Chapter 660:. Frightened by Mother


    Trantor: Dragon Boat Trantion Editor: Dragon Boat Trantion


    Xiao Zeyu, who was in charge of obtaining Li Wei’s report from the head of the royal guards, didn’t want Su Qing to know about this, so he had the eunuch take him to Yangxin Pce Hall. He continued to help Su Qing scoop hot water. “Shuisheng, state affairs are more important. Go and take a look!”


    Su Qing opened her eyes and turned to look at Xiao Zeyu, then kindly asked him to go back to work.


    “Alright.”


    Xiao Zeyu nodded and waved his hand to the pce maids behind him, telling them toe over and serve Su Qing. He sat on the dragon carriage and returned to Yangxin Pce Hall. Su Qing finished her bath and put on her pce robes.


    She instantly changed from a cold heroine to a graceful and luxurious empress. Ziqi and Yun ‘er were incredibly obedient. They knew their mother was changing, so they followed their uncle and Xiao Qi to y in the courtyard.


    When Su Qing came out, she saw her precious daughter sitting on the swing. She giggled and asked the two pce maids to push her a little higher. Xiao Qi stood at the side and looked at her anxiously worriedly.


    Yun’ er saw Su Qing and shouted happily,


    “Mother, flying high is fun.”


    Yun’ er also lost her reason and let go of one of her hands. She flew out like Xiao Yan, scaring Yang Ruxue so much that she covered her chest and shouted at the pce maid and eunuch,


    “Quickly catch the princess.”


    Su Qing leaped into the air and caught her daughter,nding steadily on the ground.


    “Mother!” Yun’ er was not afraid at all. She shouted happily at Su Qing,


    “Mother, Yun’ er still wants to y Feifei.”


    Su Qing put her on the ground with a dark face,


    “Don’t do such dangerous things in the future.”


    Su Qing had never lost her temper with her daughter. This was the first time. The consequences would have been unimaginable if she hadn’t been here just now.


    “Got it.”


    Yun’er was so scared that her eyes were filled with tears, but she did not dare to cry. She pouted and agreed.


    Yang Ruxue’s heart ached when Su Qing lectured Yun’ er, but she didn’t dare to persuade her. It was the first time she had seen Su Qing so angry.


    “Mother, Yun’ er already knows her mistake.”


    Ziqi felt sorry for her sister and came over to persuade Su Qing. Su Qing looked at him and suspected that she had given birth to the wrong gender. Ziqi was like a girl, quiet and obedient. Yun’ er was too naughty.


    “Sister, don’t scold Yun ‘er. She’s crying.”


    Little Chen also came to plead for Yun ‘er. It was better if no one begged for mercy. Yun’ er cried out loud when someone begged for mercy.


    Yang Ruxue hugged Yun ‘er, wanting to pick her up. Yun’ er rarely cried since she was young. She was like a carefree, happy girl whoughed from morning to night. It hurt to see her cry suddenly.


    “Madam, you’re pregnant and can’t carry anyone!”


    When the nanny saw Yang Ruxue was about to carry the chubby Yun ‘er, she was so scared that she hurriedly reminded her.


    Su Qing looked at her mother in shock. She was more shocked than surprised!


    When she came back, she found out that her aunt was pregnant. She still wondered how Luan Hong would feel when she found out her mother was pregnant. Now, it was her turn.


    Understood, let’s continue with the new storyline involving Yang Ruxue and her daughter.


    Yang Ruxue gazed at her daughter, a mix of affection and mild embarrassment in her expression. In their time, it was not umon for families to have a wide age gap between siblings, sometimes even when the youngest was younger than the oldest child’s children. However, facing her situation, Yang Ruxue couldn’t help but feel a bit self-conscious.


    “Mother, congrattions.”


    Su Qing congratted her mother. She had no choice but to ept reality.


    She was in her forties, so it wasn’t strange for her to get pregnant.


    Su Qing looked at Ziqi and Yun ‘er. They were about to have an uncle or aunt younger than them.


    Su Qing had forgotten to teach Yun’ er a lesson because of her mother’s pregnancy, while Xiao Zeyu was fuming with rage as he looked at the list of properties to be confiscated.


    “A mere salt official has embezzled so much in just two years. His crime is heinous. Li Wei will be executed by a thousand gashes, and his family will be banished to the border and demoted to very.”


