Chapter 2 : Longjing Palace Master, The Supreme General
"Your Majesty, no!!!"
Mingyu threw herself at Xie Jianyu's feet when the latter rose from his birthing bed.
"Let me go," Xie Jianyu said with an unhurried voice. "Otherwise, they will go inside and ransack this palace."
Mingyu broke into sobs.
"Your Majesty, you just gave birth," she said, as if Xie Jianyu needed a reminder. "Your body is very weak at the moment. Please don't go... please don't go, alright? Let's just escape through the secret tunnel..."
Xie Jianyu peeled Mingyu's fingers off his feet one by one and then pulled the young maid to her feet with one swift movement.
Mingyu widened her eyes in shock when Xie Jianyu squeezed her upper arms.
"Take the baby," he said while pinning Mingyu with a sharp gaze. "Go with Midwife Chen. Take the baby far, far away from here. Go to the human realm if you must."
"No," Mingyu shook her head and cried even louder. "No, Your Majesty, you must come with us! You must!!!"
"I can't!"
Xie Jianyu's face was distorted into a mask of anger.