Reborn Daughter: The Young Lady Wants to Make a Trouble
Chapter 5 It’s not her
When Mr. Li returned to his room, he was surprised to find that his wife was not pressed against the window as usual.
"Honey-"
"Is it true?" Duchess Li interrupted him with her eyes wide open. After weeks, Duke Li finally saw a glimmer of light and hope in his wife's lovely eyes.
"What is true?" Li Gong repeated his wife's words.
"You picked up a girl from the forest, and she looks a lot like Minghua!" Princess Li exclaimed, her face full of hope.
Duke Li was surprised that the news spread so quickly.
He felt slightly annoyed and upset. He wanted to tell his wife the news himself. He didn't want her to hear it from the gossip of the servants.
King Li glanced at his wife's bright expression and nodded slowly. With just this simple action, she immediately ran out the door. Duchess Li completely abandoned the proper etiquette, and her shawl of the Hanfu fluttered in the air as she ran through the hall.
"Honey, you shouldn't run! What if you hurt yourself?!" Duke Li immediately chased after him.
He was surprised at how fast she ran. Was she always this fast? How did she get the energy to run for so long?
King Li immediately quickened his pace, but it was of no use. His wife was already a few steps ahead of him and had already reached the room where Xueyue lived.
Princess Lee surprises the servants guarding outside while several servants inside tend to the unconscious body of Seol-wol. Princess Lee forgets all propriety and slams the door open.
Her eyes searched the room frantically until they landed on the unconscious girl on the bed. Princess Lee walked towards the girl on trembling legs. When she saw the bandages wrapped around the girl's forehead and arms, as well as the bruises on her face, Princess Lee gasped.
She covered her parted lips with a shaking hand and stared at the girl. Indeed, she looked like Lee Myung-hwa, but her mother's instinct knew that this was not her precious daughter. Lee Myung-hwa was dead...and Princess Lee had witnessed the burial.
“This is not my Minghua.” Duchess Li said in a heartbreaking voice.
"My dear, how could you run away without me?" Li Gong sighed.
He walked into the room and placed a gentle hand on her trembling shoulder. "This is not my Minghua," Princess Lee repeated, but this time, she looked up at her husband.
Prince Li had a solemn expression on his face as he stroked a few strands of Princess Li's hair.
“I know she’s not.” He whispered to her gently. He was surprised when he finally heard his daughter’s name from his wife’s mouth, but he hid his shock.
"For a moment, I thought my Minghua was back." Princess Li's voice was a little hoarse when she said the last few words. Her shoulders shook and she began to sob.
Sensing her collapse, King Li quickly pulled his wife into his arms. His tender gaze towards his wife suddenly became sharp and cold when he glanced at the servants in the room.
In a heavy, commanding voice he said, "Leave us."
The servants did not have to be told twice. They immediately bowed their heads, withdrew from the room, and closed the door. Soon the room was filled with the intermittent sobbing of the distraught mother.
Li Gong tightened his grip on his wife's hand. He stared at the ceiling, feeling his heart being torn apart.
Mr. Li comforted his wife softly, speaking softly and patting her petite back from time to time.
He held his wife for the longest time, patiently waiting for her tears to stop.
"I... hope she... stays." Princess Li whispered into her husband's chest.
King Li frowned in confusion. He heard his wife say something, but her voice was so deeply muffled by his robe that he didn't know what she said.
He glanced down at his wife. "What did you just say?" He asked the hiccuping Duchess of Li before speaking again.
"I said I wanted the girl to stay." Princess Li repeated it again, but this time, her voice was more firm.
King Li was surprised to hear her words. He was a doting husband, the kind of man who would give his wife everything in the world. Unlike other noble men who married only for political and financial gain, he married Duchess Li for love. Fortunately, the goddess of luck was on his side, and she was an outstanding noblewoman who immediately won the approval of his family.
He had never refused any of his wife's requests, even if some of them were extremely outrageous, but this was the first time he felt the word "no" on the tip of his tongue.
But he shoved the words down his throat and chose to say something else.
"We don't know if she has any family out there-" he began, but was interrupted by his wife's sharp words.
"Then let's wait for her to wake up. If she has family out there, I'd like to meet them." Duchess Li's firm voice startled her husband.
She has always been a gentle woman who rarely raises her voice. Only when she really wants something will she appear firm and stern. Li Gong sighed in his heart. He knew that with her determination, her request would be difficult to refuse.
Duke Li looked at his stubborn wife, sighed, and patted her shoulder gently.
"Doctor Yu is not sure when she will wake up. Before she wakes up, I will ask my servants to ask around to see if there is any family whose daughter is missing—"
"No!" Princess Li suddenly screamed. Duke Li was once again startled by his wife's arrogant voice.
"Honey-"
"You are planning to send her away!" Princess Li screamed at him. Her gentle eyes became unusually dark and angry.
She pushed hard on King Li's chest, causing him to stumble back a few steps. King Li raised his eyebrows when he saw her move.
But before he could say anything, Princess Li put her thin arms around her shoulders, as if to protect her. His wife's pitiful and heartbreaking situation began to give Duke Li a headache.
Seeing the fear in her eyes and the trembling of her lips, King Li felt his heart being squeezed tightly.
"You can't be illogical." Lord Li said harshly, like a father scolding his child.
"Imagine how the girl's family would feel when they knew their daughter suddenly disappeared?" King Li regretted his words as soon as he said them.
Princess Li raised her head suddenly. Her bloodshot eyes glared at her husband. Just as she was about to speak, King Li had already spoken before her.
"I have already notified the servants to ask Lan Bei's family if they are missing a daughter. As we were talking, they were already asking around." Lord Li told the truth. He looked at Princess Li's face and it collapsed.
"I will give in to you, my dear wife. Don't be so dejected." Li Gong sighed and approached his wife. She immediately stepped back to prevent him from touching her.
“I originally planned to conduct a three-day search. But I will cancel it before the end of tomorrow. If no one comes forward to claim the girl, then we will talk to the girl and come to a conclusion.” Li Gong said slowly.
He watched Duchess Lee's expression change from hatred to slow thought.
After thinking for a few seconds, Duchess Li finally spoke. "Will you, will you promise to finish the search by the end of tomorrow?"
Seeing the anger in his wife's eyes disappear, King Li breathed a sigh of relief.
"I promise." He told his lovely wife and she finally allowed him to touch her again.
"Come on, dear, it's already afternoon and we haven't had lunch yet. Our sons have finished their lessons and will be waiting for us at the dining table." Mr. Li led his wife out.
He saw that she had finally calmed down. She let him hold her shoulders and they walked down the corridor together. As they walked, Li Gong missed the fierce determination in his lovely wife's eyes.
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