Not long after Xiao Jun had gotten better, reports of rebellions came from the east.Because of those reports, Yun Long was no longer back at the manor for a while and spent his time in his study or with his soldiers, prepping for a possible war against the rebels.
"Big Sister, I"m scared. What if there is a war? Will we be alright?" Mei"er asked, she sat on the ground next to Xiao Jun and laid her head on her lap. Xiao Jun stroked the girl"s hair and sighed. "I don"t know Mei"er, but we should always hope for the best. We should also hold our guard here, my husband is a general."
Mei"er nodded and they sat like that for a while. A while later, Xiao Jun brought her handkerchief to her mouth and gagged. Sitting up, Mei"er looked at Xiao Jun worriedly. "Are you alright? Should I call for a physician?"
Shaking her head, Xiao Jun took a sip of warm tea. "I"m alright, I think I ate something that isn"t sitting too well."
Mei"er just nodded and had the servants go tell the kitchen to make a stomach-calming soup for Xiao Jun.
As night fell, Xiao Jun went to bed alone and Yun Long was still out discussing military tactics.
"Prepare for war. The rebels will not back down and we must be prepared for anything. Have extra guards and soldiers be placed around the city." Yun Long ordered, two soldiers nodded and out they left, leaving to carry out Yun Long"s orders.
Yue Qi came in and bowed, "General, I"ve sent some soldiers to guard Madam and the manor."
Yun Long nodded and sat down, sighing. He rubbed his forehead and closed his eyes. Oh how he wished he was just asleep while embracing his shameless Xiao Jun.
Just a simple two weeks later, war broke out in the east where the reports had come from and Yun Long was sent out to war. Xiao Jun held in her tears as she dressed Yun Long in his armor and she wore plain colored clothes during this time.
"Jun"er, I"ll be back. Wait here and keep Mother company. Take care of yourself well." Yun Long said, his hand going up and caressing her cheek. Xiao Jun nodded and looked up at him, leaning down, Yun Long gave her a kiss before having to leave.
Mei"er was on the side, trying not to cry herself as Yue Qi had to accompany Yun Long.
"I promise I"ll be back. When I come back, I"ll spend more time with you." Yue Qi said, comforting Mei"er. He held her hand and smiled when she handed him a pouch she had embroidered herself.
Around noon, a maid came in. "Madam, Madam Sheng has asked for an audience."
Madam Sheng was the main wife of Commander Lin Ceying, who took charge of the military when Yun Long was out on other missions.
Xiao Jun set her tea cup down and nodded, "Let her in."
Madam Sheng walked in with a hand on her stomach while a maid helped support her inside. She sat on the chair directly across from Xiao Jun after giving her greetings.
"Madam Sheng, what brings you here?" Xiao Jun asked, giving an order to the maids to bring freshly brewed tea over.
Madam Sheng sighed and rubbed her stomach lightly, "Now that the war is here and our husbands have gone to the front lines, we as women can only stay home and await their return. My manor is too lonely and I have just come to pa.s.s my time."
Nodding, Xiao Jun gave a fake smile, "We can only pray for the safety of our husbands. You are free to come over any time you like, Madam Sheng."
Two months pa.s.sed and still, Yun Long had not returned home from the war. The war could last from a couple months to years, it was still unknown on how much longer the war would be held out.
Ma.s.saging her forehead, Xiao Jun let her chin rest on her hand as she felt sick and sore all over. The weather had turned cold and she no longer wanted to go out anywhere and couldn"t eat much as well.
"Big Sister, you need to eat something, it"s nearly noon and you haven"t had even a bite of food." Mei"er pleaded, she looked at Xiao Jun worriedly and held her arm.
Looking at how worried Mei"er was, she nodded and let the maids bring in some light dishes for her.
Eating slowly, Xiao Jun felt nauseous and set her chopsticks down as she gagged. Yue quickly came over and rubbed her back, telling Xia to bring the basin over. This is what happened every time she tried to eat or when she smelled something that didn"t smell so great.
Mei"er sighed and then asked, "I"m going to call for a physician, it"s been a few weeks since this started and it doesn"t seem to be going away."
Before Xiao Jun could stop her, Mei"er had already left to go find a physician.