Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1077 - 1076: The Couple Reunites!

"Brother! Good morning, Brother!"

Behind him came a stream of cheerful, light laughter.

It was like a gentle spring breeze that dispersed the gloom in Di Xuan’s heart.

He turned around subconsciously, his face involuntarily lighting up with an indulgent smile as he watched the lively figure, akin to a little swallow, flit over from the other end of the corridor, flying straight up to him.

"YingEr, good morning, why didn’t you sleep a while longer?"

"No way, if I sleep any longer, I’ll turn into a little piggy!"

Di Ying couldn’t help but draw closer to Di Xuan, glancing towards the other end of the corridor, a clarity passing through her eyes before she joked with a playful face, "Speaking of early, YingEr seems not quite as early as you, Big Brother! So, did you see Sister Thirteen? Were you two... Hmm? Heehee."

Di Ying couldn’t help but cover her mouth to stifle her giggles.

"Don’t talk nonsense, she’s a grown girl now, wouldn’t people laugh their heads off if they heard you?"

"There’s no one else here though..."

Di Ying wrinkled her little nose.

Di Xuan couldn’t help but laugh as well, stretching out his hand to gently brush aside the tangled hair at YingEr’s cheeks, "The wind’s strong outside, hurry back to your room, Sister. I have some things to do, so I’ll be going first."

"Ah—You’re leaving just as YingEr arrived? Why don’t you come with YingEr to see Sister Thirteen, too?"

Di Ying’s eyes whirled around mischievously.

Seeing her brother’s furrowed brows earlier, it was likely he had been snubbed by Sister Thirteen. With her accompanying him this time, she was certain to console her brother’s lovesick heart.

Di Xuan’s face brightened for a moment before it stiffened, "...I’d better not, I just came from over there. The Prefecture Princess Luo feels ill; go see her instead. I have to attend to some matters now."

With that, he left.

"Brother, Brother!"

Di Ying called out twice, but Di Xuan pretended not to hear and strode away quickly, causing Di Ying to stomp her foot in annoyance, her small mouth pouting.

"Why hurry off so fast, it’s not like you’ve done something bad... Eh! You didn’t really do something bad, did you?"

Di Ying’s eyes darted around and, without further thought for anything else, she hurried to the other side of the Waterside Pavilion, "Sister Thirteen, Sister Thirteen! YingEr has come to see you, Sister Thirteen..."

The commotion outside had already been reported to Thirteenth Luo by the maids.

At the moment, hearing Di Ying’s call, she couldn’t help but smile, propping herself up at the head of the bed, "Let her in."

The maid quickly complied and soon Di Ying’s smiling face appeared before her. frёeωebɳovel.com

Di Ying, with a face full of smiles, peeked inside, "Sister Thirteen, are you really sick? Just now, YingEr ran into Big Brother and he said you were ill, but YingEr didn’t believe it. Sister Thirteen, where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Di Ying, not at all shy, directly leaned beside Thirteenth Luo, inquiringly.

Years of experience with illness allowed her to quickly identify that Thirteenth Luo had no serious ailment.

Curiosity glinted in her eyes; why was she feigning illness?

Could it be to avoid seeing Brother?

It was indeed very strange!

Thirteenth Luo, however, was quite fond of Di Ying’s closeness and couldn’t resist taking her hand, "You ran so fast, just be careful not to tire yourself out. Chunfen, quickly bring a chair for the Eldest Miss."

"Yes, Prefecture Princess."

Chunfen swiftly brought over a chair, "Eldest Miss, please sit down."

Di Ying sat down obediently, all the while still mumbling, "Sister Thirteen, I’m fine. You don’t know! I used to always stay home alone, it was utterly boring to death. But now it’s great, you are finally here, and I won’t have to worry about being without company anymore."

This made Thirteenth Luo chuckle as well, "Nonsense, aren’t your younger brothers and sisters with you? Isn’t Chou Chou often playing with you?"

"Ever since Little Brother left home, he hasn’t returned, and Little Sister has gone to study medicine, even less seen. It’s just me and Chou Chou staring at each other all day. That little guy, you have no idea, is just too mischievous..."

Di Ying opened the floodgates of her conversation and chattered away nonstop.

While Thirteenth Luo chimed in with her own thoughts now and then, her mind was already far away.

How is aunt’s injury now?

After one night’s rest, Liu Sisi felt much refreshed all over.

Upon looking in the mirror, she noticed that the bruise at the corner of her mouth had mostly faded, and even the cut on her lips had scabbed.

After freshening up once more and with the skilled help of Ms. Gao, the signs of her injury were hardly noticeable, and she nodded in satisfaction.

"Princess, do you want to let everyone know that you have returned?"

"Doesn’t everyone know that I have come back?"

Liu Sisi’s expression was indifferent as she slowly ate her food. Thinking about the issue with her composition, she was quite averse to outsiders approaching her.

"They should... all know by now, right?"

The princess hadn’t deliberately kept her return a secret; anyone who was even slightly attentive would immediately notice her return.

Liu Sisi lost her appetite and put down the bowl, "Is there any news from Old Master Marquis?"

"Someone has been sent to notify the Old Master Marquis. However, as we don’t know his exact location at the moment..."

"Mm, I understand."

Liu Sisi stood up and walked back to sit beside the soft couch, "Go call Chou Chou for me. It’s been so many days since I’ve seen her, I really miss her."

"Yes, Princess."

Ms. Gao hurried off.

Liu Sisi turned her head to look at the scenery outside, casually pulling a thin blanket over herself, and as she pondered the recent events, she gradually fell into slumber.

Exhausted, Di Yelei returned to the manor.

After a night of marching, everyone was weary and worn out. After a hasty goodbye to the others, they each returned home.

As he walked down the path from his horse, the sun’s warm rays bathed him but could not warm his silent heart.

"Old Master Marquis, you have returned."

"I, your subordinate, pay my respects to the Old Master Marquis."

"This servant greets the Old Master Marquis."

"..."

Along the way, greetings ebbed and flowed. Di Yelei did not engage in conversation but waved his hand casually, proceeding directly into the courtyard. He washed up casually after returning to the bathroom, cleansing the dust of travel from himself, wearing only his underpants, and walked towards the big bed while drying his hair.

The towel over his head blocked most of his vision, yet as soon as he stepped into the room, he detected that unique aura belonging to Sisi.

The motion of drying his hair paused, and instinctively, he moved towards the desk that Sisi liked so much.

The desk was spotless, devoid of anything. Rows of books were neatly arranged on the shelf, just as they were when he had left.

He closed his eyes in discomfort, turned around, and continued towards the head of the bed, where he sat down and wiped his face.

Sisi, where exactly are you?

He was suddenly drawn to a soft breathing sound.

Whipping his head around, he stiffened upon seeing that black head of hair.

"Sisi..."

He reached out his hand and just as he was about to touch her cheek, he quickly retracted it, fearing that any rashness might shatter the beautiful dream before his eyes.