He Zui and Jiang Ling were both startled and stood up. Jiang Ling asked in surprise, "Have you arrived in the capital? Where is it?"

Xiaojia replied, "It's just outside the courtyard."

Jiang Ling opened her eyes wide and hurriedly pushed the door open to go out.

He Zui followed closely behind, and reminded her to be careful on the steps.

"Doctor He, do you know that Wanran is coming back?" Jiang Ling turned around and asked him.

He Zui nodded, then shook his head, "I mentioned it in the last letter, but I didn't say you would be back so soon." He was also surprised.

The two were talking as they walked. Uncle Wang and Aunt Liu had already opened the gate and went out to help get things.

As soon as I reached the center of the yard, I saw a blue figure walking in from outside, holding a bag in his hands.

She was tall, thin but not weak, with her hair combed up and tied with a peach wood hairpin. Her eyebrows were clear and calm. She was wearing a cloak, and the wide sleeves inside swayed slightly as she walked.

Cool and elegant, gentle and comfortable.

If it’s not Wanran, then who else could it be?

Jiang Ling called him in surprise: "Wanran!"

Hearing the call, he was slightly startled, and immediately looked up. A smile appeared on his cold face. He looked at her intently and replied in a gentle voice: "Jiang Ling, it's me."

Wanran walked in, looked at Jiang Ling's bright smile, then turned to greet Doctor He with a smile on her lips: "Doctor He, how are you?"

"Of course I'm fine." He Zui also had a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Zizhen took the cloak and hurriedly put it on Jiang Ling. Wanran saw it and interrupted Jiang Ling's constant questioning. She walked towards the two of them and said with a smile: "Let's talk inside. It's cold outside."

After entering the house, Wan Ran was taking off his dusty cloak from traveling all the way when he heard Jiang Ling humming with a smile, "You didn't even send us a letter in advance to let us know. You actually planned to come back secretly and keep it a secret?"

He sneered. At this time, Ah Shui came in and kowtowed to Jiang Ling and He Zui with a smile on his face.

"Miss, you are well. Doctor He is well."

Jiang Ling hurriedly asked everyone to stand up and asked with a smile: "A Shui seems to have grown a bit taller? It seems that he has not been lacking in food during this journey."

Ah Shui stood up, scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and replied with a smile: "Young Master is not fat, but I have grown taller and fatter."

Everyone in the room laughed. Ah Shui bowed again and said he would go and put the luggage away first. Jiang Ling waved her hand and told him to go ahead and asked Zizhen, Xiaojia and others to help move the luggage.

There were only three of them left in the room. Wan Ran had already tidied up his appearance and sat down before replying to Jiang Ling's words.

"I told you in advance because I was afraid you'd miss me, so I didn't write to tell you. I didn't mean to hide it from you." He said softly, "I wanted to go to the Zhou Mansion to see you and Jing An after I had packed up, but I didn't expect to meet you here by chance."

With a faint smile on his face, he looked at Jiang Ling, his eyes turning to her bulging belly, his eyes showing concern: "Are you okay?"

Jiang Ling smiled and nodded, patted her belly, tilted her head towards He Zui, and said with a lively smile, "I'm fine. With Doctor He here, how can I not be fine?"

He Zui snorted, but the corners of his mouth rose.

Turning around and seeing that her face looked better than before, he couldn't help but frown again and said to Wanran, "I was just saying that. You haven't been eating well these past few days, and the little girl has become depressed. It's really worrying."

His tone was unpleasant and sarcastic, as if he wanted to condemn her together with Wanran.

Jiang Ling smiled guiltily and touched the tip of his nose.

Wanran frowned and looked at her face carefully again. He found that there was worry between her eyebrows and a faint shadow under her eyes. He asked, "Didn't you get enough rest these days? Or did something happen?"

Jiang Ling sighed. It was really overwhelming to receive so much concern from so many people.

"It's just that my father went to southern Xinjiang, and I'm a little worried, that's all, it's nothing serious."

Speaking of this, Wan Ran pursed her lips and said, "I came all the way from the south, and I heard a few things. The situation in southern Xinjiang doesn't seem to be very good."

Jiang Ling frowned upon hearing this, his smile fading as he pressed on, "Is Nanzhao really coming with such force and power this time that it's unstoppable?"

Wanran saw He Zui winking at him from the corner of his eye, and replied calmly, "That's not the case. It's just that Nanzhao sent a lot of troops to seize Li County, and the people are inevitably panicking. It's an exaggeration, but it's not that the situation is unstoppable."

He saw the worry in Jiang Ling's eyes, so he stood up and called Ah Shui to bring over the things he brought back, his face gentle: "I brought something for you."

He Zui looked at Jiang Ling's drooping brows, frowned for a moment, and asked her: "Do you want to eat lunch here? What do you want to eat?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ling raised her head with a smile in her eyes: "Wan Ran is back, so of course we need to welcome her. Why don't we go to a restaurant for dinner?"

Wan Ran brought in a box, looked at her and said, "Don't bother spending money. If you don't mind, I learned two dishes along the way and I can cook them for you to try."

"You also learned how to cook?" Jiang Ling's eyes sparkled, and her tone became more lively.

He closed the door and walked in, smiling slightly and shaking his head, "It's not a fine product, but it's edible."

Jiang Ling said again, "No, you just came back, how can I let you cook?"

"Then can I cook?" He Zui snorted, "It's freezing cold, stop running around."

She smiled, her eyes curved, "Of course it's good. Doctor He's cooking skills are no worse than those of the chefs in the Beijing restaurants. I haven't had such good food in a long time."

Seeing her greedy look, He Zui couldn't help laughing, and thought that he must show off his cooking skills to make her make up for the meals she hadn't eaten properly in the past few days.

He Zui took Xiao Yi out to buy some food. He wanted to pick out some suitable vegetables to nourish Jiang Ling and also to help Wan Ran relieve his fatigue after traveling all the way. So he went to the street himself.

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