Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Cao Mi didn't know how he persevered during the day.

In short, when the pain dissipated, she saw Qi You holding a wrinkled baby, leaning on the head of the bed and talking to herself.

Cao Mi glanced at it and flattened his mouth: "It's so ugly."

Qi You, however, seemed to have lost his aesthetics, and while looking at the baby girl indifferently, he retorted: "It's not ugly, you see her eyes are very similar to yours."

If it wasn't for the lack of energy, Cao Mi felt that he would have rolled his eyes at him directly.

Qi You teased for a while, and then handed the baby back to the nursing mother.

He glanced at Cao Mi and said, "The doctor said that the production went well this time, as long as you take a good rest, you will soon be able to recover."

Cao Mi made a "hmm" sound.

Seeing that she could no longer concentrate, Qi You reassured: "Are you tired? You should rest for a while."

Cao Mi nodded at him with the last bit of sanity, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

She slept for a long time this night, and when she woke up, it was already sunny outside the window.

She felt that her whole body was very refreshing, and the bedding under her body had also been changed. She realized that it was Qi You who led the maid to clean up when she was asleep.

Dong Li was standing beside him, and when she saw her waking up, he hurried forward.

Taking two sips of water from Dong Li's hand, Cao Mi asked, "Where's your lord?"

"Your Highness has just left, there seems to be something going on in the outer city." Dongli replied truthfully.

Then, she asked with a smile: "The three young masters came early in the morning, and they didn't come in when they saw that you were still awake.

"Princess, take a shower, eat something, and meet the three young masters?"

Cao Mi is now in confinement time, and he can't see the wind. If he wants to see the three children, they can only come in.

Thinking of this, Cao Mi nodded: "Yes."

She paused and asked again, "Well... that, where's the child?"

Dong Li understood at once, and replied, "Just now, the wet nurse took her to the next room, and the maid went to take a look. The little lady should be almost full."

Seeing Cao Mi nodded, she called others to wait on her, and went to find the little baby girl herself.

The nurse quickly brought the baby back, and Cao Mi had the opportunity to look at her soberly.

Just at this time, the three children were also guided by the maids, entered the house, and stood in rows to salute her.

Cao Mi smiled and greeted them to see the little baby girl.

Although the first thing she saw when she saw the baby girl was that she disliked her wrinkled and unsightly, but after all, the child was born by her own pregnancy in October. At this time, she had strength and her mind became clear. Cao Mi felt that this How the little baby girl looks pleasing to the eye.

Therefore, when she saw Qi Ran's flat mouth, she quickly pinched his pouted lips.

"I can only say that my sister is beautiful." Cao Mi demanded arrogantly.

Qi Ran shook his head, freed his lips and tongue from Cao Mi's fingertips, opened his mouth, and the words in his mouth changed: "Well...sister...you're so small."

"Well, you used to be like this too, small." Cao Mi responded.

Qi Ran's eyes widened, and he exchanged glances with his twin brother.

"Really?" Qi An confirmed.

He really couldn't relate such a small thing to himself.

Cao Mi nodded affirmatively.

Afraid that they would dislike the little baby girl, she explained: "Everyone is born like this, red and wrinkled, but after a while, it will look good.

"So you are not allowed to talk about your sister, you have to say more good things, so that your sister will look good!"

The three children, including the eldest Qi Rui, nodded earnestly.

Qi Ran stretched out her hand, carefully touched the little baby girl's face, and asked, "Mother, then, when will my sister be as good-looking as you?"

Cao Mi especially liked his flattering words, and replied with a grin, "Well, although I don't know, it shouldn't be long."

She looked at the little baby girl: "It will grow in about a month or two."

The little baby girl didn't know whether she understood their conversation or not. The hands wrapped in the swaddle moved, and then she closed her eyes and became quiet.

While the mother and son were talking, Qi You came back.

He first sent his three sons back, and then took the little girl from Cao Mi's arms.

