After a bumpy seven-day journey, Su Luo finally returned to Changping Village. Before she even got home, she saw Yan Chuan and Yi Huan at the village entrance.
During her absence, the two children grew taller and became more chubby, thanks to better nutrition.
"Mother...Mother...you're finally back, Mother...Huanhuan missed you so much..."
Upon hearing that Su Luo would be home today, Yan Chuan specially requested a day off from the academy. He and his sister spent a sleepless night and waited for their mother before dawn.
Su got off the carriage and went up to pat the two children on the head. They were both eight years old. Time really flies.
"Mother misses you all too."
"Mom, you must be very tired after traveling for so many days. Go home and rest first. My sister and I will help you carry the things in the car."
Yan Chuan bowed to Su Luo and said that he was increasingly exuding the air of a scholar and was becoming more and more like Nangong Chiyu.
"Chuan Chuan is such a good boy, he truly is his mother's good son."
Yan Chuan was a little embarrassed. He had grown up, but his mother still called him Chuan Chuan.
“Mother, from now on call me Yanchuan. I’m nine years old now and all grown up. If you keep calling me by my nickname, people will laugh at me.”
She's only nine years old (by Chinese reckoning), but this child always acts like an adult. I don't know if that's a good thing or not.
"Good, good... My Yanchuan knows how to be shy now, that's wonderful..."
Su Luo led the two children back from the village entrance, with Qiu Yue and Su Zuo pulling the carriage and goods behind her, so she didn't have to worry about them.
Before they even entered the door, Steward Shi came out with his men, and seven or eight servants went to help Su Zuo carry his things.
"Your Highness, you're finally back. The old lady has been ill and has been waiting for you."
Butler Shi's words made Su Luo frown. Why hadn't anyone told her that her mother-in-law was sick?
"Yanchuan, Huanhuan, what's wrong with Grandma?"
Su Luo didn't have time to linger and quickened her pace to the west courtyard.
"Ever since Grandma found out that Daddy had gone to war again, her health has deteriorated, but she won't let us tell Mom."
Grandma said she was fine, neither in pain nor itchy, just lazy and didn't want to move, and even more so, didn't want Mom to worry.
As Yi Huan spoke, her voice grew softer and softer. She knew it was wrong not to tell her mother, but she couldn't disobey her grandmother either, for fear that her grandmother's illness would suddenly worsen.
The family knows that Grandma became like this because Dad went to war again, and she was overly worried.
She and her brother thought that since their mother would be back soon anyway, they shouldn't be angry with their grandmother. They figured that if their mother comforted her when she got back, things might be better.
"Next time, no matter what happens, you must tell me. It can't be like this again, understand?"
"Yes, Mother..."
After arranging for someone to pack Su Luo's luggage, Butler Shi followed Su Luo to the west courtyard. He still had many matters to report to the Princess, so he could only wait outside the door.
Su Luo entered Zhao Ruyun's room, where Aunt Dong and Chunhua were taking care of her. Zhao Ruyun was leaning against the bed, her face pale and irritated.
"Mother-in-law..."
Su Luo called out, and Chunhua and Aunt Dong saw Su Luo come in and stood up to let Su Luo go see the old lady.
"princess……"
Su Luo raised her hand to stop them from bowing, and sat down on the edge of the bed with a worried look on her face. She took Zhao Ruyun's hand and took her pulse first.
A slow and weak pulse, barely perceptible at the Guan position, indicates deep contemplation. The heart belongs to fire, fire controls metal, and metal corresponds to the lungs.
The lungs are located above the heart, so although she doesn't seem to be sick, she can't eat all day and is lethargic and doesn't want to move. Her lung function is affected, so naturally she has no energy.
"Luo Luo, you're back? Do you have any news about Huai Xu? How is he?"
Zhao Ruyun was too weak. Su Luo took her pulse, and Zhao Ruyun turned around and grabbed Su Luo's hand as if she had grasped a lifeline.
Her eyes held a mixture of anticipation for good news from Su Luo and fear that Su Luo's words might be too much for her to bear.
She had experienced both great sorrow and great joy, and with her son finally coming back alive, she truly couldn't bear to lose him again.
“Mother-in-law, I have news of Huai Xu. He is doing well now. The war is not always going on; sometimes there are breaks in between.”
Don't worry, everything is fine in Beichuan City right now. Don't worry about him. Let's focus on getting better first.
If Huai Xu knew that he was working so hard outside while his mother-in-law was acting like this at home, wouldn't that distract him?
So please don't worry, take good care of yourself. No matter what happens, I'm here for you.
Su Luo tried her best to comfort Zhao Ruyun. She also had no news about Nangong Chiyu. The only thing she knew was what the Imperial Advisor had calculated.
But with Zhao Ruyun in this state, she could only comfort Zhao Ruyun, and in doing so, indirectly comfort herself.
"Luo Luo, did you really get news from Huai Xu? Did he write you a letter? Let me see it."
Zhao Ruyun still didn't believe it. She was too insecure. If Huai Xu had written a letter to Su Luo, he would definitely have written a letter home as well, but the family hadn't received a single letter.
Su Luo pulled the blanket up and covered Zhao Ruyun with it. Then, she calmly took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Zhao Ruyun.
Zhao Ruyun recognized the envelope, but she was illiterate and didn't know what was written on it. She only found many words inside after opening it.
Su Luo is a good person; she always thinks of her in everything she does. But she really wants to know about Huai Xu's situation and is afraid that Su Luo will comfort her again.
Zhao Ruyun turned to look at Yan Chuan and Yi Huan, who had followed Su Luo in, and handed the letter to Yan Chuan.
"Yanchuan, read your father's letter to your grandmother, read it word for word."
Yan Chuan glanced at Su Luo, stepped forward, and took the letter from Zhao Ruyun's hands.
He read the contents and realized it wasn't a letter from his father at all, but rather a business transaction concerning their family.
Mother is trying to deceive Grandma. It turns out that Mother hasn't received any news from Father either.
"Yanchuan, read your father's letter of safety to your grandmother carefully."
After Su Luo spoke, Yan Chuan unfolded the letter and began to read it.
"It's snowing again in Beichuan City. The smell of burning charcoal fills the air around the military camp. The snow is waist-deep. Even the Beiliang children are hiding. The army is at peace. All is well. Don't worry..."
After reading the letter, Yan Chuan handed it to Zhao Ruyun: "Grandma, the letter is finished. Now you can rest assured, Dad is alright."
Zhao Ruyun did not reach out to take the letter, but instead looked at Yi Huan.
"Huanhuan, read this letter to Grandma again."
Yan Chuan bent over, his brow twitching slightly. He wondered if his sister had been paying attention when he was reading the letter. If she misread it, he would have been exposed.
"Yes, Grandma..."
Yi Huan took the letter from her brother and understood instantly after reading its contents.
She and her brother had always had a tacit understanding. Just now, her brother had clearly hesitated for a moment. So that's why. She understood.
"Grandma, Father's letter says it's snowing again in Beichuan City. The smell of burning charcoal fills the air around the military camps. The snow is waist-deep, and the children of Beiliang are hiding. The army is at peace, everything is fine, don't worry..."
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