My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

"Fourteenth brother, I can't get away now, so Qiqi and the others have to be handed over to you. You... put on ordinary soldiers' clothes and say that you are going to the war with the army. Your wife is pregnant, so you bring her out secretly... Qiqi and Xinyi can pretend to be Diejiu's maids." The Thirteenth Prince has thought of everything very carefully.

"Let's say Diejiu's family has fallen on hard times and has little money. Two loyal maids grew up together and follow her around. Remember, you must find a fellow villager who doesn't have a man in his family... to ensure safety."

The Fourteenth Prince stared at the Thirteenth Prince with wide eyes: "You want me to take the blame?"

"Now, there is no other way. You have to show that you have a deep relationship with Diejiu, so that people will believe that you can't let her go, so you bring her with you to the battle... It's better to shed a few tears."

"I can't cry!" The Fourteenth Prince grinned, with a face full of resentment: "Thirteenth Brother, you're going to give me such a good job?"

"Can it be handed over to someone else?" The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "You are the most suitable, Fourteenth Brother!"

In desperation, the Fourteenth Prince led the three men into the village, while the Thirteenth Prince deliberately lost his temper with his subordinates, saying that Yang Ye, who had volunteered to go to the war, could not bear the hardship and deserted with two servants.

The village is very quiet.

People here don't live densely together, the houses are shabby, but the yards are large.

The Fourteenth Prince saw a stream in front of him, so he turned around and asked the three of them to wash their faces and change back into women's clothes...

The four of them asked as they walked, and finally found an old lady named Chen in the ditch.

Villagers said that her husband died when she was young, and her only son also died of illness a few years ago.

The old lady was very lonely. She lived in poverty and misery, taking care of three rooms by herself.

"I'll go in and talk to her. Maybe this old lady Chen can keep you here."

He looked at Die Jiu and coughed: "I'll support you..."

"it is good!"

Die Jiu was quite straightforward and stretched out her hand to hand it to the Fourteenth Prince. Wen Qiqi and Xinyi followed behind, each carrying two large bags.

Old Mrs. Chen was sitting in the yard, picking up some onion seeds...

Seeing someone coming, he stood up with difficulty, holding his legs and said, "Did you go the wrong way?"

She has few relatives and no one visits her on weekdays.

The Fourteenth Prince supported Die Jiu and walked over, and explained their purpose according to the Thirteenth Prince's plan.

Old Mrs. Chen felt very lonely, and she thought of how her husband was so caring to her when they were young. She suddenly started to cry.

"Girl..."

She looked at Die Jiu and sighed, "Just live in my house. My life is worthless. Even if the military officers find out, I'm not afraid."

When Diejiu heard that Old Lady Chen agreed to take them in, she was overjoyed.

"Thank you very much, Aunt Chen! My family has fallen into poverty, my parents... are all dead. I don't have much money, so I'll give you this five taels of silver as rent."

Since the death of her son, Mrs. Chen's family has lost its income.

Seeing Die Jiu take out five taels of silver, he actually bowed to her: "Oh, girl, you are really a living Bodhisattva! This silver is enough for me to buy myself a coffin in the future!"

"Auntie, please don't say that! You are our benefactor for accepting the three of us! From now on, I will recognize you as my godmother and be your goddaughter!"

Diejiu has a very sweet mouth and is genuine.

Old Mrs. Chen looks like a kind-looking old lady, but she just has a bad luck.

The Fourteenth Prince followed the three men into the house and felt a chill in his heart.

Old Mrs. Chen's home was bare and in this empty room there was only a brick bed and two rotten quilts.

The Fourteenth Prince couldn't bear to let Qiqi suffer like this, so he simply hardened his heart, held Diejiu's hand, and said with his eyes as affectionately as possible: "Wife, you just live here, I... I will buy you some bedding, and some food... and daily necessities... Later, I will come to pick you and the child up!"

Die Jiu nodded vigorously.

The Fourteenth Prince pretended to be sympathetic and touched her belly, "The baby is getting older. If you give birth... you must tell me. Even if it is inconvenient for me in the army, I will help you find a way... hire a midwife."

"That's not necessary. I was able to deliver babies when I was young." Old Mrs. Chen said enthusiastically, "Your wife lives here, so you don't have to worry. Hey... the couple has a very good relationship, which is better than being rich and powerful."

The Fourteenth Prince's cheeks turned slightly red, and he quickly made an excuse to go buy bedding.

In the evening, he turned back and led the horse to drag back three clean beddings, three wooden basins for washing, some fruits, grains and oils, and half a bag of dried meat.

Mrs. Chen didn't buy so many good things during the Chinese New Year...

"How much silver does this cost?"

"I...I stole it from the army,"

The Fourteenth Prince said decisively: "For my wife, I will fight!"

Old Mrs. Chen was moved again and said that Die Jiu was lucky to have met such a good man with whom she could entrust her life.

Everything was arranged and the Fourteenth Prince was ready to leave.

"Yang Ye, come with me... I have something to tell you so that you can take good care of Xiao Jiu."

His eyes were filled with worry. Qiqi followed him out to the courtyard. The Fourteenth Prince lowered his voice and said, "This house is too shabby. Can you live here?"

"no problem."

Wen Qiqi said: "It's safe here, we won't be discovered... Don't worry, Your Majesty!"

"You have never suffered such hardship since you were a child. If it weren't for the fact that Old Lady Chen is a good person and there are no men in the family, I would not have let your third brother live in this shabby place with drafts on all sides!"

The Fourteenth Prince looked at Old Lady Chen's house and was extremely worried.

"I don't know how long it will take to quell the chaos in East City this time. Qiqi, please stay here for a while... If I have time, I will definitely come to see you. When this expedition is over, I will come to pick you up in person."

The Fourteenth Prince couldn't hide his deep affection as he looked at Qiqi. In his heart, Qiqi would always be the most favored and lovely little sister in the Wen Mansion!

Wen Qiqi smiled and said, "I have troubled you and the Thirteenth Prince to come out this time. The pacification of East City is of great importance. Qiqi hopes that the prince will not be distracted by Qiqi's affairs... It is necessary to be safe with the Thirteenth Prince."

The Fourteenth Prince nodded. Qiqi deliberately mentioned the Thirteenth Brother just to let him know that in her heart, the Thirteenth Brother and herself were just brothers.

"Then I'll go back first. If you have any problems, don't worry too much. Just come back to the barracks and find me! I will bear any consequences!"

The Fourteenth Prince said righteously.

"Don't worry, if you don't want to, you will be my little seventh sister for the rest of your life!"

Wen Qiqi was somewhat touched: "The Fourteenth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince will always be Qiqi's brothers!"

Wen Qiqi returned to the house only after the Fourteenth Prince left. Die Jiu and Xinyi immediately cleaned up the broken house!

"You forgot... you're still pregnant. Xiaoyi and I will do the cleaning, miss, you take a rest!"

Wen Qiqi deliberately pursed her lips and tried to hold back her smile.

Die Jiu was happy: "My child is still young, so it won't affect my work. But you... Yang Ye, didn't you catch a cold? You should take a rest!"

How could she let the young lady serve her? She found a random excuse and pushed Wen Qiqi down on the kang.