Chapter 70

The evidence in Chu Xiuming's hands was enough. Although he wanted to catch all those people in one go, he knew it was impossible. Liang Cheng's lineage was all the confidants of Emperor Cheng, and the people above him were also the confidants of Emperor Cheng, so Chu Xiuming had to grasp a degree of how to make Emperor Cheng feel distressed but within the scope of tolerance.

So Chu Xiuming was very busy. He also wanted to finish the work in the morning and go back to accompany his wife in the afternoon. It was not what Chen Jin asked. In fact, for Chen Jin, with Mama Zhao and the others in the morning, it was enough to see Chu Xiuming in the evening. However, Chu Xiuming felt that he had left just after Shen Jin found out that he was pregnant. Just as Chen Jin said, she came back only after she was too big. She felt that she was in debt, not compensation, but just wanted to be better for Chen Jin.

Compared with Chu Xiuming, Chen Jin was doing nothing all day long. He woke up and ate every day. After eating, he played with Xiaobudian for a while. Then he waited for his husband to come back and had lunch together. After eating, his husband accompanied him for a walk. Then Chen Jin went back to listen to his husband's military tactics and took a nap.

When Chen Jin fell asleep, Chu Xiuming went to discuss work with his subordinates, and then estimated the time to wake up his little lady and accompany her for a walk. When the little lady was tired, she brought the person back.

"Ah?" With Chu Xiuming spoiled him, and Ma Ma Zhao and others taking good care of him, Chen Jin always felt that he was not as smart as when he was in Prince Rui's Mansion, so when he heard An Ping's words, he was stunned before he realized who Li was, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"When it comes to the wife, it's a boy." Anping said, "Why would you call the person who announces the good news in?"

Chen Jin thought for a while and nodded, "Yeah, are the gifts ready?" He said that and looked at Madam Zhao.

Madam Zhao said, "It's ready."

"Oh." Chen Jin always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't think about it for a moment, so he took the cup and drank water and said, "When the question is over, I will ask the gift-giver to go back with this person."

Madam Zhao responded and said, "The old slave will check it again."

"Yeah." Chen Jin nodded and put the cup back on the table.

Anping said, "Go and bring people up."

Chen Jin nodded again, and suddenly asked after waiting for An Ning and a few little maids in the room, "I still feel something is wrong."

An Ning asked, "Madam, what's wrong?"

"I can't remember it." Chen Jin touched his stomach and sat up, "Forget it, it shouldn't matter."

Seeing that Chen Jin had figured it out, An Ning stopped talking. She just tidied up the blanket covering her legs, helped Chen Jin put on her shoes, and stood aside. Anping quickly brought the person up. The one who came was Li's mother next to Concubine Xu. When she saw Li's mother Chen Jin, she smiled and kicked off her shoes and said, "If Anping had told me that it was Li's mother who had come, I wouldn't have to wear shoes."

Mother Li smiled and said, "Looking at the princess's complexion, the concubine is relieved."

Chen Jin nodded and said, "How is your mother?"

"The concubine has been a little busy these days, and the rest is good." Li's mother said.

Chen Jin said Oh, "By the way, Li's child is born, no wonder his mother is busy."

After talking about the child's situation, Li's mother said, "The concubine took time to make some small clothes during this period. I said she took the time to deliver it to the princess these days. It happened that she got the good news today, so the old slave asked for an errand."

Chen Jin urged, "Come on me and take it."

Mother Li responded with a smile. Anping asked the little maid waiting outside to come in. She held a bag in her hands. Anping took it and put it next to Chen Jin. Then she opened it. She saw that there were small clothes and shoes inside, and there were tiger-head hats. She felt soft. Chen Jin took the small shoes and gestured in her hand, then took the hat and looked at it. Finally, she carried the clothes and laughed, "So small."

"Because of Li's affairs, these things have not been washed yet." Li's mother looked at Chen Jin's appearance and felt comforted.

Chen Jin nodded and said, "Anping, put it away and come back and talk to Madam Zhao."

"Yes." Anping carefully wrapped the things.

Chen Jin looked at the little maid who was holding the bag and said, "Anping brought people down to drink some hot soup Nuannuan, and then brought a bowl of hot soup to Li's mother. By the way, Li's mother sat down, I have always forgotten about it recently."

Mother Li didn't care about these trivial things at all. Besides, Concubine Chen often lamented in the house that others were pregnant for three years, but her own daughter was already stupid enough. If she continued to be stupid, it would not be three years, thanks to Chu Xiuming who didn't mind.

After Li's mother sat down, Chen Jin asked, "Mom Li, do you think my brother was beautiful when he was a child or when I was a child?"

Li's mother smiled and said, "Of course, the princess is beautiful. She grew white and tender and blushed shortly after she was born."

