Remarried to a top-tier playboy, her reborn ex-husband is filled with regret.

Yun Shuyao wore a thick cloak and was supported by Chun Tao.

Her lower abdomen was already showing slightly, and her waist was no longer as slender as before.

Xiao Fang looked at her.

Yun Shuyao's face was somewhat pale, but her eyes were extremely calm.

She didn't call out to him, nor did she wave to him.

She simply placed her hand lightly on her stomach and nodded at him.

Xiao felt as if someone had squeezed his chest tightly.

He knew he had let her down, and he didn't know how long this battle would last.

If we're quick, we can get back before she gives birth.

If it drags on, my wife will be alone in the delivery room...

He couldn't even hold her hand.

Xiao Fang was not afraid of the Northern Barbarians.

But he feared that at that moment, Shu Yao would call him, but he wouldn't be there.

Xiao Fang's throat tightened, and his grip on the reins tightened slowly.

He took one last look at his wife.

Then, he suddenly turned his head away.

I dare not look anymore.

Looking again, he feared he might really be reluctant to part with it.

He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with a chilling coldness.

"Set off."

The sound was not loud, yet it traveled extremely far.

As soon as the command flag was lowered, the war drums began to beat.

The massive, dark army began to move.

Xiao Fang took the lead and never looked back.

Not long after the army left, the Qin family's supplies followed them out of the city.

Yun Shuyao remained standing on the city wall, watching.

The wind was blowing very hard, so she wrapped her cloak tighter around herself and looked towards the official road to the north.

On the official road, long lines of convoys slowly followed behind Xiao Fang's army.

Qin Ziming was leading the way.

My cousin was riding a horse, leading the Qin family's caravan of镖师 (bodyguards/escorts), heading north cart by cart.

The cart was piled high with wooden crates, covered with coarse cloth, with only the edges of the crates showing.

Yun Shuyao knew what was inside.

Food, cotton clothing, charcoal, medicinal herbs, and salt and ointments, which are most scarce in the north.

She personally watched the Qin family pack this batch of goods for a whole day and night.

And such large groups will make many more trips in the future.

Qin Ziming had told her this before he left.

"This first batch is for emergency use. There will be several more batches later, sent out according to the dates."

If things go smoothly, the goods will arrive by the time they reach the border.

Yun Shuyao didn't say anything at the time, but simply gave him a curtsy.

She knew that the Qin family had truly staked everything on this.

My maternal grandfather even opened several warehouses near our ancestral home.

They also brought out all the stockpiled goods accumulated by their own caravans over the years as they traveled all over the country.

My mother asked several times, and each time she sent someone with silver, sometimes boxes of silver ingots, sometimes large sums of silver notes.

"Take it."

Qin always said that.

"We women will come from behind and add as much as we can for him."

Yun Shuyao understood.

They were all afraid that something might happen to Xiao Fang.

But the battle is not one they can win.

They could only use all the money they had to pave the way for him.

Yun Shuyao stood on the city wall, watching the procession recede into the distance.

"My maternal grandfather and mother have given them everything they could."

She said softly.

Chuntao helped her up and asked softly.

"Your Highness, how long do you think this war will last?"

Yun Shuyao did not answer.

She simply wrapped her cloak tighter around herself.

The convoy stretched out in the distance, forming a black line that seemed to extend all the way to the horizon.

From that day on, Yun Shuyao developed a new habit.

Every three days, she would go to Lingyin Temple to offer incense, make offerings, eat vegetarian food, and pray for blessings.

She didn't know what else she could do, but she also knew she couldn't do nothing.

Three days after Xiao Fang left, the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace became pregnant.

This news was kept very secret; apart from Yun Shuyao and Lin Hui, no one else knew anything about it.