Gu Bailu nodded, accepting whatever he said. She knew that he wouldn’t hurt her, after all.

  Also, it was a good opportunity for her to cultivate when she went back to the Gu house.

  “The carriage is ready. You can take Ah Luo back with you.”

  Though reluctant to let her go, Feng Qingtian knew that he had to do it; otherwise, if anything happened to her, he didn’t know if he could find her again in his next reincarnation.

  He didn’t want to spend another nine long and lonely lives without her.

  Holding his hand, Gu Bailu somehow had the feeling that she would never see him again after she left.

  It made her very upset.

  She thought that she would be with Feng Qingtian for the rest of her life, and that he would never let go of her, not after searching and waiting for her for so many lives.

  But he was pushing her away so determinedly.

  Gu Bailu was conflicted. She knew that he was doing this for her, but she still felt bad.

  “Honey, are you sure that there won’t be any danger?”

  If there was danger, she could face it with him. Though she wasn’t a strong fighter, she was good support.

  “No, silly girl. It’s you they’re after, not me. You’ll be back after a holiday of a few days.”

  Feng Qingtian was comforted by her concern for him.

  She wasn’t as indifferent as she seemed.

  He was satisfied. He would take the throne and put an end to everything, so that they would never be parted again.

  Thankfully, they wouldn’t be far away from each other even during the separation.

  “Then I’m off.” Gu Bailu was no longer suspicious, seeing how confident he was. Also, she could always return in time if he really was in danger.

  She had secretly planted a teleportation point in the yard, which would allow her to get here instantly.

  “Okay.” Feng Qingtian kissed her deeply and immediately let go of her.

  Gu Bailu got into the carriage and decided to regard the separation as a short holiday.

  But after the carriage reached the back gate, a tear suddenly rolled down her face. She didn’t know that parting would be so difficult.

  She lifted the curtain and looked back. Of course, the buildings blocked everything, but with her Heavenly Eye, she saw that Feng Qingtian was still standing where she had left him.

  His fists were clenched, and his eyes were red.

  She was crying when she didn’t love him as much as he loved her.

  So, he had to be even more miserable in his heart at seeing her off.

  Leaning back in the carriage, Gu Bailu knew that she had to leave so that those who wanted to kill her couldn’t find her, which would be one less weight on his mind.

  Back in her house, Gu Bailu found a lot of strangers.

  Had Feng Qingtian sent them over to serve her?

  But why would she need the services of so many people?

  Or were they the secret troop? But shouldn’t they be hiding?

  “My lady, they’re the people with skills that you asked to hire. They couldn’t stay at Prince Zi’s house, so they were sent here,” the butler explained to her.

  Gu Bailu smiled bitterly. “Just let them stay. Prince Zi kicked me back here, anyway.”

  The butler kept his head bowed and didn’t dare say anything.

  “How was the house when I was away? Anyone disobedient?” Gu Bailu calmed down and asked.

  The butler replied respectfully, “They’re all very dutiful. You should get some rest, my lady.”

  The butler could tell that Gu Bailu wasn’t in a good mood.

  But that was understandable for a woman who had been kicked out when she was pregnant.

  Gu Bailu nodded. She wasn’t in the best mood.

  503 Prince Zi Isn’t the Father of Your Baby

  Returning to her room, Gu Bailu locked the door and told Ah Luo to guard it. She needed to cultivate. Only when she was strong could she protect herself instead of being a burden to others.

  With higher spiritual power, she could better perform her family skills as well.

  The cultivation of spiritual power wasn’t very hard, as long as one was patient and willing to work hard.

  It was different from her family skills, which required her to do good things in order to level up.

  When she was done with training and opened her eyes, she could feel that she was filled with spiritual power; her body felt light and comfortable.

  But she didn’t know whether or not she had leveled up, which was slightly embarrassing.

  She opened the door, only to see snowflakes drifting in the air, and that the snow on the ground was one foot thick.

  How long had it been snowing?

  She lowered her head and saw Ah Luo sleeping next to the door with a handwarmer. The maid’s face was red from the cold wind.

  “Ah Luo, Ah Luo……” Had the girl been there the whole time?

  Wait, how long had she been cultivating for?

  Ah Luo opened her eyes drowsily. “My lady, are you done with your cultivation?”

  “Yes. Why are you sleeping here?”

  “I didn’t dare leave when you were cultivating. Why did you take so long, my lady?” Ah Luo stood up and yawned.

  “How long did I cultivate for?”

  “This is the third day. I didn’t dare disturb you, seeing how focused you were in your training.”

  Gu Bailu was shocked. “I cultivated for three days?”

  She thought it had only been a couple of hours.

  No wonder Ah Luo had been sleeping.

  “Yes. Are you hungry, my lady? Ah Luo is starving.”

  “Not really.” Gu Bailu didn’t know what to say. After cultivating for three days, she was neither sleepy nor hungry!

  Imagine all the food that cultivators could save on.

  “But I’m hungry, my lady. Let’s have some food.”

  Gu Bailu nodded. Even though she wasn’t hungry, her baby certainly needed nutrition.

  She checked her pulse. Everything looked fine.

  Everything was normal in the Gu house. Nothing happened when she spent three days in her room.

  All the servants agreed that she was reluctant to come out of her room because she was too devastated.

  After three days, rumors were already spreading like crazy outside.

  Gu Bailu summoned a maid who was responsible for buying things outside and asked, “What are they saying about me?”

  The maid was a little surprised that her lady wanted to know. Some of the rumors were really hurtful.

  “It’s fine. Just tell me the truth. You’ll be rewarded if I’m satisfied.”

  The maid hesitated, before she said, “They’re mostly saying that you cheated your way back into Prince Zi’s house when Princess Zi was heavily wounded, and now that Princess Zi has recovered, you were kicked out again.”

  “Princess Zi has recovered?””

  “Yes, I’m told that she’s already up, and Prince Zi has been keeping her company every day.”

  The maid’s face changed drastically after she said that. She hurriedly fell to her knees when she realized that her lady would definitely be angry to hear that.

  However, Gu Bailu simply asked casually, “That’s all? Nothing else?”

  “There…… There’s more.”

  But she really didn’t dare repeat it.

  “Just talk. You’ll be forgiven.”

  The maid snuck a look at her. Seeing that she wasn’t really pissed, she summoned her courage and said, “They’re also saying that Prince Zi isn’t the father of your baby……”