Chapter 234 Zhang Guifen's Thoughts, Liao Heavy Cavalry

After so many years since he came to this world, Wei Yuan had thought about leading his army out to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, about becoming a highly respected minister, and about making the Wei family the most famous family in the Great Zhou Dynasty, second only to the royal family.

I also dreamed of living a life without shame and boredom with Zhang Guifen after getting married.

But I never thought that one day I would be a father.

At least I haven't thought about it now.

Now that Zhang Guifen is pregnant, the shock to Wei Yuan is so strong that even Wei Yuan, who always looks calm no matter what happens in front of him, sometimes panics.

At this moment, in the main hall of the Hou Mansion.

Everyone looked at Wei Yuan who was stunned on the spot. After a while, Wei Shuyi was the first to laugh out loud and said:

"My little brother was so happy when he heard that he was going to be a father that he was stunned."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan came back to his senses slightly.

At this moment, in his eyes, it seemed that except for Zhang Guifen, there was no one else in the entire main hall.

He stood in front of Zhang Guifen, slowly squatted down, held her delicate hand, and looked at her quietly.

The couple looked at each other, keeping silent.

After a while, Wei Yuan pressed against Zhang Guifen's belly, as if wanting to hear if there was any movement in her stomach.

When Zhang Guifen saw him like this, she seemed like she couldn't bear to bother him, so she just stroked his hair gently.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang stood up and left first.

Wei Shuyi and others followed closely behind, leaving the room to the couple.

After a while, Wei Yuan raised his head, stroked Zhang Guifen's face, and said sincerely:

"Sister, since my parents passed away, I have been wandering for half my life and have never known what 'home' is."

"I am lucky to have you as my wife in this life, not only because you have our child, but also because you, you, can help me find a place to go."

Zhang Guifen nodded and said nothing. She just kept looking at Wei Yuan and giggling non-stop.

Afterwards, the two hugged each other tightly, as if they wanted to blend each other's bodies, just like raindrops falling on water, no longer distinguishing each other.

That night, the entire Hou Mansion was very lively. Wei Yuan was drunk and was carried to the bed.

In a daze, he kept calling the name 'Zhang Guifen'.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Yuan's drunkenness subsided. Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, he thought it was Zhang Guifen who had arrived, so he sat up, and what came into view was Baozhu dressed in makeup.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan frowned and said, "Why are you here?"

Bao Zhu pursed her lips, knelt down in front of Wei Yuan, looked a little shy, lowered her head and said:

"I am the wife's maid. Now that the wife is inconvenienced, I naturally have to have my slaves take care of you when you go to bed."

Hearing this, how could Wei Yuan not know that this was what Zhang Guifen meant?

"Where's Madam?"

he asked.

Baozhu said: "Madam went to Chunyi Pavilion to rest."

Wei Yuan nodded, stood up slowly, and left the place.

Baozhu still knelt on the ground, looking at Wei Yuan's leaving back, with tears in his eyes, and said eagerly:

"Does the Lord think that this slave is mediocre in appearance and not worthy of the Lord's eyes?"

Wei Yuan shook his head, "That's not the case. It's just that I'm not in the mood tonight. No wonder you. Go to the room where you belong and rest."

Tonight, all he could think about was that Zhang Guifen was pregnant, and he really had no interest in that aspect.

If Xiang Baozhu doesn't make it clear, I'm afraid this girl will feel depressed and will be unable to fully take care of Zhang Guifen in the future.

When he arrived at Chunyi Pavilion, under the guidance of his servants, Wei Yuan came to the room where Zhang Guifen was temporarily staying. He quietly opened the door and saw Zhang Guifen embroidering a purse under a candlelight.

When Zhang Guifen saw him coming, she frowned and said, "Officer? Why are you here?"

"Why don't those servants say something so that I can go and greet you?"

With that said, he had already stood up and poured him a cup of tea.

Wei Yuan said: "I thought you would say whether I dislike that girl Baozhu."

Zhang Guifen was stunned and said: "The beauty of the treasure is quite good, is it true that the official didn't like it?"

Wei Yuan pinched her nose and said, "No matter how beautiful Baozhu is, how can any girl be even remotely good-looking like you?"

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen suddenly became nervous, touched her belly, and said as if she was facing a formidable enemy:

"It would be fine if the Ximai pulse was not diagnosed, but now that I am pregnant, how can I serve the officials? No, no."

