Chapter 426 It's Their Business to Decide Whether to Take Our Advice!

"Zi... Zi..." Liu Yiyi responded when hearing Zi's call. At this time, Zi caught sight of Liu Yiyi who was lying on the ground. She was so shocked that she let the cotton coat fall from her hands. Zi rushed to help Liu Yiyi stand up and asked, "Miss, what happened?" "I just tripped myself by accident…" Liu Yiyi answered. Hearing that, Zi quickly asked again, "How do you feel now?" "My belly aches…" said Liu Yiyi whose face turned pale. At once, Zi looked down at her belly and saw blood flowing down. Zi was terrified by the scene and continued, "Miss, blood..." "I... I'll fetch a doctor right now. No... Help! Anyone, help... " Zi was so frightened that she stammered. The noise drew Li He's attention. He rushed to them and asked, "What's going on?" "Master Li, Her Grace fell. There is a lot of blood..." Zi looked at Li He and explained. Other maids also rushed to them due to the noise. At the sight of the blood on the ground and Liu Yiyi who had a pale face, Li He quickly ordered other maids to fetch a doctor. Then, they supported Liu Yiyi to walk back to her room. Liu Yiyi kept letting out anguished cries on the way. A doctor arrived after a long time. But after examining Liu Yiyi, he walked out with his head shaking. "How is Her Grace?" Li He lost no time to ask when seeing the doctor. The doctor answered, "She's not in good condition. She may give premature birth to the baby soon and you'd better fetch a midwife here as quickly as possible." Li He frowned at the doctor's words, but he soon asked people to fetch a midwife. He knew how important Liu Yiyi's baby was to Prince Weiming. However, Prince Weiming was in the palace now. Her Grace was going to have a premature birth. What if she... At the thought, Li He sent some people to the palace to inform Prince Weiming of this. When the midwife arrived, she walked into Liu Yiyi's room after ordering servants to prepare as much hot water as they could. Liu Yiyi was crying inside but her cries were getting weaker. Seeing that, the midwife became anxious and said to Liu Yiyi, "Your Grace, push. Push, or the baby will suffocate to death." With her pale face covered with sweat, Liu Yiyi slowly opened her eyes after hearing what the midwife said. Then, she turned to the midwife to nod and pushed again. In the meantime, Lu Jing put the paintings away when he was back to his mansion. Then he left Jing City and headed to the place Chushi Weiyang mentioned. Walking into the cave with Ji, Lu Jing followed the steps Chushi Weiyang told him to fumble for the secret compartment. Right at this time, the compartment door opened, letting the light shine in. Lu Jing and Ji shielded their eyes against the light. A man standing before the door took out his sword and pointed it at them when seeing them. "That fatuous Emperor sent you here?" Luo Shu stared at them and asked. Lu Jing pushed the sword away and answered, "Of course not. Can you recognize this?" While speaking, Lu Jing took out Bai Shuangshuang's hairpin from his pocket. As Luo Shu spotted the hairpin, a ray of cruelness flashed in his eyes. He pointed the sword at Lu Jing again and asked, "What did you do to her?" "Young Master, you got us wrong. We're here to tell you something!" Seeing this, Ji quickly explained. Hearing that, Luo Shu put his sword away after thinking for a while and then led Lu Jing and Ji into Youyou Valley. Bai Zhanfei and other people had reached a consensus that the latter should leave the valley right now. Chushi Youtian had little evidence of his rebellion, or he would have invaded the valley a long time ago rather than just spread the news to lure them out. Therefore, Bai Zhanfei asked other people to leave first and set fire to the valley later. Afterward, he would go into town to ask Chushi Youtian to set his daughter free. They could leave town alive as long as Chushi Youtian had no evidence to convict them! At the thought, Bai Zhanfei threw the torch in his hand to the piles of thatches. It was in dry winter so the thatches flared at once. "General, Commandery Prince Lu wants to meet you," Luo Shu came up behind Bai Zhanfei and reported with hands cupped. Hearing that, Bai Zhanfei knitted his eyebrows and turned around to look at Lu Jing. He asked, "Why are you here?" "To send you a message as someone requested," Lu Jing curtsied to Bai Zhanfei and replied. However, Bai Zhanfei was confused about what he said and asked again, "Who?" "The Sixth Prince." Lu Jing directly said the name out. Bai Zhanfei became even more confused. He and the Sixth Prince didn't even know each other. Why would he ask Lu Jing to send him a message? Putting his doubts aside, Bai Zhanfei posed another question, "What did he want to tell me?" "He wants you to stay patient and take no action. Miss Bai will be fine as long as you don't get caught. And he will try his best to take care of Miss Bai!" Lu Jing answered. Hearing that, Bai Zhanfei squinted. Did Shuangshuang and the Sixth Prince know