106,5 - Little Peasant Wife

The spiritual energy here, if anything, might be even less than that of the village at the foot of the mountain. They had stayed for so long that they lost track of the outside world. It was time to go home, and they decided to prepare a good meal for Jing Ao Xue to make it up to her. With this thought in mind, they started heading towards the mountain. Wu Yi Ling walked at the back with a frown, watching as Shen Lu Man hunted a few animals. Jing Ao Xue was enthusiastically planning their meal, while Liu Er, in an unusually childlike manner, stayed close by her side. Wu Yi Ling sighed with a helpless smile. It was like the emperor wasn't worried, but the eunuch was. Nonsense! She was no eunuch! The group returned to the village amidst cheerful banter, arriving in mid-April. They had been away in the mountains for over a month, their longest stint yet. The mailbox at the courtyard, crafted by Jing Ao Xue, was stuffed with letters from the Wu and Qin families. Most were trivialities, with the majority penned by Qin Wu Shuang, whose handwriting was unmistakable—each character took up an entire page, often missing strokes. Jing Ao Xue skimmed through and handed them to Liu Er with a wry smile, assuming they were all meant for her. However, there were two significant pieces of news. Firstly, Wu Zhi An’s wife gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins due to an unusual celestial event, and both mother and children were safe. If they managed to return in time, they could attend the full-month celebration. Jing Ao Xue realized they had missed the celebration by a few days and regretfully planned to offer congratulations with a red envelope later. The other news was that Qin Yi Shu's wife Gu Bai Wei had given birth to a son after nine months of pregnancy. Jing Ao Xue was momentarily puzzled and wondered, "Can sub-humans really have children?" She merely pondered this briefly. More importantly, a serious thought crossed her mind: friends' wives were having one or even two children, and Wu Zhi An's wife had given birth to five. Perhaps it was time for her and her own wife to consider starting a family. Of course, whether or not to have children was left to fate, but the "exercise" should definitely be on the agenda. With this thought, she cast a meaningful glance at Shen Lu Man, which sent shivers down Shen Lu Man's spine. She felt that Jing Ao Xue was planning something mischievous.