The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 955 - 214: Can’t Have More_3

Chapter 955: Chapter 214: Can’t Have More_3

No news had come from anywhere, and as soon as the Crown Prince arrived with reinforcements, he advised Emperor Chu Wen to feign compliance and first rescue Pei Qin before planning further actions.

On the sixth day, Emperor Chu Wen sighed deeply, "Go send a message to the Rong Clan!" He could not fail to save Pei Qin. Though an emperor might be heartless, he could not let a woman who had been pivotal in retaking the lands meet her demise! The people of the world would not allow it!

Lu Hai and Liu Feng, accompanied by Pei Qin, escorted by a group from the Mortar Barracks, headed for Liaodong.

The Rong Clan Witch Doctor provided them with a pill for Pei Qin to ingest, which could sustain her for two more days, ensuring she would not die before reaching Liaodong.

It was fortunate that Pei Qin’s pain had made her momentarily lucid. She cried out from the cold and pain and asked Mo Heng many troublesome questions. Just as they reached the pass, Mo Heng arrived swiftly, having already brought back the Seven-pulse Lotus.

Upon hearing the Seven-pulse Lotus had been found, Lu Hai and Liu Feng immediately took Pei Qin back.

The Imperial Physician carefully verified the authenticity of the Seven-pulse Lotus, quickly prepared a medication, and detoxified Pei Qin.

After watching over Pei Qin for a day and a night, the critical period finally passed, and the utterly spent Mo Heng finally collapsed.

The New Year’s bells rang on schedule.

The northern half of Great Chu lay empty and desolate.

Pei Qin took up residence in a courtyard not far from Capital Jingcheng to recuperate.

In the room, an underfloor heating system was stoked, along with two braziers, the charcoal heat making the inner chamber thoroughly rosy and warm.

"Are you still cold?" Mo Heng tightened the blanket around her.

Pei Qin shook her head, "I won’t always be this cold, will I?"

The Seven-pulse Lotus was extremely yin and cold; this method of fighting poison with poison, though it had detoxified her, resulted in irreparable damage to her body.

"Not at all! It’s snowing outside, and this place is in the north, which is much colder than the south," Mo Heng said, caressing her pale face with a smile, "Just obediently take your medicine, and you will recover soon."

"I miss Jiujiu and Xixi!" Pei Qin had not seen her daughters for half a year and wondered whether the youngest still recognized her.

Mo Heng also missed his daughters, "It’s cold now. Once spring arrives and it warms up, and your injuries heal, we’ll return to Yuanyang,".

Pei Qin mumbled, ’That’s still a long time, ’and then drifted off to sleep again.

Zhao Xiaochen hurriedly arrived, bringing a large cartload of charcoal, "Brother-in-law! How is my sister doing?"

"She just fell asleep, and the situation is fairly good," Mo Heng said.

Zhao Xiaochen had racked his brains but had never imagined that the legendary deity general, greatly feared by Wa Ci, was their elder sister, a woman. But such a legendary woman had been poisoned, and if Yuanyuan knew of her sister’s current condition, she might be unable to cope with her most respected older sister having been harmed to this extent.

"Everyone outside is looking for my sister; that Dou He, upon discovering that I am your brother-in-law, has already trailed me twice," Zhao Xiaochen relayed the news from the capital.

Having brought back the Seven-pulse Lotus to detoxify Pei Qin, Mo Heng had spiritedly announced that General Pei Hansan had traveled far to seek medicine for his injuries, and no one was to leak Pei Qin’s identity any longer. Now weaker than before, Mo Heng would never again allow her to engage in warfare.

Only Emperor Chu had issued a secret decree to have Pei Qin stay in Capital Jingcheng for treatment.

After hearing this, Mo Heng nodded, ready to explain to Pei Qin when she woke, "The issues in Liaodong haven’t been resolved, nor have those with the Rong Clan, and the emperor won’t let us leave. We’ll have to stay in Capital Jingcheng for a while." As for Dou He, he didn’t mention a word.

Pei Qin furrowed her brows, "It’s not going to be a case of ’the hare is dead, the hounds are cooked,’ is it? Pah! It should be ’birds gone, good bows hidden’!"

"It’s not that bad yet," Mo Heng reassured her, and they discussed bringing Jiujiu and Xixi to the capital, "Since we have to stay in Capital Jingcheng a while, let’s bring them over! The affairs in Yuanyang can be handled by Sun Tiezhu and Sun Quanliang."

Pei Qin hadn’t seen her little radishes in a long time and, confined by Mo Heng to the room for recuperating, was utterly bored. She understood that even if the issues with the Rong Clan were resolved, she still had to transfer the mortar technology to the Imperial Court. She urged him, "Send them a message to come over soon!"

"Even the soonest will only be after the New Year’s Festival," Mo Heng said as he wrote a letter to be passed to Shen Songming.

But by then, Shen Songming, along with Jiujiu, Xixi, Pei Wendong, and Xiao Yong, a bunch of people, had already reached the outskirts of Capital Jingcheng.

That foolish woman! Having abandoned him to wage wars with Mo Heng and allowed her to revel in adventure was perhaps not a big deal, but she had nearly gambled away her own life! If she really wanted to die, he would personally end her suffering and take her back to the modern world!

"Pei Qin! Pei Qin!" He kicked open the door, Shen Songming stormed in with a dark face.

Mo Heng quickly stepped forward and took him outside, "She just went to sleep!"

Shen Songming, already heating up from the wave of warmth that hit him as he entered, stared angrily at Mo Heng and pointed inside, "She’s already been detoxified, what exactly is her problem now?"

"The Seven-pulse Lotus fought poison with poison, and now she suffers from invasion of cold," Mo Heng replied coldly.

"Invasion of cold..." Just those four words, and Shen Songming understood the implications. Thinking of her lively, bright, and exuberant smile, his eyes began to well up, "She can’t have children again, can she?"

Mo Heng didn’t say anything, then paused, "Having her is enough for me."

When Pei Qin woke up and learned that Jiujiu and Xixi had already been brought by Shen Songming, she eagerly asked to see them.

In the blink of an eye, the room quickly filled with people.

Pei Qin saw Old Scholar Fang, Grandma Fang, Lady Yu, Fang Fu, Lady Ruan, Pei Wendong, Xiao Yong, Chang Yonglin, Pei Yuan carrying Happy, and behind them, Fang Hui’s family; she couldn’t help but her mouth twitch fiercely, "You all... Is this a big gathering!?"