Exchanging pleasantries with that burly man.
The general idea was that the burly man’s trip to the Western Regions had been quite fruitful.
The Western Khan was willing to fully support Bianliao.
As to how this support would manifest, it didn’t need to be spelled out; everyone present could guess.
Bianliao is wealthy and prosperous now; its only weakness is the smaller population compared to the Central Plains. If neighboring small countries intend to ally, then Bianliao Country becoming the strongest nation in the Qingxuan Continent is only a matter of ti, fearing no one!
Yet Yelyu Erlun deliberately ignores who brought all this about...
Yun Chunnuan has only been in Bianliao for a little over a year, so naturally she doesn’t recognize the General.
She glanced at the man beside her, her small hand suddenly covering the tightly clenched fist with worry.
Yelyu Lie instinctively looked over, the hostility in his eyes vanished upon eting the worried eyes of his beloved.
He held her hand back, his lips parted as if wanting to say sothing.
From the top seat, suddenly ca rampant laughter, "Hahaha, not bad. Now that you’re back, my dear subject, don’t leave the Royal City again.
The military affairs are busy, so stay and assist your Mighty General!"
Yun Chunnuan’s hand was suddenly gripped tightly by a hand like iron pincers.
It hurt a bit but she didn’t make a sound, instead looking at the man whose face was filled with anger, yet was trying to suppress it.
Today she was sowhat languid, having been inactive for two months.
But her husband... seed sowhat strange.
He had a temper; easily provoked.
With her here holding him back, perhaps one or two offenses had been effective.
But this clearly had repeatedly jumped onto his sore spot, yet her husband seed wary of sothing, trying hard to endure...
"This subordinate Tie Muhun, pays respect to the Mighty General!"
The burly man was about the sa age as the King of Bianliao, looking no less than forty years old.
After turning around, he only glanced at Yelyu Lie before lowering his head, appearing sincerely convinced.
But Yun Chunnuan still saw the slight curl of his lips full of disdain and provocation.
This person... could it be the forr general her husband once ntioned who cruelly abused him when he was young?
It was also because of him that the child her husband always had in his heart couldn’t even leave behind a complete corpse?
What does it an for this person to appear now?
And that woman who looks very similar to her mother...
"Nuannuan..."
"Ugh—"
Just as Yun Chunnuan was pondering, the sll of at hit her, breaking her train of thought, and she couldn’t help but retch.
anwhile, the King of Bianliao, who had just begun to speak to the Little Princess, was startled by the sound "ugh" and blushed in embarrassnt.
"Could this be the Seventh Princess of Great Xia? Truly as arrogant as the rumors say."
The speaker was the woman from the Western Regions who looked extrely similar to Ayimu.
Although Yun Chunnuan looked down on the King of Bianliao, she wouldn’t speak sarcastically, preferring direct insults instead of vomiting as a pretense.
She was genuinely nauseous!
Nauseous to the point her stomach was churning, yet she couldn’t vomit!
Ignoring the woman’s provocation entirely, Yun Chunnuan glanced to the side seeing Ba Yaoyao had just taken a bite of a big pig’s trotter, oiling her mouth.
Noticing her discomfort, Ba Yaoyao leaned forward nervously, asking, "Xiaoyunyun, are you okay? I’ve seen you uncomfortable for a while now."
"I’m...ugh—" Yun Chunnuan wanted to say she’s fine, but the sll of at wafted into her nostrils again.
Unable to stand it, Yun Chunnuan stood up and ran outside the hall.
Yelyu Lie, who had been confronting Tie Muhun, ignored their argunt and hurriedly chased after her.
Inside the hall, silence suddenly fell.
After a long ti, soone sneered and said, "Could it be there’s a little bastard on the way?"
The voice wasn’t loud, yet it was audible to everyone since it ca from the top seat.
"Queen! You’re too excessive! Xiaoyunyun is the Seventh Princess of Great Xia; even if she bears a child with the General, it would be a pride of the heavens!"
The Queen Bianliao’s words were imdiately rebuked by a furious Ba Yaoyao.
"Yaoyao!" Ba Pri Minister put down the wine cup, warning his daughter with his eyes not to speak recklessly, "Apologize to the Queen!"
"I won’t!" Ba Yaoyao twisted her neck, "She, as a queen, can say bastard casually without any self-respect, why can’t I refute?"
"Pri Minister Ba, you have a rather bold daughter." The Queen glared at the greasy-faced fat girl with a forced smile.
Ba Pri Minister hurriedly stood from his seat, bowing to the top seat, "Forgive , my Queen, this old minister has this one daughter, spoiled since childhood. Please don’t hold her childishness against her.
Yaoyao, apologize!"
Ba Yaoyao was not convinced!
The Queen was the first to speak disrespectfully, why should she apologize?
Yet seeing the cold, unprecedented gaze from the King towards her father...
No matter how willful Ba Yaoyao is, she cares about her father, reluctantly saying, "I can apologize, but doesn’t the Queen also need to retract her words? Have you forgotten how last year’s banquet ended in the sa unpleasant way?"
Last year’s banquet...
It was when the Queen’s youngest daughter called Yelyu Lie "bastard," and the Great Xia Princess threw a jade cup at her head, causing a commotion.
The Queen glanced at the King, saw him slowly shaking his head, then lightly said, "I don’t understand what you’re saying."
"You—"
"Is it because the General’s wife really is pregnant that you’re so agitated?"
Ba Yaoyao: "..."
Who said Xiaoyunyun was pregnant? She never ntioned it!
If the Queen hadn’t ntioned ’bastard,’ she wouldn’t have thought in that direction at all.
If Xiaoyunyun really were pregnant, fine, but if she wasn’t and she admitted it, wouldn’t it be a cri of deceiving the sovereign?
Inside the hall, the argunt continued.
Outside the hall, Yun Chunnuan was just retching, unable to actually vomit.
Yelyu Lie was both shocked and worried, slightly bending over to gently pat her back, eyes full of anxiety, "Why is it so severe this ti?"
Yelyu Lie had long known his young wife got motion sick easily, but each ti a short rest would suffice...
Yun Chunnuan waved her hand.
If earlier she thought it was just motion sickness, or discomfort from not eating rich at for a long ti.
Now, she had a guess that made her both shocked, scared, and a little joyful.
"Husband... might I have a baby here?" She rubbed her still flat stomach, her expression extrely complicated.
Yelyu Lie’s first reaction was joy, "Really?!"
The second reaction was confusion, "But no, apart from those few newly-wed days, there’s always been contraception. You just had your period at the beginning of the month, didn’t you?"
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