My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 473: Unable to Identify

Chapter 473: Chapter 473: Unable to Identify

"You’ve found me, haven’t you? What’s there to be sorry about?"

Nanli could see the guilt on Jiuxiao’s face and felt somewhat helpless.

She knew none of this was Jiuxiao’s fault, yet he was sure to blame himself.

"Right, Yanyan!"

Nanli did not dwell on romantic trifles but was immediately concerned about Yanyan’s condition.

"I had someone take her to be treated. For now, will you come back to the Prince Residence with me?"

After Nanli nodded, Jiuxiao removed his cloak and carefully wrapped both her and the child in it.

Then he lifted her in his arms and carried her out of the mansion.

Jiuxiao had no grievances with those servant women, so he did not take their lives.

However, he showed no mercy to the men Yunting had left there.

He had them killed outright, and their bodies were piled at the gate as if in defiance.

It wasn’t long after Jiuxiao had left with his people that Yunting, with a grim face, hurried to the scene.

He should have come as soon as he received the news, but unfortunately, his steps had been delayed.

Even though he knew it was all Jiuxiao’s doing, he could not ignore the situation.

Otherwise, it would dishearten those secretly supporting him!

To his surprise, by the time he arrived, Nanli had already been taken away.

"Jiuxiao! From now on, you and I are irreconcilable!"

Jiuxiao had even killed so many of his men!

Now, he selectively forgot that when he had taken Nanli, he had shown no mercy to Jiuxiao’s men.

What he could do on the first day, why couldn’t others do on the fifteenth?

Yunting fumed powerlessly here, which Jiuxiao did not mind at all.

By now, Jiuxiao had taken Nanli back to the Regent Prince Residence and placed her openly in the quarters only the Princess Consort could occupy.

After all, everyone in the Regent Prince Residence was his, so he wasn’t worried about the news getting out.

How to make Nanli appear openly again, he was still calculating.

What he faced now was obviously a more tricky situation.

"Won’t you hold him? Taosu is so well-behaved. Look, he sleeps so soundly that he doesn’t cry no matter who holds him!"

As Nanli handed Taosu to Jiuxiao, she realized he was stiff all over, seemingly hesitant to reach out.

Having known him for so long, this was the first time she had seen Jiuxiao like this.

She asked with a sly tone, "What’s wrong, are you afraid?"

"I have never held such a small infant before. I’m afraid of hurting him."

Although Jiuxiao had grown up in the palace, as the youngest and most favored Prince by the previous emperor, he was taken under the emperor’s wing for schooling at a young age.

His relationship with his older nephews was not close, almost similar in age.

Of course, he disdained to be close to those nephews.

Especially Yunting.

"Then you should start by learning how to hold him. We’ll talk about the rest later."

Without further ado, Nanli pushed Taosu into Jiuxiao’s arms.

The moment his hands touched little Taosu, they stiffened.

His body also started to freeze in place.

Back when he was on the battlefield, facing the enemy, he had never been as tense as he was now.

Perhaps it was because he truly had a destined connection with this child; as soon as he had picked him up, the child opened his eyes, not crying or making a fuss, just curiously sizing up the man who was holding him.

Ye Jiuxiao’s movements were incredibly stiff, and Taosu, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, twisted his body and unconsciously grabbed Ye Jiuxiao’s sleeve, giving him a smile that was enough to melt anyone’s heart.

"See, I told you he really likes you!"

Watching Ye Jiuxiao’s awkward interactions with the child, Chu Nanli couldn’t help but feel an urge to laugh even more.

It seemed that sensing Chu Nanli’s emotions, Taosu also started to laugh.

Ye Jiuxiao, looking at the mother and son, felt an increasingly gentle emotion in the depths of his eyes.

He had already planned to raise the child Chu Nanli had given birth to as his own.

Now that the child seemed to have an unusual fondness for him, he naturally felt joy in his heart.

Chu Nanli had actually intentionally let Ye Jiuxiao spend more time with the child.

Over the past few days, although Ye Jiuxiao hadn’t said anything, she could tell that he felt guilty about her being taken away by Ye Yunting.

Keeping such emotions bottled up inside for too long was not good for his health.

"Taosu is so adorable, just one look and you can tell he’s as smart as his mother,"

Chu Nanli’s self-praising words made Ye Jiuxiao almost unable to hold back his laughter.

His gentle gaze fell on her, "I also think that when this child grows up, he will certainly take after you, being both intelligent and likable."

Even with her thick skin, Chu Nanli could hardly withstand such straightforward praise.

She slightly lowered her head, feeling somewhat at a loss about how to respond to his candor.

But Ye Jiuxiao was also aware that Chu Nanli had just given birth to a child not long ago, and she still needed plenty of rest.

He didn’t bother her for too long.

What Ye Jiuxiao didn’t know was that after he left, Chu Nanli did not rest but instead went straight into the space with the child.

The other child had also reached full term, and it was actually possible to bring him out to breathe some fresh air.

But Chu Nanli had not yet figured out what excuse to use to make Little Miguo’s appearance seem natural to others.

Of course, there were more pressing matters to attend to at the moment.

While interacting with Ye Jiuxiao just now, she had taken the opportunity to obtain a strand of his hair.

Now, all she needed to do was place it in the machine that she had previously kept in the space, and she could find out whether Taosu and Miguo were truly his children.

The problem was, why was there no response from the machine at all?

"Strange, I clearly remember this is how it’s operated, why is there no reaction whatsoever?"

Chu Nanli, when it came to the machines in this space, always knew how to use them but never how to maintain them.

In the past, when something broke, she could find someone to fix it.

But who could she ask for help now?

Her arrival here was an accident in itself, moreover, it was the original soul’s sacrifice that had summoned her here.

There would certainly not be anyone with the same experience as hers.

It seemed she could only rely on herself now.

Chu Nanli tentatively stretched out her hand and forcefully tapped the machine in front of her.

She had hoped that her action might have some effect, but the device flickered for a moment and then completely stopped responding.

By now, even if Chu Nanli didn’t understand how the device worked, she could guess that it was probably completely broken.