In Mill Lane shrouded in darkness, the footsteps were tense and urgent.

There were sword-wielding government officials at the street entrances, and soldiers from the Yangzhou camp of the Forbidden Army, led by the Superintendent of Soldiers and Horses, surrounded the entrances, exits and major thoroughfares.

Two craftsmen entered with their tools. The coffin had been covered with white cloth. It was unclear why, but the dark room was filled with a rotting flesh-like stench that hit their faces. Even though two deodorizing incense sticks were burning in the corner,

Still disgusting.

The young craftsman immediately covered his nose with his sleeves.

"Sir, what does this smell like?"

The atmosphere in the room was tense and no one answered.

The master who came with him stared at him with bulging eyes.

"Do your job."

"oh."

Dang Dang Dang!

The sound of iron hammering was particularly harsh in the silence, and a few sparks occasionally collided, adding a bit of eerieness to the space...

Fu Jiuqu sat quietly on one side, looking at the splashing sparks with a calm expression.

The knocking sound lasted for a while, and then the old craftsman straightened up, smiled and said to Cheng Cang:

"My lord, the surrounding areas have been cut open, so I have to trouble you to help..."

Cheng Cang waved to the guards outside the door, and several people surrounded the coffin, shouting in unison to use force.

"rise!"

The coffin was slowly lifted, and a dark hole suddenly hit his eyes.

It was a darker place, as if it was leading to an abyss, and the oil lamp was sinking, unable to illuminate the end at all...

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Xin Yi had just experienced the pain of childbirth, but she felt extra energetic after sleeping. On a whim, she had someone move the crib into the bedroom, and guarded the little baby every step of the way, not wanting to blink.

When it got dark, after dinner, the wet nurse and Xiang Ling both urged her to take a rest and take Xiaobao away. They were afraid that Xiaobao's crying would affect her sleep, but Xin Yi refused.

"How can a mother be afraid of her children making noise?"

There is nothing anyone can do to her, they have to do everything in front of her, feed her, change her diapers, wash her body...

Xin Yi liked everything she saw. In a short period of time, she changed her son's name countless times in her mind, but she still couldn't decide, so she followed Xiang Ling and called him "Xiaobao".

She stayed up until midnight, then took a nap and woke up again when she heard Xiaobao's cry.

"What's wrong? Did you pee again?"

Xiang Ling said distressedly: "Sister, just ask the wet nurse to take Xiaobao down. Xingyuan and I will be watching, and everything will be fine."

Xin Yi felt that she didn't have to take care of her children herself, which was already very relaxed compared to other mothers, and she didn't want to miss out on her children's growth, not at all.

"I said it doesn't matter anymore." She smiled and pulled the quilt to cover her belly, "Besides, I'm not sleepy either."

Xiang Ling said: "You are weak after giving birth and need to rest. My mother said that if you don't do a good job during the confinement period, you will suffer huge losses and you will never be able to make up for it."

Xin Yi yawned: "You are so young, why are you nagging like a old woman..."

Xiaobao didn't know why he was not satisfied. He cried for a long time after changing his diaper. The wet nurse walked around, patted and coaxed him. Xiang Ling felt distressed and anxious. Privately, he became dissatisfied, with his mouth pouting eight feet high.

"It's true for the county prince, my sister just gave birth to a son for him, and he didn't say that he would spend more time with you in the mansion..."

Xin Yi glanced at her and said, "The prince has important things to do."

"Hmph!" Xiang Ling lowered his eyes and put the wet diapers into the basket, "Anyway, I feel that the king's treatment of my sister is not the same as before. It's not that he is not good, but that he is good sometimes and bad sometimes. Weird.

It’s disturbing.”

Xin Yi didn't hear clearly what she was complaining about, and her mind wandered away.

"Hasn't the prince returned home yet?"

Xiang Ling hummed, "Taoyu went to the front just now to inquire, but she never came back as soon as she left."

Xin Yi's face couldn't help but become solemn.

I haven't come back for so long. Is it because things are not going well?

"Take the children down." Xin Yi suddenly said.

This sudden order not only shocked Xiang Ling, but also frightened the nanny who was coaxing the child.

How do you think that one comes out and one comes out?

The two looked at each other and made sure that Xin Yi was not joking, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then the lady should rest early."

Xin Yi closed his eyes slightly, "I'm a little sleepy."

The servants didn't care about their master's inconsistency, and even if it was a little strange, they didn't dare to ask more questions. Xiang Ling was bold and walked to the couch hesitantly.

"Sister, are you okay?"

Xin Yi shook his head, "It's okay, just bring Yin Shuang to my room."

"What does sister want Yinshuang to do in the middle of the night?"

Xiang Ling was puzzled, but still did as he was told. Xin Yi did not explain, but looked at Yinshuang with a smile, "Listen, the cooing sound is so hypnotic."

Xiang Ling:……

Xin Yi told her again, "You should go down and rest for a while. Don't make your face too haggard and make Brother Cheng feel distressed."

"elder sister……"

Xiang Ling glared at her shyly, cleaned up the room, placed a small gong within reach of Xin Yi, and then slowly withdrew.

The room became quiet.

Xin Yi pushed himself out of bed, scribbled a few words and tied it to Yinshuang's anklet, watched it fly into the dark sky, and then lay back down.

The night was extremely long. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at all.

She asked people to take the child down because she was afraid that Fu Jiuqu would come back to see her in the middle of the night to have some business, and there would be inconvenience if there were too many people in the room. However, she waited anxiously until Yin Shuang flew back in the early morning, and the anklets were empty.

News of Fu Jiuqu was sent back.

At dawn, she had her breakfast alone. Her eyelids could no longer hold up, so she took a serious rest.

Fu Jiuqu came back just before noon. He was dusty and still wearing the same clothes he had left. As soon as he entered the mansion, he went to Tianshui Pavilion.

I met three little ones at the door and heard them say that Xin Yi was still sleeping and Xiao Bao was also fast asleep. He had a short meal and turned around to go back to Jinfeng Pavilion.

"Prince." Xiang Ling called to him.

Fu Jiuqu turned around and looked over with a frown.

Xiang Ling, like the servants in the mansion, was usually afraid of Fu Jiuqu, but now because he felt sorry for Xin Yi, he still had the courage to step forward.

"Prince, can you spare some time to spend some time with your sister?"

Fu Jiuqu's eyes narrowed slightly, "What did she say?"

Xiang Ling lowered his eyes, not daring to look directly, "No, my sister always said that the king was very busy and had official business to do, and she never allowed her maids to say anything bad about the king. But I can see that my sister misses the king very much.

Stay with me..."

Fu Jiuqu:……

Xiang Ling looked at his ever-changing handsome face.

"Last night, the light in my sister's room was on all night. She didn't say anything, but I knew she was waiting for you."

Fu Jiuqu: "So?"

Xiang Ling: "Don't leave. Go and see my sister when you come back, okay? Even if you don't say anything, just sit for a while and my sister will be happy."

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her, walked back without saying a word, and indeed went to Xin Yi's room.

Xiang Ling breathed a long sigh of relief, secretly clenched his fists, and murmured softly, "I did it, I really did it..."

Cheng Cang stood at the door and looked at her silently.

Xiang Ling noticed that his expression was a bit strange, as if he was looking at a fool.

So, he frowned suspiciously and approached.

"Brother Cheng, what's wrong with you?"

Cheng Cang: "Nothing."

Xiang Ling touched his burning ears and said, "Why do I feel that your eyes are not kind, as if you are scolding me? Otherwise, why would my ears suddenly feel hot?"
Chapter completed!