"How do you feel?" He asked Cao Mi, "Have you been sleeping since yesterday, do you feel better?"

Cao Mi nodded.

Qi You handed the little baby girl over to the nursing mother who was waiting beside him, and said to Cao Mi, "Childbirth hurts your vitality, you should rest well. If you have something to do, let the next person handle it."

Cao Mi glanced at him, didn't ask any further questions, just gave a faint "um".

In the days that followed, Qi You kept staring at her for self-cultivation and nourishment. It seemed that the internal and external situation was calm, and there was nothing to worry about.

Such quiet years lasted until the day when Cao Mi gave birth to his confinement.

King Bei'an loves his little daughter very much, which can be seen from the fact that he personally arranged the full moon banquet.

Originally, because she was a girl, the Full Moon Banquet, which should have been kept low-key, was directly turned into a grand event in the city by him.

Before nightfall, three children dressed in fancy clothes came to Cao Mi's room.

Qi Ran leaned against the cradle, looked at the little baby girl who had grown slightly, and sighed at Cao Mi, "Mother, my sister is so cute."

The one-month-old baby girl was wrapped in a red silk swaddle and stared at him with big eyes.

Cao Mi greeted Qi Ran to him: "She finally calmed down, don't provoke her, or she won't be happy later, and she can cry for a long time."

Qi Rui asked from the side, "It's been a month, will my sister still cry for no reason?"

When Cao Mi heard this, he looked at him helplessly.

Qi Rui, who has the halo of the male protagonist, seems to have no way of understanding such an unreasonable creature as a baby, and feels that a month of growth is enough for them to gain reason.

Cao Mi thought about it and replied, "People are not like horses. They can walk when they are born, they can run and jump in a month, and they can eat grass by themselves."

She pointed to the little thing in the cradle: "Babies are very fragile. It takes about a year or so to understand what you say, and ah, even if she understands, she may not be willing to do what you say."

"I know that." Qi Rui nodded thoughtfully, "Qi An and Qi Ran were like this before."

The twins who were named for no reason were taken aback.

Qi An took the lead in protesting: "Brother, how can I have it? I have always been the most obedient!"

He pointed at Qi Ran: "Did you put Qi Ran's calamity on my head?"

Qi Ran was originally aggrieved, but when he heard Qi An's words, he immediately turned his head and said to Qi An, "Nonsense! You did it all!

"You are an unreasonable bad boy!"

Qi Rui glanced at him and shook his head: "Stop arguing."

After speaking, he even spread his hands to Cao Mi with a helpless look of "Look, that's it".

Cao Mi was on the side, already laughing all over the place.

When Qi You entered the house, what he saw was exactly the same scene.

He said to the twins who were still bickering: "Be quiet, you've disturbed your sister."

After speaking, he came to the cradle, picked up the little girl, and returned to Cao Mi: "Let's go, everything is ready outside."

Cao Mi nodded, raised his hand to support his arm, and the two walked out of the door side by side.

Qi Rui also brought Qi An and Qi Ran and followed them.

The group went all the way to the city wall of the inner city.

At this time, the city of Jurong can no longer find a trace of dilapidated appearance.

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the gate of the inner city to welcome the little lady of the palace with lanterns.

Qi You held Cao Mi in one hand and his little daughter in the other, accepting the congratulations and kneeling of all the people in the city.

It was already late autumn at this time, and the wind in the night was a little cold, and the step on Cao Mi's head was blown with a ding dong.

But she faced the wind and looked at the lights in the city that stretched far into the distance. She breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely happy.

"Is it cold?" Next to it, Qi You moved his position and used his back to shield her and the baby girl in her arms from the high autumn wind.

Cao Mi looked at his face and shook his head.

She looked down at the baby girl, then raised her head to trace the increasingly angular face of King Bei'an in recent years, suddenly raised her head and kissed the corner of his lips lightly.

