She wanted to see how the Great Princess would respond to these words.
"Third Brother, I... I was just joking, did you really take it seriously?" The Great Princess’s face changed in fright, and she awkwardly said.
"Of course, if you hadn’t said that, I wouldn’t be running in and out following Third Sister! The reason I’m doing this is to see who wins and who loses between you two, hehe." Li Xing’an said, waving his sleeve.
Second Young Master Li also urged the Great Princess, very seriously saying, "I even made a bet with the third one, you can’t go back on your word!"
"Mother Consort, Second Brother and Third Brother are bullying me. I... I’m the elder sister, how can I kneel to my younger sister?" The Great Princess tugged at the sleeve of Princess Consort Luling, starting to act spoiled again.
"Alright, alright, playing around regularly is fine, but why would you make someone kneel?" Princess Consort Luling reprimanded her two sons in displeasure, "Always bullying your sister!"
Life is already tough, and they’re still noisy and quarrelsome! f(r)eew(e)bnovel.(c)o(m)
Second Young Master Li said, "Mother Consort, we didn’t make her kneel, she said it herself. Didn’t you, Yu Wen?"
He crossed his arms, watching the spectacle.
Princess Consort Luling was surprised, "Yu Wen, did you say it yourself?"
With these children quarreling every day and Princess Consort Luling preoccupied with life’s problems, she hadn’t really paid attention to what they were arguing about.
Upon hearing that the Great Princess herself had placed the bet, Princess Consort Luling’s expression immediately darkened, "You’re a girl, how can you make such a bet with your younger sister?"
The Great Princess looked aggrieved, "It was Third Sister, she was the one who wanted me to bet with her..."
"Does Big Sister think she hasn’t lost, is it because you’re not satisfied with the ground I’ve prepared for you, and you don’t want to sleep on it?" Li Yuzhu said matter-of-factly.
The Great Princess gave her a cold glare.
"A bet is a bet." Princess Consort Luling said with a stern face, "Apologize to your third sister, and let’s forget about the kneeling part."
With her speaking, the Great Princess didn’t dare to disobey anymore, reluctantly turning to Li Yuzhu, saying, "Li Yuzhu, I admit I was wrong, okay?"
Li Yuzhu patted her sleeve, "Alright, that will do."
Look how pleased she is! The Great Princess huffed and turned her head away.
The firewood gradually burned out, and Li Yuzhu, together with Second Young Master Li and Li Xing’an, cleared the ashes and piled them against the cave wall, then flattened them with their feet.
The ashes had excellent water absorption capabilities.
The burned ground was hard, flat, and still warm.
Li Yuzhu, along with her two brothers, raked in the sun-dried grass from outside the cave and spread it evenly on the ground.
Prince Luling went over and sat down.
He patted the ground with his hand, smiling as he said, "Not bad, quite comfortable." Then he called Princess Consort Luling, "My lady, come test it out."
Princess Consort Luling walked into the cave and sat down. Indeed, it was soft and warm.
Much more comfortable than Old Qin’s house yesterday.
That was someone else’s house and it felt awkward to stay there. This place, though simple, was their own.
The Xue Family lifted her hem and ran into the cave, snatching a good spot.
She stretched out her legs to claim her space and beckoned the Princely Heir, "You sit here."
The thirty-four square meters was more than enough for nine adults and two children to sleep.
But with the Xue Family leading in grabbing space, the others followed, and as everyone sat or lay about haphazardly, it seemed there wasn’t enough room.
Li Yuzhu stood in the center, loudly announcing, "I organized this cave, and if you don’t listen to my arrangements, if there’s any problem in this cave one day, I won’t handle it."
She dared to say that without her leading, this family wouldn’t last half a year, and if they didn’t sell off their sons and daughters, they’d starve to death!