Prefecture magistrate Yu searched for Yue Lingyin in his jurisdiction for several days but couldn't find her. After observing the map, Chen Qingchen discovered that he could cross several mountains from Fengjia Village and go directly to Dongchuan Prefecture, avoiding the city guards' inspection. He personally led people to search.
He rode at full speed, aiming for the county government office closest to the mountain.
"Prime Minister, there's a fire in the brothel ahead. Let's take a detour."
As soon as the follower finished speaking, Feng Mian and Yue Lingyin stumbled in front of them.
Feng Mian didn't expect to see Chen Xiang again in such a remote place, and endured the severe pain in his body to ask him for help.
"Hurry up and save Lingyin, she's about to give birth."
Shen Qingchen's pupils constricted, he turned over and dismounted, and picked up Yue Lingyin without any hesitation.
Feng Mian had two arrows stuck in his back and was bleeding. Seeing that Yue Lingyin was safe, he finally propped himself up and half-knelt on the ground, covering his chest.
Yue Lingyin gently pulled Shen Qingchen’s clothes and begged, “Chen Qing, please save Feng Mian. He was injured because he was trying to save me.”
Shen Qingchen paused, turned back and ordered: "Take him to the clinic for treatment."
Yue Lingyin was sent to the clinic, where a female doctor performed an emergency delivery.
Separated from her by a wall, Feng Mian's lips turned pale, and his mind was always thinking of Yue Lingyin.
"Old doctor, I'm ready, just pull out the arrow."
The doctor shook his head. "I know you're obsessed with that girl, but the arrow is deeply lodged. If you pull it out hastily, you might injure your heart and lungs. Let me prepare a plaster and apply it to the affected area. When the skin starts to itch, gently apply pressure with both hands, and the arrow will be removed."
Feng Mian was unwilling to wait: "I'm not afraid. If anything happens, I will take full responsibility."
The doctor could not bear his pleading, so he called his apprentices, and one of them pressed and the other pulled, and they pulled the arrow out.
The moment he pulled it out, blood gushed out. The doctor quickly stopped the bleeding and asked him, "Do you want to pull it out again?"
Feng Mian lay on the bed, his nails digging deep into the wooden board, and said firmly: "Pull it out!"
The old doctor shook his head and worked together with his apprentice to pull out another arrow.
Feng Mian's veins were popping out in pain. The old doctor bandaged his wound and he struggled to get up.
"Hey, the wound has just stopped bleeding, don't move."
"It's okay." Feng Mian walked out holding the wall. How could he rest and recuperate if he was not sure of her safety?
Shen Qingchen was furious at the county magistrate: "As the county magistrate, someone reported a case of a population in the county under your jurisdiction. Why didn't you send someone to find it as soon as possible? You also made excuses several times. If you can't do your job well, don't even think about being an official."
The county magistrate knelt on the ground: "Your subordinate, your subordinate..." Seeing Feng Mian come out, he swallowed the words he wanted to say to quibble, closed his eyes and said: "Your subordinate knows that he was wrong, please forgive me, sir."
Shen Qingchen said: "I will tell His Majesty the truth about what you have done. It is up to His Majesty to decide whether to stay or leave."
The county magistrate's legs went limp as he fell to the ground, muttering to himself, "It's over, it's really over now..."
Feng Mian looked at the county magistrate who had been so arrogant in front of him and was now only able to kneel before Prime Minister Shen and beg for mercy. He felt complicated and realized once again how insignificant he was. Perhaps they were the only ones who could protect Ling Yin.
The county magistrate was dragged out. Shen Qingchen stood tall and looked at Feng Mian coldly: "You know what I am going to say."
Blood seeped out of Fengmian's gauze, and her heart ached. "I just want to make sure she's safe. After she gives birth, I'll leave on my own."
Seeing that he didn't pester her, the coldness in Shen Qingchen's eyes dissipated a lot.
"You can't protect her. I hope you'll keep your word."
Yue Lingyin lay weakly on the bed. Strangely enough, she had been tied up for a long time and had no strength left when she came here. But as soon as the female doctor arrived, she quickly gave birth to her first child.
The female doctor opened the door and took the child out: "Congratulations, sir, both mother and child are safe."
Feng Mian quickly asked, "How is Lingyin?"
Shen Qingchen glanced at him sideways, and then looked at the female doctor.
"It's nothing serious." The female doctor urged, "Someone come first to catch the baby. Madam is pregnant with another one, and it should be out soon."
Shen Qingchen took it first, and there was tension in his eyes when he looked at the child.
Whose could it be? The Emperor, the General Fuguo, or him, which one is the father?
When he saw the child's face clearly, he was slightly stunned. He heard that children all look alike when they are born, but this child was obviously Dong Li Zheng's.
Feng Mian saw that he was a little disappointed and said, "If you don't like it, let me hold it."
"Who said I don't like him?" Shen Qingchen held the swaddling clothes carefully: "With your current broken body, I'm afraid you won't have the strength to hold the child if I give it to you."
Feng Mian felt depressed and found a chair to sit down: "I will recover sooner or later."
"You don't have to worry." Shen Qingchen said: "I will find the best doctor to treat you, and I will also give you a sum of money, enough for you to return home to buy a house, marry and have children."
Feng Mian said stubbornly, "I don't want any compensation from you. I saved Lingyin on my own accord. It has nothing to do with you."
Shen Qingchen narrowed his eyes and was about to say a few more words when the sound of a baby crying came from the room. He immediately shut up and waited for the female doctor to bring the baby out.
He was shocked when he saw the baby, and found that it looked very much like him.
Shen Qingchen suspected that he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes without caring about his image.
He had only heard of two children born from the same womb having different fathers in folk anecdotes. If the mother of a child married the father of two children in a very short period of time... she might give birth to twins with the same mother but different fathers.
Feng Mian also had a complicated look in his eyes: "Hold the child, this child is obviously yours."
He had only suspected it before, but when the child was born, he felt terrible. He had been staying by Lingyin's side the entire time. When did Chen Xiang take advantage of this opportunity?
Shen Qingchen handed the child in his hand to his subordinates, and carefully took his own child. His heart softened, and he was grateful to Lingyin that he also had a child with his blood.
Just when everyone thought Lingyin had given birth, the female doctor turned and walked in. A baby crying was heard. In everyone's surprised eyes, she quickly brought out another child.
This one is not like the previous two. He looks like Wei Jinzhi.
Feng Mian was confused. He had been with Ling Yin the longest, and yet he had done nothing. However, these two people who had only met a few times had made Ling Yin...
He was very angry but helpless. Three children with three fathers, and he wanted to know what Lingyin thought.
Yue Lingyin fell asleep due to exhaustion after giving birth. The female doctor cleaned her up, fed her, and let her have a good rest inside.
Shen Qingchen and Feng Mian went in to check on her worriedly, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was okay.
Shen Qingchen asked someone to buy a house outside and bought all the clothes that could be worn by babies in the clothing store. In order to solve the problem of the child drinking milk, he hired three wet nurses and several maids who were good at taking care of postpartum women to take care of Lingyin during the confinement period.
He did everything without avoiding Feng Mian. He wanted to tell him that he could take care of both Lingyin and the child.
The first thing Yue Lingyin did when she woke up was to care about Feng Mian's injuries, and then to look for her child. When she heard that the child had been taken away by Chen Xiang, she was obviously panicked.
She asked, "I have no grudge against Chen Xiang, why did he take my child away?"
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