When Ye Chen got home, Chen Qiu was still waiting, and the fish soup was still warming in the small kitchen.
Xiaofu was chatting and laughing with Chen Qiu. No one knew what Xiaofu said, but Chen Qiu was laughing happily. Ye Chen was outside the window looking at the laughing Chen Qiu through the glazed window, and was a little dazed for a moment.
In the previous life, Chen Qiu rarely smiled, although in front of his grandparents, they always acted like a loving couple.
But at that time, Chen Qiu was just like those ladies from noble families in Kyoto City, smiling without showing her teeth and her behavior was impeccable.
It was not until Xiaofu was bought by Chen Qiu that Xiaofu made Chen Qiu laugh from time to time, just like she does now. Only then did Ye Chen realize that she could laugh so beautifully.
From then on, Ye Chen always hid outside the window and peeked. Why did he peek?
He didn't know it at the time, he just knew that from then on, whenever he saw Chen Qiu's forbearing smile, his heart would ache.
He wanted to see that smile more and more, but as soon as he appeared in front of Shen Qiu, Shen Qiu would return to his original smiling face.
He had thought of many ways to make Chen Qiu laugh so happily in front of him, but none of them succeeded.
Now looking at Chen Qiu like this, he really couldn't bear to go in and disturb her.
Chen Qiu looked up and saw Ye Chen outside the window, so he stood up and smiled to come out.
Seeing Chen Qiu about to come out, Ye Chen quickly lifted the door curtain and walked in.
Chen Qiu came forward, and Ye Chen asked her to step back because the coldness in his body was too strong, and it would be bad if the coldness passed on to Chen Qiu.
Ye Chen warmed himself up, then put his arm around Chen Qiu's shoulders and asked with a smile, "Have you eaten?"
Shen Qiu said: "Not yet, I thought I would wait for you to eat together."
Ye Chen said: "It's my fault. I came back late." Then he called for someone to serve him food.
Xiaofu sat down with them to eat. Ye Chen fed Chen Qiu first, and then started eating when Chen Qiu had almost finished eating.
Ye Chen said: "Have you finished eating? It seems that you didn't eat much?"
Chen Qiu touched his stomach and said, "I can't eat anymore. The little one is holding me back. I'll feel full after eating a little. I'll eat when I'm hungry later."
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu's stomach. This guy was really troublesome. Not only did he always make Qiu'er get up at night, but now he couldn't even eat properly.
Shen Qiu said: "It's okay, everything will be fine after he is born."
"The New Year is coming soon. Can Mingyue and the others come back before the New Year?"
Ye Chen took a mouthful of food and said, "Well, they have already set off from Yangzhou and will be back before the New Year."
Chen Qiu said, "Are we going to bring back the food we received? Can they handle so much food?"
Ye Chen paused and said, "Well, the grain is collected for use next year. If it is kept in Jiangnan, it will be inconvenient to use it."
Ye Chen knew that this batch of grain would be used in the northwest next year, but he couldn't tell Chen Qiu because he was afraid that Chen Qiu would worry.
Secondly, I don’t have the ability to predict the future. The only reason I know what will happen next year is because I have experienced it once.
But this cannot be known to others. If I tell Chen Qiu without any basis that there will be a locust plague in the northwest next year, I will be regarded as a lunatic.
Ye Chen said this, and Chen Qiu didn't ask any more questions, because this was Ye Chen's plan, and Ye Chen should have his own considerations.
Xing'er was sent out by Ye Chen seven days ago to welcome Mingyue and the others.
Mingyue and his companions had to protect the food while also clearing out any places along the way where there were branches of the Order of the Phoenix, which was a bit difficult.
Besides, Fuxia was no fool. All the branches in Kyoto, Yangzhou and Lu Chenyuan's fiefdom were destroyed within a month, and they were completely defenseless.
She must have known that there was a traitor among her people, and if she didn't move to a new location quickly, other branches would also be damaged.
Therefore, Ye Chen asked Xing'er to take people from Kyoto and head south along the route Mingyue and the others took to meet Mingyue and the others.
By the way, clean up the Order of the Phoenix that was not withdrawn in time.
Xing'er took the token given to Ye Chen by the emperor, and had smooth travel wherever she went. When cleaning up the Phoenix Society, she also kept in mind Ye Chen's instructions, "Don't kill them all."
After clearing out a Phoenix Order in a certain area, the captured individuals were handed over to the local county magistrate, who was warned with a token: "Keep an eye on these individuals. If they escape, all those involved will be killed without mercy."
Under such an order, county governments across the country deployed heavy troops to guard the area, so there was no need to worry about them escaping.
Xing'er led his men at full speed, using thundering means to wipe out the Phoenix Society wherever they passed, and finally met up with Mingyue and the others in Jizhou on the day of the Little New Year.
Mingyue and Muqing had been on their journey for more than half a month, and it took them half a month to reach Jizhou. The moment they saw Xing'er, they suddenly lost their strength, and felt a little drowsy the next day, as if they were sick.
Fortunately, their team had a carriage, and the two maids brought by Xing'er and Mingyue took care of her.
Xing'er touched Mingyue's forehead and said, "You've suffered a lot. You haven't suffered a lot in the past two months, have you?"
Mingyue smiled and said, "Fortunately, I met Brother Pang Hu when I was collecting grain. He helped me a lot."
"When we came back, we had to protect the food and clean up the Order of the Phoenix at the same time. It was a bit tiring. Not only me, but the brothers in the team were almost overwhelmed."
Xing'er patted Mingyue's shoulder and said, "Starting today, I will lead the guards. You can have a good rest now."
Because the road from Jizhou to Kyoto had been cleared by Xing'er and the others when they arrived, the journey back to Kyoto was very peaceful.
On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, they finally arrived in Kyoto, and Mingyue fell seriously ill.
Mingyue and Mu Qing had just returned to the Duke's Mansion when Chen Qiu and Ye Chen arrived. Mingyue had been running a fever and was feeling drowsy.
Lan Yu was taking Mingyue's pulse. As soon as Chen Qiu came over, he walked into the inner room but was stopped by Mu Qing.
Mu Qing said, "Madam, even if you recover from your illness, Mingyue will blame herself. You are two people now, so you should think about the young master."
Ye Chen also said: "Don't worry, with Lan Yu here, Mingyue will be fine. You have to trust Lan Yu's medical skills."
Chen Qiu nodded, knowing that they were right, and stopped worrying about it, so he sat outside and waited.
Lan Yu came out after a while, looked at Chen Qiu and said: "Don't worry, it's just that you are pregnant and your body is a little tired, so this happened."
After hearing Lan Yu's words, everyone was stunned, and then became happy.
Chen Qiu stood up and said, "Really? Mingyue is pregnant? How is the baby? Will the baby be affected by being sick like this?"
Mu Qing also asked: "Yes, she saw several doctors along the way, but they didn't say she was pregnant. She also took a lot of medicine. Will it have any effect?"
Lan Yu sat down and drank a sip of tea and said, "It's okay. Xing'er showed me the medicine you gave her on the way. It won't have any effect. It's just that she's too young, so some doctors may not be able to diagnose it."
Mu Qing wanted to ask more, but Lan Yu said, "Don't worry, our Medicine Valley's reputation is not in vain. I'll treat her, and since she has a good body, she'll be well by the New Year."
Mu Qing was so happy after hearing Lan Yu's words that he didn't know what to do.
Ye Chen poked Mu Qing and said, "Why don't you go see her?"
Mu Qing smiled at Ye Chen, then went into the inner room.
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