Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 951 - Returning Home
Chapter 951: Chapter 951 Returning Home
Chapter 951 -951 Returning Home
Even though Di Yelei was anxious to hurry on his journey, he still had to consider the speed at which the official ship carrying Prince Luo and his party was progressing.
In search of Liu Sisi, Di Yelei had not planned to take the waterway with everyone else, yet, having to bring along his family and his elder brother Di Hongyuan, he was forced to suppress his urgency and took the official ship with everyone else.
However, once they reached various wharfs, he would immediately order someone to search for people, attempting to find any trace of Liu Sisi.
Time and again, disappointment did not extinguish the flame within him! Many people at home had developed a rash, but it strangely got better later. In Di Yelei’s view, the illness Liu Sisi suffered from initially must have been the same as everyone else’s!
Perhaps she has already recovered by now and might even be on her way back to the capital city.
Therefore, he took a high-profile approach all along the way! Not only did he hoist a black flag with the character “Di” on the prow of the official ship, but he also actively sought out people, all to ensure that if Liu Sisi happened to be nearby, she could find him at the earliest opportunity!
However, along the way, they had first taken a carriage and then switched to an official ship, and with Gongzhou City right in front of their eyes, there had been no news whatsoever on their journey.
“Old Master Marquis, the Prefect of Wanzhou requests an audience outside, shall we stop the ship?” Di Yelei was troubled by a headache, but a subordinate’s report came from outside.
After thinking, he said, “We’ve arrived at Wanzhou so soon? Let’s stop the ship for seven days before we set off again. By the way, send someone to inform Prince Luo.”
As it happened, Prince Luo also received the news and hurried over.
“Is Marquis Yongping going to anchor the ship again? How long do you plan to stop this time? Our journey has been delayed a lot, and this time we’ll be staying for seven days, isn’t that too long?”
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It was no wonder that Marquis Yongping was asked such a question. Since they left the capital, they had been stopping along the road frequently. What originally could have been a one-month journey had been stretched to over two months, and they were still wandering within Wanzhou territory—how could he not be anxious?
“The time is not long, I had already learned long ago that Wanzhou is a bustling wharf where many merchants diverge northward or southward. I plan to turn Wanzhou upside down in seven days to see if there can be any gains. As for inspection matters in Wanzhou, I’m afraid that will be a hardship for Prince Luo to endure.”
Di Yelei delegated tasks to Prince Luo without any sense of inappropriateness. Along the way, whenever they reached a place, he would search for Sisi himself, and Prince Luo would naturally inspect the local situation. Working together, they cooperated harmoniously.
Prince Luo instinctively wanted to persuade, “Marquis Yongping, have you ever considered that Princess Ruyu might be…”
“There are no mights, I will find her! Even if it takes all I have.”
Di Yelei spoke with finality, his expression one that was ready to turn hostile at any disagreement.
Prince Luo moved his lips a few times and then sighed, “Enough! It is thanks to Princess Ruyu’s blessings that this Prince can return to the capital. Leave the inspection matters to me. As for the search for Princess Ruyu… try to be more open-minded about it. As they say, ‘Man proposes, God disposes’—don’t be too obstinate!”
Di Yelei did not respond, instead he looked disdainfully at the other party. It was easy for him to talk without experiencing the pain!
If it were Prince Luo’s wife who was in trouble, he would probably be more anxious than himself.
He yelled at the little maid standing beside him, “What are you standing there for? Go inform the Young Master and the miss to get ready, once the ship docks, we’ll disembark right away. Don’t keep people waiting for too long.”
“Yes, Old Master Marquis.”
The little maid hurried off to notify everyone.
Indeed, it wasn’t long before the official ship slowly approached the Wanzhou wharf. Once the ship was completely moored, everyone followed him off the ship.
The Prefect of Wanzhou had been waiting there for some time and hurried up to pay his respects.
“It turns out to be Marquis Yongping and Prince Luo who honor us with their visit. This subordinate officer has failed to greet you from afar, and I hope that Old Master Marquis and Prince Luo will not hold this against me.”
“It’s all good, all good! We are here on Imperial Edict, it’s actually us who have troubled you, Lord Governor. I hope for your understanding.”
Prince Luo chuckled and nodded slightly towards the Prefect of Wanzhou.
Watching the furrowed brow of the Marquis Yongping, the governor clearly couldn’t gauge the other party’s intentions and could only chuckle as he welcomed the two into the mansion.
“Gentlemen, the government office has been cleaned up. Would Your Honors please come in and allow me to arrange some light wine to welcome and refresh you?”
“Your efforts are appreciated, Lord Governor.”
Prince Luo, with practiced ease, gave a fist greeting and then joined the governor in taking a carriage.
Di Hongyuan felt somewhat seasick. At the moment, after getting off the big ship, his complexion was not great. Once he got on the carriage, he fell straight asleep.
Di Hongyuan naturally preferred riding horses. When he mounted his horse, he clearly felt a sharp gaze from the crowd. Quickly turning around, the gaze suddenly disappeared.
Strange, there shouldn’t be anyone he knew here, right?
Di Yelei withdrew his searching gaze and couldn’t help but shake his head. It seemed he had been too tense lately. He needed to get some good rest.
Only when that line of people had gradually moved away did a figure on the wharf lift their head to watch the disappearing carriages. Then they pushed their straw hat further down and quickly disappeared into the crowd, turning here and there until they entered a small alleyway.
The figure continued without stopping deep into the alley and finally turned into an even smaller forked road before entering a short, dilapidated house and pushing open a rickety door beside it.
Creak—
The collapsing door let out a distressed sound, uttering a hunting noise when hit by the cold wind.
From the inner room came a deep cough as if trying to cough up lungs, a bellows-like sound that was truly distressing to hear.
Without saying much, the figure took off the straw hat revealing an old face full of pits, then turned around to start cooking.
“Granny Peng, you seem to have come back early today.”
The person in the inner room finally stopped coughing and spoke in a hoarse voice.
Pausing for a moment, Granny Peng continued with her work: “There weren’t any cargo ships being unloaded at the wharf today, so I came back earlier.”
With official ships docked, cargo ships naturally kept their distance, leading to few arrivals at the wharf.
“I see! You’ve been working hard. Cough cough cough…”
The coughing from the inner room grew nearer, and a married woman with a face towel emerged, holding a stack of rice paper: “I have finished copying these books. Tomorrow, when you pass by the bookstore, please drop them off and pick up another job for me.”
Granny Peng hesitated for a moment but still reached out to take the paper: “Your health isn’t good, don’t push yourself so hard copying books. You can’t buy back your health with however much silver.”
“It’s fine, I’m used to this work.”
And wasn’t she used to it? She still remembered how when she first arrived, it was by copying books that she managed to support her household, right?
