Chapter 277 Ye Chutang's pregnancy is exposed
With Su Xuerong as an insider, Qi Yanzhou knew almost everything about Su Chengzong's plan.
Especially regarding the layout of the Su Mansion’s wedding banquet.
Therefore, Ye Chutang had already given him and Lan Yue the antidote.
"The same trick was used twice. Did Su Chengzong get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
After Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, he killed another one of Su Chengzong's confidants.
Su Chengzong's cronies were no match for Qi Yanzhou and immediately shouted, "Come out, capture Qi Yanzhou!"
After he finished speaking, the archer hiding in a high place in the back garden did not appear.
"How...how could this happen?"
Qi Yanzhou sneered and shouted, "Come out and capture these traitors!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Chong and others came out from the place where the archers were supposed to be hiding.
They were stuffed in by Su Xuerong's mother, Aunt Fang.
Aunt Fang has been in the Su Mansion for sixteen years. She seems to be non-competitive and gentle and quiet.
In fact, he and his daughter had already been preparing to escape.
Many people in the mansion were bribed by her.
Qi Yanzhou said to Han Chong, "Leave three of you behind, and the rest of you come with me to the front yard to capture Su Chengzong alive."
"Yes, Master Qi."
The martial arts of Su Chengzong's confidants are okay, but they are completely not enough in front of the National Protection Army.
Han Chong only left two people and went to the front yard with Qi Yanzhou.
It was already dark at this time.
Fortunately, the Su family had lit up the lanterns in advance, so the visibility was good.
The entire Su Mansion was filled with a strong smell of blood.
When the dust settles, there will be rivers of blood.
The back garden is not far from the front yard.
For people with fast walking speed, a few breaths are enough.
Su Chengzong was protected by his trusted confidants and was dodging attacks from both sides, but he was already at a disadvantage.
The reinforcements he was waiting for did not arrive and he became extremely anxious.
After seeing Qi Yanzhou, his eyes turned red with anger.
"Qi Yanzhou, Sun Chu is your man, right?"
When today's layout was completely out of control, he figured out the key to his failure.
Sun Chu!
The owner of the Qianjin Casino who suddenly appeared in Ningzhou City!
But he was clearly on guard against Sun Chu, so how did he know the overall layout of today?
Su Chengzong couldn't figure it out and had a splitting headache.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he wished he could eat Qi Yanzhou alive for ruining his plan.
"Do you think you can escape Ningzhou City by trapping me? Dream on! If anything happens to me, all of you will be buried with me!"
Qi Yanzhou touched the ground with his toes, flew up, and landed not far from Su Chengzong.
He was so frightened that he stumbled, tripped over himself, and fell to the ground.
"Su Chengzong, you think too highly of yourself."
After saying that, he picked up the blood-stained sword on the ground with his toes and walked towards Su Chengzong.
With the cooperation of Han Chong, he captured Su Chengzong alive in less than ten moves.
"If you don't want your neck cut immediately, tell them to stop."
Just as Su Chengzong was about to fight back, his neck was cut.
Warm blood gushed out, frightening him so much that his face turned pale and he immediately swallowed the words he had not said.
"Stop, everyone stop!"
After saying that, he swallowed and negotiated terms with Qi Yanzhou.
"As long as you let me go, I will let the exile team leave Ningzhou City safely."
"Killing me won't do you any good. How about we cooperate?"
"No, it's not cooperation, it's submission. I am willing to submit to you with 60,000 troops!"
In Su Chengzong's view, he gave Qi Yanzhou an offer that he could not refuse.
Qi Yanzhou cut Su Chengzong's clothes with a sword.
Su Chengzong saw only a flash of cold light and thought Qi Yanzhou was going to kill him, so he was so scared that he loudly begged for mercy.
"Please don't kill me. I'll do anything you ask me to do."
After begging for mercy, he found that he felt no pain, only the blood from his neck was still flowing out.
Qi Yanzhou tapped Su Chengzong's face with the bloody tip of his sword.
"Bandage it yourself. You can't die now. You have to save your life for beheading in public."
These words made Su Chengzong feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
But he quickly calmed down, picked up the torn clothes and bandaged the wound on his neck.
As long as he is alive, he has the possibility of turning the tables.
Even if Qi Yanzhou saw through his plan in advance and joined forces with those he wanted to deal with, he would only have a few thousand soldiers.
And there were twenty to thirty thousand soldiers who followed him wholeheartedly.
There are about 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers who understand the current situation and are willing to follow orders.
Even if Qi Yanzhou was a military genius, he couldn't defeat his 40,000 men with only a few thousand soldiers!
