Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family - Chapter 241: Not Holding a Three-Day Banquet

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: Not Holding a Three-Day Banquet

“You silly goose, I wish we didn’t have to reveal anything either. There’s no reason to be upset; I feel the same way,” Gu Qingli said, gripping his hand.

It was all for the children’s safety; they had no choice.

Over the past month, Qingchen in Capital City had faced numerous assassination attempts. It wasn’t hard to guess why.

Members of the Secret Sect learned this after eavesdropping on a conversation between Master Wuliao and Xiaochen.

Apparently, it all started with a strange celestial phenomenon at the beginning of the year, said to indicate the arrival of an Emperor Star.

Coincidentally, at that very time, Qingchen had begun to raise troops and station them in that direction.

All nations have their own imperial astronomers in the Qin Tianjian, skilled in predicting events and interpreting celestial signs. Naturally, they came to regard Qingchen as this Emperor Star.

An Emperor Star is prophesied to rule the entire continent. How could the two major powers, the Xichen Kingdom and the Fengli Kingdom, simply sit back and watch?

They had to eliminate Qingchen before his power base was fully established.

And so, hordes of assassins and death-sworn warriors, as if their lives cost nothing, were dispatched to eliminate Qingchen.

Moreover, Xiao Yunjing had also established himself as a dominant figure in his own right. Although his influence wasn’t as extensive as Qingchen’s, there was no telling what the future might hold.

What’s more, Xiao Yunjing and Gu Qingli hailed from Qiyang County, the very region where the ’anomalous star’ had appeared.

Therefore, adhering to the principle of ’rather kill an innocent person by mistake than let a target go,’ large groups of assassins were also dispatched towards Beijing County.

However, to enter Beijing, they first had to pass through Banyue City, which was currently under construction.

With over a dozen Secret Sect members stationed there, it was hardly a place those assassins could breach at will.

These days, members of the Secret Sect, if not capable of fighting one against a hundred, could certainly handle ten opponents each with ease.

In just one month, they had intercepted six or seven waves of assailants.

Given this situation, Gu Qingli was certainly not foolish enough to expose her three precious babies to the public and invite even greater calamity.

She even wished she could stay within the Space until her postpartum confinement period was over.

The only issue was Ms. Su and Gu Xicheng; they were unaware of the Space’s existence, and it would be difficult to explain.

It wasn’t that Gu Qingli distrusted them. However, they were different from the members of the Secret Sect. The Secret Sect members were bound by an unswerving oath of loyalty to Gu Qingli and Xiao Yunjing; they would die before revealing such a secret.

For anyone else, they couldn’t be so certain.

What if Qingchen captured Gu Xicheng and his wife, then threatened them with the lives of Gu Qingping and the others? Would they reveal the secret or not? It was best not to let them know.

“With a wife like you, what more could a husband ask for!” Xiao Yunjing embraced her, his heart overflowing with an indescribable joy. Li’er is truly so considerate and incredibly astute, he thought. I, Xiao Yunjing, must have cultivated blessings for ten lifetimes to have married her.

“Li’er, rest assured. Give your husband three more years, and I will surely create an era of peace and prosperity for you and our three children.”

“Alright, we’ll be waiting,” Gu Qingli replied, an eyebrow arched.

「Over the next ten days,」 the three little ones indeed underwent a remarkable transformation. Once their jaundice subsided, their skin became much fairer. They had also opened their eyes, revealing large, glossy black orbs as beautiful as obsidian, utterly captivating.

Every day, Ms. Su, Wuqing, and Wuyou doted on them with meticulous care. They adored the triplets so much they could hardly bear to put them down, leaving Gu Qingli opportunities to cuddle them only at night.

“Li’er, I’ve received a letter from your eldest brother. Your sister-in-law is also pregnant! She’s past the critical period, and the pregnancy is stable now,” Ms. Su said to Gu Qingli with a smile, holding the Eldest triplet.

Gu Qingli perceived that Ms. Su was thinking of returning home and said, “That’s wonderful news! Mother, are you thinking of going back? If so, I’ll have Yunjing arrange for an escort for you.”

Ms. Su hesitated for a moment before replying, “Let’s wait for your father to return tonight. I’ll discuss it with him before deciding. I’ve been away for over half a year now, and I truly miss home. I also worry if your eldest brother can manage everything on his own.”

