In the dream, she asked him to speak louder, she couldn’t hear him, but he just had a mouth that was closing and closing, and she couldn’t hear a word clearly, which made her very anxious.
Aunt Liang turned her head to look at her twice, then turned back to her work.
“Yesterday afternoon, I sent your sister and Yang Yang home first, and last night I also stayed at your sister’s place for the night, I really don’t know if Mr. War will come back.”
Hai Tong slapped her head, “Right, you didn’t even come home. Aunt Liang, can you make me a bowl of sober soup, please? No, I’ll get a packet of He Ji Gong and eat it, it’s killing me.”
Hai Tong twisted and slipped out of the kitchen.
Then, she wandered into the guest room as if nothing had happened, found the medicine box, took out a small packet of He Ji Gong from the box, unwrapped it and poured the powder into her mouth.
“Got a headache, have you?”
My sister’s voice rang out.
Hai Tong was so shocked that her hand shook and the end of the medicine fell halfway out.
“It’s a headache from not sleeping well, I’ll be fine if I take a packet of He Ji Gong.”
Since her sister had seen her, Hai Tong ate the packet of medicine openly and honestly.
“How many times have I told you not to drink, but you are not a good drinker, you can get drunk with just a few glasses, you always take my words as a whisper, your left ear goes in and your right ear goes out, do you think that since Zhangyin is not at home and no one is watching you, you can drink and drink?”
Hai Ling was heartbroken and angry, lightly grabbed her sister’s ear, “When Zhan Yin comes back, I’ll tell him that in the future, when he goes on business trips, he can take his family with him, so he can try to take you with him on business trips, so that you don’t take advantage of his absence to go drinking.”
“Sister, he goes on business trips for work, why should I go along?”
“I just had a couple of drinks, I didn’t drink much.”
“You’re lying, I don’t think I know you, you don’t drink much, but you always like to drink, no one is watching you, you’re bound to drink five, six, seven or eight glasses.”
Hai Ling scolded her sister as she turned around and walked towards the kitchen, “Let Aunt Liang cook you a bowl of sober soup.”
“I knew my sister loved me the most, my sister is the best sister in the world.”
“Stop being anemic.”
Hai Ling glared at her twice.
While Hai Tong was eating, Hai Ling walked outside the balcony and saw that none of the clothes had been put away, she brought the clothes fork and said to her sister as she put away War Yin’s clothes, “War Yin has been away for a few days, his clothes, you don’t even help him put them in – why are they still wet? ”
“You have good lighting here, the balcony is facing the east, when the sun comes out, you can sun-dry your clothes, how come after a few days of sun-drying, the clothes are still wet?”
It hasn’t rained for the past two days.
It was cold, but there was occasionally a bit of sunshine during the day.
The house she rents doesn’t get as much light as her sister’s house, and the mother and son’s clothes will dry in the sun all day long.
Hai Tong instinctively said, “War Yin’s clothes rarely dry on that balcony, he has a small balcony in his room too, he always dries them in his room.”
Hai Ling put the clothes back up to dry and said, “His clothes don’t dry here, so whose clothes are these? Yours? Such long western trousers, they must be War Yin’s, they look like they are worn by men too.”
Hai Tong: “”
She carried the bowl and walked out to look.
Then froze.
It was really War Yin’s suit trousers, and his shirt, even the old bottom.
“That’s not right, I remember he rarely puts his clothes out in the sun, and I helped him pack before he went on his business trip to make sure he didn’t have
Xu Bo came out in three or two steps and hurriedly saluted, “Shen Shizi, what brings you here? ”
Shen Yan sat on the carriage, looking at the familiar door of the mansion that he had walked through many times before, his expression was in a trance for a moment.
Hearing Uncle Xu’s words, he came back to his senses, “I returned to the capital to report on my duties, and on the way I happened to meet a relative of your house who had been robbed, so I sent him here.”
A relative of the Xu House?
Bo Xu looked towards the carriage.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted and a man of about fifty got off the carriage man got off the carriage with a face that bore a slight resemblance to Meng’s.
“Are you the uncle?”
“Yes.”
“At last you are here, our wife has been worried for days, please come in.”
“Quickly go and tell Madam that uncle has arrived.”
A boy ran towards the house.
Meng Yang arched his hand to Shen Yan, “Thank you for saving my life, if you don’t mind, please come in and have a seat in the mansion.”
“It’s just a show of hands, I have to go to the palace for my duty, so I won’t go in. ”
After saying that, he looked at Uncle Xu, “Please also ask Uncle Xu to bring a good message to Old Sir, First Sir and First Lady for me, I will come back to visit again when I have time after my debriefing.”
“Don’t worry Shen Shizi, I will bring it.”
Shen Yan looked up at the mansion again, turned his horse’s head and spurred it away.
Xu Bo hurriedly led Meng Yang inside, and had not gone far into the house when Meng welcomed him out, looking at Meng Yang, who had grey hair at his temples, his voice choked up, “Big brother.”
In the past, when the elders of the Meng family were around, Meng Yang would come to the capital every three years to see his only sister. Later, when the elders passed away, he was busy with his business, so he had no more time to spare, except for a month’s visit when Xu Qingwan disappeared more than ten years ago. At that time, his sister was desperately sad and looked as bad as an old crone, and no matter how much he tried to persuade her, she was still in his mind.
