Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 713: News of a Death

Sister Xiu was intelligent and skilled in martial arts. Even though she was drugged by that woman, she managed to fend off and defeat several brutes who attempted to take advantage of her.

Unfortunately, her luck was poor. Just after fending off those brutes and escaping, she encountered several noble sons.

These noble sons, seeing her disheveled appearance and unstable stance, immediately realized she was drugged and rushed over to drag her away, intending to commit indecent acts on a painted boat in the lake.

Heaven did not abandon her; there was an acquaintance on the painted boat—it was Zhan Er.

Upon seeing her, Zhan Er pleaded with those men, offering them a large sum of gold and silver, as well as promising beauties and valuable ancient paintings and books. Finally, the noble sons handed Sister Xiu over to him.

Zhan Er took Sister Xiu away.

The scenes in the dream were chaotic, shifting frequently. When the image shifted again, Zhan San appeared; aware of Zhan Er’s fondness for Sister Xiu, he drugged both and placed them together on the same bed.

Luo Wu dreamt up to this point, feeling an unbearable urgency in his heart, wanting to rush over and rescue Sister Xiu, but he was as if bound by someone, completely unable to move.

The scene shifted, and he only saw Sister Xiu crying in agony. Zhan Er was kneeling on the ground, begging her to marry him, promising that if she married him, the scandal could be put to rest.

"Sister Xiu, your sister is yet to be married, and Good Brother An has recently been discussing marriage. His family is prestigious and cares greatly about reputation. If word of this incident were to leak, Good Brother An’s marriage would be ruined," Zhan Er analyzed the pros and cons, all of which aimed to convince Sister Xiu to marry him.

Sister Xiu cared most about her younger siblings and least wanted to cause trouble for her family. With such an incident, she could only swallow the bitter truth.

She agreed to Zhan Er’s marriage proposal, consenting to marry him.

Upon hearing the news, Good Brother An and Xiao Yu were shocked and asked her why she would marry Zhan Er.

Sister Xiu simply said, "He saved me, and he has been good to me. At my age, being able to marry him as his official wife is a good outcome."

The marriage between Sister Xiu and Zhan Er was stalled for over half a year, but it eventually took place.

She wore a bright red bridal gown and brought a generous dowry, but no matter how abundant her dowry was, it seemed insignificant in the eyes of the noble family.

Within the Zhan family, there were many aunts and sisters-in-law, and she became their topic of gossip, insinuating that she managed to marry Zhan Er solely through seductive tricks.

Luo Wu, hearing these women speak ill of her, wished he could rush over and give them a beating. These women were detestable; Sister Xiu had never wronged them, yet they took pleasure in slandering her.

Fortunately, Zhan Er liked Gu Jinxiu and treated her extremely well. However, Zhan Er was of a flirtatious nature, and his affections did not last long. He couldn’t restrain himself from sleeping with a new Flower Fairy less than a year later, spending over a month on her painted boat, completely forgetting his initial vows to stay committed to Sister Xiu for a lifetime.

Luo Wu was both furious and sad, wishing he could kill Zhan Er. How could he betray Sister Xiu?

Finally, when Zhan Er remembered he had a wife at home, he hurried back, fabricating a lie that he had been away at a literary meeting.

Sister Xiu believed him.

Upon seeing that Sister Xiu believed him, Zhan Er was very pleased and bought her many gold and silver jewelry pieces and gemstones, showering her with affection.

Unfortunately, Zhan Er couldn’t resist his urges and soon slept with new maids in the mansion, this time with two.

Sister Xiu knew but did not cry or concern herself with those maids.

Zhan Er again begged for her forgiveness, resorting to the despicable act of kneeling.

Seeing Zhan Er kneeling before her, Sister Xiu felt deeply disappointed... Xiao Yu had said, this kind of man, who errs and does not seek to make amends but only knows how to kneel, is utterly disgraceful.

But Sister Xiu quickly masked her disappointment and told Zhan Er, "You may rise."

Zhan Er was overjoyed, thinking that Gu Jinxiu had forgiven him. After courting Sister Xiu for a few days and seeing that she indeed did not make a fuss, he boldly asked her, "Sister Xiu, how do you think Xing’er and Yue’er should be arranged?"

"Don’t go too far, Zhan Yuan, bullying our Sister Xiu like this. If the Young Master finds out, he won’t let you off!" Tong Xiaoxue directly cursed Zhan Er.

Sister Li was even harsher, kicking Zhan Er over and then lifting him up, slapping him twice with a loud smack.

Zhan Er got angry and pointed at them, cursing, "You two maids dare to hit your master, do you want to taste the whip of the house?"

Gu Jinxiu saw this and said, "Don’t get angry, their temper has been fiery since they were young, they are just standing up for me... As for Xing’er and Yue’er, just handle it as you see fit."

Hearing this, Zhan Er was delighted. Looking at Gu Jinxiu’s calm face, he asked uneasily, "Sister Xiu, are you, really not angry?"

Gu Jinxiu laughed, "Every man in the family accepts concubines, only you don’t. It wouldn’t be fair if you didn’t. As long as you are happy, it’s fine."

She wasn’t angry; she didn’t even like him, so why should she be upset about him sleeping with other women?

Zhan Er clearly did not understand the meaning behind Gu Jinxiu’s words and cheerfully went off to arrange courtyards for Xing’er and Yue’er.

But Luo Wu understood, Sister Xiu’s heart was already dead.

"Sister Xiu, are you really just letting him go? If you don’t teach him a lesson, I can’t swallow this grievance," Sister Li said. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Gu Jinxiu responded, "Let him be. From now on, he lives his life, and I live mine."

That very day, Sister Xiu used her ill health as an excuse to move out of that courtyard and live in a side courtyard within the mansion.

Zhan Er visited her several times, wanting to be intimate with her, but she rejected him each time.

Zhan Er got very angry and increasingly unrestrained. In just over a month, he took in three concubines and six maids, and even kept a concubine outside.

Gu Jinxiu ignored all these, but unexpectedly, she got pregnant... When she learned of her pregnancy, she vomited terribly, not from morning sickness, but from disgust for the child’s father!

She wanted to abort the child, but later couldn’t bring herself to do it, deciding to keep the child: "From now on, it will just be you and me."

Having a child to accompany her gave her something to look forward to in life.

But later on, she lost the child...

Five months later, eight months into her pregnancy, she received a letter. After reading it, she fainted and fell to the ground with a bang.

"Sister Xiu, Sister Xiu..."

"It’s bad, Sister Xiu is bleeding, she’s going into premature labor, quickly go call the midwife."

The side courtyard was in chaos, Sister Li, Tong Xiaoxue, and the servants the Gu Family had brought with her quickly took Sister Xiu to the maternity room.

The midwife arrived quickly, but the child could not be born.

"Hurry, needle the Young Madam, we’ve got to wake her up, or it will be the death of both," the midwives said.

Qingping and Qingrong arrived quickly; both had studied medical skills and managed to awaken Sister Xiu with needles.

But Sister Xiu, upon waking, seemed as if she hadn’t woken at all, merely gazing upward with tears slipping from her eyes...

Seeing this, the midwife urged, "Young Madam, don’t just cry, listen to this old servant. Breathe in, push hard... Young Madam, please follow along!"

Sister Li also became anxious, kneeling at the bedside and crying, "Sister Xiu, Sister Xiu, pull yourself together. Although Brother Wu died in battle, you still have Young Master and others... You can’t abandon everyone for Brother Wu."