Chapter 119: The Extinct God of War General x The Delicate Little Doctor 19
"Miss, please stop looking. General Xu has already married a wife. The master will not agree to this."
Liu Ruoyan withdrew her gaze, her voice unable to conceal her disappointment, "I know, but I am so unwilling. I can marry anyone, why should I marry a commoner? You know, I have fallen in love with that spirited young general riding on a tall horse since I was eight years old."
"But who would have thought that he would be injured on the battlefield, otherwise I would be the general's wife now."
Cai'er, the maid behind Liu Ruoyan, sighed helplessly. Even if the young lady was scheming, there was nothing she could do if the master did not agree. She couldn't just marry and be a widow.
"Miss, since you really like General Xu, then bless him. You see, the general's wife is very pretty. I think General Xu loves his wife very much. It's time for you to meet her."
Liu Ruoyan lowered her eyes, suppressed her reluctance and said, "Yes, General Xu already has a hidden illness after all. It would be good to have someone by his side. It's better than being alone."
Liu Ruoyan returned to the tent, dismissed the maid who was serving her, and sat on the chair in a daze.
"Don't move, or I'll kill you"
Liu Ruoyan, who was strangled by the neck, came to her senses and looked at the sword in front of her neck. Her lips turned pale with fear.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me"
King Xuan tightened his arms, making it difficult for Liu Ruoyan to breathe.
"I heard that you like Xu Hanye, how about we make a deal?"
Liu Ruoyan suppressed her fear and said stiffly, "Even if I like him, what's the use? My father will not agree to let me marry someone with a hidden illness."
King Xuan curled his lips in mockery, his eyes full of coldness. "It seems Xu Hanye has kept it a secret quite well. None of you actually knew that he has been cured."
"How about a deal with me? You help me avoid this raid, and I'll help you deal with the general's wife."
Liu Ruoyan was shocked, but her greed got the better of her. "Is what you said true? Is General Xu really well?"
King Xuan leaned forward and said to Liu Ruoyan's ear with his thin lips, "I might as well tell you, I am King Xuan of Dongyu Kingdom. As long as you help me this time, I will not break my promise."
Liu Ruoyan clenched her fists, gritted her teeth and said, "Then I will believe His Royal Highness Prince Xuan once."
A large number of guards rushed into the women's section and began to check suspicious people one by one. Xu Hanye was the first to be checked. Soon he caught two suspicious people, but he did not find any trace of King Xuan.
"Order someone to search the tent and bring a few maids with you so as not to alarm the nobleman."
Liu Ruoyan was indeed bold. In order to help King Xuan avoid the search, she sat in the bathtub wearing only her pants and a bellyband on her upper body.
No one would have thought that a woman would destroy her own innocence to help others.
"Mammy, my young lady is taking a bath, there is really no stranger in there"
A solemn voice was heard. It was the voice of the palace nanny. "Just go in and take a look and you'll know. We old ladies are not men, so what are we afraid of?"
As soon as the words fell, two maids walked in and began to search Liu Ruoyan's tent.
I just looked around and didn't see anyone.
"Ms. Liu, have you seen anyone dressed as a guard come in?"
Liu Ruoyan used her fingers to stir up the water, glanced at the nanny nonchalantly, and said with a smile, "Mammy, you are really joking. If a man came in, I would be scared to death. How could I have the mood to bathe here?"
The two maids looked at each other, nodded and said, "Sorry to bother Miss Liu."
Liu Ruoyan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly made way for them. "Come out, they're gone."
King Xuan emerged from the water, spit out the cylinder in his mouth, and gasped for breath.
"I can hardly hold it anymore. This cylinder doesn't work very well."
"You are such an interesting woman, you can be so bold."
Liu Ruoyan put on her coat, smiled coldly and said, "I hope King Xuan can keep his word, otherwise I don't mind a fight to the bitter end."
King Xuan raised his eyebrows, smiled with great interest, not caring about his wet clothes. "How about you consider becoming my woman?"
Liu Ruoyan's face twisted for a moment, and then she snorted softly, "I am not worthy of His Majesty Xuan Wang. Please don't forget what you said."
King Xuan blew a breath towards Liu Ruoyan frivolously and said, "Don't worry, I always keep my word. Just wait for good news."
The hunt ended abruptly, as two people from the Dongyu Kingdom were captured. Although King Xuan was not captured, it was not a complete failure.
Master Zhang paced back and forth anxiously, peeking out of the door from time to time, until a man dressed as a servant handed him a letter.
After reading the letter, Master Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. "That was a close call. If the King had been caught today, we would all be finished."
The staff frowned and shook his head and said, "Master Taishi, should we keep some distance from King Xuan? The emperor is already suspicious now."
Master Zhang waved his hands, pinched his brows and said, "Wait a little longer. I don't want to lose this chess piece of King Xuan unless it is absolutely necessary."
"Cui Lan is now pregnant, and we don't know if she can give birth safely."
"Send a message to Finland, be sure to protect Cuilan. If the child is gone, she will die too."
Duke's Mansion
Aunt Qiao accompanied the Duke's wife back to the main courtyard. After much hesitation, she said, "Mother, I want to see the palace doctor."
The Duke's wife was a little confused. She glanced at Aunt Qiao's rosy cheeks and asked, "Aunt Qiao, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Qiao pursed her lips and said, "Well... my period didn't come this month."
The Duke's wife immediately sat up straight, her eyes were startlingly bright, and her voice was trembling as she spoke, "Quick, go get the court doctor over here!"
The official physician of the Duke's Mansion was an old man who walked with a hunchback. Despite his age, he ran over at the urging of the servants.
Before he could even catch his breath, the Duke's wife urged him to take Aunt Qiao's pulse.
Seeing the doctor's trembling hands, Aunt Qiao twitched her lips and said, "Mother, why don't we let the doctor take a rest?"
How dare the court doctor? He waved his hand and said, "Young Madam, you are too kind. I am fine and it won't affect your pulse diagnosis."
After a cup of tea, the court physician withdrew his hand from taking the pulse. If Aunt Qiao hadn't known that she was pregnant, she would have been frightened just by looking at the court physician's serious face.
The Duke's wife stared at the court doctor and said, "Physician, why don't you just tell me, is my aunt pregnant? You don't look surprised at all."
The court doctor felt that he was wronged. It wasn't that he was unhappy, he was just too surprised. If the general hadn't said anything, it would have been fine, but when he did, it would have been shocking.
"Madam, the young lady is indeed pregnant, and it has been almost two months."
"The young lady is in good health and has no problems."
The Duke's wife was so excited that her eyes went dark. If she hadn't been supported by the maids, she would have collapsed to the ground. "Okay, okay, you are such a good daughter-in-law to my mother. Go, go find Han Ye and ask him to come back quickly."