Chapter 1049: Dont reject us in the future (1/2)

Silence reigned in the courtyard but for the tiger and two bodies. The midwives died from both the bite and poison from the tigers, their wounds quickly turning black. But strangely enough, the ferocious tiger simply turned docile after killing the two women and was now licking its paws in front of the door.

The servant girl had long fled the scene, while the guards were taking shelter on the roofs. All of them were flustered and alarmed, including the ashen looking head guard with rapid breaths. If he had been a second later, he might be one of the corpses in the courtyard right now.

Nobody was in any mood to care about the people inside the birthing room now!

By the time they calmed down, they realized it was impossible to enter the room. For one thing, they were all men, making it inconvenient to go in. For another, that poison tiger was blocking the entrance and none of them dared to approach. They were beasts under one master and above all else. Who had the guts to provoke them?

“Big bro[1]...this...what’s going on?”

“Big bro, should we tell His Highness Duke of Kang? That tiger...it couldn’t have gone mad, right?”

The head guard was puzzled as well. The Duke of Kang had long tamed the tigers here. They were perfectly capable of heeding his commands even without him here and never attacked one of their own!

Did the tiger really go mad?

Unable to figure it out, the head guard only urged, “Hurry and write a letter to His Highness Duke of Kang!”

But none of his men dared to leave the rooftops. In the end, he angrily kicked one off the edge--naturally in a direction away from the tiger. With the tiger refusing to budge from the door, the guards could only stay put and wait. Naturally, the commotion attracted everyone else in Tiger’s Den. When they heard it was a tiger gone rogue who’d bitten two people to death, no one dared to approach the rear compound. The guards even sealed off all the exits and windows there.

Many more climbed atop the walls to stand guard and keep watch. Uncle Cheng had escaped to a roof as well. He looked around, but didn’t see Manager Jin anywhere. Still, he didn’t care, his attentions more fixated on the rear courtyard in hopes of catching a glimpse. The rear compound became the focal point of Tiger’s Den, its walls and roofs soon surrounded by spectators. Despite this, there was no sound. Everyone was afraid of inciting the poison tiger into another killing spree.

In the stillness, an infant’s piercing cries suddenly filled the air. Most of the crowd were taken aback.

“She gave birth?”

“Mu Linger’s delivered?”

“Mu Linger, she...she was actually giving birth?”

Although no one knew Mu Linger was undergoing labor tonight, the guards in the know exchanged looks. His Highness Duke of Kang had instructed them to bring the baby back to the army camp as soon as it was born without delay. But how could they get close with the tiger there? With no choice, they were forced to wait.

Inside the rooms, the midwife was showing Ning Jing her new baby. “Miss Jing, it’s a girl.”

Ning Jing was thoroughly exhausted, but she wasn’t disappointed by the baby’s gender. With a faint smile, she wanted to hug her daughter but simply had no strength. Not daring to delay, the midwife handed the child to a servant girl and began to treat Ning Jing’s injuries. Fortunately, everything else went by smoothly. Ning Jing’s bleeding stopped and her injuries were cleaned up nicely. The servant girl washed the baby clean before wrapping her up in swaddling clothes and placing her by Ning Jing’s side. The little baby had a had full of long black hair despiite being just born. Her skin was a little dull, but very clean, and she had a tiny face. Her hands were tiny too, making one afraid to touch them in case they hurt her. After a good cry, she was now sleeping soundly.

Bai Yuqiao had already helped Mu Linger to her feet. The two supported each other as they watched the mother and daughter reunion on the bed with teary faces.

“She looks like big sis Jin. The nose, and the mouth,” Mu Linger smiled.

“I think she looks more like Tang Li. Don’t they say the daughters resemble the fathers while the sons resemble the mothers?” Bai Yuqiao asked.

The two of them scooted to the bed for a closer look. Ning Jing and the midwife had fought a tough battle, so the two of them were still clueless as to what had happened outside. Looking at the daughter nestled in her arms, she murmured, “You’re finally here.”

Although she didn’t manage to wait for her dad, she did see her mom. Ning Jing thought she could bear it, but she had overestimated herself. How much she wished for Tang Li to be by their side right now! How dearly she wished her daughter would see their unreasonable father as soon as she opened her eyes! She sniffled and forced back her tears.

Mu Linger could seem them glistening all the same and hastened to say, “Big sis Jing, you can’t cry! You have to hold on, because crying in the first month will hurt your eyes! You won’t be able to recover ever after the month’s over!”

The midwife chimed in too. “Miss Jing, no matter how terrible things are, you have to hold fast.”

Ning Jing sniffled a few more times before breaking into a grin. “What crying? I’m too happy! I have a daughter now! She’ll definitely look like me in the future!”

Since Tang Li’s not coming, I’ll make sure both of us can order him around in the future!

Bai Yuqiao finally snapped out of her joy to remember the chaos outside. She quickly to the door and peeked out of crack, only to see the tiger still sprawled by the door with the two corpses. It was surrounded by people on all sides, giving her a scare.

“What’s happened?” Ning Jing asked.

Bai Yuqiao quickly walked back and told everyone what was going on. Ning Jing’s pale face turned even more ashen. Fear in hindsight stole upon her as she cradled the baby in her embrace.

“Linger, quickly!” Bai Yuqiao urged. As soon as the tiger left, the soldiers would order men in to take away the child. Although the midwives were already dead, they still had to put up a show for the rest.

Ning Jing began to get off the bed, but everyone stopped her. Mu Linger said, “Big sis Jing, you’re not allowed to get off. Your wounds are still healing--and you’ll injure your knees, too!”