Miscalculation

  At this time, in the summer of the fourth year of Qingyuan, the outside was scorching hot, and although there were tall trees and buildings inside to block out the sun, Ruoqing, who was wearing a thin cotton dress with a silk jacket, was still sweating profusely.

  As if she couldn't help herself, she begged me repeatedly: "Sister-in-law, I'm almost burning up, just let me out for a bit, only two hours."

  Yu sat on a red wooden chair with the softest and thickest cushions, covered with ice silk bamboo mats. Beside her, Chao Yun held a two-foot-wide Suzhou embroidery fan with plum blossoms, gently swaying it back and forth. As the gentle breeze blew, even Yu, who was seven months pregnant, felt extremely cool under the tall cypress tree, without a single drop of sweat on her body. She gazed at Ru Qing with a look of annoyance: "If you really feel hot, ask the maids to fan you. Think about it, as a young lady from a good family, running outside to play in the water and being seen by others is most unbecoming."

  Like last year, she learned to swim alone in that hot spring and then taught Linglong a few maidservants. After swimming for a summer, the fat around her belly indeed disappeared, becoming flat and firm, especially her chest which became much bigger than before. The original "bra-less duck egg" was approaching "bra-less goose egg". Moreover, she often insisted on massaging her breasts 7 days before and after menstruation, and the small steamed buns inherited from Zhu Niang had a tendency to grow larger. Now, wearing summer clothes, she could still puff out her clothes, although there's still nothing much to look at, but without the support of a bra, it's finally somewhat worth looking at.

  At her age of less than fifteen years old, she still has a chance for breast development, can't let it go to waste.

  As summer approached, more and more people went out to play in the mountains and waters. Although the mountain spring was still undiscovered by others, Yu Shi couldn't help but worry that deep in the mountains, there might be snakes and insects lurking about, or they might encounter bad people, and then there would be no regrets to be had.

  Ruoxi knew her concerns, so she made a three-inch tongue and ground it in front of Yu Shi every day, guaranteeing that there would be no danger. Because the mountain forest is not far from General's Mansion, as early as last year, Ruoxi had put up a sign at the foot of the mountain: Private territory of General Town, no entry for idle people!

  As expected, many tourists and ordinary people, out of respect for the prestige or fear of power, would stop in their tracks when they see this sign, not daring to take another step forward.

  So, apart from preventing snakes and insects in the mountains, it is no longer worried that outsiders will invade.

  Yu Shi couldn't help but be moved by Ruo Qing's pleading, but for her safety, he steeled himself and refused.

  As if the depression was not enough, just as Yu Shi was about to take a short rest, she kept buzzing in her ear, and Yu Shi was annoyed to no end. In the end, she had to use actual facts to resist her strong attack.

  "The son of the steward from next door went to pick wild mushrooms in the mountains and was bitten by a snake. He died within an hour after the poison took effect. I certainly can't let you take this risk."

  "Knowing your concern, I've already prepared the realgar and put it in a sachet. Snakes and insects won't dare to come near me. Before getting into the water, I'll sprinkle some more realgar on the shore, so there's no chance of anything going wrong."

  Yu sighed, "No way, I said no way is no way. It's too dangerous."

  "Sister-in-law......" Yu Ru took out her last killer mace, shook Yu Shi's hand and started to act coquettishly.

  Yu's family remained unmoved, and in the end, with no other choice, she could only say viciously: "Sister-in-law, if you don't agree, I'll write a letter to Father and tell him you're abusing me."

  Yu sighed again, "Forget it, I must have owed you in my previous life."

  Yu's family finally agreed to let Ruoqing go play in the water on the back mountain, but fearing accidents, they ordered a few personal maids to carefully attend to her. They also repeatedly warned Ruoqing that she must return before sunset.

  As if nodding like pounding garlic, I finally got the pass, and immediately flew back to the house, grabbed the package that had been prepared long ago, and excitedly went out the back door, rushing straight to the back mountain.

  The mountain behind the General's Mansion is not high, but it is surrounded by undulating mountains. However, at the foot of the mountain, there is a flowing waterfall, and under the clear waterfall, there is a relatively wide pool of water that reaches up to one's chest. In another area on the middle slope of the mountain, there are natural hot springs. Taking a dip in the hot springs in winter and swimming at the foot of the mountain in summer is truly a divine experience.

  Chen Xiang and several other maidservants also changed from their previous worries to their current expectations. After Ru Yi explained the benefits of swimming to them, they couldn't stay still anymore. Except for leaving two maidservants standing guard on either side of the path that must be taken, the other maidservants all jumped into the water and started playing.

  However, in order to be on the safe side, even if they were still by the pond, they would take a mosquito net and surround themselves with it on all sides. This way, even if someone accidentally stumbled upon them, they wouldn't have to worry about being seen.

