Seeing the other party's carriage passing by, Wei San whipped the horse's belly with his whip, and the carriage swayed and went on the road again.
"It's her." A woman's confident voice came from the carriage as it drove away.
"I actually met you here. Fortunately, the information is accurate. I didn't make this trip in vain. Now I can report to the master." The man with thick eyebrows and dark eyes in the carriage grabbed the woman's hand and played with it, saying meaningfully, "When I succeed, Yunniang, please let me be satisfied. It will be worth it for me to take this job in front of the general and accompany you all the way."
The woman raised her head and gave the man a coquettish look, "If Deputy General Shen is not afraid that the general will know, Yun Niang will naturally obey."
The man couldn't stand her coquettish attitude and touched her waist hard, causing the woman to gasp.
"Once I'm done with my work, I'll definitely kill you." The man said lustfully.
The woman giggled twice, and seeing that the carriage had entered the village, she told the man, "When we get to my house, Deputy General Shen, please behave yourself."
The man was attracted by her, so there was no reason for him not to respond. He pulled her into his arms and said, "Then I have to ask for more interest now."
There was a blushing and heart-pounding noise coming from the carriage, which only stopped when it stopped outside the Chen family's door.
After tidying up her clothes, the woman called the driver to knock on the gate.
The knock on the door lasted for a long time before someone came to open the door with staggering steps. Seeing an unfamiliar carriage parked in front of his house, Chen Gensheng held up a candle and asked in confusion, "Who is it?"
The curtain was lifted, and Chen Gensheng saw the face clearly. He almost dropped the candlestick in his hand and asked excitedly, "Second girl, why are you back?"
Seeing that her father's temples were already gray and he looked much older than before she left home, Chen Yunrou felt sad and called out, "Dad."
Chen Gensheng quickly opened both gates and let the carriage enter the yard.
Chen Yunrou got off the carriage, held her father's hand, her eyes moist. It had only been a year since she left home, but it seemed as if she had been away for most of her life. She had suffered too much in the capital.
"Is mom okay?"
Chen Gensheng said happily: "It's fine, but you and Zhiqing haven't written back for more than half a year, and your mother and I are worried!"
The man in the carriage followed closely and got out.
Chen Gensheng took a look at the burly man and was a little unsure about his relationship with his daughter. After all, they were in the same carriage in the same city. Could this single man and woman be the man that Sister Rou found outside?
Chen Yunrou introduced: "This is Deputy General Shen from Xuanfu. He is escorting me back home to visit my relatives."
The man called out to Chen Gensheng, "Uncle, you can just call me Shen Ming."
Chen Gensheng heard the deputy general's words and said enthusiastically, "Please come in and sit down."
When they arrived at the main hall, Chen Gensheng called Chen Qin out. When she suddenly saw her daughter who had not returned home for a year, Chen Qin's eyes reddened and she held Chen Yunrou's hand and cried for a long time.
Chen Gensheng scolded her and said, "This is Vice General Shen who is escorting Sister Rou home. Hurry up and prepare some good wine and food. Don't be careless."
After Chen Qin went to the kitchen, Chen Yunrou sat down and reminisced with Chen Gensheng, explaining that she was now the concubine of General Ji, who was guarding the two major military towns of Xuanfu and Taiyuan.
Chen Gensheng was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time after hearing this. He knew his daughter well. She had been a bit proud since she was a child. How could she become a concubine?
"Do you... does your brother know?" Chen Gensheng didn't want to ask directly in front of Shen Ming. It was just such an important event in life, marriage, why didn't the two children write to inform their family? Even if they wanted to be concubines, they should have informed him.
Speaking of Chen Zhiqing, Chen Yunrou's eyes revealed mockery. Her good brother brought her to the capital with the intention of currying favor with a nobleman. Otherwise, she would not have suffered all the hardships and cold eyes in the capital.
If her brother had half of Yu Qizhe's ability, she would not have become a plaything.
Chen Yunrou suppressed the disgust in her heart and said calmly, "Brother knows."
She wanted to become a concubine in the Zhou family, but failed. Instead, she was played around by Zhou Yun in vain. However, after knowing the fate of the Zhou family, Chen Yunrou was glad that she did not marry into the Zhou family. Otherwise, she might not even be able to save her life now.
Chen Zhiqing got the information from somewhere and knew that the prince and his group were trying to please Ji Wudao, so he arranged for Chen Rou to follow the Qin family's path and send her to Taiyuan to please Ji Wudao. She suffered a lot in Taiyuan before she gradually stood out among Ji Wudao's concubines and became his favorite concubine.
Chen Gensheng licked his dry lips, didn't know what to say for a long time, and rubbed his hands awkwardly.
Chen Yunrou smiled and said comfortingly, "The general treats me very well, father, you can rest assured. But I see that you and mother have grayed a lot of hair, are there any troubles at home?"
Chen Gensheng was diverted from the topic. He sighed and said, "It's not that bad. I'm just old."
In fact, he had been depressed ever since he was dismissed from the position of village head by County Magistrate Gao. He also saw that the Yu family was becoming more and more prosperous, with a son becoming a high-ranking official. The villagers all flattered his Yu family. Knowing the dirty deeds of the Chen and Yu families, they seldom interacted with the Chen family.
After his two children went to the capital, he and Chen Qin were the only ones who worked the fields at home. Unlike before, when he was still the head of the village and had his own young and strong laborers to help with the work in the fields, he naturally became tired and his back became bent, and his hair became gray.
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