Chapter 291: Life as a Pig Farmer (Part )
Five days had passed since Su Liuyue sent Chunxia over.
However, the journey to the Northeast was long, and even if they traveled day and night in spring and summer, it would still take them seven or eight days to reach the front line.
For the first time, Su Liuyue truly felt the inconvenience of transportation in ancient times.
Princess Changxi couldn't help but frown after hearing what Su Liuyue said, but she glanced at Su Liuyue and said nothing in the end.
It doesn't matter if Yunke and his team have to deal with it for a few months. After all, they have the upper hand, and winning is only a matter of time.
But the problem now is that Xinjing can’t last for a few months.
If this continues, large-scale unrest will inevitably break out.
By then, Yunke would be trapped on a battlefield thousands of miles away, and no one knew what the situation would be like here.
However, Liu Yue has had enough troubles recently, and Princess Changxi couldn't bear to continue to make things more difficult for her.
In the end, he could only swallow his words and pretend nothing happened while chatting and laughing with Su Liuyue.
However, no matter how Princess Changxi tried to keep Su Liuyue away from certain things, some things that were supposed to come would still come.
One afternoon seven days later, Su Liuyue was sitting by the fireplace in the room reading a book, one hand stroking her still flat belly as if in habit.
Logically speaking, she had been pregnant for almost three months, but her belly was still not noticeable. She asked Doctor Mo, and he said that this was normal. Generally, pregnant women would start to show their belly when they were between three and four months pregnant.
The baby in her belly was also unusually well-behaved. She had almost no serious morning sickness, but she was extremely sensitive to the taste of food and was very sleepy at one point. Apart from that, she seemed to have no other reactions.
Compared with her elder cousin Wang, who used to vomit everything she ate due to pregnancy, it was much more comfortable.
Su Liuyue was watching intently when Er'an's voice suddenly rang out, "Your Highness, the Princess asked the kitchen staff to prepare a bowl of black chicken soup for you, and she told the servants to make sure you finish the soup."
During this period, the only thing that made Su Liuyue feel helpless was that Princess Changxi treated her like a pig. Not only did she have to watch her finish her three meals a day, but she also gave her some snacks from time to time. In a day, Su Liuyue basically had to eat five meals.
She put down the book in her hand and her face fell slightly. "As I recall, wasn't it not long after lunch?"
Er'an smiled and said, "Your Majesty, did you remember it wrong? It's already Shenshi (3pm), and it's been more than an hour since we finished lunch. Besides, it's just a bowl of soup, which doesn't take up much space in the stomach."
Er'an has now found his best ally. If Su Liuyue is unwilling to eat, he will immediately go to Princess Changxi to report her.
Su Liuyue could only glare at her, chuckled and sat up straight, "Okay, I'll drink it. You're becoming more and more lawless now."
Er'an just smiled and said, "I am only doing this for the Madam and the baby in her belly. The other day, Madam Wang gave birth to a big fat boy, which made my uncle and his family very happy. Since my uncle and his family were suspended from their duties, this is the happiest thing for everyone.
If they knew that the queen was pregnant, they would be so happy. "
The Madam Wang mentioned by Er'an is Su Liuyue's eldest cousin, Mrs. Wang.
Wang finally gave birth to a boy more than half a month ago. According to the servant who came to announce the good news, Yun burst into tears of joy and held the child in her arms all night long, unwilling to let go.
Su Liuyue was also happy for them. This way, the days when my uncle and his friends were suspended from work wouldn't be too sad. Su Liuyue drank a mouthful of the warm soup and couldn't help but smile slightly as she said, "My aunt will definitely blame me again. Why didn't I tell them about this earlier?"
To be honest, she missed Yun's nagging.
Just as the master and servant were drinking soup and talking, Ersi suddenly ran in hurriedly, his face slightly pale.
Su Liuyue was slightly startled, put down the spoon in her hand, sat up straight, and asked in a deep voice: "What happened?"
Ersi bit her lip slightly, and after a while, she said with tears in her eyes, "Oh no, Madam, I just heard the people in the kitchen talking about how last night, the court officers and soldiers found several defense maps of the new capital and nearby towns in the Feng family's storehouse. None of the Feng family officials in the court had an official position that required them to be exposed to these defense maps!
The head of the Feng family, Feng Zhongcheng, has always denied that these defense maps do not belong to their Feng family, and they don’t know where these defense maps came from!
But Prime Minister You still ordered that all the people of the Feng family be detained. Later, it was said that Feng Zhongcheng's youngest son Feng Qilang pointed out in prison that those defense maps were... brought by Master Xue when he came to the Feng family earlier..."
In the new capital, who else can be called Master Xue? !
Su Liuyue's heart suddenly sank, and she stood up and asked, "How are my uncle and the others doing now?"
Feng Zhongcheng was my uncle's direct superior. It was because of his promotion that my uncle was able to gain a foothold in the Censorate. It can be said that my uncle was trained by Feng Zhongcheng.
With this relationship in place, it would be even more difficult for my uncle to deny himself when the Feng family identified him.
"I don't know..."
Er Si shook her head helplessly, "After I heard the news, I immediately came back and told the queen..."
Su Liuyue felt a little nervous. He frowned and thought for a moment, then said decisively, "Ersi, go call Fengqi in..."
"Liu Yue, don't be anxious."
Princess Changxi's voice suddenly sounded from outside. Soon, Princess Changxi walked in quickly with the help of Aunt Mingyu, and said helplessly: "I knew you would not be able to calm down after hearing this news, so I asked the people around you not to tell you first.
Who would have thought that despite all the precautions, I could not prevent the servants at home..."
You can't blame them, they are just ordinary people. There have been a lot of changes in the new capital city recently, so they can't help but pay attention to it. If they pay attention to it, they can't help but talk about it.
Er Si immediately knelt down on both knees and said, "It's all my fault. Please punish me, Princess..."
"Get up, what does this have to do with you? If anyone is to blame, it should be the culprit who caused all this."
Princess Changxi sighed secretly, stepped forward and pushed Su Liuyue back to her seat, and then said: "Things are indeed as Ersi said, but you don't have to worry too much. Now, only your uncle has been arrested and interrogated in the Dali Temple in the Xue family.
There are Yunke’s people in the Dali Temple, and they will find a way to protect your uncle.
Moreover, although Feng Qilang has identified your uncle, according to the information I have obtained, Feng Zhongcheng denied Feng Qilang's words, saying that this matter has nothing to do with the Feng family, let alone the Xue family.
Your uncle has hardly left the Xue family in the past month, and has never set foot in the Feng family.
It won’t be easy for them to convict your uncle.”