The midwife quickly tidied up the baby and brought him over.
Qi Jingxuan heard the baby crying outside and knew that the mother and child were safe, so he left.
After all, this is Qi Jingxuan's child. To her, perhaps Ruan Yumu's child is her own.
"Xiyun, is it a boy or a girl?"
"Miss, you have given birth to a young lady!"
"What? Where is the general? Does the general know?"
"The general has already left," Xi Yun answered truthfully. She didn't know how to lie to her mistress.
"I've worked so hard for so long, and as soon as he heard it was a girl, he left without even giving her a name. Hah!" Liu Ruhua felt the man's cold-heartedness and sneered.
"Miss, don't cry. You just gave birth and you need to take care of your health." Xi Yun didn't know what to say, so she could only offer her dry words of comfort to her mistress.
Qi Jingxuan returned to his study, but he was not sleepy at all. It was past midnight, and he was still worried about the day's events.
After sitting in the study for an unknown amount of time, he got up and went to Yunxiang Tower.
Ruan and Mu had already gone to sleep. There were no lights on in Yunxiang Tower at the moment, except for a single candle burning on the table.
Hearing the commotion, Zi Ling came out with a tinderbox to investigate. "Who is it?"
Who's there?
Zi Ling saw a dark, shadowy figure and screamed in fright.
Qi Jingxuan quickly covered her mouth and made a shushing gesture.
"General, should I go and call the girl for you? She's asleep."
"No need, Ziling, here you go. The household allowance is small, so take this to cover your expenses."
"If the general cares so much about the young lady, why doesn't he come over more often?"
Qi Jingxuan remained silent. "If you have any questions, it's the same if you ask Xu Yunchuan. I don't want your daughter to live a good life, nor do I want her to live a bad one."
Zi Ling watched the general walk away, her heart filled with conflict. "What kind of person is he? He wants her to be well, yet he also wants her to be bad."
She shook her not-so-bright head. "Going to sleep, I don't care if he's good or bad!"
Zi Ling, of course, had no idea. Qi Jingxuan meant that he hoped she would have better material conditions and better health, but he didn't want her to have a better status or identity, because he couldn't control her if she got up on her own!
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