Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 854 - : The Cheeky Little Guy
Chapter 854: Chapter 854: The Cheeky Little Guy
“Everyone understands that this won’t be easy, but if we don’t lift the sea ban, will that put an end to the pirates? I’m telling you, it won’t!”
Liu Sisi said with righteous fervor.
“What of it? Even though everyone knows this, the court ministers will never agree.” Di Yelei did not budge an inch, his brows furrowed tightly.
Liu Sisi, on the contrary, laughed!
“Your proposal is just a proposal. Whether the court ministers will agree or not, you just toss it to His Majesty to worry about, why bother with so much?”
“Hmm, you’re saying…?”
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Di Yelei quickly picked up on it.
Liu Sisi gently leaned on his shoulder: “Although you hold high prestige in the military, and now everyone in the court looks up to you, don’t you need to consolidate your newly gathered supporters? Taking advantage of this proposal for reform, isn’t this the best opportunity?”
“Reform also represents risk, but what you said is right! This indeed is a good opportunity!”
Di Yelei quickly fell into his own thoughts, and after a moment, he could no longer sit still. He flipped off the bed and climbed up: “I have to discuss this with big brother. You go back to sleep, no need to wait up for me tonight.” While speaking, he quickly dressed himself.
The sight prompted Liu Sisi to also get up hurriedly, helping him sort out his clothes.
“So urgent? Can’t it wait until tomorrow morning?”
“This matter naturally should be arranged as early as possible to prevent others from getting there first. Besides, by daybreak, it will be time for the early morning session, which is only four hours from now. Later there will also be discussions with other ministers and it won’t be hurriedly finished.”
Di Yelei slipped on his thick-soled court boots quickly, and looking at Liu Sisi who was helping him adjust his clothes, he waved his hand hurriedly: “Don’t fuss, I can do it myself. The weather is cool now, and although there’s underfloor heating inside the house, one must not be careless and catch a cold. Get back to bed.”
“I’m fine, I’ll continue sleeping after you leave.”
Liu Sisi, still not at ease, went through the three reforms in her mind again and gave another worried instruction: “Don’t throw out all three proposals at once. It’s best to have a plan in place or to have your people lift one another while pressing down on others, so it doesn’t provoke suppression from those in the court who look at you unfavorably, making it difficult for His Majesty.”
“Your husband naturally understands.”
Di Yelei looked down at Liu Sisi who was sorting out his waistband, and couldn’t help but bend down to kiss her cheek, his rough stubble causing Liu Sisi to exclaim again and again, but he simply laughed: “Sisi, you truly are my Di Yelei’s lucky star!”
“Stop it! Look, the waistband is loose again, and your stubble is poking, which is quite uncomfortable.” Having said that, she glared at him fiercely.
Di Yelei, unconcerned, held her tightly and suddenly pressed down with a fiercely passionate kiss until she was panting for breath before he finally let her go.
Gently touching her flushed cheeks and looking at her eyes filled with disarrayed passion, he laughed triumphantly.
He tucked her into bed, pulling the quilt up: “Be good! Lie down properly in bed, don’t catch a cold. No need to wait for me, sleep well, be obedient!”
Liu Sisi’s face felt burning hot, and she hadn’t clearly heard what Di Yelei had said.
It wasn’t until he opened the room door and stepped into the night that soft voices came from outside for a while, and Liu Sisi finally snapped out of it, feeling as if her whole body was on fire.
This bastard deliberately stirred up trouble on her, setting a fire and then running away; it was utterly infuriating!
She thought, next time, she will retaliate, hmph!
As these thoughts ran through her mind, her smile gradually disappeared, and after some contemplation, she too got up and hurried to Chou Chou’s courtyard.
The light was still on in Chou Chou’s courtyard, Ms. Gao and Nanny Zhao had not yet slept, carefully watching over Chou Chou. Seeing Liu Sisi come in, they hurriedly greeted her in a low voice.
“How is it?”
“Third Young Master has been sleeping the whole time. He woke up thirsty in the middle and drank some water, and then went back to sleep.”
Hearing that Chou Chou awoke for a drink of water at midnight, Liu Sisi finally felt a weight lifted from her heart. It seemed there would be no signs of a concussion, a truly auspicious sign indeed. Since Chou Chou was fine, there was naturally no need for so many people to keep vigil here.
“Alright, I am here to take care of everything, all of you may go down and rest,” she said.
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Ms. Gao looked up at Liu Sisi and carefully suggested, “Princess, sitting here must be quite cold, I see there is a bed nearby. How about I fetch a quilt and make it up for you to lie down for a while?”
“That is indeed a good idea, go ahead and do it,” Liu Sisi agreed.
Ms. Gao moved quickly, and with the help of Nanny Zhao at her side, she had the makeshift bed prepared in short order.
Once Liu Sisi lay down, she found that she could see Chou Chou’s bruised face perfectly, and she settled in with slow relief.
“You all may go down and rest now,” she said.
After the two left, Liu Sisi tossed and turned, finding herself unable to fall asleep.
Sure enough, Di Yelei did not return for the entire night.
The next morning, Liu Sisi called for Old Cheng and ordered him to bring in more staff.
“We are truly understaffed in the courtyard. According to the standards of a wealthy family, you need two nannies, four imperial nannies, two personal maids, four Major Maids, and four little maids serving directly by a young lady’s side, not to mention the sundry staff. Our Niuniu has always had but one nanny and one maid by her side, which is indeed too few. Additionally, several Young Masters also need more attendants, especially Xuan’er.”
Turning fourteen years old this year, Di Xuan had a certain quota of maids and pageboys around him. Being of royal prestige, having too few attendants for the children would likely lead to all sorts of unfounded speculations by others.
“Princess, rest assured, I will find the people right away. By late afternoon at the latest, there will be news,” Old Cheng replied hurriedly.
“Hmm, I trust you to do a good job. We need to find some maids, old women, and pageboys, preferably the well-known types that are easy to control to avoid any more trouble,” Liu Sisi instructed.
“I understand, I will go and make the necessary arrangements immediately,” Old Cheng said before leaving.
As soon as Old Cheng left, Niuniu, swift as a little swallow, flew into Liu Sisi’s arms.
“Mom, Mom, Niuniu is here!”
Following Niuniu was Di Xuan, who entered the room with a smile on his face, “Xuan’er gives his respects to Mother.”
“Good that you both are here, no need for formalities, sit down,” Liu Sisi beckoned to Di Xuan, as she tried hard to peel off the sticky ‘candy’ clinging to her.
Niuniu hugged her tightly, “Mom, mom, Second Brother and I just visited Third Brother before coming here. Third Brother woke up this morning crying, saying his nose hurt. I wanted to bring him along, but he just wouldn’t leave his bed.”
“Is that so? Is Chou Chou alright?”
Although Chou Chou was fine when she left in the morning, Liu Sisi’s gaze still shifted to Di Xuan.
Di Xuan glanced at Niuniu and hastened to say, “Third Brother is alright, he just feels that his bruised nose and swollen face aren’t presentable, so he refuses to go out.”
It seems Niuniu probably teased the little guy, and the little guy, out of spite, was refusing to come.
Liu Sisi couldn’t help but laugh; oh, these two children!
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