vrcanaries Chapter 457 Life is tough
Chapter 457 Life is tough
Shi Ning was taken aback: "Yi-ge, what do you mean by that?"
Zhuang Yi scoffed: "The Third Prince's fiancée is unconscious. He can't possibly marry a living dead person, can he? Therefore, he must choose someone else, and Xiuxiu is one of the targets."
"I would never let Xiuxiu marry into the royal family." Shi Ning shook his head immediately upon hearing this.
“Even the Emperor wouldn’t dare to directly arrange a marriage, since he wouldn’t know how to explain it to his grandfather. So, he had Consort Chen summon you to the palace to test the waters.” Zhuang Yi looked up at Shi Ning. “Second Aunt, Xiu Xiu’s personality isn’t suited for the palace.”
“I know,” Shi Ning sighed, “but how can I refuse an imperial decree? Unless…”
"Unless Xiuxiu is not suitable to marry into the royal family."
"But how can we do it? It could easily be considered deceiving the emperor."
"This one……"
"Mother!" Just then, Zhuang Xiuxiu ran in from outside, whip in hand. "I will not marry the Third Prince."
"How did you know?" Shi Ning frowned.
"People outside are spreading rumors."
"How was it spread?" Zhuang Yi frowned.
"They say the Third Prince is cursed with bad luck in finding wives. His first fiancée, Miss Fang, disappeared because of this curse. Although she didn't die, she's now a village woman and a stepmother to a bunch of kids. His second fiancée, Miss Chen, was injured because of this curse and is now a living dead. So, they'll have to find a third one. Several people have been mentioned, but the most talked-about are Lan Tingwan, Gong Xuer, and me. But everyone says those two have bad luck, while I have a strong fate, so they'll definitely choose me in the end." Zhuang Xiuxiu said, feeling frustrated herself. How was she supposed to have a strong fate? How was she supposed to have a stronger fate than Lan Tingwan and Gong Xuer? She felt that her strength lay in her fists.
Shi Ning frowned as well, and couldn't help but look at Zhuang Yi: "This..."
"There must be someone pulling the strings behind the scenes." Zhuang Yi's expression was also quite serious. "We can't guess their motives for now."
"Do I even need to guess? Someone's trying to harm me." Zhuang Xiuxiu rolled up her sleeves. "If I find out who it is, I'll whip them to death." With that, the whip in her hand snapped out, and then…
Then a rattling or cracking sound was heard.
"Zhuang Xiuxiu, I think I'll beat you to death first." Shi Ning took off his shoes and rushed towards his daughter.
"Oops!" Zhuang Xiuxiu cried out and rushed out. Her hand had slipped, and she had accidentally pulled out the small antique display shelf on the table.
Six exquisite small teapots were placed on the display shelf.
Now the display shelf has fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces, and the teapot has fallen to the ground and is now broken into pieces.
Zhuang Yi sighed, thinking, "This younger sister is just... If she really enters the prince's residence, she'll probably be miserable to death."
"Little auntie, run!" At this moment, a loud, excited child's voice came from the courtyard, the voice so excited it was almost split in two.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yi hurriedly wheeled himself to the door and saw his son standing in the middle of the yard clapping and cheering. His second aunt was chasing his little sister around the yard with her shoes in hand, and the servants were all watching the commotion with smiles. He couldn't help but sigh, "Ah Sheng."
"Dad!" Zhuang Zesheng rushed over upon hearing this. "What trouble has Aunt gotten into this time?"
"It's normal for your aunt to get into trouble."
Zhuang Zesheng chuckled.
Have you finished your homework?
“I finished, and the teacher said I did well, so get out of class ended early.”
"Great job." Zhuang Yi patted his son's head.
"Mom, stop chasing. If you're going to chase, at least put on your shoes. Otherwise, if you hurt your feet, Dad will be worried." Zhuang Xiuxiu jumped onto the artificial hill. "I'll pay for the broken teapot. I'll just not give you any allowance for the next few months. Don't be angry."
"What's the meaning of you, a young lady, carrying around a whip all day long?"
"I also want to hold an embroidery needle, but I can't hold it."
"You..." Shi Ning was speechless.
"Xiuxiu." Zhuang Yi gestured to his son to push him out the door. "Falling off the artificial hill is no joke. He could break his head."
Shi Ning was taken aback. He shouldn't have said that to Zhuang Xiuxiu. She wasn't afraid of places higher than this artificial hill, so what was this little bit of height...?
Although Zhuang Xiuxiu was straightforward, she was also clever. She quickly rolled her eyes and said, "If my mother doesn't chase me, I won't fall down."
"I'm going to hit you again," Shi Ning said, throwing her shoe directly at her daughter.
"Mom, these shoes were bought for you by my father. They'll break if they fall into the water!" Zhuang Xiuxiu tried to grab the embroidered shoes, but as soon as she reached out, one corner of them suddenly came loose, and then a scream was heard as Zhuang Xiuxiu tumbled off.
"Xiuxiu!" Shi Ning was terrified and rushed over, shouting. When she saw her daughter's head bleeding profusely, tears streamed down her face. "Quickly, find a doctor! Hurry!"
Zhuang Yi then poked his son and said, "Cry."
"Wah!" Zhuang Zesheng hurriedly opened his mouth and burst into tears.
The entire Duke's mansion descended into chaos and utter pandemonium.
When Zhuang Xiaozhou returned, she happened to see the housekeeper running out. She quickly stopped him and asked what had happened. Upon hearing that her daughter had been in an accident, she disregarded her composure and rushed inside. What she saw was her daughter covered in blood. She was so shocked that she swayed and asked, "What happened?"
"Husband!" Shi Ning cried and rushed over, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
"What happened?"
"Second Uncle," Zhuang Yi recounted the events, "we'll talk about it when the doctor arrives."
Soon, the butler arrived with the doctor.
The doctor who came was Dr. Xu from Huichuntang.
He's a senior doctor, quite famous in the capital, and highly skilled in medicine.
"Dr. Xu, how is my daughter?" Zhuang Xiaozhou asked after the doctor finished taking her pulse.
"The young lady's wound is not serious. After treatment, the bleeding has stopped and she will be fine."
"Then why aren't you waking up?"
"He hit his head and will probably be unconscious for a while. He should wake up by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Zhuang Xiaozhou breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"I'll write a prescription in a bit, and she can take it when she wakes up."
"Thank you, Dr. Xu." Zhuang Xiaozhou personally saw the person out. When she returned, she was startled as soon as she entered the door. She was about to say something when Shi Ning pulled her inside.
"Father," Zhuang Xiuxiu chuckled and called out softly.
"What are you guys doing here?" (speaking in a Henan accent) Zhuang Xiaozhou exclaimed excitedly, his hometown dialect spilling out.
"Husband, don't be anxious, listen to me." Shi Ning lowered his voice and explained the whole story. "We had no choice but to resort to this last resort. Since one of us is already unconscious, what difference does it make if we add another one?"
Zhuang Xiaozhou's face darkened upon hearing this: "You mean, Xiuxiu pulled that small display shelf off the table in the flower hall and knocked it to the ground?"