Take medicine?
What did that mean? Was Pei Yu going to watch her poison herself to death? But at such close range, and with Pei Yu currently pregnant and looking thoroughly uncomfortable, Pei Yu would be entirely too vulnerable to a counterattack.
Jiang Wu lifted her tear-filled eyes, gazing across the room with a hesitant expression.
That was right, her entire family’s lives were in the hands of the Empress. Pei Yu must have been betting that Jiang Wu wouldn’t dare make a reckless move.
How pathetic. Even when being led to her execution, she was expected to wipe her own neck clean and walk right up to the block.
Jiang Wu slowly stood up, her legs numb from being bound for so long, causing her to stagger. She raised a hand, using her thumb to wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes, but the more she wiped, the more fell.
In the end, she could only let out a small sob, hunching in on herself and trembling as a large, bulky figure.
She hadn’t wanted to cry at all. She hadn’t even planned on surviving here in the first place, but these physiological tears simply wouldn’t stop no matter what she did.
The woman leaning against the daybed fluttered her eyelids open, her gaze landing on the sobbing ball of an Alpha, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
Was all this crying really necessary?
She wasn’t the one who had to carry a child; why was this Alpha frightened to the point of such a spectacle?
Besides, wasn’t this the same person who supposedly liked her, loved her enough to pull every trick in the book, from making a scene to threatening suicide, just to force her way into the imperial palace?
Now that she was pregnant, this foolish Alpha was showing such reluctance.
The woman’s pretty peach-blossom eyes steamed with a faint mist. She lowered her lashes, watching as the trembling Alpha picked up that small bottle, opened the miscarriage-prevention medicine, and even brought it up to the tip of her nose to sniff it gently.
A bitter scent rushed up from the nasal cavity, causing Jiang Wu’s tears to fall even faster.
Why did things have to move so fast toward death? Couldn’t they at least make the poison taste a little sweet?
Pei Yu sat up, her red lips parted slightly, already waiting to be fed the medicine. But the next second, that foolish hound closed her eyes, drank the medicine herself, and then looked back at her with tear-filled eyes.
Then what was she supposed to drink?
Was Jiang Wu’s brain completely broken?
Even a ferocious tiger wouldn’t eat its own cubs; did she really need to drink the prenatal medicine herself just to assert dominance over her?
Pei Yu’s face turned ashen. Her lower abdomen, already uncomfortable, began to ache faintly from sheer anger. She raised a hand and struck the bronze bell nearby, and Qingyue, who was standing guard outside the door, immediately walked in.
Go have the imperial physicians prepare another bottle of prenatal medicine, and as for her, take her down and lock her up.
Find someone to teach her how to properly serve her own Wife-Lord.
The exact moment Pei Yu finished speaking, the system light sphere, which had remained dormant due to Jiang Wu’s failure to find her mission target and accumulate energy, lit up. A cheerful mechanical sound chimed just as Pei Yu locked eyes with that pair of angry eyes.
Congratulations to the host for finding the mission target and unlocking information.
Pei Yu Identity: Empress of the Southern Kingdom Status: One month pregnant Wish: To be investigated
Keep it up, host, we finally, huh? The light sphere flickered a few times. As soon as it opened its eyes, it saw its host being escorted away by several guards, her obsidian pupils filled with confusion and lingering mist.
So, the medicine was a prenatal tonic? The one she had spent a whirlwind night entangled with was Pei Yu, and the child in Pei Yu’s womb was hers?
The bitterness of the liquid medicine still lingered in her mouth. Before she was led away, Jiang Wu subconsciously spent one merit point in the system shop to exchange for a small jar of fruit candies, which she placed on Pei Yu’s table.
Meeting that pair of reddish, blushing eyes once more, her throat tightened inexplicably, and her voice sounded dry and raspy.
This is candy. Sweet. It is sweet.
Then, she was hog-tied and carried out once again. Faintly behind her came the sound of porcelain shattering. Jiang Wu turned her head back and saw the candies scattered all over the floor.
The system light sphere sat silently on Jiang Wu’s shoulder, blinking.
Although it had only just woken up, through precise data analysis, it concluded that the situation seemed to have taken a new turn.
The host, who was normally an optimistic, happy puppy, was thrown into a very dark room, where she sat huddled, hugging herself.
After staring blankly for a long time, she carefully tapped on the wooden door. Is it possible to turn on a light?
After ten minutes or so, the door was unlocked, and a flint and an oil lamp were tossed inside.
When the room was finally filled with the warm glow of fire, Jiang Wu’s pale complexion eased slightly, and she began to murmur and mutter softly to herself.
1008, the person that night was Pei Yu, and she is pregnant too. Does that mean I cannot keep dodging this anymore? But the Empress’s wish, is it something grand, like expanding territories, unifying the world, or achieving immortality?
Can the two of us really pull that off?
The light sphere remained silent for a short while, quietly adding various pregnancy-care potions, rocket launchers, and artillery cannons to its system store inventory.
Am I never going to be able to go home? Well, honestly, it does not really matter if I go back or not. I am all alone anyway. Good thing I had not seduced Older Sister yet, otherwise if I suddenly vanished, think of how heartbroken she would be.
Jiang Wu had never been in a relationship because she had realized from a young age that she greatly preferred older partners. She was quite mature for her age. Out of the twenty-one years she had lived, more than a decade had been spent in school surrounded by peers, none of whom fit her dating standards.
She rambled on and on about a great many things, her topic gradually drifting toward that unborn child belonging to her and Pei Yu.
Two people with only X chromosomes, the only thing they could possibly have is a little girl, right?
1008, I am going to have a daughter! You know, sometimes when I am walking on the street and hear a little girl softly calling out Mom, I genuinely think it is the cutest thing ever.
