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“Like me?” Li Yuan instinctively cradled the baby in his arms and studied its face. But honestly, who could tell who a newborn resembled? With a laugh, he declared, “Yes, he looks just like me!”
Xie Wei looked up at him, a weary but radiant smile tugging at her lips.
What a strange little family they made—
The mother was a deadly shadow master treating her child as a pawn.
The father was a mysterious manipulator who’d slain the boy’s biological father.
And the child, born with the blessing of the Dragon Vein and guarded by a loyal soul from beyond, was destined to be Emperor.
Soon, Li Yuan handed the baby over to the midwife and the matronly attendants from the Xie Clan. Then he sat by Xie Wei’s side and said gently, “You’ve been through so much, Empress.”
Xie Wei gazed at him, eyes misting over. Her breathing quickened for reasons she couldn’t explain.
Li Yuan froze, then realized what she might be thinking. So soon after childbirth, and her thoughts had already turned that way? Perhaps she had lived under too much pressure for too long…
He gently took her hand in his and said softly, “Rest well.”
“Stay longer this time, will you?” she asked.
Li Yuan had intended to all along.
The birth of a new Son of Heaven, one recognized...
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