The body of the youth in his arms was ice-cold, and his lips were pale from the cold.

Feeling the warmth of the embrace, he unconsciously curled his body and rubbed against Jin Wang's chest.

Jin Wang's heart twitched slightly.

He gently placed Ye Shu on the dragon bed, helped him take off his outer robe, and pulled the blanket over him tightly.

After doing all this, Jin Wang sat down on the edge of the bed.

"… Trick of injuring yourself to gain the enemy's confidence." Jin Wang's face was calm as he took Ye Shu's hand and placed it in his palm. "You're sure that I can't bear to do this."

The youth on the bed naturally couldn't respond. Ye Shu's brows were tightly knitted, and his pale face revealed his fragility.

Frankly speaking, Ye Shu's performance today didn't surprise Jin Wang too much.

After calming down, he actually felt that this was the most logical thing to do.

This was how a person should be.

In this world, other than him, no one else would dare to question him like this.

No one else would be able to guess his thoughts so accurately. They would even be able to grasp the limits of what they should do to soften his heart.

This wasn't a good thing for a king.

After chasing Ye Shu away, Jin Wang thought for a full four hours.

He didn't know how to deal with this person.

But no matter what method he used, he couldn't bear to.

A month ago, he couldn't bear to. Now, he couldn't bear to.

For the first time, Jin Wang felt a little regret.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have softened his heart.

Ye Shu suddenly moved slightly.

Jin Wang thought that he was about to wake up, and unconsciously released his grip on his hand.

But Ye Shu didn't wake up. His fingers curled up and just happened to hook onto Jin Wang's sleeve. "Cold …"

Jin Wang glanced at the other party's bloodless hands and turned his head. "You're doing this again. This time, I definitely won't — —"

"… Jin Wang." Ye Shu's voice was weak and hoarse as he whispered, "It's so cold …"

"…"

A moment later, Jin Wang took off his outer robe and lay on the bed, hugging the young man who was shivering from the cold.

"I'm afraid you'll freeze to death." Jin Wang's face was as calm as water. "Wait until I figure out how to punish you. Hiss... Ye Qianan, try putting your hand under my clothes again!"

Imperial Physician Feng was quickly led into Yangxin Palace Hall by an attendant.

The young emperor, who was leaning on the dragon couch, was expressionless. He pulled the young man's warm hand out of his clothes.

"…"

Imperial Doctor Feng felt his teeth ache. He sat down and took Ye Shu's pulse.

His pulse was smooth and smooth, like pearls rolling on a jade plate … Eh???

Imperial Physician Feng suddenly opened his eyes.

This pulse …

The Ye Shu lost its source of heat and started to fidget in Jin Wang's arms.

Jin Wang held him down and scolded, "Be obedient and see the doctor. If you move again, I'll hit you."

"I'm not seeing the doctor." Ye Shu did not forget to talk back in his sleep. "… Bastard Jin Wang."

Imperial Physician Feng's legs went soft and he almost knelt down.

However, Jin Wang did not get angry.

Imperial Physician Feng quietly raised his head and looked at His Majesty. His Majesty's face was still gloomy, but his eyes were much gentler than before.

… He was quite happy to be scolded???

Jin Wang glanced at him warningly and asked, "How is the young master's pulse?"

"Pulse... pulse..." Imperial Physician Feng hurriedly came back to his senses. He thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Can Your Majesty... dismiss the attendants?"

Jin Wang immediately ordered, "All of you are dismissed."

After all the attendants had left, Jin Wang asked, "Is it related to his body of the Ruler of Kun?"

"… Yes."

Imperial Physician Feng said, "May I ask Your Majesty, Ye Xiang... cough, the young master, has he lost control of his incense?"

"There have been a few times."

Imperial Physician Feng fell silent.

Jin Wang's brows furrowed slightly.

Jin Wang had originally thought that Ye Shu was often with him and was affected by the incense, causing the effects of the Breath Suppressing Pill to weaken.

However, during this time, Ye Shu's abnormalities were not as simple as the incense going out of control.

He was often sleepy, picky about his food, and even felt nauseous from time to time...

Jin Wang subconsciously hugged the person in his arms tightly. A thought that he had never thought of suddenly flashed through his mind.

The Ruler of Kun... could give birth to children.

Jin Wang reached out and placed his hand on Ye Shu's lower abdomen. His heartbeat inexplicably quickened and his voice became somewhat hoarse, "Is he..."

"The young master's pulse is slippery." Imperial Physician Feng bowed to Jin Wang, "... Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

.

After sending the imperial physician away, Jin Wang dismissed everyone and returned to the inner room alone.

The young man on the bed was still sleeping soundly. However, perhaps because he had lost his heat source, his sleep was not peaceful.

As soon as Jin Wang laid down on the bed, the young man immediately wrapped his arms and legs around him and hugged him tightly.

It was only at times like this that he would show his dependence on Jin Wang.