Qi Yanzhou looked at Su Chengzong whose eyes were rolling around and guessed what he was thinking.
"Just wait and see the results."
An hour later.
Ningzhou City was controlled by Ma Weiyuan's elite troops.
When the news reached Qi Yanzhou's ears, he asked Han Chong to open the door of the Su Mansion.
He looked at the shivering guests hiding against the wall.
"Su Chengzong has his own army and plans to enclose his territory and become a king, and to commit treason. Those who are involved in this matter should stay, and those who are not involved should leave. If anyone tries to take advantage of the situation, let the whole family wash their necks and wait at home."
Everyone knows that Qi Yanzhou is a man of his words, and no one dares to fool him.
After all, if you want to leave the Su Mansion, you have to leave your name and address.
Therefore, those who left were those who did not know about Su Chengzong's rebellion and did not participate in it.
After a while, there were less than ten guests left.
Time passed by little by little and the temperature dropped slowly.
The lanterns in the front yard began to go out.
Halfway through the hour of Hai, a red flare lit up in the distant sky, flashing away in a flash.
Qi Yanzhou, who was sitting at the banquet table, stood up.
He looked at Su Chengzong, who was pale and shaky, and said, "The base has been controlled. Your last chance to turn the tables is gone."
Ma Weiyuan's 10,000 troops accelerated their advance when the wedding banquet was being held at Su's residence.
We arrived at the base one hour earlier than expected.
Su Chengzong subconsciously retorted, "Impossible!"
How could a few thousand soldiers defeat tens of thousands of soldiers?
"If you don't believe it, go and have a look."
Qi Yanzhou was not interested in taking Su Chengzong to the garrison in person, so he turned to Han Chong and said, "Hand him over to Wu Zhizhou, and let him handle the rest. You send someone to keep an eye on him."
Although Wu Changfeng has always been cooperative, people's hearts are unpredictable, so it is better to be on guard.
As for why we need to do this?
Because Su Xuerong put forward a condition.
After her plan of escaping death succeeded, she wanted to meet Su Chengzong and put things to rest.
The resident base was the place where Su Chengzong had the greatest power.
She wanted to make Su Chengzong fall into the dust in the place he was most proud of!
After Han Chong took Su Chengzong away, Qi Yanzhou asked the National Protection Army to guard the Su Mansion and take turns on duty.
Tomorrow morning, we will deal with Su Chengzong's rebellion.
After making the arrangements, he left the Su Mansion.
As soon as he walked out of the mansion, he saw Ma Weiyuan riding on a horse.
"Brother Ma, are you... leaving?"
"Well, I am leading the troops out on my own this time, so it would be better for me to go back early."
The crisis in Ningzhou City has been resolved, and there is no point for him to stay.
Qi Yanzhou knew that Ma Weiyuan was right and did not try to persuade him to stay.
He took out the silver note that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and handed it to Ma Weiyuan.
"This is what we agreed on long ago."
Ma Weiyuan took it without hesitation and put it in his arms.
"See you later!"
"I have ordered some barley wine. The escort company will deliver it to you in a few days. See you later."
"Okay, my soldiers all love to drink, so I won't be polite with you."
After Ma Weiyuan finished speaking, he whipped the horse hard and galloped away.
"Brother Qi, take care!"
"Take care of yourself!"
When Qi Yanzhou returned to the base, Ye Chutang had already fallen asleep.
Remembering that she was in a light sleep, he did not enter the room to disturb her and found an empty room to rest.
***
The next day.
Ye Chutang went to bed early last night, so it was a rare occasion for him to get up early.
As the day dawned, the chill crept in through the gaps in the window, making it slightly cool.
She didn't get up immediately, but went into the space to take a look.
I didn’t gain much from going to the Su Mansion last night.
Su Chengzong used all his money to please women and raise children, leaving only a few coins and melons.
But he had so many weapons hidden in his possession that the basement of the Su Mansion was almost hollowed out, with nearly 50,000 weapons hidden inside.
It can be seen that he had long wanted to establish himself as king.
Fortunately, yesterday was Su Xuerong’s wedding, and the guests gave her many valuable gifts.
Her trip was not in vain.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face in the space, Ye Chutang ate some fruits irrigated with spiritual spring water.
"It would be nice if we could stay in space longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, a panel appeared in the air.
There is a sentence written on it.
"The space has been upgraded to a high level, and the time you can stay in the space can be increased to half an hour. This opportunity only comes once. Do you want to activate it?"
There are two options below this sentence.
"It costs thirty thousand merit points to open it."
“No longer open.”