each other? Or was this their trick? Noticing that General Bai hadn't fully trusted him, Lu Jing continued, "General Bai, you can trust me. After all, we wouldn't get here if Miss Bai didn't tell us the route." "General, what should we do?" Luo Shu looked at Bai Zhanfei and asked. The latter raised his head and said, "Act as planned. I will leave the valley and ask the Emperor to set Shuangshuang free!" While speaking, Bai Zhanfei walked away. Luo Shu took a glance at Lu Jing and followed Bai Zhanfei to leave. Seeing them walking away, Ji asked, "Your Highness, should we...." "We've already done our job and it's their business to decide whether to take our advice." Lu Jing commented and also headed to the exit. Lu Jing knew Bai Zhanfei's plan might work, although it was a bit dangerous. However, if he succeeded, he could get his daughter out of the prison. Nevertheless, the Emperor wasn't a fool either! Meanwhile, Chushi Weiming and Imperial Concubine Xiao were working on their plan to avoid giving themselves away. A maid knocked at the door and said in a gentle voice, "Your Highness, the servant Her Grace sent reports that something urgent happens, and Her Grace wants you to come back right now." Imperial Concubine Xiao turned to Chushi Weiyang and asked, "Anything wrong?" "I don't know." Chushi Weiming shook his head. Then, Imperial Concubine Xiao asked again, "How is Yiyi these days?" "Mother, don't worry. Zi is taking good care of her and she's fine." Chushi Weiming answered. Imperial Concubine Xiao ordered, "Let him in." The servant rushing here from Chushi Weiming's mansion curtsied to Imperial Concubine Xiao and looked at Chushi Weiming anxiously. So Chushi Weiming stood up, walked to him, and asked impatiently, "What's going on? Why can't you wait in the mansion for me but come here to bother my mother..." "Weiming, let him finish first," Imperial Concubine Xiao interrupted. The servant quickly reported, "Your Highness, Her Grace is going to give birth to the baby now!" Hearing that, Chushi Weiming grabbed the man by the front of his clothes to lift him and questioned loudly, "What? She's giving birth now?" "Yes, Her Grace was taking a walk in the courtyard but she tripped herself by accident… So... " said the servant who was shaking out of fear. Right when he finished, Chushi Weiming loosened his grip, pushed the man, and ran out! At the news, Imperial Concubine Xiao became nervous, too. She called a maid to get the sedan ready to send her to Chushi Weiming's palace! Chushi Weiming lost no time to hurry back to his mansion and directly pushed the door open. Liu Yiyi's face remained pale. Chushi Weiming walked to the midwife and asked loudly, "What's wrong? What's wrong with her?" "Your Highness, Her Grace doesn't know how to push the baby out. I can see the baby's head now. But if Her Grace can't push it out soon, I'm afraid the baby will suffocate to death..." The midwife looked at Chushi Weiming and said worriedly. Taking a look at Liu Yiyi, Chushi Weiming led the midwife away and whispered to her. The midwife was flustered when Chushi Weiming finished and said, "Your Highness... Well..." Before she finished, Chushi Weiming put his hand near his neck and made a gesture. Afterward, the midwife nodded to agree to his proposal and walked back to the bed. She glanced at Liu Yiyi who was exhausted and continued, "Your Grace, hold on or your baby will die of suffocation." Hearing what the midwife said in a daze, Liu Yiyi who closed her eyes tried hard to open her eyes and push the baby with teeth gritted as the midwife required. "The baby is out... It's a boy!" The midwife held the baby high and said in delight when Liu Yiyi finally pushed the baby out. Hearing that, Liu Yiyi felt relieved and passed out. The midwife hurried to Liu Yiyi and helped stop the bleeding after quickly wrapping up the baby and handing him to Chushi Weiming. Thank God! Both Liu Yiyi and her baby were out of danger! When Imperial Concubine Xiao arrived, she held the baby with a smile. They were really in luck. As they racked their brain to find a proper excuse to get close to the Crown Prince, a perfect opportunity came. Then they only needed to wait to ruin the Crown Prince's reputation on the banquet three days later. Getting in town, Bai Zhanfei and Luo Shu put up in an inn to check on the situation. Bai Zhanfei wouldn't head to the palace until his men settled down in a safe place. It was in Beiling. Yang Zijin and her fellows slowly moved to their destination. Owing to the low temperature, it would take more time for Yan Lingjun to heal the wound. At night, Yang Zijin felt nauseated right when she had some jerky and sat down in their shelter. To prevent others from noticing it, she tried hard to hold the feeling back. At midnight, she heard some noise but paid no attention for she thought it was made by someone who got up to pee. After a while, however, she heard someone shouting. "Everyone, wake up. Someone's coming." Then the sound of clashing swords and spears followed.