The Strong Wife From Peasant Family

He had to stay away from Zhu Xiulan in the future. He couldn"t get so close to her, lest she implicate him.

Li Qingling glanced at Miao Miao, then held up his teacup and smiled as he said his thanks.

Cui Cuicui glanced at Li Qingling subtly, and a faint suspicion arose in his heart.

Li Qingling was afraid... Pregnant.

She lowered her eyelids to block out a flash of gloom.

Li Qingling did not notice Cui Cuicui"s expression. She was busy dealing with the people who came to toast with her.

Fortunately, Hu Juanjuan was helping her block it. Otherwise, she really wouldn"t be able to handle it all by herself.

Halfway through their meal, they heard a sharp voice. The imperial edict had arrived, and it was received by Lady Li.

Hearing this voice, everyone froze for a moment. Imperial decree?

Liu Zhimo"s reaction was fast, and he stood up to look for Li Qingling.

"Madam, the imperial edict is here. Go receive it." Liu Zhimo walked to Li Qingling"s side and helped her up. He then looked at the women around him, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please follow me to receive the imperial edict."

When the imperial edict was pa.s.sed, everyone present had to kneel and pay their respects.

Liu Zhimo brought Li Qingling to follow behind Mr. Luo, and when they arrived at the main entrance, other than Mr. Luo, everyone else knelt down.

"Obeying the destiny of the heavens, the imperial edict …" The eunuch used his sharp voice to recite a long string of rewards. After reciting it, he pa.s.sed the imperial edict to Li Qingling with a peaceful and happy expression.

Li Qingling received it with both hands, and said thanks for Master"s favor. Only when he saw Liu Zhimo stand up, did she slowly stand up.

Mr. Luo invited his father-in-law in to take a seat, then ate a meal and left.

The eunuch was not polite and followed Mr. Luo in.

Li Qingling instructed the guards to move the things to the storage room.

Zhu Xiulan did not dare to speak carelessly about this matter anymore. She did not expect the Emperor to think so highly of Li Qingling.

This also showed that the Emperor highly values Liu Zhimo"s family. Even if she was given a lot of guts, she wouldn"t dare go against the Emperor.

She looked at Li Qingling with a complicated expression as she lowered her head and continued to eat her food.

"The emperor really values Magistrate"s Wife. He specially came here to deliver the gift for Madam"s birthday." Cui Cuicui looked at Li Qingling and laughed.

Li Qingling smiled as he glanced at Cui Cuicui, shook his head, and said, "Mrs. Cui must be joking, why would the emperor think so highly of me? "The emperor values my lord, and I owe it to my lord"s blessings." Actually, she didn"t expect that the emperor would send someone to deliver gifts to her on her birthday. It really did surprise her.

It looks like Liu Zhimo held some weight in the Emperor"s heart, and that was why he made the Emperor set his sights on his family.

Hearing that, Cui Cuicui tugged at kerchief, she wanted to tear the smile on Li Qingling"s face apart. She was not worse than Li Qingling, how come she didn"t see a man as good as Liu Zhimo?

The more she thought about Director He, who was going to stay in the prison for three years, the more indignant she became.

Li Qingling did not have time to bother with Cui Cuicui, and turned to speak to the person who congratulated her.

The appearance of the Emperor had made her famous once again. He really didn"t know if this was a bad thing or a good thing.

"Magistrate"s Wife is indeed lucky …" Cui Cuicui faintly looked at Li Qingling, but before he could finish his words, the sound of a gift sending came from outside again, allowing Li Qingling to go out and receive it.

Looking at the back of Li Qingling who was rushing out, Cui Cuicui"s face twisted in anger.

Miao Miao Miao turned to look at Cui Cuicui, and asked her if she wanted to go out and take a look.

Cui Cuicui forced out a smile. Go ahead, why not?

When she walked with Miao Miao and the rest to the outer courtyard, she saw the guards carrying boxes in.

Even without them asking around, they could already hear the discussions from the side. These were the birthday presents the Liu Family and the Xue Family sent to Li Qingling.

Looking at the collapsed shoulders of the guards, one could tell that there was something inside that was not fake.

Looking at Li Qingling who was standing beside Liu Zhimo, Cui Cuicui was so jealous that she wanted to take her place.

Seeing the box that he had not finished carrying, Li Qingling raised his head and looked at Liu Zhimo, and spoke a little speechlessly.

She really intended to be low-key for her birthday. She didn"t expect that …

Liu Zhimo smiled and said, take this gift from Grandfather and the others with ease, there"s no need to worry about it.

After Grandfather and the others found out that Xiao Ling was pregnant, they probably wanted to come over, but since they couldn"t, they could only send more gifts.

Liu Zhimo"s words were correct, the three of them were gathered at Xue Mansion and were sighing.

"Girl, you should have received our gift by now, right?" Old Man Xue sighed slightly, picked up his teacup and drank a mouthful of tea, his expression aggrieved, "If not for the emperor forbidding me to return to my homeland, I would have gone to the girl"s side to guard her. I wouldn"t have been able to see her properly giving birth to the child.

