The baby in her belly has been restless these past two days. I think it sensed her mood, so it was like this.
She didn't take any action because she was worried about her child.
Soon, Jindong came back and brought a cup of preserved jujubes. Her face looked a little different. She looked around and whispered, "Master, I just heard a piece of news..."
"You say." An Qingran saw that something was wrong with her and knew that something big must have happened.
"Yesterday, the army of Prince Shou and the army of the Crown Prince engaged in battle. I heard that Prince Shou boasted of having a million troops, and the Crown Prince's army suffered a loss. Now they are defending the city. Prince Shou's army failed to capture the city yesterday, and is now resting outside the city. We don't know when the next attack will be." Ren Dong paused here, her eyes a little wandering, as if there was something else she hadn't said. After a pause, she said with a guilty expression, "It is rumored that the Crown Prince was injured."
"The prince is injured? Is it serious?" An Qingran's heart was pounding. She suddenly remembered her previous life. If you calculate the time, the prince seemed to have died during this period. Although it was not because of Prince Shou's rebellion in the previous life, she was still afraid that she had not protected the prince well and that he would not escape the same fate of death.
An Qingran sat there dejectedly, her face pale. She stroked her chest and took a long time to catch her breath.
Ren Dong stepped forward to rub her back and said, "The prince is only injured. If it was serious, the people in Shouwang Mansion would not spread such rumors. They would definitely spread them more mysteriously. So I think the prince may have only suffered a minor injury, or not been injured at all."
An Qingran felt that there was some truth in what he said, and she felt relieved a little: "The prince must be controlled by others because of my mother and me. I don't know what kind of bargaining chips Prince Shou used us in exchange..." She stopped here, as if she had made some important decision. Her eyes were firm and could not be refused. "Rosewood, I have always regarded you as a sister. I have thought about it these days. You did this only because you were deceived, not because you wanted to betray me. I didn't want to forgive you. I felt heartbroken when I thought about your betrayal, but after all, the friendship of so many years cannot be forgotten. So, this matter is over. I have an idea now, and I want to tell you. I want to know, will you betray me again?"
Hearing this, Ren Dong knelt on the ground and said, "Master, my life is yours now. You can take it now. I just know that from now on, I will never make any decision behind your back."
An Qingran stood up and pulled her up: "Why would I want your life? I believe you are the one. From today on, we are still good sisters. If there is anything I do wrong in the future, you can just tell me directly..."
Honeysuckle nodded while shedding tears. She mumbled, "Master, I won't dare to do it again..."
"Well, now I have something to tell you. You must not reveal your true identity... We need to find a way to escape. This will require a lot of hard work on your part, because Dongfang Run trusts you now. Go out and find two things for me and bring them back quietly..."
Next, An Qingran whispered a few words to her. Ren Dong nodded as she listened, but at the end she looked at her worriedly: "Master, are you really going to do this?"
An Qingran nodded firmly.
Honeysuckle thought for a moment and smiled, "Master, I will obey you in everything."
She knew she didn't need to persuade him anymore. No one could oppose the master's decision.
It was a great honor that she could forgive her.
For the next two days, An Qingran was busy all the time, and the maids were very curious as to why this pregnant woman had such a good appetite and had been cooking all the time.
Keep asking for ingredients and keep cooking soup.
Finally, on the third day, Honeysuckle brought a pot of cooked bird's nest and lily soup to them and asked them to taste it, saying it was the master's intention.
The maids were naturally on guard. Only a few of them drank it, and after drinking it, they didn't find anything wrong, so they realized they were being too suspicious. The next day, they were treated to some Tremella fuciformis soup, and they drank it again. Nothing happened after drinking it. For the next five days, everyone was looking forward to their master's delicious food. Until that night, after the maids finished eating the Yuanxiao, they all fell asleep. An Qingran and Rendong took off their clothes, climbed over the wall in the dark, and jumped out of the yard.
It was also because Dongfang Run saw that her belly was big and did not take any special precautions. He never thought that she would even ignore the child for Dongfang Jin.
The yard was located halfway up the mountain. An Qingran and Rendong were already out of breath when they jumped out of the high wall. Fortunately, a half moon was hanging in the starry sky. An Qingran simply figured out the direction. Now the army was besieging the city, and they had no way to go back, so it was better to escape far away. However, with Dongfang Run's intelligence, he would definitely think that An Qingran would never return to the capital, so An Qingran thought about it and really headed towards the capital with Rendong.
Honeysuckle was terrified: "Master, there is a war going on there. It is so chaotic. How can we get there?"
