The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 105 Pregnancy

Li Heng thought about it and said, "These six people must be brought back to Anxi. As for Liu Zhicheng's people..."

Li Siye said, "Your Highness, I promised to spare the lives of several people who confessed."

Li Siye did not want to break his promise and was afraid that Li Heng would say something, so he interrupted Li Heng.

"Oh?" Li Heng was stunned and fell silent. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "How many people are there?"

Li Siye said: "There were 26 people in total, 16 were killed and 10 were left alive."

Li Heng said, "Then send the dead body to Jingzhao Prefecture for assignment."

"Yes." Li Siye stood up, bowed to Li Heng, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help."

Li Heng smiled and said, "It's a good thing that the general kept his promise."

Li Heng was previously worried about how to get Li Siye to keep the matter secret, but now that Li Siye has this request, he wants Li Heng to keep it secret for him.

Li Siye thanked Li Heng again and withdrew.

After Li Siye left, Hongyue knelt down in front of Li Heng and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid I can't go back with you when you return to Anxi this time."

Li Heng was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why is this?"

Hong Yue said: "Hong Yue's identity is special. If I continue to follow Your Highness, I am afraid it will cause trouble for Your Highness."

"Is that all?" Li Ying asked seriously.

"Yes." Hongyue answered affirmatively, "Before, Hongyue didn't leave because the reason why His Highness asked Hongyue to do something was not completed. Now that the task has been completed, Hongyue has become a useless person."

Li Heng stood up, thought for a moment, and said, "Those who know your identity and what you did before are already dead. You can't cause any trouble to me for now. If you think you are useless, I would like to ask you for help with something."

"What's the matter?" Hongyue asked quickly.

Li Heng said, "I am far away in Anxi and don't know much information, so I hope you can arrange some people in Chang'an to find out some information for me. Of course, if you don't want to, I will give you enough money to live on for the rest of your life and send you away."

"Hongyue is willing." Hongyue agreed without even thinking about it.

"That's good." Li Heng helped Hongyue up and said, "You just need to control it behind the scenes. If you need money, just ask me."

Hongyue said: "Yes."

Li Heng warned: "Don't be too hasty about this matter, be cautious first."

"Hongyue understands." Hongyue replied respectfully and also stepped out.

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Li Ying's trip to Chang'an finally came to an end.

Li Heng rested for two days, visited Concubine Wu Huifei, bid farewell to Li Longji, and then set off back to Anxi with his men.

As soon as Li Heng returned to Anxi, he had no time to catch his breath before he was faced with a host of matters, big and small.

Li Heng had no time to make his own plans. He and Gao Xianzhi and others worked for nearly two months before they finally resolved the problems of military farming and the backlog of government affairs.

Li Heng thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but then Gao Xianzhi handed him another thick stack of reports.

Looking at the pile of reports, Li Heng felt overwhelmed.

Li Ying sat down at the table and let out a long sigh.

Before, Li Heng thought that after becoming the Jiedushi, he could develop his career without any worries. However, the situation was pressing now, and becoming the Jiedushi was just the beginning.

And once you start, there is absolutely no turning back.

In the past, if he had given up, he would have lost Yang Yuhuan and his dignity. But now, he pretended to be sick and deceived his superiors and subordinates, and the conflict between him and Li Ying and Li Heng became deeper and deeper. As long as he could not reach the pinnacle of power, Li Longji would not kill him, and Li Ying and Li Heng would not let him go.

But he still has a long way to go if he wants to reach the pinnacle of power.

Li Heng thought about it and picked up the report given to him by Gao Xianzhi. In the report, Gao Xianzhi asked him about a bunch of problems in Anxi. Each problem was enough to make him worry.

Li Heng read it for a while, put down the report, closed his eyes and rubbed his brows.

At this time, Yang Yuhuan walked in.

Seeing that Li Heng was exhausted, Yang Yuhuan came to his side, rubbed his shoulders, and said softly, "My dear, if you are tired, take a rest."

Li Heng raised his eyes and saw that Yang Yuhuan was still wearing a veil. However, since they had already arrived in Qiuci, no one dared to let Yang Yuhuan take off the veil, so the face under Yang Yuhuan's veil was no longer covered with rheumatoid arthritis paint.

Li Ying raised his hand, held Yang Yuhuan's hand that was rubbing his shoulders, and said, "Are you tired?"

Yang Yuhuan shook her head and said, "As long as I can be with you, my lover, I will never feel tired no matter what I do."

When Li Heng heard this, he pulled Yang Yuhuan into his arms and said, "We are in Qiuci, we can be together all the time."

"Kucha is still the best." Yang Yuhuan smiled slightly, "If you stay in Chang'an for a few more days, you might marry another girl."

Li Ying smiled upon hearing this and said, "Actually, you're quite adorable when you're jealous."

"Is there?" Yang Yuhuan shook her head. "I think it will only cause trouble to you, my dear."

"With what you said, it's worth worrying about you." Li Ying said with a smile.

Yang Yuhuan smiled mysteriously and said, "Forget it. I have another thing to worry about, my lord."

"What's the matter?" Li Ying asked curiously.

Yang Yuhuan took Li Heng's hand, placed it on her abdomen, and said, "We are going to have a baby."

"Really?" Li Heng almost jumped up with joy and asked, "When did it happen?"

Yang Yuhuan hugged Li Heng's neck and said, "Today, Sister Mu Jin took my pulse and said I'm pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng put his ear close to Yang Yuhuan's abdomen.

Yang Yuhuan laughed and said, "It's been less than a month, how could there be any movement?"

"Maybe the child and I have telepathy." Li Ying replied.

Yang Yuhuan asked, "My dear, do you want a boy or a girl?"

Li Ying said: "Both boys and girls are good. The boy should be like me and the girl should be like you. What do you want?"

"I think so too." Yang Yuhuan leaned against Li Heng's chest, "I'm just afraid that you only like boys."

"How could that be?" Li Ying lifted the veil on Yang Yuhuan's face, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "I am most willing to accept this worry, but it will be hard for you again."

"I am willing to endure this hardship." Yang Yuhuan chuckled and said, "Let's go to the temple to pray for blessings some other day, okay?"

"Okay." Li Ying nodded.

Yang Yuhuan said, "In a few days, it will be our third anniversary of marriage. I originally wanted to tell you on that day, but I can't help it and want to tell you right away."

As Yang Yuhuan spoke, her eyes turned slightly red.

Li Heng saw Yang Yuhuan's appearance, stroked her face and said, "This is a good thing, why are you crying?"

Yang Yuhuan said: "We will be married for three years. If I cannot get pregnant again, I will..."

"Well..." Li Heng smiled and said, "Although we have been married for three years, I was in Xiaobolü for nearly a year, and we were on the road for nearly a year. We didn't spend much time seriously preparing for pregnancy. It's not your fault."

"My dear, have you ever blamed me?" Yang Yuhuan looked at Li Heng.

(End of this chapter)