Jiang Si received the news that Yu Jin had returned to the capital early on, and couldn't help but run to the second gate to wait.

"Master, you'd better go back and have some rest. When the prince comes, I will rush to inform you right away." Ah Man glanced at the big belly that looked like ginger and advised.

"I have to take a walk and wait for the prince to come."

Ah Man was about to persuade her again, but was pulled back by Ah Qiao.

"Why are you pulling me? Don't you see how hard it is for the master to carry such a big belly?" Ah Man complained in a low voice.

Ah Qiao chuckled: "The master has already waited for the prince, and you are still trying to persuade him. Aren't you making it difficult for the master?"

Ah Man suddenly realized: "Oh, the master misses the prince. Hehe, one day without seeing you feels like three years..."

Although the two maids spoke in low voices, Jiang Si heard them clearly. He glared at them fiercely and looked into the distance again.

"The prince is back--" a shout came from far away.

Yu Jian walked quickly towards the second gate, his face covered in dust.

When he saw Jiang Si waiting at the second gate, he walked even faster.

The one who is faster than him is Erniu.

Erniu pushed Yu Jian aside, ran to Jiang Si, and wagged his tail at the hostess.

I want to eat braised pork elbow, halved beef, steamed meat...

Erniu drooled and slapped the ground three times with his front paw.

Jiang Si immediately understood what Erniu meant and said with a smile, "Don't worry, the braised pork elbow, salinated beef, and steamed meat are all ready."

Erniu cried out with joy.

At this time, Yu Jin came in front of Jiang Si and kicked Erniu aside with a dark face.

Originally he could have gone faster, but that bastard Erniu suddenly accelerated.

He couldn't possibly race with a dog, could he?

Thinking of that scene, the mature and stable Yu forced himself to suppress the impulse.

Standing in front of Jiang Si, Yu Jin pursed his lips, stretched out his hands and held her in his arms: "Ah Si, I'm back."

The big belly like ginger between the two of them made their hugging posture look a little weird.

Ah Qiao was beginning to get used to the two masters' occasional shameless affection, and Ah Man took it even less seriously, covering his mouth and laughing.

Jiang Si gently pushed him and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Yu Jin stared at Jiang Si for a long time before nodding: "Well, you go into the house and rest first, I'll take a shower and come back. You've been rushing all the time and you're dirty."

Not long after Jiang Si entered the room, Yu Jin pulled aside the pearl curtain and walked in.

He changed into a half-new bamboo green gown, and his hair, still dripping with water, was casually fixed with a bamboo hairpin, making him look as pure as jade.

Aqiao served Yu Jin a cup of fresh tea and pulled Aman away.

Only the couple who had just parted ways were left in the room.

The two looked at each other and asked in unison: "Are you okay?"

After asking, they both laughed.

Jiang Si leaned against Yu Jin and said with a smile, "There's nothing wrong with me. I just eat and sleep all day long, and stroll in the garden in the morning and evening. That's how my life goes..."

The days that pass by like flowing water seem to be dull without the person who makes each other happy.

It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that every day feels like a year. It is really hard to endure, especially at night when you can't lie down no matter how hard you try, and you have to get up frequently to go to the bathroom.

At this time, Jiang Si felt that she was lucky because the weather had become hot in the late pregnancy period. If it had been winter and she had to get up frequently at night, it would have been really painful.

Only when one raises a child can one understand the kindness of one's parents. These days, in addition to missing Yu Jian, Jiang Si often thinks of his late mother, Su, about whom he has no memory of her.

In past and present lives, Su was more of a mother figure in Jiang Si's heart. Although he missed her, even the memories were empty.

After all, she was only a little over one year old when Su passed away.

But now, feeling every little bit of the little life in her belly, feeling the joy and worry for it, and suffering for it, the image of mother in her heart has become fuller.

"What are you thinking about?" Yu Jin scratched Jiang Si's nose.

Jiang Si collected her thoughts and said, "I was thinking, being a mother is really not easy."

郁謹笑道：“是啊，等這小家夥出來，若是不疼你，看我給它一頓好揍。”

Jiang Si glanced at Yu Jian with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, are you practicing for being a father?"

"How could it be——"

"You haven't arrived yet, but you sent back two babies, a boy and a girl, quite complete."

When Yu Jin saw Jiang Si, he had already forgotten about the two children he brought back. When she mentioned this, he said, "They both lost their parents, and I happened to meet them, so I brought them back. Anyway, the palace doesn't lack a few mouths to feed, and when our children are born, they will have a few companions."

"Ah-Jin, tell me about your time in Qianhe County."

"Okay, let's start with these two children." Yu Jin held Jiang Si in one hand and used the other hand to knead her swollen calves.

"The boy was from Qianhe County. His parents were trying to send him out of the city, but his father was stabbed to death by a spear from a soldier guarding the city gate. His mother gave him to me and returned to the epidemic area to take care of her daughter who had a fever. I never saw her again... The girl was from Jinli Town. She fell ill in the wilderness, and her parents insisted on taking her back to live in the town. Later, an earthquake occurred, and both her parents died in the earthquake. When we found the girl, her parents had built a human bridge to protect her..."

Yu Jin spoke calmly without much emotion, simply telling the story of the two children.

Jiang Si listened silently, tears already streaming down his face.

Yu Jin stopped, lowered his head and gently kissed her smooth forehead, and said softly: "Asi, there were more than a thousand people in Jinli Town, and only more than sixty people died in the earthquake. Ah Si, those more than a thousand people were all saved by you..."

He raised his hand to wipe the tears from his wife's eyes and said seriously, "Asi, whether those people know it or not, you saved them all."

Jiang Si smiled: "I don't have a hobby of being a savior, so don't tell me. Besides, I just gave you a hint, it was you who really tried to save them."

"With your hint, I would go to rescue her." Yu Jin stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Jiang Si's bulging belly.

The baby is about to be born, but he is getting more and more worried. It is said that giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for women...

"Asi."

"Um?"

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You have saved more than a thousand people. Your merits are immeasurable. I am sure everything will go well for you."

Catching the deep worry in the man's eyes, Jiang Si smiled and held his hand: "Don't worry, the good doctor said that my fetal position is very good and I will give birth smoothly."

Yu Jin nodded, and then he was interested in continuing: "By the way, Ah Si, I pushed the matter of predicting the earthquake onto Erniu, and I guessed that Erniu would be promoted..."

At the next morning court session, Emperor Jingming indeed mentioned the promotion of Erniu, a fifth-rank general.

Immediately, a troublemaker stood up to object: "Your Majesty, it is unprecedented for a dog to be promoted to a fifth-rank general. How can he be promoted further?"