Chapter 593: 593: Father-in-law Visits

And all of this had occurred many years ago.

Being suddenly questioned in this way by Liu Sisi now, Ms. Yao felt as if she was stripped bare, laying everything naked in front of the other party.

“How do you know…”

In shock, Ms. Yao completely lost her momentum.

“I understand, I shouldn’t have kept it from you. But at the time, it was your mother who didn’t want me to speak. Her words were like a curse, and I’ve been avoiding this reality at every moment over the years. Now that I’m telling everything, it’s like I’m prepared for the worst.”

Liu Sisi shook her head: “You don’t have to do this. Since she entrusted me to you, it shows her approval of you. You are still my mother. As for him… I really have not been hostile towards him.” The ‘he’ she referred to was naturally the big brother.

“I understand, I do.”

Bowing her head, Ms. Yao continued to shiver and couldn’t get her words out for quite a while.

The next day, the wet nurses arrived at last!

There were five wet-nurses in total, all of whom were invited in for Liu Sisi’s inspection.

Just as Di Yelei had claimed, all five wet-nurses had a healthy build with ample bosoms, presumably abundant in milk.

She scanned over each of them, letting them introduce themselves and stick out their tongues for inspection. In the end, four were chosen while one was dismissed by Liu Sisi.

The reason was Liu Sisi discovered, through her tongue, that this nanny had poor gastrointestinal health, so she promptly abandoned her.

The four remaining nannies soon go to work, each pair tending to one child, feeding, cleaning, and putting them to sleep. This greatly eased Liu Sisi’s work load.

Two days later, according to local custom, the “washing three” ceremony was performed.

In this region, a bathing ceremony was usually held on the third day after a child’s birth. Friends and family were invited to bless the child, known locally as ‘washing three’, or holding the “Three-Morning Wine” party.

The purpose of “washing three” was to cleanse the newborn of filth, avoid disaster, pray for blessings and seek good fortune.

This is what Liu Sisi heard from others.

Di Yelei didn’t hold a large event, only inviting close friends and relatives. Because of Liu Sisi’s special status, and likely Elder Leisure’s influence, only Liu Quan came from her maiden home.

The fact that Di Family bought Liu Sisi for 10 taels of silver was still a hot topic. Liu Sisi did not comment on this as the fact remained. Fortunately, as Ms. Yao and Liu Zhi’er were living in the manor, no embarrassment happened.

On the day of the “washing three” ceremony, Granny Xu arrived early.

Di Yelei hurriedly went out to greet her, showing his importance to the matter. As it was triplets, Granny Xu had already told Di Yelei and others in advance that she brought a midwife, and two other serving women to assist. Ms. Yao personally performed the “washing three” ritual for another child.

The guests started eating early, inviting Granny Xu to the main seat. As soon as she sat down, a servant rushed in and whispered into Di Yelei’s ear. Di Yelei rose in surprise, his eyes wide in shock!

No longer hesitating, he dashed outside. His actions naturally led to much speculation, as everyone turned their heads towards the door.

Di Yelei dashed to the doorway and indeed saw a small sedan carried by several people stopping in front of the official residence.

He hurriedly took a few quick steps, bowed down at the sedan door, saying urgently in a loud voice.

“Lord Father-in-law’s esteemed presence is a great honor, I am guilty of neglecting to receive you from afar, please forgive me!”

The four bearers gently lowered the sedan to the ground and paid their respects to the occupant of the sedan before stepping aside.

Shopkeeper Gu raised his hand, gently lifted the sedan curtain, and announced in a low voice: “Master, the Di family has arrived.”

“Hmm.”

A low voice came from the sedan. As a gust of wind swirled, a head peeked out from inside the sedan; after his gaze met Di Yelei, he gave a cold humph before exiting the sedan and stood still in front of Di Yelei.

Accompanying the small sedan were Zhu Caimai, Shopkeeper Qu, Shopkeeper Gu, Meng Caimai, and an extraordinarily plain-dressed woman. These five also swiftly stood behind the former Crown Prince.

Elder Leisure’s brows were tightly knitted throughout, his eyes staring sharply at Di Yelei, his body emanating tangible murderous intent, exerting pressure on Di Yelei from all directions.

Di Yelei bowed down, maintaining his bowing posture, even under the oncoming tide of the other party’s murderous intent, he did not make a single move.

This intense confrontation naturally drew the eyes of passersby. However, once they saw the situation clearly, they slipped away faster than rabbits, leaving the entire avenue empty in an instant, no trace of anyone remaining.

“Humph! Get up! Considering Sisi’s feelings for you, I won’t say anything. Just call me ‘Uncle’ in public, understand? Let’s go!”

With that, he didn’t wait for Di Yelei to respond, but strode in.

“Yes, Uncle.”

Behind him, Di Yelei was covered in cold sweat; indeed, this hot June was torturous. He could remain calm in front of anyone else, but the thought that the man in front of him was Sisi’s biological father, weakened his momentum before he even spoke.

He loathed that he couldn’t slap himself, where had his usual composure gone?

Seeing the group ahead briskly enter the mansion, Di Yelei quickly caught up.

The front hall was bustling, with everyone eating and drinking merrily, when a group of people suddenly entered from outside, instantly stunning the crowd at the banquet, their gazes all falling upon the figure at the front.

The man was dressed in black and gold clothes, around fifty years old but did not appear old, his eyes radiant yet restrained, his demeanor imposing. Every move he made stirred the emotions of the numerous people. No longer did they wish to eat; everyone held their breath, and the scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

At that moment, Liu Quan’s face turned pale!

He simply slumped in his chair and couldn’t move for a long time.

Elder Leisure ignored the silence of the crowd and continued to stride forward unabashed, reaching the man’s main seat directly above him.

Originally, this seat was occupied by Elderly Mr. Di and Liu Quan, with the host Di Yelei accompanying on the left side. Now, as Elder Leisure approached, Elderly Di sprang up from his seat.