    If they were demoted to ve status, they would never have a chance to turn over a new leaf. They could only be ves for the rest of their lives. This was a disaster for the Li family, who were used to enjoying glory and wealth. It was worse than death.


    Li Wei knew that he was going to be cut into a thousand pieces and was so scared that he peed his pants. He didn’t want to suffer the pain of being cut into a thousand pieces, so he wanted to hit his head andmit suicide. However, it was difficult tomit suicide with the shackles on his neck.


    Moreover, he had the heart to die but not the courage to die. He retreated at thest minute when he wanted to hit his head. He only bled but did not faint, let alone knock himself to death.


    Seeing that he wanted tomit suicide, the prison runners tied him up. As long as he didn’t die before the execution, who cared if he suffered or not?


    Li Wei hadmitted a great crime. He was tied up with a rope until he was bleeding. His body was numb and ufortable. He wanted to call for help, but his mouth was stuffed with a lump of moldy straw. It was so disgusting that his head felt dizzy.


    Li Weiy in his cell, his gaze fixed on the ceiling above. A deep sense of regret pervaded his thoughts. There was no remedy for the remorse that gnawed at him. The moment he had decided to involve his daughter in the plot against the cunning emperor, he had set himself on a path to ruin.


    In the wake of the salt official’s execution, the vacancy in this coveted position stirred ambitions in many. The role was known for its profitability. Anyone sensible enough to avoid excessive greed and maintain a low profile could amass considerable wealth in just three years as a salt official, then retire to a life of luxury in their hometown.


    Xiao Zeyu, however, didn’t rush into appointing a new salt official. He returned to the pce to consult with Su Qing, who had rested the entire afternoon. That evening, Su Qing, rejuvenated from her rest, lovingly prepared a meal for her two children and Xiao Zeyu. Her mother and brother, Xiao Chen, had been sent back to their family home earlier.


    The situation was a poignant reminder for her. Her parents had endured a lifetime of love yet were forced to live apart due to circumstances. They had secretly met on the Magpie Bridge, a meeting that led to the pregnancy. Now that she was back, she feltpelled to correct this injustice. She could no longer keep her mother from her father out of selfishness. It was time for her to let her mother return home, reunite with her father, and live the life they had been denied for so long.


    After her mother scolded Yun ‘er in the afternoon, she obeyed the tutor to write the prominent characters. At night, she had memorized the Three Character ssic. She wanted to recite the Three Character ssic for her motherter to make her happy.


    Ziqi, this little adult, was also reading a book while waiting for his mother to cook. His calligraphy was still on the desk. At such a young age, his calligraphy was already exquisite.


    Xiao Zeyu ced all the memorials in Yangxin Pce Hall, changed into regr clothes, and arrived early at Cunning Pce. He apanied the two children to study, but his eyes asionally looked outside the pce gates.


    It had been long since he had eaten Qing ‘er’s cooking. The dishes made by the imperial kitchen were nd and tasteless, but his Qing’ er’s cooking was delicious.


    Su Qing had finished cooking, and Zhou Bo arrived promptly. Xiao Zeyu apanied him to drink a jar of Overlord Drunk, and he was 70% drunk as hey on the table.


    “Qing ‘ er, quickly help this person pretending to be asleep back to rest. I’m leaving.”


    Zhou Bo stood up and looked at Xiao Zeyu with disdain. Kid, don’t pretend to be drunk, we all know?


    “Men, send the Taoist priest back to rest.”


    Su Qing’s mouth twitched. Shuisheng’s act of drunkenness was a little fake. She stood up and ordered someone to send Zhou Bo away.


    Yun’ er was tired after a day of mischief. She sat there with her eyelids closed, her little head dozing off gradually. Her body was also swaying back and forth. The two pce maids were so scared that they stood behind the princess to protect her.


    “Carry the princess back to rest.”


    Su Qing saw it and ordered the pce maid to take Yun ‘er back to sleep.


    Yun’ er was instantly energized when she was picked up. She stretched out her chubby arms toward Su Qing.


    “Mother, Yun’ er wants to sleep with Mother.”


    Xiao Zeyu, who was pretending to be drunk, suddenly perked up.


    “My dear daughter, your mother and I have been apart for a long time.. You can’t sleep here!”