They walked to the entrance of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. It was already past five in the afternoon and the sun was already setting in the west, causing one’s shadow to grow longer.

Duan Changchuan came out in a hurry, so he didn’t let anyone announce him. It wasn’t until he pushed the door open that the disciple guarding the entrance knew he was coming and quickly ran to inform Yun Xie.

“Just tell him I’m waiting for them in the usual courtyard.”

“Yes, this disciple understands!”

After they finished speaking, Duan Changchuan walked straight to the most secluded small courtyard in the garden.

Unexpectedly, the wooden door of the small courtyard was open.

The young man was surprised.

One had to know that this courtyard was usually locked and disguised as an abandoned place. Only after entering would one be able to see a completely different world.

It was actually open today?

[It must be because of Yun Xie’s carelessness. Let’s see what if I don’t complain to Aunt Feng Yao.]

Duan Changchuan thought to himself and said to Chang Le, “Wait here. When Aunt Feng Yao and Yun Xie come over, tell them I deliberately left this door open so that Yun Xie can see his masterpiece.”

The little eunuch immediately responded, “Yes, I promise to pass on the message. Your Majesty, quickly go in. You’ve been walking for a long time. Go and rest. If you need anything, just call this servant.”

After he finished speaking, he bowed and respectfully stood at the door.

The young man softly acknowledged and directly pushed the door open to enter the small courtyard.

When he walked to the front of the house, he realized that the door was also open … A muffled conversation could be heard from inside.

“… Why cannot …”

“…”

Then, the two talked about something and Yun Xie’s voice suddenly became much louder, “But you said yourself that you like someone younger than you, preferably two or three years younger. You also want him to be knowledgeable. I secretly thought that Aunt likes me …”

“I don’t care. Today, I must get a reason. Otherwise, don’t even think about living in peace.”

Only Yun Xie’s voice could be heard from the entrance hall …

It seemed like he was confessing to Feng Yao and was rejected?

The young man’s hand was about to push the door open and stopped abruptly.

This was too awkward …

But he didn’t expect the more awkward part was yet to come. Because he heard Feng Yao’s deep voice ask, “Do you really want to know?”

Yun Xie replied, “Of course. Is there anything I can’t listen to? Do you think we’re not suitable for each other, or do you have someone else in your heart? Is there something else that you can’t say?”

The next moment, the sound of clothes rustling and their messy footsteps could be heard in the room.

The two of them seemed to have entered the bedroom from the outer hall …

Then, Duan Changchuan heard words that he would never have imagined in his life.

Feng Yao said, “The relationship between a man and a woman I want is where I am the one on top and control the other party.”

These words were really strange and puzzling. Even Yun Xie, who had seen a lot in the field of romance, didn’t understand. He asked blankly, “What do you mean?”

Feng Yao’s response to this was simple and crude, and he only said three words in a low voice, “To sleep you.”

Duan Changchuan, who was forced to eavesdrop outside the door, “…”

The two people inside too, “…”

The people inside and outside the house were silent.

After that, Yun Xie’s incredulous voice echoed throughout the courtyard, “Are you crazy? Are you crazy, or am I crazy? What will you use to …???”

Feng Yao replied indifferently, “Just because you haven’t seen it before doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I’ve already said that it’s impossible for us to be together. It’s you who insisted on a reason.”

Yun Xie completely collapsed, “Can’t you give me a reason that I can accept?! What kind of bullshit reason is this?!”

“Can’t.”

“…”

Then, the conversation between the two turned into Yun Xie’s broken rambling, “But how can a woman do that?!”

“I can’t imagine it! I’ve never seen it before … Is it real? Are you lying to me? No, why are you lying to me …”

“I still don’t dare to imagine it … What kind of thing is this?! No, I don’t believe it. Why don’t you give me a demonstration?”

This time, Feng Yao finally replied, “How? Use you as a demonstration?”

