On October 21st, Hua Qingcheng ended her ten-day vacation and returned to the Imperial College to attend classes.
As before, Han Yichen and Situ Ye took turns to send her to school, and Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng accompanied her from time to time. Wu Chen still took her back and forth between the Imperial College and the Palace every morning and evening.
At noon, the carriages from the East Palace and the Feng Mansion would arrive at the gate of the Imperial College on time as usual. Hua Qingcheng enjoyed the meals brought by Feng Lingyan and her husbands every day at noon, and had a very happy time.
On the evening of October 24th, on the eve of the imperial banquet for the crown princess, in the East Palace, Lingkun Courtyard, Mu Lige's bedroom.
"Brother Li, you should go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow." At four quarters after the hour of Xu, Hua Qingcheng sent Mu Lige back to the bedroom in Lingkun Courtyard and then returned to the princess' bedroom.
After Hua Qingcheng left, Situ Ye, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng also came.
"Brother, tomorrow is your big day. We brothers have prepared a little gift for you. I hope you don't mind."
After Situ Ye started presenting gifts, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng followed suit and presented gifts representing their blessings one by one.
"Okay, I like it very much, thank you!"
Looking at the suddenly overflowing desk in the bedroom, Mu Lige smiled tenderly. He inexplicably recalled two months ago, on the eve of his wedding to Hua Qingcheng in Huaqiao Village, when his younger brothers had given him one thoughtful gift after another.
Although he hadn't opened it to see what was inside, he knew without thinking that it was something carefully prepared for him by his younger brothers. Mu Lige suddenly felt warm in his heart.
"Brother, then you should rest early. We won't disturb your rest for now."
My eldest brother is pregnant now and needs plenty of sleep. Han Yichen narrowed his narrow, almond-shaped eyes and glanced at them calmly, then dragged the others out of Mu Lige's dormitory.
Looking at the backs of Situ Ye and others leaving happily, Mu Lige smiled slightly.
But he raised his bare hands and used his bony fingers to open the gifts on the table one by one.
What Situ Ye gave was a seal placed in a high-quality rosewood box, with the words "Jinxiufang" engraved at the bottom.
The secret base where Mu Lige had met with his subordinates was a converted dowry shop in the city that Situ Ye had built. It looked like a large and impressive cloth shop on Jinxi Street, but in reality, it was a contact point for Mu Lige's rebel army.
"Thank you, second brother!"
Mu Lige held the seal made of high-quality mutton-fat jade, which felt warm to the touch. Her eyes were slightly moist, and she was extremely grateful to Situ Ye.
As the eldest son of the prime minister's family and now the concubine of the crown princess, Situ Xuanye did not need to wade into the muddy water of his revenge, but he resolutely showed his loyalty to him with practical actions time and time again.
Mu Lige silently remembered Situ Ye's deep affection in his heart.
Han Yichen's gifts were still filled with bottles and jars. Some were indeed very practical medicines, like Qi-boosting pills and fetal-boosting pills; there were also numerous healing and strengthening elixirs, as well as anesthetics and potent poisons for robbery and murder. There were even aphrodisiacs even more potent than the "Ten-Ingredient Pills," which left Mu Lige feeling both moved and amused.
In addition to two new sets of clothes for Mu Lige, Yu Xiaotian also gave her a gift for her unborn child. Every stitch and thread was made by Yu Xiaotian himself, without the help of anyone else.
Mu Lige was due to give birth in the first month of the lunar year, when the weather was still quite cold. Yu Xiaotian made a very thick swaddling cloth for each of the two children using high-quality cotton. This gift was truly thoughtful and heartwarming.
Mu Lige looked at the exquisite embroidery on the swaddling clothes, touched the soft material, and imagined the adorable appearance of the child sleeping soundly in the swaddling clothes. A warm, fatherly smile appeared on his handsome face.
As for Si Chengfeng, he gave something in a small brocade box, but when Mu Lige opened it, he was shocked by the items inside.
Like Situ Ye, Si Chengfeng also gave him a seal. However, this seal was engraved with the words "Si Chengfeng". With this seal, one could mobilize half of Si Chengfeng's property.
Mu Lige's army now numbered nearly 80,000. Every morning, as soon as he opened his eyes, there were 80,000 mouths wide open waiting for food. Si Chengfeng, a figure in the "Top Ten Rich List of Laifeng Country," donated half of his fortune. This gift was extremely practical and timely, greatly alleviating Mu Lige's financial pressure.
(As to why Si Chengfeng only gave Mu Lige half of his fortune: It's not that Si Chengfeng was stingy, but he still wanted to attack the Si family in business, defeat Si Tianyu and Nangong Chen, and avenge his father Meng Lishi. Besides, half of the fortune was already a lot.)
"Thank you, fifth brother!" Mu Lige raised the corners of his lips, and tears flashed in his eyes.
Ever since he heard about the tragic experiences of Su Mutiansheng and Gongsun Muxue at the Tai'an Restaurant in the city and saw their souls, Mu Lige's desire for revenge has become more and more urgent, and he has begun to speed up the process of deploying his revenge plan.
Especially after meeting Su Mutiansheng and Gongsun Muxue in his dream, for Mu Lige, the warmer the dream, the more sorrowful he felt upon waking. Although Su Mutiansheng and Gongsun Muxue only wanted Mu Lige to live well and didn't want him to take risks, the more his father and mother cared about him and Li Zhen, the more determined Mu Lige became to seek revenge.
After putting away all the gifts, Mu Lige lay down on the bed to rest.
Under the glow of the orange-red light in the dormitory, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, his eyes gleaming with kindness. When the two little ones began to roll over or kick and punch again, Mu Lige would raise his hands and gently caress his pregnant belly, feeling the tiny hands or feet of his babies through her belly, his bright eyes filled with tenderness.
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