Ms. Su sighed softly.

Gu Qingli patted her hand comfortingly. “Mother, please don’t worry. Eldest Brother has Yunjing’s men protecting him, and there’s also the Gu Mansion’s support.”

Indeed, she and Yunjing had been somewhat remiss; they hadn’t even thought to ask about Ms. Su’s wishes.

Having opened up to Gu Qingli, Ms. Su, however, seemed somewhat dispirited.

「That night,」 as soon as Xiao Yunjing returned, Gu Qingli brought up the matter with him.

“Oh? I didn’t sense Father had any intention of leaving, so I assumed Mother didn’t want to return either. Since Li’er has brought it up, we’ll know their decision by tomorrow morning.”

It wasn’t the right time to return to Capital City yet, so Xiao Yunjing hadn’t considered it and thus hadn’t asked.

For the past few days, he had been in the process of transferring the affairs of Beijing County to Gu Xicheng. A man capable enough to serve as Senior Grand Secretary would find managing a single county a trivial matter. Such talent had to be retained.

Moreover, this month was also the sweet potato harvest. They could then split up to inspect the specific yield in different areas.

“Were our sons good boys today?” Xiao Yunjing finished speaking and then leaned down before the three little ones, teasingly asking them.

“Extremely well-behaved. They’re just three little gluttons.” They eat, they sleep, they wake up and eat again. What else could they be if not gluttons?

“Mm, I can tell.” Xiao Yunjing gently poked their tiny mouths, and the little mouths immediately started making suckling motions.

“Li’er, our sons still don’t have names. How about we ask Father to choose names for them tomorrow?” It was only when Xiao Yunjing wanted to call his sons by their names that he remembered they hadn’t been named yet; they usually just called them ’little treasures’ or ’babies’.

“Yes, that’s a good idea. Father is a Senior Grand Secretary; he’s very knowledgeable,” Gu Qingli nodded. Besides, both of them were terrible at choosing names anyway.

「The next day,」 just as they had finished their meal, Gu Xicheng and Ms. Su arrived.

“Yunjing, your mother mentioned she wants to return to Capital City. Please arrange for a few people to escort her,” Gu Xicheng said as soon as he walked in.

“Right now?” Xiao Yunjing inquired.

Ms. Su affirmed, “Yes, right now. I packed all my things last night.”

“Very well, I’ll go make the arrangements immediately. Mother, please wait a moment,” Xiao Yunjing replied.

“Alright, I’ll wait here then. Let me look at my little grandsons a bit longer.” With that, Ms. Su picked up one of the babies and began to coo at him.

“Mother, the journey is long. Later, I’ll prepare some things for you to take back,” Gu Qingli said after she finished feeding the son in her arms and laid him down.

“Alright, but don’t prepare too much. I don’t lack anything. After I leave, you all must take good care of your father. He’s getting old and needs people around him.”

“How am I old? If you want to go back, then just go. Why bring me into it?” Gu Xicheng’s face darkened immediately as he interjected. This old woman is always calling me old! Where am I old? Just last night, we were still… and I wasn’t even tired, while she collapsed exhausted in my arms! Which eye of hers sees me as old? Who’s really the old one here?

“Father, Mother is just worried about you. You’re just too… dangerously attractive,” Gu Qingli said, almost bursting into laughter. Her mother truly was one of a kind—clearly worried someone might try to snatch her husband, yet she insisted on calling him old. What man would ever admit to being old?

“I’m in my forties! How am I unsafe?” Gu Xicheng was bewildered. Are this mother and daughter ganging up on me?

Ms. Su retorted irritably, “It’s precisely because you’re ’fully ripe’ and old! I’m saying you’re unsafe because I’m worried you’ll throw out your back!”

Gu Xicheng finally understood, and his face darkened further. “Look at the nonsense you two are spouting! Utterly ridiculous!”

“Fine, fine, go back and don’t worry. What could I possibly do right under our daughter and son-in-law’s noses?” Besides, even if I had the inclination, I wouldn’t have the guts! He didn’t dare voice this thought; if he did, this tigress of a wife would surely thrash him again. Those two concubines back home? Wasn’t it because she was always getting angry with him back then that he deliberately favored them just to spite her?