Chapter 438: Liangzhou
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu Niaoniao secretly hinted to Lo Pingsha that she hoped he would find a random illness to fool him.
She did not expect him to refer to pregnancy!
This development was like a bolt from the blue, instantly stunning Yu Niaoniao.
Others might not know, but as the parties involved, she and Xiao Juan knew very well that the two of them had never consummated their marriage.
What would Xiao Juan think of her?
Would he think he was going to be a father to an unknown child again? She found it difficult to argue. She looked at Lo Pingsha with extreme resentment—
“Little Lo, you really killed me!” she muttered
Lo Pingsha did not know that he had caused trouble and was still carefully reminding Xiao Juan of various things to take note of.
Xiao Juan was expressionless the entire time.
After Lo Pingsha left, only Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan were left in the carriage.
Xiao Juan looked at Yu Niaoniao and asked slowly.
“Am I going to be a father again?”
The reason they knew each other was because of the rumors. At that time, everyone in the capital was saying that the two of them were engaged and that Yu Niaoniao was pregnant with his child.
In the end, they had been married for almost a year and there were no signs of her belly swelling.
Yu Niaoniao could not care less about pretending to be sick and quickly denied it.
“I’m not pregnant!”
Xiao Juan said, “But Little Lo said that you have a happy pulse.”
Yu Niaoniao hurriedly explained, “He said it might be a happy pulse. It’s just a possibility!”
Xiao Juan said, “Little Lo’s medical skills are very good. He usually won’t misdiagnose.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “Maybe he made a mistake this time? Isn’t that how life is?
There are accidents everywhere.”
Xiao Juan looked at her quietly.
Yu Niaoniao shrank back guiltily. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Xiao Juan said, “Continue making it up. Let’s see how long you can sustain this.”
Yu Niaoniao became even more embarrassed.
“You can tell?”
Xiao Juan said, “I’m not blind. If I can’t tell, I can retire early.”
When he first heard Niaoniao cry out in pain, he was indeed very nervous.
That was because he was confused by his concern for her.
But when he picked her up, he saw that her face was rosy and her voice was clear. She did not look sick at all. He knew that she was lying.
He did not want her to be embarrassed in front of outsiders, so he cooperated with her performance.
Yu Niaoniao muttered softly, “I didn’t want you to continue fighting. It wasn’t worth it for a few drafts. Xiao Juan asked, “Did Wei Liao steal the drafts?” Yu Niaoniao nodded.
Xiao Juan said, “I’ll get their back for you.”
He was about to get out of the carriage when Yu Niaoniao quickly stopped him.
“Forget it. It’s just a few drafts. It’s not worth much.”
She was very afraid that Xiao Juan would fight Wei Liao again.
Xiao Juan said in a low voice, “Whether it’s worth it or not, they’re yours. No one else can take them.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “Wei Liao is very shameless. He won’t return the drafts. It’s useless for you to look for him. It’s better not to waste time on him.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Wei Liao’s voice outside the carriage.
“I originally wanted to come and return the drafts. Since you said I’m shameless, I won’t return them. I can’t suffer your scolding for nothing, right?”
Yu Niaoniao immediately pushed open the window and looked out. She saw Wei Liao leaning against the carriage, holding the drafts in his hand and wearing a particularly annoying smile.
Yu Niaoniao accused, “It’s fine if you steal, but you even eavesdropped on others. Can’t you have a bottom line?”
Wei Liao waved the drafts in his hand.
“I have no bottom line, to begin with. You should be used to it.” Yu Niaoniao extended her hand. “Return the drafts to me!”
Wei Liao said, “I thought you didn’t want them anymore?”
Yu Niaoniao gritted her teeth and threatened, “If you take my drafts away, I won’t be able to submit them. If I don’t, you’ll never see the sequel to the Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation.”
Wei Liao’s smile widened.
“That’s for the best. A lousy book like the Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation shouldn’t appear in this world.”
Yu Niaoniao asked, “Since you think it’s a lousy book, why steal the drafts?”
Wei Liao said, “I’m happy to. Can’t I?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “Shameless!”
Wei Liao smiled with enjoyment. “Go on, scold as much as you can.” This time, Yu Niaoniao did not even want to scold him.
She took a deep breath. “Don’t be angry. Don’t argue with idiots.”
She closed the car window, blocking out Wei Liao’s annoying face.
Out of sight, out of mind!
Soon, Chun Feng and Ye Yu returned.
They saw a few drawings on the shaft of the carriage. They picked them up and saw that they were the princess consort’s paintings.
They immediately told the Princess Consort about this.
Yu Niaoniao took a look at the drafts. They were the ones that had been stolen.
There was no need to guess. Wei Liao must have placed the drafts there.
She found it inexplicable.
“What exactly does Wei Liao want?”
Xiao Juan looked at the drafts with an exceptionally cold expression.
The team set off again.
Yu Niaoniao continued to work on her drafts.
With her previous experience, she was much more vigilant.
She locked all the drafts into a secret compartment in the car to prevent Wei Liao from stealing them again.
Today, they could not find a courier station and could only search for a village nearby to stay for the night.
Xiao Juan still slept on the floor, which made Yu Niaoniao’s heart ache.
Instead of that, they might as well sleep in separate rooms.
Liangzhou was close to the northwest border. It would take at least two months to travel from the Imperial Capital.
They changed from a dry road to a water road and back to a dry road.
They traveled for more than seventy days.
The journey was quite smooth. Even if there were bandits, when they saw that there were many people in the convoy and that all of them were armed, they knew that they were not to be trifled with and tactfully kept a distance.
Occasionally, a few blind thieves would be dealt with by the Eagle Guards.
Yu Niaoniao used her free time on the way to finish the sequel to The Record of Phoenix Cry Nation.
She felt a sense of accomplishment about this.
When she returned to the Imperial Capital, she could earn another sum of royalties.
Presumably, the new scene in Qirui Opera Troupe would be staged then.
Yu Niaoniao pushed open the car window and looked out. Ever since the convoy entered Liangzhou, the scenery had become more and more desolate.
At this moment, all she could see were loess and rocks. Even the trees were short and small.
The hot wind blew sand in their faces.
Yu Niaoniao subconsciously narrowed her eyes.
Chun Feng advised, “The sandstorm outside is strong. Don’t look anymore. Be careful not to be blinded by the sandstorm.”
Yu Niaoniao sat back down.
Ye Yu quickly went forward and closed the carriage window.
Chun Feng helped Yu Niaoniao clean the sand from her hair and complained softly.
“Liangzhou is really not a good place. There’s sand everywhere. The sun is especially scorching, the air is dry, and there’s very little water.”
Ye Yu was not good with words. She did not speak, but she nodded slightly in agreement with Chun Feng.
This place was far inferior to the Imperial Capital.
Yu Niaoniao did not care much about this.
She said in a relaxed tone, “This place isn’t as bad as you think. At least the scenery here is not bad..”
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