The head of the Mu family

Chapter 174 The Arrival of a New Life

"Treason is a heinous crime, what should we do!"

Although His Majesty granted favors to the eldest sister, he publicly claimed that she regretted causing the death of the third prince and committed suicide out of grief, which is why her family was implicated.

But nothing stays hidden forever.

Those collateral branches, who usually followed our lead, took the opportunity to buy some servants after the incident.

There is another matter, which is both laughable and lamentable.

After the assassins rescued me, I secretly returned to Suzhou. My former loyal servants, thanks to my family's kindness, are now living quite well.

They only said they could give me some silver, and they certainly wouldn't report me to the authorities.

Haha~ Isn't that funny?

They! They actually wanted to give silver to the eldest son of the Su family!

Back in the day, the jade pendant on my waist could buy the lives of their entire family.

There was a girl whose name and appearance I couldn't quite place, but she recognized me as I wandered around the house.

She was so moved that she burst into tears, saying she was still willing to serve me and follow me.

It's funny to think about, but I was so arrogant back home all those years.

I never gave the maids in the manor a kind look, yet they all kept crowding around me.

I used to look down on them, but I never expected that someone would be willing to serve me. However, I cannot delay them.

So I refused the girl, but she insisted on coming with me.

"This girl does have some sense of loyalty."

Huai Sheng sighed.

"I thought so at first, but I never expected that when we stayed in the dilapidated temple that night, the girl asked me to give myself to her!"

She even said that I am no longer the young master of the Su family, and now only she is willing to serve me.

I fled in panic, running for an unknown amount of time in the dark. Later, I disguised myself as a beggar and wandered around Suzhou.

That girl still wouldn't give up; she kept hanging around the Su residence, which disgusted me.

Later I met Rong An, who had also been rescued, and he looked like a beggar.

Later, the two discussed ways to save their family, and the head of the family learned what happened afterward.

Huai Sheng: Uh... This...

After thinking for a moment, he comforted her:

"Since you and Rong An are both living with the expectations of your families, don't let them down in the future."

The deceased are gone, but we will remember them in our hearts.

Those who are alive should live well.

With life, there is hope for everything.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Huai Sheng changed the subject:

"Hey~ You and Rong An both signed indentures, your lives are mine."

You all need to live well, and you still have to go to the shop to work every day~

Huai Sheng's words broke the tense atmosphere, and Yuan Su chuckled:

"I know, Master."

We will all work hard to share the burdens of the head of the family!

Qianyan held Huaisheng's hand, her eyes shining brightly in the darkness.

Over the next few months, Yuan Su and Rong An were utterly shocked:

No wonder the people in those shops all looked different from the other shop assistants.

Especially the Yuan Su family, with such a large family business before, and he being the eldest son, he received two hundred taels of silver every month.

Of course, in the past, food, clothing and daily necessities were all expensive items, and those things in the household were separate, so there's no need to mention them.

I only mentioned monthly wages; now I earn them myself.

Each month, they earned three or four hundred taels of silver at most. In their first month at the shop, they each received nearly one hundred taels of commission.

After such highs and lows, this feeling is truly different.

After seeing the real money, the two became even more enthusiastic.

In both shops, the original waiters, who were already quite enthusiastic after the change of owners, became even more so.

At the end of the year, when the silver was distributed, the women who tended the flowers and plants received less reward money because they had only been there for two months.

They sent out a quarter of the money, but the women's hands were shaking so badly they didn't dare to accept it.

Yuan Su and Rong An couldn't help but laugh when they thought about how they were receiving commissions a few months ago.

During the New Year, everyone had two taels of silver as gambling capital, and the four women nervously put it away, only serving tea and water to the others.

Everyone played freely as usual, and no one was forced to participate.

After the New Year, Huai Sheng asked Wu Shishuai and his wife to go to Jishantang to find someone to help them buy eight retired soldiers, including four lonely and destitute old soldiers.

Eight uncles: Peng, Ma, Gao, Xu, Bai, Yuan, Jiang, and Shao; and four old men: Liu, Zhu, Pan, and Zhao.

In this way, four more people can stay at home each day, plus the four maids who tend to the flowers and plants, making a total of eight more people in the house each day.

After the New Year, when Qingchen went to a nearby town to provide free medical services, he picked up two female apprentices.

In the neighboring village, a family that couldn't afford to raise their children sold their older, nearly starving daughters for ten taels of silver each.

When Qingchen bought the people, she coldly stated the terms to them:

"I can buy both, but you have to go to the county government to sign a letter of severance!"

"Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!"

No problem, no problem!

The couple happily went to the government office, signed the letter of severance, and Qingchen gave them money and took them away.

At the end of the first month, it was Huai Sheng's twenty-sixth birthday. The Lan family, the noblewoman's family, General Yan, the family of his best friend, and the Qi Luan family all gathered together for a lively celebration.

That night, Qianyan held Huaisheng as they slept, and Huaisheng snuggled into his arms, saying ambiguously:

"Oh dear, I feel like my husband doesn't like me as much lately~"

"My lord, can you answer my questions?"

Qianyan kissed her smooth forehead again and again, then held her in her arms and gently comforted her.

"And you call yourself a doctor~"

Have you had your period since the New Year?

Huai Sheng's heart skipped a beat: He didn't come!

"Me... could it be..."

"Yes, it must have been in the first few days after I got back..."

I've rested well, and I took contraceptive pills for a while afterward.

I'm sorry~

"Apologize for what?"

I said it was fine not to make you take the medicine for those few days, and besides, we're not unmarried~

Having a child is great, I'm so happy! Honey, are you happy too?

Qianyan buried her face in Huaisheng's hair, her voice muffled:

"Huaisheng, I just want you to be well."

Everyone says that childbirth is a brush with death for women, and I can't take your place.

"So you've been taking contraceptive pills all this time, not because you felt uneasy in the capital?"

"No, I should be able to protect you."

I can't bear the thought of anything happening that could cause me to lose you.

In this world, you are all I have left...

Huai Sheng hugged him back and kissed his tear-stained cheeks.

"I know my own body best, and besides, I am a doctor, and a highly skilled one at that. Don't worry~"

"Our family will only have one more person, not..."

Qianyan covered Huaisheng's mouth.

"Don't talk nonsense..."

Otherwise, let's not have any more children, and we'll never have any more in the future!

I'll go find Brother Lan and eliminate this threat from my side...

Huai Sheng kissed Qian Yan's palm and then removed his hand from his mouth.

"Silly boy~ You can take care of the baby after it's born, so I don't have to worry about it. That's the greatest comfort you can give me~"

"Hmm~ I won't let anyone take you away from me!"

"What nonsense! Our child, where would another person come from?"

Qianyan: That's true. Everyone else is someone else except us.

At the end of January, Qingyue went into labor.

Huai Sheng wrote down all the people and things that needed to be prepared in advance and handed them over to her husband, Liu Langjun.

Qingchen stayed in the room the whole time, while Huaisheng also sat by her side.