"So, I'm wondering if there are any maids in the mansion who are willing to do so. I'll find a martial arts master to practice with. I don't care how powerful the martial arts skills are, but it's good to have some martial arts skills."

Upon hearing this, Madam Dou and Butler He looked at each other.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or if all military generals would be like this, but before Du Jingyi spoke, there was already such a precedent in the Gu family.

All the children, grandchildren and close relatives of the Gu family are good at martial arts. Although they are not so powerful that they can fight against a hundred people alone, they can still deal with petty thieves.

It's a pity that after the battle of Jin Ce, some died, some were disabled, and the rest either stayed in the Gu family in Jinling City to retire or returned to their hometown. Life is no longer the same as it used to be.

Therefore, when Du Jingyi suddenly mentioned this matter, it reminded the two of the past.

"Young Madam's move is consistent with the Gu family's past."

"Oh? Does this mean that the Gu family had a female guard team in the past?"

"There is no such general term. Instead, when choosing people to be around brothers and sisters, they all have some martial arts skills. This way, it can also protect their safety."

After hearing this, Du Jingyi felt that this method was more reliable, so he hurriedly spoke.

"In that case, I will go and discuss it with my grandmother and my fourth aunt. As for the selection, I'll trouble Madam Dou and Housekeeper He. Let's first choose from the mansion. If we can't find a suitable one, we can ask a matchmaker to take a look."

"I know."

The two took the booklet and withdrew respectfully. Du Jingyi thought about it and got up and went to Xu Laiyuan.

There is a wooden rattan chair in the yard, and there is lush greenery climbing up along the edge, so even in the hot summer, it is cool and comfortable to sit here.

Therefore, when Du Jingyi arrived at Xu Laiyuan, he saw Old Madam Gu lying on the bed. He didn't know whether she had fallen asleep or not, but she looked particularly calm and peaceful.

"Grandmother?"

Du Jingyi called out softly, and her appearance surprised Madam Gu.

"Why are you here?"

Then he stood up straight, holding on to the rattan chair, looked her up and down, and said with concern.

"If you have anything to say, just ask the people below to come and tell you. Why bother making this trip? Look at your belly, it's bulging."

Du Jingyi had never given birth, so she couldn't really tell what it meant to have a heavy belly.

But since April, her energy is indeed not as good as before. Her stomach is still full, but she will feel very tired after walking a little, and her sleep at night is also intermittent.

Sometimes just turning over would make her exhausted.

So when he heard this, Du Jingyi still helped Madam Gu and walked into the inner room.

"It's not an important matter. My granddaughter-in-law is a little impatient, so I thought of asking my grandmother."

"What is it?"

"The girl Lizhu under my command has been learning martial arts from my fourth aunt for some time. Today, my mother and elder sister came to see me and met her. They said that she is much more energetic than before. I think it is all due to the careful teaching of my fourth aunt."

"So I'm here to ask you, grandma, if I want to form a female guard team in the mansion to provide more people to settle down in the backyard, what do you think?"

Madam Gu was a little curious and asked a question.

"But what happened in the past?"

"When we were in the Duke's Mansion, the people from the Fifth House wanted to get physical with me when they disagreed with me, but it was Lizhu who stopped them. I can't carry my granddaughter-in-law on my shoulders or hands, and I was afraid that if something happened in the future, I would be embarrassed and unable to leave, so I had this idea."

Upon hearing that something had happened in the Duke's Mansion again, Old Madam Gu became extremely angry.

"Your father-in-law is such a show-off. He doesn't care about anything. The people from the fifth room dare to touch you. He must be tired of living!"

The fifth branch is a branch relative of the Shang family.

On the territory of the Duke's Mansion, they even dared to attack the descendants of the direct line. You can imagine how chaotic the mansion was.

Thinking of this, Old Madam Gu patted the back of her hand and said.

"I will handle this matter with your fourth aunt. The Gu family used to have this rule. Besides, she has nothing to do these days in the capital, so it would be a good thing to leave a few maids for you."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi was truly relieved.

"In that case, I, the granddaughter-in-law, would like to thank my grandmother and fourth aunt in advance."

"We are a family, so we don't talk about this."

As soon as she finished speaking, Du Jingyi felt the baby in her belly kick her and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Madam Gu looked at her frowning face and then asked.

"But it's inappropriate?"

But it was only a moment, and Du Jingyi didn't pay much attention to it, so he shook his head and said.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Nothing, the kid just acted naughty a little bit."

"Be careful, the day is approaching and anything could happen at any time. You should ask the midwife to prepare everything."

"Yes, my granddaughter-in-law knows."

After Du Jingyi and her servants left, Madam Gu spoke to Nanny Qin beside her.

"Go tell the court doctor to be alert. Also tell the servants at the second gate to be alert. If they hear any movement from Xitang Courtyard, go and get Doctor Wang immediately."

"Yes, ma'am."

For some reason, Madam Gu always felt that this time the baby might really be born, so she gave these instructions in advance.

After all, she has given birth to several children, so she has experience.

Du Jingyi was completely unaware of this and thought that the pain was just an occasional occurrence like before, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Unexpectedly, when the moon was above her eyebrows, they heard the sound of water breaking, which suddenly woke both her and Cherry from their sleep.

"Young Madam!"

Yingtao was so frightened that she rushed over from outside without even putting on her shoes, supported Du Jingyi and asked anxiously.

"Are you all right?"

"Hurry up, go find a midwife, I might be giving birth."

Hearing this, Cherry suppressed her worry and immediately shouted outside.

"Someone come, someone come quickly, the young lady is about to give birth, where is the midwife?"

The first person to hear the noise was naturally Lizhu. After learning martial arts, she had become much more alert when she slept. When she heard the call from inside the house, she got up and rushed in immediately.

He turned on the light, drew the curtain, and lifted the quilt, and saw that Du Jingyi's body was wet.

"The water broke, the midwife said that if the water broke, the baby will be born soon. Don't be afraid, Madam. I will go and call for help!"

The midwife was resting in another courtyard, and Li Zhu's movement was so loud that it was heard by several other courtyards.

The closest to Xitang Courtyard is Hanyi Courtyard, owned by the eighth sister Xueniang.