Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 474 - 472

Chapter 474: 472

Leaving Yunshi County, with each passing day, the daylight seemed to get a little shorter. Then, as the day turned into night and the carriage persisted on its journey, these short hours of daylight began to elongate once more.

The winter solstice had passed and the New Year was approaching gently.

Throughout the passage of time, the carriage slowly made its way on the occasionally icy roads, then miraculously returned to the outskirts of the Imperial City without a hitch.

As they queued at the city gates, Xiao’er looked up at the towering city walls and suddenly felt a sense of apprehension about coming home.

"Yang Liu, do you think my mother will break my legs to stop me from wandering off again?" recalled Xiao’er. When she left, she lied to Mrs. Liu, saying she would stay in the palace to accompany the Empress.

But now, more than three months had passed, and Shen Chengyao had returned to Marquis Mansion. The truth was bound to surface.

Xiao’er was quite irritated. In total, she had spent over three decades in the mortal world. Technically speaking, she should be older than Mrs. Liu. Yet, she found herself in a younger body, treated like a child. It felt like her life was a canine torture!

"No way." Yang Liu responded with certainty.

"That’s a relief," Xiao’er sighed with relief upon hearing this.

"Instead, they might lock you up until you come of age, not letting you go anywhere!" Yang Liu thought to herself that if she had a daughter like Xiao’er, she would rather blind her than let her go around and cause troubles. Such a daughter would bring so much distress!

"Then they might as well break my legs!" Xiao’er exclaimed, "I can’t stand being cooped up until I come of age, I would suffocate in that room!"

Had they not heard of the phrase "Life is precious, love is more. But for freedom, both can be abandoned"?

Yang Liu twitched at the corners of her mouth. See! Just as she had said, Xiao’er was nothing but trouble! To be free, she would rather have her legs broken. Even with broken legs, she would still think about running off. The best solution seemed to be blinding her, rendering her unable to see anything and therefore finding it uninteresting to go out!

Wait, Xiao’er has a universal antidote pill. Blinding her wouldn’t work. The most secure method would be to gouge her eyes out!

Seeing various expressions crossing Yang Liu’s face, Xiao’er couldn’t resist asking, "Yang Liu, what are you thinking about? You seem troubled. If there’s anything you can’t figure out, let me help you."

"I’m just wondering what I’d do if I had a daughter like you."

"What would you do?" Xiao’er asked curiously.

"I’d just gouge her eyes out. That would make things much simpler!"

Xiao’er: "..."

Next time, she should rather keep Yang Mei by her side! Yang Liu was way too malicious! She could even lay her hands on her own daughter, let alone she was not her daughter!

Thank God Mrs. Liu wasn’t like Yang Liu! And thank heavens she didn’t transmigrate into Yang Liu’s daughter! Otherwise, her life would be unbearable!

After a while, Xiao’er casually suggested, "Yang Liu, how about letting me raise your daughter if you have one? I could save her from your vicious antics."

Yang Liu: "..."

Couldn’t she make a mistake?

Caring for Xiao’er was already a handful, let alone caring for another daughter just like Xiao’er! God, she would rather die!

"That’s a really good idea." Seeing Yang Liu’s serious face, Xiao’er couldn’t help laughing.

"Miss, I’ve decided to remain a spinster for the rest of my life. I’m not getting married," Yang Liu declared seriously.

"Yang Liu, from tomorrow onwards, I will start looking for a husband for you. I promise to find you a good one. Do you have anyone in mind? Don’t be shy, tell me! In order to avoid any missteps, I don’t want you to end up as a resentful wife+"

"My lady, your plans may not work out. I once had a Master who predicted my fate. He said I will either remain a spinster or only bear sons in this life," Yang Liu revealed.

"Even better! If you have a son, we’ll raise him as if he’s a girl! That would be a real challenge! Rest assured, I can definitely help you raise the first-ever trans person!"

Pfft! Everyone outside the carriage burst into laughter.

But wait, what exactly was a trans person?

Jingrui, after finishing his laughter, asked, "Xiao’er, what do you mean by ’trans person’?"

"A trans person... it’s when a male becomes female through sex reassignment surgery!"

Pfft! Poor Yang Liu’s unborn son! Maybe she should just remain a spinster to avoid hurting others!

Yang Liu: "Madam, don’t stop me. I want to jump off the carriage and kill myself!"

This was no way to live!

Xiao’er: "Jump! I won’t stop you! Go ahead!"

Yang Liu: How did she end up with such an inhuman mistress??

Wait a moment, if her mistress was so inhuman, could she be...

"Miss, are you a trans person by any chance?" Yang Liu asked.

Pfft! Hahaha...

Laughter rippled through everyone outside the carriage again.

"Get out!" Xiao’er, her face turning green with fury, raised a foot to kick Yang Liu.

Yang Liu quickly jumped off the carriage, landing gracefully on the ground, then moved over to sit by Zhao Yong.

It was probably safer to sit with a normal man than with this trans person of a mistress!

...

Upon returning to Marquis Shengping’s mansion, Xiao’er was severely lectured by Mrs. Liu, who also took a piece of the two Shen brothers, Shen Chengyao and Shen Jingrui. She went off on them, practically spewing out her rage in a shower of saliva.

Xiao’er, gazing at Mrs. Liu who she hadn’t seen for over three months, thought her anger quite justified. After bottling it up for three months, it would have been strange if it wasn’t explosive.

After Mrs. Liu finished her tirade, Xiao’er asked Yang Liu to bring a fire poker.

Xiao’er handed the fire poker over to Mrs. Liu: "Mother, break my legs! If I run off without telling you again, for each time, you can break my legs once more!"

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Don’t think I won’t do it."

"I’m just afraid you won’t have the heart to do it, suppressing your anger and hurting your health. If you’re angry at me, just vent it out, even if you can’t consider yourself, think about the little brother in my belly!"

"What little brother in your belly? Stop talking nonsense!" Mrs. Liu was completely confused.

Hearing these words, however, Shen Chengyao grew excited: "Xiao’er, you mean... your mother, your mother...?"

"Mother is already over a month pregnant. We siblings are about to have a new little brother. You didn’t know?" Xiao’er looked at Shen Chengyao and Mrs. Liu’s reactions, knowing that they were genuinely clueless.

"Is this true? How do you know this?" Mrs. Liu asked, a look of disbelief on her face. Then she glanced at Jingrui and blushed as she realized she was in the process of choosing a wife for him. If she was indeed pregnant, she would seem like an old clam producing a pearl!

Of course, she knew from Bai Tian, but she couldn’t tell them that.

"Didn’t I just take your pulse, mother? I felt a joyous pulse. However, I can’t be sure because of my limited knowledge. We should call Doctor Luo to confirm."

Shen Chengyao believed in Xiao’er’s abilities. If she said so, then it must be so. He was indeed lucky to have so many children!

Overjoyed, Shen Chengyao couldn’t help but reach out and grab Mrs. Liu’s hand, "Minling, we’re going to have another child."

Embarrassed, Mrs. Liu quickly pulled her hand back: "The children are still here. Plus, we’re not entirely sure. I might not be really pregnant."

But her period was late few days ago, and deep down, Mrs. Liu was somewhat sure.