Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

0He did not know how Second Master Zhao managed to convince the rich merchants of various places, but one month later, the imperial government raised the military assets that amounted to three million silver taels and two hundred thousand stone rations. Second Master Zhao and Wang Da, the Assistant Minister of Revenue, escorted the food supplies to the Qian Prefecture where General Zhao's army was stationed, bringing the emperor's royal decree.    

    

Although Shen Jingli had nothing to do with it, and he would occasionally think of the people of these two regions, and sympathize with them, but that was all he could do. He spoke softly, and even the country could not stop the slaughter, so how could he help?    

    

Throwing all his worries and sympathy to the back of his mind, Shen Jingli spent every day immersed in educating children and doing business.    

    

A few months seemed very short, but it was also very long. Every night, he would wake up from a nightmare and wonder, when would such a fearful time come to an end? He just wanted to live a simple and happy life. Why was it so hard?    

    

But life is like this, putting all kinds of obstacles and suffering in front of your eyes. You complain about it and hate it, but eventually you have to bite the bullet and go to the highest point of your life.    

    

At the end of May, Mu Jing's concubine sister's aunt was dissatisfied with Madam Qin's marriage to her daughter. He had a huge argument with Madam Qin and even angered Yang Ningyi, who had been pregnant for more than seven months, to the point that he almost gave birth to a baby.    

    

After Shen Jingli received the news, he prepared some supplements to go and see Yue Yang.    

    

"How did this happen?"    

    

When Shen Jingli just entered the room, he couldn't help but frown. Ancient people all liked to let patients stay in this airless place, even if they were cured, they would at least be able to hold in another kind of disease.    

    

"Aunt Fang was dissatisfied with the marriage and went to the yard to cause trouble. I happened to take the bills of the stewards to compare notes with her, and coincidentally met the infuriated Aunt Fang. She scolded me as well, and then somehow got hit by her and ended up like this." Yang Ningyi revealed a wry smile. He reached out to caress her stomach.    

    

Shen Jingli pulled up a chair and sat beside Yang Ningyi, touching the back of his hand without leaving a trace. It was so cold that it seemed to have just been taken out of the water of the lake in the second month. He frowned, turned and said to Jin Yu: "Open up a small crack in the window of the house, catch some air, and bring over a Mrs. Tang to warm your hands."    

    

Jin Yu was originally a servant of the Western Mu Mansion, and was very familiar with the structure of the Western Mu Mansion. She also recognized the servants here, and when she moved, it was as if she was at home.    

    

Shen Jingli handed Grandma Tang over to Yang Ningyi, "How can you be so cold on such a hot day? Which part of your body is not feeling well, do you want me to hand over a sign to the palace so that the imperial physician can come and take a look? "    

    

One of the benefits of being in the County Prince was that one could make use of the resources in the palace. Those who could serve the emperor's family in the palace were all talented people, and were much better than ordinary doctors in the capital.    

    

"No need, it'll be fine in a few days." Yang Ningyi shook her head. Although he had rejected Shen Jingli's suggestion, her heart was very warm.    

    

"If you don't feel well, don't force yourself. Your body is yours, and if you don't love to protect it, who else would love to protect you?" Shen Jingli extended his hand and touched Yang Ningyi's face. Her face was a little cold, but compared to his fingers that were frozen, it could still be considered warm.    

    

"Alright." Yang Ningyi laughed, her cheeks flushed red like a fever. His body was struggling a little, when she saw Shen Jingli was close to him, she slowly went closer, "Sister-in-law, Yue Hu went to war with him, I am very worried."    

    

"Moon Lake?" Shen Jingli was suspicious.    

    

"Moon Lake is Mu Jing's nickname. I heard that he was born during the night when he was swimming in the lake, so he named it Moon Lake." Thinking about this name, Yang Ningyi smiled.    

    

"When did he go to the battlefield?" Why hadn't he heard of it?    

    

"He went with Fourteenth Brother and the others. He said that it was time for him to go out and gain some experience, so he told Grandfather that he would go to the battlefield. Then, he left with King Jing and the rest." Yang Ningyi held Shen Jingli's hand tightly, she was complaining about that person in her heart. Why didn't he think about it, their child would be born soon, what could he do if he went to the battlefield?    

    

Since he was going with fourteen, it was no wonder he didn't know. At that time, he was only worried about Mu Chen, and didn't care about anyone else at all.    

    

"Don't worry, Fourteen said that the battle is under control and that he has already slowly forced the enemy back. He has managed to take back a few cities, and with Fourteenth, Mu Jing will be fine." Shen Jingli consoled.    

    

"Really." He suddenly felt at ease.    

    

Was this why he was so haggard? Shen Jingli looked at his skinny upper body and felt that he really did not care about his own body.    

