He Buji rode to the gate and saw an elderly woman looking out at the door.

He got off his horse and stepped forward to ask, "Madam, who are you looking for?"

The woman was startled. "I, I heard about Madam Du. She... I was her maid. I wanted to come and see her."

The woman's words were a little incoherent, but her meaning was clear.

He Buji smiled at her gently, "Come with me."

He went forward and knocked on the door. An old servant opened it. All the servants in the house, Du Li, were let out, leaving only Old Man Du.

A few years ago, when Master Du and his wife were still alive, Uncle Du worked for the Du family. Du Tang, the other servants in the house, had been replaced several times, but he was the only one left.

Du Li took into consideration that Mr. Du was old and had nowhere to go, and that she would go to Lijiazhuang with Shen Yizi later, and someone was needed to look after the house here, so she let Mr. Du stay.

Uncle Du glanced at He Buji and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

He Buji was about to speak when the woman came forward excitedly: "Du Bo, I'm Sang Nu, do you remember me?"

Uncle Du stared at her for a while, then suddenly realized: "Oh, Sang Nu, I remember now."

He opened the door and let the two people in.

In the room, Zhenzhen accompanied Du Li in packing her luggage.

Now that her daughter has returned to her, Du Li has fulfilled her wish and plans to leave with Shen Yizi as soon as possible to work for her.

"Madam, Miss, the eldest son of the He family is here to visit."

"The young master is here?" Zhenzhen immediately dropped what she was holding and ran out.

Du Li said angrily: "This child."

At this time, Uncle Du said again: "Madam, Sang Nu is here too."

This time, Du Li lost her composure and quickly walked to the front hall.

In the hall, Sang Nu guessed Zhen Zhen's identity as soon as he saw her face, "You are the young lady, right? You look like the young lady when she was young. I am Sang Nu, the former maid of the young lady."

Du Li came out and heard these words.

"Sannu?"

"Madam!"

This long-awaited reunion made both the master and the servant extremely excited.

The two walked up quickly and grabbed each other's hands.

"My lady, it's great that you're still alive! When that vicious woman said you were seriously ill and didn't allow us servants to come near to serve you, I was a little suspicious at the time. But Cui Nu actually turned against us and sided with the vicious woman, and even helped her run the household. After your "funeral" was over, the vicious woman sold us servants out."

It's obvious that Du Tang would never sell Sang Nu and others to any good place.

Du Li held Sang Nu's hand tightly and said, "Then how did you get through these years..."

Sang Nu smiled comfortingly: "Don't worry, Madam. My parents redeemed me after they found out. I have been able to make a decent living these years thanks to the embroidery skills you taught me. After hearing about your story, I wanted to come and see you."

She looked at Du Li's face full of traces of time, and said with sadness: "Madam, you have suffered so much these years..."

The lady who was full of vigor and vitality back then has now turned gray early and become so thin that she looks unrecognizable.

Du Li smiled calmly and hugged Zhenzhen beside her: "Now I have finally gotten my wish. Thanks to Miss Shen Yizhi, if it weren't for her, I would still be locked up in the dark room by Du Tang. How could I have avenged myself and taken back the Du family? She also helped me get Zhenzhen back."

Sang Nu silently memorized the name "Shen Yizhi" in his heart.

Zhenzhen couldn't bear to see He Buji being left out, so she introduced him to her, "Mom, this is the young master I told you about. He is so kind to me. If it weren't for the master and his wife, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to reunite with you now."

As for this Mr. He, Du Li had heard about him countless times from Zhenzhen in just one day.

Not long ago, Du Yingying asked her to embroider the picture of Guanyin as soon as possible so that she could win the favor of the old lady of the He family and marry the eldest son of the He family.

That was the first time Du Yingying spoke sweetly to her, and she even reminded her several times with concern, telling her not to mess it up. It can be seen how much she likes the eldest son of the He family.

And when Zhenzhen talked about him, she looked like a young girl in love, and I'm afraid her heart was also tied to him.

She was originally wondering what Mr. He looked like that could make the always arrogant Du Yingying want to marry him so much, and even her newly adopted daughter talk about him every other sentence.

And now, looking at the handsome and gentle young man in front of her, she finally understood.

Intellectually, she knew that Mr. He had done a great favor to her and her daughter, but emotionally, no mother could treat her daughter's lover with peace of mind.

Du Li was no exception, so she could only be polite and courteous.

She kindly asked He Buji to sit down, "I should be the first one to come and thank you. If it weren't for your father, Zhenzhen might have already..."

The thought of that situation made her feel heartbroken.

He Buji said hurriedly: "Aunt, you are too serious. In that situation, no one would stand by and watch someone die."

"Thank you for taking care of Zhenzhen over the years. Auntie would like to thank you here."

Du Li stood up and bowed deeply to He Buji.

How could He Buji dare to accept this? He hurriedly supported her and said, "Aunt, please get up. I can't accept the responsibility of saving Zhenzhen, my parents. Aunt, you must know that I was unable to walk in the past few years and only recovered recently. Zhenzhen has taken good care of me over the years, and I should be the one thanking her."

Zhenzhen stamped her feet and said, "Mom, Master, stop thanking me. I'm hungry. Aren't you hungry too? I'll make you something to eat right now."

Watching her walk briskly out of the hall, Du Li smiled somewhat helplessly.

If this is really the case, how can there be any girlish reserve and restraint at all?

But she felt relieved after thinking about it.

As long as she was truly safe and happy, that was enough. What else mattered? When Shen Yizhi came up from the Qinglan River, it was already dark, so she simply practiced in the space for a night.

I returned to the Du family early the next morning.

Du Li breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her. Shen Yizi didn't come back all night last night, and she was worried all night, fearing that something had happened to her.

Seeing the worry in her eyes, Shen Yizi couldn't help feeling a little guilty. She had been wandering alone for too long and had never experienced the feeling of being waited for by elders when returning home, so she was not considerate enough.

"Miss Shen hasn't eaten yet, right? Zhenzhen, please stay with Miss Shen for a while. Your Aunt Sang and I will go prepare breakfast."

Without giving the two a chance to refuse, Du Li pulled Sang Nu to the kitchen.

Zhenzhen looked at Shen Yizhi and asked, "What did you do yesterday?"

Shen Yizhi said half-truthfully, "I went to look for treasures."

"Have you found it?" Zhenzhen's eyes lit up and she sat closer to her.