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“You may not necessarily give birth to a son. Don’t be too sensitive…” Zhuo Qing really did not understand her stubbornness but Qing Feng was not willing to listen to her and interrupted her words.

“Even if it’s a daughter, I want to send her away!”

Gu Yun crossed her arms in front of her chest and cautioned, “Your actions are too risky.”

“Better than suffering from others!”

The corner of Qing Feng’s lips hook up but Zhuo Qing could clearly see the resolution in her eyes. It would be pointless to discuss anything else with Qing Feng today. Zhuo Qing lightly cough and carefully relied, “I need to think about this matter.”

“Alright. I will wait for your news.”

Qing Feng did not continue entangling on this issue and called Ru Yi in to send both of them out. The house once again fell into silence and Qing Feng held onto the warm jade that was constantly by her side. After she heard the news of Hui Jun’s death, her heart was filled with fear, anxiety and worry. For her to raise such a request today, perhaps it because of that two person inadvertently revealed their tenacity and determination. These two persons were not her familiar sisters but could give her the sense of security that her Eldest Sister and Youngers Sister could not give.

After calming down to think, by sending the child out of the Palace would perhaps free her from the endless fear. She could send the child out of the Palace but once outside, she still could not protect him. But if she were to pa.s.s to Qing Ling, with both of their relations.h.i.+p, Qing Mo will not just be a bystander and with Lou family and Su family protecting, this child would be safe.

But… If Yan Hong Tian knew about this matter, how would it become? Perhaps he would want to strangle her.

Qing Feng’s anxious heart was tangled and Zhuo Qing and Gu Yun did not fare any better. Both of them walked all the way in silence until they were out of the Palace gates. Gu Yun only whispered her question when walking on the bustling streets, “How do you see it?”

Zhuo Qing smile bitterly, “She is being once bitten, twice shy. With her stubborn character, as what she said, even if we were not to agree, she would still proceed with it but the question is who will the child be handled over to.”

Gu Yun’s brows slightly raised as she laughed, “Well, what are you plaining to do now?”

“I need to discuss with Xi Yan.” She totally did not expect that Qing Feng would have this kind of idea. This was definitely not a trivial matter. Even though she wanted to help Qing Feng, she was unable to decide by herself how to help her.

“Definitely need to discuss.” After all this was a child, a life and moreover this child was Yan Hong Tian’s.

Both of them initially only wanted to take the opportunity to see Qing Feng and did not expect that such a thing would happen. Gu Yun shook her head and decided to put this problem away before asking, “What is your view on the Imperial Prison catching fire?”

“Hui Jun was indeed burned to death but from the morphological of the corpse, even though she inhaled a lot of smoke, there was no signs of struggle so most likely before the fire was set, she had already fainted. There were no signs of injury on her head and neck areas, so she was not knocked out. There were some remains of food in her stomach and currently the food was not yet identified but the likelihood of finding a drug that causes unconscious is high.” Zhuo Qing quickly give a conclusion from a forensic point of view because as compared to Qing Feng’s problem, this was much easier.

“I also had investigated the site of the crime and found that the fire origin was very near the location of Hui Jun’s cell. It was obvious with the traces of arson. To leave traces of arson and to drug her, it seems that there are some traces of desperate actions. This indicated that the direction that we are investigating is correct and the person behind the scene is now panicking. Oh yes, do you remember that Hui Jun mentioned before that that year she went to the Empress’s palace to find the letter and she actually found it. She was seized in Yi Lan Palace before directly held in the Imperial Palace, so with that it would meant that that letter most probably in Yi Lan Palace, just that we do not know where she hid it.” When Gu Yun spoke about the case, she was always in high spirits and get excited.

Zhuo Qing was not as optimistic as her, “After so many years, would it still be there?”

“I will first investigate the two leads, the fire and the guards and would explore Yi Lan Palace when there is an opportunity. You need not worry about the case.” Gu Yun used her shoulder to gently b.u.mp Zhuo Qing’s and whispered, “For the other matter, it would bother you the most. Who ask you to be the Eldest Sister~”

Zhuo Qing rolled her eyes at her. What time was it already, this woman still have the time to poke fun at her!

But what Gu Yun said wasn’t wrong as she was vexed. Qing Feng threw such a problem to her that she ate very little during dinner. Lou Xi Yan was very busy recently but especially rushed home to accompany his wife for dinner. At the end Zhuo Qing kept feeling ill-at-ease as if her thoughts were at somewhere else.

