After dinner, they bathed and went to bed to rest.

  Qin Miao's body was getting heavier and heavier, and every night before falling asleep, the fetal movement was extremely obvious, often making her unable to fall asleep. Xie Yan was rarely at home lately, busy outside, so it was rare for him to pat Qin Miao's back and coax her to sleep.

  "This little guy is really lively." His warm palm rested on Qin Miao's bulging belly, feeling the little one's mischievous kicks inside his mother's tummy.

  "Yes, this child is really spoiled!" Qin Miao snuggled into his arms, narrowing her eyes.

  "Isn't he just a kid?"

  Qin Miao half-opened her eyes and lazily responded: "It's good that it's a son, the first child is a son, and from then on he'll be the big brother of the family. He can help take care of the many children in the household, how great."

  Xie Xuan burst out laughing: "It seems that my Ah Nuan wants to have many children for me." In the previous generation, Old Marquis Xie had three sons. The eldest son died young, leaving behind two mediocre sons. If possible, Xie Xuan would hope that in his generation, he could have a considerate and caring daughter.

  "I'd like a girl, a clever and lively one from a good family, who is very close to her father." thought Xie Yun.

  "Who said that? Of course, a girl's home is with her mother!" Qin Miao cut in. This can even be argued with me, what are they thinking? Qin Miao expressed that thanking the young master was really unnecessary!

  Xie Xuan smiled warmly and hugged her tighter: "Both sons and daughters are good, as long as they're ours, they're all good kids."

  This sentence sounds much better, Qin Miao snuggled into his arms like a kitten.

  "Ah, right." Xie Yun lowered her head to look at her. "We'll probably have to move to Yu Zhang in a while."

  Yu Zhang was established as the capital, and Emperor Guangwu renovated the inner city of Yu Zhang. He also personally rewarded and allocated the mansions of the meritorious ministers. Xie Yun, as a pillar minister of the court, naturally got a good mansion.

  To facilitate the central government's operation, various ministers moved to Yuzhang with their families. Due to Qin Miao's pregnancy, Xie Yun petitioned Emperor Guangwu to temporarily postpone his relocation until after his wife gave birth. Emperor Guangwu approved, but as a result, Xie Yun had to frequently travel between Yuzhang, Xunyang and other front-line locations. This was also the reason why he rarely stayed at home recently.

  "Anyway, moving is inevitable. This way you can also avoid the hustle and bustle." Qin Miao nodded, moving was not a small matter, the new mansion needed to be inspected to see if it needed any repairs. Moreover, there was the arrangement of each room.

  She pondered for a moment, then thought of something else: "I wonder if my elder brother and the others will be traveling with us this time?"

  Now, the Qin family only has one Qingfeng shop under its name, with the main store located in Xunyang. In the past two years, under Qin Miao's management, it has expanded to surrounding towns and cities, opening nearly seven or eight small and large Qingfeng shops. However, they have never dared to enter the territory of Yuzhang.

  Firstly, Qin Miao still had to take care of the internal and external affairs of the Hou Mansion, so she didn't dare to expand too much. Secondly, the border area of Yu Zhang was crowded with merchants, and she didn't dare to rush in recklessly. The foundation of the Qin family was originally shallow, and they had to think three steps ahead for every step they took.

  "Turn back and ask your elder brother and sister-in-law about it. It's better to be with us, so we can take care of each other. If you miss them, they won't be too far away either." Xie Yan comforted.

  On the second day, Xie Lin accompanied Qin Miao for a morning before rushing to the front line again. After Qin Miao simply finished her lunch without resting, she headed towards the West Garden.

  "You're pregnant and still running around like this." Aunt Cui Feng muttered to herself as soon as she saw her, it was a habitual reaction. The elder sister-in-law is just like a mother, these words are not false.

  Qin Miao smiled secretly and thought it was quite good this way.

  The big brother of the family has been recuperating well at Xie's house in recent years, and the old man specially invited from the deep mountains and forests is very helpful. Now Qin Yu can already walk around the yard with a cane, and it's not impossible that he will fully recover with time. Therefore, the heaviest stone in Cui Feng's heart has finally been put down, and she has become more cheerful than before.

  "My body was tempered from a young age, often climbing trees to catch birds and pulling out weeds. It's quite sturdy." Qin Miao intimately pulled Cui Feng's hand as they walked towards the house.

  The room was warm and cozy with charcoal fire, and as soon as the curtain was lifted, a warm feeling could be felt.

  "Xun Ge is still with Master, right?" Qin Miao looked around but didn't see her lively little nephew.

