IBTSOME Chapter 96 Part 2

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 96 Part 2: The Wind Blows

 

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Liu Su Niang took a sip of hot tea, put her fingers on the green porcelain cup and asked Lin Wei Xi: "Wangfei, your due is in early April this year?"

 

"Yes." Lin Wei Xi nodded, placing her palm on her stomach, her expression unconsciously softened, "He’s already seven months old, I didn’t even realize."

 

"When the child is born, every day is like that, it’s called not knowing the years." When talking about the child, Liu Su Niang couldn't help but smile. "I don't know if this baby is a boy or a girl. But from what I see he know how to love his mother. He specifically chose to be born in April, when the spring is in full bloom, isn’t it just to make Wangfei suffer less. When the child is born, the weather will be just right, and confinement will not be like the summer, and at that time, Yan Wang must have already returned."

 

The more Liu Su-niang talked, the more she felt that it was like Heaven’s will. When Lin Wei Xi heard Gu Hui Yan's name, the smile on her face couldn't help but constricted: "I hope."

 

"Yan Wang will definitely come back." Liu Su Niang didn't expect that her casual words would cause Lin Wei Xi's grief. She hurriedly comforted Lin Wei Xi: "Yan Wang’s trip this time is to provide disaster relief. If it was not because there is no one else in the court, why would Yan Wang leave you this mother and child and go out for disaster relief out of the capital by himself? Guanzhong’s matters are really messy. A few days ago, my lord was very worried every day in the court. It was not until Yan Wang asked for his order that he finally put down his heart and said to me, 'Guanzhong is the land of Longxing (the origin) of Three Qin and Two Han Dynasties. Now starving people are everywhere, if the delay continues, afraid there will be riot. Now that Yan Wang has gone, then there’s no need to worry.'"

 

Lin Wei Xi did not expect that the future First Assistant Shen’s evaluation of Yan Wang would be this high. Shen Changzhou was right to worry. If Guanzhong’s snow disaster was not dealt quickly, it might be not long before everyone revolted. The Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties were nurtured from there. Perhaps Guanzhong this piece of land had some mysterious power. If there was revolt in Guanzhong it was not a small matter.

 

Seeing that Zhang Xiao Lian and the Emperor were now started to get dirty, Lin Wei Xi could basically conclude that the heavenly book was correct, and soon Zhang Xiao Lian would pass away. The mainstay would fall, and Zhang’s party, like abandoning a sinking ship, would scatters. In the next ten years the court would still settling accounts with Zhang Xiao Lian, rejecting Zhang Xiao Lian, and then vindicated Zhang Xiao Lian again. The First Assistant after Zhang Xiao Lian was Shen Changzhou, the husband of Liu Su Niang in front of her.

 

First Assistant Shen's ancestral hometown was in Changzhou. Nowadays, factions in the court were prevalent, and because factions that naturally formed by ancestral hometown were also very strong, so in the officialdom many used hometown to called others. Lin Wei Xi also followed the officialdom’s method of calling Shen shi as Shen Changzhou.

 

Speaking of natural disasters, Liu Su Niang also sighed: "Who knows that this year's snow will be so fierce. I heard that there are thousands of people freezing to death in Xi'an every day. Sometimes a whole family freezes to death, even there are no people to collect their bodies. Alas, not only my lord, but many people are actually worried about the situation in the northwest. The northwestern people are sturdy, and not too far away there are foreign tribes glaring like tiger watching its prey. If there is chaos in Guanzhong, the northern tribes will take advantage of the situation to go south, then it will be troublesome. Of course these barbarians can’t compete with our imperial court, but these people fight back and forth, and the one that suffer stills common people. Fortunately, there is Yan Wang, because if there’s Yan Wang, there is no need to worry about outside and internal wars."

 

Lin Wei Xi laughed: "Wangye has only been away for more than ten days. I am afraid that he has just entered Xi'an. It is too early to say these words now."

 

"How can this be called early?" Liu Su Niang unexpectedly stern, and said solemnly, "Ten years ago, the northern tribes invade the border, the northern part of Yan, Zhao, Qi and other places were fighting, to be able to gradually calmed down the wars in various places was it not relied on Yan Wang alone. In the past few years, there was a great chaos in the capital, and if there was no Yan Wang who entered the capital in times to save the country, it’s uncertain what the scene is now. Yan Wang’s achievements have been remembered throughout the Great Zhou. Although I and my lord are unknown people, but also sincerely admire Yan Wang. Now the northwest met natural disasters, in spite of the severe cold at the end of the year, even heartlessly left his pregnant Wangfei, Yan Wang still personally went to the northwest for disaster relief. With this act of his, it’s unknown how many people will be saved. Yan Wang is highly loyal and admired by many people. I don’t say this to be flattering or fawn over. This is really my sincere word."

