Kong Lin and Li Jinxiu had been waiting in the side room. It was almost dawn when a servant came to report. When they heard that Huan Ci and the child were safe, they felt relieved.
There were people coming in and out of the main room, and the room was bright and bright. After being nervous for almost a night, Kong Lin realized that he was a little thirsty.
He stood up and poured himself a cup of tea, and then added some more to Li Jinxiu's cup. Li Jinxiu raised his eyes and looked at him, sighing: "I sent so many people to look for it, but now there is still no movement at all."
Kong Lin shook his head helplessly: "We can't hide this from her."
"The brothers said they didn't see him, and none of the people he brought saw him. Where could he go?" Li Jinxiu rubbed the tea cup in his hand.
Kong Lin narrowed his eyes: "Those people originally came for him. Maybe they did something, we don't know."
"I don't know who is so vicious. Do you think this is happening?"
"I have sent someone to deliver an urgent report to the palace." Fu Shen said thoughtfully, "Maybe we can catch the murderer by following the clues."
Several of their attackers were captured, and we could start with them. Thinking of this, Li Jinxiu stood up and patted Kong Lin on the shoulder: "Thanks to Ziye for coming in time today, otherwise we would have died in front of them."
The knife fell."
"No, I'm still a step too late." Kong Lin frowned.
If he had gone early enough, Huan Ci would not have fallen and Fu Shen would not have disappeared.
Looking at the figures entering the room, the man sighed deeply, and after a long time he stood up and left.
*
It was already broad daybreak when Huan Ci woke up, the room was quiet, and the child was wrapped tightly and was sleeping next to her.
At that time, she only had a quick glance at the child, but now she had the opportunity to take a closer look at the child. Unfortunately, the newly born children were a bit ugly. Huan Ci couldn't help but laugh. She really wanted to draw this scene.
The little girl who was busy outside heard the commotion and hurriedly opened the curtain and came in: "Madam finally woke up, the food has been prepared, I will ask them to bring it."
Huan Ci turned around and saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman standing underground. She looked very smart. She sat up with her arms and asked with a smile: "What time is it now?"
"It has already passed the third quarter of the year."
"Have I slept for so long?" Huan Ci frowned. It was only now that she had the leisure to look at the room. The furnishings in the room were all of great value, and it was obvious that they had been put into work.
"Where are you adults?" she asked.
The maid looked up at her and said with a smile: "My lord has gone to the Governor's Mansion and will be here shortly."
"What about my husband? Why don't you see him?"
"I don't know about that." The maid shook her head, "I was just sent here by them. After I came, everyone went out. But there is a wet nurse in the side room that the Lord sent for. If Mrs.
If you want to see me, just ask her to come."
"No need." Huan Ci waved his hand. She was sleeping so deeply that she didn't know if Fu Shen had been here during this period.
She became more and more worried and started to get off the bed. The maid quickly came over to help her put on her shoes: "What do you want to do, madam?"
"I'm going to take a look outside." Huan Ci said softly.
"How can this be done? It's just a matter of going to the ground to do some activities. How can I go outside to enjoy the breeze? What should I do if I get sick?" The maid pulled her sleeve to dissuade her.
Huan Ci looked at her boredly and saw that she was really panicked. He softened his heart and discussed with her: "Then I won't go. You can tell me that my husband will come over as soon as possible."
After saying that, she went back to bed, but unexpectedly the child was startled, and there was a random burst of crying.
The nanny outside heard the noise and hurried over. She took the child from Huan Ci's arms and coaxed her non-stop. After Huan Ci looked at it for a long time, he realized that the child had peed. The nanny wiped her clean and then hugged her to soothe her.
She falls asleep.
After all, she was a mother for the first time, and she had no brothers or sisters. Huan Ci didn't know much about these things, so he had to keep asking the wet nurse.
This wet nurse was just a woman in her early twenties, with a good-looking appearance, and she was better at talking and doing things than others, so Huan Ci couldn't help but have a good impression of her.
The little maid she sent out took about half an hour to come and go. In the end, she failed to bring Fu Shen. Instead, Kong Lin walked in behind her.
The nanny suddenly heard an announcement from someone outside the door. She quickly looked up and saw the child in her arms crying.
"Give it to me." Huan Ci took the child and coaxed her softly.
As soon as Kong Lin came in, he saw her gentle expression. He was stunned for a moment, then walked over lightly, stretched out his hand to tease the child, and said with a smile: "Now you are also a mother."
Huan Ci smiled lightly and coaxed the child to stop crying before he raised his eyelids and looked at him: "Where is Fu Shen? Why don't you see him?"
When she tilted her head, she was very close to the man. Kong Lin's pupils shrank slightly and he looked at her hesitantly.
Huan Ci quickly noticed something unusual about him: "What happened? You should tell me."
Kong Lin stood up straight, sighed softly and said, "Brother Fu, our people didn't find him."
"He was captured by those people?" Huan Ci asked.
