Chapter 63 I'm going to poke your ass hard!
A gourd with a saw-off spout can't even produce a fart after half a day.
He was spouting nonsense and I wished I could poison him and make him mute.
Xie Mingyi sighed, thankfully she wouldn't get married; being a happy young girl for the rest of her life was enough.
As she was about to leave with her child, a familiar figure came running over from the corridor.
It turned out to be Eunuch Li.
He ran up to them, barely catching his breath, and said, "Miss Xie, please go and see, Snow Wolf is about to give birth!"
"What!" The child hurriedly tugged at Xie Mingyi's sleeve. "Second Sister, quick, let's go over there right away!"
The child even thought the carriage was too slow, so she rode on the back of the black wolf and sped towards the palace.
The giant python looked aggrieved. Why wouldn't the child ride on it? It could only squeeze into a carriage with Eunuch Li.
Along the way, Eunuch Li wiped away his cold sweat again and again.
They arrived at the palace. He stepped off the carriage, trembling. He had survived being swallowed by the giant python. How fortunate!
When Xie Mingyi and Eunuch Li arrived at the animal park, it was completely silent.
Xie Mingyi sensed something was wrong. "Has the delivery already ended?"
They walked over the rocks and came to a soft, green meadow.
A huge snow wolf lay quietly on it, and the faint cries of its cubs could be heard.
In the child's hands, there was a wolf cub wrapped in silk cloth. It was tiny, like a glutinous rice ball, and its eyes were not yet open. It was whimpering anxiously.
The snow wolf weakly stuck out its tongue to lick its cubs, and it could feel its life slipping away.
The previous mistreatment by the Northern Rong people had already damaged their very foundation.
It felt very fortunate to have safely conceived and given birth to its wolf cubs.
Looking at the silent child in front of him, the snow wolf half-closed his eyes and said, "These days are stolen from me. I'll leave the little cub to Mianmian."
Xie Mianmian shook her head and murmured, "No, okay?"
Do you remember what I said before?
Life and death cannot be forced; it is fate.
Seeing the child nod silently, the snow wolf felt relieved. It breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt the pain that had been bothering it for so long disappear, and its whole body felt light and airy.
It knew that the time had come.
Her tired eyes gazed intently at the snow-white little bundle of joy, and then, finally, she could no longer hold on and slowly closed her eyes.
Before his consciousness faded, the snow wolf thought, "My king, I've finally come to find you."
The child knelt on the ground, bent over, and pressed his forehead against the grass, remaining motionless for a long time.
The surroundings were deathly silent. Xie Mingyi went up and gently patted the child's back, unsure of how to comfort him.
After a while, Xie Mianmian stood up, her face covered in water.
In just five short years, the child has already experienced death three times.
And another time, it was her own.
The child spoke to Xie Mingyi in a casual tone, "Second Sister, let's give the snow wolf a proper burial."
His voice, however, betrayed a sob.
Eunuch Li, who was standing nearby, quickly had someone choose a spot to dig a pit.
Xie Mingyi looked at the child with a heavy heart. She would rather the child cry and fuss than see him acting so sensible.
Soon, the pit was dug, and the group put the snow wolf inside.
Xie Mianmian led the wolf cub to say goodbye to the snow wolf, saying, "Little one, open your eyes and take a look."
The wolf cubs were just frantically spinning, as if searching for their mother's scent.
Black Wolf watched all this in silence, seemingly empathizing with the situation.
Just as the soil was about to cover the snow wolf, a creature with something wrapped around its tail came over and carefully placed it on the snow wolf's back.
This is a dried-up wreath, its once vibrant colors faded.
But this is something the giant python cherishes very much.
It hopes that next year this place will be full of flowers, and that it can keep company with the snow wolves, so that they can enjoy the blooming flowers together again.
Night fell completely, and Xie Mianmian returned to the Xie residence with the little wolf cub in her arms.
The child told the black wolf to lie down. The black wolf didn't understand why, but it did as it was told.
Xie Mianmian placed the hungry wolf cubs under the black wolf.
Black Wolf: ?! I'm a male, I don't have milk.
It hesitated to speak, then stopped, then looked at the child's still-wet tear stains and lay down obediently.
Oh well, it's just a little pain anyway.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
This wolf cub has really good teeth.
Black Wolf looked utterly dejected.
Xie Mingyi returned, carrying a bowl of goat milk.
Seeing the child's masterpiece, she was both amused and exasperated, with a touch of bitterness.
Xie Mingyi placed the goat milk on the table, gently picked up the wolf cub, sat down at the table, and fed it milk in small sips with a spoon.
"Don't worry, Mianmian, the wolf cubs will drink goat's milk from now on, and they will be well taken care of."
The wolf cub kept its eyes tightly closed, but smelling the sweet aroma of food, it whimpered even louder.
The moment its tiny tongue touched the goat's milk, it immediately began to drink it eagerly.
He slurped and drank more than half the bowl.
Xie Mingyi stopped feeding the wolf cubs only when their bellies became round and swollen, making a gurgling sound when they shook.
The wolf cubs, having eaten their fill, whimpered softly before falling silent and drifting off to sleep.
The child, a wolf, and a python huddled together, watching the sleeping wolf cub, its chest rising and falling with its breath, seemingly emitting soft snores.
The black wolf was engrossed in watching when it suddenly bumped into the giant python's head. The python silently bared its teeth. So what if it has a big head? Dumb snake.
The giant python poked the black wolf hard in the rear with the tip of its tail.
Without making a sound, the black wolf stomped hard on the python's tail.
Xie Mianmian was unaware of their subtle rivalry; smelling the milky fragrance of the little dumpling, she only felt a sense of warmth.
This is the new life everyone has been looking forward to, and it truly brings joy.
For the next few days, Xie Mianmian didn't go to school; she stayed home taking care of the wolf cubs.
The Sixth Princess even sent someone to inquire, saying that her riding and archery skills had improved rapidly, and asked when the children would start school so they could have a competition.
Xie Mianmian replied that she was busy, as she had to stay home to breastfeed her baby.
The sixth princess looked bewildered and asked the seventh prince, "Seventh Prince, Mianmian is still a child herself, whose child is she taking care of?"
The Seventh Prince glanced at her disdainfully, saying, "You said you'd be a female general in the future, but your intelligence is terrible."
They said they were taking care of the wolf cubs, but the child was just watching from the sidelines.
Xie Mianmian discovered that, compared to herself, the black wolf and the giant python were much more adept at taking care of the wolf cubs.
The black wolf will clean and lick the cubs, and will also carry them out to the garden so that the little bundles of fur can lie on its body and bask in the sun.
The python is even more amazing; it doesn't need anyone to feed it. Its tiny tail tip can steadily lift the spoon and feed the milk into the hungry little mouth without spilling a drop.
Xie Mianmian mostly stared at the wolf cubs in a daze.
As if it had smelled a child, the wolf cubs whimpered desperately in her direction.
Xie Mianmian picked it up, and the next moment, the wolf cub struggled and opened its eyes.
Those were eyes, just like its mother's.
Ice blue, pure.
It's like a cycle.
While the black wolf and the giant python were playfully caring for the wolf cubs, the day of the Third Prince's wedding to Lin Ruoxue soon arrived.
The tenth day of the fourth lunar month is an auspicious day for marriage.
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