"If you think this, others will think the same. They must think that I won't come back, so this place is temporarily safe. However, Dongfang Run is only confused for a moment. When he wants to come over, he will definitely come in this direction to find us, so we have to move quickly and covertly."
When An Qingran said this, she frowned. Rendong came forward in surprise and supported her: "What's wrong with you? Do you have a stomachache?"
"It doesn't hurt. He just kicked me, but I disturbed his sweet dream." An Qingran said easily.
Rendong believed it, and the two of them walked in the forest towards the light, one step deep and one step shallow. As they walked, An Qingran was thankful that she had practiced martial arts since she was a child, otherwise she would not have been able to escape today. When she climbed up the wall just now, she dragged Rendong up first, and then she turned over. But after all, she was only more than eight months old, and she had not practiced martial arts in the past eight months. So, when she had a stomachache just now, she was very worried, but the arrow was on the string, and the safety of the country was involved for them and their son, so it was no joke. If she had been in Dongfang Run's hands all the time, and waited for the death of the late emperor, Dongfang Run might directly threaten Dongfang Jin to give up the throne, and he would agree.
Will he agree?
An Qingran suddenly stopped, thought for a moment, and then smiled. He would definitely agree.
I still have some confidence in this.
Thinking of this, she gently stroked her belly: "Child, let's go find your father..."
Honeysuckle accidentally fell down, and when she got up, she said self-deprecatingly: "This servant is really stupid. She has nimble hands and feet, but she still fell down. Master, are you okay?"
An Qingran shook her head: "We can't stop. The maids will wake up tomorrow morning. Before that, we only have two to three hours, and we can only walk a few dozen miles..."
As she spoke of this, she became more and more anxious.
The master and servant stopped talking and kept hurrying forward. An Qingran didn't feel anything else but her stomach was getting tighter and tighter. She endured it. It wasn't that she wasn't worried, but she had to hurry forward.
Finally, dawn was about to break, and the quiet blue appeared in the east. A little bit of morning light was beginning to appear, as if a baby had opened his eyes. It was so blue and so quiet that it made people feel peaceful at the sight of it.
There is a village not far ahead.
Honeysuckle said, "Miss, let's go in and get some water to drink. We've been walking all night, you should take a rest...Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you..."
An Qingran's forehead was covered with sweat. She gritted her teeth and smiled, "Rosewood, let's go into the village. I'm afraid... I'm about to give birth."
"Are you going to give birth? You're only eight and a half months pregnant..." At this point, Honeysuckle covered her mouth. There is an old saying among the people, "Seven months old but not eight months old."
She never understood why this happened, but it sounded scary.
But the situation was like this, what else could she say? She immediately helped An Qingran walk into the village. Instantly, a dog started barking. She knocked on the wooden door of the house at the head of the village, anxiously, but also afraid that it was an ungrateful person who was difficult to talk to. Fortunately, an old woman came out quickly. Seeing their situation, she didn't wait for Ren Dong to speak, and said directly: "Come in quickly, what's the matter? In the middle of the night... This lady is pregnant, my God, how did her water break?"
"Auntie, we escaped from the capital, but were robbed in the middle of the night..." Ren Dong cried, "My mistress is about to give birth, Auntie, is there a midwife in your village?"
"Let me take a look. Come in quickly... Oh, really, we have also heard that there is a war in the capital. Is the peaceful life coming to an end? Girl, it happens that I am an old woman living alone. You stay here, and I will find a midwife for you..."
An Qingran grabbed her hand and said, "Auntie, we can't be discovered..."
The old lady was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "If you believe me, I have also delivered babies for more than ten women in the village. Let me take a look."
An Qingran nodded.
Although it was extremely painful, she was still rational.
Rendong was boiling water outside, and was worried that the old lady was not quick enough, so she went in and out from time to time. However, An Qingran's condition did not improve at all. Instead, she gritted her teeth and groaned.
The old lady's face became worse and worse: "The child is lying sideways. I will go find someone to harness the carriage. In this case, I'm afraid only the doctors in the capital can cure it... Don't blame me for being harsh. Even if the best midwife comes, it will be useless..."
Hearing this, Ren Dong burst into tears: "Master...what should I do? Wait, Master, you have delivered a difficult-to-deliver baby for my wife before. Can you teach me, tell me what to do?"
At this moment, An Qingran had sealed the pain-relieving acupoints on her body with great pain, and the pain was slightly relieved. The old lady heard their words clearly. In fact, as soon as they entered the yard, she could tell from their clothes that they were not ordinary people. The old lady heard: "Do you have a way yourself? It's better to use it quickly. I can help you."
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