Jin Wang held him in his arms and his hands slid down to rest on the other's flat lower abdomen. There was a tenderness in his eyes that even he had never seen before.

There... was actually a child here.

It was the child of him and Ye Shu.

Jin Wang's fingertips trembled. Once this thought appeared in his mind, it was hard to suppress his joy.

"Don't..." Ye Shu moved uneasily. He buried his head in Jin Wang's arms and said dreamily, "Don't hit me anymore."

Jin Wang's heart trembled, and the ecstasy he felt dissipated a little.

The young man seemed to be dreaming of something and was extremely afraid. He kept burrowing into Jin Wang's arms, "Jin Wang, I won't scold you anymore. Please don't hit me..."

"Don't be afraid... I won't hit you anymore." Jin Wang stroked his back and comforted him warmly, "I won't hit you anymore."

"I don't believe you." Ye Shu did not buy it. He closed his eyes and said angrily, "... Dog Emperor."

Jin Wang: "..."

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When Ye Shu woke up again, it was already bright outside.

He sank into the soft bed and felt exhausted. Everything below his waist was numb to the point that he could not feel anything.

He did not expect that this body's physical strength would be so weak. He had only stood outside for four hours, but he had already fainted from exhaustion.

... If he had known earlier, he would have admitted defeat sooner. That way, he would have suffered less.

Ye Shu sat up and was about to get off the bed when a figure quickly walked in from outside, "Don't move."

Jin Wang pushed Ye Shu back onto the bed and said, "The imperial physician said that you've hurt your muscles and bones from standing for too long. You've also caught a cold. Don't get out of bed for the next few days."

Ye Shu looked at him warily.

Why did this person... seem a little different from before?

Jin Wang noticed Ye Shu's gaze and chuckled, "Why are you looking at me like that? Have you become stupid from sleeping?"

... Why does his tone sound a little doting?

Has this person gone crazy from being provoked by me?

Ye Shu cleared his throat and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, you... you won't punish me anymore?"

Jin Wang raised his eyebrows, "What, haven't you been punished enough?"

"It's enough, it's enough." Ye Shu shrank back and said in a low voice, "Please don't punish me anymore. My legs hurt from standing."

Jin Wang lowered his gaze and placed his palm on Ye Shu's leg. He gently rubbed it, "Is it here?"

Ye Shu's legs were numb and sore. The moment he touched them, he hissed and gasped in pain. His eyes were red as he nodded.

Jin Wang sat down by the bed and massaged his legs.

As the ruler of a nation, he had never served anyone like this before. His movements were jerky, but he used very little strength, as if he was afraid of hurting Ye Shu.

Ye Shu's heart had already changed from puzzlement to horror.

Has this person's brain really gone bad?

Ye Shu looked at Jin Wang suspiciously. The latter suddenly spoke, "What are you thinking about again?"

Ye Shu hurriedly looked away.

Jin Wang lifted his chin, "I'm asking you a question."

"Nothing," Ye Shu said in a low voice, "I just feel that Your Majesty has treated this subject very well today, which makes this subject feel a little..."

Jin Wang, "Happy?"

"Panicked."

Ye Shu's eyes drooped and he frowned, "You won't still want to kill me, right? It's like you're delivering a meal to a prisoner on death row."

"..."

The gentle expression that Jin Wang had worked so hard to maintain almost collapsed at this moment. He gritted his teeth, "Are you comparing my treatment of you to a meal to a meal to a prisoner on death row?"

Ye Shu said in a small voice, "It's not as good as a meal to a prisoner on death row. At least I can eat.

Your technique is so bad, you're hurting me. "

Jin Wang was expressionless, "I can hear you."

Ye Shu hurriedly covered his mouth and didn't say anything else.

Jin Wang pressed the space between his eyebrows and used all of his self-restraint to suppress the impulse in his heart. He silently said in his heart, "The imperial physician said that after pregnancy, I can't be provoked, frightened, or beaten or scolded as I please..."

Taking advantage of Jin Wang's unpreparedness, Ye Shu quickly withdrew his legs from under his palms.

His arms tightly hugged his knees and his body curled up into a small ball on the dragon bed. He stared at Jin Wang vigilantly.

Jin Wang took a deep breath and calmly said, "While you were sleeping, I thought about many things."

"These past few days, we've been constantly testing each other. There's no trust left."

Jin Wang stared at Ye Shu and said in an extremely soft voice, "Yesterday, you were right. I wanted you to be honest with me, but I didn't tell you a single truth."

"We shouldn't be like this between us. It's my fault. I apologize to you."

Ye Shu, "..."

What kind of trick was this?

After the dog emperor failed to scare him, he began to take the warm path?

Ye Shu couldn't figure out what Jin Wang was thinking and didn't dare to answer.

Jin Wang asked, "You don't believe me?"

Ye Shu obviously didn't believe him. Jin Wang's credibility with him had long been reduced to negative points.

Ye Shu didn't want to beat around the bush and directly asked, "Your Majesty, if you have something to say, then just say it."