“…”

Duan Changchuan, who was standing in the courtyard, thought of the dream he had been repeating over and over again. He silently put on a mask of pain, “What should I do? This thing … I seem to have learned it in my dream … by myself.”

Although in the dream, Bai Su’s body structure was somewhat inappropriate, but I …

Save … me!

I can’t be a member of this strange category, right?

–

Just as he was feeling conflicted, he heard Chang Le and the others talking outside.

“Le Gonggong, you’re here. I couldn’t find Auntie and Palace Master anywhere, but I heard from the disciples sweeping the courtyard that they were heading in this direction, so I wondered if they were already here.”

“Hmm? Aunt and the others are here? His Majesty just went in and told me to wait here. Wait for me to go in and confirm it.”

“Okay, thank you, Le Gonggong!”

Their voices weren’t soft, especially the disciples of the imperial astronomer. They seemed to have run all the way here, their voices were loud and panting.

Inside the room, Yun Xie and Feng Yao were alarmed. Their voices paused in their conversation.

Duan Changchuan had no choice but to brace himself and push the door open.

“What are you arguing about again? I heard Yun Xie’s loud voice as soon as I entered the courtyard.”

His acting skills were comparable to that of an award-winning actor.

The two immediately came out of the bedroom with the same awkwardness on their faces. Feng Yao was fine. She adjusted herself in an instant and returned to her usual indifference. Yun Xie, who had just suffered a huge shock, was much worse.

“Cough … When did you come? Why was there no sound at all?” As he spoke, he observed Duan Changchuan’s expression.

The young emperor walked in naturally and sat in the middle of the main seat. He pretended to lift his eyelids and glanced at him, “You were so loud. Of course you couldn’t hear me coming in.”

Yun Xie, “…”

“Okay, it’s all my fault. Why did you come at this time? You didn’t even inform me in advance. Is there an emergency?”

Duan Changchuan remembered his purpose for coming and his strange behavior in the hall just now. His face immediately darkened.

On the way from Ming Sheng Hall, he thought about many things.

The woman’s body always emitted a fragrance. After smelling it, he couldn’t help but get close to her. He could even smell the meaning of the fragrance.

In the middle of the night, he sleepwalked to Qing Lu Palace.

Every time he went to bed, they would sleep separated, but every time he would wake up in that person’s arms.

And those dreams that repeated over and over again. Every detail was so clear. Every sense was so clear.

Any one of these incidents alone would be inconceivable, not to mention all of them together. And … this afternoon, he truly felt that his consciousness was drifting. His entire body was out of his control.

Thinking of this, the young man sighed deeply and said in a deep voice, “I heard that there is a kind of gu poison in the western regions. If it is used on a person, it can control their thoughts. Aunt Feng Yao is experienced and knowledgeable. Have you seen it before?”

That’s right. He now suspected that Bai Su had used a gu on him.

When Feng Yao heard the question, her expression immediately became more serious, “I do know a girl from Miaojiang. But because the Miaojiang gu is a secret passed down from generation to generation among women, she didn’t reveal too much to me. But she told me that the gu poison is mostly used on Miaojiang women to protect themselves. It’s exaggerated to control their thoughts and so on. It can’t be believed. Many of the legends about the gu poison are to increase its mysteriousness. Half true and half false are mixed together to make people afraid. Your Majesty … Do you think you’ve encountered a gu poison?”

The young man pursed his lips. He did not know how to answer.

However, Yun Xie, who returned to his senses, snickered, “Don’t tell me you suspect that Her Highness Empress has used a gu on you again. If you like her, then you like her. Aren’t you tired of thinking so much every day?”

Feng Yao cast a puzzled look and asked, “Again?”

Yun Xie pursed her lips in disdain, “Yes. Aunt, you don’t know. This person said that he smelled a fragrance on Bai Su. Every time he smelled it, he wanted to be close to her. I specially asked Ruan Qiao to pretend to be Imperial Physician Fang’s apprentice and followed him to take a look. Ruan Qiao and I didn’t smell the fragrance at all. But Your Majesty said that the smell was too strong. Oh right. Later on, he even thought that Bai Su had used a curse on him. He came to ask me about the curse.”

