Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 974 - Search

Chapter 974: Chapter 974: Search

Chapter 974 -974: Search

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Time passed swiftly, and before long, the cooked dishes were ready.

Once the meal was served, Di Yelei woke Liu Sisi up.

This time when she awoke, her eyes gradually regained clarity, and her spirits seemed visibly improved, though her face remained deathly pale.

“Ye Lei, where are the children? Why haven’t I seen them since I woke up?”

Liu Sisi asked as soon as she sat down, taking the initiative.

“This time, on imperial orders to return home and visit family, I brought all the children back with me. Thankfully, you’ve raised them all so well, they’re all very obedient. Just Chou Chou, that child, the older he gets, the more rambunctious and less he listens. A few days ago, I restricted him from going out to play, and he nearly got hit by a carriage.”

Liu Sisi took a bite of her meal without replying.

Di Yelei placed a piece of rib in her bowl, his gaze at Liu Sisi carrying a different kind of meaning, “Sisi, it was you who saved Chou Chou that day, wasn’t it? Although I didn’t see you save him, I found the manuscript you wrote. I could never forget your handwriting, even in death.”

So it was her manuscript he had seen! After rescuing Chou Chou and getting injured, she had been confined to the courtyard by Young Master Wuxin and forgotten all about her manuscript.

“I am Chou Chou’s mother. It’s only natural for me to save him from danger. After we eat, I want to make a trip to North City. I have something to do.”

Liu Sisi casually placed the rib into her mouth, her thoughts, however, lingered on Granny Peng who had provided timely help during her initial trials. Not having shown herself for all these days, Liu Sisi wondered how worried Granny Peng must be.

However, she had no intention of telling Di Yelei about this.

No matter how Di Yelei treated Xing Pan’er, whether he was like the storyteller said and she wasn’t actually Xing Ping’s younger sister, the mere fact that he entertained the idea of taking Xing Pan’er into his home as a concubine constituted “intention to commit a crime”; she was not inclined to let him off the hook easily.

But should she truly pass away from her illness, it would be good for him to have a warm and attentive companion by his side, and for the children to have someone to care for them.

She was fully aware of all these facts, yet a bitter taste lingered stubbornly at the bottom of her heart and circled her mind, refusing to be cast aside.

A look of understanding flashed through Di Yelei’s eyes.

Testing the waters, he said, “I’ve been to North City a few times these past days, looking for you. Once, I coincidentally heard a married woman calling your name. Regrettably, just as I was about to investigate, Er Niu came to report that there was another sighting of you, and I ultimately never met the woman.”

Liu Sisi lowered her gaze.

How could she be unaware? The sense of loss from brushing past each other, the fear of dying without even seeing the final page—it was something she couldn’t forget to this day.

But at the moment, she had no desire to dredge up such a topic and hurriedly steered the conversation to the children instead.

“By the way, where are the children? Have they been here?”

A shade of sadness crossed Di Yelei’s eyes. He had hoped to spend more time talking with Sisi, but it seemed she hadn’t forgiven him yet.

“I was afraid they’d be too noisy if there were too many of them, so I didn’t let them come in. They’re all waiting outside. I’ll have them come in and keep you company.”

“No, don’t!”

Liu Sisi quickly intervened, “I’m not sure if this poison sore on me is contagious. It’s better for the children to stay away from me.”

“Why worry about that? Old He said that your poison sore resulted from being poisoned by someone and that you were saved by the divine efforts of the divine doctor from Shenlong Valley. Thanks to this misfortune, you’re now immune to all poisons. Sit at ease, and I’ll call the children in to chat with you,” Di Yelei said, calling out.

Immune to all poisons? Liu Sisi opened her mouth wide in astonishment!

She had always thought that such scenes existed only in stories of martial heroes, but when everything became reality, she found it very hard to come to terms with it!

Outside the room door, a few children had been waiting there.

They stared at the doorway with wide eyes. Upon learning that their mother had woken up and was looking for them, they all scrambled into the room, vying to be the first.

At that moment, Liu Sisi’s face was clearly scabbing over the poison sores, looking much better than before. Even so, it was still quite frightening!

“Mom…”

Seeing Liu Sisi’s current state, while the boys were somewhat okay, Feng’er, YingEr, and Niuniu all had tears swimming in their eyes. YingEr, in particular, buried herself into Liu Sisi’s arms.

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“Mom! What happened to you? How could you be like this…”

“Mom, Niuniu missed you so much… Next time if you’re going to run away from home again, remember to take Niuniu with you, don’t leave Niuniu behind alone…”

Niuniu also burrowed into Liu Sisi’s arms.

The sisters leaned against Liu Sisi, one on her left and one on her right, wiping away tears and crying sorrowfully.

Seeing that they could no longer continue with the meal, and fortunately having already eaten quite a bit of food, Liu Sisi simply set down her bowl and chopsticks and embraced the two children in her arms.

“Mom missed you too… There, there! Don’t cry. Today is our family reunion day; we should be happy.”

She couldn’t help but touch one and look at the other, afraid and worried even though she knew her poison sores were not contagious. She couldn’t let go of her affection for the children.

The meal was finished amidst everyone’s tears and laughter mixed together in a tangle.

That day, Liu Sisi’s trip to North City still did not happen.

The reason was that the remaining rebel remnants had suddenly initiated an uprising, causing a riot in Wanzhou City!

Di Yelei learned of this while he was in the room, gently wiping Liu Sisi’s face.

He had warm water brought over and used a boiled clean towel to carefully clean the skin around the poison sores, showing such thoughtfulness. It was as though they had returned to the time they had first met.

“Make sure you don’t touch these poison sores with your hands. Just wait until they all scab and fall off, which will take just a few days, and your face will be almost entirely healed.”

To prove his point, Di Yelei made a point of saying, “Old He told me this himself!”

They were all well aware of Old He’s medical skills, and Liu Sisi trusted what he said.

“Old He? How did he come to be here?”

“Oh, right, you don’t know that Old He has been in the room next to the hostel, do you? He came a few days ago, at that time…”

Di Yelei told Liu Sisi about how Old He had turned up, and just as he was speaking cheerfully, a servant suddenly came to report from outside the door.

“My lord, there’s been an uprising by the rebel remnants outside, and a significant number of people have been killed. Prince Luo has sent someone to invite my lord to discuss and consult on subsequent matters.”

It was actually Prince Luo who took the initiative to ask him to come over and discuss these matters.

With Di Yelei hastily departing, Liu Sisi felt as if her heart had been emptied, feeling desolate and deeply uncomfortable.