On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 446 Can each be counted separately?

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Li Shiyue's first reaction to this was not surprise, but doubt.

She didn't react strangely, surprised, or unwillingly to Yan Jiuniang's suggestion of becoming sworn sisters with her. After all, Yan Jiuniang had mentioned this twice in their previous correspondence.

However, in her letter, Li Shiyue never directly agreed to the matter, only using the excuse of "we'll discuss it when we meet" to deflect the issue.

As for Li Shiyue's reason for making excuses?
The reason for her question was the same as what she was wondering: Did Liu Tan know about this? Did he agree to it?
Don't tell me, the fact that Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang became sworn sisters has nothing to do with Liu Tan.

It should be noted that even though Yan Jiuniang was the illegitimate daughter of the old Zhenbei King, she was still brought back to the King's mansion and entered into the royal bloodline.
Although Liu Tan and Yan Jiuniang are siblings with the same father but different mothers, they have a very close relationship since childhood.

When the old King of Zhenbei was still alive, Yan Jiuniang acted as the money bag for Andong, making money for the old King of Zhenbei. But secretly, she also helped Liu Tan get money through back channels.
Later, Yan Xuefei said she was going to poison the old Zhenbei King. How could Yan Xuefei, an outsider, successfully poison the old Zhenbei King?

Wasn't it because Yan Xuefei had Liu Tan's help back then?
Moreover, Yan Jiuniang had no choice but to obey her father's orders and board the carriage to go to the Turks;

At that time, Li Shiyue, Yan Xuefei, and Li Mingfeng went to rescue them;
Liu Tan actually helped us along the way!
Liu Tan and Yan Jiuniang were truly bound by blood ties and had long since shared a life-or-death bond!

Well, the problem is coming.

If Yan Jiuniang were to become sworn sisters with Li Shiyue, how would Li Shiyue's relationship with Liu Tan be defined?
The two were originally in a superior-subordinate relationship, and Liu Tan had long been wary of Li Shiyue because of the unexpected death of Liu Shu, the former heir of the Prince's Mansion.

If that's the case, assuming Yan Jiuniang and Li Shiyue really became sworn sisters, how would Li Shiyue deal with her relationship with Liu Tan?

Can we each calculate our own?

Is it really possible?
Therefore, at this moment, facing Yan Jiuniang's hopeful gaze, Li Shiyue had no choice but to lower her head.

Then, looking at the ground, she said, "Ninth Sister, our relationship doesn't necessarily need to be proven by becoming sworn sisters!"
"Does this sworn sisterhood ceremony mean we're not good sisters?"

As Li Shiyue said this, she looked up at Yan Jiuniang again.

"Of course not!"
Even if we didn't become sworn sisters, October, you're still my good sister!
If you hadn't risked your life to save me back then, how would I have the chance to talk to you here now?
In October, I... I just wanted to...

Before Yan Jiuniang could utter a word, Li Shiyue stepped forward and covered Yan Jiuniang's mouth.

Then, she smiled and said to Yan Xuefei, Li Mingfeng, and the white-haired Li Qingyun, who were watching her actions with some surprise and disbelief, "Master Li, Taoist Priest Li, and Aunt Yan, you must have suffered a lot on your way here."

Even if you rested last night, you must be exhausted by now!

I just got back from my vacation, covered in dust from the journey.

So, you all go back to the inn to rest first, and I'll wait for you to bathe and recuperate later.

"Tomorrow, I'll have Sister Min prepare a proper feast at the inn. How about we have a good meal?"

Seeing Li Mingfeng go forward to help Yan Xuefei up, she quickly released her hand from covering Yan Jiuniang's mouth, pulled Yan Jiuniang and pushed her towards Yan Xuefei.

"Ninth Sister, hurry up and help your aunt. She is pregnant and can't be taken too seriously."

Before Yan Jiuniang, who had been pushed past by Li Shiyue, could say anything, Yan Xuefei turned around, smiled at Li Shiyue, and then looked at Yan Jiuniang and said, "I don't need you here. If you don't want to go back to the inn, stay here and have a good talk with Madam Li."

"If you don't want to go back to the inn tonight, you can sleep at the Li family's place." Li Shiyue was about to say that she couldn't let anyone stay at her place, because she had a condition where she would have nightmares every night and pull out a knife to kill someone.

However, she opened her mouth a little too slowly, and Yan Jiuniang nodded in agreement with Yan Xuefei's words.

After seeing Yan Xuefei and the other two off, Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang went into the kitchen, leaving Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, Li Xiatian and Yan Xuefei to talk inside.

As for Jiang Huai, Ping An'an, Qin Fen, and Shi Tou?

It was quite a coincidence that Qin Fen and Shi Tou went up the mountain early this morning with their bows;

Jiang Huai went to school;
As for the siblings Pingping and An'an, they were currently playing with the big yellow dog in the yard, chasing chicks.

Listening to the children's boisterous play in the yard, the four people inside looked at each other and remained silent for a moment.

Finally, Li Shiyue spoke first.

I really didn't expect your mother to be pregnant!
However, this is a good thing; from now on, you'll have one more family member in this world!

“I didn’t expect that,” Yan Jiuniang nodded to Li Shiyue, then looked at Li Xiatian, “Xiatian, how come you’ve become so thin?”
I did hear you mention in your letter in October how difficult your childbirth was, but more than a year has passed, and you...
I brought a lot of good medicinal herbs with me this time;

Later, I'll find you some good remedies; you really need to nourish yourself properly.

Once the conversation started, the awkwardness between the four of them, who hadn't seen each other for nearly two years, gradually dissipated.

They had lunch together again and talked about the time when Yan Jiuniang was taken to Lijiatun by Li Shiyue to escape an arranged marriage, and the things they did together. Gradually, their feelings were awakened.

After lunch, Li Shiyue took the initiative to suggest that she take Yan Jiuniang to see and explore the village.

Then, she took Yan Jiuniang's hand, put a straw hat on her head, and led the horse out the door.

After showing Yan Jiuniang the sheep farm and the wool sweater workshop, the two of them mounted their horses and headed to the horse farm behind the riverbank.

When they arrived, they took a look around the horse farm, and then the two of them rode their horses wildly across the grassland for a while before dismounting, loosening the reins, and leaving the horses to graze on their own.

Although the blazing sun made people feel hot, the vast grassland and the blowing wind made it feel more comfortable from the inside out than in the village.

"Ninth Sister," Li Shiyue called out to Yan Jiuniang, but after calling out, she hesitated to say the next word.

Yan Jiuniang, who was pulled out, did not turn around to urge Li Shiyue to do anything. She simply opened her arms wide and took a deep breath in the direction of the wind.

You can't see such a vast grassland in Dongmu.

Yan Jiuniang knew this; she had thought of it when she led the horse out with Li Shiyue. It was because Li Shiyue had some private things to say to her alone.

Therefore, she did not urge her; she waited for Li Shiyue to carefully consider her words before speaking to her.

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