“That fragrance does exist. I didn’t lie to you … Bai Su also admitted it to me personally. She said it was emitted from her body and only two special people could smell it … Auntie, have you heard of Alpha and Omega? Bai Su told me these two kinds of people have this fragrance.”

Feng Yao and Yun Xie suddenly heard two new words they had never heard before. They looked at each other and shook their heads blankly, “What’s that …? I don’t think I’ve heard of it before.”

Then, Duan Changchuan told her everything that Bai Su had told her.

Humans were divided into three genders, A was alpha, B was beta, and O was omega. Each of the genders was divided into male and female. AO could smell the fragrance emitted by each other. The fragrance was also called a pheromone. Moreover, AO had a higher compatibility. They would usually combine together.

“She said that it’s like … we usually have male-female couples, male-male couples, and female-female couples, but male-female couples are considered the most mainstream and the most normal. There are also many types of couples in ABO, but the natural attraction between AO and AO is also considered to be the most natural combination. Moreover, Omega is very easy to get pregnant, even easier than ordinary women.”

Duan Changchuan explained with difficulty, and the two people opposite him became more and more confused.

Yun Xie couldn’t help but raise his hand and say, “But you just said that AO also has male-female couples. What if the woman is an Alpha and the man is an Omega? Will the one who is pregnant be the male Omega? Isn’t this a little wrong …?”

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Feng Yao.

Feng Yao pretended not to see the suggestive and probing gaze. She turned her head and looked directly at the young man on the main seat, “Then what is Your Majesty? You just said that only Alpha and Omega can smell pheromones, so you must be one of them, right?”

At the mention of the second gender, the young man lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and said softly,
“Bai Su said I’m an Omega …”

“Bai Su said you’re an Omega? What about her?”

“She’s an Alpha …” The young man said, “I don’t know if what she’s saying is true … Yesterday, I did smell a bit of my own pheromone, but so far, only the pheromone she’s talking about has been confirmed. I suspect that Bai Su made all of this up … Maybe she used some kind of gu poison to make me feel attracted to her and have the illusion of smelling her pheromone. Step by step, she led me to believe her words.”

Feng Yao pondered and shook her head, “It shouldn’t be … The method Your Majesty mentioned has only appeared in folklore so far. The first is a curse, the second is a gu poison, but I can guarantee these are all fake.”

The conversation was fruitless … The atmosphere became stiff again.

For a moment, the three of them were deep in thought, and there was no sound in the room.

The young man bit his lower lip, his fingers clutching the corner of his shirt and rubbing it back and forth.

Duan Changchuan still felt that there were many suspicious points. No matter how naturally AO attracted to each other, it couldn’t be like him before, where he was attracted to the point of losing his mind.

However, the experience this afternoon was too shameful, and he couldn’t talk to Feng Yao and Yunxie.

“Your Majesty said that Omega is very easy to get pregnant?” Feng Yao’s voice suddenly broke the silence.

Duan Changchuan replied subconsciously, “Ah … yes. Bai Su said so.”

“Feng Yao knows a little bit of medical skills. Although I’m not as good as Imperial Physician Fang and Yusheng, I can still see ordinary small illnesses … I wonder if Your Majesty can allow me to take your pulse?”

Duan Changchuan doubtfully extended his hand to her, “Sure, but why is Auntie taking my pulse?”

However, after Feng Yao placed his finger on his pulse, she became completely silent.

Not only did she remain silent, but her expression also became more and more grave.

After finishing with one hand, she switched to the other …

Finally, she sighed and said, “No wonder.”

