"Husband, stop beating around the bush. Who exactly are you going to borrow troops from?"
"The Xiongnu!"
"The Xiongnu?"
Ji Shishi looked bewildered: "Husband! Didn't you and the Xianbei people kill all the Xiongnu...?"
"Hahaha!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "That's just the main force. The Xiongnu have many tribes, and I plan to reunite them..."
"But?"
Ji Shishi frowned and said, "I'm afraid this will take a long time, won't it? A distant solution can't quench an immediate thirst, this..."
"My silly wife!"
Jiang Ming held Ji Shishi in his arms and said, "Don't worry, everything is under control. Don't fret about these things, just stay home and rest..."
"My husband is just joking. I'm not pregnant..."
"hehe!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "I can keep track of your period all the time. It's been a week since your last period."
"Weekday? What's a weekday?"
"Oh... it's seven days!"
Jiang Ming smiled and said, "I'm pretty sure, you're definitely pregnant..."
Hearing Jiang Ming say this, Ji Shishi bit her lower lip sweetly, stroked her belly, and murmured, "I also want a child of my own... Come to think of it, I didn't care much about this before, and I was especially afraid of the pain of childbirth, but now... as your wife, I really want to bear your children..."
Seeing that she was engrossed in the topic, Jiang Ming changed the subject and said, "Wife, I have to go back to Dukang tomorrow to mobilize troops. You just stay obediently in the Princess's residence and don't see anyone."
"Yes, my husband, I'll listen to you... but I wonder how many days you'll be gone?"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "It will take at most half a month, and as short as seven or eight days. Don't worry, Madam, I will return as soon as possible..."
"My husband..."
Tears streamed down Ji Shishi's face as she clung to Jiang Ming's arm, reluctantly saying, "Can't you take me with you...?"
"Tsk!"
Jiang Mingyi clicked his tongue: "I need to borrow troops from the grasslands. There will be a lot of military operations involved. If you go... I'll have to take care of you. You have to be obedient and well-behaved!"
Ji Shishi wasn't unreasonable; she sniffled through her tears and nodded.
That night, Jiang Ming and Ji Shishi had a passionate night together in bed, trying his best to satisfy her.
Early the next morning, Jiang Ming summoned Tingwei Zizhi, arranged some related matters, and then, along with his two wives, Chen Ermei and Dugu Yan, led his personal guards and several special carriages back to Dukang County.
This was also the first time the Empress Yan had seen the light of day after being imprisoned for nearly two months!
Returning with her were the former second and third princes of the Yan Kingdom!
After the second and third young masters were imprisoned in the imperial prison, they were strictly isolated by Jiang Ming and kept completely unaware of what was happening outside...
Jiang Ming sent trusted men to guard the mother and her two children, which would effectively ensure the perfect implementation of his plan!
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