Chapter 207: Chapter 130: Why So Aggressive, Always Wanting to Dig Up Someone’s Ancestral Graves...

Su Liyan’s mother found her daughter’s words a bit strange.

’What’s this about?’

Su Liyan thought about it and found it amusing as well, so she said sweetly:

"I don’t really know why, but my husband is just scared of these things.

Even after learning all those techniques, he’s still scared."

Hearing her daughter, a smile crept onto Su Liyan’s mother’s face. She couldn’t help but say with a chuckle:

"He’s already learned all those techniques, what’s there to be afraid of?

Shouldn’t those Xingzi be the ones afraid of us?"

As she spoke, Su Liyan’s mother got off the bed, slipped on her shoes, and said:

"I’ll go and shoo them away."

Su Liyan immediately said:

"Oh, Mom, I can go. It’s fine.

It’s not like they’re any major Xingzi."

With that, Su Liyan started to head outside.

But Su Liyan’s mother quickly pulled her daughter back.

"Don’t be reckless, you’re pregnant.

I didn’t want you to come to the capital in the first place. If Yuan’Er hadn’t insisted, I would never have let you."

To Su Liyan’s mother, this was utter nonsense.

Traveling so far away while pregnant.

If her son-in-law hadn’t insisted on taking her, Su Liyan’s mother would have never agreed.

Originally, Su Liyan’s mother had planned to make the trip by herself.

She was just going to have her son-in-law find her a driver, and she’d go and come back on her own.

Now look at this situation.

Seeing her mother being so cautious, Su Liyan couldn’t help but laugh and say:

"Mom, I’m not that fragile.

My second and third aunts always say that back when you were about to give birth to Changliang, you were still taking us out to work in the fields.

What’s the big deal about this?"

In response to her daughter’s words, Su Liyan’s mother, however, just rolled her eyes at her daughter and said:

"How is that the same?"

But Su Liyan just said with an amused laugh:

"How is it any different?"

But Su Liyan’s mother just pursed her lips into a smile and said:

"It’s just not the same.

Our Liyan is different from other women. She’s simply more precious~"

The tone Su Liyan’s mother used was different from her usual one.

When Su Liyan heard it, she froze for a moment. It was strange. She felt as though she’d heard those words somewhere before.

After thinking about it for a bit, her face turned bright red with embarrassment.

’My mother is imitating my husband’s way of speaking~’

After she finished, Su Liyan’s mother couldn’t help but smile, then she said:

"Alright, alright, I’ll go.

When I was pregnant, I was carrying Changliang. What you’re carrying is a precious treasure.

There are limits to what you can do. Don’t act recklessly just because your husband pampers you.

This is your child, and that’s the number one priority."

Su Liyan nodded shyly.

Finally, Su Liyan’s mother exited the carriage.

She had only taken a few steps toward the edge of the camp when she was spotted by a patrolling Zhao Family Traveler.

They all knew each other, so when the patrolling Traveler saw Su Liyan’s mother, he quickly trotted over to ask:

"Madam, what brings you out here?

If you need anything, just say the word. We’ll take care of it for you."

Su Liyan’s mother couldn’t think of a good excuse on the spot, so she decided to just tell the truth.

After all, what kind of excuse would work for walking out of the camp alone in the middle of the night?

So, Su Liyan’s mother said:

"There are some dirty things around. I’m going to shoo them away."

The Traveler wasn’t surprised by what Su Liyan’s mother said.

There were indeed dirty things outside.

They were Travelers too, so they could naturally sense some malevolent things lurking in the darkness, peeking into the camp.

Regarding Su Liyan’s mother going to shoo them away, nobody thought anything of it.

The Young Madam’s mother knew how to handle such things.

Last time, the Liu Family had hired someone to cause trouble at the Zhao Family’s gate.

Wasn’t it the Talisman from the Young Madam that settled things back then?

After that incident, everyone had talked about it amongst themselves, so they all knew.

Hearing this, the Traveler quickly said:

"We’re keeping watch. They can’t get in, so it shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

Evil spirits are everywhere.

This is especially true because the prevalence of evil spirits depends on the place.

The poorer a place and the more corrupt its Government Office, the more evil spirits you’ll find.

Everyone knows that evil spirits are afraid of Officials and the government.

So the question is, why are evil spirits afraid of Officials and the government?

It’s because Officials and the like hold official positions in the Empire.

And why do official positions in the Empire frighten evil spirits?

Well, that gets into the matter of the people’s faith.

The people are like water; they can carry a boat, but they can also capsize it.

But let’s not get sidetracked. That’s the gist of it.

If a place has a good official and the people trust the Court, then there will be fewer evil spirits.

The opposite is also true.

But then again, how many county seats can really be like Taiping City?

Taiping City is an exception.

The last magistrate was decent enough, and now with Lu Yuan, Taiping City is thriving more than ever.

But other county seats aren’t so lucky.

So, it’s very common for other places to have lots of evil spirits.

Anyone who’s well-traveled has seen it all before and isn’t surprised.

If you had to drive out evil spirits every time you arrived somewhere new, you’d work yourself to death, wouldn’t you?

Besides, as long as the evil spirits don’t bother you, it’s best to just leave them be.

But what could Su Liyan’s mother say to the Zhao Family Traveler’s point?

’Could she tell him it was because her son-in-law was a bit of a coward and afraid of these things?

That she was afraid one might slip in and scare her son-in-law?

That would be exposing her son-in-law’s weakness and making him lose face.

So, she couldn’t say it.’

Su Liyan’s mother just smiled and said:

"It’s mainly because I can’t sleep. I took a nap this afternoon, and now I’m just restless."