This kiss is full of countless emotions and thoughts since she crossed over, accompanied by the sudden burst of cheers from the city, and ignited the night together.

Qi You paused for a while, then took her into his arms.

There were various voices in his ears, but at a certain moment, Cao Mi only felt that there were only himself and Qi You left in the world.

But a few days after the Full Moon Banquet, Qi You put on the silver armor again.

Cao Mi actually had a hunch, knowing that Qi You didn't say it until this time, it was already the limit.

So she packed up for him herself and didn't say much.

Qi You held her hand and said with a smile, "It's just a small matter... I'll be back soon after I've dealt with it."

Cao Mi gave a light "um".

In the past few days, she already knew about the Rong clan's side.

The past few years outside the Great Wall have not been easy. The reduction in rain has led to a shrinking of the grassland area.

A war of southern invasion has been planned by the fifth prince for a long time, and it is about to break out.

Qi You's past this time, one is to discuss plans with Zuo Yi, and the other is to prepare for the inevitable battle.

"If it goes well, this time, we can directly take down Zhen Rong and Er Rong together." He tidied up his collar, "In the future, there is no need to go further north.

"You stay at home, take good care of the four of them, and wait for me to come back."

"I can't just wait for you to come back." Cao Mi smiled and said, "I have to rectify the city, mobilize military supplies, receive supplies from Lizhou, and arrange for the survivors who may arrive at any time. It's not as easy as you!"

Hearing this, Qi You smiled: "Yes, I almost forgot, the princess is not a weak woman who only stays in the city to enjoy happiness."

Cao Mi was teased by him and gave him a dissatisfied look.

After thinking about it, she asked, "I haven't asked before... Gun-powder should be ready for use, right?"

"Well." Qi You didn't hide it, "Five newest artillery-cannons have been transferred from Huaitong, and they are already on their way.

"I used to only arrange and monitor it in the past, but it is expected that the war will start and it will not be until the spring of next year."

"When the war really begins, it will be of great use."

"Yeah." Cao Mi nodded.

She frowned, thought about it, and simply said: "I had a dream a few days ago, dreaming that you died in the war with the Rong tribe..."

Qi You was stunned for a while.

He knew that if there was no reason, Cao Mi would never say these groundless words to him.

"But not by a real sword and a real gun." Cao Mi said, "it was in the plot laid out after the Rong clan and the imperial court secretly colluded!"

Qi You held her wrist and fixed his eyes on her: "You... this is true."

Cao Mi nodded heavily.

She had a hunch—

Although at this time, the development of many things in this time and space is already different from the book she read. For example, in the book, the King of Bei'an at this time had not even launched a war against the Rong tribe.

But despite this, she still felt that some things would not change easily.

Since Qi You has the confidence to directly take back the last two cities through this battle, how could the Rong clan and the imperial court sit back and watch him make such a contribution?

You must know that the five cities were established by Tai-zu at the beginning, and those who can retake the five cities may have more prestige than the emperor in the eyes of ordinary people in the Sheng Dynasty.

Therefore, Cao Mi is quite sure that there will be some other twists and turns in this battle.

She had already said what she should have said before, and she didn't know how to remind Qi You at this time. She could only make up the ending of Qi You in her memory into a dream and tell him.

Qi You already knew that she was unusual, and his reaction was as serious as Cao Mi had expected.

Come to think of it, he really remembered this sentence in his heart.

"I understand." After a long silence, Qi You let go of Cao Mi's hand.

He gave Cao Mi a deep look. Finally: "I will pay attention to guarding the other side...you, take care of yourself."

After saying this, he left the courtyard without looking back.

Cao Mi stood in the room and watched him leave. He didn't know how long he had been standing there. The little baby girl in the cradle beside him let out a groan.

Princess Bei'an lost all her strength and let herself fall to the ground, staring at the little life in the cradle for a while.

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: Yes. 2 bottles; 1 bottle of Pinecone, Bihaiqingtian, Anzhiweilao;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!