Chapter 27: Triplets

The next day after Lin Lei went to school, Lin Nuo locked the door to her room and slipped into the space.

She prepared to check on the condition of her fetus.

Operating the ultrasound machine, she counted the heartbeat sounds and observed the outline of the baby in the images.

Listening carefully to the heartbeat, she felt something was off; the heartbeat was somewhat chaotic and fluctuating. After examining the images closely, Lin Nuo was filled with joy and nearly jumped up.

Oh my, she was actually pregnant with triplets! Goodness gracious! What a big surprise had just fallen on her.

However, she felt some concern. In ancient times, giving birth was akin to walking through the gates of hell. She was scared, after all, she couldn’t deliver the babies herself or have a cesarean section. After the initial excitement came a wave of deep worry.

Recently, she had been quite busy and hadn’t thought much about any man. Now that she knew she was having triplets, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Amazing! One shot, three babies. He really is a real man.” Thinking of his stunning face, she figured their children would also be good-looking.

At this moment, in the military camp of the imperial city,

“Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!” Sheng Qi sneezed several times in a row.

The others discussing military affairs all turned to look at him in unison.

Xuan Yi stepped forward and asked, “Your Highness, are you alright? Did you catch a chill? Should I call the military doctor to take a look?”

“No need, let’s continue,” Sheng Qi waved his hand to signal them to proceed.

After everyone had left, Sheng Qi sat in his seat, playing with the jade pendant left behind by Lin Nuo, still maintaining an elegant and noble demeanor.

He lifted his eyelids and asked, “Xuan Yi, any news?”

Xuan Yi reported truthfully, “There hasn’t been any news yet. That day, we carefully examined the situation at the village and only found one corpse. Upon inspection, it was verified to be the body of a woman in her forties, so Miss Lin and her brother must have escaped.”

“We have been searching to the north and south of the imperial capital, but there is still no news.”

After hearing this result, Sheng Qi tapped his fingers on the table, his expression darkening, his eyes like ink staring at Xuan Yi as if he wanted to absorb him into his words.

At that moment, Xuan Yi felt a chill in the tent, and beads of sweat began to form on his back.

He hurriedly knelt and said, “I have not done my job well, please punish me, Your Highness.”

After speaking, he didn’t dare to lift his head.

“Enough, go and step up the search. I want to be alone for a while.”

Hearing this, Xuan Yi responded quickly and hurriedly left. Once outside, he felt a sense of relief as if he had survived a catastrophe.

Sheng Qi repeatedly stroked the jade pendant, lost in thought. He sat there motionless.

That evening, Lin Nuo prepared a very lavish dinner to celebrate.

There were sweet and sour ribs, braised pork, chicken soup with chicken fat mushrooms, braised fish, and stir-fried wild vegetables.

When Lin Lei came home and saw such a sumptuous dinner, he knew something good must have happened.

After washing his hands, he hugged Lin Nuo’s leg, his big eyes sparkling as he grinned up at her and said, “Sister, do you have some good news to announce? Dinner looks so lavish!”