Chapter 134: Reunion
After a month of absence, Jiang Shu felt very close to her when she returned to the familiar Shangjing.
At present, her relationship with Yu Zheng was not suitable for public disclosure, so Yu Zheng sent her to the gate of Jiang's house and left without getting off the carriage.
The previous carriage was destroyed by a landslide, and now it was just an ordinary carriage. No one could tell what it was, and it did not attract attention.
"Dad, Mom." Jiang Shu went straight to the yard of Jiang's father and mother. Jiang
's father had just woken up from a nap and was basking in the sun under a tree in the yard. Jiang's mother was peeling walnuts for him to eat.
"Shu'er." Seeing Jiang Shu, Jiang's mother was overjoyed. She threw away the walnuts in her hand and stood up to greet Jiang Shu.
"Ouch!" Jiang's father was hit in the mouth by a walnut, and his face was full of resentment.
When the mother and daughter saw each other, they burst out laughing.
"You are greedy, even God can't stand it." Jiang's mother teased Jiang's father.
Jiang's father twitched his beard and snorted, "You eat what you need to replenish what you have, don't you understand?"
Jiang's mother laughed and said, "Then you should eat pig brains."
"You eat pig brains." Jiang's father retorted.
Seeing his parents laughing and having fun, Jiang Shu felt warm and down-to-earth, and a little jealous.
"Mom, I'm thirsty." Jiang Shu hugged Jiang's mother's hand and acted coquettishly.
Jiang's mother hurriedly pulled her to sit down at the stone table and poured her a cup of tea.
"Thank you, mother." Jiang Shu took it and drank it all.
"Did you have a good trip?" Jiang's mother asked with concern.
Jiang Shu's hand froze when she put down the teacup. She didn't want to worry her parents, but some things couldn't be hidden, so she could only say it in a roundabout way.
On the way back to Shangjing, Jiang Shu encountered danger twice, and she only mentioned the landslide.
When she heard that there was a landslide on the road and most of the guards were killed or injured, Jiang's mother's heart was wrenched, and Jiang's father's expression also sank.
"Are you injured?" Jiang's mother asked anxiously, touching Jiang Shu all over.
Jiang Shu held Jiang's mother's hand and whispered, "I'm fine, thanks to King Jing for saving me."
If Yu Zheng hadn't protected her during the landslide, she would not have been able to come back.
"It's good that you're okay. I will prepare a generous gift to thank King Jing another day." Jiang's mother breathed a sigh of relief.
"And for those guards who died, give more money to their families." Jiang's father looked heavy.
Jiang Shu nodded, and she felt guilty and sad.
The father and daughter encountered landslides one after another when they went out, and Jiang's mother was very uneasy.
Despite Jiang Shu's repeated comfort, Jiang's mother was still worried.
"Let's go to Zhaojue Temple to pray for your safety and pray for your father and Ning'er." After thinking about it, Jiang's mother felt that this would make her feel a little relieved.
Jiang Shu discussed, "It will be possible in a few days. I have to be busy these days."
She had been away for a month, and Jiang Ji must have accumulated a lot of things that needed to be dealt with urgently.
"Okay, wait until you are done." Jiang's mother agreed.
After a brief narration, Jiang's mother asked Jiang Shu to go back and wash and change clothes, and wait for Jiang Ning to come back from school to have dinner together.
When Jiang Shu returned to Shutong Courtyard, Chu Yu had carefully prepared hot water.
"Girl, you are back." Chu Yu's eyes were slightly red.
Since she followed Jiang Shu, she had never been separated for such a long time, and Chu Yu was very uncomfortable.
Chu Yu felt even more uncomfortable after hearing Tan Yu's story about the hardships along the way.
"It's still better to be at home." Jiang Shu sighed as he looked at Chu Yu.
"Then the girl should go out less in the future." Chu Yu helped Jiang Shu into the inner bathroom and helped her wash and dress.
After the long journey, Jiang Shu felt tired all over her body. She soaked in the bathtub with her eyes closed, letting Chu Yu wash and massage her hair. Since they
didn't have to go out at night, Chu Yu brought Jiang Shu a dress, dried her wet hair, and did her makeup.
