At the same time, Liu Huan also learned that An Zhi was in Wushan, and that night she packed her bags and prepared to go to Wushan to find An Zhi.
Su Yi stopped her, "Wushan is in great danger right now. How about we have Acheng go find me and have someone pick him up?"
Liu Huan didn't want to hear him say that: "You said it yourself, it's extremely dangerous. What am I supposed to do if something happens to Anzhi, who's just a little kid?"
During their stalemate, the two received a letter from Su Cheng saying that he had news of An Zhi and that she should wait until Wu Shan's matter was settled before bringing it back to him.
However, the handwriting was not Su Cheng's. Su Yi went back and asked, only to find out that it was written by the General. But he didn't plan to tell Liu Huan.
After Liu Huan learned that An Zhi was safe, she was no longer in a hurry to go to Wu Mountain. Instead, she stayed home every day teaching An Ran to read.
She decided to teach the child herself; in any case, she wasn't planning to send Anran to the academy before Anzhi returned.
After anxiously waiting for half a month, she heard that the Prince of Yan had been captured. Another piece of news followed: the General was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Upon hearing this, she disregarded everything else, entrusted her daughter to Su Yi, and resolutely embarked on the journey to Wushan.
“You’ve been with your uncle these past few days, so it’s inconvenient for me to pick up your brother and take you with me, do you understand?”
An Ran knew that it was inappropriate for her to go at such a young age, so she obediently nodded, "I'll wait for my brother to come back."
News of the general's injury was sent back to the capital overnight via express courier.
Su Cheng wanted to go back with him, but Qi Mu kept him behind, saying, "You stay here to clean up the mess. There are also three children in a house outside the city, one of whom is the great-grandson of the Grand Princess. Remember to send them back to him."
After hastily giving his instructions, Qi Mu followed the military doctor to escort his father back, while Su Cheng took care of the funeral arrangements for the Prince of Yan's family and escorted them back to the capital.
During the arrest of Prince Yan, the walls, streets, houses, and civilians of Wushan were accidentally injured. Su Cheng took care of the injured civilians. Since the prefect of Wushan was an accomplice of Prince Yan and had been imprisoned, he had to wait at the yamen for the new prefect to take office before he could leave.
After settling everything, he went to the village Qi Mu had mentioned to find the three children.
A dozen or so soldiers disguised as farmers were guarding the outside. They opened the door when they saw him arrive.
What came into view were three very pretty boys. The three of them had been reading in the yard, but now all three pairs of eyes were looking at him.
Li Shen put down the book and asked casually, "Who are you looking for?"
Su Cheng smiled and said, "My name is Su Cheng. The General ordered me to take you back."
An Zhi's eyes darkened upon hearing this, while Song Sisi was overjoyed. "Can I finally go back? Let's go then."
He went inside to pack his things, and Su Cheng looked at the other two inside and asked, "Excuse me, who is the young master?"
Li Shen nodded to indicate that he was. He looked at An Zhi next to him and was about to introduce himself when An Zhi spoke first, saying, "My name is Liu Yang, and I am from Hongdu Prefecture."
Upon hearing that the surname was also Liu, Su Cheng felt it was a real coincidence and subconsciously said, "What a coincidence, my sister's surname is also Liu."
An Zhi didn't say much, but Song Sisi, who had come out, naturally heard it and almost called her by the wrong name, "An... Liu Yang, do you want to come to my house to play?"
Song Sisi's whereabouts were kept absolutely secret, so the Song family didn't know she was here at the moment.
Anzhi looked at Su Cheng and said, "No need, I'll follow this general."
Su Cheng thought it was a good idea, and that he would take his nephew with him once they found him. "Okay, then you can come with me, but I have to take them back first."
Having gone through life and death together, the three of them bid farewell alone. "Anzhi, why didn't you tell me your real name?"
Anzhi simply replied expressionlessly, "I just don't want him to know."
Li Shen introduced himself again: "My name is Li Shen. I live in the residence of the Grand Princess of Wanjiang. If you come to Wanjiang, remember to visit my home."
Everyone knows Song Sisi, but as for An Zhi, he doesn't know if his family will stay in Nanchang County forever, so he can only say, "I have no fixed abode. Maybe we'll meet again someday."
Song Sisi felt this was just a perfunctory response and was unhappy for a long time.
The carriage from the Grand Princess's residence had arrived at the gate. Su Cheng remembered Qi Mu's instructions before leaving: he must personally escort him to the Grand Princess's residence.
He had no choice but to tell Anzhi to go to Song Sisi's house with her, and then come back to pick him up after he had taken her home.
Anzhi looked at him, then silently agreed to what he said and followed the soldiers to Song Sisi's house.
The Song family was very prestigious in Wushan, and their mansion was very large, with the words "Song Mansion" written on it in the center of the city.
The gatekeeper wondered what was going on when he saw the soldiers stop in front of his house. Then he saw the young lady, who had been missing for several months, jump down from the carriage behind him.
The doorman immediately scrambled inside to call for help.
"Someone come here! Miss is back."
In no time at all, the entire Song family, young and old, came out. The man in the lead had graying temples and dark circles under his eyes. When he saw Song Sisi, tears streamed down his face.
"Sisi!"
Song Sisi jumped into his arms, "Dad, I missed you so much!"
After the family had been crying for a while, Song Sisi finally remembered to introduce Anzhi, who had been standing to the side for a long time, "Dad, his name is Liu Anzhi. He is my savior. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't be where you are today."
Upon hearing this, Master Song quickly invited the person inside.
After the soldiers who escorted them returned to report, Anzhi stayed for one night and then prepared to say goodbye and go home.
Song Sisi held him tightly, refusing to let him leave. "Anzhi, why don't you stay at my house? Okay?"
Anzhi said coldly, "No, my mother and sister are waiting for me. I have to go back."
Song Sisi's older brother thought that made sense; who wouldn't be anxious if their child got lost?
Master Song suggested, "How about this, I'll have someone take you home, and also express my gratitude."
Anzhi said, "No need, please lend me some travel expenses, I can go back by myself."
Master Song waved his hand in disapproval, "Sigh, how can I let you go back by yourself when you're just a child? It's decided then, I'll have someone send you back."
Anzhi couldn't refuse, and before leaving, Song Sisi held him and cried for a long time, "Anzhi, I will miss you."
Anzhi had spent so much time with her, it would be a lie to say there was no affection between them, so he also exchanged a few words and left his home address.
Song Sisi only remembered Su Cheng after seeing him off at the city gate. "Anzhi, didn't you say you were going to wait for that general? Why did you stop waiting?"
An Zhi's expression darkened. "This is terrible. If he comes looking for me, just tell him I've gone back."
When Su Cheng returned a couple of days later, Song Sisi blurted out instinctively, "An Zhi has already gone back."
Upon hearing this, Su Cheng realized that the boy had already gone back.
Then it dawned on me, "Anzhi, isn't his name Liu Yang?"
Knowing she had let something slip, Song Sisi stuck out her tongue sheepishly, "Oh well, anyway, I went back."
Su Cheng came out looking disheveled and miserable. "It's over," he thought, "it seems like Anzhi hates me now."
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