Chapter 880 Preparation

Chapter 880: Preparation Chapter 880: Preparation Editor: Atlas Studios “The Guangdong government office and the Naval Division sent ships to look for him, but the Duke was taking the best ship available.

Because there were pirates at sea, they didn’t dare to go far and only searched nearby.

But there was no news at all.” Defu cried.

“Butler Xia saw that something was wrong and wanted to report this matter to His Majesty and His Highness.

He wanted to beg the Naval Division in Fuzhou to look for the Duke, but the Guangdong government office sent soldiers to surround our residence and forbid our people from entering or leaving.

Butler Xia said that they were afraid that His Majesty would blame them.

However, the earlier they look for the Duke, the higher his chances of survival.

Therefore, Butler Xia gave someone money to bribe the soldiers guarding the side gates.

He sent four messengers in a row and told them to think of a way to come to the capital and send a letter to Your Highnesses.

Because I often scouted the streets of Guangzhou, I went into the slums as soon as I went out and changed into beggar clothes.

I also hired a group of beggars on the streets to help me sneak out of the city.” “It took me more than half a day to go to the adjacent county to buy a horse.

As the horse was a mediocre one, it took me six days to reach the outskirts of the capital even though I traveled day and night.

By then, the horse was exhausted.

And it wasn’t even dawn.

Just as I was about to go on foot, after taking a few steps, I was caught up by the messengers who were rushing to deliver the letter to His Majesty.

One of the three of them gave up a horse to me, allowing me to arrive at the Prince’s Residence to deliver the letter much earlier.” Defu looked at the Princess Consort eagerly and asked, “Your Highness, can His Highness send the Naval Division of Fuzhou to rescue our master?” Mu Yangling asked, “Why must we deploy troops from Fuzhou?

Logically speaking, Chaozhou is closer to Guangzhou.

It’s faster for us to deploy troops from there.” Defu smiled bitterly.

“But there are no big ships there.

I heard from the officials that only Fuzhou has big ships that can go into the seas.

This time, Guangdong got a new ship, and the Duke was so happy that he wanted to test-sail the ship himself.

Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened.” “How many days’ rations on board?” Without a clue at all, Defu shook his head.

Mu Yangling stood up and said, “You should rest.

I’ll get someone to send you back to the Duke’s Residence later.

Little Madam Xia is living in the Prince’s Residence now.

In light of the fact that she’s pregnant, you mustn’t tell her about this.” Defu nodded repeatedly.

Mu Yangling turned around and returned to the inner estate.

She called Mama Wang and Spring Rain over and instructed in a low voice, “When His Highness and I are away from home, you have to keep an eye on the inner estate.

Mama Wang, deal with whatever you can within the residence.

Consult Little Madam Xia if there’s anything you can’t handle.

You have to hide this matter from her.

I don’t care if you stop her from leaving the house or lie.

If anyone spills the beans in front of her and the children, I won’t let that person off.” Everyone quickly agreed.

Mu Yangling called the three children over and said, “Something big happened at the border.

Your father and I are going on a long trip…” The three children cheered and asked, “Then can we sleep by ourselves?” “I don’t want the wet nurse to keep watch.” “That’s great.

Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt won’t be at home…” The corners of Mu Yangling’s mouth twitched.

She slammed the table hard and said with a straight face, “I don’t care what you have in mind.

If you dare to cause trouble while I’m away, I’ll still deal with you when I come back.

I remember teaching you kids an idiom two days ago called ‘settling scores later’, right?” Tiger Head angrily reprimanded his mother.

“Those who settle scores later aren’t good people!” Little An and Little Lion nodded sadly.

Mu Yangling snorted.

“I don’t mind not being a good person.

I’m happy to settle scores with you later.” The three children could only look at her angrily.

Mu Yangling said, “But if you’re obedient and don’t cause trouble, and accompany your Aunt Xia well.

I’ll reward you kids when I’m back.

Little An, your mother is pregnant with your younger brother and isn’t in good health.

That’s all the more reason for you to be obedient and not make your mother angry, understand?” Little An said, “Fourth Aunt, my mother is very magnanimous.

She’s never mad at me.” The veins on Mu Yangling’s forehead twitched, but now was not the time to argue with the child.

She said arbitrarily, “I’ll speak to your Brother Little Bear, too.

If you’re disobedient, I’ll get your Royal Aunt to bring all of you into the palace and lock you up in a small dark room.” The three children shrank back.

They had never been locked in a dark room, but their mother often threatened to do so, so this was a very scary thing for them.

Seeing that they were finally quiet, Mu Yangling was satisfied.

She got someone to bring them to the backyard before going to explain to Little Madam Xia personally.

She used the same excuse that she had given the three children.

She said, “Something serious happened at the border.

His Highness has to go over personally to take a look, but I’m worried because he fainted from anger.

So I’ve got to follow him to take a look.

I’ll leave you to take care of things at home, Sister-in-law.

I’ll go to the palace later and ask Her Majesty to take care of you.

If there’s something that you’re undecided about, get someone to send a message to Her Majesty.

If you feel awkward doing that, you can also look for Aunt to help you decide.” “Fourth Brother fainted?” Little Madam Xia asked with concern, “Is he alright?” Mu Yangling smiled bitterly and shook her head.

“It’s not a big problem.

It’s just that he didn’t rest well and was overly worried.

When he heard that something had happened at the border, he panicked and fainted.” Little Madam Xia knew that Mu Yangling was different from her.

She had heard from her husband that she had been to the battlefield in the north in the past.

She couldn’t help but envy her when she heard that story previously.

Smiling, she said, “Don’t worry, leave the children to me.

With Mama Wang and Spring around, nothing will happen.” Seeing that she was not suspicious, Mu Yangling heaved a sigh of relief.

Nanny Xia looked at Mu Yangling and her eyes flashed.

Unlike Little Madam Xi, she thought more deeply.

Qi Haoran could remain calm even in the face of thousands of troops.

What could possibly happen at the border that could make him faint from anger?

Besides, considering Prince Rong had been training troops in Qiannan for generals, there was no shortage of generals in the court who could lead troops to war now.

As such, there was no need for the Prince to rush over so anxiously and actually let the Princess Consort go with him.

However, if it was not as the Princess Consort had said, why would she hide it from Madam?

Could it be that the incident could shock Madam and affect her pregnancy?

However, Little Madam Xia had never interfered in the affairs of the country.

Unless it was something that lead to the destruction of the country, what could possibly shock her?

The answer lingered on the tip of Nanny Xia’s tongue.

Her heart raced and her limbs turned cold.

When Mu Yangling got up to leave, she smiled at Little Madam Xia and said, “Madam, I’ll send Her Highness off.” Little Madam Xia was already a little sleepy after the long chat.

When she heard this, she hurriedly nodded.

“Go quickly.” It didn’t occur to her that they were in the Prince’s Residence and Nanny Xia had no need to send the Princess Consort off.

The thoughtful Mu Yangling only dismissed the servants after walking to a secluded region some distance away.

“Nanny Xia, do you have something to say to me?” Nanny Xia knelt on the ground and asked, “Your Highness, did something happen to the Duke?” She looked up at Mu Yangling and said, “Your Highness, please tell me so that I can make preparations early.” Mu Yangling looked at Nanny Xia and thought for a long time before saying, “Cousin-in-law is pregnant.

We mustn’t let her know about this.” “Don’t worry, Your Highness.

I won’t let Madam notice anything amiss.” She continued, “If Your Highness tells me about it, it’ll help me keep the matter from Madam.

No one is more familiar with her personality than me.”

If you find any errors ( Ads popup, ads redirect, broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.