Seeing that the unconscious Chen Yuanxuan could still swallow the medicine and hadn't gone into shock from the fever, Xiao Yunying felt somewhat relieved and replied:
"Aunt Su, you're too kind. Besides, to be honest, it's not just Yuanxuan who's lost; my Luoyang is missing too. Of course, I'll do everything I can to find them."
Seeing that Xiao Yunying did not take the opportunity to curry favor with the Chen family, Old Madam Chen's goodwill towards her increased even more, and she said:
"That's fairly honest, but in any case, you saved the Chen family's offspring, and the Chen family should repay you handsomely."
Xiao Yunying was about to refuse when Old Madam Chen added, "When Xuan'er wakes up, let him bring generous gifts to thank us in person. That's settled then."
Xiao Yunying breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Yuanxuan came to thank her. Then it's alright.
She had thought that this serious old man was going to come to her door in person, and the thought made her feel uneasy.
"There's no rush. Let Yuanxuan recover so he can come to my house anytime."
Xiao Yunying didn't linger. She asked a few questions about how to deal with the bandits on the mountain and the rescued children. After hearing Chen Yuancheng's solution, she took her leave.
Unable to resist Madam Chen's urging, they finally had lunch before returning home in the Chen family's carriage with Luo Yang.
She looked at the various gift boxes in the carriage: "I thought there wasn't this step. Turns out it was waiting for me here."
She only noticed what was inside the carriage after she got in. Before she could say anything, the carriage started moving, leaving no time for pleasantries.
With no outsiders in the carriage, she began unpacking gift boxes since she had nothing to do. Most of the boxes contained her favorite ingredients, while a few contained medicinal herbs to nourish her body.
It's obvious that it was prepared according to personal preferences.
He walked halfway before remembering something: "Hey? I don't think I've seen Ling Qi. Didn't Yuan Cheng say he didn't hit him? Why hasn't he shown up?"
They couldn't possibly have sold it off, could they?!
Luo Yang said, "I was forced to kneel by Young Master Chen, which injured my knee. I can't get out of bed today and am recuperating."
Xiao Yunying let out a guilty "ah," thought for a moment, and sighed, "It's my fault for dragging him down."
Luo Yang tidied up the boxes she had rummaged through and said, "Ling Qi is a servant, a slave. Kneeling for a few hours is not a serious punishment for disobeying her master. If it were any other master, she might be beaten to death."
Xiao Yunying closed the box: "I understand the reasoning, but the cause was me. If I hadn't forced him to take me out of the city, he wouldn't have been punished."
Luo Yang calmly advised, "I went to see Ling Qi for you and heard what happened that day. You had no other choice. People tend to be impulsive when they are anxious, so don't blame yourself too much."
Xiao Yunying put the gift box aside: "Kneeling for several hours is bad for your knees. If you don't take care of them properly, they will leave lasting damage."
"Young Master Chen has already consulted a doctor and prescribed medicine for him. Ling Qi has practiced martial arts since childhood and is physically strong. With proper care, he won't suffer any lasting health problems."
Xiao Yunying sighed again, thinking that she could only prepare more things next time they met to express her apology.
As the carriage entered the village, the driver said through the curtain, "Miss Xiao, there are quite a few people waiting at the village entrance. Are they waiting for you?"
Xiao Yunying lifted the curtain and squinted at the scene. Because she was nearsighted, she could only see many figures and could not recognize who they were.
As the carriage drew closer, they discovered that it was her family members and the two families whose children had been lost earlier waiting at the village entrance.
Before the two could even get off the carriage, they were surrounded by people.
Mu Lianrong asked anxiously, "How is it? Has Luo Yang been found?"
"Mother, don't worry, we've found it."
Luo Yang followed Xiao Yunying off the carriage. Before he could speak, Mu Lianrong pulled him into her arms.
He shifted uncomfortably, feeling Mu Lianrong stroking his head while chanting the "soul-calling" ritual performed on frightened children.
"Luo Yang, are you scared? Let me pat your fur. You're not scared. Let me pat your fur. You're not scared. Let's go home."
Luo Yang's eyes warmed for a moment.
He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the Xiao family members who, though not related to him by blood, were all looking at him with concern. Suppressing the emotions welling up inside him, he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine."
Xiao Shanhai said from the side, "See, I told you our daughter is capable, she will definitely be able to find the child."
Mu Lianrong glared at him: "Go away. How can I not be worried when the child is lost? Who is as carefree as you?"
Xiao Shanhai dared not utter a sound.
But I felt incredibly frustrated inside.
As the head of the family, he naturally cannot panic in the face of events; he must remain calm. Otherwise, if he panics, wouldn't everyone else panic even more?
The two families who had lost their children cautiously lifted the carriage curtain to peek inside.
Seeing that no one was inside, she anxiously turned around and asked, "Yun Ying, is it just the two of you who came back?"
"Where is my son? Hasn't he been found?"
"Didn't you say you found the child kidnapped by bandits? How come you only found your second son and didn't find my son?"
Xiao Yunying explained, "Those bandits took away a group of children a couple of days ago. Don't worry, the government has already sent people to chase after them."
Mu Lianrong also comforted them, saying, "Since the government has sent people to chase after them, the child will definitely be found. Take care of yourselves and go back to wait patiently."
A group of people asked for news and offered words of comfort, and it took them a long time to persuade the two families to go back.
The Xiao family surrounded Xiao Yunying until she entered the house. As soon as she entered, Luo Xin rushed out and hugged Luo Yang.
"Waaaah, second brother, you're finally back."
"Don't cry, Xin'er, your second brother is back."
Luo Xin wiped away her tears: "Mother, brother, come in quickly and sit down to rest."
Xiao Yunying noticed her mother's gaze and felt inexplicably guilty: "Well, you guys go in first, I'll go get some things from the car."
He had his two older brothers unload the things from the carriage, saw the coachman off, and then dawdled into the house.
Mu Lianrong sat at the table, her face serious: "Tell me, what happened to the injury on your hand? Don't tell me you went to catch bandits."
"I don't have that ability."
Mu Lianrong said with a stern face: "You didn't have this ability before, but you are very capable now. I would believe you if you said you could fly."
Xiao Yunying guiltily avoided Mu Lianrong's gaze: "Mother is joking."
She wanted Luo Yang to say a few words for her, but the guy was only focused on comforting Luo Xin and didn't even glance at her.
There was no other way but to do it myself.
"I was distracted while going up the steps at the Chen residence and I tripped and fell, but it's not serious."
"Where's your leg? Why are you walking so awkwardly? Did you fall and hurt yourself?"
Xiao Yunying whispered shyly in Mu Lianrong's ear, "I was in a hurry to pick up Luo Yang, so I rode a horse. It was my first time riding a horse, and I didn't know how to use my strength properly, so my thighs rubbed raw."
Wang, who was standing nearby, vaguely heard what she said and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Xiao Yunying said shyly, "Mother, I definitely didn't do anything dangerous, don't worry."
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