The old gentleman’s face was grave, if the Third Prince had really been secretly recalled to the capital by the Emperor, it meant that the Emperor had not really given up on the Third Prince inheriting the throne. With the Third Prince’s hatred for Yue’er, when that day really came, Yue would not have a chance to live.
Thinking of this, he immediately said, “I will instantly repair a letter, have someone send it back to the capital quickly, and have someone reveal the Third Prince’s return to the capital.”
“I’m afraid it’s too late, the Third Prince should have already gone back.”
“Yue’er ……”
The old man’s heart was troubled, he had lived to an age where he no longer feared death, but Yue’er was different, she was still young and had not yet enjoyed the beauty of the human world, she could not lose her life.
Seeing his worry, Song Wan Yue smiled and comforted, “Don’t you worry, the emperor is in his prime, he won’t give up the throne in ten or eight years, the third prince won’t gain power, naturally I won’t be in fear of my life, as for ten or eight years from now, we don’t know who will be sitting in that position yet.”
Looking at her clear smile, the old gentleman’s fingers moved slightly, he did not pursue fame and fortune in his life, nor did he enter the court, just because he did not want to get involved in the court disputes. But now he was a little shaken, he wanted to save the lives of his family and Yue’er, and wanted them to live in peace and security even after his own hundred years.
“Does Yue’er have a good idea of a royal son?”
“Not at the moment.”
“What do you think of the fourth prince?”
Song Wan Yue had already guessed what the old gentleman had in mind when he asked if there was a good royal son, and smiled at the words, “You should ask uncle about that, he is the fourth prince’s gentleman.”
Fearing that she would become suspicious, the old gentleman did not ask any further questions and pointed at her with a smile, “Ghostly elf.”
Song Lin went back to his room, Xu was not there, he walked around the house anxiously, he could be sure that Yue’er must have gone to do something dangerous, otherwise he would not have hidden it from him.
The door was pushed open and Xu walked in, seeing his troubled appearance and following suit, “Is something wrong?”
“No, nothing, Song San was injured and I was a little worried.”
Xu didn’t know and asked anxiously, “Is he seriously hurt?”
“It’s not too serious, Yue’er said he’ll be fine after a few days of recuperation.”
Xu was still uneasy and turned to go outside, “I’ll go and see.”
Song San and the others were only three or four years older than Yue’er and were all still children in her eyes.
Song Lin was afraid that she would see the signs and worry along with her, so he was busy stopping her, “He’s gone back to rest, you’d better not go and look.”
“It’s fine, I’ll go to the kitchen later and ask them to make some light meals.”
After saying that, Xu turned around and walked to the bed to get the thread dough, with Mrs. Zhang gone, it would not be possible to get four people together, and the Yezi cards would not be played.
Song Lin followed her, not knowing what to tell her about her worries, “Her mother, aren’t you worried about how they got hurt?”
“Yue’er just said that a few people ran away on the way to send them to the government, they should have been injured while catching those water bandits.”
“She, she, she ……”
Song Lin wanted to say that Song Wan Yue had lied, but he was afraid that he would say it and Xu would worry along with her.
Noticing his difference, Xu paused in her movements to look at him, “What’s wrong with you?”
Song Lin didn’t know what to say and scratched his head anxiously.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Song Lin went out on a limb, “I don’t think it’s that simple.”
Seeing how anxious he was, Xu put down the ball of thread she had already picked up, pulled him over to the table and sat down, looking him in the eye, “His father, Yue’er has her own ideas about what to do, she didn’t tell us because she didn’t want us to worry, so we’ll pretend we didn’t guess anything, so she can feel at ease.”
Song Lin opened his mouth ……
“I know you are worried about her, I am equally worried, so are mother and grandfather, but there is nothing we can do to help, and that is the only way to put her mind at ease.”
Song Lin listened with a bitter heart, yes, they could not help anything, whether it was business or something else.
“I know.”
……
The road behind went smoothly, and ten days later we arrived in Jinling.
Ever since he received Meng’s letter, Meng Yang had been looking forward to it, and in the past few days he had even asked the family’s old steward to come and keep watch on the pier.
The old steward, who was already in his seventies and had a hunched back, had been in the Meng family all his life and had watched the Meng siblings grow up.
As soon as the Xu family’s boat docked, the old steward saw it and sent one of the young men to run up and ask, while he himself walked quickly this way.
The boy was very courteous, “Excuse me, is this the boat of the Xu family in the capital?”
“Yes.”
With the answer, the boy hurried back again and ran to the old steward and another boy to assist him over.
The old steward was very excited, he hadn’t seen Miss for many years and wondered what she had become now.
“Don’t mind me, go back and report to the master.”
The boy let go of his hand and scattered his legs towards the house.
The thirty people of Song came down from the boat first and spread out on either side, followed by the old man, Meng, Xu and his wife, as well as Daya, Erma and Jin Hao and Huang Yu.
The old steward watched with rapt attention, and the moment he saw Meng, his cloudy eyes lit up with light: “Miss, it’s Miss, Miss is back.
Trembling, he raised his voice, “Miss.”
The old voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement, and when Meng heard it, she looked up sharply and saw the old steward, and her eyes turned red.
Sister Wu, who was holding her, was also red-eyed; she had not been home for so many years, and there was no telling how many old people were left in the house.
“Old sir.”
The old steward bowed to the old gentleman beforehand.
The old gentleman remembered him and gave him a false hand.
They were both of equal age, but the old steward looked much older than him.
“Uncle Meng.”
Meng was thrilled and the old steward listened with tears in his eyes; he thought he would never see Miss again in this lifetime.
“Miss, you’ve finally returned, the old slave missed you to death.”
Meng’s eyes got even redder, “I missed you too.”
“It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back, after all these years, Miss still hasn’t changed a bit, she’s still as beautiful as ever.”
Meng held back her tears, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth, “I’m already a grandmother, where’s the beauty in that,”
“In my old slave’s eyes, Miss will always be so beautiful.”
Sister Wu introduced Xu and Song Lin with red eyes.
The old steward bent in a grand salute, “Greetings, Miss and Aunt.”
The two of them were busy reaching out to help him.
The old steward thanked him and looked behind the two men, his eyes fell on Danya and Erma and asked, “Which one is the young miss?”
Both waved their hands, and Erma pointed to the boat, “Sister Yue’er is settling the boat money.”
As her words fell, Song Wan Yue appeared at the front of the boat, her eyebrows exquisite, her skin as white as snow, clearly still a child in her late teens, but without an air of youthfulness about her, on the contrary, with a composure that did not match her age.