Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 328 Biological Child

As soon as Nianyao entered the room, Luo An sat up from the bed: "Nianyao."

Nianyao took out the food and placed it on the table: "Get up and eat."

Luo An tidied himself up and sat down at the table, sniffing the air: "It smells so good, who made it?"

Nianyao sat opposite him, resting her chin on her hands: "Me."

Luo An feigned surprise: "It hasn't been that long since we last met, and you've already become so virtuous?"

Nianyao said, "You dislike me for not being virtuous enough before?"

Luo An was naturally not fooled: "Not everyone needs to be virtuous, and only virtuous people can be loved."

The word "love" came out naturally, causing Nianyao's heart to skip a beat. She coughed lightly and asked, "Is the Crown Princess ready? Does Crown Prince An know you're here?"

Luo An answered calmly, "Princess Consort, as Crown Prince An says, he knows where I go."

Nianyao asked, "He's spying on you?"

“He cares about me.” Seeing that Nianyao didn’t believe him, Luo An added, “No matter what, he would never harm me.”

Nianyao said, "Since you're not competing with him for the crown prince position, of course he won't harm you."

Luo An seemed to want to laugh: "You think being the Crown Prince is easy? You think being the Crown Princess is easy?"

"I never said being the Crown Princess was easy," Nianyao retorted instinctively. "If Xu Sheng hadn't sent you to pay off your debts, you wouldn't have come looking for me?"

Luo An said, "Madam, you are wronged. I originally wanted to wait for Ninth Brother to come back together, but who knew he would take so long to return."

Speaking of Qin Jiu, Nian Yao immediately thought of Xu Sheng's previous scolding of the two of them for being stupid. But Luo An trusted An Liangchen so much, and Qin Jiu wasn't around. Without evidence, speaking out would make her seem like she was trying to sow discord.

Nianyao moved the soup in front of Luo An: "This soup is especially delicious, you should drink more."

Luo An glanced at the fish soup: "Crucian carp soup, made by Eighth Sister."

Nianyao was quite impressed and gave him a thumbs up: "He truly deserves to be called a miracle doctor."

Luo An said, "Crucian carp soup helps with lactation. Where's Chenxi? Why did you come back alone?"

Nianyao said, "At the Xue residence. Yunting is gone, and the atmosphere in the residence is a bit dull. Lexi suggested that the child stay there to be raised temporarily. I guess it's because my uncles and the others are not comfortable saying it, so they asked her to say it."

They've always been aware of what's happening on Chongming Island, and they certainly know about Duan Mingzhu giving birth. They have to pretend in front of me; they're saddened inside, and this request isn't unreasonable, so I can't refuse.

Luo An clearly disagreed: "If you're not going to raise her, don't have her. If you have her, you have to raise her. Since she's been given to you and you've accepted her, then Chenxi is our biological daughter, and we are Chenxi's biological parents. A biological daughter should be raised by her parents. What kind of behavior is this, just passing her around like this?"

"Chenxi is our biological daughter, and we are Chenxi's biological parents." Luo An said this as naturally as possible, seemingly more accepting of the child than Nianyao.

Nianyao felt a lump in her throat, lowered her head slightly, and couldn't say a word for a moment.

Luo An put down his chopsticks: "I'm full."

Nianyao silently cleared away the dishes, her voice slightly hoarse: "You...you continue sleeping, I'll return these."

Luo An had just woken up and couldn't fall back asleep. He picked up a book from the low table and read, but Nian Yao still hadn't returned after about an incense stick's time. Luo An thought he had spoken too harshly, and Nian Yao might be angry. Just as Luo An was about to go out to look for her, he heard the door creak open.

Nianyao silently walked up to Luo An, squatted down, took his hand, and placed something in his palm: it was Luo An's hidden blade, with a domino hanging from the top of the blade as a pendant.

Luo An said, "If he wants it, I'll give it to him; I basically don't need it."

