"Oops, what should we do? Won't elder sister be in any trouble?" A Ru paced anxiously in the room.
"Don't worry, A Ru. Don't forget your elder sister is highly skilled in medicine. She'll be fine."
"You just said she's skilled in medicine. This is about giving birth. Can it be the same?"
"Come on! Just relax. She wouldn't have gone to help if she wasn't confident. Look, even Zhan Zhi isn't worried. Why are you so worked up?"
"Don't even mention him to me! If it weren't for him, would we have so many problems?"
"Rude!" Hong Yi glared angrily at A Ru, gripping the sword at his waist as if about to draw it.
"Hong Yi, don't be disrespectful. Put your sword away!"
"But, my lord, she..."
"I said put it away!"
"Yes." After saying that, he gave A Ru a fierce look.
"Miss, your friends are all here. Please come in."
"Thank you."
When Mu Fengqie arrived, she saw A Ru quarreling with Hong Yi, and Hong Yi had even drawn his sword.
"Hong Yi, you're Jing Xunce's secret guard. I can't control you, but if you dare to hurt anyone around me, I'll never let you off."
She was extremely protective. It didn't really matter if someone offended her, but if they hurt the people around her, she'd surely teach them a painful lesson.
After saying that, she didn't care about Hong Yi's reaction and took A Ru to the room to rest. They had traveled for a whole day and then helped with the childbirth. They were exhausted.
"Yes..." Hong Yi replied reluctantly.
Jing Xunce glanced at Hong Yi but said nothing.
In the morning, Mu Fengqie heard someone knocking on the door. She got up to open it and saw the Saintess standing outside.
"I wonder what brings the Saintess here?"
"My name is Lü Yun. My nickname is Feng'er. From now on, you can just call me Feng'er. May I know your name, miss?"
"My name is Mu Fengqie."
"Great. I'll call you Sister Qie from now on."
"Sister Qie, I heard you came here for help. May I ask what you need?"
"We heard that your clan has a secret method that can tell whether a child is the husband's biological one after the pregnant woman has been pregnant for three months."
"Hmm... There is such a secret method." Lü Yun thought for a moment and said.
"I wonder if Feng'er could tell us this secret method? To be honest, we want to use this method to test a woman who is newly pregnant."
"Sister Qie, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but this secret method can't be passed outside the clan, so I can't tell you."
"This... Isn't there any other way?"
"Hmm... How about I go with you? I also know this secret method. In a few days, I'll ask my father to let me leave the mountain. Then it'll be okay."
"Really? Thank you, Feng'er."
"You're welcome. Actually, I should thank you for saving my mother."
"Come on. I'll take you around our stockade. I tell you, the people in our stockade are all very nice, and it's very beautiful here. There are fruit trees on our back mountain."
"Really? Can we go to the back mountain to pick fruits?" A Ru had lived in the palace since childhood. Although there were also fruit trees in the palace, there were always rules binding her, and the people around her were always so cautious. She had never picked fruits by herself.
So A Ru was extremely excited and hoped she could really experience the feeling of picking fruits by herself this time.
"Of course we can. Come on. I'll take you there now. There are apple trees, pear trees, plum trees, peach trees... There are so many of them on our back mountain."
"There are also animals. Sometimes the people in the stockade go hunting there. Those animals are wild, not domesticated. The meat is so delicious. I must let you try it when I have time."
"Okay."
The three men followed behind the three women. Listening to their cheerful voices, they also unconsciously relaxed and enjoyed this rare moment of peace.
"A Ru, come on, catch!" Lü Yun climbed up the tree, picked a big and red apple, and threw it to A Ru under the tree.
"Okay." A Ru took a bite. It was so sweet. The little girl was so happy that she was almost out of her mind.
A Ru ran to a relatively low tree and jumped up to pick the fruits on the tree.
Mu Fengqie also liked this place very much. There was no intrigue, no chasing and killing. She could live freely.
How wonderful and happy it was!
Jing Xunce saw the longing in Mu Fengqie's eyes. His eyes darkened. He knew that Qie'er had always disliked intrigue, and besides, he was still a convict.
He was destined not to be able to give her the life she wanted for now, but after he finished his business, he would surely take her to live the life she wanted.
Whether it was to live in seclusion in the mountains or to roam the world, he would accompany her.
Jing Xunce silently stepped forward, hugged Mu Fengqie, and rubbed against her ear.
"Qie'er, I'll surely let you live the life you want. After I clear my name of the false charges, I'll take you away from all the disputes and live our own life. Okay?"
"... Okay." Mu Fengqie paused for a moment and then agreed.
Hong Yi watched the scene in front of him. There was a strange feeling in his heart, but it was just a fleeting feeling. If he didn't feel it carefully, he wouldn't notice it.
My lord still has a great enmity to avenge. He can't relax his vigilance like this!
In the evening, the stockade prepared a grand feast to celebrate the birth of another daughter to the stockade chief's wife.
In their stockade, the daughters born to the stockade chief's wife all had the possibility of becoming the Saintess. The Saintess could protect their clan's safety, so this was a happy event worth celebrating.
"Sister Qie, you can experience the enthusiasm of the people in our stockade tonight. I'm sure you'll like it."
Mu Fengqie watched the people frolicking around the bonfire. Her face was full of smiles. This was the most real and happiest smile since she traveled through time. It was a smile from the bottom of her heart.
"Thanks to Miss Mu's help yesterday, my wife and daughter are safe. I've heard from Feng'er about what you need. After I finish dealing with the affairs in the stockade, I'll let her go down the mountain with you."
"Chief, you're too polite. Just call me Fengqie. I didn't really help much with your wife's matter. The most important thing was the motherly love that gave your wife the strength. Otherwise, no matter how capable I was, I wouldn't have been able to do anything."
Hearing this, the stockade chief burst out laughing. He had a very good impression of Mu Fengqie now. She was neither overbearing nor impatient, calm and steady. She would surely achieve great things in the future.
"Anyway, you're our stockade's benefactor. If you need anything in the future, we'll surely do our best to help."
"Thank you."
Watching the stockade chief's departing figure, Mu Fengqie knew that the stockade chief must love his wife very much. Looking at their harmonious relationship and thinking of her own relationship with Jing Xunce, the smile on her face faded.
"Sister, have you seen Sister Feng'er? Why did she disappear all of a sudden?"
"I don't know. Maybe she had something to deal with."
"Okay. Sister, try this roasted meat. It's so delicious!"
Mu Fengqie took a bite. It was really delicious, just as Feng'er had said, very fresh.
Just as they were enjoying the delicious food, they suddenly saw a commotion in front of them.