21 Chapter 21

◎The unreachable white moonlight◎

Li Cheng was extremely strict in military management and never drank alcohol when he was training the navy. He was in charge of military affairs at a young age, so naturally he wanted to leave others speechless.

But his wife was an exception. Sometimes he would look forward to holiday gifts, so Huiyin would write him a letter and send him some delicious food. Her letters were not long, but they were full of care that could not be expressed in words. At the same time, she was also very sensible. When she had nothing to do on weekdays, she would never write to him, saying that she was afraid of disturbing him.

But today he only received a letter from home, without any gifts. After opening the letter, Li Cheng was stunned.

She is actually pregnant!

Li Cheng finally had a realistic feeling about starting a family. His previous feeling about starting a family was nothing more than getting married, and he didn't know whether this wife was loyal to him. He always felt that he was not ready. But now he didn't expect that he would soon have a child who was related to him by blood.

The letter said that she had severe morning sickness, but that eating plums recently had alleviated it a lot. As for Xun Rou, she was afraid that she would not be able to take good care of her...

After Li Cheng put down the letter, she thought of Xun Rou's pleading with her, saying that if she went back like this, the Concubine would be angry, and that although Concubine Wu seemed to be nice to her, she always criticized her. It would be fine if he didn't agree to let her be a concubine, but he couldn't drive her away after only one month.

So, he agreed to let Xun Rou stay in the palace. Anyway, the palace was managed by Huiyin, so there should be no problem. However, he did not expect that his wife was pregnant now, so it was not a good idea to keep Xun Rou.

These are all minor matters. The most important thing is that he is going to be a father. His wife is quite beautiful and he himself looks quite handsome. I wonder how beautiful and handsome the child they will have will be!

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Dang and other close generals who followed him were also happy for Li Cheng. The fact that the young princess had a son meant that the position of the Huaiyin Prince's lineage was stable.

Compared to Li Chengzhi's joy, the people in Huaiyin Palace were just average. Some of these people were old servants, either the Wu Taifei's people or the Cui Wangfei's people. Mother Chao was unhappy. She said to Yun Hui with her feet raised: "If the little princess gives birth to a prince, we will have no place to stand."

Now Zheng's mother, Mother Nan, helps to manage the affairs within the second gate and almost directly communicates with Steward Zhong. The servants she brought with her have gradually begun to encroach on the positions originally held by these old people in the Huaiyin Palace.

Yun Hui advised, "Mother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but the young prince has not let you move out because of our old friendship, and has let his daughter be a housekeeper here, which is already very good. Could it be that you still want to be the young prince's family?"

At the end, she smiled slightly.

"You are so indifferent to fame and fortune. I don't know what to say." Mother Chao was helpless with her daughter.

Yun Hui shook her head: "Then don't say anything, I will handle it myself."

Mother Chao added, "Miss Xun wanted to chase you away before, but now you are almost confined to your house, and you can't even leave the yard. This is really retribution..."

Yun Hui smiled but said nothing.

Although Xun Rou wanted to go out, she was too weak to dare to go out casually. Without the sign of Huaiyin Palace and the pass card, she could not leave Xuzhou City, let alone the palace.

But on this day, Huiyin smiled and patted her belly, saying, "Send Miss Xun to Madam Miao. The refugee residence is completed today. She is always capable. Oh, and send Yunhui as well. She is very capable in handling matters."

Xun Rou felt annoyed when she saw Yun Hui sitting in the carriage with her, but she wanted Mei Xiang to deliver the message. However, Mei Xiang was in another carriage and couldn't get off.

When they arrived at Madam Miao's place, Yun Hui said, "Miss Xun, come, I will help you get off the carriage."

Xun Rou still had a lucky mentality, so when she got there, she quietly passed the message to the toilet. But she didn't expect that as soon as she got off the carriage, the refugees who had been kneeling there rushed towards her, holding sacks in their hands.

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Huiyin had pigeon soup this morning. The oil had been filtered several times and it tasted delicious and fresh. She asked Nan's mother, "I asked you to deliver a letter to my mother. Did you deliver it?"

"Are you still worried about my work? We have already sent her back." Mother Nan said with a smile.

Huiyin breathed a sigh of relief: "This is my first time to be pregnant, and the young prince's mother passed away, so there is no one to ask about these matters of childbirth. If it weren't for the fact that the pregnancy was already stable in three months, I would not have told anyone."

As the master and servant were talking, someone came over and said, "Little Princess, it's bad. Miss Xun was carried away by refugees in a sack. They were outlaws. They took her into the woods and it took a while to rescue her. Oh, it was Yun Hui who led the rescuers. Yun Hui herself was injured."

Huiyin pretended to be furious: "I told you to follow her out and take good care of her, how could something like this happen? Come on, send a few people to get a doctor, including Yunhui."

In fact, when Xun Rou was sent back, she had no injuries at all. She was just abducted by refugees, men in public. She came back in dishevel and with messy hair. Everyone thought she might have been...

She looked at Zheng Huiyin who walked in again. She came in gracefully, with servants like clouds. She was so glamorous that Xun Rou raised her eyes instantly, as if she was even blinded by such glamor.

