Chapter 216 Returning Home

The day after Shen Xi's wedding, Shen Yun, Shen Su and He Ying all had to leave Jinling, but Shen Su and He Ying were rushing back to the capital, while Shen Yun was going to Qingzhou.

The Ministry of Personnel was very busy these days, and Shen Su was able to take a few days off thanks to the autumn hunting, so he naturally didn't want to stay outside for too long. Moreover, although the couple entrusted the child to his mother, it was not good for their elders to suffer for their own child, so they did not stay in Nanjing for long.

When sending the three people off, Old Madam Shen kept reminding them with concern, "Although time is tight, you still have to drive slowly on the road. Rest when you need to, and stop when it gets dark."

This time, Shen Yuan let Mutou and half of the guards go back with her father and brother and sister-in-law. When it was time to separate, Mutou followed her father to Qingzhou, and the other guards followed her brother and sister-in-law back to Beijing. Qingzhou was not far from the capital, and the official road was flat all the way, and there were many inns along the way, so there was no need to worry about anything happening.

"Okay, mother, don't worry. I remember everything you said." After comforting his mother, Shen Yun said to his daughter, "You can return to Beijing with grandma in a few days. You should go slowly and take care of grandma and yourself."

Shen Yuan assured: "I know, Dad, don't worry."

Shen Yun patted his daughter's head with relief before getting on the carriage. When the carriage could no longer be seen no matter how hard they squinted their eyes, the family reluctantly went into the house.

The days we can be together are getting fewer and fewer.

September 28th was the third day after Shen Xi's marriage and also the day she would return to her parents' home for the third time. Before going to bed yesterday, Shen Xi specifically instructed the maid to wake her up early today. Unexpectedly, when she woke up, she found that Lu Ne was no longer in bed, so she thought she had gotten up late.

"Zijin, why didn't you call me?"

"Miss, it's still early. It's not even 7:00 p.m. When my aunt left the house today, she told me not to call you too early."

The doors and windows of the room were closed. Shen Xi did not notice the sky outside at first. When she heard Zi Jin say that it was not yet Chen time, she felt strange in her heart. What was Lu Ne doing so early in the morning?

"Did he say where he was going?"

Zijin shook her head, "The aunt didn't say that."

Lu Ne didn't say anything, and Shen Xi didn't dwell on it. It was almost time anyway, so she got up and washed up. When breakfast was served, Shen Xi was just about to ask Zi Jin to find out where Lu Ne was, when she saw him coming back.

"Xixi, get up."

"Well, I just woke up a while ago. Where have you been?"

Lune smiled and said, "I want you to sleep a little longer. I just went to order some things for us to bring back home today. I've also told my parents that we can leave directly after breakfast."

Lu Ne knew that Shen Xi had been thinking about returning home since the day she got married, so he got up half an hour earlier today to prepare everything he needed.

"It's still early. If you're worried, we can go check it out again after breakfast."

Shen Xi reached out and held Lu Ne's hand, "I believe you."

The smile on Lu Ne's face turned into a silly smile, and he began to scoop porridge and pick up vegetables for Shen Xi.

When it came to preparing the return gifts, Lune was really attentive. In addition to what Lune's mother had prepared for the young couple, he added some more. He even remembered to bring a bag of the best fried beans for the donkey that Shen Duan brought back.

After breakfast, the young couple prepared to return to the Shen family. The Lu family was a small family, and there was no rule of morning and evening visits. In the two days since Shen Xi got married, she had only eaten two meals with her parents-in-law. The rest of the time, she and Lu Ne were doing their own things in their own yard.

Shen Xi originally thought that it would be fine on weekdays, but today when she returned home, even if Lu Ne had mentioned this matter, she should have said hello before leaving. Unexpectedly, Lu Ne said that his mother was probably asleep again, and it would not be good for them to go over and disturb her.

Shen Xi got on the carriage with a half-believing and half-doubting feeling, and then she heard Lu Ne say, "My mother said that she lost her virginity when she gave birth to my younger brother and sister. She was fine in other aspects, but she was sleepy. So I still have my father, Chengcheng, and Shishi, and we dare not disturb my mother's sleep."

After hearing this, Shen Xi said, "I heard from my mother that having twins is indeed more harmful to the body than having only one. Let's see if there is any way to help my mother in the future."

This morning, the Shen family got up early. Even Shen Yuan, who usually sleeps, woke up on his own without being woken up. The family still had breakfast together.

Mrs. Shen even instructed the kitchen to prepare her daughter's favorite dishes and snacks last night.

She had only been away from home for two days, but these two days felt like a year. Last night, Mrs. Shen told her husband that she would not go with him to take up the post and would wait until her son-in-law decided where to work in the future. She was reluctant to let her daughter stay alone in Jinling.

It took the carriage about an hour and a half to travel from the Lu family to the Shen family. Old Madam Shen asked the servants to keep an eye on the alley entrance, and if they saw the Lu family's carriage, they would come back to report it.

Shen Xi was the same. She lifted the curtain several times along the way and always felt that the carriage was moving too slowly.

"Mom..." When Shen Xi saw her mother's expectant eyes, she couldn't stop crying just by calling out "Mom" before she could say anything else.

Seeing Shen Xi crying, except for Old Madam Shen and the First Madam Shen who were busy comforting Shen Xi, Shen Duan, Shen Si and Shen Yuan all stared at Lu Ne.

For the first time in his life, Lune hated himself so much for being so dumb...

"Tell mom what happened and why are you crying?"

"I just miss you guys."

After entering the house, the old lady and the eldest lady pulled Shen Xi aside to question her. As for Shen Yuan, an unmarried girl, it was not appropriate for her to listen to these things at this time, so she followed her cousin and uncle to "receive" Lu Ne.

"You guys are here so early today, Xixi must have gotten up very early, right?"

Lu Ne quickly stood up and replied, "Yes, father-in-law. Xixi missed you very much and got up before noon today."

Shen Duan even said: "Xixi misses her family, and we miss her too. This is the same whether Xixi is married or not."

He almost said to Lu Ne: Xixi is the baby of our family. If you dare to bully her, just wait!

Only after Shen Xi came out did Lu Ne heave a sigh of relief. It was the end of September and his underwear was almost soaked.

Finally at lunch time, Shen Xi asked her parents again when they planned to leave.

"Xixi, we have some things to do here, so we can't leave for a while. I'll leave after a while."

As soon as Shen Xi heard it, she understood that her mother was making excuses. She had never said it before, but she was married and said she couldn't leave for a while. Shen Xi knew that it was because her mother couldn't bear to leave her.