The Captive Concubine's Tale - Chapter 131: The Child Must Be Kept

child……
How could anyone not want children?
Mingruo stared blankly at Emperor Xuli, her eyes filled with tears. The caress on her stomach was so gentle, as if he had never threatened her before.
When will this dream end?
Tears welled up in her eyes, and Mingruo softly asked, "Father, if we really have a child, can you guarantee he will grow up safely?" Emperor Xuli's answer wasn't important; she already knew the answer. Even if he protected the child perfectly, he would still have to proceed with extreme caution, as if walking on thin ice. She didn't want her child to follow the same path so many royal children had trod, fighting for power and risking their lives for the throne.
"If it's a boy, as Father Emperor said, he'll inherit the throne in the future. Father Emperor was once a prince himself, so he should know how difficult it is to survive in this palace. The concubines, the ministers, the brothers and sisters will all plot against him for various interests. If it's a girl... she could never rule the Great An Dynasty; the world wouldn't allow it. And then... would she be sent away like every other royal princess before, to be married off, to be a pawn sent out by the royal family for nothing? Father Emperor... please don't make things difficult for me anymore. Ruo'er absolutely refuses to give birth to this child."
She spoke calmly and evenly, but her tears never stopped. The magnificent palace felt like a lock on her throat, keeping her just a hair's breadth from death, yet preventing her from dying a quick and painless death.
"Is this what you're worried about, and why you're so worried about risking your life to drink cinnabar water?" Emperor Xuli didn't formally answer Mingruo's question; his purple eyes simply darkened.
"Just because you don't want to have a child for Father?"
Knowing that she couldn't win the argument, Mingruo simply stopped talking and closed her eyes as if she were asleep.
Emperor Xu Li was not annoyed. He held her hand and gently kneaded it, feeling the protruding bones on her slender fingers.
"Does Ruo'er think that other princes and princesses, or their mothers, would kill our child for their own benefit?"
If Mingruo did not answer, Emperor Xuli did not need her answer either, because he already had everything decided in his heart.
"Or is it that, more than the matter of having a child, Fu'an telling you that the Emperor has chosen a concubine makes Ruo'er feel betrayed?" he asked softly, as if he were just saying that the sunny day was perfect for going out for a walk.
Her beautiful purple eyes snapped open. Mingruo suppressed her thoughts from revealing her feelings, and her lips trembled for a long time before she said intermittently, "Father, Father is the ruler of a country. It is your freedom to choose whom to favor. Ruo'er dares not ask."
"Is this true?" Emperor Xu Li chuckled, leaned down, and licked and sucked her jade-white neck with his cool, thin lips, murmuring as he asked.
"Even if you kiss them with the same lips that have kissed Ruo'er, even if you touch them with the same hands that have touched Ruo'er's body, even if you penetrate them with the same penis that has penetrated Ruo'er, Ruo'er wouldn't care?"
Upon hearing this, Mingruo froze instantly. She felt a sudden chill on her neck where he was kissing, closed her eyes, and then opened them again.
"...I didn't, I didn't!"
"Really?" Emperor Xuli didn't expose her insincerity, but simply smiled and stopped kissing her.
"If you hadn't risked your life today, I would have certainly not let you off the hook, and would have made you never dare to do it again! Besides, Ruo'er, are you really unaware or are you pretending to be stupid? Since you entered the palace, has your father ever stepped into the inner palace? Looking at you like this, it really seems like I have wronged you. I taught Fu'an to say those words, and Ruo'er's reaction was a bit intense, but overall, your father is quite satisfied." At least he knows that the little thing's affection for him is slowly changing.
Mingruo could hardly believe what she had heard. She quickly turned to look at Emperor Xuli, who was smiling at her, his eyes and brows radiating a warm and gentle smile. This was quite rare, and it was enough to show how happy Emperor Xuli was.
Her face flushed slightly, and she inexplicably felt that she was being unreasonable—even though she wasn't.
He lied to her... he was actually lying to her!
Mingruo was both embarrassed and ashamed, and for a moment she didn't know how to react.
Emperor Xuli grasped her shoulders, pressed a kiss to her lips, and then gazed at her blushing face with a smile: "Ruo'er, you must remember, no matter what you hear about your father's disloyalty to you, it is all false. You know, there is no other woman in the world who can make me as infatuated as you."
Mingruo was startled by his words, her little face slightly blank. The ordeal had really drained her of her strength. She just stared at Emperor Xuli, and slowly her eyelids grew heavier and heavier. She wanted to sleep, but she also felt that it would be a pity if she didn't say something.
But... what should I say?
He used his large hand to pull up the brocade quilt that she had messed up a bit and covered her up. Emperor Xu Li also tucked her exposed little hands under the quilt, then took off his shoes, socks and robe and got into bed. He wrapped her and the quilt together in his arms and said, "Sleep now, your father is here with you."
Mingruo obediently closed her eyes, but she still felt uneasy.
"Consort Huai has returned to the Cold Palace, and Granny Duan and Duanmu Yun are both doing their duties. You can rest assured." While giving her the answer, Emperor Xuli did not forget to threaten her.
"If there's a second time, Father won't be as lenient as he was this time."
Receiving the reassuring news, Mingruo slowly grew drowsy, but just as she was about to drift off to sleep, she suddenly shivered. She couldn't help but look up at Emperor Xuli, and asked with a mixture of hesitation and fear, "Father..." Seeing him staring at her intently, she suddenly lost her confidence.
"I...I..."
Emperor Xu Li raised his eyebrows and waited for her to continue.
"About, about the child..." They hadn't made a decision yet.
"The child must be born." Emperor Xu Li was adamant about this. He knew that Ming Ruo was afraid and uneasy, and did not want the child to live in such a treacherous and deadly palace, but—"Trust your father, I will protect you and your child. No one will be able to bully you." They just need to stay under his wing.
“But—” Mingruo couldn’t help but reach out her small hand from under the covers, but Emperor Xuli grabbed it.
"No buts, we will definitely have children, there's no question about that." Emperor Xu Li's attitude was also very firm.
"But, but..." She was already somewhat incoherent. She had just gone through two days without sleep, food, or water, and with the stimulation of the cinnabar water, her already weak body was even more broken, like a candle flickering in the wind. Yet, instead of resting, she insisted on talking to him.
"But—but the book says..."
"What did you say?" His large hand gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Emperor Xu Li looked intently at his own reflection in Ming Ruo's eyes. At this moment, it was enough for her to just look at him.
“There are indeed cases of incestuous parentage… but medical texts say that most children born to close relatives are… are defective—” Before she could finish speaking, Emperor Xu Li interrupted her.
"So what? Even if they have defects, they are still our children."
Mingruo stared at him blankly, but Emperor Xuli was unwilling to say anything more. He simply held her tighter and coaxed her to sleep.
There's no turning back now. After this, Emperor Xu Li will definitely keep a closer eye on her, preventing her from using contraception or anything like that again. Could it be... that the child is truly destined?

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