Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 899 - : Back from the Dead?
Chapter 899: Chapter 899: Back from the Dead?
Before Liu Sisi could get a clear look, the other party had resumed their original expression.
Zhang Peng raised an eyebrow, still unwilling to give up: “Lord Wang is being too modest. Although the city is currently surrounded by a heavy army, as the vanguard of the reinforcements that have already entered the city, the rest of the army will arrive at any time. All Lord Wang needs to do is sell us food for three days, and when I see the Old Master Marquis, I will surely recount your honorable act in detail…”
“Lord Zhang, you haven’t understood!”
Wang Ziyan sighed as he stood up, carrying a cup of tea: “If I truly had grain in my hands, I wouldn’t merely sell it, I’d be eager to give it to you all as a goodwill gift. However, I’m just an official who’s passing through Yingchang Prefecture on my way to take up my post, what power do I have to bring extra food? Lord Zhang thinks too highly of me. I’m afraid I can’t assist you in this matter.”
Zhang Peng’s face looked awful. Seeing that the other party had brought out tea, he naturally didn’t have the brazenness to keep pestering and stood up as well.
“Since Lord Wang does not have any food, then we shall take our leave now. We won’t inconvenience you!”
As he spoke, he gave Wang Ziyan a slight fist greeting and headed outside.
Wang Ziyan quickly stepped forward: “Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang, please don’t be angry! Yesterday’s slaughtered old horse indeed has some left, but only one hind leg remains. I will gift this hind leg to Lord Zhang, hoping that you will accept it with a smile.” As he spoke, he signaled the little maid beside him with his eyes.
Only one hind leg left, and they still intended to forcefully take it; if word got out, who knows what people would say!
Wang Ziyan was indeed very calculating!
Zhang Peng was furious: “You think one horse’s leg is enough to send us away? Lord Wang, you are indeed very calculating. But the water flows and the path remains; Lord Wang, we shall meet again!”
“Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang, please don’t be mad, Lord Zhang…”
Wang Ziyan feigned concern, his smile especially irritating.
Liu Sisi glanced at the other person and didn’t say much, promptly following the lead of Zhang Peng and stepping out of the room.
“Old Master—”
A coquettish voice from a seductive woman made Liu Sisi’s skin crawl.
That voice…
She turned her head sharply, just in time to make eye contact with a married woman stepping out from the side door.
Her eyes widened in shock!
Her?
Liu Sisi shivered and couldn’t help but take a closer look.
It was her, it was indeed her! She had never imagined that she was not dead and even under such circumstances, they would meet again!
The woman was dressed in an outfit woven with golden silk and silver thread, walking in a swaying and seductive manner. But paired with her face, which looked like a color palette, her true expression was completely obscured.
“What are you staring at? Keep staring and I’ll dig your eyeballs out to feed the dogs! Humph!”
Liu Sisi’s fixed, unblinking stare angered her. The woman strutted up to Wang Ziyan: “Old Master… didn’t you say you would be with me soon…”
“Stop it, there are several important figures here.”
Wang Ziyan pushed the woman’s hand away, looking somewhat embarrassed as he smiled faintly at Zhang Peng and the others.
The dissatisfied woman turned around and noticed Zhang Peng and the others, still speaking coquettishly to Wang Ziyan: “What big shots? Old Master, you always…”
Her gaze landed on Zhang Peng, and she immediately closed her mouth, turning her face away with a look of shock!
At that moment, Zhang Peng was also uncertain, feeling quite perplexed.
He intended to take a closer look, but the woman had turned her back on him.
“Since Old Master here has guests of honor, I… will go back to my room first.”
The woman didn’t wait for Wang Ziyan to respond and quickly scampered into the house.
Zhang Peng had a face full of hesitation, unable to resist the urge to crane his neck toward the direction the married woman had left in. Was it really her? Or was it not? He couldn’t be certain.
“Ahem!”
Wang Ziyan coughed heavily, clearly disapproving of Zhang Peng’s nosy behavior, his complexion completely collapsing.
“You see, gentlemen, it’s getting late. It would be best for you all to leave sooner rather than later!”
That was a blatant dismissal!
“That Madam just now was…?” Zhang Peng clearly wasn’t ready to let it go.
Wang Ziyan’s face darkened with anger, “Lord Zhang, please!”
Zhang Peng had no choice but to turn and glance at Liu Sisi, as if seeking her opinion. But Liu Sisi kept her head down the whole time, showing no sign of looking up. Reluctantly, he turned and exited the small courtyard.
No sooner had they stepped past the courtyard gate than it closed behind them.
“Sisi, what do you think…?”
Zhang Peng still wasn’t giving up, as if he wanted to rush back in for another look.
“Let’s go. We’ll talk more when we get back.”
Liu Sisi chided softly, nodding at Zhang Peng.
Zhang Peng dropped the matter and led everyone back to their house.
Indeed, in the small courtyard, several trusted soldiers had managed to sneak out of the hostel. Whether they could gather any useful information or bring back something to fill their stomachs was another matter.
“Sisi, what on earth do you think happened? Wasn’t it said that she… that she had already died? How come she appeared again today?”
Zhang Peng’s face was troubled, his speech hesitant.
“What else could it be? She must have had another encounter, that’s why things are as they are now.”
Liu Sisi was surprisingly calm.
“But… even though… still, she is your Second Sister-in-law, isn’t she?” Zhang Peng stammered for quite a while before he managed to get the words out.
“Second Sister-in-law? Do I have one? Ye Lei doesn’t have a Second Brother, and I, Liu Sisi, am not so fortunate to have a Second Sister-in-law,” Liu Sisi’s mouth curled with sarcasm.
Indeed! That woman was none other than Di Gaoyuan’s former wife, Ms. Wang.
Initially, during the triplet’s “Three-Morning Wine” celebration, Ms. Wang and Ms. Tan caused a commotion at the banquet, nearly offending His Majesty. Di Yelei, furious, immediately threw both Ms. Wang and Ms. Tan out of the Di Residence. Afterwards, amidst the ensuing chaos, there were rumors that Ms. Tan had been found dead in a broken house, long deceased. Ms. Wang, however, had disappeared without a trace.
Given Ms. Tan’s tragic state, everyone assumed Ms. Wang was dead as well.
Who would have expected to see her here again today? How could that not shock people?
“Indeed… Let it be! Let her go,” Liu Sisi finally relented after processing the momentary chaos and found the key to understanding the situation. Zhang Peng relaxed, carelessly grabbed a stool to sit down.
“Immeasurable Life Venerable! What are the two donors discussing?”
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A clear voice rang out, and the young Taoist, Yuan Jue, approached, a smile still on his face.
Upon seeing Yuan Jue, Liu Sisi’s mood brightened considerably, and she promptly greeted him, “Yuan Jue, are you up from your nap? How do you feel?”
“Yuan Jue was doing his lessons, not napping. These were assigned by Master; Yuan Jue wouldn’t dare to be lazy,” the young Taoist quickly defended himself.
Although Yuan Jue was a monk practicing detachment from the secular world, he naturally wouldn’t admit to something he was unjustly accused of.
