Zhen Shan stood on the pier, looking at the ships going away. General Lang suddenly walked out of the cabin, stood on the deck, and bowed to her.

I don't know if he bowed this time to thank her for saving her life, or to feel guilty that he couldn't stick to his promise and protect her father's empire.

But he has actually done enough and doesn't need to feel guilty anymore.

Zhen Shan raised his lips slightly and nodded towards him.

"Empress."

Queer stood on her shoulder and accompanied her silently.

"Que'er, you think they will be fine for the rest of their lives, right?"

The wind lifted her hair, and her voice sounded a little wistful.

"Yes, my dear, don't worry."

"That's good, let's go back."

"Okay, Queer will stay with you."

Zhen Shan smiled softly, "Yeah."

…

The new emperor passed away, and the other princes in the court used all kinds of tricks and methods to fight for the throne. As brothers, they were thinking about how to kill each other every day.

Zhen Shan did not stop or support them, and watched them fight calmly.

Her belly gradually became pregnant, but her symptoms did not improve at all.

Zhang De and others only thought that the unborn little master was causing trouble. Only Que'er knew that the empress' body was getting weaker and weaker. If this continued, her life would be exhausted within half a year.

Zhen Shan doesn't care, everything will be over in less than half a year.

When the flowers are blooming in March, the fourth prince unites the family and launches a coup, killing all the princes who are enemies of him, imprisoning the regent princess, and preparing to ascend the throne as the emperor.

All kinds of fights in the capital and border crossings made the people's lives miserable. For this reason, the people became more and more dissatisfied with the Jin royal family.

At this time, a strange army descended from the sky. Not only did they repel the Mobei army, but they also took out medicine to treat the plague. For a while, both the border soldiers and the people all supported and surrendered.

It turned out that the leader of this strange army was the prince of the previous dynasty. The Jin royal family was unkind and immoral. He responded to the people's sentiments, revived the previous dynasty, and restored peace to the people.

After that, the army of the former prince approached the capital with overwhelming force.

The fourth prince is facing the destruction of the country before he even gets the throne, so don't be too devastated.

However, the hearts of the people in the capital were inherently unstable. Apart from the support of their aristocratic families, the fourth prince had few troops and could not stop Xie Ning's steps.

When Xie Ning approached the capital, the fourth prince simply packed up his secrets and ran away with a group of aristocratic family confidants.

However, before they left the city, they were directly killed by a group of men in black who suddenly appeared and wiped out the roots.

Xie Ning was full of disdain for the Fourth Prince and others, but he didn't have to leave a few grasshoppers to jump around from time to time to disgust himself.

Besides, in this chaotic situation, it is not surprising that the fourth prince and others were killed by the mob. No one can be blamed.

There was no one in the capital to take charge of the overall situation, and the people had what they wanted, so Xie Ning easily entered the capital without any effort at all.

However, after he entered the capital, he ordered his men to clean up the mess, but he rushed to the cold palace.

"Ahem."

As soon as Xie Ning walked to the door of the dilapidated cold palace, he heard a weak cough inside. His heart tightened and he quickly opened the door and went in.

Zhang De happened to be feeding Zhen Shan some medicine, but after not seeing her for a few months, she became extremely thin. Her palm-sized face was not even a trace of blood, and her plain-colored palace clothes could hardly hold her up, making her look pregnant.

My belly is getting bigger and bigger.

It was as if the child in her belly had sucked all her life and spirit away.

Xie Ning's expression turned pale and his eyes trembled. When he saw her looking up at him and smiling faintly, his throat felt stiff and he suddenly couldn't say anything.

how so?

"You're back," Zhen Shan said with a pale face, and his soft voice seemed to disappear with the wind.

Xie Ning's heart was in severe pain, and he walked in with heavy steps. He could say a thousand words, but the guilt and affection in his heart only turned into two words, "Shan Shan."

Zhang De was extremely happy when he saw him, "Master."

Xie Ning looked at him suddenly and asked coldly, "Didn't I ask you to take good care of her?"

Zhang De felt ashamed on his face, "I am a slave and useless."

"It's none of Zhang De's business, but it's my own fault?" Zhen Shan said softly.

Xie Ning suppressed the anger in his heart, knelt on one knee beside her bed, caressed her pale face, and was extremely worried, "Why didn't you take good care of yourself? Is someone bullying you?"

Zhen Shan shook his head lightly and changed the subject, "How is the situation outside?"

"Don't worry, no one can hurt you anymore. But, Shanshan, I'm sorry. I heard at the border that the fourth prince was forcing the palace, and the people were very dissatisfied and angry with the royal family. I had no choice but to resume my status as the prince of the previous dynasty..."

"You don't need to explain, I understand everything," Zhen Shan interrupted him and said softly.

Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief. After fighting on the battlefield these days, the murderous intent concentrated in his brows and eyes completely dissipated, leaving only tenderness and warmth.

He knew that as long as she was willing to accept him, she would trust him without reservation.

But he...

Xie Ning suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. He wanted to give her a better future, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Don't worry, I have always remembered my promise to you. I will not ascend the throne. I will only handle court affairs as regent. When our child is born, I will make him emperor."

Zhen Shan's heart was as cold as ice, but his face was full of disagreement, "What are you talking about? The country cannot live without a king for a day, the throne is too heavy, you are willing to let our children bear such a heavy burden as soon as they are born,

I can’t bear to part with it.”

"Don't you want me to be emperor?"

"It's fate. It's God's will that you become the emperor," Zhen Shan said with relief.

"Son, good..."

"Don't worry, I have nothing to worry about. After going through so many things, I understand that becoming the emperor is the best outcome."

This was the result he expected, but for some unknown reason, Xie Ning felt a slight pain in his heart.

Don't doubt yourself.

But, at this point, there seemed to be no other way out.
Chapter completed!