Ye Chen sent the letter to Mu Qing in the afternoon.
Now he wants to write a letter to his brother-in-law in the northwest. There are fewer members of the Phoenix Society in the northwest, so he wants Chen Yue to deal with the members of the Phoenix Society there before returning. Qiu'er should not have to worry about it anymore.
The northern Tatars are already eyeing the northwest border covetously, and there is no guarantee that the Order of the Phoenix will not unite with foreign tribes just to be on the safe side.
Kyoto is far away from the northwest, so we used the 800-li express. I hope this matter can be resolved before the New Year.
On this day, the sky was gloomy and it looked like a heavy snow was about to fall, but it was cloudy all day and not a single snowflake fell. In the evening, a strong wind blew.
Ye Chen had not returned yet. Chen Qiu listened to the sound of the wind outside and had no heart to sew.
Aunt Hua looked at her and said, "It's going to snow. The Duke should be back soon. Don't worry, Black Hawk and Xing'er are with them. Nothing will go wrong."
Chen Qiu sat down and stood up again. The sound of the wind outside was getting stronger and stronger, and it sounded a bit creepy.
After a while, a maid outside shouted, "The Duke is back."
Just as Chen Qiu was about to go out to greet him, Ye Chen lifted the door curtain and came in.
Seeing that Chen Qiu seemed to be about to go out, Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Go in quickly. It's getting cold outside. Be careful."
As he said this, he moved a little further away from Chen Qiu. He had just come in and must not pass on the cold to Qiu'er. She couldn't take medicine now, so if she felt a little uncomfortable, she would have to endure it herself, so she had to be careful about everything.
Shen Qiu smiled and said, "I'm not that squeamish. Don't worry, I won't go over there."
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Then go back to the inner room. I'll come find you when I'm warm. Be good."
Aunt Hua smiled at the affection between the two and thought the princess should be relieved.
Ever since marrying Chen Qiu, Ye Chen had not allowed the maids to serve him closely, so Nanny Hua stood up and said, "I, the old servant, will help the Duke change his clothes."
After everyone sat down, he said, "I have one more thing to say, Duke, the midwife should start preparing, and the wet nurse should also be prepared. These people must be reliable."
Ye Chen said with a "hmm," "I see. What do you think of the midwife the Empress used when she gave birth to Yi as a child?"
Nanny Hua frowned and said, "Is the Duke talking about Nanny Li in the palace?"
Ye Chen saw Aunt Hua's expression clearly, so he asked, "Aunt, do you think there's something wrong?"
Aunt Hua paused, nodded, and said, "It's indeed not appropriate. Her personality... I'm afraid..."
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu and said to Aunt Hua, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Aunt Hua said, "When the Queen gave birth to Prince Yi, she wasn't the direct midwife, she just assisted. Yet, in the end, all the credit went to her. This person has evil intentions."
Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said, "We need to find a reliable midwife. I'll discuss it with my grandmother."
Aunt Hua smiled and said, "Master, there's no need to be nervous. I will be there to protect Madam and Princess Lanyu. Nothing will happen. Just find someone reliable."
Ye Chen nodded and said that he would definitely be by Qiu'er's side when she gave birth, but he did not say this out loud.
Chen Qiu asked: "The child is only seven months old now, are you preparing so early?"
Aunt Hua said: "It is better to be prepared."
Ye Chen took Chen Qiu's hand and said, "There can't be any accidents, everything must be arranged. I won't be busy during this period, I will stay at home and accompany you well."
Ye Chen was sleeping soundly at night when he suddenly heard the person next to him groan and woke up with a start.
Feeling that something was wrong with the person next to him, he hurriedly got up and lit the lamp. Chen Qiu didn't wake up, but just kept tossing and turning.
Ye Chen hurried to Chen Qiu's side, touched Chen Qiu's forehead and called Chen Qiu: "Qiu'er, Qiu'er wake up, did you have a nightmare?"
Chen Qiu slowly opened her eyes and touched her belly. There was a small foot staring at her belly. Ye Chen reached out to touch it, and the hand immediately retracted.
Chen Qiu said with a smile: "Little guy, you don't let daddy touch you, but you are quite excited when you torment mommy."
Ye Chen asked Chen Qiu: "Qiu'er, how are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Chen Qiu shook his head and said, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable, it's just that the little guy is moving around so much that I'm a little nervous."
Ye Chen said: "Does he move like this every day? Why have I never felt him move?"
Shen Qiu smiled and said, "I don't know why, but he doesn't move when you touch him. But he moved especially hard tonight."
Ye Chen stood up and shouted to the door: "Someone come here"
It was Jin'er who was on duty outside. When she heard the noise, she put on her clothes and came over. Ye Chen said, "Go find Lan Yu. Qiu'er is not feeling well."
Jin'er went out for a while and Lan Yu came running in with clothes on. "What's wrong? It's snowing outside. I'm freezing."
Ye Chen pulled Lan Yu over and said, "The little guy is moving around so much that Qiu'er can't sleep well. Can you tell him to stop moving?"
Lan Yu looked at Ye Chen as if he were a fool and said, "If he doesn't move, he will..." Lan Yu didn't say the rest.
Walking to Chen Qiu's bed and lifting up Chen Qiu's clothes, the little feet came out again. Chen Qiu put his hand on them, and he even tried to kick them. Lan Yu said with a smile: "This guy can't sleep and wants to play with you."
Ye Chen said: "But, as soon as I put my hand on him, he stopped moving."
Lan Yu said, "I guess you only talk to Xiao Qiu every day, and you don't talk much to him, so he doesn't recognize you."
Ye Chen said with a sigh, "I don't know him either. If it's a daughter, it's fine. But if it's a son, he'll try to snatch Qiu'er from me."
Then he walked to Shen Qiu, knelt down, pointed at Shen Qiu's belly and said, "Little guy, let me tell you, if you bully Qiu'er again, I will beat you when you come out."
Lan Yu looked at Ye Chen with disdain and said, "I think you called me here in the middle of the night not to see a doctor, but to disgust me."
"Ye Chen, do you know why I'm not at Qiuchen Court during the day? It's because I'm afraid you'll make me so sore that my teeth will fall out."
Ye Chen snorted coldly and said, "You know what you are thinking. I won't stop you from looking for Xiao Hang. Why do you care if I am jealous?"
Lan Yu gritted her teeth at Ye Chen's anger, snorted, and ignored him. Then she sat down beside the bed and felt Chen Qiu's pulse. After a while, she said, "It's okay, the child is fine too. If you really can't sleep, get out of bed and walk around. I'll come back to check on him when he's not so noisy."
"Alright, let the girls outside go back to their rooms. I, the princess, will keep watch for you!"
Ye Chen went straight to the door and said to Jin: "Jin'er, go back. You don't have to keep watch anymore."
Lan Yu pointed at Ye Chen and said to Shen Qiu with a smile: "Alas, he is really rude."
Chen Qiu smiled and said, "Isn't this bad? Not to mention your status as a princess, but to say you're still an unmarried girl, this will be bad for your reputation."
Lan Yu said, "I am not from your Great Yin Kingdom. Your reputation here has nothing to do with me. I only know that I cannot ignore my friends."
Having said that, if he continued, it would seem that he was being too hypocritical, so Chen Qiu did not insist any further.
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