"Just do it casually." Jiang Shu reminded Chu Yu.
Jiang Shu had gotten used to dressing like a man these days, and she actually found it very troublesome to do her makeup.
Chu Yu said as she tied her hair, "Miss, are you addicted to pretending to be a man?"
"Ahem!" Jiang Shu coughed uncomfortably, as a tacit agreement.
"That won't do. Miss, you still need to wear a dress and do your makeup occasionally."
At this point, Chu Yu remembered that she had just bathed Jiang Shu, and frowned, saying, "Miss's hands and skin are not as smooth and soft as before."
"Ah?" Jiang Shu raised her hands and looked at them, a little panicked.
If she became rough and thick, would Yu Zheng dislike it?
No, no, she could pretend to be a man, but she couldn't really become a rough man.
"Go and get all the gel lotion and jade skin cream, and apply them all over my body." Jiang Shu said in a slightly anxious tone.
Chu Yu found it funny. Her lady finally remembered that she was a delicate girl.
In addition to the lotion and jade cream, Chu Yu also brought hair oil and carefully cared for Jiang Shu's hair.
After a busy day, it was already evening.
"Sister." Jiang Ning came back from school. Hearing that Jiang Shu was back, he didn't even go back to his own yard, but went straight to Shu Tong's yard.
"Brother." Jiang Shu stood up from the bronze mirror and greeted him with a smile.
Jiang Shu, who was lightly made up, tied up her hair, and wore pearl ornaments, was bright and beautiful.
Jiang Ning hadn't seen Jiang Shu in a skirt for a long time, and she was stunned.
"Sister is so beautiful." Jiang Ning exclaimed, thinking that Jiang Shu was no different from a fairy from a painting.
"Really?" Jiang Shu turned around in front of Jiang Ning and teased him deliberately: "Don't I look good in men's clothes?"
Jiang Ning frowned and said in a knot: "It looks good, but I like my sister more and don't want a brother."
"You little brat, you actually learned to make fun of me." Jiang Shu raised his hand and patted Jiang Ning's head.
The boy, who was almost fourteen years old, was already much taller than her, and she could hardly reach him.
Jiang Ning puffed out his chest and said proudly: "Of course, after all, I am a scholar now."
"Ah?" Jiang Shu was surprised.
Jiang Ning was also surprised: "Didn't your parents tell you?"
"No. Did you really pass the exam and become a scholar?" Jiang Shu was so surprised that she couldn't believe it.
She was only away for a month, and when she came back, her brother became a scholar? How could this be like a dream?
"Of course it's true. The teacher asked me to study hard and take the provincial exam next year." Jiang Ning raised his chin slightly, very proud.
Jiang Shu smiled and said proudly, "My brother is really amazing."
"My sister is also amazing." Jiang Ning replied.
The brother and sister were silent for a moment, then laughed at each other.
Dinner was served in the yard of Jiang's father and mother, and the family sat together in harmony.
"Since you are so happy today, let's have a drink." Jiang's mother asked the servants to get some wine.
After the wine was brought, Jiang Shu poured it himself, and at the end he raised his cup and said, "Dad, Mom, my brother passed the exam and became a scholar, we have to show him respect."
"Shu'er is right, Ning'er will be the pillar of the family in the future." Jiang's father and mother looked relieved.
The three of them raised their cups and toasted Jiang Ning seriously.
The shy boy was embarrassed by what he said, and his handsome face blushed as he clinked glasses with them.
After drinking the wine in the cup, the family began to eat.
Jiang Ning brought the plate of shrimps over, peeled them patiently, and put them in Jiang Shu's bowl.
"My brother's peeled shrimps are really delicious." Jiang Shu ate with a smile on his face.
Jiang Ning snorted lightly, "I won't listen to your flattery."
He said this, but the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.
Jiang Shu looked at the awkward boy who was insincere and felt happy and tender in her heart. She picked up a meatball and fed it to him.
There are many kinds of emotions in this world, and family affection is the most precious. No other emotion can replace it.
Jiang Shu cherishes the time she spends with her family because she knows that she will get married and leave sooner or later, and Jiang Ning will grow up and get married.
This kind of life is one day less.