Nianyao said firmly, "No, this is from your mother, you must keep it."

Luo An stared intently at Nian Yao, his voice unusually gentle: "You gave him twenty million?"

Nianyao said, "No, I beat him at chess."

This is truly unbelievable.

Nian Yao raised her head slightly, her face full of pride: "He gave me a handicap. You know, proud people always lose big due to carelessness. As for me, I have always been humble and cautious."

Luo An couldn't help but laugh: "May I ask how such a humble and prudent lady managed to incur a debt of ten million?"

Nianyao got angry when this was mentioned: "What did he say to you?"

Luo An handed the letter to Nian Yao: "Read it yourself."

The letter was concise and clear: Your wife owes millions in debt. Please come to Chongming Island immediately to collect the money and retrieve your wife. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences. Sincerely, Xu Sheng.

"Bear the consequences yourself?" Nianyao scoffed. "It's like a bandit kidnapping. What can he do to me if you don't come? Kill me?"

Luo An said, "It's unlikely to involve murder. But with things like this, it's better to believe it's true than not."

It seemed Luo An was genuinely worried about her. Nian Yao held Luo An's hand, her tone slightly coquettish: "It's a long story..."

Luo An pulled Nian Yao up and sat her on his lap: "Take your time, I'm not in a hurry."

Nianyao took the opportunity to put her arm around Luo An's neck and lean against his chest to chat slowly, recounting everything that had happened since leaving Bianjing. At the end, she sighed, "Actually, I don't talk so much nonsense in front of other people, but I love to ramble on in front of you."

Luo An listened intently, and the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He didn't respond for a while.

Nianyao sat up slightly, noticing his pale face: "What I said is true, this domino really came from..."

There seemed to be a sound outside the window. Luo An didn't move, but pressed the emerald mechanism on the sword tube with his right hand towards the window. Only when he pressed it did he realize that the sword rope had broken.

Unexpectedly, the hidden blade shot out as usual, the rope still attached to its end. It burst through the window and returned with a gecko's tail stuck in it.

Nianyao was stunned; the rope, which was clearly very short, could be stretched to such a long length.

Luo An tossed the tail out the window, kneaded the sword rope, and brought the dominoes to his eyes to smell them closely: "This domino really was taken from the tree in front of her grave, and you really did see a dragon through the hole in the dominoes..."

Nianyao nodded: "Yes, is this rope the same as the original rope?"

Luo An peered through the small hole in the dominoes: "Can you see the dragon through the hole now?"

Nianyao leaned closer to look: "You can't see it now. I was sitting in the tree looking at it. I didn't tell anyone, I planned to tell you when I went back to Heaven and Earth to find you."

Luo An picked up Nian Yao and stood up, then pulled her outside. After leaving the Yaochi gate and turning a corner along the corridor, they arrived at Kezhi. Luo An kicked open the door of Kezhi, and saw Hailuo jump away from Xu Sheng like a startled rabbit.

Just as Nianyao was thinking that she had come at the wrong time, she heard Luo An's cold voice: "You stole my mirror?"

Xu Li straightened his clothes, his slow and deliberate manner making him look incredibly irritating: "No."

Luo An said, "There is a mandala flower on the handle, seven holes on the back, and the outermost part is a Bagua diagram... the realm of immortality."

Xu Sheng nodded: "Yes."

Luo An's voice rose slightly: "You didn't steal it?"

Xu Sheng said, "An old saying goes that if a scholar steals a book, it's not considered stealing. So, if a handsome person steals a mirror, it's naturally not considered stealing either."

Luo An was too lazy to waste words with him and stretched out his hand: "Give it to me."

Xu Sheng replied frankly, "It's not here. I sent it to have gemstones set in."

Luo An suppressed his anger: "Where was it sent? To whom was it given?"

Xu Sheng's smile revealed a cunning: "The Imperial Workshop has given it to my uncle."