Ye Chutang didn't expect that his words would trigger the hidden function of the space.
Half an hour is not a short time, it can save your life at a critical moment.
Without any hesitation, she immediately consumed 30,000 merit points and extended her stay in the space.
More than half of the merit points that I had accumulated for a long time were gone in an instant.
But she didn't feel bad.
Earning merit points is for self-interest.
It’s worth exchanging merit points for a permanent benefit!
Ye Chutang left the space happily and took out a lot of food.
If anyone asks, these are the thank-you gifts from the "Ghost Thief" to her.
She had just put on her clothes when Qi Yanzhou pushed the door open.
He looked at the steaming braised pig's feet on the table and asked, "Is this given to you by the 'Ghost Thief'?"
Ye Chutang smiled and nodded.
"I used the piece of paper Su Xuerong gave me to exchange for a lot of food. These are just a small part."
After that, she asked about Song Jingning's situation.
"Have my brother's two cousins been rescued? Is anyone injured?"
Qi Yanzhou pulled Ye Chutang to sit down at the table.
"You eat while I talk."
Ye Chutang ate some fruits and didn't feel hungry at all.
"You go ahead. I just got up and don't have much appetite. I'll eat later."
Qi Yanzhou held Ye Chutang's hand and said, "The two siblings of the Cui family were rescued. It was Wu Zhizhou who released them personally. No one was injured."
"This Wu Changfeng is quite sensible. Is Su Chengzong dead?"
"No, but he was only a breath away. Aunt Fang stabbed him in the heart, Su Xuerong cut off his tongue, and chopped off his limbs."
If Aunt Fang had not been weak, Su Chengzong would have been stabbed to death.
As for Su Xuerong turning Su Chengzong into a human pig, it was only to make him keep the secret that she and her mother were still alive.
Qi Yanzhou’s words surprised Ye Chutang a little.
"I didn't expect that Su Xuerong looked so weak, but she was so ruthless. I like this kind of personality."
Qi Yanzhou smiled and scratched Ye Chutang's nose.
"Luckily she is a woman, otherwise I would be jealous."
Ye Chutang poked Qi Yanzhou's heart and stuffed a crab roe bun into his mouth.
"Even if you are a man, you are not allowed to be jealous. Just eat the buns. Who can't appreciate a few members of the opposite sex?"
Qi Yanzhou tasted the buns and found out they were made in the imperial kitchen.
Before leaving the capital, the imperial kitchen was robbed several times and not even a grain of rice was left.
Was the “ghost thief” an accidental act, or was he thinking long-term?
After he finished eating the crab roe bun, he asked, "Did the 'ghost thief' take this from the imperial kitchen?"
When Ye Chutang smelled the aroma of the buns, his appetite was aroused.
Crab roe is cold in nature and not suitable for pregnant women, so she took a braised pig's trotter and took a bite.
The pig's trotters were well-seasoned and marinated, melting in the mouth. They were so delicious that she squinted her eyes.
"That should be the case. The dishes made by the imperial kitchen are really good."
After that, Ye Chutang asked, "What is the current situation in Ningzhou City?"
Qi Yanzhou briefly explained it to Ye Chutang.
"It's all settled. We'll clean up today and celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow."
Ye Chutang's eyes lit up.
"I don't know if the people will have enough time to build Ningzhou City."
Without the atmosphere of the festival, it would be less fun.
"Of course."
As soon as Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, Nan Xiao knocked on the door.
"Master, Madam, Young Master Sun is here with a girl to see you."
Ye Chutang knew that the person coming was Su Xuerong.
"Let them in."
The door of the room was pushed open and the light became much brighter.
Sun Chu looked at the large table of food and immediately sat down at the table.
"Why do you guys eat so well so early in the morning?"
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Do I need to choose a time to eat what I want?"
Sun Chu pulled a chicken leg and handed it to Su Xuerong.
He broke off another one himself and took a big bite.
"Of course not. Just remember me when you have extra food in the future. Where's this roast chicken from? It's so delicious. I'm going to buy a few more when I leave."
Qi Yanzhou helped Ye Chutang cover up, "You can't buy it, I made it."
Sun Chu immediately looked at Qi Yanzhou with suspicion.
"It's only been a short while since daybreak, and you've already prepared such a large table?"
"Of course I didn't do it alone. Nan Xiao and the others also helped me."
Ye Chutang didn't want Sun Chu to continue asking, so he looked at Su Xuerong and changed the subject.
"Miss Su, are you here to get the prescription? Wait."
After saying that, she stood up and picked up two prescriptions that had been written long ago from the low table beside the bed.