Chen Jin was satisfied, An Ning came out with a brocade box, Chen Jin said, "This is the golden lock that my husband and I have prepared for my brother."

Mother Li took it with both hands and said, "Old Nuding handed it to the concubine's hand."

Chen Jin nodded and suddenly thought about it and asked, "Wait, why do I feel that it is not the day for Li to give birth? By the way, is Li okay?" Li's mother said to Concubine Chen and said about the child, but she didn't mention Li at all. Chen Jin heard it for a long time before she realized it, and also remembered why she had always felt something was wrong just now.

Li's mother said, "There was a small accident, so the day for Li to launch was ahead of schedule."

Chen Jin looked at Li's mother in surprise, and said, "The Third Young Master found the pair of cups that Uncle Yongning gave to the prince. It happened that the prince came back and the Third Young Master broke the cup by mistake."

"He is in trouble." Chen Jin said affirmatively. Anyway, it was not her who gave the cup. Chen Jin didn't feel any pain at all. He hugged his stomach and changed his posture and said, "How was the father's face at that time?"

"It's a pity that I don't know." Li's mother said, "But I heard that even Princess Rui was alarmed."

"But why is it related to Li again?" Chen Jin was even more confused.

Mother Li sighed and said, "I don't know what the third young master is thinking. Someone said something beside him. I think he was punished because Li had a child in his belly. He is not the youngest in the house, so the prince doesn't like him anymore, so after seeing Li, he pushed her..."

Chen Jin was stunned for a moment before exclaiming, "Ah..." Li was really a disaster.

Mother Li nodded, said a few more words before saying goodbye. It was the one Anping went to see him off. As soon as Mother Li left, the smile on Chen Jin's face disappeared, and he suddenly asked, "How long will it take to have lunch?"

"Madam, are you hungry?" An Ning asked with some concern when she looked at Chen Jin's expression.

Chen Jin shook his head, but said nothing, but lay on the imperial concubine's couch, touching her belly with one hand, An Ning took the quilt and covered it with Chen Jin, and asked, "Madam, are you feeling uncomfortable? Why don't you call the doctor?"

"No, I'll take a break." Chen Jin whispered.

An Ning no longer spoke, and was a little worried. After Anping came in, he said to Anping, went out to find Madam Zhao who was in the kitchen, and whispered a few words. Madam Zhao frowned and said, "I understand. You and Yue Wen go chase after him and ask if something happened to Li."

"Yes." An Ning responded and quickly called Yue Wen. Yue Wen was brought out by Chu Xiuming. Since he came to the capital, he has stayed with Chen Jin.

Madam Zhao did not go in immediately, but waited for the Cuiyu bean cake to be out of the pot. Then she put the snacks in the food box and walked into the house. After entering, she saw Chen Jin curled up her legs and lying on the imperial concubine's couch. Looking at the plum branches inserted in the porcelain bottle not far away, her eyes were a little confused and didn't know what she was thinking. Madam Zhao nodded to Anping, Anping took the food box and put it aside, and brought out the Cuiyu bean cake inside. Madam Zhao said with a gentle voice, "Madam, do you want to taste the pastry that has just been cooked?"

Chen Jin pursed her lips and said, "I don't really want to eat it."

Madam Zhao asked Anping to bring the pastry over and put it in front of Shen Jin. She saw Chen Jin's nose move, and then glanced at it and said, "Let's eat a little."

It seemed that the problem was not very serious. Madam Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. She held Chen Jin up and covered her with the quilt. Then she put the pastry aside, then twisted a cloth towel to clean her hands. Chen Jin pinched a piece of pastry and ate it, and asked, "Madam, do you think it will hurt to have a baby?"

"It will hurt a little." Madam Zhao said, "But don't worry, Madam, the general has prepared everything carefully and specially invited the doctor to the mansion."

"Oh." Chen Jin thought for a while and nodded, and after eating two pieces, he stopped using them.

Li and his mother did not go far and brought things with them, so Yue Wen and An Ning quickly caught up. Li's mother sighed and told An Ning all the things, "The princess and the concubine don't want the princess to know about this matter, it's probably going to have an impact on her."

An Ning said, "Don't worry, Mom Li, just saw that her wife's expression was wrong, and she was afraid that she had guessed something, so she came to ask."

Mother Li nodded, "The princess... has always been delicate, and it is also the old slave who has exposed his strength."

An Ning comforted, "When Yongning comes back, I will tell you about the matter to Yongning. With Yongning, my wife will not be able to do anything."

Mother Li didn't say anything else. Seeing that An Ning had nothing to ask, she took the people away first.

Yue Wen couldn't help but frown and said, "What's this all?"

