"Good boy, you are finally back." Lian Yan walked over, grabbed Gu Huai's hand and patted it gently.
Gu Huai was touched. Although he and Lian Yan had not been together for a long time, the topics of their conversations were always serious.
But they are not father and son but they are better than father and son.
Like all fathers, he would grab his child's hand and remind him to be careful when he is away from home.
When he comes back, he will happily hold his hand and welcome him home.
"Dad, I was bedridden at the time. Although my consciousness was a little hazy, I still heard what you said to me while holding my hand.
You said that as long as you acknowledge me as your son, you will be my father from now on and I will always be welcome back home.
Now that I'm back, I'll still call you dad, okay?"
Gu Huai looked at Lian Yan with a sincere expression.
Lian Yan's eyes flushed and he said "OK" several times.
"Dad, thank you for your hard work. You moved out of the capital for our sake, and were even regarded as a rebel by outsiders." Gu Huai said.
Lian Yan waved his hand and said, "You are still saying such polite words at this time. The current court is no longer the same as before.
Prince Duan has controlled the Emperor, and the Emperor has become a puppet. Prince Duan has committed many evil deeds..."
Lian Yan suddenly thought of something, and he waved his hand and said, "Master Ye has already told you about this matter, so there is no need for me to say more.
But now we have wolves in front and tigers behind us, and our situation is not safe."
"Dad, you can rest assured about this matter." Xie Yunjiao said.
Lian Yan was stunned for a moment, then he felt happy. He looked at Xie Yunjiao, looking forward to what she would say next.
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As soon as the business was over, the old lady was helped over.
Xie Yunjiao and Gu Huai saluted to Old Lady Lian. Old Lady Lian looked at Gu Huai and Xie Yunjiao until they finished saluting before letting them get up.
With red eyes, she said to Xie Yunjiao and the others, "In fact, I have known for a long time that you are not my grandson and granddaughter.
But since you can call me grandma, I will treat you as my grandson and granddaughter-in-law for the rest of my life. What do you think? "
Even the old lady's eyes were red, and the cries of Gu Huai and Xie Yunjiao had become a blur in her eyes.
"Okay, grandma." Gu Huai responded.
Old lady Lian waved and asked Gu Huai to come over.
She handed Gu Huai a peace locket and said, "This is the peace locket I prayed for you at the City God Temple some time ago. It can keep your family safe. I prayed for one for each person in the family. You all take it."
"Thank you, grandma." Gu Huai and Xie Yunjiao took the peace locket and said in unison.
The old lady smiled at them, but her eyes were full of worry.
Xie Yunjiao and Gu Huai looked at each other. Xie Yunjiao smiled and walked to the side of Old Lady Lian. She supported her and said she wanted to chat with her and talk about what had happened to them on the road during this period.
The old lady agreed and let Xie Yunjiao take her out.
This house was the residence of the former prefect. It was naturally much smaller than the Lian family's house in the capital. The front yard was the yamen, and the back was the outer yard, which was Lian Yan's study and resting place.
Go around the winding corridor and enter the hanging flower gate to reach the inner courtyard.
The inner courtyard is a two-story courtyard.
The old lady lives in the main house in the second courtyard.
The yard was empty as soon as they entered. Even the old lady said that if they came back and wanted to stay here, they could rest up, so as to avoid running back and forth all day and getting tired.
This was the old lady's good intention, and they didn't want to refuse her kindness.
"There are suddenly fewer people in this house. It's too quiet. It will be more lively now that you are back." Old lady Lian said, with a hint of melancholy in her eyes.
Xie Yunjiao knew that although Old Lady Lian didn't say it, she missed Lian Er and his children very much.
However, during the time they were away from the capital, Lian Er did many bad things in order to curry favor with Lian Yiyi and her daughter, and even betrayed Lian Yan.
Now Lian Er is living a life of wealth and glory in the capital. How could he still remember that he has an old mother who is suffering in the far south?
"Doudou and the others are learning from their master at home. I'll ask someone to pick them up so we can have a meal together as a family. What do you think, grandma?" asked Xie Yunjiao.
The old lady nodded hurriedly, smiling from ear to ear with joy: "This is great, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.
We can have a reunion dinner together again this year."
When Xie Yunjiao saw that Old Lady Lian was happy, she also smiled happily.
Xie Yunjiao had Ruan Qing brought over as well, and introduced Ruan Qing's identity to Lian Yan and Old Lady Lian.
Lian Yan and the others greeted Ruan Qing warmly. Ruan Qing smiled at them gently and thanked them for helping take care of Xie Yunjiao.
Xie Yunjiao told Lian Yan and the others that she wanted to accompany Ruan Qing back to Ruan Qing's hometown. They wanted to bring their grandfather's ashes back to their hometown and bury them with their grandmother.
He will leave in two days and may not be back for a month or two.
The old lady had been waiting for them to come back with great difficulty, and now they said they were leaving, and she felt very reluctant to let them go.
But they were doing serious business, so no matter how reluctant I was, I couldn't say much. I could only remind them to be careful on the road.
"The world is not at peace right now. The further north you go, the more chaotic it gets. You have to be careful," said Old Lady Lian.
What she said was true, although Prince Duan held the emperor hostage and used him as a puppet emperor and then became the king behind the scenes.
However, many local officials were dissatisfied with Prince Duan, just like Lian Yan, Ye Baien and others, who stayed in their own places and acted independently.
Of course, there are also some people who have already submitted to Prince Duan.
This is why the current situation in Jiuzhou is so chaotic. If you want to leave here and head north, you will probably encounter many difficulties.
"If it's too dangerous, let's not go there for the time being and wait here for a while, okay?" said the old lady.
Even the old lady didn't know that in addition to bringing grandpa's ashes back to the Jiangnan area on the surface, they also had another purpose, which was to lobby those local officials who were already acting independently to cooperate with them and overthrow the puppet rule of Prince Duan.
However, they did not tell Mrs. Lian about this, so that she would not have to worry about such things when she is old.
"Grandma, we are very capable. Nothing will happen to us. Don't worry." Xie Yunjiao said.
Although the old lady didn't think so, she still smiled at them.
After returning to the house, Old Lady Lian immediately told the old nanny beside her that she would go to the City God Temple tomorrow to ask for some amulets for Xie Yunjiao and the others.
"If the young master and the young mistress knew how much you loved them, they would definitely be very touched," said the old nanny.
Old lady Lian said: "Although they are not my biological grandson and grandson's wife, they saved my great-grandson and are so filial to me, an old woman. I have long regarded them as my own children.
They can be safe and stay with me for a long time, this is what I want to see."
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