Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 794: Chapter 794: Di Yelei’s Thunderous Rage! (1)

Thirty miles outside the Imperial City.

Di Yelei and others led their weary soldiers to rest at a hostel.

According to the normal marching speed, the army should arrive at the capital in ten days, but Di Yelei was eager to return. He ordered the deputy general to lead the army to the capital, while he took a few hundred confidants and hurried along. Finally, they arrived here at dusk today.

He originally intended to enter the capital overnight, but there was a rule that “the army must not enter the city without the Emperor’s decree.” So he had to forcibly suppress his anxiety and stay at the hostel.

Perhaps because he had something weighing on his mind, Di Yelei couldn’t sleep at all. Unable to bear it anymore, he left his room and looked up at the sky.

“General! General, there’s news from the capital.”

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A figure rushed in from outside, coming directly to Di Yelei.

Di Yelei turned around and saw Zhang Peng entering the courtyard.

“Brother Zhang, is there an urgent military order?”

In recent years, Zhang Peng had been following him constantly, accompanying him through life-threatening situations several times. By now, he was Di Yelei’s left and right-hand man, appointed as the deputy general.

“What kind of a shitty urgent military order? The Assistant Prefect sent a flying pigeon letter, so you better take a look yourself!” As Zhang Peng spoke, he became more furious, hastily handing over the paper strip in his hand.

Di Yelei quickly unfolded the strip and read it carefully under the dim candlelight. Then a surge of anger spread across his face.

“No need to wait for daybreak! You gather a few brothers who are skilled in lightness techniques right away, and we enter the imperial city through the secret passage! Be quick!”

“Yes, I will take care of it immediately!”

Zhang Peng quickly made a fist greeting.

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Inside the city.

Liu Sisi’s disappearance not only mobilized Di’s Elder Residence, Assistant Minister Di’s Residence, and Prince Luo’s Mansion, but also caused the Emperor to send his own confidants to search for her.

Even though he already knew that Ruyu would escape danger according to Taoist Master Zhu, the Emperor still couldn’t be at ease, not having slept a wink all night. He secretly regretted that he shouldn’t have been so impatient in summoning Ruyu to the palace, as she wouldn’t have encountered this crisis otherwise.

Luo Honored Concubine’s eyes flashed as she lightly knelt beside Zhao Yuanlang, holding a thin cloak and carefully wrapping it around him.

She gently opened her vermilion lips, “Your Majesty, it’s already midnight. Soon, you will have to attend the early morning session. How about you rest early? I’m afraid tomorrow’s session will be tumultuous.”

Zhao Yuanlang glanced at her, “You know it, too?”

Luo Honored Concubine’s outstretched hand hesitated for a moment before resuming, carefully arranging the cloak for Zhao Yuanlang.

“When the palace gate was closed, I heard the little maids discussing that Princess Ruyu encountered some accidents when she left the palace. Being confined in the inner palace, I don’t know whether the story is true or false…” Luo Honored Concubine spoke softly, stealing glances at Zhao Yuanlang’s expression.

“Hmm! The Empress’s reach is getting longer and longer!”

Zhao Yuanlang’s anger boiled within, realizing that there were truly no secrets to be had in this palace. The more he thought about it, the more sleepless he became: “My dear, you go back to rest first. I have some matters to handle.”

Having said that, he didn’t wait for Luo Honored Concubine’s response and strode out of the sleeping palace.

“Your humble concubine sends off Your Majesty!”

Luo Honored Concubine hurriedly knelt down and saw off the Imperial Presence.

Only when Zhao Yuanlang’s figure disappeared did she slowly stand up from the ground, unable to help herself but let out a cold chuckle behind her lips.

It seems that His Majesty’s patience with the Empress is becoming less and less, but who knows how long the Yang family can still be arrogant? Immediately after, she thought of her father, wondering how he was doing now.

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Over at Commander Yang’s side.

After leaving Gan estate, he continuously searched several court ministers’ residences, causing great turmoil and complaints among them. Yet, there was still no news about Liu Sisi, which only intensified his anger.

The deputy general approached him again: “Commander, it’s now the second hour of the night, and officials in this area are all getting ready to go to the early morning court session. Under such circumstances, finding people will be more difficult. What do you think…?” Whether or not they should call off the search.

“Since you know it will be more difficult to find people later, why aren’t you speeding up? Go find them immediately!”

Commander Yang was furious: “If you really can’t find them, don’t blame me for pushing you out as scapegoats when the Empress blames us for our incompetence!”

His words frightened the deputy commander!

“Yes! We will go and search again immediately. Brothers, hurry! Go quickly!”

The deputy general hurriedly ran off, grumbling even more in his heart. It was clearly him who made a vow in front of the Empress, yet now they couldn’t catch anyone, and the blame was being shifted onto them. What kind of situation was this?

Yang Yikun was extremely anxious! It was just a woman with three children, how could they suddenly disappear? Could it be that they burrowed into the ground?

Wait! Burrow, burrow, burrow…

A sudden thought flashed through Yang Yikun’s mind, followed by a moment of realization! He immediately slapped his thigh.

“I got it! They must have hidden underground. Hurry up! Go back and search all the residences we’ve investigated before, one by one! We have to turn everything upside down this time!”

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At the time Commander Yang led his men back to search, the three children were already fast asleep. Liu Sisi was chatting about her experiences since they had parted with Gan Miaoruo.

“Thinking about it now, your father was quite fortunate. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he passed away. What could be better than that?”

“True, but there are also countless regrets.”

Liu Sisi recalled the past and smiled, quickly putting away her smile: “We still don’t know if Second Sister-in-law Wang is dead or alive. My sister-in-law, Ms. Xin, went out to look for Dr. He and never came back. Someone once said they saw her in Gongzhou City. My little brother has traveled frequently between Macheng County and Gongzhou City all these years despite the war and smoke, just to find Ms. Xin…”

“And she still hasn’t been found?”

“Yes, we still haven’t found Ms. Xin. Instead, my brother found my Second Sister Liu Zhi’er.”

Liu Sisi smiled: “You’ve met my Second Sister Liu Zhi’er, right?”

“Of course, I’ve met her! Didn’t I also have my grandmother help search for her two children back then? How is she now?”

“Right, she’s been good! She never gave up looking for Er Mao and San Mao all these years.”

Liu Sisi nodded: “Thanks to her persistence, she found out about San Mao’s whereabouts four years ago and hurriedly chased after him. However, she didn’t expect that San Mao had been adopted by a wealthy family. The family, having no children of their own, treated San Mao well. Since San Mao was too young when he left, he didn’t remember her at all. So, she settled down in that area.”

“So she can still take an occasional look at her child, right?”

Gan Miaoruo moved closer to Liu Sisi: “You tell me, would San Mao be happier with your second sister or his current parents?”

“Sigh! With people, you really can’t tell how their fate will work out.”