Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 343 Taking care of a new mother

On the third day after the baby's first bath, Zhou Jinghan brought a tall man with him. The Zhou Jinghan and Zhou Jingyu brothers were already quite tall, with Zhou Jingyu being about 1.8 meters tall and Zhou Jingyu being even taller than his brother, about 1.85 meters. This man was half a head taller than Zhou Jinghan, at least 1.95 meters tall.

Although Yunyi had never met him, she could guess that this must be Mu Li, the great general of Northern Liang.

However, he did not reveal his identity to outsiders, only saying that he was Zhou Jinghan's friend. However, he was called into the house by the He family and stayed for half an hour before coming out. Only then was he allowed to see Xiao Haoran and then enter He Miao's room where she was confinement after childbirth.

"Would Mu Li abandon the country for his son?" Yun Yi nudged Zhou Jinghan.

Do you know where Kihara is from?

"Since you're asking this, are you perhaps a person from the Great Zhou?"

"The Mu family originally came from Tianyang City, but Tianyang City was later occupied by the Northern Liang Dynasty at the end of the previous dynasty. After slaughtering women and children, they conscripted young men and women. That's when they left the pass. Later, when the Northern Liang Dynasty was established, the Mu family stayed there. Later, Mu Yuan's grandfather became a founding father of the Northern Liang Dynasty, and Mu Li also became a general. But the ancestors' last wish was to return to the Central Plains."

“Coming back won’t necessarily be better,” Yunyi shook her head. “The current court is rotten.”

Zhou Jinghan sighed: "So, I'm thinking that if possible, we could cooperate."

"Business?"

"It's not just about trade. Actually, there are quite a few countries to the north. Northern Liang is the largest, and the other smaller countries are all dependent on the larger ones. But in the last two years, Northern Liao has developed too fast. As a nomadic people, if it develops, then Northern Liang will definitely be contained."

"Were the Northern Liao and Northern Liang brothers?"

"Pretty much. It was the brother of the current King of Northern Liang who rebelled, then divided up some land, and expanded westward, occupying the Henghe Grassland." Zhou Jinghan frowned. "If they want to expand, then they will definitely invade eastward and southward... after all, the Central Plains is a rich region."

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, that's a good idea." Yunyi nodded. Moreover, people in those places don't care much about such things. Women are considered property. When a father dies, his son can inherit his father's position and wealth, and he can also inherit his father's women. It seems that he can sleep with any woman except his own mother.

Sometimes a king may have dozens or even hundreds of brothers and sisters, so few of them have feelings for each other, and some may not even know each other well.

Therefore, rebellion and the like are commonplace.

"I recently heard that the Northern Liao have begun invading the grasslands and deserts, intercepting and killing many caravans. They not only robbed money but also women. I wonder what about what's happening with Third Master Xiao..."

"Nineteen brought back a letter yesterday. They are safe and sound. They should arrive in Yixun City in about half a month." Yunyi paused after saying this. Yixun City seems to be from the Han Dynasty, right? The country there was called Ruoqiang or Shanshan, I can't remember clearly. And this one only branched out in the late Ming Dynasty. Could it be that the countries in the Western Regions branched over here directly?

Oh well, she's not a history major anyway, and it's been so long that she's forgotten most of the history she learned before. In fact, it seems like there isn't a single person in the three thousand small worlds who studies history, so it's already pretty good that she can remember the general outline.

Zhou Jinghan nodded: "That's good, but you should still send a message to Third Master, telling him to be extra careful and to make sure he survives if he encounters anyone from the Northern Liao."

"I understand," Yunyi nodded.

Just then, Mu Li came out of the room: "I need to take care of my woman during her postpartum period."

"WTF?"

“My wife is in postpartum confinement, and my son was just born. I need to stay here to take care of them,” Mu Li repeated.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?" Mu Li glared.

"Are you kidding me? And don't glare at my wife like that." Zhou Jinghan stepped forward and blocked Yun Yi's path. "If she weren't my wife, how could you have a son?"

"That's just how I look. I'm not going to glare at her." Mu Li quickly softened her tone. "I'm very grateful."

"It's not appropriate for someone from Beiliang like you to stay here, is it? What if..."

“I am from the Central Plains.” Mu Li interrupted Yun Yi. “My ancestors were from the Central Plains. Although my grandfather married a woman from the Northern Liang, my mother was from the Central Plains. So, I will come back one day.”

“You have houses, land, and power in Beiliang, why did you come back? To be a farmer?” Yunyi rolled her eyes. “If you really care about the Central Plains, you should take back power from Beiliang, and then our two countries can be friendly neighbors, exchange goods, and let the people live a good life, instead of fighting for decades like this.”

Mu Li was taken aback.

"I was just saying it casually, but you should take it to heart." Yunyi looked at Muli very seriously.

Mu Li's lips twitched. She glanced at Zhou Jinghan and then nodded: "I'll think about it carefully."

"Friendship is friendship, but if I take you in, and someone with ulterior motives finds out, I'm finished. So, I'm taking a huge risk. You can stay if you want, but you'll have to be sincere."

Mu Li suddenly laughed: "Just admit you're greedy, why make it sound so high and mighty?" As she spoke, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a cloth bag, handing it over, "This should be enough for me to stay for a month."

Zhou Jinghan took it and squeezed it before handing it to Yun Yi.

Yunyi took it, weighed it in her hand, and then opened it. Inside was a bag of colorful gemstones, the largest the size of a thumb and the smallest the size of a mung bean. She roughly estimated there were over a hundred of them and couldn't help but laugh: "That's enough."

This gemstone, needless to say, would be highly sought after even in the capital, let alone in modern times. It would be the best for setting jewelry, worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Mu Li stayed, and everyone knew perfectly well that it was to reconnect with He Miao. In fact, Yun Yi had already accepted him based on this alone, which made her better than many men of this era.

However, He Miao was conflicted once again.

"Young Miss, when I sent him the letter, I said I wouldn't become a concubine. I didn't expect him to agree. I... I'm even telling him now that I was impure back then, and he doesn't care. Do you think... do you think I can trust him?"

“I think he should be trustworthy. First of all, the social atmosphere in Beiliang is actually quite open. Men don’t care whether a woman is a virgin or not. After all, it’s usually a case of father-to-son succession, and this inheritance includes the father’s women. He has no reason to lie to you about that. As for concubines… if you can accept him taking concubines after becoming the legal wife, then it’s fine.” Yunyi didn’t speak according to her own situation. After all, in ancient times, it was rare for men to remain faithful to one woman. In the minds of most men, especially noblemen, concubines were just playthings, and sometimes they didn’t even need to be mentioned.