Chu Qi was such a perceptive person that even when immersed in the joy of becoming a father, she still paid attention to her surroundings with a part of her mind - this was her habit from practicing martial arts.
After all, people are more likely to be attacked when they are relaxed, and even if there are many guards when they go out, they always have to be careful, so this habit is developed unconsciously.
She also noticed Xingde's abnormality.
She looked at Xingde calmly, and saw the solemnity on his face, as if he was worried about something. She suddenly realized that, to be honest, she had never told Qi Chenli that she was a fake eunuch for all these years.
As Qi Chenli's imperial guard, Xingde naturally had no way of knowing. They couldn't lift up Chu Qi's clothes to check whether it was real or fake.
If she didn't tell them, the two of them certainly wouldn't know.
Thinking of this, combined with the heavy look on Xingde's face, Chu Qi found it a little funny. She didn't say it at the beginning simply because she was not familiar with Qi Chenli. Later, when they became familiar with each other, she still didn't say it because she felt it was unnecessary.
But now, if she doesn’t speak up, her reputation as a queen will be damaged.
Shi Qian took her hand back, her joy was beyond words, her eyes sparkling with Chu Qi's figure, "Yun Chang, we are going to have our own child."
Chu Qi temporarily put aside the idea of telling Xingde the truth, held the queen's hand, nodded with a smile, and rewarded the maid who served the queen.
The previous batch of maids who were hastily recruited could not control their tongues and gossiped in front of Shi Qian, so Chu Qi had already sent people to punish them. The new batch were professional maids hired by Hong Yi, who used to work in wealthy families.
But the corrupt officials and wealthy families in Chu were almost all turned upside down, and the maids no longer had masters to serve. They had to find work outside, and were re-hired by Hongyi into the mansion, which was like returning to their old job. When serving, Qian was very dedicated and did not say anything nonsense.
That afternoon, Chu Qi found an opportunity to tell Xingde that he was not a real eunuch, and asked him to tell his brother, the emperor who was far away in Qi.
When Xingde suddenly learned about this, his first reaction was ecstasy: That’s great, the young prince didn’t let the queen sleep with others because of his inferiority complex.
His second reaction was to break out in a cold sweat. Wasn't his idea too obvious? How dare he speculate that the Queen was having an affair with someone else?
Fortunately, the young prince did not blame him, otherwise, according to his rebellious idea, even if he had served the eldest prince for many years, he would still be punished.
When she was pregnant, Qian seldom went out. She valued her and Yun Chang's child very much. Besides, she was not young when she got pregnant, so naturally she wanted to take good care of the fetus.
Although she didn't go out, the mansion was big enough for her to play in on weekdays.
Especially in the summer, when all the flowers are in full bloom, she would stroll in the garden every day and her mood would improve a lot.
*
Two months later, the potatoes in the field were growing well and were ready to be harvested; the corn was a little behind, but almost there.
All the farmers in Chu who participated in potato planting were given a little food for consumption, and the rest was distributed in large quantities to the farmers, who planted them in the fields under the supervision of the government.
When the potatoes mature for the second time, the government can collect taxes normally, and the farmers can also keep some of the potatoes for seeds and use some for daily consumption.
Half a year later.
General Wei's cavalry broke through the Forbidden City. Chu Qi was also by General Wei's side at that time. He didn't have to follow him on the march or in the battle, but he was happy to go to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Emperor Yanqing was frightened and joined forces with the palace servants to escape through the secret passage, but he didn't know that all the palace servants around him were Chu Qi's men.
Especially Eunuch Li, the emperor's favorite, Chu Qi had already secretly hypnotized him.
At the critical moment, Eunuch Li turned against him and closed the secret passage. Emperor Yanqing could only watch in despair as Chu Qi led the team up and approached step by step.
The usually arrogant Emperor Yanqing was so frightened by the pressure from the huge army that he wet his pants.
Eunuchs Li, An, Xiao Baozi and other eunuchs who were originally standing beside Emperor Yanqing came out silently from behind and saluted respectfully to Chu Qi:
"Greetings, my Lord."
Emperor Yanqing widened his eyes in disbelief. Except for the new eunuchs who entered the palace that year, all the old eunuchs were actually the emperor of Chu's men.
"How dare you! I am the emperor, how dare you betray me..." Emperor Yanqing appeared to be fierce on the outside but was actually timid on the inside. He tried to cover up his inner panic with anger, but he was always weak. While he said this, the yellow urine seeping out from under his pants clearly showed his fear in front of everyone.
Chu Qi said: "Emperor Yanqing is incompetent and has no moral principles. He trusts villains and keeps away wise ministers. He mixes loyalty with treachery and persecutes loyal and good people. As a result, Yan State was annexed by neighboring countries and countless people were displaced. This is against the will of heaven. Today, I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven."
She drew her sword and, under the horrified gaze of Emperor Yanqing, slashed with the sword.
Emperor Yanqing's head rolled to the ground, with an expression of fear still on his face.
This was not Chu Qi’s first time killing someone, but it was his first time beheading someone.
General Wei and the others were all people who survived the fighting on the battlefield. A mere head was nothing. Their faces did not change, but their eyes showed a look of great joy.
Such a tyrant is finally dead.
After killing Emperor Yanqing, the territory that originally belonged to the State of Yan was now incorporated into the State of Chu.
As for the rebel leaders Wu Gou and Lin Nan, who were still jumping around happily half a year ago, they were also defeated by General Wei.
By capturing the Forbidden City, the Chu State will control the entire territory of the Yan State.
However, dozens of cities that had been conquered by neighboring countries had not yet been recaptured, and they had to rely on General Wei to recover them.
*
Shi Qiang was about to give birth.
Chu Qi left the Forbidden City and did not ride a horse along the way. Instead, he used light skills to quickly return to the mansion where he had lived before.
Not long after returning, Shi Qiang gave birth to a wrinkled, red baby girl.
The baby girl was named Mingshuang, and her surname continued to be Chu Qi's own real name, Chu Mingshuang.
Shi Qian was too weak and finally became exhausted and fell into a coma after giving birth to Chu Mingshuang.
When she woke up, it was already late afternoon. The setting sun dyed the sky red. The doors and windows of the house were closed and candles were lit.
She opened her dry lips and called Chu Qi softly:
"Yun Chang..."
Chu Qi was sitting beside the bed, holding her daughter in her arms. When she heard the voice, she looked up and saw Shi Qian's almond-shaped eyes open, full of tenderness.
"Wanwan, you finally woke up." Chu Qi held her hand and put her daughter on it, and said with fear: "You were unconscious for a long time, which scared me. How do you feel now?"
Shi Qian curled her lips and comforted Chu Qi for a few words, then said, "Before I passed out, the midwife told me it was a daughter?"
"Yes," Chu Qi put the baby girl in the swaddle quietly beside her:
"Look how well-behaved our daughter is."
Apart from crying and breathing when he was just born, he is now clean and is very well behaved when being held, without crying or making a fuss.
Feeling something touching her, the baby girl closed her eyes and moved her body randomly.
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