A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Chapter 298 Premature birth

With a cold glance, his red eyes blazing with fury, Ye Wumian glared fiercely at Hua Buyu. He had initially thought this woman in red, who shared some of his aesthetic tastes, was a normal woman. However, after a month, he had been driven to the brink of madness by Hua Buyu. But she was Xuan Yuan's confidante and Xiao Yan'er's good friend, so there was nothing he could do about her...

"Ruoyu said that if I want my child to be born safely, I must accumulate good deeds and not kill indiscriminately."

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Men in love are always obedient."

Hua Buyu clicked her tongue in disdain. Xuan Yuan was like this, and so was Ye Wumian. They were brothers, so could this be the legendary gene? But they didn't even look alike!

Xuan Yuan thought for a long time, then looked up at the sky, his tone calm.

"Sleepless night."

"..."

"Sleepless nights?"

"A-Yuan, if you call out to your elder brother, I will respond."

Ye Wumian forced a smile. He had been trying to win him over every day for a month, but the guy still refused to acknowledge him.

Xuan Yuan still didn't call out to him, ignoring the gossipy and curious glances from those around him, and looked directly at Ye Wumian.

"I have a sleepless night. I will be heading to the Minghai the day after tomorrow. Whether I succeed or not, there is one thing I need you to promise."

"This... A-Yuan, you're not going to say something like your dying words, are you?"

Ye Wumian felt inexplicably sad, but still maintained a cheerful and carefree demeanor.

Xuan Yuan's lips twitched slightly. "Don't worry, you're not at the level that I would give my last words to."

"..."

Ye Wumian felt another pang of heartache, then crossed his arms and said leisurely, "So what exactly do you want me to agree to? Since you neither acknowledge me nor allow me to reveal your identity to the world in the night, I can also refuse your request."

"Is it?"

After saying just two words, Xuan Yuan fell silent.

This made Ye Wumian increasingly anxious as she waited, and she finally softened her tone.

"Ah Yuan, why don't you tell me? Maybe I can agree!"

Seeing this humble and subservient demeanor, Hua Buyu shook her head repeatedly. She never expected that the ruthless Night Emperor was such a doting brother. If she had known she would receive such high-class treatment today, she should have persuaded Xuan Yuan to come to Yelan long ago, so that she and Feng Qingyang wouldn't have been hunted down all these years...

Looking up at that expectant and concerned gaze, Xuan Yuan pursed his lips and remained silent. He felt nothing but estrangement from this half-brother and had never considered acknowledging anyone.

"I need your promise that, regardless of whether we return safely from this trip, you will not target Yuan Qi again. In the past, you always attacked me openly and secretly because of my identity. Now that everything has been made clear, Yuan Qi has no grudge against you. You also know that he is not an ordinary person. He just doesn't want to bother with you."

"Ah!"

Ye Wumian let out a cold laugh, "I thought you were moved before you left and wanted to acknowledge me as your elder brother, but it turns out you're speaking up for Yuan Qi. You don't have much affection for those brothers. The Yuan family raised you for a few years at most. Can that compare to me, your blood relative?"

In fact, Xuan Yuan was right. Yuan Huaijun was not incompetent, and in a head-on confrontation, Ye Lan might not necessarily be able to defeat Yuan Qi. Over the years, he had been resentful. Why did the Yuan family allow his indifferent and ruthless younger brother to protect him so much, while Xuan Yuan didn't even want to see him?

"It's none of your business, you just need to promise me."

Xin Moling glanced back, his expression slightly complicated. He hadn't expected Xuan Yuan to remember Yuan Qi even in his final moments; he had thought...

After a while, Ye Wumian was still in a bad mood. She pouted and said arrogantly, "I'd be willing to not target Yuan Qi. In exchange, as long as you acknowledge me, everything is negotiable."

The words "sleepless night" drew everyone's attention to a solitary figure.

Xuan Yuan lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time. This time, he did not rush to refuse, but instead stared at the stage.

"If I can bring Yan'er back safely this time, I... will seriously consider what you said."

Ye Wumian suddenly stood up, her eyes burning with excitement, "You... A Yuan, are you serious? You agree..."

"I mean, I'll consider it, not agree."

His calm voice betrayed no emotion. Xuan Yuan glanced at the gossiping group across from him, then poured cold water on Ye Wumian.

“Before coming to Yelan, I promised him that no matter how things ended between us, I would still be Xuan Wang Yuan Huaixuan in Yuanqi.”

"boom!"

The wine glass he had just raised was slammed down. Ye Wumian was practically gritting his teeth, his expression as if he wanted to confront the Yuan Emperor, who was far away in a foreign land.

"Lord Yuan Huai has no shortage of brothers, so why is he deliberately hogging my younger brother?"

Xuan Yuan's eyelids twitched, speechless for a moment. Even without brotherly affection, he hadn't wasted his years in the Yuanqi royal family. Besides, there was Aunt Wan. As long as he could return this time, he would definitely take Yan'er back to visit her...

"Brother Night Emperor, you should be grateful! My boss doesn't do things like this that betray his ancestors. It's already a huge concession that he agreed to consider it."

"..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

After a while, Ye Wumian looked at a certain ungrateful woman in red with a sharp, knife-like gaze.

"What do you mean by forgetting one's ancestors? My Ye family is his ancestor! Hua Buyu, have you even studied?"

Hua Buyu spread her hands and said, "No, a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent."

"what!"

The atmosphere on the field was gradually heating up when Yao Ruoyu suddenly clutched her stomach and screamed, then leaned back.

"Ruoyu!"

"What's wrong? Ruoyu, don't scare me!"

Nightfall panicked instantly, crouching in front of her, too frightened to do anything.

Yao Ruoyu clutched her stomach, her face contorted in pain, large beads of sweat constantly forming on her forehead.

"Your Majesty...my stomach hurts so much."

"Someone come here! Summon the imperial physicians! Bring the entire Imperial Medical Academy here!"

Ye Wumian shouted at the person beside him, then reached out to pick her up.

Hua Buyu, with her sharp eyes, noticed the damp patch on the ground and became so nervous that she could barely speak.

"Night after night... I can't sleep. Ruoyu is about to give birth."

"Hurry! Her water broke! Help!"

In the blink of an eye, she rushed forward and hurriedly directed Ye Wumian to carry Yao Ruoyu back to the bedroom. Premature birth at just over eight months was dangerous…

By the time everyone reacted, Ye Wumian had already carried her to the back hall, and the entire palace was in chaos.

Half an hour later, the group waited for news in front of the Shang Le Palace. Although Hua Buyu had no experience, she was helping out inside because it was a matter of life and death. Ye Wumian disregarded all taboos and stayed by the bedside, unwilling to leave.

Seeing basins of scalding hot blood being brought out, the men at the door were horrified.