Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Liu Sisi stopped the carriage and lifted the curtain to look towards the narrow pass.

Due to the distance, she could only see many soldiers officers collecting several corpses. There was even a governmental runner holding a severed arm, waving it and talking to some other officers.

“Oh…ugh!”

Some people standing amongst the crowd couldn’t bear to watch any longer and began to retch.

Liu Sisi stretched her neck to take a closer look, and to her surprise, spotted Zuo Xingyu amongst the crowd.

Although she didn’t like him, since it was a critical time, she naturally wouldn’t joke about Di Yelei’s safety! She quickly got out of the carriage and walked towards him.

“Big Sister! Big Sister, you’re pregnant! Don’t go there, or something bad might happen! Big Sister…”

A married woman with a foreign accent hurriedly grabbed her arm.

Liu Sisi turned her head and smiled at the woman, “Eldest Sister, don’t worry, I’m just going to find someone.”

As she spoke, she tried to brush off the woman’s grip.

Unexpectedly, the woman tightened her hold, “Oh! I say, Big Sister, are you okay? Did you offend someone? There’s nothing good inside. Just go back, your stomach is so big! You should think about the child in your belly. Hurry back, and don’t go in.”

Several other women nearby also joined in, trying to persuade her.

“Indeed! Madam, your current situation is no ordinary one. If anything were to happen, what would we do? Just take a look from afar and leave.”

“Don’t go any further. Even if you want to go into the city, it doesn’t have to be right now. It won’t be too late to go tomorrow…”

Hearing the multiple voices around her, Liu Sisi thought they made sense, stopping her intention to go there.

“Since that’s the case, I won’t go over there. Thank you all for your concern.”

Liu Sisi smiled and exchanged greetings with them before returning to her carriage.

She turned her head and took another look at Zuo Xingyu, then commanded Di Cheng, who was acting as her tail, before getting into the carriage.

Di Cheng nodded, hurriedly walked forward with his mouth covered with a sleeve, and greeted Zuo Xingyu. He then pointed at Liu Sisi’s carriage, spoke a few words, and then retreated with a fist salute.

Zuo Xingyu turned around, said something to a few people around him, and then walked over to Di Cheng.

When he reached the edge of the crowd, people instinctively stepped aside, making a clear path for Zuo Xingyu.

His eyebrows were still tightly furrowed, the deep character-like lines nearly connecting both eyebrows.

He didn’t stop due to the crowd’s fear but walked steadily to Liu Sisi’s carriage before greeting her with a fist salute.

“Greetings, Madam.”

Instead of getting out of the carriage, Liu Sisi lowered the curtain, blocking the view between Zuo Xingyu and herself.

From inside the carriage, she apologized, “Constable Zuo, since I’m feeling unwell, I won’t get off the carriage. Please don’t take it personally.”

“No problem, it’s all right.”

Zuo Xingyu’s eyes flashed quickly, and he didn’t dwell on this matter.

“Thank you for understanding, Constable Zuo,” Liu Sisi said, then took her seat again.

“Is there something you wish to ask, Mrs. Sub-Captain?”

Zuo Xingyu’s gaze swept around at the surrounding people, who quickly dispersed.

Only then did the women who had previously stopped Liu Sisi break into a cold sweat. They had originally stopped her from helping with good intentions, not expecting that the sub-captain’s wife knew this governmental officer. He seemed to be of high status, but wouldn’t bear a grudge against them, would he?

The women muttered to themselves as they gradually walked away, occasionally stealing glances back at Liu Sisi’s carriage, their eyes burning with curiosity.

Unaware of the crowd’s thoughts, Liu Sisi was still contemplating whether it would be better to ask bluntly or to beat around the bush?

After considering it, she decided to be direct, “Constable Zuo, this is not our first encounter, so I’ll just speak plainly. My husband, Di Yelei, was attacked here yesterday and went to the government office early this morning. I’m worried, so I hurried to the scene today. I saw Constable Zuo here and wanted to learn more about the situation.”

“So that’s what it’s about.”

Zuo Xingyu nodded, “There are eighteen people in total, three of them are archers, and the other fifteen seem to be a small team of an organization. There are also three horses. These people were all dressed in mysterious robes when they died. Some were shot through the heart with an arrow, while others had their necks twisted or were dismembered, their hands and feet scattered. That’s about the extent of it. Is there anything else you would like to ask?”

Left Constable Zuo did not conceal anything, and told Liu Sisi everything he could, but what he couldn’t say… his lips would remain sealed!

Liu Sisi frowned. She had already known these things yesterday. Judging by the officer’s expression, it seemed he didn’t plan to elaborate any further.

She quickly changed the topic, “Constable Zuo, you should know what I really want to know?”

Zuo Xingyu’s expression remained unchanged, “All I know, I’ve already told you.”

Unable to hold back any longer, Liu Sisi gently lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked outside, her eyes meeting Zuo Xingyu’s directly.

Zuo Xingyu didn’t dodge her gaze, but straightened his back and met it.

After a moment, Liu Sisi let the curtain go and laughed coldly.

“Since Constable Zuo has already informed me of everything he knows, I would be truly unreasonable if I continued to ask. I’d like to thank you for your time, Constable Zuo, and for putting up with me.”

“No problem at all! If Madam has no further questions, I will return to my duties.”

Zuo Xingyu saluted her with a fist, then turned and walked back the way he came.

“Oh! By the way, Mrs.Di, I found this item at the scene. I’ll lend it to you to examine for a few days. In three days, I’ll come to take it back. Farewell!”

As his words fell, an object flew into the carriage through the window and landed at Liu Sisi’s feet.

Upon closer inspection, Liu Sisi saw it was a peculiarly shaped object, made of something resembling jade but not quite jade. She was overjoyed!

“Thank you, Constable Zuo!”

Zuo Xingyu, who had already walked away quickly, seemed not to have heard her. His pace remained unchanged.

Liu Sisi smiled!

This wooden man also had other emotions, huh!