Chen Qiu and Ye Chen returned to the Duke's Mansion. Ye Chen first sent Chen Qiu back to Qiuchen Courtyard and told Xiaofu: "Take good care of your sister. Don't leave her before I come back, okay?"
Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen, who was like a frightened bird, and felt a little amused. After all, he had been to the battlefield, and ordinary people couldn't hurt him.
Ye Chen said, "I can't take the risk. It's easy to avoid an open attack, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. Since someone has already started to miss you, I can't let anything happen."
Ye Chen was really scared. He had finally been reborn. If he lost Chen Qiu again, he might go more than just crazy.
The moment he saw Princess An Ning tonight, his heart was in a panic. He could not have any hope because he could not afford the consequences.
After settling Chen Qiu down, Ye Chen brought Mu Qing to the study.
As soon as he entered the study, Ye Chen asked, "How are the arrangements for the secret guards going? Also, how are you dealing with the list I gave you?"
Mu Qing said, "Things are going smoothly with the Order of the Phoenix, but perhaps we made too much noise. Some of the people on your list were nowhere to be found when we went looking for them."
Ye Chen said: "As expected, have the important ones been dealt with?"
Mu Qing said, "A man named Xia Hanshan ran away."
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "It's okay, this person may be the key to our victory later!"
"Now let's talk about the secret guards!"
Mu Qing replied, "It has been arranged. The training location for the secret guards has not yet been decided. There are two places that can be used, and the Duke needs to decide."
Ye Chen sat down and said, "Oh, tell me about it!"
Mu Qing said, "There's a farm in the suburbs. It's very small, but it's in a secluded location. It's in a valley with only one entrance. The other one is inside our house. There's a courtyard in the orchard to the west. It's secluded and has a secret room!"
Ye Chen shook his head and said: "No, not in the mansion. I have a place that is suitable, but that is the one I promised to Qiu'er!"
Mu Qing asked: "Which flower valley is it?"
Ye Chen nodded: "Qiu'er likes it there very much. Didn't she ask you to start building a wooden house?"
Mu Qing smiled and said, "Yes, construction has already begun!"
"I have a place for secret guards to train!" Suddenly a deep male voice came from outside.
Ye Chen and Mu Qing looked at each other, Mu Qing went to open the door, and the person who came was Black Hawk!
Black Hawk came in and said directly: "In fact, the Duke can directly transfer people from the Black Cloud Guard!"
Ye Chen shook his head and said: "No, the Black Cloud Guards protect the emperor and empress. The Ye family already has grandfathers and grandmothers using the Black Cloud Guards."
Black Hawk said: "How many secret guards does the Duke have? I can provide space for up to fifty people."
Mu Qing hurriedly said: "Not many, more than 30 people!"
Black Hawk: "Is this person still reliable?"
Mu Qing said: "They are reliable. They are all people who have followed the Duke for many years. They just changed their identities. Their families are all supported by the mansion."
Black Hawk nodded: "In fact, the secret guards should be raised from a young age, and orphans are the most appropriate!"
Mu Qing said: "I understand all this, but isn't this urgent? I can only find some reliable people."
Ye Chen asked: "The venue you provided me is the one that the Black Cloud Guard abandoned?"
Black Hawk nodded and said, "Yes, do you need me to send someone to assist you?"
Mu Qing hurriedly said: "I need it, I need it so much!"
Ye Chen looked at Mu Qing. This was the difference between his guards and his grandfather's guards!
Ye Chen said: "Grandfather asked you to come?"
Black Hawk nodded and said, "Since we've agreed, I'll bring people over tomorrow!"
Ye Chen said: "Well, just go find Mu Qing directly!"
Ye Chen left after he finished speaking. Black Hawk asked Mu Qing: "Has this young Duke become different since he got married?"
Mu Qing sighed and said, "Not only are they different, they're practically two different people!"
Black Hawk said "Oh" and asked: "How do you say it?"
Mu Qing said, "You haven't had much contact with our master, so you wouldn't know. He used to be able to remain calm even when surrounded by beautiful women, but ever since he got married, he's been asking me to clean the yard every day. Now that the young lady is pregnant, he's finally calmed down!"
Black Hawk looked at Mu Qing with disbelief in his eyes, but fortunately he was used to being indifferent so he couldn't see it!
Ye Chen returned to Qiuchen Courtyard and first found Aunt Hua. He asked Aunt Hua to carefully check the people in Qiuchen Courtyard and work with Xing'er and Mingyue to find the man. If they couldn't find him, they would sell them all and exchange them for another batch!
Although Chen Qiu wanted to piss off the imperial concubine at that time, Ye Chen really thought so!
For some reason, Chen Qiu has been particularly energetic since she became pregnant. Other pregnant women feel weak and don't want to move, but she can't sit still for a moment!
When Ye Chen came back, he saw Chen Qiu walking back and forth in the room. Xiaofu was sitting there eating, following Chen Qiu's movements with his eyes.
Ye Chen said: "What's wrong? Can't sit still again?"
Chen Qiu said: "Look at what time it is now? I am not sleepy at all now, how could this happen?"
Ye Chen smiled and said, "I asked Xiao Hang, and he said this is normal and will be fine after three months. You've never had nausea or morning sickness before, so this is also a common condition, right?"
Chen Qiu sat down, touched her belly and said, "It's almost three months now, I'll just bear it a little longer!"
Afterwards, Ye Chen asked Mingyue to take Xiaofu back. Since Chenqiu became pregnant, although Xiaofu always followed Chenqiu, he was not as clingy as before.
She must be afraid of hurting Chen Qiu and the little nephew in her belly!
The next morning, Xiao Hang was invited to Qiuchen Courtyard by Ye Chen.
Xiao Hang said: "You can't do this, I still have my own things to do!"
Ye Chen said: "You said you wanted to keep Qiu'er safe throughout her pregnancy, but you only come every three to five days. That's not okay!"
Shen Qiu was just coming back from the bamboo forest with Xing'er and Xiaofu, and now Shen Qiu could only serve as their sparring partner.
As soon as she entered the door, Mingyue came running in, shouting, "Madam, there's a woman making trouble outside the gate!"
Chen Qiu said "Oh" and asked: "Who in Kyoto City dares to cause trouble in the Duke's Mansion?"
Mingyue smiled and said, "That person said he was looking for Doctor Xiao, and he said he was looking for Doctor Xiao's wife!"
Shen Qiu looked at Xiao Hang and said, "Doctor Xiao is married?"
Ye Chen also punched Xiao Hang and said, "When did you get married? How come I didn't know?"
When Xiao Hang heard someone say that she was his wife, he was stunned. Ye Chen pushed him, but he ran away unexpectedly, saying, "Tell her that I don't live here and let her go back to where she came from."
Shen Qiu and Ye Chen looked at each other, and Shen Qiu asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Ye Chen sneered and said, "Based on my understanding of him, it must be someone who grabbed his vital point, otherwise this guy wouldn't run so fast."
"Qiu'er, let's go and see who could scare Xiao Hang like this!"
Shen Qiu smiled and followed Ye Chen towards the gate.
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