Unlike in modern times, women in ancient times who divorced and had children often had a difficult life.
However, the rich and the poor are definitely different. As Jiang Qinyu thought about it, she quickly checked her assets in the system warehouse again.
Fortunately, she had saved up a lot of good things, and several gold and silver mines were also under her name. Even without Lu Yanzheng in the future, she could still live a good life.
Thinking about it this way, it seems she doesn't need to worry about Lu Yanzheng changing his mind in the future, or having a bunch of women.
After all, if she's not satisfied, she can always take the children and run away to a place where no one knows her and live a good life.
Thinking about it, it was quite lovely. Jiang Qinyu suddenly chuckled, then gently touched her belly, her eyes tender as she whispered, "Baby, thank you for choosing me to be your mother. I will definitely love you, protect you, and support you..."
Regardless of Jiang Qinyu's mixed feelings of joy and worry about her pregnancy, Chen was genuinely happy.
"Old man, quick, let's write a letter to A-Zheng and tell him that Qin'er is pregnant." Madam Chen clapped her hands happily, feeling more cheerful than ever before.
Old Lu was also happy, his face crinkling with smiles. He nodded and said, "We must tell her. Besides, Qin'er is not even three months old yet, so we can't tell the villagers. We can tell A-Zheng, though."
He was worried he'd explode with joy if he didn't tell anyone.
However, according to their custom, a woman cannot announce her pregnancy until she is three months pregnant, otherwise something bad might happen. Especially since his eldest daughter-in-law is well-liked in the village, if the whole village knew she was pregnant, they would definitely come to congratulate her, which would be too much of a commotion.
Moreover, now that all the officials are under A-Zheng's control, who knows what might happen if the news gets out? He thinks it's better for the family to know before the child is born.
With that in mind, Old Man Lu first wrote a letter to Lu Yanzheng.
Because it was Doctor Mo who treated Jiang Qinyu, the villagers didn't know she was pregnant. The people in charge that Jiang Qinyu had arranged before would still habitually come to her for decisions.
However, after that day, the villagers found that they could no longer see Jiang Qinyu, and everything was handled by Yunzhu Amber or Aping.
Village Chief Li and Meng talked about this matter while lying in bed at night.
"Old man, do you think A-Zheng's wife went out? I feel like I haven't seen her in a long time," Meng asked in a daze.
Village Chief Li was almost asleep when he heard this, and said, "I didn't see her either, but her family said she's too busy and it's normal that she doesn't have time to come out."
Let alone Jiang Qinyu managing so many things, isn't it normal for him, as a village chief, to be so busy every day that he doesn't have a moment to spare?
Meng thought about it and agreed. Given the Lu family's temperament, nothing bad was likely to happen. So she stopped worrying about it and the couple quickly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Lu Yanzheng's Eighth Route Army had successfully joined forces at a point fifty miles away from the capital.
Lu Yanzheng's navy was anchored on the Yue River, facing the capital across the river.
Upon seeing the massive warships of the Northwest Navy, everyone at the imperial court felt a chill run down their spines. Emperor Jingqing ordered the deployment of the imperial navy for defense while simultaneously urging the progress of peace negotiations.
As a result, Vice Minister Huang of the Ministry of Rites sent back a message saying that they hadn't even seen Lu Yanzheng, which angered Emperor Jingqing so much that he smashed another set of porcelain.
However, with the Northwest Army at the city gates, he could not surrender cowardly. Therefore, he had to change the chief negotiator and send Zhu Yongwen, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, who had some connection with the Qin family in the past, to negotiate.
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After the meeting, Lu Yanzheng redeployed the attack and defense plans, while Qin Shen and other important generals were discussing matters on the warship.
"Our army will first split into two routes to launch an attack on the imperial court from both land and water. After capturing Jinqing Town, we will split into six routes, with the fifth and sixth armies providing cover to confuse the imperial army's vision, while the remaining four armies will break through the city..." Lu Yanzheng pointed to the map and explained his plan.
All the generals listened attentively. After the meeting, Zhao Qi distributed pamphlets to everyone, which he had learned from Jiang Qinyu.
"My lords, please take a closer look at this booklet when you get back. It contains some important notes. Please also keep your troops in check. Do not disturb the people, and do not kill, burn, or loot..." Zhao Qi looked at them seriously and gave them his instructions one by one.
During their southward march, they consistently avoided civilians. Where they couldn't avoid them, they simply breached the city gates, seized control of the local military, and left without harming a single civilian.
Qin Shen and the others readily agreed and took their leave to return and reprimand their soldiers.
Lu Yanzheng said, "Qin Shen, stay behind for a moment."
He pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice sounding somewhat tired.
Only Lu Yanzheng and Qin Shen remained in the cabin where the meeting was being held.
"Your Highness," Qin Shen said with some concern, "you should take better care of your health."
Lu Yanzheng glanced at him. "You noticed?"
Qin Shen choked, subconsciously touching his unkempt beard, and gave an awkward laugh, "Hehe, well, I just haven't had much time."
Speaking of this, he immediately realized that he didn't even have time to rest properly or take care of himself. Lu Yanzheng had to control the overall situation, so how could he possibly have time to care about himself?
Lu Yanzheng waved his hand, "Alright, that's not why I asked you to stay. We're about to go to the capital, are you ready?"
He looked at Qin Shen calmly, but his heart skipped a beat.
Qin Shen was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "There's nothing to prepare for. The day I storm into the city will be the day I avenge the Qin family."
Over time, he had long accepted the fact that he would be all alone in the future. He originally thought that there was no hope of revenge, but who knew that the prince was actually willing to raise an army to rebel. It was already a great honor for him to be able to follow along and take revenge. He wouldn't think about anything else.
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