After that, he turned his head and instructed the young man sitting on the opposite side, “Yun’er, go and call Yusheng over … No, it’s better to call Miss Bai over directly. I’m afraid Miss Bai knows more about His Majesty’s current situation. In addition, prepare a brush and ink for me. I will write a letter to Imperial Physician Fang and have him return immediately.”

Yun Xie immediately went out to make arrangements.

Thus, Duan Changchuan watched blankly as Yun Xie went out and gave out all kinds of orders. He watched as his disciple brought him brushes and ink …

He watched as Feng Yao drew a lifelike dragon on the yellowed rice paper and wrote two words on the side, “Return quickly”.

The doubt in the young man’s eyes reached its peak.

He pointed at the belly of the dragon which was obviously thicker and asked, “Auntie, is this dragon referring to me? Are you drawing a picture of a dragon after eating? Is it that I can’t digest it? Or is there something incredible growing in my belly?”

Feng Yao folded the letter and handed it to Yun Xie. She turned her head and revealed a faint smile to him, “It’s that there’s something incredible growing in Your Majesty’s belly, but it’s a happy occasion”

The young man lowered his head doubtfully and touched his flat belly, “There’s something incredible growing in my belly, how can it be a happy occasion? Auntie, you’re lying to me.”

“How can that be? When has Feng Yao ever lied to Your Majesty?”

“That’s true …”

While they were talking, Chang Le hurriedly brought a person back from outside.

The woman was still wearing a bright red phoenix robe today. Before she arrived, the fragrance of peonies had already filled the air.

“Your Majesty, this servant was about to return to Ming Sheng Hall after hearing Lord Yun’s orders. As soon as I stepped out, I saw the empress who was looking for me. Isn’t this a coincidence?”

Chang Le said and bowed to the woman, “Your Highness, please come in. His Majesty told this servant to look for you.”

In the next moment, the woman had already walked over in two or three steps. She half-knelt in front of him.

She anxiously asked him, “Duan Xiaochuan, how are you? Are you alright?”

Duan Changchuan breathed in the suddenly dense pheromones in the air and subconsciously reached out to hold her hand.

When he reached out his arm halfway, he suddenly reacted and hurriedly restrained himself from retreating.

“Why, why are you suddenly so worried … I’m fine.”

Both of his hands were tightly held in the center of her palm.

The strength of the grip was stronger than ever before.

“It’s good that you’re fine, it’s good that you’re fine …”

As the woman spoke, the density of the pheromones in the air suddenly more than doubled.

The young man was stunned …

Suddenly, all the blood in his body rushed to his face.

She saw it, right?

She must have seen it …

She saw that he had covered himself with her blanket and even placed her undergarments and other personal belongings under the blanket.

The young man who was sitting on the couch moved his body uneasily. His eyelashes trembled and drooped down, covering his usually dark eyes. His white and soft hands struggled to pull back.

“You, cough … restrain yourself. Aunt and Yun Xie are all here. As a woman, how can you be so unreserved?”

As his voice fell, a low cough sounded from beside him.

Feng Yao asked, “Miss Bai, I just happen to have something to ask you. Did you already know about the matter in His Majesty’s stomach? Yusheng also knew about it, right?”

Bai Su was stunned.

She looked at Feng Yao and then at Omega who lowered his head and didn’t speak …

Her grip on the person’s hand tightened.

“Yes, I know. You guys … also know?”

Feng Yao nodded, “Yes, you’re an Alpha. So the dragon child in His Majesty’s stomach is yours, right?”

This time, Bai Su didn’t hide it and gently rubbed the young man’s palm, “It’s mine. I didn’t expect that he would get pregnant after just one permanent mark.”

As soon as she said that, the two women’s expressions didn’t change. The two men’s expressions could be said to be brilliant.

Needless to say, Yun Xie’s experience today had already crushed his outlook on life for more than twenty years.

As for Duan Changchuan … his expression was as if he had been struck by lightning.

Ah this … pregnant? A man, pregnant?

Me, a man, pregnant?

And … permanent mark?

When? Is it in the dream?!