The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

She was puzzled and walked into the kitchen, only to find that the piece of meat was missing. This was exactly what she expected, and she couldn't help but frown.

Then, she called over the eldest and second oldest brothers Xie, and the family sat around in a solemn atmosphere.

At this time, Mr. Xie quietly returned the meat to its place, secretly rejoicing in his heart.

The door opened slightly and Mr. Xie stepped into the room, but the scene in front of him made him freeze in place for a moment.

How could Mr. Xie and his wife appear in his and Qin's bedroom?

It was late at night, and he felt inexplicably surprised by this sudden "gathering".

"It's so late and you're still not asleep. What are you trying to do?" Boss Xie was the first to break the silence, with a hint of displeasure in his tone.

"Dad, where's the meat in the kitchen?"

This question seemed to have lit a fuse, making the atmosphere in the whole room tense in an instant.

The old man suddenly realized that the whole family gathered late at night for this matter.

"Meat? Isn't there some in the kitchen? Go find it yourself." He answered casually.

However, Zhang had already pulled Jiang and walked quickly towards the kitchen.

"You are speaking for him too? You are still hiding it from me? I tell you, Xie Tianyi has set up his own business and is no longer my son! You must give me the meat back!" Qin pointed at Grandpa Xie with trembling fingers, her voice filled with anger and disappointment.

"Meat, meat, meat, isn't there some in the kitchen? What else do you want?"

Mr. Xie was also aroused with anger. He climbed onto the bed, pulled the quilt over him, and pretended that he heard nothing.

Seeing this, Qin was furious. She grabbed the pillow beside the bed and threw it out.

"Mom, the meat is really still in the kitchen." Jiang reminded softly, her voice gentle.

Qin's hand stopped in mid-air, her expression stunned. She could hardly believe her eyes. The piece of meat had clearly disappeared from her sight, but now it miraculously appeared again.

"Did you hear that? Stop being suspicious and don't bother Tianyi again. A split is a split, big brother and two brothers, you should listen too." The Xie brothers nodded silently. Their thoughts were deep and no one could see through them.

The next morning, the sun shone through the mist onto Chen Xi and the children. They set out on the road to Chenjia Village, but Xie Tianyi did not go with them.

"Aunt and uncle!" As Xiaoyang and Xiaochen stepped into the Chen family, they were like two happy little birds, flying into the arms of home.

"Xier, how come you have time to come home today?" When Chen Qiangsheng and Liu Xiufen saw their niece, their faces were filled with surprise and happiness.

"Mom brought some delicious food for my aunt and uncle." Xiaoyang's innocent words completely aroused Liu Xiufen's curiosity.

She turned to look at Chen Xi, only to see her taking out a bunch of fresh crabs from the package. The bright red shells shone with an attractive luster in the sun.

Nearing noon, Liu Xiufen warmly invited the three of them to have lunch together, but Chen Xi politely declined, thinking that Fang Yuanwai's carriage would soon come to pick him up.

These days, she would go to Mr. Fang's house every afternoon to provide medical treatment to Mrs. Fang.

That day, when Chen Xi was returning home in a carriage, he saw a group of villagers rushing to the river.

After some inquiries, it turned out that someone had accidentally fallen into the water.

Without time to think, Chen Xi ran with the crowd, with only one thought in his mind - to save people.

By the river, the woman who fell into the water had been rescued by everyone. She looked to be about thirty years old, with a pale face and soaked all over.

"Oh, what bad luck! If you want to commit suicide, you should choose another place." Someone in the crowd whispered.

"Son, you should divorce her as soon as possible. She makes such a fuss all day long. People outside will think that we are the ones who have forced her into a desperate situation." An old lady complained to the man next to her with a dissatisfied tone.

This middle-aged woman and this man are the husband and mother-in-law of the woman who fell into the water, and their relationship does not seem to be harmonious.

"This woman is so pitiful. Why would she jump into the river when she was fine?" someone commented sympathetically.

"Poor thing? She can't even give birth to a child. It's her own fault that she was divorced." Another person spoke coldly, revealing his accusation towards the woman in his words.

"Having said that, human lives are at stake, so let's take care of the present first." Some people tried to ease the atmosphere and reminded everyone to focus on the present.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and various voices intertwined together, commenting on the woman on the ground.

Chen Xi stood silently by the side. From these sporadic conversations, she roughly pieced together the outline of the incident, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy and worry in her heart.

"Please make way for me to check on her condition." Chen Xi's voice was gentle, and it was particularly clear in the noisy crowd.

She pushed through the crowd and walked forward, ready to use her medical skills to bring a glimmer of hope to this unfortunate woman.

As a doctor, Chen Xi could not turn a blind eye to the predicament before him, even if the other party's reputation was slightly flawed, or was misunderstood by the world as an unforgivable person.

"Oh, isn't this the new daughter-in-law of the Tianyi family——"

"The person is already dead, Tianyi family, you'd better not waste your energy." The discussions around were one after another, with a bit of helplessness and regret.

Chen Xi was not shaken by these voices. She slowly squatted down and gently placed her slender fingers on the carotid artery of the drowning woman.

After a moment, a barely perceptible throbbing sensation was felt under the fingertips. Although it was weak, it indicated that there was still hope.

"Please make way and keep the air circulating. This will be good for her." Chen Xi's voice was gentle but firm. Upon hearing this, the crowd of onlookers consciously dispersed to make room for her.

"Mr. Tianyi, that man has already tried it, and he's dead, so why are you doing this?" Someone else tried to dissuade him, with a bit of sympathy and confusion in his words.

Chen Xi did not respond, but knelt beside the woman, gently pressing her forehead with one hand, and carefully lifting her chin with the other hand, meticulously cleaning the sand and debris between her mouth and nose, his movements were both professional and gentle.

As the dirt was cleared away, the woman's face gradually became clear. Although pale, it revealed a hint of life.

At this moment, Liu Fang in the crowd had a gloomy expression and his eyes were as sharp as a knife, locking onto Chen Xi.

He cursed secretly in his heart, thinking that those two hired thugs actually let Chen Xi get away so easily, it was really unlucky.

But she would never give up. All the troubles were caused by Chen Xi, and she vowed to make this woman pay the price.

Chen Xi felt the unfriendly gaze, but her mind was completely focused on the life in front of her and she had no time to care about anything else.

"Brother, it's your wife who's drowning, right? Come quickly, we need to give your wife artificial respiration." Chen Xi said hurriedly to the man who was standing aside and seemed a little at a loss.

"How can this be possible! How can my son breathe into a 'dead person'?" An elderly lady immediately grabbed her son and glared at Chen Xi with dissatisfaction, her face full of disgust.