She handed the prescription to Su Xuerong.
Su Xuerong quickly put down the chicken leg in her hand and wiped her oily hands with a silk scarf.
She took the prescription, opened it and looked at it carefully.
She has had heart disease since childhood, and she has become a doctor through her long-term illness. Not only can she understand any prescription related to heart disease, but she can also treat people with milder illnesses.
After reading it, she felt that one of the prescriptions was very strange, as several medicinal ingredients were in conflict with each other.
Ye Chutang saw Su Xuerong's frown and knew that she had discovered something wrong with the prescription.
Since it was a matter of life and death, she explained it carefully.
Su Xuerong naturally believed in Ye Chutang's medical skills.
After hearing the explanation, she said with some shame: "Mrs. Qi, I don't doubt your meaning, I'm just a little confused."
After hearing the explanation, she understood immediately.
He also immediately realized the gap between ordinary doctors and Ye Chutang.
Before, she occasionally heard people say that Ye Chutang was a miracle doctor and a living Bodhisattva, and she thought it was an exaggeration.
How good can a woman of her age be at medical skills?
Now she realized how ridiculous her thoughts were.
Seeing Su Xuerong's guilty face, Ye Chutang smiled and said, "You don't need to explain, I understand. After all, only good medicine can cure the disease. You can take it with peace of mind only if the prescription is fine."
After that, she explained the matter of the two prescriptions.
"The prescription I just mentioned is for one year to treat heart disease, and then it will be changed to another prescription for two years to strengthen the body."
"Okay, I understand."
Su Xuerong put away the prescription, stood up and bowed deeply to Ye Chutang.
"Thank you, Madam Qi, for saving my life."
Although this prescription can only allow her to live three more years, it is a lifesaver for her!
"Miss Su, this is a deal between us. You don't have to be so polite. Hurry up and have breakfast together if you don't mind."
Su Xuerong did not refuse.
"Okay, I got up early today and I am a little hungry."
As soon as she sat down, Qi Yanzhou stood up and said, "You guys eat first, I'll be out for a while."
After a while, he came back.
There was a huge table of food, and Sun Chu ate the most.
After eating, he felt so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.
Ye Chutang knew that he hadn't slept well for many days, so he let him rest.
When Su Xuerong was about to say goodbye, Qi Yanzhou stopped her.
"Miss Su, please wait a moment. The three new identities and travel permits you requested will be delivered immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Xiao came back in a hurry.
He took out a stack of papers from his arms and handed them to Qi Yanzhou, "Master, these are the three new identities and travel permits that the prefect prepared according to your request."
Qi Yanzhou took it and handed it to Su Xuerong.
"Miss Su, check carefully to see if there is any problem."
"good."
As it was related to her future foothold and travel, Su Xuerong looked at it very carefully. After confirming that there was no problem with her identity and pass, she put the six pieces of paper away.
"Thank you, Master Qi. Goodbye."
She turned and left.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly remembered something and turned back.
"Madam Qi, see you in Tianshan County in three years."
"Okay, see you later."
Su Xuerong's new identity uses her biological father's surname.
After she and Aunt Fang visited her father's grave, she took Chuntao and left Ningzhou City, escorted by the two people assigned to her by Qi Yanzhou.
When Ye Chutang learned the news, he was preparing mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival with Song Jingning at Huating Academy.
No one thought it was strange that the two of them made mooncakes together. After all, Ye Chutang was very talented in writing, and both of them came to the capital.
It is normal to know each other and have a good relationship.
But the two siblings of the Cui family don’t think so.
They always feel that something is wrong, but they can't put their finger on it.
To say they are friends is too close, after all, there are differences between men and women.
If there was something going on between the two of them, they were open and honest and had not done anything actually inappropriate.
Just like... brother and sister?
When this word appeared in the minds of the Cui brothers and sisters, they looked at each other and felt that they were crazy.
Song Jingning noticed the two's little actions and said, "If you two don't help, don't even think about eating mooncakes or celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with me."
Cui Yunchen and Cui Shuyue quickly threw away the unrealistic ideas in their minds and helped make mooncakes.
In ancient times, mooncakes were basically made of puff pastry.
Ye Chutang taught the three of them how to make the starch-skin mooncakes and snow-skin mooncakes that she used to eat.
The fillings of mooncakes include not only the traditional five-nut, lotus seed paste and red bean paste, but also jam and flowers.
She also made a simple oven with Song Jingming and made some egg yolk pastries.
Although grilling with charcoal is time-consuming and laborious, the heating is uneven, resulting in the finished product not looking very good.
