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Fortunately, with the help of the benefactor Wei Tingyu, he and his daughters thought they could finally have something to rely on for the rest of their lives.
But this just happened at this critical juncture!
Her two daughters had been kidnapped by those thieves! Just thinking about what would happen to her second and third daughters, whose beauty and looks had fallen into the hands of thieves, made Li Niangzi's heart pound with fear!
As dawn broke and they still hadn't returned, who knows what kind of suffering their two daughters endured last night! And what about their lives?
Even if they return in the future, what will become of Second Sister Fu Hui and Third Sister Kang Ning? How will Fu Hui be able to hold her head high in the Marquis's mansion?
Even if Kang Ning doesn't get into the Marquis's mansion, I'm afraid no one will come to propose marriage to her again!
And the entire Li family will surely become the laughing stock of the entire Dongshi Street!
Although this matter has not yet been leaked, Li Niangzi knows that it will soon become the talk of the town in the East Market.
Thinking of this, Li Niangzi wished she could just smash her head against a wall and die! That way, at least she wouldn't have to suffer for the rest of her life!
However, just as the women in the room were crying their hearts out, the old servant of the Li family came running in from outside, stumbling and crawling.
"My lady! My lady!" The old servant rushed in, panting, and before he could even catch his breath, he exclaimed, "I'm back! I'm back!"
"Who? Who's back?" Lady Li and her three daughters were stunned when they heard this. She rushed over and grabbed the old servant's arm, shaking him as she asked.
Aunt Shouhua also quickly stepped forward, looking at the old servant with hopeful eyes. At this moment, the Li family desperately needed some good news!
"Second and Third Mistresses are back!" The old servant, who was ordered to guard the door, saw Wei Tingyu riding back with his two wives from afar. She was overjoyed and rushed in to report the good news. She was so busy that she almost lost her shoes!
"Second Madam, Third Madam..." Lady Li was stunned when she heard this. Of course, she hoped that this scene was real! But when she suddenly heard this news, she still subconsciously felt that it was hard to believe.
How could the two daughters kidnapped by the thieves have returned so easily? Did those thieves let them go?
"It's the Marquis!" Seeing the expressions on Li Niangzi and her daughters' faces, the old servant knew they couldn't believe it. But it wasn't surprising, because he himself had rubbed his eyes several times before he was sure he wasn't mistaken!
"It was the Marquis who brought Second Mistress and Third Mistress back!"
"Riding a tall horse! Many people in the market saw him!"
The servant dared not hesitate any longer and quickly told what he had seen.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Li Niangzi rushed out without saying another word.
Upon hearing this, Fourth Sister Haode and Fifth Sister Leshan disregarded their kneeling and quickly helped each other to their feet. Then, together with their eldest sister Shouhua, they followed their mother.
You should know that these two girls felt very guilty. Now that they heard that their second and third sisters had returned safely, they were the happiest of all.
When the Li family women rushed to the entrance of Sifuzhai, they saw Wei Tingyu had already dismounted and was taking the second daughter, Fu Hui, and the third daughter, Kang Ning, down one by one.
After all, the horse was quite tall, and without Wei Tingyu supporting it, the two women wouldn't have dared to jump down.
As soon as they dismounted and turned around, they saw their mother and three sisters standing at the door, staring blankly at them.
After experiencing the huge twist of fate—being abducted and then rescued by Wei Tingyu last night—Fu Hui and Kang Ning finally couldn't hold back anymore! Tears welled up in their eyes like a burst dam!
"Mother!" the two women shouted and rushed towards Li Niangzi.
The six members of the Li family, including the mother and her daughters, hugged each other tightly and cried loudly, completely disregarding the onlookers around them.
Even the usually composed and dignified Aunt Shouhua couldn't help but wipe away her tears at this moment!
Of course, her eyes were also filled with gratitude and admiration when she looked at Wei Tingyu!
As I suspected, the Marquis will definitely protect the ladies in his household!
For the women in the Li family, whether they were abducted or at home, they could only helplessly wait for news. Last night was as difficult as if they had gone through a life-or-death ordeal!
Of course, these neighbors and passersby had no idea what had happened to the Li family. Seeing them crying so miserably, they were all completely baffled.
"Cough cough!" Wei Tingyu coughed softly twice when he saw this, which woke up the group of wailing women.
"Let's go! Let's go inside! Let's talk inside!" Li Niangzi also realized that it was indeed not a good look to be crying and whining in front of everyone while holding her daughters.
After everyone entered Sifuzhai, the old servant closed the front door again, indicating that the teahouse was not planning to reopen for business today!
After pointing and commenting for a while, the crowd naturally dispersed. After all, watching the excitement can't put food on the table, and everyone has their own livelihood to keep going!
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"I recognized it then! This mountain bandit was the Marquis in disguise!" After the women had finished crying for a while, during lunch, Fu Hui vividly described the thrilling situation to those around her, while occasionally giving Wei Tingyu, who was sitting next to her, a flirtatious look.
"And you were trembling with fear back then!" Third Sister Kang Ning naturally stood up for Second Sister.
"I can tell! But I'm not sure... Of course, I still have to struggle a bit!" Upon hearing this, Second Sister Fu Hui immediately showed an embarrassed expression of being exposed, but she still couldn't help but glare at Third Sister slightly before stubbornly sticking out her words.
"Besides, didn't you try to stab the Marquis with the silver hairpin?" Of course, the best way to cover up one's embarrassment is to divert the attention of those around you to other people.
