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

Chapter 179 The Dispute Over the First Maid

Sanya woke up that night. After the effects of the anesthetic wore off, she was in a lot of pain, but the little girl didn't cry and endured it.

"Sanya, you're a girl, there's no need to be so strong-willed." Yunyi checked her wound and changed the dressing. "It's a girl's privilege to cry when it hurts. Girls are made of water, there's nothing shameful about crying."

She didn't want these girls to end up like her, made of cement.

Upon hearing this, Sanya burst into tears: "Mother, it hurts."

Yunyi took a handkerchief and wiped her face: "You're not calling her stepmother anymore, so it looks like you're really in pain. But you have to bear it. It'll pass, and then you can do whatever you want."

"Can I practice martial arts with you?"

"You don't like dancing?"

"I think martial arts are more useful."

"Okay." Yunyi nodded. "But I don't like those routines. All I know are killing techniques. Do you want to learn them?"

"I want to learn."

"Then eat more and sleep more, and try to get better soon."

Sanya nodded vigorously.

Yunyi waited until Sanya fell asleep before leaving the room, only to encounter Xiao Linchuan and his wife rushing over. She was taken aback: "Weren't you outside with Third Grandfather? Why did you come over?"

Xiao Linchuan and Guo Yajing exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat awkward.

“We heard… Sanya’s leg is better, so we thought we’d come and see.” Guo Yajing swallowed. “We’ll see if it can get better, um… we know people like that too, if she can get better…”

Yunyi smiled and said, "However, the little girl has just fallen asleep, so you can go in and check on her, just don't wake her up."

"Okay." Guo Yajing nodded in surprise, then hurriedly went into the house.

Yunyi glanced back at the two figures. It was interesting. The Xiao family had a twin gene. Xiao Taifu's eldest son, Xiao Muhua, and eldest daughter, Xiao Qinyi, were twins. Although neither of them had twins, Xiao Qinyi gave birth to a former crown prince, while Xiao Muhua gave birth to a son, Xiao Linchuan, whom they had just met. However, Xiao Linchuan and his wife were said to have had twin daughters.

However, the original owner had no memory of what happened after that.

Er Ya and San Ya are also twins, and their ages are exactly the same. Could it really be such a coincidence?

If they really are children of the Xiao family, then what is the identity of her cheap husband?

Just as he was thinking about Xia Tianyin, Jing Han sent someone with a message.

The person who delivered the letter was a young woman.

He thought to himself that he had already met with Mu Li, but unexpectedly, Mu Li's visit this time was not for official business, but for personal matters.

The reason for seeking him out was that many years ago, when both of them were still young, Mu Li had visited the Great Zhou while traveling around and had met Huo Qingyuan once. At that time, Huo Qingyuan had his silver stolen and couldn't pay his bill for a meal. Mu Li helped him out by giving him one tael of silver.

Huo Qingyuan once said that he would repay him if he had the chance in the future, but so many years have passed, and when the two met again, one was a general of the Northern Liang and the other was a commander of the Great Zhou, both holding high positions.

Therefore, the two did not have much interaction.

But this time, Mu Li used the favor of that one or two taels of silver to ask Huo Qingyuan to help him find someone.

Still a woman.

Three months ago, Mu Li came to Longxi, but he was framed. He was later saved by a woman, and now he wants to find that woman.

"Where did that woman save him?" Yunyi read the letter several times. "Why is it gone?"

The girl delivering the mail shook her head: "I don't know about that; my job is just to deliver mail."

"Who are you?" Yunyi then took a good look at the other person. "Why would you help him deliver a message?"

“My name is Ah Hong.” Hong smiled. “I used to own a security escort agency, but they all died out, leaving only me. Since I know some kung fu, I take on odd jobs to make a living.”

"My gang has a lot of people, why would we need to waste money?" Yunyi pouted. "You really don't know the value of money until you're in charge."

“You’re wrong about that. Of the people in your gang, apart from the vice leader and two hall masters who have some skills, how many of the others can beat me?” Hong Yi scoffed. “I’m much safer delivering messages. Besides, my fees aren’t expensive. It only costs ten taels of silver per trip.”

"Ten taels of silver isn't expensive?"

"Is it expensive? If I were to take on a murder mission, it would cost at least a hundred taels. You, the gang leader, are too stingy."

"You..." Yunyi was taken aback, but quickly changed the subject, "You're very capable?"

"If I participated in the martial arts tournament, I would definitely be able to rank in the top twenty in the martial arts world."

Yunyi's eyes flashed: "Not bad." Then she suddenly made her move.

Hong Yi had been wary of Yun Yi, so she immediately followed suit. Because she possessed internal energy, she initially held back, afraid of injuring her opponent. However, after a few moves, she discovered that she couldn't unleash her internal energy at all. Her opponent was right next to her, and she couldn't pull away. In the end, she had no choice but to feign weakness and, risking being slapped, leap into the air using her lightness skill. She finally escaped the fighting and breathed a sigh of relief.

Yunyi then stopped there: "It's indeed good, but it's still a bit uncertain if we can rank in the top twenty."

"You don't have internal energy, so why are your skills so high?" Hong frowned, flipped over and landed in front of Yunyi. "I almost couldn't handle it."

"Because what I know is the art of killing, those kinds of moves are useless against me." Yun Yi shrugged. "Besides, you should have heard the saying that speed is the only way to break through defenses. If you were really my enemy, before you could even mobilize your internal energy, I would probably have already slit your throat. No matter how strong your internal energy is, it wouldn't matter, right?"

Hong Yi suddenly knelt down: "Guild Leader."

Yunyi jumped back in fright: "What are you doing? Trying to scam me?"

"I want to become your disciple." Hong Yi said, and began to kowtow three times. "Master, please accept my bow."

"I don't accept apprentices," Yun Yi shook her head.

“Then I’ll sell myself and become your maid.” Hong Yi pondered for a moment. “You can’t do without someone by your side. I can run errands, fight, serve tea and water, and I’m good at cooking and needlework.”

"What's wrong with you?" He Miao burst in without anyone noticing. "I'm the young lady's head maid, why are you trying to take my place as soon as you arrive?"

Hong Yi sized up He Miao: "Your belly is showing, you must be pregnant, right? So what can you do by following the gang leader, who is also the young lady? Are you expecting the young lady to take care of you?"

"you……"

"Besides, have you ever seen a young lady from a wealthy family with only one maidservant by her side?"