"Qié'er, the doctor said your body is too weak. You need good conditioning and must be careful on a daily basis. This pregnancy... it's very easy to miscarry," Jing Xunchè originally didn't want to tell Mù Fēngqié this, but if he didn't, would Qié'er resent him even more if something happened in the future?
Mù Fēngqié stroked her belly. She could feel a little life developing inside. "I know. I'll be careful."
She was already pregnant when she first transmigrated, but this child felt different from the previous one.
This child was truly her own, conceived by her. She could let the child call her mother without any burden.
"Qié'er..." Jing Xunchè looked at Mù Fēngqié with all tenderness in his eyes. "Qié'er, don't worry. This time, I'll definitely protect you well, and also protect our child well," Jing Xunchè said, stroking Mù Fēngqié's belly.
"Yeah, I trust you," Mù Fēngqié said, looking at Jing Xunchè seriously.
The two were cultivating their relationship in the room, but there was always someone blind enough to interrupt them.
"Master, the Regent Prince is here," Mù Nán said outside the door. He wondered if it was just his illusion, but he felt a cold wind blowing past him.
After seeing Jing Xunchè, he understood where that feeling came from. "Mas... Master," Mù Nán stammered, looking at Jing Xunchè's face so dark it could drip. Had he ruined his master's good deed?
But it wasn't his fault. The Regent Prince said he had urgent business with his master, so he came.
Jing Xunchè glanced at Mù Nán. "You should be lucky that I'm in a good mood today. Otherwise... you'd be skinned alive even if you didn't die."
Mù Nán cried inwardly at Jing Xunchè's warning. Master, it wasn't his fault. He didn't want to come either, but the other person's official position was higher than theirs.
However, Mù Nán didn't let Jing Xunchè know what he was thinking. Otherwise, Jing Xunchè definitely wouldn't let Mù Nán off today.
"What brings you here?" Jing Xunchè asked Yuán Yǔhán when he saw him in the hall.
"Regarding those bandits from yesterday, I've publicly claimed that they were just ordinary bandits. If the Emperor found out, who knows what he'd do," Maybe the Emperor would order them to release the bandits and then go find their base camp. Was this matter that simple?
"And then?"
Jing Xunchè looked at Yuán Yǔhán and asked. Surely he didn't come just for this?
"I interrogated them all night last night, but they didn't say a word. Their mouths are too hard. I'm here to ask if you have any ideas?"
All kinds of torture instruments were used last night, but those bandits refused to talk no matter what. He had no choice but to come and ask Jing Xunchè.
"Then send them to me."
He had more torture instruments here than Yuán Yǔhán. He had heard about some torture instruments from other countries when he was on the battlefield before, and he knew how to use them. He could give them a try on these bandits.
"How are Lord Shěn and the others?"
He hadn't heard any news about Lord Shěn and the others since they left. Qié'er fainted when they got back yesterday, so he didn't have time to ask about them.
"Their conditions are okay. People have been sent to watch over them, but for the specific situation, Fēngqié still needs to take a look," Yuán Yǔhán said.
"Qié'er is pregnant," Jing Xunchè told Yuán Yǔhán this. There was no way to hide this. People would find out soon when her belly got bigger, so he might as well not hide it.
Yuán Yǔhán looked at Jing Xunchè in surprise. "Not bad, Zhànzhī. I didn't expect you to be so capable. By the way, when are you getting married? I'll prepare a wedding gift then."
"We haven't made preparations yet. Qié'er hasn't agreed," Jing Xunchè pursed his lips. He would completely follow Qié'er's opinion on this matter.
Yuán Yǔhán twitched the corner of his mouth. "Alright. Let me know when you've decided. But it'd better not be in the next few months. A Rú is about to give birth, and I won't have time to attend."
"Alright, I know. If there's nothing else, just leave quickly. Just send those people here," Jing Xunchè said impatiently, then sent Yuán Yǔhán away. Then he strode towards Mù Fēngqié's room. Qié'er was very weak now and needed someone to take care of her.
"Qié'er, Yuán Yǔhán came just now. I asked about Lady Shěn's condition. He said it's okay. When you're feeling better, go and take a look," Jing Xunchè took the porridge from the maid and fed Mù Fēngqié bit by bit.
"Okay. It's been a while. Mother Shěn's condition should have improved," Mù Fēngqié calculated the time and thought that this was a turning point. The following days would be easier, and the number of her attacks would gradually decrease.
"By the way, where's Qí'er?" Mù Fēngqié hadn't seen Shěn Qí since they got back. She was a bit worried. With what happened yesterday, she didn't know if the child had been scared.
"Don't worry. Shěn Qí is in the Shěn Mansion now. Zhū Fēi is with him. He's fine," Jing Xunchè said, stroking Mù Fēngqié's head.
Not long after, Mù Fēngqié felt sleepy and soon fell asleep in bed. Jing Xunchè quietly left after covering Mù Fēngqié with the quilt.
"Master, the Regent Prince has sent the people here," Mù Nán whispered beside Jing Xunchè.
He didn't dare to speak loudly. If he woke up the mistress, he'd be in big trouble.
Jing Xunchè nodded. After sending people to protect this place, he led some people to the dungeon. Jing Xunchè frowned when he saw the few people who were beaten beyond recognition. It seemed these people really had hard mouths.
"Let me tell you, we'll never betray the organization. It's useless no matter how much torture you use on us," the leader said fiercely, looking at Jing Xunchè.
"Really? I didn't plan to make you say anything useful either," Jing Xunchè looked at some torture instruments on the wall, walked slowly, picked them one by one, and also tested if they were easy to use.
"Then what do you want to know?" the leader looked at Jing Xunchè in confusion. Did this person know something he didn't? Humph! He wouldn't say anything. People like them were the most principled.
"I don't want to know anything. I just want to settle a score with you. Because of you, my wife was frightened, and the child in her belly almost had an accident. Let's settle this score properly," Jing Xunchè finally picked a suitable torture instrument and slowly walked up to the leader.
"I remember you wanted my wife to be your wife in the mountain stronghold," Jing Xunchè said and then hit the leader with a stick. The place he hit was extremely tricky.