When he received Mr. Luo"s letter, he was both happy and jealous. He was glad that Li Qingling was pregnant and jealous that Luo Laotou was able to stand by her side and watch over her.

When would the Emperor agree to let him return home?

Worry... Too worrisome.

Old Man Liu"s mood was not any better than Old Man Xue"s. From time to time, Luo Laotou would write a letter back to provoke me, saying that he was having a good life. It made me wish that I could rush to my grandson"s and granddaughter"s side and spend the time with them. " Just thinking about the letters that Luo Laotou had written to him made his heart clench and his lungs hurt. He was clearly his biological grandfather, why would his grandson be closer to him than Luo Laotou?

He really hoped that the days of his grandson"s release would quickly pa.s.s and he could return to the capital as soon as possible. That way, he could see his grandson every day.

Thinking about his great-grandson who would be born in a few months, Old Man Liu couldn"t help but wish he could grow wings and fly to Ninghua County.

This time, it was different from the past. Xiao Ling was pregnant, and her age was so young, without any adults by his side, would she be able to take good care of himself?

It was a long journey, and even if he wanted his daughter-in-law to take care of him, she wouldn"t be able to do so for a few days.

"I sent two experienced mothers."

"Old Man Liu, when did you send them?" Old Man Xue looked at Old Man Liu in astonishment.

Old Man Liu raised his chin proudly and said, this is also one of the birthday presents I gave to Xiao Ling.

When he found out that Li Qingling was pregnant with his great-grandson, he started this task.

That was his great-grandson, how could he not value him?

Looking at Old Man Liu"s satisfied look, Old Man Xue pointed his finger at him, "Wow, you Old Man Liu, how dare you hide such an important matter from us?" He paused, "Are you afraid that we will steal your limelight?" After saying this, he felt a bit annoyed. Why didn"t he think of this?

Sigh... Too inexperienced.

He also wanted to send his two mothers to take care of Li Qingling, but there were no suitable people in the house, so he told his daughter-in-law to find two other places to go.

Sad...

"Is the man you sent safe? Could it be some kind of nail? "

Old Man Liu grunted, "Safe. If it"s not safe, how would I send it to Xiao Ling"s side?" He specifically went to invite the two of them to take care of Li Qingling, "One was a maid who was married to the maid, and the other was Jing Er"s wet nurse. Upon hearing that they were going to take care of Xiao Ling, both of them nodded their heads in agreement." These two had watched their youngest son grow up, so they would naturally be loyal and devoted to their grandchildren.

Hearing Old Man Liu"s words, Old Man Xue snorted at Old Man Lu and turned towards Old Man Liu in unison.

Old Man Liu was so happy that he started laughing out loud. He said that they were jealous of his thoughtful thinking.

Li Qingling didn"t know about the hidden bitterness between the three elders, she looked at the two women who were kneeling on the ground, and after hearing the reason for their arrival, he immediately told them to get up.

The white and fat woman was his father-in-law"s wet nurse, Lady Yao. She looked like a very good-natured woman.

The tall and thin woman beside him was his grandmother"s maid, Lady Jin. She looked very serious, and her eyes were filled with sincerity.

It seemed that the two women that Old Man Liu had sent over were not bad. However, after seeing each other for a while, she decided that she would need to observe more before coming to a conclusion.

When the Yao and Jin family saw Liu Zhimo who looked so much like Liu Siye, they couldn"t help but cry.

"Si Shaoye, you really look like Master Four." Lady Yao looked at Liu Zhimo with hazy tears. After she found out that the Fourth Master, who was her age, was no more, she cried until she was sick.

She had never thought that her Fourth Master would leave earlier than she did.

If she had followed Fourth Master back then, maybe … Maybe Lord Four won"t …

When Master Sui found her and asked if she was willing to serve Fourth Young Madam, she nodded without a word.

She was the daughter-in-law of Master Four. She was willing to serve her and watch her give birth to his grandson in peace.

"Like, like." Lady Jin wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes. Among Miss"s children, the one she doted on the most was Fourth Master. Even if he treated her well and bought things for his wife, he wouldn"t let her go.

But … Such a good child, why … Why … The heavens were not opening their eyes!

Looking at Si Shaoye was like looking at the young Fourth Master …

Liu Zhimo took a step forward to console them so that they wouldn"t cry.

Under Liu Zhimo"s consoling, after a while, the two slowly stopped crying.

Seeing that, Li Qingling heaved a sigh of relief, and gently asked them if they were tired. Should he rest for a while before eating, or should he rest after eating?

Yao and Jin both shook their heads to indicate that they were not tired and did not need to rest.

Seeing their att.i.tudes, Li Qingling did not force them. He brought them to the main seat, made them add two chairs and made them sit down to eat.

The Yao and Jin family didn"t want to do it, they had to stand behind Li Qingling and serve her.

Li Qingling said with a tiger face. Today was her birthday, so he listened to her and sat down to accompany her to eat. There would be plenty of opportunities for them to serve her in the future.

Speaking till this point, if Yao and Jin family refused again, they would not know what was good for them. After thanking Li Qingling, they sat down beside Li Qingling.

Li Qingling laughed, and then told the guests to not be courteous, and to continue eating.