Wei Jianjia rubbed her temples, her once pretty face now showing signs of exhaustion. "I hope it really is like that, and that there won't be any more twists and turns."
The half-month period given by the Third Prince has dwindled to just five days. She now only hopes that Su Hua can die cleanly in the bandit's den, and not come back to cause trouble like she did when she was alive.
Qiu Shuang smiled and played the straight man, saying, "A person's fate is predetermined from birth."
Su Hua was born of lowly birth. No matter how hard she tried to climb up the social ladder, she could never compare to you, a lady of noble birth. Dying in a bandit's den was already a good end for her.
"Just relax and wait to become Mrs. Qin."
"Wait? You can't just wait for what you want." Wei Jianjia smiled, feeling a little more relaxed.
Chao Qiushuang instructed, "Go to the small kitchen in the courtyard and prepare some pears and red dates. I'm going to make sweet soup for Yucheng later."
When people are hurt, they need someone to accompany them the most and are most likely to open their hearts. Although she was unwilling to admit that Yu Cheng was sad because of Su Hua, as long as the final result was good, the previous twists and turns were not unacceptable.
"Yes," Qiu Shuang replied respectfully.
These days, the Qin family's life has been much better than when they were concubines in the Wei family. As long as their young lady marries the young master smoothly, their future as the head maid will also have more hope.
Meanwhile, the person that the Wei family master and servant were talking about was rushing to Shanghe Village without stopping.
The wind howled past the carriage, but the people inside still felt it was too slow. They rushed out of the carriage and snatched the reins from Ah Cai's hand.
"You've been dawdling for half a day on such a short distance, are you the one who hasn't eaten enough or is Xiaobai the one who hasn't eaten enough?"
Ah Cai's head drooped as he was being talked about, and he couldn't help but mutter a defense, "It's not about whether we ate or not, Xiao Bai and I didn't eat at all."
After a moment of silence, she added softly, "You are the same, young master."
As soon as they finished speaking, the stomachs of the two men and the horse all rumbled.
Looking at the horse's noticeably deflated belly, Qin Yucheng coughed lightly, feeling uneasy. "Now that we finally have news of Hua'er, what does it matter if we eat one more meal or one less!"
Moreover, without seeing her standing safely in front of him, he had absolutely no appetite, let alone any appetite.
“Young master is right.” Ah Cai nodded in agreement, shifting his position to make room for the carriage shaft.
However, he was somewhat curious, "But Young Master Xiao only sent someone to tell Master to go to Daheishan to suppress the bandits, without mentioning Miss Su at all. How can you be sure that Miss Su has already returned to Shanghe Village?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yucheng raised his hand and gave him a resounding slap on the forehead. "How did I end up with such a blockhead like you! Xiao Jinhan was searching for someone last night, and today he suddenly sent Father to suppress bandits. Anyone with a brain would know that this matter is related to Hua'er."
"Yes, yes, yes, young master is wise." Ah Cai shrank his head in pain and sighed softly, "I didn't expect that after working all night and finally getting a little news about Miss Su at the city gate, it was still Young Master Xiao who found her in the end."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yucheng's delicate eyes dimmed slightly.
Yes, it seems he's a step too late again.
The contract at the restaurant was like that, and so was Hua'er's predicament today. The young man raised his whip, and Xiao Bai ran even faster. All along the way, all that could be heard was the chaotic sound of horses' hooves and the wind.
The master and servant hurried along the road and finally arrived at Shanghe Village before dawn.
At this time, the villagers of Shanghe Village had already eaten breakfast and were busy in the vegetable gardens in front of and behind their houses. Suddenly, they heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from afar and straightened up to look at the mountain road.
But the horse was extremely fast; the villagers only saw a white gust of wind flash by before the sound of hooves disappeared into the mountain path.
Some sharp-eyed people recognized the carriage as belonging to the Qin family at first glance and began to whisper among themselves.
"Huh? The Su family's carriage just left, why is this young master of the Qin family here in our Shanghe Village again?"
"Has something happened to the Su family? Should we hurry over and check on them?"
"What are you looking at? Even if the Su family really needs our help, they can just shout it out in the village. Who in the village wouldn't lend a hand? If they don't need us, wouldn't it be annoying for us to show up now?"
"That makes sense! Instead of just watching the spectacle, we should put more effort into taking good care of the vegetable garden. Old Su's restaurant is about to open, and we can't afford to send them inferior vegetables!"
"That's right. The Su family not only thinks of our village first when they have good jobs, but they also hire horse-drawn carriages to take us to the opening of restaurants in the county town. They treat us villagers like family!"
“We old women are practically on our deathbeds, and we’ve never been to the county town in our lives. We’re only able to go now thanks to Huaya, and even eat out. Just thinking about it makes me want to take better care of the vegetable garden…”
A small courtyard at the end of the village.
Su Hua was stepping over a fire basin to enter the house. This was the first time she had ever done something like stepping over a fire basin to get rid of bad luck.
However, Su Sui was very thoughtful in her preparations; the charcoal fire in the brazier only emitted a little flame, so there was no need to worry about the clothes burning.
"Sister, thank you." Su Hua had just looked at the courtyard wall, the incense sticks scattered on the ground, and the marks on Su Sui's knees and forehead, and she could already guess what had happened.
"No need to thank me! As long as Hua'er comes back safe and sound, that's enough."
Su Sui wiped her eyes and looked her up and down for a long time. Only when she saw that she was not injured and her expression was normal did she feel completely relieved.
"Alright, Sanhu, help Sui'er to the main house to rest for a while. She can come out to eat some more after breakfast."
Seeing that Su Sui's complexion was not good, Su Baishi quickly asked Su Sanhu to help her to the house to rest.
She only had two daughters in her life. Sui'er was sensible from a young age, so although she did not love and pamper Sui'er as much as she did Hua'er, it was still much better than her three sons.
As people get older, they only hope that their children can live a peaceful and healthy life. As for wealth, fame, and fortune, it's better if they have them, but it doesn't matter if they don't.
However, neither her Sui'er nor Hua'er seemed to have had a smooth life.
Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit stiff, Su Hua was about to speak when a woman's low, coquettish voice suddenly came from the west room.
"Erhu, our son is hungry. Quickly tell your sister-in-law to cook some meat porridge. In addition to the meat porridge, also cook two boiled eggs. Our son loves to eat them."
"It's been a long time since I've had pig's trotters. When you come back from Qingshui County today, remember to buy a pair, make sure they have big claws. I had some soybeans left over from last year, so we can use them to stew pig's trotters at noon."
"Our son will be born soon. Baby boys have the most delicate skin, so we need to prepare plenty of soft fabric, otherwise we won't have enough to change into. Hua'er happens to have a closet full of fabric, so we can borrow some for our son to wear..."
One sound after another, as if you could squeeze water out of them.
Su Hua was shocked. She had only been to the bandits' den for one night, not half a year. How could Qian not only be pregnant, but also have a baby?
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