Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1050 - 1049: Unrecognizable even by family

Liu Sisi’s eyes sparkled with firelight, she was relieved, but did that mean she liked it? What kind of twisted logic is that!

"Enough!"

She tried hard to calm the anger in her heart, "This...Old Madam, whatever you’re plotting in your mind, if you dare to harm her or lay a finger on her, I, Liu Sisi, even if I have to throw away my life, will never let you get away with it!"

"You, child, is it that hard to call me ’mom’?"

Lin Xiner wasn’t angry, instead, she seemed somewhat pleased, "Niuniu is your child, but isn’t she also the continuation of my bloodline in the Great Xia? In the future, she is the undeniable heir to inherit the Great Xia. I will do everything in my power to nurture her, to educate her, to make her a qualified future Crown Prince of the Great Xia. How could I possibly harm her?"

"Remember the words you said today."

After Liu Sisi spoke, she closed her eyes and refused to deal with her any longer.

Lin Xiner’s words still reached her, "Do not worry and do not feel burdened. Ever since I returned to the Great Xia, I have been working to remove obstacles for you. The moment you return to the country with me, I will immediately announce your identity to the ministers, and from then on, you will be the Young Master below one person and above tens of thousands. No one will bow their heads and serve you..."

Liu Sisi clenched her teeth and closed her eyes tightly, but her heart was like a raging sea, as past events resurfaced in her mind. All the strange occurrences over these years, the miracles where she had narrowly escaped danger, and the things she found unreasonable, all suddenly had a good explanation.

So it turned out that Lin Xiner held such a lofty status! Yet this very noble lady came to the Zhao Country to become a prostitute, and had even been involved with Zhao Wu and Zhao Dun, giving birth to several children, before finally leaving wrapped in cloth.

Thinking of her big brother Nan Tianzong, and then of herself, she feared that just like her big brother, she was merely a stepping stone for the other party to climb to a higher position!

No matter whether the past was as the other party had said, all of it actually had nothing to do with her.

After leaving Liu Sisi’s room, Lin Xiner quickly strode away and headed straight back to her own house.

As soon as she entered the door, she sensitively noticed an extra person inside, leaning obliquely against the opposite window, and was immediately startled, "How did you get in?"

"Of course I walked in! Could it be I flew?"

The visitor was dressed in homespun linen, but it gave him a unique aura, noble like a gentleman, gentle and refined as jade.

"You know that’s not what I’m asking."

Lin Xiner seemed quite helpless, her eyebrows tightly furrowed, she held back then held back again, and ultimately did not call for anyone, walking in, "How exactly did you get in?"

"Like I said just now, I walked in. Despite the close surveillance of your guards, I walked in openly from the outside."

Nan Tianzong leaped down from the windowsill and took two steps to confront her, "As for your guards, they watched as I the Young Master walked past without the slightest reaction. Tsk tsk..."

Nan Tianzong clicked his tongue repeatedly, which paled Lin Xiner’s face.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings! Guards, drag out everyone who was on duty today and give them 20 hits of boards!" A bunch of useless people, they didn’t even notice someone sneaking into my bedroom, what are they good for?

"Princess, what great skill you have, impressive indeed! I the Young Master am truly amazed."

Nan Tianzong clapped his hands repeatedly, with a look of mockery on his face.

"Nan Tianzong! Don’t you think you’re treating your own mother a bit too harshly?" Lin Xiner demanded fiercely.

Time had engraved innumerable marks upon her face. The beauty who once was soft and tender like a flower in her twilight years, now bore a face filled with ruthlessness, which only seemed even more terrifying.

"Too harshly? Madam, don’t you think you’ve used your cunning in the wrong place? Sisi is your daughter, yet you manipulate her so thoroughly. How can you speak of tender mother and filial son!"

Lin Xiner’s face twisted for a moment before she regained her composure and beckoned to Nan Tianzong, "...Child, why do you speak in such a strange tone? After all, we are mother and son; it’s not a big deal. Come here and sit down; let’s have a good chat just between us two."

"Forget it! Chatting with you just creeps me out!"

With those words, he made a gesture to rise. "Actually, I came here today simply to tell you this—you can do whatever you want, play whatever schemes you please. But remember one thing: if you dare to force Sisi to do anything she dislikes, don’t blame me, Nan Tianzong, for disowning my kin!"

He suddenly chuckled mischievously, sprung up, and directly mounted the roof beams. With another flip, he was out of the house and turned into a streak of Liu smoke, whizzing toward the distance and vanishing into the vast dense forest.

Lin Xiner stood dumbfounded, and then quickly chased outside the room. As she watched that figure plummet into the vastness, her face contorted like that of a devil.

"Nan Tianzong... you had better not ruin my plans, or else... Hmph! Even if you are my son, don’t blame me for disowning my kin!"

Nan Tianzong dashed through the dense forest, swiftly slipping from one patch to another until, with a splash, he jumped into a small stream. The next time he appeared, he stood in front of a modest thatched hut.

"You’re back? Wash your hands quickly; it’s time for dinner."

A familiar figure emerged from the hut. Gan Miaoruo, wearing an apron, was carrying a plate of fried mushrooms as she walked out, her eyes smiling upon seeing him.

Far from being delighted, Nan Tianzong instinctively stepped back. "What are you doing? Haven’t I told you that I would cook, and that I would handle these chores? Why did you move your hands today again?"

"What’s wrong? I just wanted to cook a meal for you!"

Gan Miaoruo, brimming with joy, eagerly presented the tray, "Come on, taste this and see if the mushrooms are to your liking? I didn’t burn them this time!"

As he looked at the pride and solicitous gaze on her face, Nan Tianzong swallowed the words he was about to say and compliantly pinch a small piece to examine, "How are these chores suitable for you? Isn’t this only going to roughen your delicate hands? That won’t do at all. Good girl, from now on just sit quietly, and please don’t do this anymore, okay?"

These mushrooms weren’t even cooked through; they were completely inedible.

Of course, even if they were cooked, he couldn’t eat them; those mushrooms were poisonous. Was she trying to find death by eating them?

But these thoughts, Nan Tianzong kept to himself as he glanced at the jubilant Gan Miaoruo before him, feeling a sense of hopelessness surge within him. When would such days come to an end?

"Tell me, how much longer do you plan on staying here? You said last time that you would only stay for a few days, didn’t you?"

He couldn’t help but blurt out the question, unable to contain himself.

Gan Miaoruo inspected the fried mushrooms she held, growing increasingly pleased with them. In her good mood, she chose to overlook his comments.

"What do you mean a few days? I, the lady, will stay as long as I please. What’s it to you? If you don’t like it, come and bite me then!"