Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 441 - 434: Anxious

Chapter 441: Chapter 434: Anxious

Once Dabao had put on his clothes, he ran all the way to Yuetao Pavilion with Zhui Feng and his family, startling Ms. Chu and Qi Qi, and Hui Hui who were still sleeping. Joined by the other members of the Animal House, the two little ones then ran to the main court, giggles and barking echoing along the way.

Seeing the little lady lack the grace of a proper lady, Mrs. Huang could hardly bear to scold her. She was left speechless by the cheerful little Yanzi, who surprisingly could actually even smile...

Chen Afu heard their voices from within the house, and he laughed as he greeted them at the door.

Carrying Jin Yanzi in his arms, Dabao proclaimed, "Mother, Jin Bao has returned home. It is really loyal, considerate, and intelligent. It has been remembering us all this time."

The main court was filled with laughter and cheer today, as lively as it would be during Lunar New Year. Ms. Chu held Jin Yanzi and went to the boys’ bed saying, "Little brother, this is Jin Bao. It’s very well-behaved and can even laugh."

Since the boys played with Jin Yanzi in the free space almost everyday, they were obviously familiar with it. The moment they saw it, they stretched their hands out to grab it.

By the time midday arrived, Chen Afu entered the free space with Jin Yanzi again. She needed to make a fake Divine Medicine pill.

She asked for some Agarwood Leaf, which she got Jin Yanzi to chew and then kneaded it into a pill she had prepared earlier. After checking the color and shape, and smelling the medicine, she was pleased.

The fake pill was visually identical to the genuine one, the only difference was a slight variation in smell. Chen Afu, who frequently visited the free space, detected the difference but it would be impossible for Chu Lingxuan to notice. When someone came to collect the medicine, she would give them this fake pill.

Having accomplished all this, she thought of Rong Zhao’s current miserable condition, all of which was Jin Yanzi’s doing. If Jin Yanzi could find a way to handle the Second Prince just like it had done with Rong Zhao, the Chu family wouldn’t have to struggle so much.

So she suggested, "Baby, the Chu family is protecting the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince’s main enemy is the Second Prince. From what mommy can see, the Second Prince is a reborn person who knows many secrets. It would be difficult to deal with him. Given your abilities, can you give the Second Prince a hard time? Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to hurt him directly. Dealing with him just like you did with Rong Zhao would be enough."

Jin Yanzi shook its head and said, "Both reborn and transmigrated people are blessed by Heaven. I cannot directly oppose them unless they intend to cause harm to me, or else it would drain my cultivation."

Chen Afu did not, of course, want the little creature to lose his cultivation, so she said, "Let it be, then. Mommy can’t bear it if you get hurt."

Jin Yanzi then picked up Jin Bei, and looked at her imploringly, "Mommy, I want to hear a song, it’s been a long time since I heard one."

Thinking about how they had all been living under stress these past few months, Chen Afu had not really been in the mood for singing. But seeing her little kin want to listen, she decided to sing.

Little swallow, dressed in floral,

Every spring, comes to this place anew.

I asked the swallow why she came,

The swallow said, the spring here is more beautiful.

...

As she sang, Chen Afu thought back to Fu Garden, Tang Garden, and Lu Garden back in her hometown. This year, spring came early. Surely those gardens were now filled with blooming flowers, vibrant with colors.

They must be, considering that the courtyard where she currently lived was already full of fresh flowers. Still, what she missed the most was her hometown, especially Fu Garden.

Chen Afu sang the song over and over again. Watching Jin Yanzi put down Jin Bei and stand up. Its tiny body gently swaying to the rhythm of the song, its wings lightly fluttering.

When she finally stopped singing, Jin Yanzi chirped, "Mommy, I miss Fu Garden."

Chen Afu said, "Alright, once all this settled, mommy will take you and the children back home for a while."