Wei Yuan saw how cute she looked and couldn't help laughing and said:

"Could it be that in your mind, your officer is a man who has to be the groom every night?"

Zhang Guifen thought of the countless nights she had been unable to resist since her marriage to Wei Yuan, and immediately blushed from her neck to her cheeks, and said:

"Guanren. Guanren is as strong as an ox. I, I, I'm afraid."

While saying this, he was touching his belly.

Wei Yuan shook his head, came to her, held her in his arms, put her close to his ear, and murmured:

"Compared to officials, I prefer to hear your call."

"Brother Wei"

Zhang Guifen couldn't hold it anymore, her ears turned red, her heart was beating loudly, as if she was back on her wedding night again, she lowered her head and said a little aggrievedly:

"Doctor Keke said that it is not advisable to have sex if you are pregnant."

Wei Yuan smiled, suddenly picked up Zhang Guifen and placed her gently on the bed.

Then, he took off his coat and hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to melt her into his body.

Zhang Guifen's whole body seemed to be burning up and she felt extremely uncomfortable. Not only was her heart beating rapidly, but it was also like there were millions of ants crawling around, "Guanren."

Wei Yuan frowned slightly, "Hmm?"

Zhang Guifen buried her head in Wei Yuan's chest and whispered: "Brother Wei, good brother. I'm pregnant."

Wei Yuan nodded slightly, "I know, I'll just hold you and do nothing."

Zhang Guifen blurted out: "Really?"

"Really, can I still lie to you?"

"Then I'll take off Brother Wei's clothes."

"No need."

"I haven't taken off my clothes yet."

"It's okay, don't move."

Wei Yuan's tone was full of unquestionable. At this moment, Zhang Guifen didn't even dare to breathe, and her hot breath touched Wei Yuan's chest.

Zhang Guifen lay in his arms for a while, and was about to fall asleep in a daze. Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable in Wei Yuan, so her pretty face blushed.

She slipped out of Wei Yuan's arms.

A noble lady, a darling of heaven, actually stooped to do this. It can be seen that she loves Wei Yuan and her brother Wei deeply.

In front of outsiders, she was like the scorching sun, making people dare not look directly at her;

She was also like a mysterious iceberg, making people afraid.

But in front of Wei Yuan, she put down all her status, including all her reserve and dignity as a woman, and only hoped that her brother Wei could be happy, that's all.

"Hmm--"

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Yuan murmured, and the couple fell into a deep sleep without saying a word that night.

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The next day.

Wei Yuan went to the Palace Front Office early.

Baozhu, who was ashamed, went to Zhang Guifen on purpose, pretending to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Zhang Guifen sent all the maids around away.

Afterwards, Baozhu knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Guifen:

"Madam, please let me go out of the house for the sake of my many years with you, and let me fend for myself!"

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen asked: "Is it because of what happened last night?"

Baozhu nodded, "I am the maid you brought to the room, and it is my duty to serve the master to bed."

"But first, the master doesn't like me, and second, this morning, everyone in the house said that I deliberately seduced the master last night and was disliked by the master."

"How dare I stay in this mansion!"

Zhang Guifen frowned and said: "I will give orders immediately. If anyone in the mansion dares to gossip about you, I will drive him out of the house!"

"As for the marquis, you can rest assured that he will never resent you."

Baozhu kowtowed again, "Thank you, madam, thank you, madam."

As she spoke, she burst into tears.

She had been with Zhang Guifen since she was young. She was not a slave of someone else's family and had her own pride.

She threw herself into his arms last night, but she was not valued by her master at all.

Even though she was a maid, she had been with Zhang Guifen for a long time and had some pride. She felt too embarrassed and couldn't stay any longer.

But after hearing what Zhang Guifen said, she felt much better.

Zhang Guifen helped her up and said, "I am pregnant now, so I can't continue to serve the master. The master is young and energetic, and it is inevitable that he will need it. At that time, do you want the master to find a concubine from outside, or are you willing to help me?"

She saw this matter very clearly.

She was not her mother, and she could hold her father firmly in her hands for a lifetime.

Zhang Fu, let alone taking a concubine, was afraid that he would not have a good ending when he returned home even if he visited a brothel.

But Wei Yuan was not her father.

She didn't dare to speak loudly in front of Wei Yuan, so how could she dare to trouble Wei Yuan because of such a woman?

After thinking about it, letting Baozhu help me is the best way.