 

Liu Su Niang's words were solemn, and Lin Wei Xi couldn't help but straighten up. She looked at Liu Su Niang for a while, and slowly smiled: "Su Niang's words are too heavy, on behalf of Wangye I thanked Su Niang and Shen Changzhou for their trust. You usually look gentle and weak, and you don’t like to go out to socialize, didn’t expect to have such insights on political affairs."

 

Liu Su Niang was suddenly praised, her cheeks flushed, and she smiled shyly: "I just listened to the words my lord said. I just learned it randomly, not worthy of Wangfei’s praise."

 

"How can it be not worthy. Although Su Niang is a woman, but also a woman who can match any men, seeing this sharpness let people feel ashamed of one’s inferior." Lin Wei Xi said this sincerely. No wonder in the previous life Liu Su Niang had died for many years but Shen Changzhou did not remarry, and he still have a deep affection for Liu Su Niang. Presumably this couple often discuss political affairs, each other's hearts and minds were mutually interlink and became confidants, this kind of affection could be discovered but not be sought.

 

Even if it was their own backyard and there were no other people around, they couldn’t talk too much about current affairs. Lin Wei Xi and Liu Su Niang had tacit understanding and quickly changed the subject: "You came out today and left all the children with Shen Changzhou, is that okay?"

 

"What can be the problem." Liu Su Niang was very relieved. "Those little devils like to pester their fathers very much, and do not think who gave birth to them. I also don't want to stay at home all the time, as if besides home, I have nowhere else to go. Don’t mind them, we can talk freely. On the contrary, you are the only one in the mansion these days. Even if there are servants, it’s still too hard."

 

"What hard can I have?" Lin Wei Xi laughed. If according to the trajectory in the heavenly book, Liu Su Niang was pushed into the pool by Zhao Wang during the Dragon Boat Festival the year before last and died early. In this life, because Lin Wei Xi pulled Liu Su Niang in time, she didn't fall into the pool and gave birth to her baby safely. Naturally, Shen Changzhou's madam had nothing to do with the daughter of Han’s family. Now Lin Wei Xi watched their family was very harmonious and happy, her heart silently said ‘it’s really nice’.

 

Liu Su Niang saw Lin Wei Xi although smiling, but the smile seemed to be a bit lonely. Liu Su-niang knew it in her heart, Yan Wangfei didn't say anything, but she still missed Yan Wang who was away from the capital. That said, which woman didn't want her husband to be with her when she was pregnant, not to mention this was Lin Wei Xi’s first child, and the relationship between their husband and wife had always been very good.

 

Liu Su Niang didn't know how to console her. Although she unhesitatingly said that Yan Wang would be able to come back before Lin Wei Xi gave birth, but after the snowstorm, there was a risk of plague. Yan Wang must guard against the plagues and rebellions in various places. Who dared to guarantee that Yan Wang could be back in April. Liu Su-niang felt sorry for her, Lin Wei Xi had a life-saving grace for her, on top of that she was the wife of Yan Wang, Liu Su Niang and her husband both respected Lin Wei Xi. Now seeing this exquisite and beautiful like immortal Yan Wangfei showed her loneliness, Liu Su Niang as a woman couldn’t stand it.

 

Liu Su-niang led Lin Wei Xi to talk about children instead. Liu Su-niang already had a son and a daughter, if it’s about parenting she could talk endlessly, and Lin Wei Xi unknowingly was also taken in.

 

When mentioning children, Lin Wei Xi's expression was indeed energetic. Liu Su Niang gradually felt relieve. They were still talking when suddenly saw a figure walking on the other side of the path. In such snowy day, eyes were full of white, just this person wore pink all over, wrapped in silvery snow it was unspeakably striking to the eyes.

 

Lin Wei Xi was also surprised to see this person. She asked the maid next to her: "Who is this?"

 

"Answering Wangfei, this is the new lady that Shizi brought back to the mansion."

 

Gu Cheng Yao's concubine? Lin Wei Xi was surprised. When this happened? How could she as the mansion’s mistress and also the stepmother didn’t know? As the people walked in, her face appeared in front of everyone. When Lin Wei Xi saw the other's face, her face suddenly sank.

 

This concubine looked very much like her in the previous life.

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