    

"In short, you should recuperate well and successfully give birth to the child. Everything will go smoothly." Shen Jingli patted his back, then looked at the half opened window, "Since your body is better, then go out more, don't stay in the sealed space often, the air won't circulate, and it's not good for your body."    

    

"Alright." Yang Ningyi nodded, leaning on Shen Jingli's shoulder and falling asleep.    

    

"..."    

    

"Yi'er is asleep?"    

    

Once they met, Shen Jingli nodded and followed him to the Third Old Lady Mu's Pine Crane Garden.    

    

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't taken care of the concubine in the mansion and allowed Aunt Fang to make a scene in my yard, I would have killed Yi'er." Madam Qin revealed a regretful expression. This was the grandson that she had painstakingly hoped for. If she lost her carelessness, she would hate him for life.    

    

Looking at Madam Qin's regretful expression, Shen Jingli did not say a word. Madam Qin was so regretful, although part of it was because he pitied Yang Ningyi, she was most concerned about her grandson, she was only so regretful because he was afraid that he would lose her child. If Yang Ningyi was not pregnant, she would definitely not have been in this state, and would perhaps blame Yang Ningyi for coming to find her at that time. However, as this era's backyard woman, Madam Qin was already a relatively open-minded and tolerant mother. If it was anyone else, Yang Ningyi would not be able to live such a peaceful life.    

    

As the two entered the Pine Crane Garden, Aunt Qingfang, who was serving beside Third Old Lady Mu, immediately came out to welcome them. "Madam and County Prince are here, please come in."    

    

The old mistress was in her room drinking medicinal porridge. Upon hearing their voices, she hurriedly put down her bowl, wanting to stop drinking for some reason.    

    

"Madame, what are you doing?" This medicinal porridge is beneficial to your body. A few days ago, didn't you say that you would go up the mountain with your old sisters to enjoy the scenery? If your health is not good, how can you go out and climb a mountain? " When the maidservant by her side saw that she did not want to eat the porridge, she immediately started nagging.    

    

"Jinglee is here, let's drink this porridge later." He would pretend that he forgot about it later, so he wouldn't need to drink this medicinal porridge.    

    

Third Old Lady Mu's calculations were excellent, but maidservant, who was serving her, had long seen through her thoughts. She firmly shook her head, "No, we need to drink the porridge now.    

    

Third Old Lady Mu pulled her long face and drank the medicinal porridge that she didn't like under her maidservant's firm expression.    

    

maidservant put away her bowl and chopsticks happily. When she went out, he greeted Madam Qin and Shen Jingli happily, and her expression was very candid.    

    

"Mom, you're not drinking medicinal food again?"    

    

"The medicinal food prepared by the manor has a medicinal taste, it's not tasty at all." Third Old Lady Mu pouted like a child, "If they had cooked as delicious as Jin Xuan, I wouldn't have thought of ways to not drink it every day."    

    

"The medicinal food in the manor was prepared by the doctor according to your physical condition. How can you change it so easily? Just drink it obediently. Otherwise, once your great-grandson is born, you won't be able to carry it anymore."    

    

"Who said that? How could I possibly be unable to carry my great-grandson? " Third Old Lady Mu immediately retorted. After a while, she remembered Yang Ningyi and her expression darkened again, "How is Ningyi? "You must take good care of him, otherwise, when Moon Lake returns, it will be very noisy."    

    

Sun Yiyi was simply a berserker who doted on his wife. If something were to happen to his precious daughter-in-law while he was not at home, he would definitely turn the family upside down when he returned. Thinking about this, Third Old Lady Mu felt a headache, but she also felt gratified. At least the child's heart calmed down.    

    

"The doctor said he would rest for a few days." The Madam Qin's face did not look good either, and in her heart, she was resentful towards Aunt Fang.    

    

"As for that little girl Si Yu's marriage, since Aunt Fang isn't satisfied, you can have the people from the Ice Mansion send over the appropriate books for her to choose with you. However, you can't leave it up to Aunt Fang alone." "She's just an aunt, after all, her vision is too narrow. I can't miss Yu's whole life."    

    

"My daughter-in-law understands."    

    

After saying that, Mu Siyu's wedding, Third Old Lady Mu pulled Shen Jingli's hand and asked him about his situation at home. She even doted on him a lot and felt that it wasn't easy for him to support a family by himself.    

    

After leaving the Western Mu Mansion, Shen Jingli went on a trip to the Yang Mansion. Old Lady Yang's body became a lot better, although she still needed to rest, her complexion became a lot redder, and the amount of exercise she did everyday also increased.    

    

Knowing that the old lady's health was better, Shen Jingli was relieved. He did not stay for dinner and returned to County Prince's Mansion.    

    

In June, General Zhao and the General Zheng fought outside of the Qin Province.    

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In the same month, Old Lady Mu passed away from illness. Marquis Yuan wrote to ask Mu Yu to come back and mourn.