Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1026 - 826: It’s Her Child

Chapter 1026: Chapter 826: It’s Her Child

Even so, she was exhausted. Increased activity would make her feel the child stirring in her belly fiercely, as if it were protesting.

After "washing" the clothes, she sat on the grass for a while before she picked up the basin and walked back.

Once she had hung the clothes to dry, she returned to the tent beside her. That was where Saige used to live; inside, there were needles and thread, along with some old clothes. She cut those clothes into small pieces and then started her handcrafting.

Fortunately, she hadn’t been lazy before and had learned some sewing skills. Previously, while at Madam Song’s, she also learned some of how to sew clothes. Although she had been busy with the farming work during that time, Nan Feng still vaguely remembered some of it.

Newborn babies are probably very small, but they need many diapers, so she needed quite a bit of fabric. For the upper garments, she needed something softer.

As she sewed, she touched her belly and said, "Baby, be good, forgive your mother for not being able to give you the best. You’ll just have to make do with these little clothes. Right now, Mother can only become stronger to help you grow up healthy and happy... What do you think your father is doing now? No matter what, Mother believes that he will come to rescue us sooner or later. He must be all right. No matter if it takes three years, five years, or even seven to eight years, Mother will wait. Baby, you have to be strong too, you have to wait with Mother, ok?"

...

Dazhou.

When the carriage entered the Imperial Palace, it was stopped by the Guards, but the diviner from inside showed a Holy Card, and the Guards let them pass immediately upon seeing it.

The carriage smoothly entered the Palace grounds and continued all the way to the empress’s quarters in the inner Palace, stopping in front of Consort De’s palace.

Upon hearing the commotion outside, Consort De hurried out immediately. Her step was staggering and at times she was so unstable she could hardly walk. However, when she lifted the curtain and saw the person lying inside, she couldn’t help but ask the diviner, "What happened?"

"Consort De, Nangong Ye was poisoned a month ago with a toxin from Dashun; it’s very difficult to cure. Dashun only provided two doses of the antidote. Now Nangong Ye is conscious and can nod or shake his head but is unable to walk."

"This, this... Hurry and move him down, take him to the room," Consort De ordered.

In the room.

Consort De looked at Xiaoye lying on the bed. He was conscious now but could not speak; he could, however, see Consort De.

"Xiaoye... Is that you?" Consort De’s hands trembled uncontrollably.

In the meantime, she had heard that Nangong Ye was tall and mighty, skilled in Martial Arts. But she never expected him to return in this state. If he truly was her child, the pain would be even more excruciating than if her heart was gouged out.

Xiaoye lay on the bed, already fully briefed on the situation by Grand Diviner Jin. He was aware of the entire process. It was just that in his current condition, he couldn’t express himself and was completely at the mercy of others.

Consort De, with shaking hands, began to unbutton Xiaoye’s clothes, one piece after another until she paused at the third.

Everyone said that Xiaoye was her child; it was a certainty. She also believed he was her child based on many signs, or else she wouldn’t have pleaded with the Emperor to bring Xiaoye back.

But now that he was in front of her, everything felt surreal, like a dream. For years, she had so many dreams of Xiaoye. In those dreams, she met him again and again, but upon waking, none of it was real. How could she not be scared, not hesitate?