Chapter 221: Madam Gui's Second Child

On the other side, Lei Nian'er returned home and was scolded by her mother.

Seeing her daughter with a broken leg, tied up with a wooden board and having to be carried by others to move around, Mrs. Gui couldn't stop crying.

"When you entered the palace, you thought you were going to have a worry-free future."

"Mother taught you to hide your sword before, but I didn't expect that Princess Tianzhen would be a person who entered the Botang at such an early age."

"At such a young age, you have to endure undue suffering."

Lei Nian'er couldn't help but complain: "Mom, His Highness is much younger than me, isn't it the same?"

Her mother glared at her and said angrily, "I am a princess and a genius."

"You are just a little fool, how can you compare with others?"

Lei Nian'er whispered: "Where am I stupid?"

Mrs. Gui ignored her. She thought the girl was not smart anyway.

"It's good to come back safely. In a place like Texas, it's a blessing to be able to come back alive."

She pinched her daughter's shoulders and told her, "Don't go out when you come back this time."

"If your father has made great achievements in this expedition against Tunin, we will ask him to ask the emperor for mercy and not let you accompany the princess to study."

"Your Highness has a promising future, but the risks involved are beyond our family's ability to bear."

Before Lei Nian'er could say no, her mother gave her another shocking revelation: "Mother is looking for someone for you."

Lei Nian'er was shocked: "Mother...what are you talking about?"

Mrs. Gui didn't think anything was wrong and smiled, "You're still shy."

"You're not young anymore, you're already twelve."

"I will be coming of age in three years. Choosing a husband is a matter that will affect your whole life."

Mrs. Gui looked longingly, as if she was imagining her happy and fulfilling future after marriage.

"When a girl gets married, it's like a second life. You can't just be careless and settle for anyone you like."

"I will choose for you from now on. If you choose carefully, you will definitely find a good family that satisfies you in every way."

Madam Gui touched Lei Nian'er's head and said softly, "You are my only daughter in my life."

"I will definitely plan your future well, so that you can suffer as little as possible in this world."

Lei Nian'er has never felt that time passed so quickly, she always feels that she is still young.

She lowered her head and saw that the curve of the girl's chest was just two slightly bulging little buns that had not yet fully grown.

She hesitated and said what she had been holding in her heart, but dared not say to her mother: "Mother, can I not get married?"

Mrs. Gui's brows furrowed immediately, and she looked stern and fierce: "How could you have such a rebellious idea?"

"The purpose of a person's life is to grow up, get married, and have children."

"If you don't get married, what do you want to do? Stay in the Lei family for the rest of your life?"

Lei Nian'er whispered back, "Then I will stay by my mother's side and be filial to her. Do you think mother dislikes me so much that she must drive me away?"

Mrs. Gui was immediately deflated and sighed, "Mother naturally hopes that you can always stay by my side, but what will happen if your father and I are gone?"

"You have many sisters, but no brothers."

"Your father is a man who fought hard on the battlefield. You never know when something unexpected might happen to him."

"By then, the family members will be left without any support, and even if money is left behind, it will be difficult to keep it."

"It would be better to find you a noble family while your father is still at the peak of his power, so you don't have to worry about being alone for the rest of your life."

Lei Nian'er lowered her head and said, "But, for example, Aye, who loved the late Madam so much in the past, didn't he just give up on her?"

"Who can guarantee that the person you find is the right one and will always treat you well?"

"Besides, Aye is already a good husband picked out of thousands in the capital."

"I don't even dare to think about how I will be able to bear meeting someone worse in the future..."

Mrs. Gui was silent for a while, then she just said, "This is the way the world is."

"Nian'er, you have no better way to go."

"You are already luckier than 90% of the women in the world."

"Your father is the Emperor's sword, and a great general of the Jinwu Guard."

"You are one of the most outstanding ladies in Dai Viet. At least for the rest of your life, you will be able to enjoy a life of luxury, numerous servants, a high status, and be the center of attention."

"So what if my husband is not a good man?"

Lei Nian'er was almost convinced, but perhaps because she had been fooled by the princess, she found a loophole: "If I don't get married, I can still have luxurious clothes and food and a group of servants."

"If you don't try, how will you know that I can't keep what I own?"

She and her mother depended on each other when they were young and had a deep relationship. She was always obedient and sensible, and rarely disobeyed her.

Mrs. Gui was stunned by her daughter's sudden disobedience and stood up in anger.

"You...you, you, really make me mad."

"Why are you so disobedient now, kid?"

"I!"

After saying this, Mrs. Gui covered her head, looking extremely uncomfortable, and fell into the chair behind her.

Lei Nian'er was so anxious that she forgot that her leg injury had not healed yet. She wanted to get up, but ended up pulling the wound, causing her to see stars in pain.

After she recovered, she could only yell outside the door: "Hurry up! Madam has fainted!"

Several maids rushed in to help Madam Gui, and Lei Nian'er picked two of them to go find the palace doctor.

Madam Gui was helped to the nearest chamber to rest, and Lei Nian'er was also taken down from the bed by the maid and carried to Madam Gui's bed.

After the doctor examined the patient's pulse, he looked delighted and congratulated Lei Nian'er, "Madam, your wife has a slippery pulse."

"You were just so angry. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. You'll be fine after taking it."

"It's just that Madam shouldn't get angry anymore."

Lei Nian'er was puzzled. If the court doctor wasn't crazy, how could he smile when his mother was unconscious here?

Until the maid next to her chuckled and said, "Madam is still a girl, it is normal for her to not understand."

"Madam is pregnant with a little master, and the eldest lady will have a younger brother or sister."

Lei Nian'er looked at her mother on the bed in a daze. She woke up slowly at this moment, and when she heard these words, her misty eyes suddenly lit up.

"Am I pregnant?"

After calculating the month, it was the day Lei Ning conceived the baby before he went to war.

The room was filled with joy, but Lei Nian'er's heart sank.

The mother took her little hand, touched her belly, and said with love and hope: "Nian'er, if this baby is a brother, we will have someone to rely on in the future."

"If you treat your brother well and you have a good relationship, you will have someone to rely on when you are old, and mother will not force you to get married."

Lei Nian'er felt confusedly the warmth coming from her mother's flat belly under her palm.

Her mother loved her, and she understood.

But why should she bet her future on this fetus that has no sense of existence at all?