Chapter 2245 We Send Mother Out of the City
Shu Yu thoroughly enjoyed the royal cuisine.
While the emperor and Meng Yunzheng were talking, she quietly gathered most of the dishes into her own bowl.
The emperor would occasionally glance at her, and then he would see Meng Yunzheng multitasking, even serving food to Shu Yu while discussing matters with him.
Shu Yu would also worry that Meng Yunzheng would be so engrossed in talking that he would forget to eat. Whenever she ate something delicious, she would put a little bit into his bowl and tug at his sleeve to remind him to eat a couple of bites.
The two seemed to have done this many times before, displaying remarkable tacit understanding and familiarity.
The emperor, looking at it, actually felt a pang of envy.
He had many women around him, from empresses to concubines to beauties, all kinds of types, but none of them were like Shu Yu, with whom he interacted like an ordinary couple.
That's enough. He's all alone. He chose his own path, so why should he covet the lives of ordinary people?
After finishing his dinner, Shu Yu was led by the chief eunuch to the inner palace to pay his respects to the Empress.
The Empress and Shu Yu had no vested interests, and Shu Yu was leaving the next day. Meng Yunzheng also had a close relationship with the Emperor, so the Empress's attitude towards Shu Yu was quite friendly.
Knowing that they were going to get married when they returned, he rewarded them with an exquisite headdress and gave them a pair of valuable jade bracelets.
When the eunuchs carried these things and followed Shu Yu to the front hall to meet Meng Yunzheng, Meng Yunzheng also brought out a bunch of things bestowed by the emperor.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
It was already dark, so Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng didn't linger any longer and hurried home to wash up and rest.
On their last night in the capital, everyone went to bed early. The next morning, several carriages set off from Futai Street.
Halfway there, Shu Yu's carriage headed alone to the Hong family, while the others left the city first.
Aunt Hong was already waiting at the door, but she wasn't the only one standing there. There were also three families of the Hong family: her two sons and her daughter. A large group of people crowded at the door.
Shu Yu, "..."
Aunt Hong took the two bundles from her son, waved to Xiao Song Le who was peeking out, and then said apologetically to Shu Yu, "I have a lot of things..."
"It's just two bags, nothing more. Don't worry, we can fit them in."
Yingxi got off the carriage and helped Aunt Hong up.
The carriage was quite spacious, which reassured Aunt Hong slightly.
After sitting down somewhat nervously, she waved to the Hong family and said, "Alright, I'm leaving now. You can go back now."
Hong Laoda stepped forward and said, "Mother, this is your first time traveling so far. We're worried about you, so we'll see you off."
"No need, I'm in a carriage, you can't catch up with me."
"It's alright, it's alright. We already hired two mule carts. Look, they're here. We'll take you to the city gate; it's not far."
Aunt Hong was very surprised. She turned her head and saw that there really were two mule carts. She had no idea about this at all.
Meng Yunzheng said, "It's alright. It's rare for them to be so filial. Let them escort them to the city gate."
Whether the Hong family genuinely cared for Aunt Hong or not, they wanted to see his mother off at the city gate for the first time, and he couldn't refuse.
Aunt Hong didn't say much more. Actually, she was still a little uneasy. Her children seeing her off helped her to some extent to distract herself.
So Shu Yu and his family's carriage went ahead, while the Hong family members crowded together and jostled each other in the mule carts behind, heading towards the city gate.
(End of this chapter)
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