Chapter 292 Pregnancy
The situation in Luzhou camp, hundreds of miles away, was equally tense.
"How is it?" Shen Zhao asked.
The soldier who went into the city to get the news had just returned, wearing the clothes of ordinary people, "General, there are no 70,000 soldiers in the city."
"How many?"
The soldiers roughly figured out the number, "No more than 40,000. We have inquired about it. Marquis Xuanping lost a lot of people on the way from Shengjing to Luzhou. Later, when they heard that we sent troops, many more fled."
Shen Zhao pondered for a moment, "What is the situation in the city now?"
"It's in chaos," the soldier said. "The common people wanted to flee, but the Marquis of Xuanping wouldn't allow them to. He beheaded several people who were leading the commotion and clamoring for the city gates to be opened. Now the common people in the city don't dare to leave the city."
Chang Heng cursed: "This bastard grandson of Xuanping Hou is such a piece of shit."
Chen Zhao propped himself up on his knees and thought for a while, "We can afford it, but the people in the city may not. If the stalemate continues like this, until the city runs out of food, people will eat their own children. This is not uncommon in ancient times."
"Then let's fuck him." Chang Heng said angrily, "If we attack with all our might, 40,000 men will be intimidated and the city wall will be flattened."
Shen Zhao was still thinking.
"General, how about this?" Xiao Chuan said, "If too many people sneak into the city, it will be easy to be exposed, but it won't be a problem if two or three hundred people enter. I will take people in to find out which city gate has the weakest guard. When General Chang leads his people to attack the city, I will take the opportunity to open other gates."
"It's a good idea." Shen Zhao said, "But what if you fail? It doesn't matter to us outside, but you two or three hundred people will have to be buried inside."
"Sacrifice is inevitable if you want to succeed." Xiao Chuan said indifferently.
Chen Zhao refused sternly, "Ayu has worked so hard to bring out a general like you. If I throw you into the city, she will come to me and cry, make a scene, and even hang herself."
Xiao Chuan touched the back of his sweaty neck and smiled.
The guards surrounded the yard tightly, and people were kneeling on the ground in the yard.
The scorching heat and the oppressive atmosphere made everyone dare not breathe.
Xie Tingzhou sat on the edge of the bed with a sullen face, while Doctor Yu was taking the pulse of Shen Yu who was unconscious on the bed.
There was a lot of noise in the yard at that time. When Xie Tingzhou received the news and rushed over, Chen Yu was still standing. She calmly told him that everything was fine, but she fell down as soon as she finished speaking.
Doctor Yu felt the patient's pulse, hissed suspiciously, and then changed hands.
Xie Tingzhou was filled with anger
Huo was worried, so he stood up and walked to the door and looked at the people kneeling in the yard.
"How was the assassin recruited into the mansion? How was he arranged in the courtyard? Including all the maids and servants, three generations up and down, check them one by one for me!"
"And that assassin, if you can't pry open her mouth, skin her alive for me."
Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and glanced at Changliu who was sitting on the doorstep. His injuries were not serious and he refused to seek treatment. He sat here waiting for Chen Yu to wake up.
"Your Highness." Doctor Yu from the inner room suddenly shouted.
Xie Tingzhou walked in quickly, only to see Doctor Yu with a look of joy on his face. He lifted up his robe and knelt down.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Xie Tingzhou had already anticipated something from Doctor Yu's expression.
Doctor Yu said, "The princess is pregnant."
"Are you sure?" Xie Tingzhou's breathing was a little unstable.
"Confirmed." Doctor Yu said, "Although I am not good at gynecology, it is not a problem for me to take your pulse. Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Xie Tingzhou let out a long breath, opened the bed curtains and looked at Chen Yu's sleeping face, "Why hasn't she woken up yet?"
Doctor Yu said, "The assassin used a drug. Although the princess dodged it, she still took a little bit of it. However, the princess is in good health, and the drug has no effect on her body. It's probably because she has been overworked recently, so it won't hurt to sleep a little longer."
Doctor Yu was not good at gynecology, and he changed the prescription for abortion-preserving medicine again and again. Finally, he sent someone to invite doctors from the city to come and discuss the matter together.
The people kneeling in the yard were cleared away. Changliu bandaged his wounds and continued to sit at the door waiting. No one could call him away.
Xie Tingzhou sat on the bed, held Chen Yu's hand, put it to his lips and kissed it, but his eyes did not move away from her face.
It was clearly ecstasy, but she couldn't laugh at all. Instead, she felt like crying.
Chen Yu slept for three hours before waking up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xie Tingzhou staring at her without blinking.
"Are you scared?" Shen Yu asked.
Xie Tingzhou shook his head and put her hand to his lips without saying anything.
Chen Yu vaguely remembered the situation before she fainted, "Are Si Xi and Chang Liu okay?"
"Si Xi is not in danger of death, he is only slightly injured."
Chen Yu nodded, raised her hand and looked at her palm with some disappointment, "I was slow and my reaction was not as good as before, otherwise Changliu and Sixi would not be in this situation today."
Xie Tingzhou held her hand and said, "I was worried about them when I woke up.
, why don’t you ask me? "
Shen Yu looked at him with a smile, "How about you?"
“I’m going crazy with joy.”
Shen Yu was stunned.
Xie Tingzhou said with red eyes: "I'm going to be a father."
This time Shen Yu was completely stunned, staring at him for a long time without reacting.
"You have a little thing in your stomach, so it's normal to react slowly." Xie Tingzhou leaned over her shoulder and didn't speak for a long time.
Chen Yu touched his head and was about to speak, but she felt wetness on her shoulder.
"I'm going to be a father." Xie Tingzhou said hoarsely, "It's our child."
He moved his hand to her still flat belly, lay on his side and slept beside her, staring at her profile, kissed her once, and after a while couldn't help but kiss her again.
"I need to write to my grandmother and my eldest brother."
"And dad." Shen Yu added.
"We couldn't find him." Xie Tingzhou said, "Once the news was released, he came back on his own."
Shen Yu smiled and leaned into his arms.
The assassin really couldn't pry open his mouth even if he died, but there were only so many people around, either from Shengjing or sent by Marquis Xuanping.
"I have thoroughly checked everyone in the mansion. The assassin was not a maid in the mansion. She killed the original maid and hid her in the woodshed."
After Xifeng finished his report, he waited for Xie Tingzhou's instructions.
"Order the guards to seal off the courtyard, select two reliable maids, and arrest the rest if they dare to approach."
Xifeng ordered his men to leave. When he passed by Changliu on his way out, he squatted down and said, "Why are you crying? How can you be a guard if you cry like this over such a minor injury?"
"No." Chang Liu shook his head.
Xifeng pointed to the inner room and said, "The princess asked you to go in."
Chang Liu stood up and patted his robe, which was still the same one he wore before. After entering, he knelt on the ground without saying a word.
"What are you kneeling for?" Chen Yu asked.
Chang Liu choked up and said, "I failed to protect the princess. I should be punished."
Xie Tingzhou glanced at Chang Liu and said, "After sitting outside for so long, have you figured out anything?"
"Yes." Chang Liu nodded, "I will definitely practice hard in the future, and never be arrogant and lazy just because I am good at Qinggong. Only when I have good kung fu can I protect the princess."
"You're not stupid." Xie Tingzhou tapped his leg with his fingertips, "Get up, the princess said that it's a good thing you and Si Xi are here, you deserve a reward."
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