Yunniang couldn't hear her, and kept muttering, "How could Xueya suddenly go up the mountain, unless she wanted to take the tiger away!"
Madam Chi was shocked. Had Yunniang been scared out of her wits? A tiger? How could she possibly take a tiger away? Xue'er went up the mountain to take a tiger away? It would be a miracle if she wasn't eaten by the tiger.
Grandpa Chi was also very worried.
"Old lady, come here for a moment!" He tugged at the old lady's arm, and the two of them stepped back a few paces, whispering, "What's wrong with our son-in-law? He wasn't at the government office and didn't even tell our daughter!"
"I don't know, maybe it's something important!" Old Madam Chi explained.
She had met Han Mingyuan before, although not many times, but she felt that the man was very reliable and not the kind of person who would be fickle.
Could it be that he dumped her daughter because he became an official?
That won't do. If Han Mingyuan dares to do that, I'll risk my life to make sure he doesn't get his way!
"Even if he had something important to say, he should have told Yunniang!" Old Madam Chi said worriedly, "Seeing Yunniang like this breaks my heart!"
They were the ones who wronged Yunniang before, and Yunniang was doing well, so she felt a little better. But look at her now...
"Maybe something really has happened. Look, Xue'er hasn't come over for several days. Let's go find Xue'er tomorrow and ask her. Maybe we'll get some news!"
Madam Chi nodded. Right now, they had nothing to do but worry unnecessarily.
Yunniang barely slept that night, and the next morning, she had dark circles under her eyes.
“Yunniang…”
Fortunately, there was rice and grain at home, so Madam Chi quickly cooked some and called Yunniang to eat.
"You all eat, I can't eat!" Yunniang waved her hand, her heart filled with anxiety.
"Yunniang, you haven't eaten properly for several meals. Please eat something!" Old Madam Chi said worriedly. "After we finish eating, we'll go find Xue'er and ask her to help inquire. Don't worry, your son-in-law will be fine!"
Yunniang sighed, "I was too slow-witted. I didn't even realize that Xue'er hasn't come over for several days! If I'm not mistaken, Xue'er shouldn't be in the capital either!"
Seeing the worried looks in the two elderly people's eyes, she still drank half a bowl of porridge.
When they returned to the capital, Yunniang first escorted the two people to the courtyard before going out herself.
"Yunniang, I'm worried about you like this. Why don't I stay with you?"
Madam Chi didn't want to go back by herself; Yunniang's mental state was not good at all.
"No need, I..." Yunniang was about to refuse to eat when the old lady hurriedly said, "Look, the two of us have nothing to do at home, and we can keep you company on the way!"
Yunniang nodded helplessly, and the carriage started again. However, when it stopped, the two old people were still shocked.
Looking at the magnificent general's mansion before them, they could hardly believe their eyes.
"Yunniang, Xue, Xue has married into the General's Mansion?"
Why does it feel so impossible to her?
Yunniang didn't answer, but strode forward, with the two old people following closely behind. They discovered that the servants at the door actually recognized Yunniang and, without even asking, led her inside.
The two hurriedly followed, all the way into the hall. The old lady came out and said with a loud laugh, "Yunniang, what brings you here?"
She glanced at the two elderly people behind her, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, but she didn't dwell on it.
"Madam, where has Xue'er gone? I haven't seen her for several days, and I miss her a little!"
Yunniang spoke with a look of urgency.
The old lady looked at her haggard face and the dark circles under her eyes, and sighed helplessly.
She beckoned, and a maidservant hurriedly ran over: "Go to the storeroom and get some ice, and also two boiled eggs!"
She looked at Yunniang with concern: "Xue'er isn't a child anymore, why are you so worried?"
"I... Madam, I went to Le'an Town. Mingyuan isn't there, and neither is Xue'er!"
Yunniang's eyes reddened with grievance. The old lady took her hand and made her sit down beside her, then looked at the two elderly people behind her: "Old Madam Chi, Old Master Chi, please sit down too!"
She knew these were Yunniang's parents. Although they had been a little confused in the past, Yunniang had forgiven them, so there was no need for her, an outsider, to make things difficult for them.
The two elderly people were still shocked; they hadn't expected Han Luoxue to marry such a remarkable man.
This old lady was quite shrewish in her youth, and was well-known in the capital. The Chi family was just an ordinary merchant family, and never imagined that one day they would be connected with the old general's mansion.
Their granddaughter actually married into the general's mansion? But thinking about it, it seemed unlikely. They had inquired beforehand and learned that the man Han Luoxue married was just a peasant from the village.
The two of them didn't understand, and they couldn't say anything more at this time.
"Xue'er and Han Mingyuan are both fine. They had some business to attend to and will be back in a while. Yunniang, don't worry about them!"
The old lady gently comforted her, but Yunniang was not reassured at all; instead, she became even more anxious: "Old lady, where did they go? If there was no danger, why didn't they tell me before they left?"
Yunniang wasn't easily fooled. The old lady smiled and said, "They left in a hurry, and they didn't even come to tell me. It was the maid who came to tell me!"
Hearing that it was a maid who came to tell her, Yunniang's eyes lit up: "Is it Nightingale? Where is she? Can I see her?"
Nightingale and Ye Leng are both by Han Luoxue's side, so they must know where Han Luoxue went.
"It wasn't Nightingale, it was another girl! Nightingale and Night Cold went with Snow Girl too."
The old lady preferred things to be straightforward, and she wasn't used to being fooled like this. She was, by nature, a straightforward person.
Upon hearing the news, Madam Sun rushed over. As she reached the door, she heard the old lady's words, and her lips twitched violently. She hadn't been worried before, but hearing those words made her anxious.
"Yunniang, you didn't even tell me you were coming! I would have come to pick you up!"
Sun sat down next to Yunniang and noticed the dark circles under Yunniang's eyes. She sighed softly, "Zhen'er has something to do. Xue'er and her father went with him. They should be back in about ten days if things go smoothly, but it might take a month if things don't go smoothly!"
Yunniang's heart skipped a beat. Something had happened to Ouyang Zhen? What could have alarmed the Emperor?
She felt even more uneasy, but Madam Sun patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, they'll all be fine!"
How could Yunniang be at ease? She grabbed Sun's hand and said urgently, "Then tell me the truth, where did they go?"
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