Huiyin only told the people who served Xun Rou: "You two must take good care of Miss Xun. If Miss Xun is abducted by someone again, I will hold you responsible."

After that, she looked at Xun Rou and said, "I have already beaten He Niangzi, Meixiang and others who followed you out and chased them out because they failed to protect their master. Don't worry, the young prince asked me to take good care of you. Such things will not happen again in the future."

Xun Rou just looked at her hatefully, and Huiyin turned and left without hesitation.

In the dead of night, Xun Rou was in no mood to sleep, but she heard footsteps. She looked up and saw that it was Yun Hui. Yun Hui had scratches on her face. Xun Rou pointed at her and said, "Are you here to laugh at me?"

"Hahaha." Yun Hui laughed.

This laughter was a little creepy in this quiet embroidery building.

"Miss Xun, a cousin of noble status, of course drove me out with a pearl flower, saying that I had an affair with someone else. Now you have become a laughing stock in the entire Xuzhou city. Everyone says that you have been..." Yun Hui showed an angry look when she said this.

She had been with the young prince for several years, and had been serving him since he was a child. How much the young prince relied on her! Sister Yunhui often called him. She watched the young prince grow from a child to a handsome young man. She didn't know when she fell in love with him, but she was slandered and driven away.

Her fiancé died again, adding another layer of foreboding to her. She thought about how good she had been to this new cousin, but how could she accept that she had been framed by her?

At that time, Xun Rou was so thin and weak, and was not liked by the Concubine Dowager. It was because she often told Concubine Wu about her preferences that she could be liked by others.

After listening to Yun Hui, Xun Rou remembered a detail. After she told those outlaws her identity, they let her go. Instead, after being rescued by Yun Hui, she kept pulling at her clothes, asking if anything had fallen off her body. She was in a hurry at the time and didn't think too much about it. Now thinking about the fact that she looked like she had been ravaged, it was she who caused it.

"It's you. You deliberately caused me to be misunderstood by others. I'm going to tell the concubine and my cousin." Xun Rou stood up and said.

Yun Hui covered her mouth and laughed: "Then go ahead and sue me. I am now in everyone's eyes, and I am your benefactor who saved you. And you quarreled with the little prince and wanted to frame the little princess. Now you have a dirty reputation. Jianye is not far from Xuzhou. If your reputation spreads to Concubine Wu, how will Concubine Wu look at you?"

Xun Rou was stunned for a moment. She knew very well that Yun Hui was telling the truth. Concubine Wu liked her because she accompanied her all year round. She was almost like a big maid and could help her manage the servants. Even most of the money went to Concubine Wu. She was just helping out. This person was very cold and mean. Xun Rou had seen this before.

Now she has lost her power, Li Cheng doesn't like her, and Zheng is very smart and probably knows what she has done, so it will be useless even if she begs.

Seeing her like this, Yun Hui smiled and went out. When she reached the courtyard gate, she suppressed her smile and walked with her back straight, just like before.

Huiyin slept very soundly that night. She used to suffer from insomnia very easily, but since her rebirth and marriage to Li Cheng, Li Cheng gave her a sense of security regardless of whether he loved her or not. At least he always responded to her requests. And now she was pregnant so quickly.

If she gave birth to a prince, that would be her guarantee.

Even if not, they are still young and it is too early.

When she woke up in the morning, the kitchen had changed to her favorite臊子面, which made her feel happy both physically and mentally. She used this excuse to drive Madam He and Manager He out. Now that the kitchen was hers, they certainly knew what she liked to eat.

Just as she was enjoying her meal, she heard someone outside say, "Little Princess, Miss Xun is here."

Xun Rou was wearing a dazzling red outfit today. With her black hair and red clothes, she had a different kind of craziness.

"I'm here to say goodbye." She said this while looking at Huiyin.

Huiyin laughed and said, "You just had an accident yesterday, and you are leaving today. How can I explain this to the young prince?"

Xun Rou snorted coldly: "Don't worry, cousin, I will write a letter to my cousin and tell him that I miss my father. I have never been filial to him in these years."

"Okay, just write it here. I can't always stop you from fulfilling your filial duties. It would be better if you also write a letter to the Concubine Dowager." Huiyin said.

Xun Rou then sat down in front of her and wrote. She wrote very quickly. After reviewing both letters, she said, "I'll have someone take care of it for you."

Xun Rou said sarcastically, "My cousin's wife is really thoughtful."

"Who is really responsible? Everyone knows it in their heart." Huiyin sneered.

Xun Rou didn't dare to do anything weird, she just looked at Huiyin and said, "Cousin, I'm willing to admit defeat this time, I have nothing to say, you are just a little bit more skilled, but we are both good at using conspiracy, and our minds are not pure. My cousin loves the kind of simple and kind person, that person is of ordinary status, and his appearance is just pretty, but he just likes such innocent people, which is something you will never be able to achieve."

Huiyin just laughed: "I like her so much, but I didn't marry her. It seems that's all. It's useless for you to provoke me. My strategy is not a conspiracy, but to use the person's method to exchange for his body."