Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family
Chapter 182: Triplets

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Triplets

At that moment, she carefully took her own pulse. After checking it, she was so overjoyed she hardly knew how to express her delight.

Three of them! Just imagining three identical, soft, adorable little buns in the future made Gu Qingli feel utterly blissful.

"Miss, is it true?" Seeing her smile without saying a word, Wuyou carefully took Gu Qingli’s right hand to check her pulse.

After a long moment, Wuyou’s mouth fell open wide enough to fit an egg.

"Wuyou, how is it?" Wushuang and Wuxin, equally curious, gathered around to ask.

Wuyou held up three fingers. "Three."

"What? Three?" Wushuang and Wuxin were also stunned by the joyous news.

"Miss, you... you must sit down! Oh my goodness, and you’ve been traveling with us all this time!" Wuxin hurriedly helped Gu Qingli sit, a look of lingering fear on her face.

"Miss, perhaps we should postpone our departure?" Wuyou said, looking worriedly at Gu Qingli. Triplets! Their Miss was truly bold, daring to walk on the Icefield in such freezing weather. She wasn’t even afraid of harming the young masters.

"No, we must leave as soon as possible," Gu Qingli said, stroking her belly. Apart from feeling a bit clumsy and suffering from some morning sickness, she could still walk. If she didn’t leave now while she could still move, it would be very difficult for her to walk once she was further along in her pregnancy.

"Miss, what if we modify this chair into a sedan? You could sit in it as we travel," Wushuang suggested, looking at the chair Gu Qingli was sitting on.

"Hmm, that’s a good idea. We have plenty of strength; carrying Miss won’t be a problem at all," Wuyou nodded.

"Then let’s get to it quickly!" Wuxin exclaimed, pulling the other two maids to find a suitable chair.

Watching the three of them, chattering excitedly, Gu Qingli felt a warmth spread through her heart. She hadn’t doted on them for nothing. Making a sedan chair was indeed a good idea.

The three maids, along with Yun No. 20 and Yun No. 18, quickly found a chaise lounge-style chair among the pile of furniture. With everyone pitching in to modify it, a sedan chair was soon ready. They even padded it with thick cushions so Gu Qingli would be comfortable.

Later, Wuyou cooked a meal. After everyone had eaten, Gu Qingli settled into the sedan chair. Wuxin and Wushuang lifted it, and the group exited the Space.

Outside, the wind was still biting, and heavy snow fell from the sky.

"Miss, are you warm enough like this?" As soon as they were outside, Wuyou carefully tucked the large fur cloak draped over Gu Qingli more snugly around her.

Gu Qingli smiled. "This is very good. Thank you for your hard work."

"Not at all, Miss! Please don’t say such things. This is what we servants ought to do," Wuyou said, waving her hands in dismissal. Their Miss truly didn’t treat them like mere servants.

"Alright, let’s set off then."

"Yes!" Wushuang and Wuxin responded in unison, then casually picked a direction and started walking.

On their journey, besides the heavy snow and biting wind, they also encountered animals out foraging for food.

"Miss, look! A snow weasel."

Half a day later, Wuyou pointed to a white creature darting swiftly through the snow.

Gu Qingli looked up. Her eyesight wasn’t as keen as Wuyou and the others’; she could only vaguely make out a white blur flashing past in the snow. Its speed was nearly comparable to Wuyou and the others when they used their lightness skill.

"Miss, should we try to catch one?" Wuyou asked, a playful glint in her eyes.

"Their teeth are venomous. Let’s not," Gu Qingli said, shaking her head.

"Alright then. Let’s continue searching for the Ten-Thousand Poison you need, Miss. Oh, and we still need the Heavenly Vermillion Fruit."

As someone versed in both medicine and poisons, Wuyou was determined to find the rare treasures on this Icefield. She had Yun No. 20 and Yun No. 18 focus on protecting Gu Qingli, while she herself searched continuously along the way.

Gu Qingli let her be. Given the circumstances, they didn’t know when they would be able to leave this place. Since they had come all this way, they shouldn’t return empty-handed.

「Yanshan City.」

Xiao Yunjing sat in the main tent, reading a message from Yun No. 2. Beijing County had been taken easily, without much effort. The current situation in Beijing County was dire, with severe shortages of food, clothing, and shelter. This year’s heavy snows had arrived early and had been particularly fierce, causing many houses to collapse. When Yun No. 2 took over, the local officials were more than happy to hand over this hot potato. The Chief voluntarily resigned and became an advisor to Yun No. 2. This effectively meant Chu Xiong had been dismissed. The reason, of course, was that Beijing County had been treated like a child abandoned by Chu Xiong. No matter how many times the Chief submitted reports requesting aid from the imperial court, hoping for relief supplies, his memorials vanished like stones dropped into the sea.

Xiao Yunjing rubbed his aching brow. During this period, he handled affairs by day and ascended the Yanshan Mountain Range at night to search for Li’er. When he was utterly exhausted, he would steal a brief nap. Li’er was still missing, and Beijing urgently required his attention. Xiao Yunjing felt like his head was about to split. He worried that Li’er might have been afflicted by a gu-poison, perhaps fainting in her Space, or... The more Xiao Yunjing thought about it, the heavier his heart became.

After some thought, an idea formed in his mind.

"Men!"

A soldier entered. "General."

"Go and bring Mister Yan and Yun No. 30 here."

The soldier replied, "Yes, General."

About the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Yan Ming and Yun No. 30 entered Xiao Yunjing’s tent. Xiao Yunjing handed them the letter from Yun No. 2.

After reading it, both men frowned.

"Master, our current supplies are barely enough for our own troops. This...?" Yun No. 30 said. Their winter provisions were spoils seized from Xichen. If they were to divert a portion, the soldiers in Yanshan City would face hunger and cold.

"No," Xiao Yunjing said, waving his hand. "My intention is for you to personally return to Qiyang County. Go to Tiger Head Mountain and escort a shipment of supplies to Beijing. Mister Yan, you will accompany him." Li’er had purchased grain and cotton, which were stored on Tiger Head Mountain; they could send those directly. If all went smoothly, they could reach Beijing within ten days. As for Mister Yan, he was meticulous in his work, so he should go. It would also be an opportunity for Mister Yan to verify a suspicion of his.

Yun No. 30 had a sudden realization. He also recalled that after the autumn harvest, the Mistress had purchased a large quantity of grain and winter supplies. The problem was solved.

"Master, shall we depart immediately?"

"Yes, both of you leave at once."

"Understood."

The three discussed the specific arrangements. Soon after, Yun No. 30 and Yan Ming packed their belongings and departed from the city.

After handling the matters at hand, Xiao Yunjing went to see Ms. Jiang and Mr. Xiao.

"You’ve decided on this course of action?" Mr. Xiao asked Xiao Yunjing.

Xiao Yunjing nodded. Just moments before, he had asked Mr. Xiao to oversee Yanshan Pass so that he himself could focus all his efforts on finding Gu Qingli. The longer she was missing, the more his unease grew; he was even becoming irritable. Everything he did was half for himself and half for Gu Qingli. Without Gu Qingli, none of it held any meaning.

"Third," Ms. Jiang said, patting his hand, "don’t lose heart. Your wife is a fortunate person; she should be alright."

"I know, Mother. That’s why I must find her," Xiao Yunjing replied with a nod.

Mr. Xiao puffed on his long-stemmed pipe, then looked up at Xiao Yunjing. "Everyone has their own ambitions, life and death are decreed by fate, and fortune is heaven-sent. Third, you must understand this."