Chapter 528 "From this day forward, I am a daughter of the Zheng family!"
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On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, fine snowflakes began to fall again over Jian'an City.
In the backyard of the governor's mansion, the letter in Li Wangchun's hand slipped silently to the ground. She staggered back two steps and leaned against the long table before she could barely regain her footing.
"This is impossible..."
Li Wangchun's voice trembled, his fingertips turning white as he pressed them against the table, "My brother, how could he..."
Li Shiyue quickly stepped forward and helped the swaying Li Wangchun to his feet, leading him to the low couch.
She gave a wink to Shi Tou, who was walking towards them, and Shi Tou understood what she meant.
He walked to the long table and picked up the letter that Li Wangchun had accidentally dropped on the ground.
This letter was taken from the golden eagle by Li Shiyue.
A few days ago, Li Shiyue wrote a letter to the golden eagle to fly back to Lijiatun in Jinzhou. It was a letter to let Zheng Meiniang and the others know that they were safe.
To everyone's surprise, Zheng Meiniang replied with this letter.
When Li Shiyue finished reading Zheng Meiniang's letter, she learned that her uncle Li Wangzheng had not only remarried in Youzhou, but had also had a new child!
That child is more than a year younger than Pingping and An'an.
Li Shiyue was indeed somewhat shocked at the time, but she quickly accepted the fact.
After all, although this uncle had always existed in the original owner's memories, since she came to this world, the system in her mind had been changed, and Li Shiyue had never relied on Li Wangzheng at all.
On the contrary, she never stopped searching for Li Wangzheng for the sake of Li Wangchun, Zheng Meiniang, and the sisters Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian.
However, while Li Shiyue was able to accept this matter quickly, it would be difficult for others.
For example, Li Wangchun, who is still in shock and disbelief, finds it hard to accept this fact.
"Mother, please sit down and calm down."
Li Shiyue helped Li Wangchun sit on the low couch, then turned and poured a cup of hot tea for him.
Li Wangchun's eyes were glazed over as she murmured to herself, "Eight years... eight years! My brother, he..."
Li Shiyue and Shi Tou stood guard over Li Wangchun on either side. In the end, Li Wangchun leaned on Li Shiyue's shoulder and cried her heart out.
A good cry helped Li Wangchun calm down.
"Don't tell Qiutian about this!"
She's pregnant. If she finds out, what will happen to the baby...?
Li Shiyue's eyes were full of disapproval. She raised her hand and grasped her mother's hand, shaking her head as she interjected, "Mother, elder sister is not weak."
She's about to become a mother, and that makes her even stronger!
Aside from the fact that my older sister and I are separated by a pregnancy and aren't biologically related, what difference is there between us sisters and biological sisters?
Li Shiyue stretched out her long arm and embraced Li Wangchun. While stroking Li Wangchun's shoulder, she continued to speak softly to her, "If we keep it from her, how can we hide it from her when her aunt and uncle come next year?"
"At that time, my sister was much further along in her pregnancy. Wouldn't that have been more dangerous for both her and the baby?"
Li Wangchun took Li Shiyue's words to heart. She looked up at Li Shiyue and said, "You, what you said is also true."
So, should we really tell Autumn?
This, this…”
“Mother, if you were the elder sister, would you rather be kept in the dark, or would you rather someone tell you the truth?”
My sister and I are not just sisters, we are sisters who would die for each other!
I won't lie to my older sister.
Considering Li Qiutian's temperament, Li Wangchun finally listened to Li Shiyue's words and decided to show Li Qiutian the letter that Zheng Meiniang had personally written.
Wearing a lotus-root-colored dress and a moon-white cloak, Li Qiutian was helped into the side hall by Qin Fen.
Li Qiutian, who was about four months pregnant, did not appear to have any different figure at first glance.
As soon as Li Qiutian entered the room, he noticed something was off about Li Shiyue and Li Wangchun's faces.
On the contrary, Stone sat quietly to the side without saying a word.
In just a few breaths, Li Qiutian saw the letter unfolded on the table above the low couch.
