Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 918 - : Break His Third Leg
Chapter 918: Chapter 918: Break His Third Leg
Chou Chou was terrified and hastily fired the mechanical crossbow, but the number of iron crossbow arrows was limited, and there were too many hungry wolves closing in; he simply couldn’t load them into the crossbow fast enough.
Only at that moment did he truly begin to regret.
It was all because of his own stubbornness that three of them were trapped in the current crisis!
Unfortunately, hindsight is always too late.
The children couldn’t easily express their frustrations. Watching the hungry wolves pouncing towards them, they all instinctively closed their eyes, waiting for the pain to follow.
However, the anticipated pain didn’t arrive; instead, they heard a succession of wretched screams.
Slowly opening their eyes, they realized that several figures had appeared outside the carriage.
“It’s Uncle Shadow Guard! It’s Uncle Shadow Guard protecting us! How wonderful!”
Niuniu couldn’t help but call out joyfully.
The ones slaying the wolves outside were indeed the Shadow Guards! With Niuniu’s shout, all three of them breathed a sigh of relief. They had indeed narrowly escaped the jaws of death, which was incredibly fortunate.
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As soon as Di Yelei stepped out the door, Di Xuan and YingEr also came over.
“Mom, my younger brother and sister are just a bit naughty. They probably played too long and missed the time to return home. Rest for now, and I will send someone out to look for them.”
Liu Sisi naturally did not refuse, “That would be good… Even if they are not found, all of you should come back before daybreak tomorrow so I can rest assured.”
“Xuan’er understands.”
Di Xuan left in a hurry.
He turned around to find that YingEr and Guihua were quickly engaged in conversation.
YingEr, who was becoming more sensible concerning her future mother-in-law, seemed very restrained, even seemingly unsure of where to put her hands and feet.
But this made Guihua very happy, “Your constitution is delicate; you should go back and rest early. If there’s any news about Chou Chou and Niuniu, we’ll let you know.”
YingEr’s health had indeed improved a lot over the past year; at least she no longer fell ill with fevers every two or three days. Still, everyone remained cautious and always encouraged her to take good care of herself.
“It’s still because my health is poor and I’m a burden; otherwise, I’d also go out to look for them. The more people there are, the better the chances.”
“I think you just want to go out and play, don’t you?”
Liu Sisi was well aware of YingEr’s thoughts, and feigned a stern look, “With your weak constitution, you want to run around? Go back and rest, so Sister Guihua won’t worry about you!”
YingEr did not return to her room to rest; instead, she stayed with Liu Sisi, making intermittent conversation.
“Mom, they say no one knows a daughter better than her mother. You really do understand YingEr so well! But with my brother and sister not back yet, even if I went back, I wouldn’t be able to sleep! Mom, please let YingEr stay here with you.”
Liu Sisi thought about it and felt that made sense!
She couldn’t help but pat YingEr’s hand, “It’s my YingEr who’s the most thoughtful!”
YingEr having earned Liu Sisi’s affection made Guihua squint with pleasure. Although YingEr was not yet married into the family, seeing Liu Sisi treat her with the same love as her own child made her genuinely happy for YingEr. She quickly picked up some heartening matters to talk about.
“Your Di Xuan is truly capable. At just fifteen years old he became a Cultivated Talent. In an ordinary family, he might have even passed the provincial examination last year. Lucky for him, he’s someone with prospects. This year he participated in the exams and indeed passed, securing his future so you need not worry.”
What Guihua spoke of hit right at Liu Sisi’s heart. Despite feeling anxious, she understood that Guihua was deliberately mentioning things to distract her.
“That’s exactly it. In these past two years, Father Emperor has continuously held special examinations to select talent. Xuan’er’s full belly of literacy had a chance to shine, which is fortunate for Xuan’er and an even greater fortune for the imperial court.”
Liu Sisi’s words had their reasons.
According to the original rules in the court, children from hereditary noble families with no incumbents could not take the imperial examination route. The reason was well understood by everyone in the court. If family members hold significant power in the court, participating in the examinations could affect the fairness and justice of the tests. Although hereditary nobles’ children could not take the exams, they could be directly recommended to serve in the court.
Since Di Yelei was titled Marquis Yongping and had been busy campaigning in the east and west in recent years, it wasn’t until last year, when Di Xuan was to take part in the exams, that they learned of this regulation, which prevented Di Xuan from even entering the examination hall. Only this year did Liu Sisi go to the palace to request a special decree for Di Xuan, which allowed him to take the exams. He ranked one hundred and thirty-sixth on List B, much to the delight of the Di family. Then came the palace examination, where His Majesty also intended to promote Di Xuan, and he ended up ranking three hundred and sixty-seventh, officially earning a distinguished title.
Considering the palace examination scores only accounted for the top five hundred, and Di Xuan was so young on the list, his future was surely promising. All that was left was waiting for a suitable opportunity for an official appointment, whether to stay in the capital city or to govern in another place — probably a decision waiting for Di Yelei to return to the capital.
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Nowadays, with Guihua bringing up Di Xuan, Liu Sisi was immediately reminded of this matter.
“If it were up to me, I’d prefer Xuan’er to stay in the capital, to first gain some experience in the Hanlin Academy before making other plans.”
Guihua nodded in agreement repeatedly, “That’s good, that’s good, but what are Xuan’er’s thoughts on this?”
It was because Xuan’er had not spoken that Liu Sisi felt troubled.
“I’ll ask him again in a few days.”
Liu Sisi then remembered something else, “Now that Ye… now that he and Brother Zhang have also returned to the capital, let’s wait a bit longer with these matters.”
She had everything planned out, but thinking of the scene she witnessed at the manor, a fire burned within her.
Seeing her discomfort, Guihua quickly understood and quietly suggested.
“Sisi, don’t worry. Since Brother Ye Lei hasn’t brought her into the mansion after coming back but instead placed her in a manor outside, it shows he doesn’t value that woman much. Find a suitable time to have a proper talk with him. You need to establish your position earlier where necessary, to prevent any confusion at the last moment.”
Is she worried about bringing that woman to the mansion in the future?
Liu Sisi sneered twice but did not continue along Guihua’s line of thought, “He still wants to bring her into the mansion? There are many things I, Liu Sisi, can give way to. I can accept that he had a wife and children before we married, but I absolutely cannot accept him taking a concubine or stuffing another woman into our house! I don’t care who she is; if she dares to step through the mansion’s gate, I dare to break both her legs and then cripple his ‘third leg’, and we’ll see how he continues to cause trouble outside!”
The third leg?
Guihua was puzzled at first, then immediately realized what was implied and her face turned red.
She couldn’t help but spit out in disdain, “Look at you, talking such nonsense in front of the children. What if… how would that be acceptable?” While speaking, she glanced at YingEr, who was listening intently.
Following her gaze, Liu Sisi saw YingEr’s sly eyes, and her own cheeks reddened as she laughed.
“Alright, I have my own plans for this matter. Sister Guihua, you needn’t worry.”