Till dinner was finish and both of them returned back to the room, Zhuo Qing still had a very distressed look. Lou Xi Yan pulled her down to the bed to sit and he half-squatted on the floor and held Zhuo Qing’s hands to ask him in a warm soft voice, “What is the matter? You have been like this since returning from the Palace. Is the case very difficult?”

Lou Xi Yan’s hands all along was somewhat cold and as Zhuo Qing’s palms were covered by familiarity, she sighed and replied, “I am not worried about the case. She is continuing investigating the case and there is nothing to worry about. I am worried about Qing Feng.”

Lou Xi Yan smiled alluringly and waited for her to continue. Zhuo Qing look at Lou Xi Yan’s gentle gaze and said difficultly, “Today… She begged me for a matter.”

This request should be very difficult, else she would not be so hesitant about speaking it. Lou Xi Yan gently grasp Zhuo Qing fingertips as he smiled, “What matter is it?”

Zhuo Qing saw encouragement in Lou Xi Yan’s eyes but thinking of Qing Feng’s proposal, she felt helpless. Zhuo Qing shook her head and said in distress, “She want to wait till after the child was born and exchange it with a baby girl before sending it out of the Palace as… Our child…”

Zhuo Qing carefully watched Lou Xi Yan. As expected, even the usually calm person like him also froze at that moment. Fortunately it was only for a short while as Lou Xi Yan softly asked, “You agreed?”

“No. I wanted to discuss with you.” Zhuo Qing mouth twitched, if she had agreed, she need not be so troubled now!

“You want to help her?” Other than being a little surprised in the beginning, Lou Xi Yan looked the same as always and Zhuo Qing was unable to guess what he was thinking. She did not bother to guess and said what she had in her mind, “Even if I do not help her, she would still do it. At that time, no one will know where she put the child up at.”

Lou Xi Yan was silent for a moment before he said, “This matter need not need to worry in advance as it is still two months away from both of your delivery. Even if the exchange was to be carried out, a suitable child is required.”

Lou Xi Yan’s reaction was far too little and Zhuo Qing could not believe it, “You… You don’t disagree? That is Yan Hong Tian’s child…”

Zhuo Qing’s pair of large eyes stared at him, making Lou Xi Yan unable to laugh or cry, “I did not agree. It is as you said, if you do not help her, we would not know where she would send the child to. The next time when you enter the Palace, you must think of more ways to persuade her.”

“I will do my best.” Zhuo Qing was pessimistic about this. She did not have too much time to spend with Qing Feng but she understand her character clearly. It would be extremely difficult to make her compromise.

Gu Yun was busy with the investigation in the Palace and Zhuo Qing was busy advising Qing Feng but in the half a month, both had little success.

These days Lou Xi Yan would be so busy that he only returns near midnight. Zhuo Qing did not rest and sat on the couch to wait for him. Normally even if she waited, she would take a book out to read as she wait but today, she just sat there with a worried look.

“How is it?” Lou Xi Yan entered the room and took off his outer robes. Zhuo Qing shook her head and helplessly said, “She is very stubborn. When entering the Palace these two times to visit her, she was not willing to say more to me.”

It was already early winter and the weather was turning cold. Zhuo Qing wore little which made her protruding belly obvious. Lou Xi Yan walked over and help her up the couch and sat on the bed. He pulled a blanket over her belly and legs before saying, “Since it is so then promise her then.”

Lou Xi Yan spoke casually and Zhuo Qing stared at him as she asked, “Are you serious?”

Lou Xi Yan sat beside Zhuo Qing and hugged her from behind. He let her lean against his embrace and whispered back, “It is better for the child to be by our side than living somewhere else. But this matter must be done in great secrecy. Let me go search for the baby girl that to be exchange in the Palace.”

Lou Xi Yan even thorough thinking about the problem of the baby girl. Zhuo Qing believed that he was serious and thought about another th.o.r.n.y problem, “And Yan Hong Tian, he…”

Zhuo Qing only mentioned Yan Hong Tian when the hands around her waist tighten slightly. The same gentle voice sounded by her ears, “It’s alright. I am here.”

Zhuo Qing’s heart warmed. For her, the world’s best words of love was in fact not ‘I love you’ but ‘I am here’. No matter what the situation, facing what kind of person, there would be one person that would be standing with you together. No one will hid in the wings of the other and only need to face the wind and rain with you.

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