Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1096 - 1095: Probing

"When did he leave?"

"Mom just got the message from over there, and only then did she find out that your brother had already left. When he departed, he simply abandoned everything here without giving mom any notice."

As soon as she mentioned this, Lin Xiner was furious!

It was precisely because of Nan Tianzong’s hasty departure that she was caught off guard, had to take over in a rush, exposing many well-hidden agents and making her suffer significant losses!

Also because of this, the news that Liu Sisi had arrived in the city was delayed by quite a while before reaching her ears, almost leading to an irreversible situation!

This is indeed something her brother would do!

"Has brother sent any messages back?"

"That child of his, he always does things without making a sound. If you want to know what he’s done, you have to rely entirely on guesswork. Fortunately, his abilities are formidable, otherwise..."

Lin Xiner started to get a headache when she talked about this and silently pressed her hand against her forehead.

Silence suddenly fell on the scene.

"Right, is this Chou Chou? He’s grown so much now?"

Lin Xiner was the first to recover, looking at Chou Chou and Gao Qi behind Liu Sisi with a gaze full of inquiry.

Chou Chou quickly stepped forward two paces, knelt down on one knee and greeted, "Chengen pays respects to grandmother, wishing grandmother peace and health."

"Very good, very good! Chengen has also grown up, to think he’s become so tall, so dignified, so elegant! So rare, so good, so good!"

Lin Xiner said the word ’good’ three times, enthusiastically giving a thumbs up: "Last time we met you were a naughty brat, but seeing you now, you’re so sensible. People say girls change immensely by eighteen, but when a boy grows up, he too changes a lot!"

These words immediately filled Liu Sisi with pride!

The pride of a parent was fully displayed in her at this moment!

She stood up straight, her face immediately filled with satisfaction: "This child, hearing that I was coming to find Ye Lei, insisted on coming with me. I couldn’t persuade him otherwise, so I had to let him follow along."

"Having filial piety is a good thing, indeed, very rare!"

Lin Xiner kept praising, with a flash of light quickly passing through the depths of her eyes.

After continuously praising for a while, she then turned her head to instruct the palace maid to start serving the meal: "At present, it’s getting late, we should eat first. After that, you can take a rest. We can talk about other matters later."

But Liu Sisi shook her head: "That won’t do! I, Liu Sisi, have come a long way, and as a Princess of the Great Zhao, naturally I must go to pay a visit to the ruler first, it can’t be delayed."

"Right, right, right, this is indeed very important. My Si Er has grown up!"

Lin Xiner grew more and more satisfied.

Liu Sisi lifted the corner of her mouth slightly but said no more.

The cooked dishes were quickly served. However, the dishes were quite simple, completely incomparable to what they used to serve Liu Sisi in the past.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Lin Xiner’s face: "At present, it is an extraordinary period, the food is a bit simple. After a few days, when the situation stabilizes, mom will prepare a table of delicious food for us, so that we, mother and daughter, can have a good meal together."

"This meal is already very good."

Liu Sisi’s hand holding the bamboo chopsticks hesitated as she poked the roasted sheep leg. The thought of Ye Lei’s whereabouts being unknown made her lose all desire to eat.

Beside her, Chou Chou also paused, the meat-stuffed bun he had stuffed into his mouth not biting down. It took him a while before he fiercely bit off a large chunk and chewed vigorously.

On the contrary, Gao Qi behind them benefited from the situation and was also specially permitted to sit down and join the meal.

The meal was very hard to swallow.

Liu Sisi still forced herself to eat some before putting down the bamboo chopsticks.

Just at that moment, a eunuch returned along with a palace maid.

This eunuch was particularly arrogant, raising his chin high and looking down at Liu Sisi through his nostrils: "The ruler has finished court proceedings but is feeling a bit ill and has already laid down to rest. He has instructed me to tell the Princess to make sure to take good care of our honored guests and not to neglect them."

Liu Sisi raised an eyebrow!

Was this how they sent a message? Just with such a eunuch?

This Li Lian really is as arrogant and conceited as the rumors suggested.

Lin Xiner furrowed her eyebrows: "Is this indeed the ruler’s command?"

The eunuch gave Lin Xiner a disdainful look and bowed slightly: "The Princess must be joking! Even if you lent me a hundred times the courage, I wouldn’t dare to lie about such a matter!"

"I figure you wouldn’t dare! But for just a mere eunuch, you sure are presumptuous. Go on then! Go back and tell the ruler that I, Liu Sisi, will quietly await his summons!"

Since the other party didn’t give her any face, there was no need for her to be polite!

Watching the eunuch leave with a gloomy face, Liu Sisi then turned back to inquire of Lin Xiner.

"Mom, do you know what happened to Ye Lei? How did he go missing?"

Liu Sisi had been anxious all along but had forced herself not to ask immediately upon arriving, for fear of hearing bad news.

At present, her mind had somewhat settled, and only then did she voice her question.

Sisi was finally willing to call her Mom!

Lin Xiner’s heart leaped with joy!

Then a wave of sourness surged in her heart!

This child was too stubborn and too opinionated. Once she decided on something, not even eight horses could pull her back. Lin Xiner wasn’t sure if that was a good or a bad thing.

"It’s a long story. Initially, Marquis Yongping accompanied I the Empress to the Great Xia, at first just following behind I the Empress. Later, he repelled the ethnic groups’ invasions repeatedly and achieved remarkable feats. Last year, just before the year’s end, the Black Mountain Weifu Army Division suddenly attacked, and Marquis Yongping was dispatched by ’him’ to intercept these invaders."

Lin Xiner described these events in detail without any concealment: "He won decisive victories numerous times, driving these invading enemies out of the land and pursuing them to the harsh cold place north of Mo River. At the moment, I the Empress was very pleased, never expecting a sudden report that the crucial Wuci Sea City had fallen. This city had initially been occupied by our Great Xia army. I the Empress hastily sent people to investigate and found the city filled with corpses. However, Marquis Yongping’s whereabouts were unknown. The investigators, unwilling to give up, even infiltrated the enemy’s ranks and searched the dungeon prison, but still found no trace of Marquis Yongping..."

Lin Xiner spoke very comprehensively about the matter, and Liu Sisi asked with great detail. Unfortunately, Lin Xiner’s knowledge of the situation was also very limited. Seeing that no new information could be gleaned, Liu Sisi finally went to rest.

At the resting place, although Liu Sisi was so tired she could hardly keep her eyes open, she still found it difficult to fall asleep. She paced back and forth in the room, contemplating her next move.

Chou Chou also lay askew to one side, silently pondering. freёwebnoѵel.com

Amidst the anxious wait, a soft knock came from outside the door: "Princess, have you gone to bed yet?"

It was the voice of Marquis Yongwu!

Liu Sisi immediately perked up, exchanged a glance with Chou Chou, quickly straightened her clothes, let down the curtain, and sat at the head of the place: "Old Master Marquis, please come in quickly."