Chapter 235: Chapter 235
"Aren’t you all tired? It’s just a sachet, what’s the big deal about one more or one less? Really, let’s go home, I’m both tired and hungry," said the Great Princess, rubbing her arm as she entered the house.
"I’m also tired," said the Second Princess, yawning as she entered the house too.
"Let’s go in, let’s go in," Prince Luling was still worried about how to explain today’s business to the Princess Consort. He didn’t feel like dealing with the little kids’ matters and waved to Mu Yuanxiu, "Yuanxiu, come inside, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, let’s have a meal together."
Mu Yuanxiu immediately returned the courtesy and thanked, "Thank you, Uncle Li, for the invitation."
Prince Luling laughed and pulled Mu Yuanxiu into the house.
The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an were so jealous that their hearts turned sour.
Both the sister and the father were biased!
Because Mu Yuanxiu was present, Princess Consort Luling only casually asked Prince Luling about the business and didn’t inquire further.
Prince Luling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he was smart to bring someone to take the heat.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a time for family reunion meals.
Li Yuzhu and her siblings brought out all the dishes from home.
Mu Yuanxiu presented the wild rabbit he had brought.
Li Yuzhu wasn’t shy, skinned it, and made braised rabbit meat.
On a hot day, eating plain boiled meat would be too greasy.
Today’s meal had as many as sixteen dishes.
Li Yuzhu asked around and discovered they were sent by Chai E Ying’s orders.
Not only were there dishes, but also wine.
Prince Luling was very pleased, opened the wine jar, and drank with his three sons and Mu Yuanxiu.
Also due to the heat, Li Yuzhu and her three brothers set the table in the courtyard, eating with the evening breeze, making it refreshing. For more chapters visit noveⅼfire.net
As they were eating, suddenly there was a chaotic ringing at the gate connected to the house.
Li Xing’an frowned, "Who would come at this time when it’s almost dark?"
The Second Young Master stood up, "I’ll go have a look; it might be someone from the village."
He went to the front yard to open the gate.
But soon, he came back.
"Third sister, guess who’s ringing the bell?" The Second Young Master laughed coldly.
Li Yuzhu, finishing her meal and drinking soup, asked casually, "Who is it?"
The Second Young Master laughed coldly, "That little pickpocket we met at the market today! Quite capable, he managed to find his way here?"
The others didn’t know who the little pickpocket was and looked at them both in confusion.
Yuanxiu asked, "What pickpocket?"
Li Yuzhu said, "Didn’t I go to..." She was about to say she went to find Prince Luling, but Prince Luling suddenly coughed, and she twitched her mouth and switched to say, "I went to look for a place to have lunch, and because it was crowded, a kid stole my cloth backpack, and second brother chased it back for me. The kid was afraid of being beaten, said he wanted to work for us just for a meal. My second brother and I were worried he’d be dishonest, so we didn’t agree. Who would have thought he’d find his way to us here."
Li Xing’an slapped down his chopsticks, "I want to see which thick-skinned kid isn’t afraid of getting beaten!"
He rolled up his sleeves and walked boldly to the front yard.
"I’ll go check it out." Li Yuzhu immediately followed.
She was worried that the impulsive Li Xing’an would actually beat up the kid.
After all, it’s just a child, scaring him would be enough. Hurting someone could lead to serious trouble.
They opened the courtyard gate.
On the steps at the gate, there was a small thin body lying there.
Li Yuzhu hurried a few steps, "Hey, kid?"
The child wouldn’t wake up, his body feeling limp.
Li Yuzhu was taken aback, quickly reached out to check his pulse, relieved to find it was just hunger causing low blood sugar.
"Third brother, he’s just fainted from hunger, go get a bowl of brown sugar water," Li Yuzhu called back to Li Xing’an.
Li Xing’an was rolling up his sleeves, snorted coldly, "Giving him brown sugar water? In his dreams! Let him taste my fists first and see if he dares steal things again."
"He’s fainted, why would you hit him?" Li Yuzhu stopped him.
"Who is this?" Mu Yuanxiu also walked over, curiously asking.
"A thief!" Li Xing’an pulled his head over.
Upon seeing the young boy’s face, he was shocked, "Isn’t this..."
Mu Yuanxiu’s eyes widened with surprise, "This is the County Magistrate’s son."
Li Yuzhu blinked, "He’s the County Magistrate’s son? The young master who went missing and was quietly being searched for? How do you know it’s him, Mu Yuanxiu?"
Li Xing’an said, "Mu Yuanxiu has a portrait."
Then he took the portrait out from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yuzhu.
Li Yuzhu took the portrait, glanced at the young boy and then at the drawing, the person in the drawing was indeed very much like the boy.
Is this really the County Magistrate’s son?
"Then what are we waiting for, third brother, quickly get a bowl of brown sugar water." Li Yuzhu put the portrait away and handed it back to Li Xing’an.
Turns out this guy is like walking silver, delivered right to the door!
"Truly, one spends no effort to find iron shoes, and then gains them without any trouble, haha, my luck is really good," Li Xing’an put the portrait away and happily ran into the house to get water.
Li Yuzhu patted the boy’s face, "Hey, wake up? Hey?"
The young boy was too deeply unconscious, so Li Yuzhu took out a silver needle and pricked his acupoint.
His lips twitched, showing signs of regaining consciousness.
Li Yuzhu half-held the boy, it looked too conspicuous.
Mu Yuanxiu’s face turned dark as a pot’s bottom, he strode over, took the boy from Li Yuzhu’s hands, "I’ll do it, you stand aside and rest."
Li Yuzhu was startled, smiled and said, "Alright then." Wondering at his unusual diligence.
Li Xing’an was quick in action, bringing over a full bowl of warm sugar water.
Accompanied by the Second Young Master.
"The water is ready, mother prepared it, it’s warm," Li Xing’an said eagerly as he approached.
"Hand it to me," Li Yuzhu took the bowl.
Mu Yuanxiu opened the boy’s mouth slightly, and Li Yuzhu started feeding him water with a spoon.
"Second brother," Mu Yuanxiu said, "this is the County Magistrate’s son, you must take good care of him."
The Second Young Master nodded, "Of course, Yuanxiu, don’t worry."
"Then you should feed him the water, he will surely be grateful to you in the future," Mu Yuanxiu glanced at Li Yuzhu, then at the young boy.
The Second Young Master said, "Isn’t it the same if my third sister feeds him?"
Li Xing’an also said, "Yeah, isn’t it all the same?"
Mu Yuanxiu said, "It’s not the same, if he knows it was your third sister who fed him, he would be grateful to your third sister, but your third sister doesn’t govern... or manage affairs..."
His words reminded the two brothers.
"Put down the bowl, let us do it!" The two of them rushed towards the young boy together.
The third brother, Li Xing’an, snatched the bowl, the Second Young Master took the boy from Mu Yuanxiu’s hands.
The brothers started taking care of the patient together, their attentiveness was astonishing.
Mu Yuanxiu smiled faintly, flicking his sleeves as he stood aside.
Li Yuzhu, "..." Really, was it necessary?
After the needle and drinking the sugar water, the young boy quickly regained consciousness.
He first looked at Li Xing’an who was feeding him the sugar water, "You... you are..."
"Young brother, you finally woke up, but don’t worry, you just fainted from hunger, not sick," Li Xing’an laughed warmly.