"Alright, take good care of your sister," the constable said to Yao Yao, and then went to the next house.
Yao Yao closed the door, bolted it, and then leaned against the door to breathe a sigh of relief.
Wang Yaozong, dressed in women's clothing, came out of the kitchen. "He comes twice a day, he's gone crazy arresting people."
“It must be a case of heavy casualties on the battlefield. The other day, the two sons from the next street came back in bed.” Yao Yao looked at her brother. “Anyway, you can’t go. If you go, I’ll have no one to rely on.”
"I know, don't worry. I will always take care of you."
...
Mu Run learned from Qin's mother that the conscription team had come again.
She asked her mother, "If I give birth to a son, will they take him away?"
Mother An laughed, "Fifteen years from now, it's possible."
"If this war lasts for fifteen years, the imperial court will be finished."
"Who says it isn't?"
"Interests are mutual. If a government cannot bring peace and prosperity to the people, then sooner or later the people will abandon the darkness and seek the light, and move to other places where they can survive, just like your neighbor, who went to Chongyang Mountain."
"Yes. After my wife gives birth, I'll also be leaving this place with my old man."
"I really can't bear to part with Mother An, ah—!" Another wave of labor pains hit.
Qin's mother stood outside the door, listening thoughtfully to Mu Run and An's mother's words.
"She's already eight centimeters dilated, she'll give birth soon," Mother An said to Mu Run with delight.
Mu Run hugged her belly, feeling the baby inside wriggling and struggling. She couldn't delay any longer, or the baby would suffer from oxygen deprivation.
"I'd like to have a drink of water," Mu Run said to An's mother.
Mother An immediately poured her a bowl of water with honey in it, saying, "It'll only take half an hour."
"Um."
As dusk approached, the afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window, casting a warm golden-orange hue throughout the room.
Mu Run gritted her teeth and, with the help and encouragement of An's mother, used all her strength!
"Wah—" The baby's strong and powerful cry rang out in the room.
Everyone outside was stunned when they heard this, and then cheered with joy.
"It's born, it's born, what is it?"
"Auntie An, is it a girl or a boy?"
...
Chongyang Mountain, the summit of Chongyi Peak.
Fu Yunchen stood atop the peak, gazing at the vast landscape stretching to the horizon. Suddenly, a shooting star streaked across the sky, heading towards the capital.
Qiao Dongzi came over carrying two small jars of wine. "Boss, what are you looking at?"
"Behold the celestial star descending to earth."
"Tianfu Star? What's that?"
“People with this destiny tend to have better financial luck,” Fu Yunchen replied.
But as he finished speaking, another shooting star streaked across the sky, heading in the same direction as before.
"Ha, this family must have had their ancestral graves blessed, getting the Ziwei and Tianfu stars. Could they be planning a rebellion?"
"Huh? Could it be that she was born to one of Emperor Guangwu's concubines?" Qiao Dongzi thought that such a fate usually meant being born into an imperial family.
"No. Emperor Guangwu was destined to have no descendants, and that son was not his biological son."
"...Wow! Raising someone else's prince."
"Write a letter to Old Liu at Xiyang Manor. Tell him to find families who have given birth to twins (one boy and one girl) within a hundred li of the capital. If he finds them, bring them to Chongyang Mountain. If he doesn't find them, then so be it. Also, keep an eye on the court. I can see them, and being in the capital region, they're more likely to find out."
"Okay, I'm free anyway, why don't I go too?"
"Whatever you like." Fu Yunchen held out his hand to him. "Wine."
Qiao Dongzi handed Fu Yunchen a jar of wine.
...
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