Chapter 441
Chapter 441 The Heavenly Ladder
"Sister, is Big Brother really on this mountain?" Luo Ning lifted the curtain of the carriage window and peered outside, her face full of worry. The moonlight was like water, illuminating the crumbling ruins of the Jade Buddha Temple with an eerie glow. In the vast darkness, distant peaks and ridges loomed, emanating an indescribable, icy allure.
Sitting on a low couch, Xiao Qingxuan gently rubbed her belly and sighed. "It should be correct. Qiaoqiao, when you went to the Xiao family earlier, you didn't see My Dear, did you?"
Qiaoqiao softly hummed, her face filled with sadness. "When Sister Ning went to the palace to find you, I went to the Xiao family and even alerted the Madam and the Second Miss. At first, they also thought Big Brother was in the room. But after calling out to him for quite some time, there was no response. Helplessly, we broke in. The bed was still warm, but Big Brother had disappeared without a trace. The Madam and the Second Miss had no idea where he'd gone. The Second Miss was so anxious she even cried."
"What's there to cry about?" Ning'er's eyes were red. "We entrusted them with a good husband, and they lost him. We're already letting them off easy by not settling accounts. I noticed back in Jinling that the Xiao family’s mother and daughter would order Big Brother around yet act cunningly. One moment they’d scold him, the next they’d reward him, making him unsettled. Big Brother is too soft-hearted; they've bullied him for so long that he's actually grown attached. Once we find him tomorrow, I’ll forbid him from entering my room for three days. Let's see if he learns his lesson."
Qiaoqiao's face flushed as she thought, ‘You wouldn't even last three cups of tea without him, let alone three days. It'll be you pulling Big Brother into the room, for sure.’
Hearing Luo Ning's straightforward words, Qingxuan shook her head and chuckled ruefully. This girl was even more jealous than her. She wondered how the Xiao family’s mother and daughter had offended her.
"It's just a man. Is he really worth all this worry?" The young girl, Li Xiangjun, lazily turned on the couch and extended her fair arm from under the silk quilt towards Xiao Qingxuan's belly. "All this noise has kept me up. Honestly, it might be better without him. Then I could just share a room with you, Sis, and be happy. Sister, may I also—"
Her little hand reached toward Xiao Qingxuan's protruding belly. Qingxuan flushed and lightly slapped her hand away. "You cheeky girl, I'm talking with your elder sisters."