Chapter 405 Xiao Xuance Returns with a Pregnant Woman
Today is the day Xiao Xuance returns to the capital. Yang Shi's heart is still heavy. She has not been able to eat for the past few days and has lost a lot of weight.
Her husband won countless battles, but was framed and died tragically; his body was hastily buried.
Now it's the two sons' turn.
The imperial guards outside the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion have not yet been withdrawn.
She was really worried.
Others are also worried.
Yun Zhaoxue calmly ate with her two sons, who were both three years old.
When they are two years old, adults will put food into their bowls, and they can eat by themselves.
They can now pick up the food in front of them themselves, and if they can't reach it, an adult will pick it up for them.
Yun Zhaoxue peeled shrimp for her two sons, dipped them in sauce, and put them in their bowls. "Dabao, Erbao, eat shrimp, eat more."
The two sons said in unison, "Thank you, Mother."
Da Bao used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat for Yun Zhaoxue and put it in her bowl, saying, "Mother, you should eat too."
Yun Zhaoxue nodded slightly, "Good, our Dabao is so good."
Erbao also picked up a piece of fish. Because his hands were too small, he was not yet skilled at using chopsticks and was a bit clumsy, but he still managed to pick up a large piece.
He even picked a fish bone out of the fish and said in his childish voice, "Mother, you eat too, be careful of fish bones."
"Okay, let's eat together. Erbao is very good, you're both good kids. Your dad will be back soon, are you happy?"
Erbao's eyes curved into crescents. "I'm so happy! Daddy, lift us up high and take us to the street to play."
Erbao was genuinely happy; he missed his father.
For Da Bao, his mother's happiness is his happiness.
When Xiao Xuance first left, they missed him a little, but now they've gotten used to it.
"After we've eaten, let's wait for him at the door." Yun Zhaoxue looked at her two sons who looked exactly alike, with their hair tied in two small buns on their heads and soft baby hairs sticking to their snow-white cheeks, they were extremely cute.
Such a beautiful child, and she gave birth to him.
No matter the era, men always seek out good-looking women.
Yang prayed silently that the Xiao family would not have to go through the exile or hardship of four years ago.
She couldn't bear to send her beloved grandsons into exile again.
I've been suffering terribly.
Pei Huaiji's voice came over, "Little sister, little sister, something bad has happened! Your husband has brought back a pregnant woman. You must divorce him immediately, we don't want him anymore."
Fearing that Zhao Xuan would target the Xiao family, the Pei family spent a fortune to dig a secret passage leading to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.
As long as they escape from the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, the Pei family has a way to arrange for them to leave the city.
Yun Zhaoxue was unwilling to leave, feeling that the time was not yet ripe, but she thought the secret passage was well dug.
Pei Huaiji knew that Xiao Xuance was returning in triumph today, so he booked the best restaurant along their route to the palace early in the morning.
I saw a carriage in the procession, and I heard that there was a woman inside, and a pregnant woman at that.
He was furious and worried that Yun Zhaoxue wouldn't be able to handle it if she found out, so he came to warn her in advance.
Pei Huaiji stood up for Yun Zhaoxue, insisting that she divorce her husband and then introduce her to a better man so that she could remarry with her two beloved nephews...
The Xiao family members were stunned when they heard this, and then their eyes all fell on Yun Zhaoxue.
Yun Zhaoxue remained calm and drank a bowl of soup after finishing her meal.
His two sons looked at him with concern.
Erbao angrily put down his chopsticks and pouted.
My dad hasn't come home for three years. He got pregnant with another woman's child and abandoned them!?
His father, whom he had been longing for for so long, had finally returned, and this was the result...
He'd rather not have a father like that.
snort!
After a deathly silence in the hall.
Madam Yang spoke up, "A pregnant woman? Who is that woman? We've never heard of her. Young Master Pei, you must be mistaken."
She didn't believe that Xiao Xuance had betrayed his wife and children who had waited for him for three years by secretly having a child with another woman.
The military camp was full of men; any women there were military prostitutes.
She absolutely refused to let that kind of woman into the house.
Xiao Mingshu didn't believe Xiao Xuance would do such a thing, and said with certainty, "There must be a mistake. So many generals returned victorious this time, and it wasn't just Third Brother who was a man. Perhaps she is the wife of one of the generals?"
"Yes, it's all just speculation. If Ce'er hasn't admitted it himself, it's not true."
Pei Huaiji voiced his guess, "The carriage that was in front must have a very important person in it, so everyone guessed that he was his brother-in-law... Marshal Xiao's new concubine."
He wasn't the only one saying that; everyone guessed it that way, so he thought so too.
He was absolutely furious.
