Chapter 175: Snatching the Child
Chapter 175: Snatching the Child
"Qiqi, you've worked hard. Thank you." He said as he wiped her face and hands with a hot towel. Qiqi looked at Zhou Jingze and smiled. She was so tired that she fell asleep.
"Go to sleep. I'll stay by your side. The two babies have been taken to the warming room. The nurse is already waiting there."
Xiaohua and the wet nurse gave the child a quick bath and wrapped him up.
Xiaohua and Xiaolan took out a bag of milk powder and a bottle. Qiqi had taken these out of her space. If anyone asked, she would say she bought them from a traveling merchant.
Qiqi had already taught Xiaohua and Xiaolan how to mix milk powder, how to test the temperature, how to feed the baby, and how to burp the baby.
They each held a baby, feeding them formula. Two wet nurses watched intently. Qiqi insisted on feeding the baby with her own breast milk, so she didn't hire a wet nurse. For the first few days, Xiaohua and the others fed the baby formula.
After drinking pig's trotter soup for two days, Qiqi felt her breasts swell and ache. The master's wife taught her to let the babies try to drink her breast milk. After the two babies were wrapped for a day, their breasts began to produce milk. Qiqi happily hugged the babies and said, "My dears, you have food to eat. Your mother won't let you go hungry anymore."
Zhou Jingze heard what Qiqi said and walked into the house in a few steps.
"Qiqi, you've worked hard. Come, let me hold the baby while you take a rest."
Zhou Jingze held one in each hand, his eyes full of happiness.
"Brother Jingze, have you named the baby?" Qiqi asked.
"Qiqi, you went through so much trouble to give birth to them, you should name them!"
Qiqi laughed, "Brother Jingze, you know I don't know how to name things. Xiaohua and Xiaolan even laughed at me! You name the babies."
"Qiqi, I've thought of a few names. What do you think of them?" He handed Qiqi a piece of paper with many names written on it. Qiqi chose from among them.
They finally named the boy Zhou Junyu and the girl Zhou Junya.
"Baby, you have names now. Your name is Zhou Junyu and your sister's name is Zhou Junya. Do you like these names? Did your father give them to you?" Qiqi said gently.
"Qiqi, as long as you like it." Zhou Jingze couldn't help laughing while holding his two children.
The master's wife came in. "You guys are chatting so happily, I can hear Jingze's laughter from far away."
"Master's wife, we have named the babies. The brother will be named Zhou Junyu and the sister will be named Zhou Junya. Do you think they sound good?" Qiqi said.
"This was named by Jingze, right? It would be useless if I let you name it," said the master's wife to Qiqi.
Qiqi smiled. "Master's Wife really understands me. I'm just terrible at naming things. I gave simple names to the beasts in the space, but they can't talk. If they could talk, they would object to my names."
"Our Qiqi is self-aware. But when God closes a window for you, he opens another. No one can cultivate and attain enlightenment as quickly as our Qiqi. He learns everything quickly. He's also a genius in medicine."
"Master's wife, you praised me again. I feel embarrassed."
The master's wife took the two treasures from Zhou Jingze's arms. "Jingze, go and do your work. We will take care of the two treasures."
"Thank you, Master's wife. I'll go get busy." Zhou Jingze said, and reluctantly handed the child to Master's wife.
"Qiqi, get more rest and don't tire yourself out."
"I see, you too." After saying that, Qiqi turned her gaze to the two babies.
Zhou Jingze gave a bitter smile. "You've neglected me now that you have a baby." Hey, whenever I have time, I'll come see Qiqi and let her focus on me more. Now Zhou Jingze is a little jealous of his two babies.
Soon the two babies were about to reach their hundredth day. The emperor asked them to hold a grand banquet for their babies' hundredth day.
Qiqi, fearing trouble, invited all her family members to a day of celebration. She was also concerned for the safety of her baby. Zhou Jingze agreed. Yun Jizi and his wife also approved.
Qiqi's brothers, Xiaorui, Zhao Yu, Wei Wushuang, Wei Wuliang, Wang Yunlong and others were all there. The big shopkeepers also sent people to deliver precious gifts to the two babies.
Qiqi had already set up more than a dozen tables, and on behalf of her baby, she thanked everyone for their gifts. She also gave gifts in return to everyone who gave her gifts.
Many officials also sent their families to give gifts. Qiqi saw that she had to accept them, so she gave gifts in return.
The two babies were very obedient, not crying or making a fuss, just looking at the person holding them. Sometimes they would grin, making everyone laugh. At lunchtime, the two babies finished their feeding and fell asleep. Xiaohua and Xiaolan personally carried them to the bedroom, where they stayed to watch over them.
Qiqi and the others began to eat. The family members came to congratulate Qiqi and Zhou Jingze, and they thanked them one by one.
Seeing that Qiqi was a little tired, everyone said goodbye and let Qiqi have a good rest.
Qiqi had just sent everyone away and hadn't returned to the bedroom when she heard Xiaohua shouting, "Who are you? How dare you come to the Prince's Mansion and steal the child?"
Qiqi and Zhou Jingze teleported to the bedroom. They saw a dozen men in black surrounding Xiaohua and Xiaolan. They were holding two babies. Qiqi and Zhou Jingze teleported and each took the child.
Xiao Rui and Zhao Yu also arrived at the bedroom. They engaged in a fight with the men in black. After a few rounds, they were hit on the acupuncture points of the men, unable to move.
Xiaohua told Qiqi that they were in the bedroom taking care of the two babies when they heard a noise behind them. They thought Qiqi had returned. Turning back, they saw a dozen men in black attacking them, some of whom were trying to snatch the children.
The two of them drifted and held the baby in their arms, and at the same time Xiaohua shouted loudly, which attracted everyone.
Qiqi was very angry. Who was so bold? If the tiger didn't show its might, people would think it was a sick cat!
The leader of the guards knelt down and apologized, saying that all the guards in the courtyard had been poisoned and fallen to the ground without giving any signal.
Zhou Jingze waved his hand and took these people into the cell first. Qiqi gave the leader some medicine and stuffed it into the mouths of these people. The man in black felt as if he were pierced by thousands of arrows. His whole body was limp and he had no strength, not even the strength to commit suicide.
Qiqi and the others, led by the guards, quickly arrived at where the guards were standing guard. Several guards lay on the ground. Yun Jizi quickly went over to feel their pulses. Qiqi also felt the pulse of a guard.
"Master, hurry up and save the people first." Qiqi took out a bottle of detoxification pills and gave it to the guards. She also took out a few bottles of spiritual spring water and asked them to give it to the poisoned guards.
Soon, the black on their lips faded, and their lives were saved. Qiqi knew how to detoxify; if it were any other doctor, these guards would have died long ago.
Qiqi and Zhou Jingze asked the guards to carry them downstairs to rest.
Qiqi asked Master's Wife, Xiaorui, Zhao Yu, Xiaohua, and Xiaolan to return to the bedroom with the baby while they went to interrogate the men in black.
They arrived at the cell. The men in black, tortured by Qiqi's drugs, lay on the ground, some writhing. Some vomited, but couldn't spit anything out.
Zhou Jingze asked the guards, have they confessed?
The guards said they had not confessed. They were all stubborn.
Qiqi took out the truth pills and gave them to the guards, asking them to feed them to the man in black.
They were just waiting for the truth pill to take effect.
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