Mu Run looked down at her stomach. Although nothing could be seen through her clothes, she could feel a slight bulge when she lay down and carefully rubbed it. "He's growing. At least he's alive."
Stillborn babies cannot grow to adulthood and may even cause severe bleeding and infection in the mother.
Fu Yunchen pulled her into his arms and said tenderly, "You've worked hard."
"As long as he gets better, I'll gladly endure any hardship." I don't care if he's smart or beautiful, as long as he's healthy and doesn't have cerebral palsy, it doesn't matter if he's a little ugly or stupid.
She really didn't even dare to dream of those icing on the cake.
Fu Yunchen could sense her anxiety and fear. "Nothing will happen."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Run's stomach rumbled with hunger.
Mu Run: "...Okay, he wants to eat now."
A satisfied and indulgent smile appeared on Fu Yunchen's handsome face. "What would you like to eat?"
Mu Run looked up at him and blurted out, "Sour and spicy chicken soup rice noodles, with extra bamboo shoots, two more ingot-shaped eggs, and a piece of roasted lamb chop."
"Okay." Fu Yunchen went to prepare food for Mu Run.
Mu Run, unable to stay idle, called Liu Xiaohuan in and asked her what the situation was like outside.
After learning that all the Chongyang troops had retreated back to their ships, she realized that Fu Yunchen, like her, was worried about the situation in Yongzhou City.
As night fell, Mu Run, having slept during the day, was as energetic as a cat.
Wrapped in Fu Yunchen's black fox fur, he went up to the deck and looked at Yongzhou City not far away.
Liu Xiaohuan followed her, and because she possessed martial arts skills, she wore only two short cloth garments and was completely unafraid of the cold night.
"Your Highness, it's only the first watch of the night, why is Yongzhou City so dark, without a single light on?" Liu Xiaohuan asked Mu Run in a low voice.
They only killed Northern Jin soldiers; they didn't harm ordinary civilians. They still had to live their lives as usual.
Mu Run looked at Yongzhou City, which resembled a giant monster lying on the water, ready to open its gaping maw like a black hole and swallow their warships whole at any moment.
He couldn't help but shudder. "We'll find out when they get back."
As soon as it got dark, Fu Yunchen led Qiao Dongzi, Zhong Jiu, and the others into Yongzhou City. An hour has passed, and there has been no news yet.
Suddenly, the people on one of the ships became restless. Then, torches were lit one after another, illuminating the entire warship brightly.
Mu Run hurriedly sent Liu Xiaohuan over to check the situation.
He returned a moment later.
"Old Bai led his men to patrol the boat and discovered two Northern Jin soldiers posing as Chongyang soldiers."
"Oh? How did you find out?"
"These two secretly swapped our uniforms, but they didn't know our code. When we tried to exchange the code, they couldn't answer correctly."
"Password? What password?" Mu Run didn't know either.
Liu Xiaohuan smiled and said, "Long live the Empress."
Mu Run: "..."
...
"Your Highness, it's late and the water is cold. You should go back and rest. When the King returns, he will surely look for you," Liu Xiaohuan advised Mu Run as she descended the deck.
Mu Run was not sleepy. He looked down at the river and just then a group of people boarded the boat.
It was Bai Shalu, accompanied by several patrolmen.
"Old Bai," Mu Run called out.
Bai Shalu went aboard the deck, bowed respectfully, and said, "Your Highness, please take care of yourself. You are not alone now."
"It's nothing. Did you find anything?" Mu Run asked.
"We captured two Northern Jin soldiers; everything else is normal."
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