Hiding her pregnancy and divorce, she stopped licking and the general panicked

"Ziqian, I want to go to the Guanyin Temple tomorrow..."

The man paused. "Don't beg me. Whether you can get pregnant or not is up to me."

"With my physical strength, are you worried that I can't get pregnant?"

Su Yujiao blushed as she listened to his dirty talk: "No... I'm not asking for a child."

"I want to pray for you."

"Shu is a dangerous place with plague raging everywhere. It will be extremely dangerous for you to go there."

"I have nothing to do at home anyway. Instead of being frightened all day, I might as well go to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures to pray for you."

"What's more, you and mother-in-law are not at home. I'm afraid the second wife will try every possible way to make things difficult for me."

"As a granddaughter-in-law, I can't contradict my elders. I can only stay as far away as possible."

Lu Ziqian listened to her every word and thought about him, and it would be a lie to say he was not touched.

For the first time ever, he held her in his arms and kissed her forehead.

"Okay, I'll personally take you up the mountain tomorrow and send a few secret guards to protect you."

"However, I have to go to the palace early tomorrow morning, so I'm afraid I will be back late."

Su Yujiao shook her head: "It's okay, I still have to prepare your luggage and some common medicines for you tomorrow, which will take some time."

The two walked hand in hand, talking about their separation.

I didn't return to the house until late at night.

Lu Ziqian pressed the woman under him, his movements gentler than before, perhaps because of what Su Yujiao had just said.

He knew that this mission was indeed dangerous. If he unfortunately contracted the plague, he would probably have no chance to come back.

Considering how much she wanted a child, he suddenly felt a little regretful that he had not given her a child earlier and left a descendant for himself.

So, he asked for it countless times that night, as if he wanted to make up for what he had owed him before.

Afterwards, the man fell asleep contentedly.

Su Yujiao endured the pain and got up to wash up, then took out a black pill from the box on the dressing table.

This is a contraceptive pill she made herself. It only needs to be swallowed with water, which is much more convenient than decoction.

Su Yujiao swallowed the pill without hesitation, then tiptoed out of the room.

"Miss, it's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"I can't sleep. Come sit with me in the front hall."

"Yes."

"Go get some cotton and needle and thread."

She wants to make more masks for use on the road.

"Miss, the cotton cloth and needle and thread you requested."

"Whatever the young lady wants to do, please let this servant do it."

"Well, you too."

"Make some masks to prevent the plague."

Xiao Tao couldn't help but smile and said, "Miss, you have finally come to the sweetness of life after all the hardship."

"Just now, you and the general were walking hand in hand. The servants in the mansion saw it. They all said that you have finally made it through. The general finally realized how good you are."

"Those people are used to reading other people's expressions. Knowing that you are favored, they have become much more respectful to me."

Su Yujiao smiled and kept threading the needle with her hands, without explaining too much to Xiaotao.

When they get to the Mudan Store tomorrow, she will tell Xiaotao all her plans.

"Miss, is this mask meant to be worn on the face?"

"Ah."

"Do you think what this servant did is right?"

"Yes, the outer layer is made of coarse cloth, and the inner layer is made of fine cotton."

"You continue working, I'll go to the kitchen and make porridge."

At dawn, Lu Ziqian heard the crowing of a rooster.

He touched the empty half of the bed and couldn't help frowning.

What about people?

When the man pushed the door open, he saw that everyone in the mansion was busy. Su Yujiao was directing the maids to do needlework.

"Ziqian, are you awake?"

"Did we disturb you?"

Lu Ziqian pointed at the dozens of maids and servants and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Make some masks and cover your face to effectively prevent the spread of the plague."

"After all, you will be in close contact with plague patients, so you can't do that without taking protective measures."

Lu Ziqian looked at the dark circles under her eyes, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if it was filled with something warm, making him feel happy both physically and mentally.

"Didn't sleep all night?"

"Well, something's on my mind, and I can't sleep, so I might as well get up and find something to do."

Lu Ziqian reached out and touched her fair and tender face, rubbing it gently, feeling a little distressed: "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"Go get some sleep, and let the maids do this."

"Ah."

Not long after Lu Ziqian left, it was dawn. Su Yujiao took Xiaotao directly to the Mudan Shop.

Su Yujiao explained her purpose, and Jin Mudan and Xiaotao looked at her in shock.

"Miss, it's a plague. Others are too busy hiding, but you insist on moving forward."

Jin Mudan also expressed disapproval: "Yes, the epidemic is ruthless. This could cost lives."

Su Yujiao insisted: "I must go, this is the only chance, my parents and sister-in-law are still waiting for my eldest brother to come home."

The two of them fell silent after hearing her words.

After a long while, Jin Mudan spoke first: "Okay, I'll help you."

"I'll help you find someone who can disguise himself."

"Anyway, you're going to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, staying in the meditation room all day. With Xiao Tao's help from inside and outside, it won't be easy to reveal your identity."

The three of them gathered together and discussed the detailed plan.

After coming out of the Peony Building, Su Yujiao took Xiaotao to the wine shop and bought a few jars of the strongest wine.

Then I went to the pharmacy to buy lime and atractylodes, but the lime was too little in stock.

After all, lime in ancient times was not a building material, but a medicine. It was impossible to buy it by the bag.

To this end, the two of them went to all the pharmacies in the capital and bought all the ready-made drugs they could find in the stores.

In ancient times, Atractylodes lancea was used to ward off evil spirits, and people often confused it with mugwort.

But in fact, fumigating the air with Atractylodes lancea has a good disinfecting effect.

In addition to epidemic prevention, it can also be used for air disinfection in wards, operating rooms, clean rooms, and laboratories.

She sent half of the lime and atractylodes to Mudan Building and took the rest home.

After returning home, Su Yujiao used the ancient distillation method to distill several large jars of white wine into highly concentrated alcohol.

"Xiao Tao, send these two jars to Mudan Tower."

"She was also asked to expedite the production of masks and gloves."

"Brother Gu will take it away at night."

"Yes."

When Lu Ziqian came back from the palace, Su Yujiao had just finished her work. She then carefully instructed him on how to use the mask, gloves, alcohol, lime, and Atractylodes lancea.

Lu Ziqian listened to her careful instructions, held her in his arms, and his eyes were moved: "Don't worry, I will return safely."

"Maybe when I come back, you'll already have a child here."

Su Yujiao looked at him and smiled happily, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

She reached out and touched her flat belly, where his child would never be born.

Afterwards, Lu Ziqian personally sent her to the Guanyin Temple. Although she didn't bring many things, everyone in the general's mansion knew that Su Yujiao went up the mountain to pray for blessings.

The next morning, Su Yujiao disguised herself as a man and appeared at the back door of the Gu family to meet Gu Heng.

"Brother Gu, don't you recognize me?"

Gu Heng didn't recognize her at first, but was startled when she spoke.