I don’t know if the sacrifice to the river god really worked, but the rain stopped that night and the next day, the sky was clear and blue. Although the sun didn’t come out, it was a change from the dark haze of the previous few days.
Gu Yun and Liu Ziqi said goodbye and left Qingyu Village early in the morning. Before leaving, Liu Ziqi found Yu Jiao.
He asked her if she was willing to go to the capital. If she wanted to leave Changkui, he could take her and Liu Sanniang and her son to the capital to settle down.
Yu Jiao refused.
Liu Ziqi did not force her, but only said that if she encountered any trouble in the future, she could go to Liu Ci Fu's house in the capital to find him.
Yu Jiao then knew Liu Ziqi's identity, but she felt strange. As the son of the second assistant, he was just a minister, while Gu Yun was a young marquis, so his status should be more noble than his. But why, when the two of them were together, one felt that Liu Ziqi's status was more noble than Gu Yun's?
The two of them had been mentioning the princess's mansion before, and she thought Liu Ziqi must be a member of the royal family.
What happened in the past few days was too complicated, especially the lost jade button, which made Yu Jiao feel uneasy. Now that Gu Yun and Liu Ziqi had left, she also prepared to go to Mengjia Village.
With the carriage she bought on the way back to Qingzhou, it was much more convenient for her to go to Mengjia Village. She didn't have to waste time walking there. However, she didn't know how to drive a carriage.
Yu Qiaoshan went to the fields to release water again. Yu Jiao hesitated for a moment and knocked on the door of the inner room.
Yu Qizhe's voice came from inside the house, "Come in."
Yu Jiao pushed the door open and walked in. When she looked up, she saw Yu Qizhe wearing a green gown and sitting at the table reading a book. His hair was also tied up with a green headband today. This gown was bought for him by Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling when they were shopping in Qingzhou. It fit him very well and made his face look even more handsome and clear.
"I want to go back to Mengjia Village. Can you help me drive the car?" Ever since what happened that day, Yu Jiao has been avoiding Yu Qizhe these days and has never spoken to him alone.
I feel inexplicably uncomfortable staying in the room at this moment.
Yu Qizhe put down the book in his hand, looked at Yu Jiao with his peach blossom eyes, stood up and said, "Okay."
When Yu Jiao was in Qingzhou, she also bought some things for Liu Sanniang and Fei Ge'er. She went to the room to pack them and put them on the carriage.
Yu Qizhe had already led the horse and fed it some grass.
In the main hall, Yu Zhou heard the noise and came out. She saw Yu Qizhe leading the horse and Yu Jiao holding something in her arms. She squinted her old eyes and asked, "Fifth brother, what are you going to do?"
Yu Jiao replied, "I'm going back to Mengjia Village to see my mother."
Yu Zhou said with a fake smile, "Go back to Mengjia Village? You were bought by my Yu family and have no relationship with the Meng family. Do you still think that the Meng family is your mother's family? What are you holding in your arms? Meng girl, you are a member of the Yu family now, so don't do anything stupid."
Yu Jiao put the bag in her arms on the carriage and smiled faintly, "Grandma, have you forgotten that I have redeemed my indenture? Although I am now a member of the Yu family, the Meng family gave birth to me and raised me? Can't I even look down on my own mother? If that's the case, you can talk to the old man and have my name removed from the Yu family indenture. I'll just go back to the Meng family."
Now the family's income and expenditure all depend on Yu Jiao. She is the cash cow of the Yu family. Not to mention Mr. Yu, even Yu Zhoushi would never be willing to let her go back to the Meng family.
Yu Zhou's tone softened a bit, and she smiled, "Meng girl, you've got the wrong idea. I'm just kindly reminding you that you're a member of the Yu family now, and we're the closest. Your mother was willing to sell her own daughter for a few taels of silver. You should know the difference in your mind."
"I know it clearly in my heart, but she is the one who gave birth to and raised me after all. If I am unfilial to my biological mother, wouldn't I be a heartless person? How can I be filial to you and Grandpa in the future?" Yu Jiao said indifferently.
Yu Zhou was choked by her and had nothing to say. After a while, she said, "It's already a favor that you can go back to see me. Why do you need to bring anything with you?"
"Don't worry, grandma. I didn't take a single thing from the Yu family. I just used my own money to buy a few books for my younger brother when we were in Qingzhou." Yu Jiao emphasized that it was her money.
Yu Zhou had no choice but to say, "Then you should go early and come back early. The road is full of mud and water. I was worried about Fifth Brother's health, so I said a few more words."
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