  "Indeed, Mr. Kong's lessons are strict, so the two of them have nothing to do but practice their writing," said Cui Feng with a sigh of relief. The Qin family was a merchant family that wanted to cultivate a child who could take the imperial examination path. Although Xun Ge'er looked mischievous, he was actually clever and talented, and Mr. Kong had praised him several times for his gift, making the family pay more attention to him.

  "That's good. After all, our Qin family's gate still has to be propped up by Brother Xun, and that would also fulfill one of our ancestors' greatest wishes." Qin Miao also comfortingly echoed in agreement.

  "Big brother, where is he today? I have something important to discuss with him."

  "Oh, he's probably in the study going over the accounts. I'll have someone call him."

  Qin Yu's legs and feet were not as nimble, and he didn't move around like before. However, Qin Miao still sent the account books in the store to Xiyuan after roughly going through them, gradually letting his older brother take control of the business again.

  Soon Cui Feng called Qin Yu over.

  He was wearing a blue shirt, looking thinner than usual, with his beard grown out. Although he walked with a cane, he seemed very spirited, with a ruddy complexion and bright eyes. Qin Miao felt as if she saw the clever and capable big brother from the past return, and couldn't help but feel excited.

  "It's been several days since you came over, has your leg healed a bit, big brother?"

  Cui Feng pulled out the crutch from Qin Yu's hand and helped him sit down. Qin Yu smiled and said, "It's much better now, the doctor came to administer acupuncture yesterday. He said that when the weather warms up a bit, I should try walking without the crutch. The more I walk, the sooner I'll recover."

  Upon hearing this, Qin Miao couldn't help but feel excited again. "Really?! That's great!" It seems that the old Chinese doctor invited by Xie Hua was indeed skilled, and seeing her brother regain his confidence, the future of the Qin family would only get better and better.

  "By the way, brother and sister-in-law, there's something I need to mention in advance. The Emperor has ordered Marquis Hou to move to Yu Zhang because I'm pregnant now and it's inconvenient for me to move around, so we'll delay it a bit. But I reckon at the latest it will be during Mid-Autumn Festival."

  Qin Miao looked at Cui Feng and Qin Yu with hope in her eyes, saying: "I was thinking that you two could also come with me, it would be more convenient to take care of each other."

  Cui Feng didn't react much, but simply turned her head and glanced at Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, but soon relaxed: "We are a family and should be together. But as for business matters, do you have any plans?"

  Qin Yu's intention was actually Qin Miao had considered it for a long time, so she decided to come and discuss with her elder brother earlier.

  "Nowadays, Qingfeng Pu is only in Xunyang and nearby areas. You will naturally follow Master Hou to Yuzhang, but if we also leave, this business will be a bit out of hand. After all, the Qin family now has only this foundation, if it's not well taken care of, who knows what can make it prosperous? Can't always rely on you alone..."

  Qin Miao sighed and naturally understood her brother's meaning. She could only softly sigh: "It would be better if Second Brother were still here..."

  "Yes..." Qin Yu also sighed. If the second child was here, he could help run errands outside and solve his own inconvenience of having trouble with his legs.

  "These days, Second Brother hasn't written to you guys?" Every time Qin Miao came, both Qin Yu and Cui Feng would deliberately avoid mentioning Qin Lang. After all, they eventually found out the reason why Qin Lang left that day.

  Lao Er's thoughts, the eldest brother had known for a long time. Originally, he just thought that after Anu got married, he could put his mind at ease. But who would have thought it would turn out like this... It's really fate playing tricks on people.

  Qin Yu didn't say a word, just staring at the Buddhist rosary in his hand. It was Cui Feng who couldn't help but speak up. "Actually, I've been here before, it's just that I'm afraid you won't be happy if you hear about it."

  "Really?! Where is he? Is he coming back?"

  Time has passed, and Qin Miao actually didn't have much resentment towards Qin Lang in her heart. She only hoped that he could be safe and sound, and if possible, return home on time. The two of them would talk things through again, and they would still be family after all. After all, they were close in age, and had grown up playing and fighting together since childhood. She didn't want to lose such a brother.

  Chui Feng seemed somewhat hesitant to speak, and merely went to look for her husband.

  Qin Yu sighed: "He is now in Miaojiang, and didn't say much about what he's doing. Every time he writes a letter, it's just to report that everything is fine. I also wrote back to him, telling him to come back when he's ready. But every time his letters don't mention when he'll return."

  Miao Territory?

  Qin Miao was both angry and delighted, probably because this second brother had gone to look for Yueliang. She was angry that he had hurt Yueliang so much in the past, but she was also delighted that he had finally taken Yueliang to heart and knew he should go after her.

  Just looking at Moon's expression that day, a heart full of despair and coldness. Also don't know if he still has any chance...