"Aunt, October, did the golden eagle bring back a letter from home?"
With a hint of joy on his face, Li Qiutian walked quickly toward the low couch.
Before Li Qiutian could reach for the letter, Li Shiyue stopped him.
"Sister..."
Li Qiutian knew Li Shiyue very well. Just by looking at Li Shiyue's face and expression, she knew there was something in the letter without Li Shiyue saying another word.
"My mother and Xia Tian..."
"My aunt and Sister Xia Tian are both doing well."
"Come, sister, please sit down."
Li Shiyue stood up and made room for Li Qiutian. She then said to Qin Fen, who was standing to the side, "Brother-in-law, come over and sit with my sister."
Seeing Qin Fen sit down with Li Qiutian, Li Shiyue picked up the letter on the square table and said, "Sister, if you feel unwell, you must tell me."
Li Qiutian nodded, his expression becoming much more serious. Only then did Li Shiyue hand over the letter.
The room was completely silent, except for the faint crackling sound of the silver charcoal in the brazier placed at the foot of the window.
After reading only three lines, Li Qiutian tightened his grip on the letter.
Qin Fen followed Li Qiutian to read the letter, but he was illiterate and could only watch anxiously from the sidelines.
When Li Qiutian saw the words "...a divorce agreement has been written," she finally lost her composure and opened her mouth wide, letting out an "Ah!"
"autumn!"
"Sister!"
Taking a deep breath, Li Qiutian raised his head and first nodded to Qin Fen sitting next to him before looking at Li Shiyue. "It's alright, I can handle it!"
After turning to Li Wangchun and forcing a smile, Li Qiutian lowered his head to continue reading the letter.
After a while, Li Qiutian put down the letter after reading it. She raised her head with a cold expression and said, "From this day forward, I am a daughter of the Zheng family!"
As for... Father's place...
"Sister! I'm here!"
Upon seeing Li Qiutian's gaze, Li Shiyue hurriedly stepped forward and said this to Li Qiutian.
"Um!
Since Mother has already written the divorce papers, we will ask Uncle Tian to take them with us when the sea opens next year.
Well, in October, I'll add some more money then.
This is how Xia Tian and I repay our father for raising us over the past ten years!
That would be perfect.
Li Shiyue nodded in agreement with Li Qiutian and grasped Li Qiutian's hand: "It's good that you can think things through, sister."
My aunt isn't the type to dwell on things like this. She doesn't overthink things. At least, as she said, the fact that the person is still alive is a wonderful thing!
As for the rest, it was all a matter of chance, beyond human control.
Li Shiyue's words were not only meant to be unpleasant for Li Qiutian, but also for Li Wangchun.
What could Li Wangchun do when Li Shiyue looked at her?
She could only nod and say nothing more.
Li Wangchun understood.
The fact is that Youzhou is thousands of miles away from them. Even if they followed Li Wangtian's example and took the sea route, the journey would be arduous, and the possibility of seeing it again in this lifetime is too low.
It would be better to do as Li Shiyue said—knowing that people are still alive is enough; we can't ask for anything more.
Seeing that Li Wangchun and Li Qiutian both looked relatively well, Li Shiyue spoke up: "My aunt also mentioned the assassination of Uncle Wangtian in her letter."
Third Brother found Li Shiyang, and although he didn't bring the mastermind—Qin Tao—and the silk merchant to justice, he did manage to get five hundred taels of silver from them, which was a good thing.
For Uncle Wangtian, it must be extremely heartbreaking.
However, I never expected Qin Tao to hate Uncle Tian so much, to the point of wanting someone to kill him!
After exchanging a few words about Li Wangtian and Qin Tao, Li Shiyue announced that they would have hot pot for lunch.
"I have to go to the military camp tomorrow to spend the New Year with them, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return home until the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Today, let's consider this our family's reunion dinner in Jian'an.
Mother, elder sister, elder brother, and brother-in-law, let's get through this year first. Next spring, I will send someone back to Jinzhou to bring my aunt, Sister Xia Tian, and Ping An An to come here.
Next year for Chinese New Year, our whole family will definitely be together!
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