It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 373

Guard Nineteen, who came to investigate after hearing the familiar voice, broke the awkwardness of Chunying and Tianjiu.

He looked at Tian Jiu's arms in surprise: "Where did it come from?"

Tian Jiu whispered, "Miss Fu's newly born little master was stolen away."

Nineteen frowned.

Tian Jiu continued, "The Governor's Mansion is still in chaos. The three of us are not sure we can get the people back safely. Guard Nineteen, do you think we should meet up with Guard Thirteen first..."

Nineteen motioned for them to follow him. "Thirteen, I can't take care of you right now. Our place has just been attacked, and it's not safe to go back there. We need to find another place."

Tian Jiu handed over the swaddling clothes, his eyes full of expectation, "The young master is hungry."

Nineteen quickened his pace: "Hurry up and catch up."

……

Their new home was very close to the outer walls of the city, and by the time they arrived, it was already daybreak. If it weren't for the chaos of the previous night, wisps of smoke would have already been wafting through the air.

The baby in his arms was too weak to cry, and as he felt his breath fading, Tian Jiu's face was filled with an unconcealed look of anxiety and dejection. He occasionally looked at Chunying and Jiang Yan for help, but neither of them could do anything.

Who could have foreseen that this mission would require bringing a wet nurse along?

But Thirteen was prepared, or to be more precise, Mrs. Song and Miss Fu were prepared.

Nineteen had been here before, so he knew about it. He knocked on the gate, and within a few breaths, a young woman took the baby from Tian Jiu's arms and carried it into one of the rooms to change, wash, and feed it.

Because of the previous experience, Chunying and Jiang Yan followed in together to provide close protection and surveillance.

This young wet nurse's surname was Yuan, and she had been a second-class maid under Madam Song. After the marriage, because she gave birth two months earlier than Miss Fu, she was kept as a reserve wet nurse for the young master.

When Jiang Yan heard that Nanny Yuan was only seventeen years old, she couldn't help but look at her again.

Women who work for officials or wealthy families, and those who are capable or serve closely, generally rarely marry so early, so that they can devote themselves to their work for a long time.

I don’t know what’s going on with Nanny Yuan… Various scenarios flashed through Jiang Yan’s mind.

After a while, Nanny Yuan gathered her clothes and gently placed the swaddling clothes on the kang bed. Knowing that the two girls were worried about her, Nanny Yuan said considerately, "Grandma Hong should have prepared breakfast. You two can take turns going over."

Chunying and Jiang Yan looked at each other, apologized to Nanny Yuan, then opened the door, let Tian Jiu in to keep watch together, and went to the kitchen.

They didn't want to be so defensive, but betrayal and negligence had occurred in the heavily guarded courtyard of Miss Fu. Since they were just three insignificant people, it would be better to add an extra layer of protection.

None of the three wanted to taste nor could they afford the bitter fruit of repeating the same mistakes.

Under the gaze of Nanny Yuan, Jiang Yan openly but cautiously dragged the swaddling clothes closer to herself.

……

When Chunying came back with a can of vegetable noodles and a few bowls and dishes, half an hour had passed.

She first checked the yard inside and out, and only after confirming that besides them, the only people here were Nanny Yuan and Grandma Hong, did she feel at ease to enter the kitchen.

She politely declined the breakfast that Grandma Hong had already prepared, and took out new cooking utensils, bowls and chopsticks, and cabbage freshly picked from the ground, washed them again and again, then opened a large bag of unused flour and scooped out a bowl of it from the middle to make noodle soup.

The case of using poison powder to defeat Wu Fusui and his guards spread quickly among the strongholds before Jiang Yan was exposed.

Therefore, even though Grandma Hong was extremely dissatisfied at this time, Chunying was determined to eat by herself.

Otherwise, what if that happens?