Chen Zhaoci didn't press Zheng Yuanyuan to tell him what had happened, but instead quietly stayed with her until she calmed down.
Zheng Yuanyuan wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said apologetically, "Auntie, I'm so sorry, I made you laugh."
Chen Zhaoci smiled and said, "Yuanyuan, venting your emotions is also a form of therapy. Your aunt won't press you to tell me what happened. If you want to tell your aunt, your aunt will listen attentively. If you want your aunt to help you think of a solution, your aunt will help you think of a solution. A young girl your age already has her own ideas, and your aunt respects your ideas."
Zheng Yuanyuan found this way of getting along very novel. She looked at Chen Zhaoci seriously, and Chen Zhaoci smiled and said, "What your aunt said is true. It's the same with your sister-in-law and Xu Bai. You are our children, but you are also individual people. As parents and elders, we can't always make decisions or choices for you. But as long as you make a choice, whether it's right or wrong, we will accompany you through it."
Zheng Yuanyuan started crying again. Chen Zhaoci smiled and shook his head, saying, "Alright, alright, that was just an emotional outburst. What does this mean now?"
Zheng Yuanyuan sobbed, "Auntie, I lost my mother a long time ago, and no one has ever spoken to me like you. Thank you, Auntie!"
She was a child with a hard life. Chen Zhaoci put his arm around her shoulder with heartache and said, "Good child, no matter what happens, you must look forward. Living is about encountering all sorts of things and experiencing many things you don't want to experience. But if you can get through these things, you will find that life is actually very interesting."
Zheng Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly. Chen Zhaoci knew that she had been having nightmares these past few days, so he comforted her, saying, "Yuanyuan, it's all in the past now. Don't take it to heart. People always have to look forward. You're still young, and you have a long road ahead of you. In a few years, you'll realize that what happened now wasn't such a big deal."
Zheng Yuanyuan smiled, but her heart was filled with desolation. After that bamboo-like man was gone, Zheng Yuanyuan felt that no matter how life went, it was all the same. But she couldn't tell Chen Zhaoci this, not just Chen Zhaoci, but no one else. This was her deepest secret, the beautiful memory she wanted to cherish for a lifetime. Zheng Yuanyuan didn't want to tell anyone these things, so she let Zong Chengping lie in the deepest part of her heart, to be remembered slowly.
As Chen Zhaoci left Zheng Yuanyuan's courtyard, he couldn't help but sigh. This young girl seemed fine on the surface, but she had something on her mind. He was just a doctor, treating the sick and saving lives, but he couldn't cure her heartache.
In the Marquis's study, Xu Di looked at the flickering light in the red clay stove and sighed softly, saying, "Grandfather, what do you think His Majesty will do with Wang Junzhuo?"
Seeing that Xu Di had brought up the topic again, Marquis Yongning asked with some surprise, "Why are you so concerned about Wang Junzhuo this time?"
Xu Di said earnestly, "Grandfather, Wang Junzhuo has his flaws, but we cannot deny his military talent. The southwest has been peaceful for so many years, isn't that because Wang Junzhuo is in charge? When I went to the southwest this time, I saw that the people there were living very peacefully, which shows that Wang Junzhuo is not a tyrannical person. It's just that he is a member of the Wang family and the eldest prince's uncle, which is why he is suspected by many people. But the southwest is a place he has managed for decades. No matter who succeeds him, that person will not be Wang Junzhuo. What I fear is that war will break out in the southwest again in the future."
Marquis Yongning smiled and said, "Xu Di, these problems should be the concern of His Majesty and the chief ministers. You should just guard Miaozhou well. Your grandmother's idea is that when the country is peaceful and prosperous, we should pack up and go back to our hometown. The capital is not a place worth staying."
Xu Di asked curiously, "Why do we have to leave? What we're doing now is like gambling, except we're betting our entire fortune and lives. One wrong move and we could be doomed. But that's precisely why everyone is doing their best to do their job. Grandfather, your thinking is actually quite good. It's just that sometimes these people sacrifice the interests of the people for various reasons, which is the most intolerable thing. If this country didn't have the support of ordinary people, how could it have such a prosperous scene?"
Marquis Yongning thought of the former dynasty's remnants who had come from the valleys of Wuzhou, and nodded, saying, "What you said makes a lot of sense. I think of those people in Wuzhou. They were the most respectable people in the Yu family dynasty. Why have they lived like this all these years? It's because they don't know how to do the things that ordinary people do. After you came back, my grandfather thought about these things for a long time and finally understood them. Just like you said, history is actually created by the people. Without being rooted in the people, it's like a castle in the air, with no possibility of continuing."
Xu Di smiled and said, "Grandfather, I never expected you to think of these things."
The Marquis smiled and shook his head, saying, "Alright, we sons of noble families have been pampered since childhood. Let alone farming, we can't even take care of ourselves. You've told me several times about the importance of the common people, and I will naturally think about it seriously. Alright, it's getting late. Pack your things and go see your grandmother. She's getting old, and as you all leave, she'll be the one who misses you the most."
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