As Xiao Yunying ate her wontons, she asked the children if anything interesting had happened during this time.
I don't know what the children were thinking; they didn't ask about anything that happened in the capital, as if she had never left.
Xiao Yunying didn't know why they weren't curious about this matter, and even felt that they were avoiding the topic, so she didn't bring it up herself.
The children went to school by carriage as usual, and Xiao Yunying muttered to herself in confusion, "Why didn't any of them ask me anything about the capital?"
Madam Luo slowly began, "They're afraid of being asked about that woman."
"I see..."
She then realized that the children's biological mother was also in the capital. This woman had caused them considerable psychological trauma, making them dislike the capital city as a whole.
Xiao Yunying stretched and said, "Madam Luo, I need to go into the city later to deliver a gift to Sister Cheng Yue, and I also have some other things to do. I probably won't be back by noon."
"It's alright, go ahead and do your thing, don't worry about me."
"Then I'll go pack my things first."
Luo Xin hurriedly grabbed her sleeve: "Mother, I want to go with you."
Xiao Yunying took Luo Xin's small hand: "Then let's go together."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Yun Wan, why don't you come along too?"
"good."
Zheng Yunwan agreed; even if Xiao Yunying hadn't said anything, she would have gone along anyway.
Xiao Yunying went back to her room to sort through her belongings. Just as she was choosing what to eat, Zheng Yunwan brought over a bowl of herbal soup: "Sister Yunying, the medicine is ready."
She then remembered that she hadn't taken her allergy medication. Touching her face, she said, "I feel like I don't need to take it. This rash just looks a little scary, but it's nothing serious except for being a little itchy. It should go away in a few days."
"Since the doctor has prescribed medicine, it must be effective. Sister Yunying, please drink it quickly."
Zheng Yunwan is acting like her own mother right now, as if she won't stop until she finishes drinking her medicine.
Helpless, Xiao Yunying could only pick up the bowl to test the temperature and then drink it in big gulps.
She put down the bowl and quickly pinched a piece of dried apricot that Zheng Yunwan had prepared for her, putting it in her mouth to chew and get rid of the bitter taste.
Zheng Yunwan took out a white gauze face towel: "Sister Yunying, please wear this face towel when you go out later. I heard that you shouldn't be exposed to the wind if you have a rash."
"I'm not that precious," Xiao Yunying said, but she took the veil from her hands: "Did you make this?"
The white veil was embroidered with only two small cherry blossoms in the lower right corner, simple and exquisite, and very beautiful.
Luo Xin raised her head and said, "It was Aunt Yun Wan who made it last night."
Xiao Yunying really wanted to say that even if you can't be exposed to the wind when you have a rash, this veil can only cover the lower half of your face, not the upper half, so what's the use?
But when he saw Zheng Yunwan looking at him with expectant eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say those words.
She said in a deliberately joking tone, "That's great. I'll wear it when we get to the city. Even if it doesn't block the wind, it'll at least cover my face so I don't scare anyone."
In fact, Zheng Yunwan knew that she couldn't hide the truth, but she just wanted to subtly ask Xiao Yunying to cover her face.
She didn't want others to see the red rash on Xiao Yunying's face and laugh at or gossip about her.
Xiao Yunying first put the veil aside, then picked out two bolts of silk and some other things, and asked Zheng Yunwan to help her take them to the Yang family.
Aunt Yang pulled her aside and said a few words of concern, only feeling relieved after confirming that she would be alright.
"I knew you were coming back yesterday afternoon, so my eldest son's wife and I went to see you, but we were too embarrassed to wake you since you were sleeping."
Xiao Yunying explained, "The environment in the prison is terrible, with too many people and too many eyes. I've barely slept these past few days, I was just too tired, so I fell asleep as soon as I got back."
"It's good that you're back. This matter is over and done with. You don't need to keep thinking about it. Forget about it and live your life well."
Aunt Yang probably said that because she was afraid of being traumatized by this incident.
Xiao Yunying smiled and said, "I know, thank you for your understanding, Auntie."
After talking for a while, Xiao Yunying left the Yang family.
She immediately told Zheng Yunwan and Luo Xin to get into the carriage and go into the city. The first thing she did was to deliver gifts and silver notes to Cheng Yue.
Cheng Yue complained a little to her: "You didn't even tell me you were coming out. I rushed over to bring you lunch yesterday, fully prepared to be scolded by that person, only to find out when I got there that Young Master Chen had already brought you out."
It was indeed Xiao Yunying's oversight: "It was my fault, I really forgot."
Cheng Yue snorted and fiddled with the abacus haphazardly: "I'm so worried that you can't sleep at night, but you, as soon as you come out, you run home without even thinking that I'll worry about you."
Seeing that she was in such a state, Xiao Yunying figured she wouldn't be able to coax her anytime soon, so she could only pretend to be pitiful and show her neck, which was red and swollen from being rubbed by the iron chains.
"Sister Cheng Yue, please don't be angry. That person chained me up and hung me in the torture chamber for a whole day and night. I already have trouble sleeping, and I didn't sleep at all that day. I was so distracted that I forgot to let you know I was safe. It wasn't intentional. Please forgive me this once, okay?"
Hearing her say that, Cheng Yue put down the abacus and looked at her neck: "Hanging there for a whole day and night, my God, how could that person be so mean? Your neck is all red and swollen."
Xiao Yunying asked pitifully, "Then can Sister Cheng Yue forgive me?"
Cheng Yue snorted again: "I'll forgive you this time because you brought so many thank-you gifts."
Cheng Yue was a smart person. She knew that there were some things she could ask and some things she couldn't. After confirming that Xiao Yunying would be alright, she didn't ask any more questions.
He was still furious when he talked about Hu Feng: "You don't know what he's like. His nose is practically pointing to the sky. If I wasn't worried about you being tormented by him, I wouldn't bother with him at all."
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