"Xue'er also contributed to his victory. If Xue'er hadn't found sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other seeds, they wouldn't have had enough to eat and wouldn't have had the strength to fight. He actually let Xue'er down. He's a heartless and ungrateful wretch, a Chen Shimei (a notorious traitor), and he'll surely be punished by heaven..."
Pei Huaiji wanted to unleash a torrent of curses, but considering the children were still there, he swallowed back all the profanities he was about to say.
The two children looked at Yun Zhaoxue cautiously, got off the chair and hugged her legs on either side, "Mother, if Father doesn't want us, we won't want him either."
Yun Zhaoxue gently patted the two children on the back, "Don't be afraid, don't listen to your second uncle's nonsense."
She didn't believe he would break his promise to her until she heard Xiao Xuance admit it himself.
If he truly betrayed her, then divorce him, break three of his legs, and make him a eunuch to spend his life with that concubine, Plato.
She is decisive and straightforward, but also fearless and without regret. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
She has a way out, and can withdraw in time and cut her losses.
"Xue'er, I'm not making this up. That's how it's written in storybooks. The wife and children stay at home to take care of the whole family, while the man goes out to fight. He comes back three years later with a pregnant woman."
Upon returning home, he immediately elevated the woman outside to the status of a secondary wife, ostensibly to be on equal footing with the principal wife, but in reality, he favored the concubine over the principal wife, allowing her to bully her. What's worse, he even wanted to throw her out and seize her dowry. Shameless, utterly shameless..."
Pei Huaiji took out a sketchbook from his pocket, pointed to the first few pages, and poked at them forcefully. This was a popular storybook recently, and most people in Lin'an City were reading this type of book.
He grew angrier and angrier, so angry he jumped up and down, yelling, "I'm fucking idiots, I'm fucking idiots..."
He swore, then looked at his two nephews, unable to utter another word.
“I, I, he, he, he actually dared to beat him to death, beat him to death... When the time comes, take the two children back to the Pei family. The Pei family’s doors will always be open for you. Take all your dowry and assets under your name. Don’t leave him or any other woman a single penny.”
Yun Zhaoxue, "..."
Well……
Those melodramatic novels were printed and sold on the market by her.
To create an air of mystery and boost sales, she directly copied content from free novels from her previous life, using a pseudonym and without even informing those close to her.
To print these books, she even set up a printing workshop, managing everything from creation to publication herself.
The workshop's employees only knew that the mysterious writers had entrusted their manuscripts to this workshop for printing.
Therefore, everyone's guess is based on the storybooks she printed.
The boomerang hit him.
No one else in the Xiao family believed that Xiao Xuance was that kind of person.
But what if all men have multiple wives and concubines...?
Xiao Mingshu then asked, "Third Sister-in-law, if Third Brother really does something to betray you, can I stay with you?"
Madam Yang also firmly said, "If it's true, Xue'er, you don't need to leave. You stay and let him take that woman wherever he wants, just don't come back to this house. This house belongs to us."
The eldest sister-in-law, Xie Wanyun, and Xiao Mingyan also nodded in agreement, "Wherever our third sister-in-law is, we will be there."
Xian'er also said, "We don't want to be separated from our third aunt and our younger brothers, Da Bao and Er Bao."
Her third aunt often gave her beautiful clothes so she could dress up nicely. Her classmates and friends envied her for having so many clothes to wear every day. She really liked her third aunt.
Yun Zhaoxue felt a warmth in her heart when she heard everyone siding with her; all her efforts over the past few years had not been in vain.
I heard hurried footsteps coming from the doorway.
He said to Pei Huaiji, "Second brother, you can't show your face. Leave quickly. I'll come to see you when the Prince's mansion is unsealed."
He heard the voice too and quickly said, "Alright, if you wish to leave, send someone to the Pei residence to inform them, and we will arrange a carriage to pick you up immediately."
He then slipped into the inner chamber, crawled under the bed—the entrance to the secret passage—and put the bricks back in their original positions.
The red dates went in and blocked a box above the bricks.
The people who came were the Imperial Guards from the outer perimeter of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion. They came in and reported, "Your Highness, Princess, the Emperor has decreed that the Imperial Guards protecting the mansion outside the courtyard be withdrawn. From now on, everyone from the Xiao family may freely enter and leave the mansion."
It's clearly imprisonment, but they're calling it protection.
Well, they're the ones who call the shots now.
This shows that Zhao Xuan doesn't dare to touch the Xiao family yet, and even needs their protection to help him deal with Zhao Rui.
Xiao Xuance would only return to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion after he had met the Emperor in the palace.
Yang sent people to inquire when they would return.
The guard went out for a short while and then returned to report, "The young master has returned and is at the gate."
"So fast?" Madam Yang was very excited and quickly got up and walked outside.
The others quickly followed suit.
Yun Zhaoxue followed slowly behind, leading her two sons.
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