CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 131 THE BROTHERS FEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT MU YUANXIU IS HANDSOME (4)

Li Yuzhu’s eyes flickered, and she walked back again.

"Second sister, are you sure that our eldest sister went to Qingshui River Village?" Li Yuzhu asked.

Did this Great Princess really go to help someone in need?

"She just tried to drag me along again, but I ignored her. When I got up to put on my shoes, I didn’t see her wooden sandals, nor did I see the umbrella in the house. If she were still in the mansion, why would she need an umbrella? I looked around but couldn’t find her. Third sister, could she really have run off?"

Li Yuzhu squinted her eyes, "Don’t talk to father and mother about this just yet; we don’t want to scare them. I’ll go find Second Brother and Third Brother, and we’ll look for her together."

The Great Princess is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Lu Ling Royal Mansion. Even if she suffers outside, she always speaks in a high-handed manner, offending people.

If she argues with outsiders, who would care about her former title of Commandery Princess?

She might just get hit first for good measure.

She went off on her own, likely going to suffer.

The Princely Heir is honest and naive, doesn’t know how to argue, much less fight.

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an, on the other hand, are skilled in that area.

The Second Princess sighed in relief, "Right, right, right, let’s go find Second Brother and Third Brother."

The two sisters came to the main house together.

The Second Princess didn’t dare go in; she was timid and couldn’t lie.

Li Yuzhu had her stand outside while she walked to the entrance of the main house, calling for the Second Young Master and Li Xing’an, "Second Brother, Third Brother, I have something to tell you."

"What can’t you say here?" Prince Luling asked.

The four of them were in the middle of an enthusiastic business discussion.

"Oh, my bedframe is a bit loose, and I’d like to have my two brothers help fix it," Li Yuzhu said with a cheerful smile.

So the daughter just wants help.

Prince Luling immediately said, "Second and Third Sons, quickly go check on your sister’s bed, will you?"

"Yes, Father." The brothers responded together, walking out.

Outside, the two immediately began arguing.

"Second Brother, what’s with your taste? Can’t even buy a proper bed? They sleep on it one night and it’s broken?" Li Xing’an glared at the Second Young Master.

The Second Young Master looked aggrieved, "I checked when buying it; it was fine." He saw the Second Princess huddled at the door, with a dark face, he said, "It must be Second Sister, that chubby girl, too heavy and broke it."

The Second Princess wanted to cry, what does it have to do with her?

Li Yuzhu glanced at them, frowning, "Stop arguing, Father and Big Brother are still talking."

She pulled her two brothers, one on each side, towards the front yard.

The Second Princess ran after them.

In the middle of the mansion, several bamboo screens divided the courtyard into front and back.

The back courtyard is the main area for family activities, a private space, with the screen blocking outsiders’ view from the entrance.

This row of bamboo screens was demanded by Prince Luling.

Although he went from a prince to a rural villager, he always loved to maintain an air of dignity.

Being a prince, he felt he should keep a sense of mystery.

Matters of daily life shouldn’t be carelessly shown to outsiders.

Anyway, building bamboo screens doesn’t cost anything, so let them be there.

No one opposed.

"Third Sister, weren’t you saying the bed was broken? Why are you dragging us here to talk?" Li Xing’an looked around, perplexed.

Beyond the bamboo screens, there was an empty space, with the house entrance in front.

This place would be planted with some flowers and trees later, but for now, they haven’t found suitable ones, so it remains empty.

"It’s not the bed that’s broken. I was afraid of worrying Father, so I didn’t tell the truth," Li Yuzhu said gravely.

Ah, so it’s about something secret.

Li Xing’an was a bit excited, rubbing his hands together, "What is it, Third Sister?"

The Second Young Master’s gaze also hardened, "Is there trouble?"

Their third sister had always been calm, but today she seemed worried, and the Second Princess who followed them was even more panicked.

"Eldest Sister is missing." Li Yuzhu took a deep breath and told her brothers, "Second Sister and I suspect she went to Qingshui River Village to make trouble."

"What?" the two brothers said in shock, "She’s doing something heroic?"

"Did I hear wrong? With her temperament, she still thinks of herself as a Commandery Princess who gets annoyed with everyone, and now she’s doing something heroic?" Li Xing’an couldn’t believe it.

The Second Young Master also asked, "Third Sister, why do you think she went to Qingshui River Village?"

"Second Sister said it, and based on what she said yesterday, the two of us are sure," Li Yuzhu said.

Then, the sisters recounted the events of yesterday and how the umbrella and wooden sandals were missing from the house.

"She’s been clamoring to go see that wicked old woman in Qingshui River Village. If she went there, where else would she be?" the Second Princess asked anxiously.

The Second Young Master glanced at his siblings, thought for a moment, then said, "Let’s go find her together."

"Wait, Second Brother, although we can’t tell Dad the truth, we should at least let him know we’re going out, right? Otherwise, he’ll have Big Brother looking for us again," Li Xing’an suggested.

"I’ll go tell Father that we’re going to see the village chief and will be back later," the Second Young Master said.

"That’s a good idea," Li Yuzhu agreed.

The Second Young Master returned to the back courtyard and told Prince Luling the preplanned story.

Since they were seeking the village chief, Prince Luling had no objections and simply remarked, "Go early, come back early."

With permission granted, the Second Young Master and Li Xing’an, accompanied by the Second Princess and Li Yuzhu, hurried towards Qingshui River Village.

The muddy roads made the siblings quite frustrated.

Li Xing’an carried the younger Li Yuzhu on his back.

The Second Princess watched enviously, clamoring for the Second Young Master to carry her.

The Second Young Master frowned, shaking his head.

She weighed 130 pounds, as much as he did; he couldn’t carry her.

"I told you to eat less, but you just kept eating so much!" the Second Young Master complained.

"But I was hungry," the Second Princess sighed.

"If you keep eating, you’ll catch up to Father’s weight soon!" the Second Young Master scolded.

"Ah? What should I do then?" the Second Princess nearly cried.

Their father weighed 160 to 170 pounds!

"Second Brother, if you can’t carry her, just support her," Li Yuzhu suggested.

"That’ll do." The Second Young Master went to support the Second Princess.

With someone supporting her, walking became much easier, and the Second Princess breathed a sigh of relief.

The four siblings trudged along the muddy road when someone called out to them.

"Brother Li, where are you going?"

They turned to look and saw Mu Yuanxiu approaching.

He was driving an ox cart.

"Hey, Brother Mu, where are you headed?" the Second Young Master waved to him.

"Brother Mu, you’re capable, aren’t you? Even got an ox cart now," Li Xing’an joked.

It was the first time the brothers thought Mu Yuanxiu didn’t look too bad, not too ugly or evil, just about half as ugly as they were, and a bit kinder than yesterday.

"I’m heading to Qingshui River Village for some business," Mu Yuanxiu said, "Where are you all going?"

His gaze lingered on Li Yuzhu for a while, then turned to the brothers.

"We truly are bound by fate, Brother Mu!" the brothers exclaimed together.