Today, although Meng’s face is no longer young, she is in great spirits, as if she were in her twenties again.
Meng Yang was relieved and showed a smile, “Why are you still the same as when you were a child, every time you see big brother coming you have to shed tears.”
“I’m about to cry.”
In front of her own big brother Meng had no scruples, just like a child of a few years old.
Looking at Meng’s long-lost pouty look, Meng Yang laughed brightly.
……
Shen Yan went into the palace to finish his duty and came out when it was almost noon. Several personal attendants were waiting at the entrance of the palace, and when they saw him coming out, they immediately led their horses to the front, and Shen Yan took the reins, turned on his horse, and hit the horses back to the house.
The news of his return had not reached the palace, so when he dismounted at the palace gate, the gatekeeper had not yet reacted.
“Shi, Shi Zi?”
“Hm.”
Shen Yan headed inside.
Only then did the watchman come back to his senses and ran in in a flash, “Shizi is back, Shizi is back.”
The government was suddenly bustling with activity.
When the Duke of Zhen and his wife heard the shouting, they looked at each other, their hearts swelling with unease at the same time.
Shen Yan had not returned for more than three years, but now he suddenly came back, could it be that he knew Xu Qingyuan had returned and had sneaked back?
Shen Yan quickly came over, “My son has met my father and mother.”
“Sit down quickly.”
Shen Yan sat down.
The Duke of Zhen’s wife eagerly looked at him, he was thinner and darker than he had been three years ago, the Duke of Zhen couldn’t care less about her heartache and asked carefully, “Why have you suddenly returned?”
“In reply to mother’s words, the emperor summoned me back to the capital to report on my duties.”
The news of Xu Qingwan’s return was not heard and she came back privately, the Duke of Zhen’s wife was relieved, then her heart lifted again, this matter could not be hidden, if he knew ……
The state Duke of Zhen’s wife did not dare to think.
“Staying in the capital for a few days?”
The Duke of Zhen asked in a deep voice, he was more composed than his wife.
“Less than ten days, more than half a month.”
The Duke of Zhen nodded, “It’s been a hard journey back, you go back to see your wife and children first, and we will receive you in half an hour.”
“Thank you father.”
Shen Yan got up and went out
Looking at his back, the Duke of Zhen’s wife felt a surge of heartache. If Xu Qingyuan had not had an accident back then, Yan’er would not have automatically requested to go to the border guard, nor would he have become this unsmiling appearance today.
……
“Husband.”
Ming waited joyfully at the courtyard entrance and greeted Shen Yan happily when she saw him.
Shen Yan gave a hmph and slowed his pace slightly as he walked towards the courtyard.
Ming followed him, “I’ve asked someone to prepare bathing water, so Husband will go and take a bath first. ”
“Mhm.”
Shen Yan turned on his heels and went to the bathing room.
Ming followed her, and was stopped by Shen Yan when she reached the door of the bath room, “You don’t need to follow me in, I’ll be ready in a moment.”
Ming stood forlornly at the door, twisting the handkerchief in her hand. If he had married Xu Qingwan instead of himself back then, I’m afraid he would have been eager to drag her in by now, right?
The sound of rushing water came from inside.
Ming took a deep breath and adjusted her emotions: Xu Qingwan had married a long time ago, so why should she bother with herself, and what’s more, on the day of the old man’s birthday, she accompanied her mother-in-law to see it.
In the bath room, Shen Yan leaned against the tub with his eyes closed, his mind was filled with the look of the Xu Mansion, every blade of grass and every tree in it he remembered clearly, there was a record of his first flutter of love, the heartbeat of seeing the girl he loved, and all this had disappeared with Xu Qingwan’s disappearance.
“Xu Qingwan.”
He murmured this name that made his heart ache, and raised his hand violently and smashed it hard on the water, his pained face clearly reflected in every water droplet that splashed up.
A quarter of an hour later, Shen Yan emerged from the bathing room and entered the main house, changing into the clothes Ming had prepared for him, his hair twisted half dry.
Seeing this, Ming hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe him again.
“There’s no need.”
Ming’s hand froze in mid-air and her lips quirked a few times, but no words came out after all.
“I have been away from home all these years, the house has been hard on you.”
Shen Yan said the same thing he said every time he came back, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, brought it to his mouth and blew on it a few times before finishing it in one go.
Ming tugged at the corner of her mouth to make her voice sound natural, “These are all things I should do, why should Husband be so rusty with me.”
As if he hadn’t heard, Shen Yan filled another cup of tea for himself and drank it dry once again.
Ming sat down opposite him, her excitement and happiness at hearing Shen Yan’s return just now receded a little, “Why did husband suddenly come back?”
“The emperor summoned me back to the capital to report on my duties, in as little as ten days, or as much as half a month I have to return.”
Ming pursed her lips.
They had been separated for three years, four months and eighteen days, yet they had only had ten days together, and it was unknown how many years it would be before he left and came back again.
Then she smiled bitterly in her heart, from the day she had insisted on marrying him, she should have expected such a day, shouldn’t she? If it was Xu Qingwan who married him back then ……
“During these days of my absence, has anything happened in the mansion?”
Ming looked into his eyes and smiled gently, “Nothing has happened in the mansion, however, something did happen to the Xu family, Xu Qingwan came back.”