488: Let off some steam_3

"You should get some sleep earlier; you've been working hard these days."

Su Xinyi obediently laid down, leaning against Yan Junchu's chest, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat. She thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but she quickly fell into a slumber.

Yan Junchu gently patted Xin Yi's back and only after a long while did he close his eyes. So many people were watching the Qi Country Duke's Mansion, the Empress, the Crown Prince; he had to protect both mother and child.

The Qi Country Duke's Mansion could not be left to the flames; it had to be split. Adoption seemed the best solution he could come up with. It would neither diminish the glory of the Su Family nor would it make people think he was wary of the Su Family's potential unity, allowing it to stabilize. Moreover, the fourth branch could continue, which he felt was a suitable tribute to his father-in-law's loyalty to Southern Qi Country.