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

Chapter 201 Mu Li's Background

The Northern Liang were a nomadic people who relied entirely on the weather for their livelihood. In winter, when pastureland decreased and grazing was hindered, they urgently needed food. However, they had no arable land, so where would they get their food? They could only rely on invading southwards.

In recent years, the border has been harassed every year around the Lunar New Year, causing Bai Xinmin great distress.

With General Gu in charge, things had been peaceful for many years. Now, with the Marquis of Zhenbei, although the Northern Liang has not launched large-scale invasions, there are still disputes every year.

Therefore, Jing Han's concerns were not unfounded.

"Whose person is that Mu Li?" Yun Yi suddenly asked another question.

"Huh?" Jing Han was suddenly taken aback.

"Isn't the Great General of Northern Liang named Mu Li? Didn't he contact Huo Qingyuan before?"

“He… really doesn’t know.” Jing Han suddenly laughed. “To be honest, this Mu Li is quite a legend.”

"Tell me about it," Yunyi said with great interest.

"It's time to eat." Jing Han pointed to the sky outside.

They set off from Heicheng early in the morning and arrived in Longxi City at night. If Jing Han hadn't been in charge of the entire Longxi City, they might not have been able to get in. After sending those people to the Yun residence, Yun Yi went directly to the Huo residence.

Yunyi had entered his room in the middle of the night before, so this time she didn't feel conflicted or pretentious at all.

Unexpectedly, our conversation lasted until dawn, and it was indeed time for breakfast.

"Then let's talk while we eat breakfast."

Jing Han nodded, admiring Yun Yi's spirit. He then got up, went out to wash up, and personally brought over breakfast.

Yunyi didn't stand on ceremony and started eating with her chopsticks.

Jing Han smiled, the doting look in his eyes was something he himself didn't realize. He even personally served her more porridge after she finished drinking it.

"Speak quickly." Yunyi got up and took a spoon to scoop the porridge herself.

"I don't know too many details, but I do know that Mu Li's mother was from our Great Zhou."

"Huh? Mixed race?" Yunyi asked in surprise.

"Mixed-race?" Jing Han was also taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a smile. "Your word is quite accurate. Indeed, he has the blood of both Northern Liang and Great Zhou." He paused for a moment, "His father is Wenduch of Northern Liang."

Wenduchi?

Yunyi frowned slightly. She knew this word. In normal history, after Temujin became Khan, he established a sound power-fighting mechanism and granted some official positions. Unduch means "one who carries a sword". If understood in this era, it is somewhat like the meaning of a bodyguard with a sword in front of the emperor.

The Imperial Bodyguards were the emperor's personal guards, just like the chief eunuch, who were always by the emperor's side. Moreover, those who could hold such a position were basically sons of noble families.

"The Mu family has deep roots in Northern Liang. Their ancestors were founding heroes of Northern Liang and were later enfeoffed as kings of different surnames. However, Mu Li's grandfather was a playboy who squandered almost all the merits accumulated by his ancestors. Fortunately, Mu Yuan was quite promising and was very good at riding and archery from a young age. With the help of his ancestors, he was able to get to the emperor's side. As for how he met Mu Li's mother, it is unknown. It is only known that after Mu Yuan's first wife died in childbirth, he never remarried. He did have a concubine who gave birth to two daughters. But about twenty years ago, it was suddenly said that he had a son who had been lost and had just been found."

Yunyi nodded: "It seems there's more to this story."

"You actually have such leisure time?"

"Oh dear, aren't all those stories in storybooks based on real life? I could write more than a dozen versions of Mu Li's backstory. When I have time, I'll write a few storybooks, and maybe they'll become popular."

Jing Han smiled: "Then I'm really looking forward to it. I can help sell them then."

"That `s a deal."

……

"The rest of Mu Li's story is not surprising. He is even more powerful than his father. It is said that he is very similar to the ancestors of the Mu family. Some people even say that he may be the reincarnation of the ancestors of the Mu family. After all, there were unworthy descendants before. He went to the battlefield at the age of twelve, assisted the King of Beiliang in unifying more than a dozen surrounding tribes at the age of sixteen, and was appointed as a general at the age of eighteen, allowing the Mu family to regain its former glory."

Does he have a wife?

“He is not married.” Jing Han shook his head. “Moreover, he is different from other noblemen of Northern Liang. He doesn’t even have a woman by his side, so there have always been rumors of him being gay.”

"Now the rumors are out, right? After all, didn't he tell you he slept with a woman?"

"Yes, that's why they asked me to find someone, if I can..."

“It would be an enormous favor.” Yunyi’s eyes flashed. “Do you have any clues?”

Jing Han shook his head: "No, he was drugged at the time. He only vaguely felt that there was a bump near the girl's shoulder blade, like a lump, about the size of a soybean. He guessed it might be a mole..."

"Left or right?"

Jing Han made a hugging motion: "He said he felt it was his right hand, so the one on the other side should also be on the right, right?"

"If it's a face-to-face embrace, it's definitely on the right." Yunyi said, putting down her chopsticks. "Alright, I understand. I'll help look too." Suddenly, she remembered something. "By the way, where did Muli take her medicine?"

"Ruanxianglou".

"Is it such a coincidence?"

"Hmm? You know who it is?"

"Do you remember He Miao, the little girl who used to be by my side?"

"I remember, wasn't that the one you rescued from Bai Laowu's mansion?"

"Just three months ago, Bai Laowu took her to Ruanxianglou and gave her to someone. But she was drugged at the time, so she doesn't remember what the man looked like. Also, she's pregnant, which matches the timeline Mu Li mentioned."

Jing Han gasped, "That's quite a coincidence. If that's the case, then..."

"I'll go back and check He Miao's back. If there are any bumps or moles there, then it must be them." A glint of light flashed in Yun Yi's eyes. Even if there weren't any, she could still make a bump mark on He Miao's back, saying that she had a boil from being inflamed back then, and that it had disappeared but there was still a mark. As long as Mu Li believed it, then the child in He Miao's belly would have a father.

That would be equivalent to her people infiltrating the Northern Liang.

"Boss, are you up to something?"

Yunyi turned to look at Jinghan: "What could I possibly be thinking? I just think it's too much of a coincidence. I was even thinking, what if the child in He Miao's belly really is Mu Li's? What should we do then?" As for her true thoughts, she wouldn't tell anyone. Then she sighed, "But for now, let's verify if it's her first."