Chapter 511

"How much injustice has this girl suffered? I've never seen her like this before."

Duan Huaichuan sighed.

Yunxi's suffering is truly indescribable.

He simply said nothing: "Maybe it's because I haven't seen my teacher's wife for too long and I miss her."

Qiu Guo'er glared at him: "You brat, you've always sided with that girl since we were little! Now look what's happened, you're not going to tell me anything, are you?"

Duan Huaichuan smiled but remained silent.

Qiu Guo'er didn't want to go in and disturb the mother and daughter, so she simply pulled Duan Huaichuan to the door to unload their luggage.

Looking at the several suitcases of luggage, Duan Huaichuan's eyes widened: "Is your wife not planning to leave?"

Qiu Guo'er smiled and shook her head: "I think so. When my teacher's wife was leaving, my teacher asked her the same question!"

Duan Huaichuan laughed.

The two of them worked together to unload all the luggage from the car and carry it into the yard. Yunxi finally stopped crying and was sitting in the yard, hugging Madam Chen's arm.

Madam Chen looked at Duan Huaichuan, who, despite being an official, showed no arrogance and was carefully carrying his luggage, and a smile flashed in her eyes.

She lowered her voice and said, "Xi'er, you came to Jizhou with Huaichuan this time, does that mean something good is about to happen?"

Yunxi was taken aback: "What good news?"

"You silly girl, what's there to hide from your own mother?" Madam Chen said reproachfully, looking at her. "Has Huaichuan confessed his feelings to you?"

“No, that’s not true,” Yunxi said helplessly. “Brother Huaichuan helped me leave because he saw how hard it was for me in Luoyang.”

Upon hearing the truth, Madam Chen felt sorry for her daughter, but couldn't help but remind her, "Now that you're out here, you should make more plans for your own future. Look at your brother Huaichuan, he's handsome and capable. If he stays here for a few years, he might become the emperor's confidant when he returns, with a bright future ahead of him!"

"Mother, these are all matters of the imperial court. How do you know so much about them?"

Madam Chen shook her head: "I'm so old, what's so strange about me knowing these things? It's you who really should think more about yourself!"

Yunxi was in a state of confusion and nodded haphazardly to brush it off.

Seeing that she clearly didn't take her words to heart, Madam Chen shook her head.

Alright, alright, this child has just left Luoyang, and he really needs some time to recover.

Besides, she came to keep the child company, not to upset the child.

Thinking of this, Madam Chen said nothing more.

——

Suzhou.

Since arriving in Suzhou, Shen Rang has been constantly busy.

Because bridge and dam construction projects are carried out every year in the Jiangnan region, yet floods of all sizes occur every year, there must be something fishy going on. The emperor sent him here to investigate this matter thoroughly.

In the past few days, he personally visited various places in the city and attended several banquets where he drank, finally gaining a clear understanding of the distribution of various forces in Suzhou.

Having finally found a little peace and quiet today, Shen Rang took off the sachet from his waist and gazed at it with tender, gentle eyes.

Just then, there was a knock on the guest room door.

"Come in."

A man strode in: "Your Highness, I have discovered that Madam Chen went to Jizhou and is currently with her aunt."