Why would she bother with someone like that?
"Did you notice? Chen Yirou has bruises on her arm," Qin Su reassured Cheng An, telling her what she had seen.
Cheng An immediately became interested. "What do you mean? Someone hit her?"
"Was it Xue Huai'an who made the call?"
It's normal that the bruises haven't faded yet since Xue Huai'an left.
Qin Su shook her head. "Based on my understanding of Xue Huai'an, he wouldn't hit Chen Yirou like that."
How good was he to Chen Yirou in his past life? You could say he embodied the word "deep affection" to the very end, showering her with the utmost pampering. Perhaps he was only slightly less affectionate than Yu Shuo is to her now.
Qin Su's ears felt hot. She shook the thought out of her mind and answered Cheng An again, "I suspect it was Li who did it."
"Li Shi?" It took Cheng An a while to remember who this Li Shi was. She was Xue Huai'an's mother. It was said that she had been taken away by bandits and went insane after returning. "Wasn't she supposed to be insane? How dare Chen Yirou go and contact a madwoman?"
Qin Su took out a sweet pastry, took a bite and swallowed it before explaining Cheng An's words, "I was just traumatized at the time, but I didn't go completely insane."
Li's resilience is quite strong; she wouldn't go insane just because she was kidnapped.
She had no expectations of the Duke of Cheng. Even if those bandits had done something to her, she wouldn't have cared.
Chastity was not highly valued in Da'an.
"He didn't completely lose his mind, yet he hit his daughter-in-law? That sounds a bit... unbelievable."
Qin Su knew that Li Shi had a bad temper and had wanted to make a move against her in her previous life. Unfortunately, she had martial arts skills and Xue Huai'an still needed her, so Li Shi did not dare to openly make a move against her.
But Chen Yirou is different. She has no backing and can't help Xue Huai'an's career, so Li Shi definitely doesn't like her.
"She only has those little tricks up her sleeve, she can't cause any big trouble. Just treat it as something to talk about after dinner, there's no need to get angry about it." Qin Su handed her a pastry, then leaned against the side wall to rest.
She was a little rounder than before because she was six months pregnant, but it did not diminish her beauty. On the contrary, it made her already gorgeous face even more striking.
The more Cheng An looked at it, the more he felt that Yu Shuo had gotten a great deal.
Such a beautiful woman!
Qin Su felt a little uneasy under her gaze. "Your Highness, would you like to rest as well?"
She said it with her eyes closed.
Cheng An shook his head, and only after shaking his head did he realize that Qin Su couldn't see him, so he said, "I'm not sleepy."
Qin Su ignored her; sleepiness quickly enveloped her, and by the time she woke up again, it was already dark.
Perhaps it was Lian Tao who carried her off the carriage.
Sometimes time flies by, but other times it feels like it drags on forever. When Qin Su received news from Yu Shuo, she felt she could still endure it, but for some reason, Yu Shuo stopped writing to her from the beginning of November.
Even when she went to the Moon Tower to inquire, she couldn't get any information.
Qin Su became increasingly anxious, and her body couldn't take it. It was Liu Shu who suffered, as he moved into the Marquis's residence to help Qin Su with her pregnancy.
That day, Chongyang hurriedly returned to the Marquis's residence from outside and bumped into Lian Tao without noticing.
Both of them were in a hurry, and the collision caused them to stumble back several steps. Luckily, Lian Tao had a firm footing, otherwise she would have landed hard on her backside.
"What are you doing? Don't you know where you're going?" Lian Tao, carrying her medicine bag, rubbed her face and chest, feeling a sharp pain from the bump.
Chongyang, who had been absent-minded, blushed instantly upon seeing her action.
He turned his head away and stammered, "Sorry, I didn't notice."
What he was really thinking was that even a young girl like Lian Tao didn't know how to be careful, being so unguarded in front of him, a grown man.
"I won't hold it against you." She avoided the Double Ninth Festival and went out with her medicine bag.
What are you going to do?
Lian Tao said, "Huichuntang gave me the wrong medicine. I'll go and get it back."
Chongyang responded and went back to Qin Su's courtyard in silence.
Seeing his pale face, Qin Su immediately thought that something had happened to Yu Shuo and asked, "Has there been any news from Yu Shuo?"
Chongyang shook her head. "His Highness is doing well, so Your Highness need not worry."
Qin Su sat back on the soft couch, shook her head, and said, "If there's nothing wrong, why haven't we received any letters? We've been sending them all the time before."
Chongyang reassured Qin Su again, "Your Highness, don't worry. The people His Highness brought are all from the Black Cavalry. They are all skilled fighters. His Highness will be fine."
Qin Su wanted to go find Yu Shuo, but unfortunately, she couldn't leave right now.
"What the princess should do most now is to take care of her health and have a healthy pregnancy."
I'll be giving birth in a month, so there are many things I need to be careful about.
Qin Su knew that even if Yu Shuo got into trouble, Chongyang wouldn't tell her, so she could only keep quiet about it.
"Go and support Yu Shuo," Qin Su said, stroking her belly.
"Kyoto has always been peaceful, and I will not leave the Marquis's residence. Even if there is danger, it will not threaten me."
Chongyang hesitated; he did indeed want to go and support His Highness.
The message His Highness sent back was to protect the Princess Consort and ensure that nothing happens to her.
"Go. I can only rest assured if you go."
Chongyang hesitated for a moment, then said to Qin Su, "I will transfer Xieyang to protect you."
Qin Su had never heard of "Xieyang" before, but since Chongyang was willing to transfer him, he must be trustworthy.
That evening, Qin Su met Xie Yang, who was taller than Chong Yang. He held his knife silently, only nodding when he saw Qin Su before quickly hiding away again.
...
"Did you go to Shacheng because there was trouble with the master?"
Qin Su vaguely heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice. She recognized it; it was the one named Xieyang.
His voice is unique, lacking the gentle warmth of current popular aesthetics, and possessing a more domineering masculinity.
"Yes. Keep your voice down, the Princess mustn't know about this." Chongyang hadn't left yet, and he was talking to Xieyang, "Protect the Princess, I'll take care of His Highness."
"What's wrong with Master? Why don't you send Chongqiu to protect the Princess, and I'll go save Master too?"
Chongyang remained silent for a long time. In the darkness, he seemed to be holding the sword in one hand. He said, "Your Highness... is missing."
...
"In short, you must protect the princess. If anything happens to her, His Highness will not forgive you when he returns..."
"Bang—"
"princess!"
Chongyang was shocked and immediately rushed to Qin Su's room, but Lian Tao was even faster.
The two grown men couldn't just force their way in, so they could only wait anxiously outside.
"Go call the doctor! And the midwife! The princess is about to give birth!" Lian Tao shouted to Chongyang, who was guarding outside, as she helped Qin Su.
"I'll go find a doctor. You go find a midwife." Xieyang and Chongyang worked together quickly.
When Qin Su got into trouble, the Qin couple were alerted and quickly got up to look for her.
The midwife, who had been prepared in advance by the palace, was brought from the Prince's residence. Chongyang practically carried the midwife with him as they swiftly arrived at the Marquis's residence using his light-footed skills.
The Marquis's residence was in complete chaos that night, and the commotion even reached the palace.
Tao Rong, representing Emperor Mingyang and the Empress Dowager, left the palace. On the way, she encountered Cheng An, who was wearing a cloak. The two exchanged a glance and both headed towards the Marquis's residence.
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