Chen Zhaoci kept rambling on and on, and Xu Rao listened by the warm, dim candlelight, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Xu Zhi got up early and saw that someone was serving breakfast in Chen Zhaoci's room. She hurried over and saw that someone was serving breakfast in Chen Zhaoci's room. Chen Zhaoci smiled and said, "You've come at the right time. I was just saying that I would have someone check if you were up yet. If you were up, I would have the kitchen make an extra bowl of hand-pulled noodles."

Seeing Chen Zhaoci's relaxed expression, Xu Zhi felt a little relieved. Xu Rao happened to come out of the corner room and saw Xu Zhi sitting on the edge of the kang. She said, "Xiao Jiu is here, so we can eat together. Your mother and I have some things to tell you."

Xu Zhi quickly said, "Okay, now that my parents have finished explaining, there's something else I want to discuss with them."

When Chen Zhaoci heard that Xu Zhi had something to discuss, he quickly said, "Then tell me your matter first, and your father and I will think it over for you."

Xu Zhi mentally organized what she wanted to say and said, "Father, Mother, there have been many things going on lately, especially with Boyuan. Many people are watching him. I am Boyuan's wife, and many things I do are also being observed. Since someone wants to harm him, someone will want to find a breakthrough through me. Father, Mother, I want to hand over what I am doing."

The "thing I'm currently working on" is that cake shop.

In recent years, the cake shop has made a lot of money and has built several orphanages in several counties in Beijing on a pilot basis. The results are very good. With Chen Shifang keeping an eye on things, those orphanages are running very well. At least the local officials have not dared to reach out to the orphanages.

However, the cake shop was doing so well that many people were envious, and Xu Zhi was afraid that this would cause trouble for her family again.

Hearing Xu Zhi say this, Chen Zhaoci looked at Xu Rao, only to find that Xu Rao was also looking at him. Chen Zhaoci smiled and said, "I was talking about this with your father last night. We discussed it. You and Boyuan have been married for several years and have been separated for long periods. Even the deepest feelings can't withstand such separation. Why don't you hand over your work and go to another place with Boyuan for a while?"

Xu Zhi smiled and nodded, saying, "Mother, I thought about it all night and I think this is really the right thing to do. But we don't know what Boyuan's condition is right now. What if the poison in his body is hard to cure?"

Chen Zhaoci waved his hand and said, "Leave professional matters to the professionals. Don't worry, your uncle and I are here. Even if the two of us are not good enough, can't we invite famous doctors to help us?"

Xu Zhi nodded with tears in her eyes. Xu Rao couldn't bear to see her daughter cry, so she quickly told her, "There's always a way. We'll cut firewood wherever we get to the foot of the mountain. Let's eat first, and then you can pack up and go to the village in the suburbs to wait. I reckon they'll arrive in the afternoon."

Xu Zhi nodded, forcing herself to eat a bowl of noodles despite having little appetite. After putting down the bowl, she began to plan what to take and who to bring to the estate.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, Xu Zhi made two plans: either spend the New Year with Zheng Boyuan at the estate, or come back with him to celebrate the New Year. However, Xu Zhi felt that spending the New Year at the estate was more likely, so she wrote more things on her list.

The snow had stopped, and the snow in the city had been cleared. However, the snow outside the city had not been cleared very well, and the snow near Shili Pavilion had not even been cleared. It was difficult for the carriage to travel on it, but fortunately, we arrived at the manor safely.

The news had already reached the estate. The rooms had been cleaned, the kang (heated brick bed) had been heated, and the things they had brought had been sorted and put away. Xu Zhi, wearing the cloak, stood at the entrance of the estate waiting.

Soon, a group of people escorted a carriage and slowly made their way towards the village.

Xu Zhi walked to the gate of the manor and saw her own guards in front of her, and Xi Jing'an sitting on the carriage shaft behind her.

When Xi Jing'an saw Xu Zhi, he got off the carriage and was about to kneel down when Xu Zhi quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't be so polite, let me go and see how he is first."

Hong Gu helped Xu Zhi into the carriage. Xu Zhi lifted the curtain, and bright light immediately filled the entire carriage. The person she had been longing for was lying inside, covered with a thick blanket. When he saw her enter, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Xu Zhi was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered the curtain. The carriage continued to move forward. Xu Zhi swayed slightly due to the sudden movement of the carriage. Zheng Boyuan grabbed Xu Zhi's hand. After Xu Zhi adjusted to the dim light in the carriage, she saw that Zheng Boyuan's face was thin and stubble-covered, and his complexion was sallow. It was clear that he had suffered a great deal.

Xu Zhi's eyes reddened instantly. She wanted to say something, but felt her throat was blocked. In the end, she held Zheng Boyuan's hand, lowered her head, and shed tears.

Zheng Boyuan bowed slightly, touched Xu Zhi's face with his other hand, and whispered, "I'm back now, aren't I? I'm fine, don't worry, really."

Xu Zhi shook her head and asked, "What kind of injury did you suffer? Is it serious?"

Zheng Boyuan smiled and said, "Thanks to my mother-in-law's medicine, I escaped unharmed this time. Don't worry, I'll be fine after resting for a couple of days when I get back."

The carriage drove directly into the courtyard through the side gate. After entering the courtyard, there was a fairly large open space. There was a gate on one side, and through that gate was the livestock shed of the estate, which was also the place where carriages were usually parked. Zheng Boyuan's carriage was parked directly in the livestock shed.

People were already waiting with a makeshift stretcher. Zheng Boyuan closed his eyes and let them lift him off the carriage and put him on the stretcher. He then entered the backyard through a moon gate.

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