bayedsolid Chapter 311 Crisis 4 lurks
Chapter 311 Crisis 4 lurks
"It doesn't hurt anymore!"
Xi Jieer said softly to her belly:
"Brother, be good. When you come out, I'll treat you to some candy!"
Hearing Su Li laughing,
"Xijie'er, how do you know it's a brother and not a sister?"
Xijie'er shook her head and said, "I like both brothers and sisters! Mom, it would be better if you gave birth to two at once, so that I can have both brothers and sisters."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Xijie'er's words made Su Li laugh happily.
It would be best if she could give birth to twins, a boy and a girl. However, Fei Lao checked her pulse every day and never said it was twins. If she wanted both a son and a daughter, she would wait until Pei Heng came back and try again.
As for whether the baby would be a son or a daughter, Su Li left it entirely to fate, because she liked both sons and daughters.
Mingmin stood by the door, not daring to get closer. She watched Huan Ge'er and Xi Jie'er surrounding Su Li, her eyes filled with envy. Her mother had died giving birth to her, and she had never enjoyed the joy of motherhood.
Seeing this, Su Li waved, "Mingmin, come here, come to your aunt."
Mingmin leaned forward a little awkwardly, and when she got closer, she said cautiously, "Auntie, I put away all my things before I came here."
She knew that Su Li was afraid of snakes and insects, so every time she came to see Su Li, she would put away all the poisonous insects and poison powder on her body.
"Auntie knows Mingmin is a good child."
Su Li took Mingmin's little hand and gently placed it on her belly. When Mingmin touched the warm belly, her eyes lit up little by little.
The three children gathered around him, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere in the room was very harmonious.
In the evening, Songzhi came in with a letter.
"Madam, Captain Qian has sent a letter."
More than a month ago, after Su Li settled down in the mountains, he asked Captain Qian to go to Dali in the name of a caravan.
During this time, letters arrived one after another, saying that the general Peng Pei of Dali had killed the old monarch and the Duan clan and then ascended the throne as emperor. Many old ministers opposed this, but Peng Pei killed some, dismissed others, and imprisoned others before suppressing the rebellion.
But it only calmed down on the surface.
Due to Peng Pei's tyranny, few in Dali truly obeyed him. Many officials were resentful, but because the old monarch's children had all been killed in the palace coup, leaving no successor, and Peng Pei's brutality, they could only swallow their anger.
However, since Qian Dui arrived in Dali, he began to secretly spread the news that Princess Mingmin was not dead. Many loyal and righteous people secretly formed an alliance to fight against Peng Pei's forces, determined to bring the princess back and revive the Duan family.
"Opposition to Peng Pei is growing rapidly among the people of Dali. They have repeatedly proposed bringing the princess back to take charge of the situation. Captain Qian asked Madam, what should be done next?"
Songzhi read the letter to Su Li, and then waited quietly for Su Li's reply.
After thinking seriously for a while, Su Li turned to ask her son for his opinion.
"Brother Huan, what do you think?"
Huan Ge'er looked at Su Li gravely.
"Mom, Dali is still too dangerous. Mingmin can't go back yet. Also, for the safety of Mom and Captain Qian, her whereabouts cannot be revealed for the time being."
Huan Ge'er had a calm expression, and he didn't look like a teenager under ten years old. Instead, he looked like a mature and steady adult. For a moment, Su Li even felt that she saw the shadow of Pei Heng in him.
I only heard him decisively say to Songzhi:
"Tell Captain Qian to keep them stable and continue to build up strength. If necessary, you can organize some uprising or civil unrest in Dali. Try to stir up public sentiment and make Peng Pei a mess. When the time is right, Mingmin will naturally return."
He is indeed a sinister person.
Su Li silently evaluated her son in her heart, and then gave him a thumbs up.
"Mom, you're about to give birth. This is our top priority right now. Everything else will be put on hold. Once you safely give birth to your younger siblings, we can deal with other matters later."
In Huan Ge'er's opinion, nothing else matters. The most important thing is that the mother gives birth to a child.
But since my mother has decided to help Mingmin, I will fully support her.
Su Li looked at her belly.
My son is right, it is indeed true.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
During the six months that Pei Heng was away, Huan Ge'er had grown rapidly. Not only had he grown taller, but his thinking had also matured significantly.
For example, now, he analyzed things very clearly, which made Su Li very convinced and felt very relieved.
This is the sense of security that comes from my son.
Su Li felt a sense of pride!
……
at the foot of the mountain.
As the sky gradually darkened, a tea farmer was walking up the mountain carrying tea leaves on a rugged mountain road. Just as he turned a corner, a man jumped out from nowhere and stopped him.
"This road is blocked, try another one."
The tea farmer's honest face showed a trace of panic. He stepped back and apologized repeatedly in a fluent Quanzhou accent:
"My lord, I'm so sorry! I forgot about it and thought I'd get home closer this way. I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now."
The tea farmers nodded and bowed.
When he looked up again, the man who had stopped him was gone. Crows were cawing on the dim mountain road, and the tea farmers, carrying their tea leaves, turned and ran away as if they had seen a ghost.
I ran down the mountain until I turned into a valley and stopped. As soon as I stopped, the tea farmer threw the tea leaves on his shoulders to the side of the road, pulled off his hat, and his demeanor changed instantly.
He wiped his sweat and said to the group of people opposite him:
"Boss, we've found out. This road is also guarded. The roads leading to the villa are full of secret sentries. It's almost impossible for our people to sneak up the mountain."
The leader frowned and turned to ask another person beside him,
"Are you sure the person you want to capture is on the mountain?"
"Sure!"
The person who spoke was the killer who chased Mingmin to the lake that day. He had been stranded in Nanqi for more than a month. He knew that the person he wanted to catch was in the mountains, but there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, he finally received reinforcements today.
On the Nanqi side, His Royal Highness Prince Kang, who supported General Peng's ascension to the throne, personally gave orders to the local garrison in Quanzhou to assist them. The man next to him was none other than Lord Tan, the Lieutenant General of the Quanzhou garrison.
"General Tan, only by killing this evil woman Mingmin can the great cause of His Royal Highness Prince Kang and our Emperor be secured. This wealthy merchant surnamed Qian on the mountain hid Princess Mingmin, openly opposing His Royal Highness Prince Kang! Killing him a hundred times is not a pity."
The killer leader instigated and added fuel to the fire.
Brigadier General Tan had a fierce look on his face and glanced at the other person viciously.
"I have my own ideas, why do you keep talking?"
Pushing the other person away, Admiral Tan turned around and ordered:
"All officers and men, listen up! There's a group of ruthless bandits lurking on the mountain, disguised as the family of a wealthy merchant. The higher-ups have issued orders to kill them without mercy, regardless of age or gender!"
"Yes!" The officers and soldiers hiding in the mountains and forests responded in a low voice.
The dense forest gradually darkened, and the entire mountain was covered by the thick night, as if a giant beast was slowly swallowing everything around it.