"What??"

Zhao Cheng immediately became excited, gripped Yuan Yun's hand tighter, and exclaimed, "You...you're pregnant?"

Yuan Yun nodded and said, "Mr. Minghua's diagnosis shouldn't be wrong, right?"

"Hahaha!!!" Zhao Cheng burst into laughter, grabbed Yuan Yun, and spun her around, saying, "My wife, you're amazing! I didn't work for nothing!!"

Yuan Yun was speechless. She pinched Zhao Cheng's waist and said, "Watch your voice, the child can hear you!"

"We need to make sure he hears it!" Zhao Cheng laughed. "He needs to learn his father's greatness and integrity from the womb!"

Yuan Yun said, "You seem to have some misunderstanding about yourself, don't you?"

Zhao Cheng picked up Yuan Yun and shoved her into the house, saying, "Then I should treat you even better!"

Yuan Yun placed her hands on Zhao Cheng's chest and said, "I already said no."

Zhao Cheng stubbornly replied, "What do you know? I left in early December last year. According to the timeline, it's already past the first three months. There's no problem!"

With that, Zhao Cheng closed the door and placed Yuan Yun on the bed.

Yuan Yun shouted, "You beast! You even prey on pregnant women!"

Zhao Cheng pressed forward, saying, "You have to try everything, or you'll regret it later!"

"Beast!!"

"Keep cursing, don't stop!!"

After a high-quality workout that afternoon, Zhao Cheng reluctantly stopped. If it weren't for Yuan Yun's health, he would have continued exercising that evening, as he'd been too busy with business lately to maintain his physical fitness.

During the recovery period after the exercise, Zhao Cheng told Yuan Yun about the recent situation. Yuan Yun's thoughts were very clear. She said, "Since the local officials and powerful families are all targeting you, a protracted war is inevitable. If it weren't for your and Xu An's identities, you would probably have been killed by now. But you don't need to be discouraged. Given your current situation, you should put the Lu and Tu families aside and focus all your efforts on Qi Bainian."

Zhao Cheng said, "This person has almost no flaws."

"Impossible." Yuan Yun shook her head and smiled slightly. "Don't you have Yuan Fei?"

Zhao Cheng's eyes lit up, and he hugged Yuan Yun, saying, "Having Yuan Fei is important, but having you is even more important."

Yuan Yun said, "If I were in Changsui, Qi Bainian, who is so popular with the people, he wouldn't live long."

Zhao Cheng understood Yuan Yun's meaning. Ma Tiezhou had been ousted by Yuan Xiu precisely because he was so popular with the people, even though he was only a prefectural assistant, not a prefect. If Yuan Yun were to speak on Yuan Xiu's behalf in Changsui, then Qi Bainian would indeed be in danger.

Yuan Yun placed Zhao Cheng's hand on his slightly protruding belly and said, "The baby is listening. Let's not talk about this. If there's a better way to handle this, I don't want my hands to get blood on them."

Zhao Cheng pulled Yuan Yun into his arms and said solemnly, "I understand, but if Qi Bainian is really a beast in human form, taking him down is not only for my own sake, but also to help the people of Jiangcheng. You know me, I have never been a kind person, but if I can help people while gaining benefits, why not?"

“Ah Yun, you didn’t see the situation in Jiangde Village, it’s terrible.”

Yuan Yun asked, "That little girl, do you plan to adopt her as your goddaughter?"

“I am considering this. I already have an adopted son, so having another adopted daughter wouldn’t hurt. But I haven’t made a decision yet; I want to discuss it with you.”

"Her name is Yingying?"

"Um."

Yuan Yun thought for a moment and said, "Dou Dou, Ying Ying... after our children are born, you can rename them. I have no objection to you taking them in, but they must change their surname to Zhao. I hope that I will not only raise two children for free, but also make them the foundation of our children's team."

Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "My wife's thoughts are profound; in fact, I had the same idea."

Yuan Yun said, "Does Tu Wanhu want me to go and meet him for you? I have some connections with him."

"No need." Zhao Cheng waved his hand and said, "This is a man's matter, so you don't need to interfere. If I rely on you to reconcile with him, he will only laugh at me."

"Reconcile?" Yuan Yun snorted coldly and said, "I just want to find out his weaknesses and then deal with him."

Zhao Cheng smiled, patted Yuan Yun's belly, and said, "The baby is listening."

Yuan Yun smiled, got dressed, got out of bed and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, come with me for a walk."

"Yes!" Zhao Cheng deliberately acted like a servant and quickly helped Yuan Yun put on her pants.

Following Zhao Cheng's instructions, Yuan Fei began to secretly investigate Qi Bainian, simultaneously investigating both his official and private life to find Qi Bainian's weaknesses. However, Qi Bainian seemed to be as impenetrable as an iron barrel, and Yuan Fei gained nothing after following him for three days.

Zhao Cheng patiently suspended the business of the immortal wine and focused on dealing with the soap and floral water, while also developing and producing lip balm.

Perhaps because of Yuan Yun's arrival, the Tu and Lu families haven't made any further moves recently.

On the contrary, Qi Bainian, Lu Yuan, and Tu Wanhu all came to visit Yuan Yun, and Yuan Yun treated them all equally, receiving each of them.

Princess Dajing, the emperor's most beloved elder sister, remained the most prestigious woman in Dajing even after marrying into the Right Chancellor's household, before Yuan Xiu had established an empress.

Yuan Yun couldn't stay idle either. She said she wouldn't interfere in Zhao Cheng's business, but in reality, she was still using her influence to contact merchants in Jiangcheng.

The merchants were all ordinary people; if the princess wanted to see someone, no one dared to refuse.

The threats from the Tu and Lu families were useless.

Of course, it was just a meeting; Yuan Yun and they didn't reach any agreement. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake; the merchants all wanted to continue operating in Jiangcheng, and none dared to be the first to oppose the Tu and Lu families.

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