A child born to the imperial family should not turn out to be a stuffy little pedant, right? It is fine anyway; I will definitely raise her well and secretly preserve her playful, childish years.
Jiang Wu’s voice gradually grew fainter. The light sphere tilted to the side and caught sight of a pair of tear-filled eyes.
Emotions gradually gathered at the corners of her eyes into droplets, rolling down her eyelashes one by one.
Actually, I am not ready at all.
The only people I know here are you and Zhang Lingzhou, and you are always in hibernation, so there is no one to talk to me.
I kind of miss home.
Drowsiness gradually washed over her, and at that moment, the wooden door was pushed open with a creak, startling her awake.
A nanny with a kind-looking face walked over, smiling warmly as she looked at her.
Lord Jiang, Her Majesty has sent me to teach you the palace rules.
Jiang Wu pouted, feeling aggrieved enough to burst into tears all over again.
She hadn’t eaten anything all day, she was starving and exhausted, and after being tossed around all over the place looking filthy, she still had to study rules.
She didn’t watch many television dramas, but she knew well enough that rule-enforcing nannies were usually fierce and loved to bully people.
Looking well-behaved and wronged, standing taller than the nanny by a whole head, this large Alpha stood hunched over and trembling before her, looking utterly terrified.
The nanny remained silent for a moment before speaking in a soft voice.
As for the theoretical knowledge, Your Lordship can simply sit down and listen.
As those words fell, Jiang Wu obediently sat down in a chair, raising her water-veiled obsidian pupils to look at her submissively.
She was remarkably good-looking. Her skin, which had seen little sunlight, looked as though it had been chilled by moonlight, so tender and clear that the pulsing veins beneath could almost be discerned.
Nowadays, concubines were regularly sent over for the Empress to choose from. Every single Alpha was either handsome or ruggedly masculine, making it quite rare to find someone so unaggressive, pretty, and pitiful.
An elderly woman was naturally more prone to a soft spot for this type, and she unconsciously softened her tone.
Her Majesty is currently in early pregnancy and requires pheromone soothing and timely marking, but the movements must not be too rough.
Recalling the specific instructions Pei Yu had given, that the Alpha must take things gently, the nanny continued slowly, Omegas are extremely fragile during this period.
Furthermore, after the affair, you must definitely provide soothing. Even Her Majesty, affected by her pheromones after intimacy, will wish to lean against her Alpha’s arms. At such times, you may offer light kisses, but remember never to go too deep.
Things could easily get out of hand otherwise.
During Her Majesty’s pregnancy, you are free to enter and exit the inner palace, but entering Her Majesty’s bedchamber requires her permission. You must be on call at all times, and during times of special need, you must accompany her to sleep.
Also, when Her Majesty experiences large emotional fluctuations, she may occasionally mete out minor punishments. Lord Jiang is an Alpha, so you may not understand how difficult pregnancy is for an Omega. Either way, the child is yours, so whatever punishment comes your way, you must simply accept it.
In truth, even without this relationship between them, if Pei Yu wanted to do anything to her, she would have no choice but to accept it anyway.
Perhaps the nanny feared that Jiang Wu might throw a temper tantrum over these punishments and seek retaliation through other means.
However, while an Alpha might not understand that pregnancy was difficult, Jiang Wu understood completely. Her original world didn’t have ABO dynamics; her primary sex was female, how could she possibly make things difficult for a mother who was willing to drink such bitter prenatal medicine for the sake of her child?
This servant knows that Lord Jiang has a unique family background and lacks experience in caring for an Omega, but some things must still be learned. Since you have already been favored, you certainly will not be returning to your old life. Just strive to please Her Majesty more, and once your position is elevated, everything else will fall into place.
Her Majesty is someone we watched grow up; she is hard-mouthed but soft-hearted.
Realizing that continuing would mean overstepping her bounds, the nanny closed her mouth and let out a soft sigh.
To say she didn’t feel a pang of sympathy would be a lie, but what could be done? Born into the imperial family, many things were beyond one’s control from the very start.
She could only hope Jiang Wu was someone capable of taking advice to heart.
This time, Jiang Wu truly understood. It simply meant taking care of Pei Yu, and she was exceptionally good at taking care of people.
She had raised herself from childhood, picking up plenty of life skills along the way, and even held a maternity matron certificate. While she didn’t have much experience caring specifically for someone who was pregnant, she could handle nutritious meals, emotional value, and stress tolerance without any issues.
Only, marking. She really wasn’t very good at it, and she still hadn’t adapted to the gland at the back of her neck or her newly grown marking teeth.
Sometimes when she woke up in the morning, her teeth would suddenly sprout, and she almost bit her own tongue off while trying to eat.
She sat in her chair and gently shook the light sphere back and forth.
1008, do you have any tips for Alpha marking? How are you supposed to soothe your Omega?
Host, we are a standard system, we do not provide adult content.
Jiang Wu pouted. Not even standard physiological instruction?
The host can ask the mission target to teach you. Local indigenous residents should be quite proficient at it.
Jiang Wu didn’t watch television and was a science student with very slow internet speeds; she knew next to nothing about the hierarchical systems of ancient emperors. Still, she at least knew that doing something like that would be tantamount to flagrantly provoking Pei Yu, as if she were afraid of not dying fast enough.
Yet the system clearly didn’t realize this. It was a purely mechanical entity, and in its view, asking someone who knew how to do something you didn’t was entirely normal.
Jiang Wu loosened her grip on the light sphere and casually flicked it away.
Hmph, if she followed its advice, her head would roll off within two days. Forget the mission, she wouldn’t even save her own life.