The Prime Minister's wife was bewildered and, as if in a daze, followed Chu Jinjin into her luxurious carriage.
Yes, she has some skills, but are skills useful in this situation?
Chu Jinjin was very dissatisfied with her reaction: "Madam, given the situation, we're in the same boat now. However, I can fly. If something unexpected happens, I can escape at any time. But you and the Prime Minister might not be able to. If you want to survive, you'd better think of a plan."
The Prime Minister's wife: "......."
Suddenly I really wanted to hit someone.
However, Chu Jinjin is right.
The princess who was sent to marry a foreign ruler became pregnant, and the child was not Muwei's. What man could bear that?
This is blatant slap in the face.
The Prime Minister's wife forced herself to calm down: "Is your morning sickness severe?"
Chu Jinjin sighed: "Wow, to be honest, I feel like I could throw up at any moment."
She originally thought she was different from other women, after all, she was so skilled in martial arts that she shouldn't have those pretentious behaviors. Well, if she hadn't forced herself to hold it in, she would have vomited in front of Mu Wei just now.
The Prime Minister's wife decisively said, "Start now, pretend to be carsick."
Chu Jinjin nodded with relief: "Okay, anything else? What about my belly?"
At this rate, it will be two or three months before we reach the Northern Desert. By then, my belly will be huge, and it seems inappropriate to say I've gained weight.
The Prime Minister's wife almost gritted her teeth: "Do as I say, eat more every day, and walk around in front of Prince Mu a few times every day. If you see him all the time, he won't notice any changes. Hiding is not advisable."
Having such a cunning elder by my side certainly saves me a lot of trouble.
In the days that followed, Chu Jinjin ordered large amounts of meat and fish every day, whatever was high in calories. Of course, she couldn't finish most of it, so she left it to the Prime Minister's wife to handle.
No one suspected anything.
As the days go by, my hometown seems so far away that I can only see one direction.
Chu Jinjin became sentimental, often bursting into tears. Her morning sickness was even worse; according to the Prime Minister's wife, she had never seen such a severe reaction.
Both physical and psychological aspects are among the most severe.
Chu Jinjin felt fortunate that Zhan Qin wasn't there, otherwise he would have been driven crazy by him.
Mu Wei came to ask several times, but was always sent away by the two. As for the others, they couldn't wait to stay away from Chu Jinjin, this killing god, so as not to cause trouble for no reason.
It's already late autumn. The climate in the north is dry, the yellow leaves are vibrant and the red leaves are like fire. Against the backdrop of clear autumn skies and a bright blue sky, the world seems like a giant painting.
Originally, it would have taken two months to reach the destination, but only half of it was completed. This was partly due to Chu Jinjin's morning sickness, which required her to get off the bus and rest many times a day, and partly due to Mu Wei's actions. As they approached the Northern Desert, he became increasingly silent for some reason, and even stopped bothering Chu Jinjin. They often went two or three days without seeing each other.
They even rested and reorganized with the Northern Army for a full half month.
That morning at breakfast, Chu Jinjin had just taken a sip of porridge when she started vomiting again. The convoy, used to it, stopped as well.
"Keep it down, I think we can't hide it any longer." The Prime Minister's wife was extremely worried. Everything else was fine, but she herself couldn't believe that he was vomiting. It had been two months. Who gets carsick for that long?
Chu Jinjin took a breath: "Help me to take a walk over there."
There is a narrow stream not far ahead. Every time I vomit, I feel a tightness in my chest.
Away from the wedding procession, Chu Jinjin vomited freely, her body limp and her voice barely audible: "Do other women experience this during pregnancy? And what's wrong with my belly, it's so big already?"
It's only been four months in total, but it's already noticeably bigger.
The prime minister's wife sighed, "I can't help but think they look like twins."
Chu Jinjin didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment: "Ah, no way."
Actually, it's quite simple. There's a doctor in the wedding procession who can tell just by taking the pulse. But the doctor is from the Northern Desert, and Chu Jinjin isn't confident she can keep it a secret.
The Prime Minister's wife said with a heavy heart, "Princess, we have to think of something. I'm afraid we can't keep this a secret for long."
Morning sickness is manageable, but my belly is really hard to hide, it's too obvious.
She dared not imagine what would happen. The princess, who was to be married off to a foreign land, became pregnant halfway through the marriage. The child was not someone else's. Would they all be executed?
Chu Jinjin suddenly turned around.
The grass had turned yellow, and Muwei walked over, stepping on the scattered leaves on the ground.
The Prime Minister's wife was terrified: "Princess, what should we do? Squat down and don't move. I'll tell you you're not feeling well and have someone bring your sedan chair."
She had just woken up and hadn't had time to cover her stomach; anyone who wasn't an idiot would definitely be suspicious.
"Jinjin, the servants said you vomited again. Are you feeling any better?" Mu Wei, who had stopped laughing and joking around as before, looked at her seriously, his brows furrowing. "Why do you look so pale?"
The Prime Minister's wife tried to cover it up, but Chu Jinjin stopped her. She slowly stood up and stuck out her pregnant belly.
The Prime Minister's wife: "..."
Chu Jinjin waved her hand, signaling the Prime Minister's wife to step back, and looked directly at him: "Mu Wei, have you figured it out?"
I'm not going to hide it anymore. Sooner or later they'll find out. Once we're in the Northern Desert, there won't be any way to escape.
Along the way, Chu Jinjin's feelings changed, from fear of becoming a mother to gradually accepting it and then enjoying it. The little life in her belly gradually rose to a position more important than her own life.
She absolutely will not allow herself to be harmed in any way.
"You..." Mu Wei's gaze gradually froze, finally stopping at her lower abdomen, and he remained motionless. "You're pregnant?"
Chu Jinjin nodded frankly: "Yes, maybe two, Zhan Qin's."
Chu Jinjin didn't feel embarrassed at all. She had stated many times that she liked Zhan Qin, and that she had no choice but to come to Beimo. She hadn't kept it a secret out of guilt.
"That's the situation now. You either accept reality and help me cover it up, or I'll leave." Chu Jinjin was desperate and said directly, "Don't even think about letting me miscarry. If anyone dares to hurt my child, I will fight them to the death."
Mu Wei fell into a long silence, his gaze seemingly passing through Chu Jinjin's body, looking somewhere else entirely.
Chu Jinjin waited a moment, then grew impatient: "Speak."
"What did you say?" Mu Wei's smile was bitter. "Jin Jin, you will die, and I won't be able to protect you."
Chu Jinjin frowned.
The death Mu Wei mentioned wasn't because the princess, who was sent to marry him, was impure and pregnant; it was something else entirely, she realized.
Chu Jinjin thought for a moment: "That outsider?"
With Mu's current power and status, he should be the undisputed ruler of the Northern Desert. If he really wanted to protect her, he could simply tell the outside world that she was his child.
Mu nodded and sighed deeply.
"We're almost at the Northern Desert, Muwei. Let's have a good talk. Stop running away." Chu Jinjin plucked a blade of grass and put it in her mouth. The astringent taste almost made her vomit again. "What exactly is the reason I'm being forced to marry into the Northern Desert?"
One of the reasons Muwei likes her is that, although this liking is somewhat inexplicable, it is indeed real.
The outsider seemed to want to kill her, but also wanted her.
Mu Wei shook his head, closed his eyes, and seemed to be making a difficult choice: "Jin Jin, you should go."
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