Chapter 858 - 858: Can't Bear to Part
Chapter 858: Chapter 858: Can’t Bear to Part
What clairvoyance, what endless sent to eliminate oneself and Xiao Xiao, after Di Yelei left, attacks every two or three days aside, why did Empress Yang believe all this, yet not prepare early to eliminate oneself sooner?
Wait a minute! Something’s not right!
Liu Sisi vaguely remembered, it seems that those “accidents” and assassinations began to occur frequently after Di Yelei protected His Majesty and left?
She suddenly thought of the Li Sect, thought of Nan Tianzong… Oh, he should be called Zhao Heng now!
Did her big brother also contribute greatly to this matter?
Thinking it over, if Empress Yang and the Yang family wanted to deal with herself and Xiao Xiao, they would definitely start from capital and head towards Macheng County of Gongzhou Mansion, and Macheng County has always been the Li Sect’s territory under Nan Tianzong, those people wishing to assassinate her would probably have to confront the Li Sect first!
…
The more she thought about it, the more possible it seemed!
She couldn’t help but sigh quietly to herself, the Li Sect indeed helped her a lot, plus Nan Tianzong is her dear elder brother, and yet her mother died at the hand of Zhao Dun, this confusing debt is really hard to settle!
With something on her mind, she couldn’t fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned. Di Yelei also had not been able to sleep all this while.
“Sisi, it’s not that I didn’t tell you. Even if I told you, it would only add worries and be of no help to the matter,”
He gently embraced her from behind: “I also found out that when His Majesty was still a prince, he had an arranged marriage with Empress Yang, the two have been childhood friends since a young age, and after getting married, they respected each other like guests. Until your mother appeared and quickly captivated His Majesty’s heart, His Majesty even thought of dismissing his wife to remarry. That is the root of Empress Yang’s hatred!”
“Did you find out anything else? Tell me everything! You know, I may appear fragile on the outside, but I’m strong inside!” Liu Sisi said softly without turning her head, her back facing him.
“Yes! My Sisi appears as fragile as a rabbit, but her heart is as proud as bamboo, standing tall and unyielding, elegant with a divine charm, slender yet graceful, bursting with life, there’s nothing better than this!”
Liu Sisi turned over to lie on her back, squinting at him: “Are you saying I’m as empty as a bamboo? Without the slightest knowledge?”
“Injustice! My dear kitten, the one without the faintest clue is your husband, right?”
Di Yelei quickly cried out that he was wronged! “I am praising you! A person should be like the bamboo, standing proud against the snow when necessary, without flinching, even if the outcome is to be shattered into pieces, in order to leave a burst of verdant green next year! Sisi, your husband is a simple man and not good with words, can’t you hear that I’m complimenting you?”
Looking at Di Yelei making funny faces, Liu Sisi couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter.
But when she thought of Xiao Xiao, the smile on her face couldn’t be maintained any longer.
Di Yelei naturally understood this as well: “Sisi, children will have their own fortune. As parents, we all hope our children will be well. But just as you said: once the eagle has grown, its world is in that expanse of blue sky, let go when it’s time to let go. I, as a father, may not have much contact, but Xiao Xiao has always organized his own affairs neatly; there’s nothing to worry about him.”
Indeed, of all the children, although Xiao Xiao is the youngest, he happens to be the most well-behaved one, hardly ever causing her to worry.
“It’s precisely because he’s so sensible and understanding that my heart hurts even more, and I can’t bear it..” No sooner had Liu Sisi spoken than tears unexpectedly fell.
“Dear, don’t worry, Taoist Master Zhu has promised me he will get Xiao Xiao to write home every year to report his safety,”
Di Yelei hurriedly wiped her tears away.
“Xiao Xiao can’t even write many words yet…”
Upon saying this, Liu Sisi could no longer suppress the bitterness in her heart and burst into loud sobs.
“Don’t cry, please stop crying, Sisi…”
Accompanying Liu Sisi’s cries, Di Yelei clumsily patted her shoulder, his words of comfort rising and falling intermittently.
The sound of crying lingered for a long time, until there was no more movement in his arms, did Di Yelei lower his head to take a closer look, Sisi had actually cried herself to sleep.
“Sisi? Sisi…”
Remembering how long Sisi had stayed in the sky prison without uttering a single word of complaint upon her release, his heart grew even heavier.
“Sisi, do you know? It wasn’t that I didn’t want to rescue you from the sky prison, but Taoist Master Zhu said that you had to endure one month of prison disaster…sigh…”
The night outside the window was still dimly lit with a ring of dull white light, the unthawed accumulated snow.
Early the next day, Liu Sisi got up early to wash up.
She meticulously groomed herself and then personally went to the small kitchen to prepare breakfast. Since coming to the capital, she had rarely cooked food herself.
By the time a tableful of cooked dishes was served, a few children had gotten up one after another to greet her.
Ms. Gao hurriedly instructed the children in a soft voice, “Speak softly, the princess hardly slept at all yesterday.”
Last night Liu Sisi had cried out loud, she was right there in the hut outside, how could she not hear?
“Mhm, we know.”
Niuniu nodded obediently.
Today, Chou Chou also came out, and though his face was still bruised, he seemed much more spirited.
Xiao Feng curiously glanced inside and saw no one in the house: “Isn’t Third Aunt inside the house?”
Ms. Gao hurriedly responded, “Old Master Marquis went to the backyard to practice martial arts early in the morning, and the princess got up early today to prepare food in the small kitchen, and she didn’t allow this slave to serve by her side.”
After thinking for a bit, Ms. Gao then headed towards the small kitchen, “I’ll go see what delicious things Third Aunt has made.”
She had not yet reached the doorway when she saw Liu Sisi walking out with a tray.
“I made quite a lot of food today, you all stay here to eat. Let’s see if it suits your tastes.” Liu Sisi’s face bore a shallow smile, and aside from her slightly swollen eyes, nothing seemed amiss.
“Mom, mom…”
Chou Chou and Niuniu ran over and gathered around Liu Sisi.
Chou Chou’s nose was still bruised, so his voice still had a thick nasal sound.
“Don’t fuss, mom is carrying food, be careful not to get burned.”
“Mom, today Niuniu went to wake up Third Brother, and Second Brother is also with Chou Chou,” Niuniu hurriedly said, clinging to Liu Sisi’s clothing, like a little tail.
“Third Aunt, let me help set things up,” Xiao Feng quickly stepped forward to help.
Liu Sisi naturally did not refuse, and quickly set up the cooked dishes, calling the children to sit down: “Sit down and eat, don’t just stand there.”
Seeing everyone sitting down and picking up chopsticks for breakfast, Liu Sisi felt as if she had returned to those days in the countryside when the family would gather around and eat hot pot, as if everyone was beside her, it was so warm.