Chapter 406 You're being mean to me! Whose child is it?
Ji Qingwu said, "I believe you. However, Xijin is currently at war with us, and Longzhou is only a few hundred miles from the northern border. I'm afraid the governor won't have time to deal with us here."
If Ji Qingwu remembered correctly, Ji Changlin's map showed that Longzhou was a reserve for military supplies.
However, after several years of locust plagues and reduced grain production, the northern army camps switched to receiving their provisions from Youzhou in the southwest.
They have severed all contact with the North.
Longzhou is now a place of trouble, with many of Su Fengyue's remaining associates there, which is why Li Chengxun wants to take up an official post in Longzhou.
He went there on the emperor's orders, in order to eliminate dissidents.
Su Fengyue colluded with the Xijin, and it's hard to say that the officials of Longzhou were of one mind with the Beili.
Therefore, it remains to be seen whether these soldiers from various prefectures will obey Princess Qingyun's orders.
Instead of pinning your hopes on being rescued by someone else, it's better to try to find a way yourself first.
But before that, Ji Qingwu still had a question that she needed to confirm as soon as possible, but she would have to wait until later that night when she met with Sihai to discuss it.
Chunhua said disappointedly, "That's right. We're lucky if we can stay alive now. We'll live one more day at a time."
Just as Ji Qingwu was about to say that there was no need to be so pessimistic, the door was kicked open.
The bandit came again, a tobacco leaf dangling from his mouth, and said, "Our boss and his wife are coming. You two hurry up and get ready, and wait at the door."
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Ji Qingwu could only help Chunhua up, and the two of them stood by the door.
Not long after, a large group of people arrived.
Leading the way was a beautiful woman, dressed in her finest attire, surrounded by a large group of people.
The woman's clothes were made of the finest silk, and her belly was high and protruding, indicating that she was close to giving birth.
She wore gold and jade ornaments on every part of her exposed skin, but it didn't look vulgar; instead, it made her look even more noble and magnificent.
Ji Qingwu's gaze settled on her face, where she had applied a delicate flower ornament between her two arched eyebrows.
She looked away and lowered her head to look at the ground.
Ji Qingwu was able to recognize the floral headdress because she had seen Ji Qingrong dressed like this a few days ago when she was idly at the clinic, and realized that this makeup style was the most fashionable in Lin'an at the time.
She grew increasingly puzzled. How could this "lady" know about things in Lin'an, living in a remote mountain valley thousands of miles away? She was truly not to be underestimated.
Hu Lie came with her.
"Bring the wet nurse out so that the madam may have a look at her."
Qi Peiyao didn't go inside, but instead placed a chaise lounge by the door, where she leaned lazily against it.
Behind her stood a large group of Black Wind Stronghold's men, with Hu Lie standing beside her, looking extremely imposing.
Qi Peiyao smoothed her hair and parted her lips: "Step forward and let me see you."
Chunhua took two steps forward, her calves still trembling.
The bandit bowed and scraped, even more respectfully than he had been to Hu Lie, and said, “Madam, look at her. She is clean-cut and well-proportioned. She has just given birth and still has her first milk. She is just what you need.”
Qi Peiyao glanced at him, making him lower his head guiltily.
She looked at the bright nail polish on her nails and said, "So timid, if my child drinks her milk, will he become as timid as a mouse?"
The bandit said, "This, this can't be. This woman just gave birth, maybe she's weak and that's why her legs are shaking."
Qi Peiyao raised her hand and said, "I don't find anyone I like. I'll find someone else."
Hu Lie said hurriedly, "Oh dear! You weren't satisfied with the three we caught last month. You either found them too fat or too thin, or you only picked their breast milk. In the end, you threw them all into the back mountain."
Qi Peiyao pointed at his face with her finger, frowned, and said aggrievedly, "You're being mean to me."
These three words were extremely powerful, and Hu Lie immediately shut his mouth, because he knew what kind of outrageous behavior would follow.
"Alright, alright, I'll do whatever you say, Madam."
Seeing that Hu Lie had been defeated, the bandit ordered his men to drag away the wet nurse who did not meet the lady's approval.
“Drag her down and leave her to fend for herself on the back mountain.”
Chunhua's legs went weak, and she knelt on the ground, crying and begging them.
Ji Qingwu said, "No."
The sound wasn't loud, just enough for Qi Peiyao, who was lying on the chaise lounge, to hear.
She rested her chin on her hand and said, "What did you say?"
Ji Qingwu said, "I said no, breast milk will not affect the child's personality."
Qi Peiyao raised her willow-leaf eyebrows: "Who is this person?"
The bandit said, "Madam, this is the midwife we found for you."
"So young?"
Qi Peiyao's gaze swept over her entire body, and Ji Qingwu just let her look at her without moving or even breathing.
Qi Peiyao nodded and said with satisfaction, "This is good. A midwife should be calm and composed. I don't want someone who is flustered and petty."
Chunhua trembled like a leaf, and Ji Qingwu spoke again: "Madam, there are also those who grow up drinking goat milk and cow milk, and they don't bleat or moo like animals. They still speak human language, so it can be seen that it will not affect the child."
This time, Qi Peiyao carefully examined Ji Qingwu.
"You have a point."
She still chose to trust her intuition about people, saying, "This wet nurse is no good. Replace her and find a new one. Don't keep her in my way!"
"No, don't let Yao'er act up!"
Two more people walked over from a short distance away. The middle-aged man in front wore a felt hat and a silver-gray cloak, and his voice was rough and powerful.
Everyone exclaimed, "Our leader!"
Ji Qingwu quickly lowered his head to minimize his presence.
Hu Feng walked towards Qi Peiyao and said, "The due date is approaching, we need to hurry up and prepare a wet nurse, otherwise our child will really have to starve."
Ji Qingwu blinked. Their child...
This woman isn't carrying Hu Lie's child, but the head of the gang's?
Hu Feng walked to the chaise lounge, took off his cloak, and wrapped it around Qi Peiyao.
He admonished, "The clothes in the capital are not good at all. They look thin and breathable. It would be much better to wear something thicker."
Qi Peiyao seemed a little afraid of Hu Feng, and only glared at him with dissatisfaction, without refusing.
Hu Feng was followed by a fair-skinned young man, dressed more elegantly than the others, who was also carrying a white feather fan.
"Brother, you don't understand. This is the snow-blue dress that the young ladies of noble families in Lin'an love the most. An inch of the fabric is worth a gold ingot."
Hu Lie thought that one ingot of gold could be exchanged for five jars of fine wine, so he said, "Brother, it's all my fault for bringing these things back to Madam first, otherwise she wouldn't be so fascinated by them."
The third brother, Hu Chen, walked to the bedside and handed the feather fan in his hand to Qi Peiyao.
He smiled and said, "I brought Yao Yao these things because she likes them. I'm not like you, Second Brother, who always acts according to your own preferences."
"If Yao Yao isn't satisfied with this wet nurse, then she can get rid of her. What's more important than Yao Yao's feelings than the child?"
Qi Peiyao nodded: "That's right, I don't like this wet nurse."
"Don't follow Yao'er's nonsense!"
Hu Feng frowned and said, "This is our first child. We need to be fully prepared and not take this risk."
Ji Qingwu took a breath.
It's really hard to say whose child this is...
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