An Ning didn't know what to say. If it were possible, I think neither Princess Rui nor Concubine Chen wanted Chen Jin to know, but the matter of Princess Rui's mansion could not be hidden. If only Chen Jin didn't know, it would be even worse. So the person who came to report the news only said the child and Concubine Chen. Who knew that even if this was the case, the wife would still be seen by her wife.

Both of them were feeling a little heavy when they came back. Yue Wen was waiting outside. When An Ning went in, he returned to his usual appearance. When Madam Zhao saw An Ning, her eyes flashed and asked, "What do you want to use at noon?"

Chen Jin said, "Get some sour soup noodles."

"Okay." Mama Zhao responded with a smile, "The old slave is going to prepare."

Chen Jin nodded and said, "Anping, bring me some fine cotton cloth."

"Yes." Anping responded.

"It should be more delicate." Chen Jin asked.

After Anping took the note, he went down to get the things. An Ning touched the cup and found that the water was a little cold, so he poured the cup in it and poured it in warmly.

When Madam Zhao arrived at the door, she saw Yue Wen and nodded to Yue Wen. Yue Wen followed Madam Zhao to the side and told Madam Li everything she said to Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao sighed, "This matter... go to the door to guard it. The general comes back and tells the matter to the general. The lady seems to have guessed something and is in a bad mood."

"Yes." Yue Wen responded and left immediately.

Madam Zhao entered the kitchen and asked the cook to fight with her, and started making the sour noodles that Chen Jin wanted to eat.

Chu Xiuming's daily return time is almost fixed, so Yue Wen saw Chu Xiuming before he could wait long and whispered to it. Chu Xiuming frowned and nodded without saying anything else.

When Chu Xiuming came in, he saw Chen Jin leaning half on the cushion, holding a piece of cloth in his hand and sewing something. When he saw Chu Xiuming, Chen Jin couldn't bear it. He looked at him with red eyes, with tears in his eyes, like an abandoned animal. Chu Xiuming couldn't help feeling soft, and walked over and reached out to touch Chen Jin's head, "I'll change clothes." He had just returned from outside, and the coldness was not good to lean against Chen Jin too close.

Chen Jin put down the things in his hand, grabbed Chu Xiuming's hand, and shook it gently. Chu Xiuming said, "Can you accompany me?"

"Okay." Chen Jin was a little happier, and carefully got up and followed Chu Xiuming to the inner room, "Husband, Mother Li is here today."

An Ning and Anping accompanied Chen Jin to the door of the inner room and stopped going in. After Chen Jin followed Chu Xiuming in, they carefully closed the door.

"It's by my mother-in-law, I think it's my mother-in-law who misses you." Chu Xiuming was serious outside, but he would not be like this in front of Shen Jin. Chu Xiuming clearly distinguished his subordinates and his wife, outsiders and insiders.

Chen Jin responded, and when Chu Xiuming changed his clothes, he stretched out his hands to look at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming hugged his little lady in his arms and held it on the soft couch beside him. Chen Jin grabbed Chu Xiuming's hand and said, "I also think my mother misses me, otherwise she wouldn't have let Mother Li go this time."

Chu Xiuming responded, "When the weather gets better, I will accompany you back to visit your mother-in-law."

Chen Jin thought for a while and shook his head and said, "Mother wants to take care of her younger brother now."

Chu Xiuming leaned against the cushion behind and let Chen Jin sit in his arms. Now even Chu Xiuming couldn't completely wrap around Chen Jin's waist, put his hands on her belly, and the temperature of his belly was higher. "In the heart of my mother-in-law, you are the most important thing."

"I feel so too." Chen Jin smiled when he heard this, "but I think my brother is a few months older than our child..."

Chu Xiuming suddenly stopped talking when he found that Chen Jin suddenly understood what Chen Jin was worried about, but at this moment he was waiting for his little wife to express the worries in her heart. Only in this way can she better comfort her.

Chen Jin grabbed Chu Xiuming's hand and pinched his fingers. His voice trembled, and he said, "Husband, is Li... gone?"

"Yeah." Chu Xiuming was not prepared to conceal it.

Chen Jin bit his lower lip and leaned sideways in Chu Xiuming's arms, leaning his face against his chest, "Husband, I'm so scared..."

"I want to give birth to children for my husband, and have many, many children, like my husband, like me, like the two of us... I want to watch the children grow up with my husband, watch them marry and have children... I want to get old and white with my husband." Chen Jin started crying quietly. When she cried, she never felt as painful as others, but sobbed softly, as if she was discovered by someone, "Husband, do you think I will..."

"No." Before Chen Jin could speak, Chu Xiuming interrupted her, "I won't let you get into trouble."

Chen Jin buried his head in Chu Xiuming's arms, his whole body trembling, "But what if there is anything?"
To be continued...