After a night's sleep, the youth was much more energetic. However, his complexion was still not very good, and he looked even thinner.

Jin Wang's gaze moved downwards and lingered on the youth's lower abdomen for a moment. Then, he calmly looked away and said, "It looks like you really don't trust me anymore."

This was the first time that Jin Wang didn't refer to himself as "Gu" in front of him.

Jin Wang raised his hand and swept his fingertips across Ye Shu's face. He brushed his messy hair behind his ears and said seriously, "A Shu, I want to start over with you."

Ye Shu was stunned.

Jin Wang was born with excellent looks. His eyes were deep and handsome. When he looked at someone with such a focused gaze, it was easy to give people the illusion that he was deeply in love with them.

Ye Shu stared at those eyes and felt a subtle ripple in his heart.

It was really hard to remain unmoved when being stared at by those eyes.

Unfortunately, this was Jin Wang.

Jin Wang didn't know what Ye Shu was thinking and continued, "No matter what the reason for your rebellion was, as long as you are willing to obediently stay by Gu's side and no longer have any thoughts of rebellion, Gu will no longer pursue what happened in the past."

"Your entire Ye household is currently imprisoned in the Supreme Court. The confiscated wealth has yet to be returned to the national treasury. If you want it, Gu can return it to you."

Ye Shu's eyes flickered, but he didn't reply.

Jin Wang stood up and walked over to the table. He took a piece of paper and ink and quickly began to write.

After a while, he handed a drafted letter to Ye Shu.

"Now you should believe me?"

Ye Shu opened the letter. It was indeed an imperial edict ordering the release of the entire Ye household, as well as the return of the family's wealth and residence.

Ye Shu asked, "Why is Your Majesty doing this?"

Jin Wang calmly looked at him, his expression calm and unperturbed. "Gu said that Gu wants to start over with you."

Of course, this wasn't the entire reason.

Ye Shu still didn't know that he was pregnant, and Jin Wang didn't plan on telling him right now.

Last night, after the initial shock and joy, Jin Wang's heart was filled with worry.

His relationship with Ye Shu was currently in jeopardy. If he were to rashly tell him about the existence of this child, it wouldn't be a surprise, but a burden.

Ye Shu might even... not be willing to keep this child.

Jin Wang would never allow such a thing to happen.

Of course, Jin Wang could do what he did before and use some methods to "force" Ye Shu to stay in the harem to nurture the fetus.

But he also understood that when things reached an extreme, they could only move in the opposite direction.

If he pushed too hard, he would end up making a fool of himself.

That was why he suggested to Ye Shu that they should start over.

After Ye Shu said those words yesterday, Jin Wang completely dispelled his suspicions about this person's identity. But Jin Wang was unable to completely eliminate the grudge he had against Ye Shu for his betrayal.

This was a dead end.

Since this situation couldn't be resolved, there was no harm in temporarily setting aside all grievances and starting over.

Jin Wang was willing to give Ye Shu this opportunity.

He was also giving himself a chance.

In any case... with this person's muddle-headed personality, he probably wouldn't notice anything strange about his body for a while.

Ye Shu obviously didn't notice anything. He just held the letter in his hand, feeling rather speechless.

Start over? Who wants to start over with this dog emperor?!

Why was this dog emperor so lovey-dovey?!

Ye Shu silently cursed, but didn't dare to say a single word.

Jin Wang took his silence as tacit agreement and continued, "Since that's the case, I will order people to postpone the wedding, as well as the ancestral worship ceremony in a few days."

"Wait... what ancestral worship ceremony?" Ye Shu keenly grasped the crux of the matter.

Jin Wang explained, "According to Changlu's customs, the imperial family needs to go to the ancestral temple to pay respects before the wedding. It's called the ancestral worship ceremony.

But since we're starting over, I won't be in a hurry to marry you. "

"... I want to wait until the day you're willing to get married."

Jin Wang's words were spoken with deep emotion, but Ye Shu didn't hear a single word.

All he could think about was the ancestral worship ceremony.

The imperial city was heavily guarded, so he couldn't escape by himself. But if he went to the ancestral temple, that wouldn't be the case.

Perhaps that would be his only chance to escape.

Ye Shu anxiously said, "There's no need to postpone it. Why should we postpone it?"

"A Shu?"

Ye Shu grabbed Jin Wang's hand and persuaded, "Everyone in the world knows that the emperor of Changlu is getting married next month. What's the point of postponing it now?

Moreover, preparing for a wedding is such a waste of manpower and resources. If we postpone it just like that, won't all our previous efforts go to waste? "

"But..."

"No buts. Listen to me." Ye Shu decisively said, "We can start over, but the wedding doesn't need to be postponed."

It was rare for him to be so resolute. Jin Wang felt suspicious and looked at him in confusion.

After a while, Jin Wang raised his hand and stroked Ye Shu's hair, "Alright."

"I'll listen to you."