Second Sister Fu Hui understood this principle very well, so she immediately dug another pit for Third Sister Kang Ning.
"What?" Li Niangzi was alarmed and rushed to Wei Tingyu's side, pinching him from side to side and asking, "Good son-in-law, are you alright? Did my daughter prick you anywhere?"
This left Wei Tingyu feeling quite embarrassed.
Good heavens! This mother-in-law is way too anxious! She doesn't look like anything's wrong at all.
"I was just trying to scare us!" Kang Ning blushed upon hearing her second sister's words.
Ultimately, she didn't think she had done anything wrong, because she hadn't actually stabbed Wei Tingyu in the first place! And if he's allowed to scare me, why can't I scare him back?
"That's right!" Fifth Sister Leshan clearly understood Third Sister Kangning, and she nodded repeatedly, saying, "Third Sister, tell me quickly, and then what?"
“Then…” Third Sister was taken aback, then looked around and saw that the other sisters were all looking at her with great curiosity.
Only the second aunt, Fu Hui, secretly covered her mouth and turned her face away, chuckling to herself.
Because what happens next is really hard to say!
Then she was taken in by Wei Tingyu! How could she say such a thing? Especially in front of her mother and her two unmarried sisters?
"And then what happened? Tell me quickly..."
"Third sister! Tell me quickly!"
When Fourth Sister Haode and Fifth Sister Leshan saw that Third Sister was standing there speechless, they immediately became upset and started shaking her arm and acting coquettishly.
The two of them really listened to this as if it were a story! And unlike the so-called hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress stories they had heard since childhood, this was a real thing that happened in their own lives and in their own family!
Of course, Wei Tingyu's heroic image was instantly elevated in the hearts of the two girls!
The more the two women asked, the more Kang Ning blushed and stammered, not daring to say anything more.
"Alright, alright! Stop bothering your third sister!" Li Niangzi suddenly spoke up to help her third daughter out of the predicament.
"Oh!" Xiao Si and Xiao Wu nodded, then rushed to Wei Tingyu's side and grabbed one of his arms, asking him to tell them the specifics of what happened when he killed the thugs last night.
After all, neither Second Sister nor Third Sister witnessed this event firsthand, so they could only gloss over it with a few words.
But these two little girls were undoubtedly hooked on the story, and of course they wouldn't give up until they got to the bottom of it.
Seeing this, Li Niangzi turned her gaze to her third daughter, Kang Ning. As someone who had been through it all, she noticed that her third daughter's expression seemed a bit strange, and then she thought of something she had just noticed.
That is, the way Third Sister walks seems a little off!
Connecting these two points, Li Niangzi knew that her third daughter must have been taken by Wei Tingyu last night!
Of course, she had no complaints about this; on the contrary, she was quite relieved.
At the same time, her gaze fell on the fourth and fifth brothers who were still acting coquettishly around Kang Ning, and a sense of melancholy welled up in her heart.
In fact, he hadn't been so eager for Wei Tingyu to bring all three of his remaining daughters into the household before. He even hoped that the fourth and fifth daughters could stay by his side for a while longer!
But after what happened last night, Li Niangzi became even more worried! Her life was getting better and better, which inevitably attracted the covetousness of some people with ulterior motives!
Although last night's events were a spur-of-the-moment decision by the thieves, no one can guarantee that someone won't deliberately use such a wicked trick against them in the future.
Only by marrying all the daughters into the Marquis's mansion can these people's evil intentions be completely eradicated!
In addition, Wei Tingyu not only saved Fu Hui and Kang Ning's lives last night, but also Xiao Si, Xiao Wu and his own lives!
Otherwise, if something really happened to Fu Hui and Kang Ning, given their virtuous and benevolent nature, they would feel guilty for the rest of their lives, even if they were still alive!
They would feel like they were living a life worse than death!
Moreover, now that the Marquis has saved his entire family, there is no other way to repay Wei Tingyu except to send his five daughters to the Marquis's mansion as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Li Niangzi stopped paying attention to her noisy daughters and Wei Tingyu's previous conversation, and got up and went to the room next door.
When she came out, she took out three pre-written concubine contracts, one for Kangning, one for Haode, and one for Leshan!
When she placed the three concubine contracts in front of Wei Tingyu, the room immediately fell silent.
Kang Ning's face was flushed, but she knew that she definitely had to get this done today.
However, Haode and Leshan were completely dumbfounded. They never dreamed that their mother would send them to the Marquis's mansion so soon.
The problem is that the two girls haven't had enough fun yet and are not willing to get married so early.
However, the thought of marrying Wei Tingyu made the two women feel conflicted and somewhat expectant!
"Don't worry!" Seeing her fourth and fifth younger sisters pouting, Aunt Shouhua knew what they were thinking and said with a smile, "The Marquis's mansion isn't that strict. You'll be able to come out and play in the future!"
"But we must bring guards! Remember yesterday's lesson!"
After hearing what their eldest sister said, 677 Fourth Sister and Fifth Sister exchanged a glance and then immediately nodded.
They were naturally happy at this moment, because Wei Tingyu did not refute her older sister's words, which meant that what her older sister said was indeed true.
As long as they can still go out and play in the future, these two little girls will have nothing to complain about.
As for bringing guards, there's really no need for the eldest sister, Shouhua, to remind them. The two of them will definitely remember what happened last night for the rest of their lives!