The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 295 - 299: Backyard Dispute (25)

Chapter 295: Chapter 299: Backyard Dispute (25)

Su Xue Extra (1)

"Has the Second Prince gone to that other courtyard again?"

"Yes."

Enraged, Su Xue smashed the cup in her hand onto the ground, then stormed out with her entourage.

Three years into their marriage, the Second Prince had only brutally hurt her on their wedding night, and since then, he had never entered her room again.

At first, Su Xue felt relieved.

The scenes from their wedding night had tortured her deeply, but these were things she couldn’t confide to anyone.

However, as time passed, not only outsiders but even the Holy Emperor started to inquire. Even her own mother stared at her belly and spoke at length.

Without an heir, her position as the Princess Consort was unstable.

Initially, she hoped for the Second Prince’s affection, but now, she only wished to have a child of her own.

Little did she know, she would discover that the Second Prince had been keeping a woman in a private residence before their marriage.

This drove Su Xue out of her senses. She wondered why Murong Ya never visited her room; it turned out he was ensnared by that vixen outside.

When Su Xue forcefully opened the doors of that other courtyard, little did she expect to find her sister, with whom the mansion had lost contact.

At that moment, Su Ying was covered in blood. Apart from her beautiful face, there was not a single piece of unmarred flesh on her body.

Many were old wounds not yet healed, aggravated by new injuries.

Seeing the stunned Su Xue, Su Ying’s eyes burst with intense hope. Struggling, she got up and reached out her gaunt hands, grabbing Su Xue’s.

"Little sister, you came to save me, didn’t you..."

"Murong Ya is simply a demon; he’s not human, he’s sick..."

"Quickly take me away, I don’t want to be here anymore..."

The more Su Ying spoke, the more agitated she got. Su Xue’s wrists hurt from her grip, and despite several hard shakes, she couldn’t free herself.

Su Ying’s horrifying appearance took Su Xue a while to process.

"Are you not going to help? Help me pull her off."

Su Xue, holding her bruised wrist, stepped back several paces.

She lowered her head and remained silent for a long time. Before Su Ying could pounce again, she turned and walked away swiftly.

Over these three years, Su Xue had changed a lot. She was no longer the delicate girl once sheltered by her parents.

She suddenly understood many things.

Why her sister had desperately wanted to escape her marriage and why the Second Prince disappeared for days every month.

After returning to the mansion, Su Xue gave a strict order for today’s servants to keep their mouths shut.

Yet, she knew that today’s events wouldn’t escape the Second Prince’s eyes.

She anxiously awaited the fate that would soon befall her. Surprisingly, Murong Ya returned and acted as usual.

Su Xue also silently acted as if nothing had happened.

For three consecutive days, Murong Ya stayed in Su Xue’s room.

Even though the marital relations were unbearable, Su Xue endured the pain.

She knew this was the Second Prince’s reward for her silence.

The following month, when her period, which was usually on time, did not come, she endured a few days before having the Imperial Physician diagnose her.

To Su Xue’s delight, as she had wished, she was pregnant.

She had a premonition that this would be her only child in this lifetime.

Su Xue shifted all her focus onto her pregnancy. As for the Second Prince, Su Ying...

She no longer wanted to think about them.

Previously, she would visit Duke Ying Mansion occasionally or invite her mother over.

But now... she rarely saw her mother.

Her mother, no longer as affectionate as before, greeted her either with a sad face, complaining about her father’s neglect or rambling about her missing sister.

Su Xue couldn’t hold back and retorted, "In your heart, Su Ying will always be the most important."

Zhu Liusha’s face was still wet with tears as she dramatically pinched her fingers in disbelief, "How can you view me this way? I have always treated you and your sister equally."

In recent years, after losing her husband’s affection, Zhu Liusha aged rapidly like a flower wilting swiftly.

Seeing her feign such youthful mannerisms only made people nauseous.

Initially, Su Xue did feel sympathy for her mother, but her feelings instantly turned cold, and she sneered, "You clearly knew what would happen to me in the mansion after letting Su Ying leave, but you still chose to do it..."

After serving as a Princess Consort for a few years, Su Xue realized how naive she had been.

But it was too late for regrets, though all was not hopeless.

Su Xue touched her belly and promptly dismissed the guests.

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Extra (2)

Atop the wall of the General Mansion sat a chubby, fair-skinned toddler, about three years old.

He cried and refused to come down.

Below the wall, a group of maids and old women circled around him, anxiously spinning in place.

"Little Master, please come down, be careful not to fall."

"I won’t, I just won’t... I want my sister, sister come cuddle me, then I’ll come down."

Gai Yinyin, who rushed over anxiously, couldn’t persuade the chubby toddler to come down and was nearly about to cry herself.

Lin Ge, extremely affectionate towards his wife, saw Gai Yinyin looking distressed and felt extremely compassionate.

Turning around, he glared at the chubby toddler on the wall and yelled sternly, "Lin Chu, get down here immediately, you’re tiring your mother, I won’t spare your hide."

However, Gai Yinyin wasn’t having it. Just as she was wiping away tears, she suddenly looked displeased, "Who allowed you to scold my son..."

Lin Ge, who was previously blustering, immediately softened up in front of his beloved wife, "It’s all my fault, all my fault..."

"Little Niangao, mommy already sent someone to call for your sister, can you come down now?"

The chubby toddler, Lin Chu, also known as Little Niangao, suddenly smiled, wiping away a tear, "I just love my sister."

"Lin Chu, what are you making a fuss about?"

Su Li walked over leisurely, only to have a chubby bundle plunge down from the two-meter-high wall.

He gave everyone present a fright, making their hearts jump.

Su Li took a step forward and lightly caught Little Niangao midair, even taking him for a few spins in the air.

Little Niangao, clapping his hands, was overjoyed, "High in the sky, high in the sky, so much fun."

Su Li, "Now go apologize to mom and dad."

As long as sister said it, Little Niangao wouldn’t argue.

Turning back to look at Gai Yinyin, Su Li suddenly smiled, "Mom, how many days has it been since you visited the water?"

Gai Yinyin still appeared confused, but Lin Ge reacted quickly, his voice shaking with excitement, "Are you saying, Yinyin is pregnant again?"

Soon, Lin Ge, treating Gai Yinyin like a fragile treasure, carried her straight to the room, "Rest now, forget about this naughty boy."

He decided this time he definitely wanted a sweet and soft daughter, ideally just like his wife.

Absolutely not another rascal like Lin Chu, who has been trouble from the start.

Three years old, and other than his sister, no one could handle him.

Once everyone dispersed, Little Niangao was even happier, now he could focus on clinging to his sister.

Facing his dewy-eyed, chubby face, Su Li really couldn’t ignore him.

Holding his hand, she said, "Later, I’ll take you out to buy some candied hawthorn sticks, then you come back and finish writing your characters."

Little did Su Li expect, when she took Lin Chu out, she would encounter Su Shi.

From the look of him, he seemed like he wanted to come up and talk.

Su Li pretended not to see, slowly walking past him.

Little Niangao pouted, pulling at Su Li’s hand unhappily, "Sister, who was that just now? I don’t like the way he looked at me."

"Oh, it was just an insignificant person."