Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1057 - 1056: Rescue

Looking at the disappearing back, Lin Xiner had a splitting headache!

The stubbornness of Si Er, exactly like hers, was impervious to power, wealth, or handsome men, truly making her difficult to handle. What should she do now?

Si Er, of course, had no idea of her inner turmoil. She was carried by several maids through layers of courtyards and then blindfolded before being placed into a soft sedan chair. The sedan swayed gently; initially, there was a suffocating stillness, followed after a long while by the sound of gurgling water. Not much later, the air around her nose felt clearer, with wafts of floral fragrance coming through, accompanied by the sounds of birds chirping. The sedan chair tilted slightly forward as if descending a slope.

She didn’t know how much time had passed when the sedan chair suddenly stopped.

The face towel was then removed, and before she could adjust to the light, a voice spoke from beside her.

"Princess, we have reached our destination. You will stay here for now. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to command us, slaves."

As they spoke, they bowed to Liu Sisi and filed out of the room.

Liu Sisi hurriedly blinked, only managing to catch a glimpse of several figures disappearing behind the room door before it closed. The footsteps outside the door gradually faded, and the surroundings returned to silence.

Only then did Liu Sisi have a chance to survey her surroundings.

This was clearly not the original manor. The room’s furnishings were sparse, with an ordinary desk, bed, and chairs made of yellow pear wood; the room’s simplicity was stark, with plain hemp canopy and a bronze mirror and wooden comb plainly sitting on the desk.

It seems they’ve changed their minds!

If they had hoped to sway her with splendid food and clothes, they were now apparently intending to teach her a lesson?

Bring it on!

Let her see what means they actually have! Use all they have!

Liu Sisi smiled! Her face was full of radiant joy, clearly unafraid.

Having figured out what she wanted, she casually lay down at the head of the bed and closed her eyes for a short rest, completely at ease with her circumstances.

Not long after, the day darkened, and a maid came with food that confirmed Liu Sisi’s guess—a simple meal of three dishes and one soup.

The utterly ordinary farmer’s meal felt exceptionally warm to Liu Sisi. She devoured two large bowls of rice, swept through the dishes, and didn’t leave a drop of soup.

The result of this overeating was that she was too full even to move. She sat in the chair for a long time, enduring until she couldn’t help but ask the maid to bring a few books to pass the time arbitrarily.

These books seemed untouched, still carrying a musty smell.

She didn’t mind, casually shaking the books when a strip of paper fell out from between the pages.

Upon picking it up and giving it a glance, she was stunned by the line of writing on it!

"This, this is...?"

Her eyes flickered rapidly, and she couldn’t help but drop the paper strip and burn it directly in the candle flame.

Would someone come to rescue her at midnight?

She didn’t know if the words on the strip were true or not!

Meanwhile, Di Yelei’s horsemen had already mustered and grandly entered the cave, heading once again towards the place where they had initially discovered the manor.

Sure enough, there were two artificial cave-ins along the way inside the cave, but his horsemen were prepared and successfully found the location of the manor.

At this moment, it was already nightfall, and thousands of horsemen had turned the manor upside down. They even expanded the search perimeter and scoured the surrounding area.

Nowadays, the manor looked like a city of the dead, devoid of any trace of a living soul apart from the horsemen they had brought along. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Di Yelei, unwilling to give up, ordered his men to search thoroughly, digging three feet into the ground in their efforts to find any traces. Persistence indeed pays off, and they eventually made a discovery.

"It’s here, Old Master Marquis, take a look!"

The trusted soldier pointed his torch at the spot, illuminating the area for Di Yelei to see: "This seems to be the Princess’s handwriting. Old Master Marquis, could you please take a look to confirm?"

Only a few days ago, a copied manuscript bearing Liu Sisi’s handwriting had surfaced, and naturally, the closest trusted soldiers had seen Liu Sisi’s handwriting, leading to the discovery at hand.

Di Yelei inspected closely, tracing the marks on the rockery with his finger.

After a while, he stood up, looked around carefully, and sighed, "Correct! These are indeed left by Sisi. Judging by these marks, Sisi must have been trapped here, leading to such disarray of scratches. These marks are clearly not made at once, indicating that she was repeatedly passing through this area... What kind of circumstances would have caused her to move back and forth like this?"

This place was in the center of the courtyard, surrounded by several rockeries, connected by winding corridors. The numerous marks left behind here... could this mean...

"It means the Princess was trapped here and tried to walk back and forth, but ultimately, she could never leave the vicinity of this rockery, thus leaving behind countless traces."

"Exactly! You’ve said it perfectly! The answer can only be this one."

Di Yelei slapped his hand with realization: "Some days ago, I heard someone mention a type of array that could trap people, where there’s no distinction between day and night inside, nor can one see the sun, moon, or stars, and it is also cut off from outside sounds. I wonder if this is what Sisi encountered back then?"

Thinking of Sisi trapped inside, confused and helpless, Di Yelei felt a wave of heartache.

How is Sisi doing now?

Waiting is always lengthy, especially when it’s a directionless wait.

Liu Sisi lay with wide-open eyes at the head of the bed. She had gone to sleep before 7 p.m. and had since been waiting with eyes wide for midnight to come.

Who could be the person sending her paper strips?

How did they know where she was? And how can they come to rescue her?

The more she thought about it, the more peculiar the origin of the paper strip seemed.

Seeing that midnight was drawing near, she still harbored a glimmer of hope. She turned over, got up, dressed quietly, and stealthily made her way to the room door.

Outside the door, two guards stood on each side, keeping a vigilant watch, ensuring that not even a fly could enter.

Her eyebrows furrowed, and she silently stepped back a few paces, careful not to breathe too loudly. She tiptoed to the window and stared intently at the outside movements.

The cold moonlight spilled over, casting a hazy glow over everything.

As the time slowly passed and midnight arrived, there was still no sight of any movement outside. She patiently waited a while longer until the moon gradually set and the sentries outside had changed their shift, yet there was still no sign of any disturbance.

It seemed the other party was not going to come!

She slowly withdrew her hand, turned away from the window, and sighed. Indeed, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!

Just as she was turning around, a big tree in the shadowy area ahead suddenly moved!

Liu Sisi thought her eyes were deceiving her and hurriedly looked again; the big tree had vanished, the next moment, several muffled grunts came from the doorway. Before she could react, the room door opened.