They would settle in Dingzhou Prefecture in the future, the countryside was merely a vacation spot. Once Mr. Chu and her father Chen Shiying’s matters were resolved, she would have another set of children’s playground facilities installed here.

The second of March was Chen Dabao’s seventh birthday, which Chen Afu took the effort in cooking him longevity noodles.

Chen Dabao knew that it was his birthday today, seeing his mother personally cook for him brought a smile to his face which led to him kissing his mother, Chen Afu.

Chen Afu stopped him, "My son, you’re turning seven, and girls and boys do not sit together after seven. You will no longer be able to behave this way with mommy."

Dabao understands this principle. In the past few days, he had been struggling with this. He wanted to grow up quickly, to bring honor to his mother and siblings, but he didn’t want to cut his connection with his mother and sister.

Hearing these words from his mother, he domineeringly kissed Chen Afu twice and said, "Later, I won’t kiss mommy anymore, but I will still hold mommy’s and sister’s hands. You promised me, you can’t go back on your word."

Chen Afu felt that he had already made progress and nodded with a smile. On the other side, Chu Lingxuan was extremely upset, darkly thinking, if this child had been his own son, he would have given him two big slaps.

That day, Chen Afu held a lively birthday feast for Dabao, inviting adults and children from the Fu, Qin, and Liu families, as well as Chen Shi’s family to have dinner. Mrs. Wang and Chen Ming also came, along with Chu Lingqi’s family. It was now farming season, so Chen Ye’s family had already returned to the countryside. Originally, Mrs. Jiang and her son were invited as well, but since Mrs. Jiang felt unwell, she only sent Chen Yulan.

Everyone heartily ate dinner.

At night, while Chen Afu was sleeping, the gates of the courtyard suddenly burst into loud noises. Just then, the little door-watching girl spoke under the window, "Master, there is an urgent message from Capital City."

Chu Lingxuan abruptly got up, put on his clothes and walked out of the door.

Chen Afu surmised that it must be the people who were here to collect the Divine Medicine.

As expected, it didn’t take long for Chu Lingxuan to rush back and say grimly, "Quickly bring out the Divine Medicine, there has been an accident with Third Uncle."

Chen Afu quickly handed the brocade box to him. Chu Lingxuan opened it to check, and there was nothing unusual. So, he left again.

After that, it was a waiting game full of anxiety.

Chen Afu felt less worried, as she knew that Mr. Chu should be alright. But Chu Lingxuan did not know about this and was both distressed and worried, his mouth was even blistered.

He blamed himself greatly, feeling that if he had guessed the monk’s words correctly at the beginning and had brought both of the pills to his uncle, then the accident would have been averted.

His face was so grim as if one could squeeze water out of it, and even the children didn’t dare to approach him. Even when he came close to the two little brothers, the older one would pout and cry loudly.

Both brothers, just like their names. Chu Siyu had a higher martial skill and was taller than his brother, his four limbs were especially strong and he was very active. However, the younger brother, Chu Siming was more literate and smarter than his brother, from a young age, he could read people’s faces.

Chen Afu saw Chu Lingxuan busy during the day and couldn’t sleep well at night, constantly worrying about Mr. Chu having an accident, angry and anxious, his eyes were red-rimmed, and he had lost a lot of weight.

She felt especially distressed, but she couldn’t tell the truth, so she could only comfort him, "Third Uncle’s luck is good, he will definitely be fine."

Chu Lingxuan shook his head and said, "Master Gui Ling said that Third Uncle could only hold on for ten to fifteen days. If he can last for twelve days, he can wait for the Divine Medicine to be sent. If he can’t hold on, it’s dangerous. Oh, if I had let someone take the pill to him as soon as his condition worsened in the northern region, it would have been so much better. Who would have thought one pill’s dosage won’t last and put Third Uncle in danger."

Although Chen Afu knew in her heart that Mr. Chu could definitely wait until the day the ’Divine Medicine’ arrived, she couldn’t say it out loud, she had to pretend to be anxious like him.