in2ebook Chapter 323 As long as there is life, there is hope
Chapter 323 As long as there is life, there is hope
Consort Xin looked up in astonishment: "What did you say? Father...he's gone?"
"Yes..." Lord Xing suppressed his grief and instructed the palace maids to help Consort Xin back to the palace.
Then, choking back tears, he said, "Father said that everything is set in stone. The Emperor, under immense pressure to avoid punishing the Third Prince, has forced Prince Ning not to cause any more trouble. If we persist, the Emperor will only be in an even more difficult position..."
Consort Xin was in great pain. On one side was her biological father, the pillar of her life, who had been gone. On the other side was her son, who had suffered such a fate, and she couldn't even seek justice for him.
Because she had absolutely no evidence that her son had been drugged, or that it was the Crown Prince's men who had given him the drug.
She calmed down and realized her father's good intentions.
If she insists that the Emperor investigate, he will likely find not that his son was drugged, but that they deliberately drugged the Crown Prince to frame him in order to exonerate the Third Prince.
Regardless of the final outcome, the entire Si family is overjoyed that their younger brother has returned safely.
Si Xingzhi hosted a simple family banquet, saying it was to welcome his younger brother back.
The second sister's fever had not subsided, but she insisted on being helped out by her maid, Zhiyuan.
The younger brother, being the most obedient, ran over and helped her up, saying, "Second sister, I know that your old injuries haven't healed yet, but you've still been working tirelessly for me. Thank you for your hard work, second sister."
"As long as we're all okay, nothing else matters." The second sister smiled and patted her younger brother's head. "You've lost weight in just a few days... but somehow you seem to have grown taller."
As soon as Xia'er was carried out, she rushed into her little brother's arms: "Uncle, Uncle..."
The younger brother picked her up and asked, "Little Xia'er, did you miss your uncle?"
"miss you!"
The younger brother smiled so hard his eyes narrowed into slits: "From now on, Uncle won't have to go to the palace anymore, and he can see Xiaoxia every day."
Xiaoxia clapped her hands and laughed, then hugged her little brother's neck and kissed him on the cheek.
My younger sister livened up the atmosphere, and everyone enjoyed the family dinner very much.
"With our family working together, things will only get better and better from now on."
Upon hearing her younger sister speak, Shao Qin immediately clapped her hands and laughed, "Getting better and better, getting better and better!"
Seeing this scene, Si Muyan was overwhelmed with emotions. Having been in this world for so long, she increasingly felt the touching warmth of family.
Seeing that Si Muyan's neck was still wrapped up, the younger brother asked with concern, "Are you feeling better, big sister?"
Si Muyan smiled and said, "I'm fine, little brother, there's no need to worry."
The younger brother looked at Si Muyan and said seriously, "Big sister doesn't look well. Tomorrow I'll go to the market and buy some blood-nourishing herbs to help her recover."
The younger sister said reproachfully, "You've finally come back, you should rest well for a while. Don't worry about your elder and second elder sisters' health, I know what I'm doing."
Si Xingzhi took a sip of wine, looking at everything before him with satisfaction. The happiness of regaining what he had lost was something he could truly feel.
When her younger brother inquired about Wan Cheng's funeral arrangements, her second sister did not hide anything and told him about the attitude of the main branch of the Wan family and the situation of the collateral branches. She also told him about the current situation of Wan Cheng's parents and sister.
After a long pause, the younger brother said, "Second sister, Wan Cheng died because of me. I want to go see his family... I want to... take care of his family."
"this is necessary."
The younger brother said, "I'll go there tomorrow."
The second sister said, "You've been frightened these past few days and need to rest. Besides, it would be more appropriate for me to go with you. Let's wait a couple more days."
My younger brother is indeed exhausted; he's been physically and mentally drained these past few days. Although he's eating and using everything he needs, he's agitated, has a poor appetite, and can only sleep for a short while when he's extremely tired.
Almost as soon as he opened his eyes, he would think of Wan Cheng's miserable state. He hated himself for dragging Wan Cheng into it and for not being able to protect his friend.
They also felt that the world was unjust and that power was greater than human life.
He was grieving for many days, and even when he fell asleep, he hoped that Wan Cheng would come to him in his dreams.
These past few days have been a blur. It was just last night's dream that I dreamt of Prince Ning clearing the name of Wan Cheng and clearing his name, and then I dreamt of Prince Ning being unable to resist the powerful and ending up with his head separated from his body.
However, he also dreamed that Wan Cheng appeared in his dream and said to him: As long as you are alive, there is hope.
My younger brother woke up crying, and after crying, he felt completely relaxed, as if he had been reborn.
I heard that although Prince Ning found out the truth, the Third Prince still did not receive any punishment, and he was not disappointed at all.
At least, he's still alive.
If Tang Yansen hadn't suddenly made his move, Wan Cheng should have survived.
He felt that he was no longer alone, and he wanted to live well, for himself and for Wan Cheng!
He wants to live well for Wan Cheng!
Because one of the two young ladies from the Si family was injured and the other was ill, the headmistress and the female tutor discussed giving them a few days off so they could rest properly.
The younger sister, having some free time, took care of household chores for her elder sister. She looked around at the shops bestowed by the Empress Dowager and asked Yinxing to tell Aunt Jin that she planned to visit them all the next day.
Mother Tian asked, "Didn't you say you weren't planning on going into business?"
“No, we’ll sell them all,” the younger sister said. “But we also need to know the details of how they’re being sold. My older sister used to handle these things, so I’ll help keep an eye on things so that things will be easier for her once she’s better.”
Madam Tian said, "Miss Tian is always thinking about finding a farm to grow vegetables and raise chickens. She is the daughter of a marquis, how can she do such things?"
"Why not?" the younger sister said with a smile. "But I'm afraid we'll have to wait. My little brother is still young, and we'll have to wait until there's a mistress in the house before you can leave."
Mother Tian laughed: "That will take many years."
Just then, Ginkgo returned: "Miss, I just left the courtyard when Aunt Jin arrived, saying she has something important to report to you."
Aunt Jin brought over several visiting cards and invitations and handed them to her younger sister: "The eldest and second young ladies are not feeling well. You will have to decide which of these invitations to reply to and which to attend."
"What do you all do?" the younger sister asked curiously.
Aunt Jin replied, "These are the visiting cards of the young ladies, and those are the invitations of the ladies. The three young ladies are all grown up, so there's no need for others to worry about them. Our Marquis's mansion is favored by the emperor, so those high-ranking officials and nobles naturally have designs on it."
The younger sister wasn't enthusiastic, but she knew what her two older sisters were thinking, so she picked out the invitations from the ladies she knew: "I declined all the others, but I replied to the invitations from these young ladies, saying that I would invite them over to play when things are better."
Then she looked at the ladies' invitations and was somewhat surprised: "Aunt Jin, are you sure they want to meet us?"
Aunt Jin didn't understand: "Yes, is there a problem?"
The younger sister said, "Those ladies are always so arrogant, they're blinded by their choice of daughters-in-law. How could they possibly look up to someone like us? I originally thought that most of the people who invited us were from lower-class families, and if there were any from higher-class families, I figured they must have good-for-nothing sons. But Aunt Jin, look, how come they're all ladies from wealthy and powerful families?"