But it tasted good, almost the same as oven baked.
When I finished, it was already dark.
Ye Chutang looked at the table full of mooncakes and felt a sense of accomplishment.
She stood up and stretched, "I should go back now. We'll meet again tomorrow."
"Let's eat first before we go. Zigui has already gone to make arrangements."
"That's fine. I've been sitting all day. I'll go for a walk."
"I'll accompany you."
Song Jingning took Ye Chutang to visit the academy.
The students decorated the academy today, and everywhere you look are lanterns they made themselves.
A variety of them, to be used for the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival tomorrow night.
This is the custom of the Ningzhou branch. The student who comes out on top can be exempted from three months of tuition.
So the students were very active, and some even made several kinds of lanterns.
After all, the monthly tuition fee of Huating Academy is quite high.
The two siblings admired the lanterns for a while, and then Zigui came to call them to have dinner.
Zigui is a good cook and he cooked Beijing dishes, so Ye Chutang ate a lot of them.
After eating, Song Jingning sent her back to the post station.
Now the order in Ningzhou City has returned to normal.
The people and merchants spent a whole day creating the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The streets are full of people selling rabbit lanterns and moon cakes.
The Guanghan Fairy Liuxian Skirt sold in the clothing store is very popular.
After seeing this, Song Jingning asked Ye Chutang, "Sister, can I buy you one?"
Ye Chutang knew that Song Jingning was trying his best to be nice to her and wanted to make up for the suffering the original owner had endured in her childhood.
She didn't refuse, "Okay."
The two went to the largest clothing store in Ningzhou City.
This shop cooperates with many embroidery workshops, and not only does it have a wide variety of clothing styles, but the designs are also novel.
Likewise, the price is not low.
Those who like to come to this shop to buy clothes are all wealthy people who have no shortage of money.
Ye Chutang and Song Jingning are now celebrities in Ningzhou City.
When the shopkeeper saw it, he immediately received him in person.
"Madam Qi, Master Haoyue's presence has brought honor to my humble shop. What would you two like to order?"
Song Jingning was worried that others would misunderstand the relationship between him and Ye Chutang and spread gossip, so he immediately explained.
"Mrs. Qi is my newly adopted sister. I want to buy her a Liuxian dress as a recognition gift."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "We have many styles of Liuxian skirts in our store. Madam Qi will definitely be able to pick one she likes."
After saying that, she started to measure Ye Chutang's size.
Once you've measured your size, you won't have to waste time trying on clothes that don't fit you.
Ye Chutang was pregnant and didn't let the shopkeeper touch her to avoid being exposed.
"I'll do it myself."
After saying that, she measured with her hands and reported the size.
Then I saw two pieces that suited me.
A tube top and a high waisted top can both cover your belly well.
The shopkeeper thought Ye Chutang's choice was a bit strange.
Generally speaking, only plump women would choose these two styles to cover up their flesh.
Women with slender figures generally like to choose waist-cinching styles, which can show off their figure better.
But everyone has their own preferences, so she didn't say much.
Song Jingning wanted to buy them all, but Ye Chutang thought that they were not worn on a regular basis, so just buy one that was suitable for the occasion.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Madam Qi, you can try them all and keep the one you like."
Ye Chutang was about to pick one at random when Song Jingning said, "Go and try them on and buy the one you like best."
"Okay, I'll try."
There are a lot of people coming to buy Liuxian skirts today.
There are not enough rooms for trying on clothes in the backyard and you have to wait in line for a long time.
The shopkeeper used thick cloth to separate several spaces in the men's clothing corner where no one came to shop, and used them as makeshift fitting rooms.
He also asked a girl to stand guard there to prevent any unsuspecting men from approaching.
But almost no one tried on the clothes.
Although people in the north are more open-minded, few people can accept trying on clothes in public.
Ye Chutang could accept it, so he took the clothes and went.
After she took the lead, other women also went to the cubicle in the corner to try on clothes.
Ye Chutang first tried on a high-waisted Liuxian skirt.
It does look good, but the fabric is too soft and a bit tight to the body, making the pregnancy belly very obvious.
She changed it without even wearing it out to show Song Jingning.
Just as Ye Chutang was about to try on another high-waisted piece, the thick cloth that formed the compartment was pulled off.
"Bitch, go to hell!"
The woman who was changing clothes next to her pounced on her with hatred on her face.
Ye Chutang kicked away the prostitute who was wearing a bellyband and smelled of powder.
The woman fainted immediately.
Ye Chutang, wearing only her undershirt and with an obviously pregnant belly, was exposed in front of everyone.
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