
"Okay." Xingheng felt funny and saw her discomfort, so he stood up and kept some distance from her.
"Yi'an, the days are long, let's take our time."
