Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 937 - Clinging on in Sickness
Chapter 937: Chapter 937: Clinging on in Sickness
Chapter 937 -937: Clinging on in Sickness
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“Sisi, drink your medicine quickly, or it will get cold soon,” Di Yelei said as he brought the medicine to her lips.
It seemed that coptis had been added to the medicine, making it even more bitter once it cooled.
Liu Sisi looked at him coldly, her consciousness gradually returning and quickly recalling the events of the past few days, she forcefully pushed his hand away.
Bang!
The medicine bowl was knocked over onto the ground, but she did not look at the bowl; instead, she raised her head and stared at him with a cold gaze.
Di Yelei’s smile froze on his face, seemingly surprised by the sudden emptiness in his hand, with a clear trace of shock in his eyes.
Liu Sisi also watched him coldly, not saying a word.
In their gaze, she was ultimately hurt by the sadness in his eyes and turned her face away, admitting defeat.
Could this be considered reaping the consequences of one’s actions?
Di Yelei gave a bitter smile to himself!
He wiped his face and shook off the medicine from the quilt.
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“This quilt is covered in medicine; I’ll have Ms. Gao come in to clean it up. Without the soup medicine, your illness won’t get better. I’ll instruct the kitchen to prepare another batch, and it will be ready soon,” he said.
In the middle of speaking, he saw Liu Sisi’s indifferent expression, sighed, and said, “You have a fever, and life has to go on, doesn’t it? You don’t want to see medicine, or me, so, I’ll go outside. But remember to take your medicine; you must take care of yourself. Understand?”
Liu Sisi felt a twist in her heart and wanted to jump up and scream.
But she felt a heavy suffocation in her chest and ultimately said nothing, watching as Di Yelei bent down to pick up the broken bowl pieces from the ground before he dragged his heavy steps out of the room.
Liu Sisi moved her lips slightly, wanting to call out, but no sound came out.
She watched helplessly as he left the room with heavy footsteps.
Sure enough, soon Ms. Gao came in, replaced the cotton quilt with a new one, and brought in freshly cooked soup medicine, feeding it to her personally. Only after Liu Sisi’s repeated insistence did Ms. Gao retreat hesitantly.
Now she was alone again!
Liu Sisi felt exceptionally lonely, staring at the canopy of the bed with her eyes wide open. Her eyes were dry and sore, but not a single tear would come out.
At midnight, Ms. Gao brought more soup medicine.
“Princess, you…”
Liu Sisi glanced at her but did not speak.
Ms. Gao swallowed and said with resolve, “Princess, it’s so cold outside, and Old Master Marquis has been guarding outside the door every day without changing his clothes. With the weather changing so rapidly, if he catches a cold, what shall we do?”
Liu Sisi did not reply.
Just as Ms. Gao’s gaze fell in disappointment, preparing to leave, Liu Sisi finally responded, “You said… Old Master Marquis is just outside the door?”
“Exactly. He hasn’t gone anywhere these two days; he just sleeps leaning against the doorframe, and it pain me to see this…”
Ms. Gao could not help but feel wronged on behalf of Old Master Marquis.
Just because he took another concubine, does the Princess need to hold onto this and not let go?
She couldn’t understand what Liu Sisi was thinking.
“Princess, by pushing Old Master Marquis away, aren’t you practically pushing him into someone else’s arms? Fortunately, he has strong self-control, and no matter how late, he always returns to the mansion to rest. If you won’t let him in, he just sits right by the door, leaning on the doorframe all night long. Where can you find such an exceptional man nowadays? Even if you don’t think for yourself, you should consider the children. Whether it’s the Young Master or the miss, being away from their father will make a big difference in status…” Ms. Gao went on and on with her words.
“I understand, you may leave now.”
Liu Sisi did not attempt to explain; for her, a woman of the New Century, accepting a situation of three wives and four concubines was utterly impossible!
It was a knot that could never be undone, a perpetual deadlock.
If I can’t have it all, I’d rather let go!
Liu Sisi turned her head towards the doorway, and according to Ms. Gao, there was another familiar figure there.
Feeling inexplicably much better, Liu Sisi curled back into the quilt and slowly drifted off to sleep for a while.
But Ms. Gao was right about one thing, by keeping him at bay, wasn’t she just pushing her man into someone else’s arms?
She tossed and turned, her thoughts drifting to her children.
Perhaps Ms. Gao was right, even if just for the sake of the children, or for herself, she should try to keep her man.
Having this realization, she, an action-taker, immediately opened her eyes and called out, “Di Yelei!”
In just a moment, a silhouette appeared at the head of the bed, “Sisi, what’s wrong? Are you still not feeling well? Wait just a moment, I’ll have the servants call the doctor.”
Before the figure could turn away, Liu Sisi caught the hem of his garment.
“Ye Lei, I’m cold…”
“Cold? You’re not getting a fever again, are you?”
Di Yelei immediately reached out to check her temperature upon hearing this, only to have Liu Sisi seize his large hand in the process.
“So cold, so very cold, Ye Lei, it hurts in my heart…”
She looked up at him with misty eyes, that innocent watery gaze striking Di Yelei to his core, warming his heart, and he embraced her tightly.
“Are you cold? Here, you won’t be cold in a while, darling!”
He wrapped his arms around her and rolled to the bedside, using his body heat to warm her, and warming her deeply chilled heart as well.
At this moment, Liu Sisi let go of her pride and tried one last effort to hold on to the man before her. What she didn’t know was that this man had only her in his heart all along.
“Sisi, I’m here! I will always be by your side, always there.”
He whispered these simple words over and over, and to Liu Sisi’s ears, they sounded as enchanting as heavenly music.
Although she was desperately pushing Di Yelei away, deep down she hoped he would stay, stay with her forever, faithfully by her side.
That night, Liu Sisi’s temperature fluctuated wildly, soaring higher like a roller coaster.
Di Yelei tended to her without rest, virtually wearing himself out all night long.
It wasn’t until daybreak that he managed to snatch a moment’s sleep, and consequently missed the news of Zhao Dun’s death.
Only when Di Hongyuan, Zhang Peng, Tang Ji, and Elder Gan received the news and rushed to the residency did he become aware of it.
“Is this absolutely true? How could he have gone so suddenly, his health has always been good.”
Di Yelei held some suspicion about the sudden news of Zhao Dun’s death.
“The message came from the palace, and apparently Zhao Dun passed away after Princess Ruyu’s visit, so… there are quite a few rumors going around in the streets.”
Although Di Yelei had not heard the specifics, the hesitant expressions on the faces of the elders were quite telling.
