Drop of Cinnabar in the Heart (9) (1/2)

Zhu Junyang picked up Xiaocao, who had a pained look on her face, and ran towards the nearest clinic. However, there were too many people who had come to receive the army and he also had to make sure that no one bumped into his wife. Thus, he was stalled for a few minutes without going anywhere. Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore and used his energy to jump up onto the roof. After getting there, he then hopped onto other buildings as he headed towards the clinic.

The crowd around there no longer stared at the soldiers coming back. Instead, they raised their heads in wonder as they gaped at the disappearing figure in the sky. There was a young child sitting on his father’s shoulders and he pointed at Zhu Junyang’s flying figure as he gasped, “Father, look! There’s someone who can fly!”

Next to the building, there was someone sitting at the second floor of the restaurant who had recognized the prince. She exclaimed, “Wasn’t that Imperial Prince Xu ah? Who is he holding in his arms? It looks like he's headed towards Divine Physician Zhong’s clinic…”

“Who else could it be? Use your brain and think a bit and you’ll realize that it is Princess Consort Xu ah! Have you ever seen Imperial Prince Xu ever look at another woman with such worry and concern in his eyes?” A young noble maiden retorted sourly.

“Don’t be so jealous! You’ve only been in the capital for the past two years so you don’t know the whole history. Prior to Imperial Prince Xu getting married, he had been possessed by a demon and had even destroyed someone’s entire residence. Only Princess Consort Xu had the guts to marry him. However, once he married I haven’t heard of him losing control of himself again. Everyone says that Princess Consort Xu is a lucky star and is the only one able to suppress the demon inside Imperial Prince Xu!” Another young maiden smiled as she glanced at the other one.

In the capital, it wasn’t just one or two who envied Princess Consort Xu. She had been born in a lowly fisherman’s village but had risen abruptly above her station. It was only because the emperor had appreciated her ability to grow high-yielding crops that allowed her to soar so high. Furthermore, she had even captured Imperial Prince Xu’s heart and had become the envied princess consort.

However, prior to their marriage, there weren’t any young noble maidens who wanted to marry the prince. At that time, it was rumored that the emperor had wanted to decree a marriage for him. This had frightened many noble families into setting up engagements as fast as possible for their daughters. However, now that he was better, they hated and envied his wife? Just what were they thinking?

“Earlier, Imperial Prince Xu had jumped through the window over there ah...oh my gosh! General Zhao had caught a young boy. Didn’t that boy also fall from the window ah?” Another young maiden exclaimed in surprise.

Another noble maiden interjected, “I recognize the boy who fell from the window. It’s the heir to Imperial Prince Xu and his only son!”

“That’s odd! His son fell down yet he wasn’t the least bit worried as the father. Instead, he carried his wife to the clinic. Is it possible that Princess Consort Xu has become suddenly ill...that cannot happen ah! If something happens to her, I don’t know whether or not the prince will go crazy!”

Zhao Han stared at the rapidly disappearing figure on the rooftops and then lowered his head to gaze at the child in his arms. He asked anxiously, “Xiaocao...is your lady mother sick?”

His parents had both left and left him behind. Little Baozi held back the tears in his eyes as he pouted. He replied with a sob, “Lady Mother isn’t sick. There’s a little sister in Lady Mother’s tummy. Lord Father wanted me to be good as she can’t be scared at this time...I wasn’t good earlier, wah wah wah——”

She was pregnant again? They must have a loving relationship right? Zhao Han didn’t know what he was feeling at this point. For her sake, Imperial Prince Xu would even neglect his own heir. She must be very happy right?

“Don’t cry, your lady mother has received the blessing of the heavens, so I’m sure she’s alright!” He was so useless! She was in danger but he could only stare and watch from the side. He was leading back the army in triumph to greet the emperor. As the main character in this act, no matter how he personally felt, he couldn’t just abandon all of this to check up on her.

He felt so helpless! It was as if he had gone back to the time when his grandfather and father had been called back to serve the country. Although he really didn’t want to go to the capital with his family, he had no choice. The feelings from back then had welled up now.

Little Baozi hadn’t been consoled by him at all. He wailed, “Lady Mother, I want my lady mother! I’m sorry, I was wrong...wah wah wah——”

The crowds on either side of the great general didn’t know the details of what had happened. All they saw was that the heroic and handsome general was frazzled trying to calm down the child he had rescued. He looked a bit funny. Oh what to do?