Inside the room, Mei Chu's expression was extremely serious, making everyone around him hold their breath.
Finally, the strategist couldn't help but ask, "Doctor Mei, how is our general?"
He fainted due to a sudden surge of anger.
Mei Chu glanced at Bai Qian, whose face was pale, with a complicated expression. In the end, he did not reveal Bai Qian's pulse. With a major battle imminent, the general was nearly two months pregnant.
Even when the fate of Marquis Dingyuan was uncertain, it was unclear whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
An hour later, Bai Qian slowly woke up.
When Bai Qian opened her eyes, she saw Gu Lin standing guard by her bedside. Seeing that there was no one else around except Gu Lin, Bai Qian pursed her lips and her eyes reddened.
"Gu Lin, something has happened to Jiang He."
Her voice was thick with sobs. In her heart, Gu Lin had long been considered one of her own, so when she saw him at this moment, Bai Qian immediately couldn't hold back her emotions.
"I know, I've already sent Mei Chu there as fast as he can." Gu Lin's gaze involuntarily drifted to Bai Qian's abdomen. "There's something..."
"At a time like this, is there anything you can't tell me?"
Bai Qian forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, her mind filled with thoughts of her newlywed husband's uncertain fate.
Mei Chu said you're pregnant.
Seeing that Bai Qian didn't seem to have reacted, Gu Lin spoke again, "It's been almost two months."
A few moments later, Bai Qian burst into tears, clutching her stomach. "Am I really pregnant?"
"Bai Qian, this child... came at the wrong time."
Gu Lin spoke with some difficulty, but it was the truth: "Jiang He is currently unconscious, and the situation has changed drastically. If you insist on keeping this child, and if you are really on the battlefield, both you and the child will be in danger."
"Gu Lin, I must keep this child."
Bai Qian sat up straight. Gu Lin didn't understand; she was determined to keep the child no matter what.
"you!"
Gu Lin's thousand words all turned into a sigh in the end. Then he went outside and brought out a bowl of herbal soup. "This is a prescription written by Mei Chu. It's for preventing miscarriage."
There was something obscure in Gu Lin's eyes. How could he not guess Bai Qian's choice?
"Do you really want to keep the child?"
Gu Lin spoke softly. At this moment, Bai Qian was carrying the only bloodline of his best brother, whose fate was uncertain.
"Absolutely true."
Hearing Bai Qian's words without any hesitation, Gu Lin nodded. "Your pregnancy should be kept a secret for now. Ling Shuang will stay by your side to protect you and the baby during this time."
"I can do it, Gu Lin." In just a few words, Bai Qian concealed the grief on her face.
To be precise, from the moment she learned she was pregnant, Bai Qian hid all her pain.
“The child is still young, and Da Ning and Da Qing haven’t really gone to war yet. It’s enough to keep Ling Shuang by my side.” Bai Qian looked down at her belly. “I am the Lady of Dingyuan Marquis.”
"Ayu has gone to the front lines."
Gu Lin's heart trembled slightly. "I will stabilize the situation in Da Ning, and then protect you and the child."
Now that Bai Qian is determined to keep the child, he can't imagine whether A Yu can withstand the blow if something happens to the child in Bai Qian's belly.
"Her Majesty has gone to the front lines?" Bai Qian trembled violently. "Her Majesty...?"
"She is a brilliant strategist, and I believe in her."
After saying this, Gu Lin left the house. The air outside made him feel a little suffocated. Little did the world know that his wife had gone to the battlefield on her birthday.
Inside the room, Bai Qian shed two tears.
Ah He, I will definitely protect the baby in my belly.
You must persevere and witness the birth of your child.
......
At the same time.
"Jiang He was shot with an arrow?" Jing Zhao almost burst out laughing. "He was poisoned by the one Pei Lan brought."
Jing Zhao stood up from his seat, and the maid beside him immediately dressed and withdrew.
"Your Highness is overjoyed."
All his subordinates knelt on the ground and offered their congratulations to Jing Zhao.
"This is a joyous occasion. I underestimated Pei Lan." Jing Zhao stroked the warm jade in his hand, as if he were stroking Pei Lan's beautiful skin.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Everyone's fear of being intimidated by Gu Lin vanished, and their spirits were lifted.
"Gu Lin killed the court officials who were on good terms with me and quelled the rumors among the people. Unfortunately, something happened to Jiang He." Jing Zhao was in a good mood. "Now that Great Wei has the strength to compete with Great Qing again, it is time for me to make my move."
"We will follow Your Highness's orders in everything." A subordinate spoke up as if he had thought of something. "However, I heard that the Empress Dowager of Daqing has gone to the battlefield against Dawei alone."
"Another woman?"
The smile on Jing Zhao's face gradually disappeared, and she was a woman from Daqing with the blood of the Jiang family flowing through her veins.
After pondering for a moment, Jing Zhao cautiously asked, "What do you think Gu Lin would do if that woman were lying in bed like Jiang He?"
As he spoke, a sinister smile crept across Jing Zhao's face.
The woman Gu Lin has taken a fancy to?
He wanted to see just how capable he really was.
"Your Highness means..."
"First, instruct the bandits around Heng County to be more active recently. Bai Qian must be exhausted after suffering this blow."
"Also, write a letter to Perrin and send it over as quickly as possible."
Jing Zhao smiled slightly; the current situation was very favorable for him.
He needed to find the right time and the right way to expose Gu Lin's true background.
"I'll take care of it right away."
“By the way, our tunnels can be put to use now.” Jing Zhao took a deep breath. “We’ve raised them for decades, and it’s time for them to give us something in return.”
Gu Lin will probably never know, even until his death, that there are underground tunnels buried beneath the capital of Da Ning.
And the tunnel exit...
......
The military camp in Daqing was eerily quiet.
Therefore, the sound of horses' hooves entering was exceptionally clear. "The Empress Dowager has arrived—"
All the soldiers couldn't help but widen their eyes and look up at Jiang Yu on the horse. It really was the Empress Dowager!
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
Seeing the soldiers kneeling on the ground, Jiang Yu tightened his grip on the reins.
"Get up, all of you. I know you've all worked hard these past few days. Give the order to improve the soldiers' meals today. Everyone should rest well, and we'll go back to fight again in a few days!"
"Yes, sir!"
A unified voice rang out, and the previously dejected faces were now filled with high spirits. This was the Empress Dowager from the Jiang family!
The fact that the Empress has traveled a long way shows that the court has not abandoned them, and that they still have a chance to fight.
In an instant, the vanished morale of the troops quietly rose again.
Jiang Yu dismounted and headed towards Jiang He's tent.
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