Last night, Zhang Guifen asked Baozhu to serve Wei Yuan, and she had already made it very clear, that is, to let Baozhu temporarily replace me.

Baozhu has been with me since she was a child, so it is easy to control.

Even if she has a baby in the future, it will not affect her too much.

But if Wei Yuan really brings a woman from outside.

Zhang Guifen is worried that she can't handle it, so she can only resort to this last resort.

Baozhu said, "But last night, Master..."

Zhang Guifen smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's talk about it later."

After a pause, she said, "I heard that when you went to see the Master last night, Aunt Zhang gave you contraceptive soup in advance?"

Baozhu nodded, "I wanted to drink it willingly, and this is also the rule."

"When I followed you to the Marquis' Mansion, the old lady also reminded me that if I broke the rules, I would die and never forgive myself."

Zhang Guifen looked at her seriously and asked, "If there was no old lady and Aunt Zhang, would you also drink the contraceptive soup voluntarily?"

It is indeed an unwritten rule for the maids to drink the contraceptive soup.

Baozhu didn't think about it and said bluntly, "I can swear that I did drink the contraceptive soup voluntarily."

Zhang Guifen nodded, believing her for the time being, and said, "Drinking less contraceptive soup is not good for your body."

Drinking less does not mean not drinking.

After Baozhu left, Zhang Guifen called Aunt Zhang over and said, "Madam, you did the right thing by letting Baozhu drink the contraceptive soup."

"If Baozhu is blessed in the future and has the opportunity to serve the master, you can tell her that if she is willing to drink the contraceptive soup, she can drink it. If not, let her do it."

Aunt Zhang was surprised and said, "If Miss Baozhu doesn't want to, once she has a Qilin seed..."

As a marquis, Wei Yuan's court dress is a Qilin robe, so the descendants of ordinary nobles are also called "Qilin sons".

Zhang Guifen said, "I believe she knows what to do. If she doesn't know, I will let her know."

Hearing this, Aunt Zhang was shocked.

Later, a servant came to report that Mrs. Zhao from the tea shop was here, and she would learn tea from her as usual today.

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People are in high spirits during happy events. When Zi Weiyuan came to the front office of the palace, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear the whole day.

Before leaving the government office, officials from the Imperial City Department sent a report to the border and a pair of armor, which was the iron kite armor unique to Xixia.

The report stated that the Liao State purchased a large number of iron kite armors from Xixia and equipped them with the Tielin Army, the heavy cavalry regiment of the Liao State.

This kind of armor has been improved to a certain extent and can prevent ordinary weapons from being slashed. It cannot be broken except by blunt weapons.

Wei Yuan looked solemn.

The Tielin Army is one of the best heavy-armored cavalry in the world. In terms of lethality, it is probably a bit more powerful than the personal-guard heavy-cavalry battalion that he created himself.

The only shortcoming may be the armor.

Now they are all equipped with iron kite armor. How can this make him careless?

"The iron kite armor is a secret that is not passed down in Xixia. How could it be given to the Liao Kingdom so easily?"

"What kind of communication between the two countries has your Imperial City Secretary discovered?"

Wei Yuan asked the imperial city officials who came.

However, the response was unsatisfactory.

The Imperial City Division paid the price of more than ten people and went deep into the enemy's country, but still did not know what benefits the Liao Kingdom had promised Xixia.

"Does Your Majesty know about this?"

Wei Yuan asked again.

The imperial guard clasped his fists and said, "Return to the Commander-in-Chief, the officials have been informed."

Wei Yuan nodded, and then entered the palace to meet the saint.

When he arrived at the emperor's palace, he saw that Zhao Zhen looked much better than before, so he quickly said:

"I think Guan Jia needs to rest for a while and he should be able to recover."

Zhao Zhen, who was lying on the bed, smiled and said, "When did Wei Qing learn medical skills?"

Wei Yuan said: "I see that you look much better, Guan Jia."

Zhao Zhen said: "Let's not talk about it for now. Are you here to see me about the Liao Kingdom's heavy cavalry armor?"

Wei Yuan nodded, "Once all the Tielin Army is equipped with this kind of armor, it will be even more powerful. If they fight on the plains, I really can't think of anyone who can be their opponent."

Zhao Zhen said seriously: "The Imperial City Division is already keeping an eye on this matter. We will make plans when we have more clues."

"It just so happens that you are here today. I heard that the girl from the Zhang family is pregnant now?"

"I want to congratulate you on becoming a father."