Kong Lin hurriedly shook his head: "Everyone said they didn't see it. When I took people to rescue you, they fled. I didn't see Brother Fu at that time, and I don't know where he went."
Huan Ci was relieved after hearing this. No news is the best news.
"Excuse me, if you have any news, please tell me as soon as possible." She stared at Kong Lin and said.
Kong Lin looked at her deeply: "Don't worry, I will definitely get him back soon."
Huan Ci nodded gratefully. Although she felt uneasy, she believed that Fu Shen would be fine. "Where is the man following Fu Shen? Is he there?" she asked.
Kong Lin frowned and thought for a moment, then asked: "But that young man named Sao Ye?"
"That's him. Is he there? Let him come and see me."
"He was seriously injured and he hasn't woken up yet. I'll send someone to tell you when he wakes up," Kong Lin said.
Huan Ci's brows jumped, and he was a little surprised: "Where is the woman following me?"
"She followed everyone out to find Fu Shen. She will be back soon, don't worry."
"Do you know who sent the person? Do you have any clues?"
"I have captured a few people, but this matter needs to be discussed with the capital before making any plans." Kong Lin said in a low voice.
After saying that, he looked around and raised his hand to signal everyone in the room to get out. Although everyone was puzzled, they had to listen, and they all disappeared after a while.
Huan Ci raised his eyebrows: "What do you want to tell me?"
"I do have something to tell you. But these words were asked by your father to tell you. Because I never had the chance to see you before, I can tell you now."
"What are you talking about?" Huan Ci quickly sat up straight and looked at him, his expression extremely serious.
Her father was indeed fighting with Kong Lin at that time, and she originally planned to find an opportunity to ask him about it, but because there were many things to do later, and the letter she sent was not delivered, she was never able to ask him.
The man walked over slowly, moved a stool and sat in front of her: "Actually, these are ordinary words. At that time, when we were guarding against the enemy at night, we were sitting together and chatting. He said something to me. He said that if he could not come back
, I’ll tell you these words. But I originally thought there was no need to tell you this, but since I’ve seen it, it’s better to talk about it.”
"What on earth did he say?" Huan Ci urged.
"He told me that he had been preventing you from getting married to Fu Shen, and as a result he had delayed you in vain for so many years, and he always felt sorry for you. Also, he originally hoped that you would stay away from the capital in the future and stop being under their noses.
It was only later that I found out that you and Fu Shen had been married a long time ago, so I didn’t tell you this. But now that we’ve seen it, there’s no reason not to tell you,” Kong Lin said.
Hearing this, Huan Ci hung his head in embarrassment. She had not been able to tell her father about her marriage to Fu Shen, so she had always felt guilty. Now that someone else had brought it up, she felt even more embarrassed.
"I'm really ashamed of my father that I kept all important marriage matters from him." She sighed softly.
Kong Lin twitched the corners of his mouth and lowered his head without saying a word.
Huan Ci gently swayed the child in his arms, looking at her big eyes that were as gurgling as grapes, and suddenly wanted to take her back to Bingzhou to have a look, so that her father could also see her child.
After not hearing any movement for a long time, Kong Lin raised his head and looked at her expression. Sensing her disappointment, he hurriedly comforted her: "Actually, he should have guessed it a long time ago."
Huan Ci's eyelashes trembled, and tears suddenly fell.
Kong Lin panicked, stood up from the chair in a hurry, took a clean handkerchief and handed it to her, and advised: "Stop crying, be careful not to break your body from crying."
Huan Ci took the veil and murmured: "Thank you very much. As for what happened last night, as well as the midwife and wet nurse, I all rely on your help."
"Why worry about such a trivial matter?" Kong Lin said with a chuckle, "The most important thing for you now is to take good care of yourself and take good care of this child. I will send people to find Fu Shen and I will definitely find him back for you."
Huan Ci nodded, not knowing how to thank him.
Kong Lin looked at her silently. The woman in front of him kept crying. He couldn't help but want to raise his hand to comfort her, but he still held it back.
Perhaps it was because of the close connection between mother and daughter that the child in Huan Ci's arms suddenly burst into tears and couldn't be coaxed no matter how hard he tried. Huan Ci didn't know what to do and was so anxious that he broke into sweat.
Kong Lin saw the wet nurse poking her head at the door, and knew that staying here would be a hindrance: "I'm going out first, and I'll send someone to tell you as soon as there is news."
"Okay!" Huan Ci nodded and waved to the wet nurse to come over.
The wet nurse guessed that the child was hungry, and guided Huan Ci to feed her. She also advised: "Although there is a wet nurse, Madam should feed the child by herself. This is good for your own body and the child. Logically speaking.
You should feed her right after she was born, but the girl was sleeping too deeply, so no one dared to call you."
"How can this be done? If anything happens in the future, you must tell me. I don't understand it at all, and I need you to teach me more." Huan Ci looked at her and said.
Only then did the wet nurse see her red eyes, and she looked a little surprised: "How can Madam cry during confinement?"