905 A Million Times for You 267 (1/2)
”A vixen like her should die as soon as possible. The Princess Consort had caught her red-handed when she climbed onto His Highness' bed previously, and yet she didn't learn her lesson even after a severe beating. She deserves it,” An Xiaoning's roommate, Xiao Liu, remarked snidely.
”Exactly, His Highness is not one whom she should be harboring designs on. She ought to take a look at herself in the mirror and know her place.”
”Great, she's going to be beaten to death for not knowing any better. She'll even get her tongue cut off…”
”…”
After shrieking in agony for a long while, her voice soon began to fade, and she only stopped when she decided that it was time to feign being dead.
A red liquid was then smeared all over her body. She lay on the straw mat and was carried out of the room.
She was then brought away from the palace and sent to the arranged venue.
An Xiaoning knew that she was just dreaming, though she had no idea when she would wake up again.
I slept for several consecutive days previously. What will happen this time?
I'm not going to dwell on it. I'll wake up when it's time for me to.
She finally got inside the carriage.
One of Jin Qingyan's skilled bodyguards was accompanying her.
He was riding the horse while An Xiaoning sat inside the carriage.
”May I ask you a few questions?” she asked.
”Feel free, Miss Jin.”
”Does Brother Ling have any children with the Princess Consort?”
Dumbfounded, the bodyguard answered, ”Miss Jin… His Highness has yet to have any children, although other princes his age have already become fathers to several children. Don't you know that as well?”
”I mean, do they plan to have any children…”
”Of course not.”
An Xiaoning was filled with an inexplicable feeling upon hearing his words.
The carriage trod along the roads at a slow and steady pace, and she soon dozed off.
This time, her dream lasted shorter than it did previously.
It was already daybreak by the time she woke up.
Staring at the face that was closely in front of hers, An Xiaoning inched closer toward him and rubbed her face against his affectionately. She then wrapped her arms around him tightly, not wanting to let go at all.
Jin Qingyan opened his eyes slowly and asked in a hoarse voice, ”You're awake?”
”I had another dream. I thought I would stay asleep for several consecutive days again. To my surprise, I actually woke up really soon.”
”Well, it was just an awakening of your memory of your previous lifetime. How could it last for the same duration every single time? Besides, your dreams don't follow the chronological sequence of events anyway. Tell me, what did you dream of this time?”
An Xiaoning described every detail of her dream to him, after which she let out a long sigh and said, ”I was really afraid that you would gang up with that princess consort and cut my tongue off before beating me to death in that dream. However, I was rather relieved when I found out about something.”
”What did you find out?”
”When I asked your bodyguard if you and the Princess Consort were planning to have any children, he said 'Of course not'…”
Jin Qingyan tucked her hair behind her ear and said, ”Yes, you're the only person I want to have children with.”
She stood up and said, ”Get up, I still have to visit them at the hospital today.”
”Sure.”
The two of them got out of bed together. As soon as they arrived downstairs, they were greeted with the sight of Fan Shixin entering with a lunchbox in his hands. ”Here's some breakfast Auntie Chen made,” he said.
An Xiaoning took it from his hands and asked, ”Has Bei Qi come up with an answer yet?”
”He said he'll be done soon. Let's wait a little while longer.”