  So, except for rainy days, it was almost always a whole afternoon spent playing in the water.

  But one day when I was climbing the mountain, I suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon. There were footprints on the road.

  Although Ling was not meticulous in her work, she did have the potential to be a detective. She crouched down and examined it carefully. "The shoe is larger, looking at the footprint, it should be a leather boot. The footprint is so big and wide, it should be a man's. And he must be quite wealthy." Only rich people could afford boots.

  As she nodded in agreement, she also inferred that it was because of the rain two days ago. Although the sun came out today, the mountain road still had muddy footprints, and this shoe print looked very clear.

  "Look, there are actually people around here too. Judging from the direction of these footprints... Oh no, I think they're also someone who wandered into this place by mistake. Let's go take a look ahead, maybe someone is even taking a bath in the water?"

  Later, several girls searched around carefully for a while, but there was no ghostly figure. It seemed that the person should have left. However, there was still an unsettling feeling, and although several female bodyguards with martial arts skills were protecting them not far away, they were still nervous, as if a pair of eyes would appear at any moment from the darkness.

  The female guards looked around carefully again, except for a giant tree with a diameter of one person's arm span beside the spring water, it was the dense vines growing on the mountain wall. If someone hid in the vines, it would indeed be easy to discover. However, in this kind of weather, anyone with common sense would understand that avoiding the dense forest as much as possible is the best strategy.

  It's just that this is a towering ancient tree, and the female guard looked up from the bottom of the tree, but didn't find anything. She then said to Ruoqing: "I think that person has already left. Miss, you can rest assured."

  Finally putting her mind at ease, she took off her clothes and jumped into the water wearing only her undergarments.

  However, despite being as careful as possible, there are still some oversights.

  For example, this time, having had a good time and getting tired from playing, I lay down on the shore and took a nap. After waking up, I thought of Yu Shi's words and hurriedly rushed down the mountain with all my might as the sun was setting and the sky was getting dark.

  The result of rushing was that she stepped on a slippery stone, not to mention the ankle sprain, and sat down on the ground with a thud. The sharp stones on the ground also scratched her tender buttocks, and under the double pain, she forced out precious tears like a child. She covered her buttocks with one hand and her leg with the other, wailing loudly enough to shake heaven and earth.

  After carefully carrying her back with seven hands and eight feet, she didn't dare to disturb Mrs. Yu, so she had to secretly find Mama Cheng, because Mama Cheng could treat simple injuries. She gave five taels of silver to Mama Cheng as a fee for keeping the matter confidential, and then touched her ankle wrapped in cloth strips, and also touched her buttocks which still hurt slightly, wanting to cry but unable to shed tears.

  Wan Xue gave birth to a child today, and Yu Shi rushed to Huanxiang Institute. She stayed there all day, where would she have time to attend to her? If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have been so flustered.

  Zhiyi also returned to the general's mansion ahead of time due to the snow-shoveling incident. She didn't dare go out, first because she had twisted her ankle and couldn't get out of bed for the time being, and secondly, she heard that Li Xiong had also followed along, which made her even more afraid to go out.

  Although Wan Xue didn't even get the position of a concubine, she was still Rong Yi's first child in her belly. The first time welcoming a new life, the General's Manor was indeed very busy. Yu Shi had never experienced such a scene before, and listening to Wan Xue's increasingly mournful cries, she also panicked. Fortunately, He Mama, the accompanying maid by Yu Shi's side, was an old hand at this and quickly stabilized the situation. The doctor was invited, the midwife arrived, all production preparation tools were fully prepared, and all the maids and servant girls who had experience with childbirth or had given birth to children were called over... This scene, Ling Long returned and said to Ru Qing: "This scene is probably not even half as grand as when the first wife gave birth to Wen Ge back then. Wan Xue really knows how to make a big deal out of this."

  As she didn't express her opinion, in fact, she had no opinion to express. She was just thinking, after Ruan Xue gave birth to the child, how would Yu Zhen handle her? And this child, would it be under the name of Yu Shi or would it be raised by You Chao Yun?

  Linglong brought hot water and personally helped Ruxin wash his face and clean his hands. He said, "According to the old master's temperament, it should be returned to Madame's name, and Madame will raise him. Su Xue, a person like her, what good child can she raise?"

  "Ah, that's not necessarily true," Yu Rou smiled faintly. "Ruan Xue was also a noble lady before."

  "Yes, and second young lady is a top-notch talented woman." Linglong took over the conversation, she really didn't like Ruxuan.

  Ru Yu was amused by her words, although they were sisters and modern people, but she just couldn't like Ru Shan. There's no way, different paths, not meant to be together.

  Digression

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