Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 838: Chapter 838: No Longer Young

Di Yelei was clearly drunk, but fortunately, he didn’t make a scene. Instead, he simply collapsed next to Liu Sisi and fell into a deep sleep.

When Liu Sisi woke up, what she saw was Di Yelei lying next to her, still in his clothes.

The dark circles under his eyes were still evident, clearly because he hadn’t yet recovered from the lack of sleep during the previous period, and the thick stubble around his mouth, from which he occasionally mumbled.

She quickly called the maid to bring warm water to wash his face, but just then, she saw that he too had opened his bloodshot eyes.

“Why did you drink so much? Drinking to excess is not good for your health.”

After waiting a moment, it was Liu Sisi who broke the silence between them.

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Di Yelei pressed his forehead in pain, obviously tormented by his hangover, “His Majesty and the two Princes toasted, how could I not drink?”

Liu Sisi quickly placed the hot towel on his forehead, “Did His Majesty say something to you?”

“He said a lot, which sentence are you referring to?”

Liu Sisi hesitated for a moment, then noticed the teasing smile at the corner of Di Yelei’s mouth, “Well! You’re actually teasing me? See if I don’t hit you!”

As she spoke, she stretched out her crab pincer, pretending to pinch his flesh.

Di Yelei cried out in feigned pain, but the smile on his face was especially conspicuous. He took the opportunity to pull her into his arms, entangling her with his long legs and arms.

“Oh! Stop it, I’m discussing serious matters with you!”

Liu Sisi was hardly in the mood for such antics at the moment, and she struggled mightily.

He seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood and still didn’t let go of her, instead deliberately blowing air into her ear, “This is serious too! Chou Chou and the others are not that young anymore; it’s time to give them another little brother or sister.”

“Don’t you…”

Liu Sisi’s struggle was futile, and she quickly succumbed under his succession of kisses.

Just as she was getting lost in her feelings, Di Yelei gradually released her, wrapped her tightly in the quilt, and buried his head in her chest with a muffled voice through the quilt.

“Taking advantage of my drunken state, His Majesty asked me many questions, and he asked the two Princes many questions too. I remember what I answered earlier, but later, as I was inebriated, I don’t even remember what I replied.”

“You really don’t remember?” Liu Sisi didn’t struggle, allowing him to embrace her that way.

“I really don’t remember, hehe.”

There was a peculiar smile in his eyes and eyebrows, like a child boasting to his mother about scoring a hundred, then waiting for his mother to praise him—an expression so innocent!

She had once heard that most men have a mother complex. The more outwardly tough the man, the more likely they are to reveal their vulnerable side after drinking.

Di Yelei at this moment was using Liu Sisi as a large hug pillow, or rather, as a confidante to act spoiled with, whining to her to his heart’s content.

“Since you don’t remember, let’s just let it be. Life and death are fated, and wealth and status are in heaven’s hands; all we can do is our best.”

She couldn’t help but start to smile, slowly embracing the head on her chest and tenderly holding him.

“Actually, I was lying to you. I remember everything I said. His Majesty even smiled at me, heh heh… burp! Umm…”

Di Yelei seemed like he was about to vomit, hurriedly leaning over the head of the bed, but there was no sound. It wasn’t until Liu Sisi noticed something was off and went to check that she found he had already fallen asleep.

Liu Sisi struggled to straighten him up, looking at him as he fell into a deep sleep, and wondered if he would remember his current drunken state when he woke up tomorrow.

Indeed, just as Liu Sisi had expected, when Di Yelei woke up the next day, he had no memory of what he had done.

But he still talked to her about yesterday’s events.

“His Majesty wants to keep the Imperial Guards firmly in his grasp. I also think His Majesty’s method is good, at least this way we don’t have to worry about another uprising like Yang Yikun! He originally planned to make me the Commander of the Imperial Guard, but after thinking about it, I felt it was inappropriate and declined tactfully.”

The Commander of the Imperial Guard commands an army of 300,000 troops; it’s no small force, which is certainly why His Majesty values it highly. However, if it were given to Di Yelei, he is, after all, an outsider by marriage and it’s possible His Majesty’s nights would be restless again.

“Did Father Emperor say anything else?”

Liu Sisi’s voice was low.

“At first, he disagreed, but then I got quite drunk and… I started ranting about looking for a few children and even threatened to resign from my post if His Majesty did not agree. Meanwhile, I also mentioned wanting to spend more time with you. His Majesty was a bit angry, but ultimately, he agreed.”

Di Yelei gave her a goofy grin, just like when they first met.

“You—”

Liu Sisi fiercely pinched him, yet joy appeared on her face: “Although he was a bit angry, he should indeed be more reassured about you in the future.”

“Later, I was very drunk, but it seems His Majesty said a few more words, telling me to stay well in the mansion with you for the next few days. Finally, I can skip the early morning session; just thinking about it feels comfortable.”

While he was speaking, he pounced on Liu Sisi, using his hands and feet to begin the assault on the fortress.

“Stop! Let me go! Mmm… quickly let go, listen to me…”

After being vigorously nibbled on by him, Liu Sisi’s words came out in fits and starts. Finally breaking free from his arms, she quickly used her arms as a barrier between them, her cheeks unavoidably taking on a shade of red: “Are you crazy? Didn’t you say you were so drunk that you couldn’t remember anything? How do you remember what His Majesty said last? Get up quickly and go to the early morning session.”

Di Yelei also seemed to have just realized his mistake, sitting up with force after staring blankly for a while.

“Oh! It looks like I really was too drunk, I didn’t even think about that. But now it’s too late for the early morning session, what should I do?”

“Didn’t you say it yourself? You were dead drunk yesterday.”

Liu Sisi rolled her eyes at him, offering him two free almonds: “Since you were so drunk, it’s understandable that you overslept this morning. Just apologize a little more carefully, and that should be fine…”

“Right, right, help me get dressed quickly… No, no, there’s no need to change, I’ll just go to the palace in these clothes.”

Grabbing at his disheveled clothing, Di Yelei hurried out of the room in a flurry, only to rush back in a blink of an eye. Just as Liu Sisi looked at him curiously, he suddenly embraced her and stole two kisses on her cheek.

“Sisi, you truly are a good wife, and marrying you was the most correct decision I Di Yelei have made in my life!”

Without waiting for Liu Sisi to respond, he had already disappeared in the doorway once more.

In the coming and going, Liu Sisi had no time to react at all.

“Tch! You’re not getting any younger, yet you still act so…”

Only after a while did Liu Sisi utter a sentence, as a blush slowly spread across her face.