The steward said with a smile, "Our eldest madam has just entered the city gate. I received the letter and rushed back to tell you. Please arrange for someone to tidy up the eldest madam's courtyard and turn on the floor heating in the house."
Granny Wang hurried to the back to find someone to do the work, while Qinglian went to Zheng Yuanyuan's room. Seeing Zheng Yuanyuan leaning against the kang (a heated brick bed), she smiled and said, "Miss, the steward of the house just said that our eldest mistress has returned and has already entered the city gate."
After listening to Qinglian and figuring out what she was saying, Zheng Yuanyuan happily stood up from the kang and asked, "Sister Qinglian, is everything you said true?"
Qinglian smiled and said, "Of course it's true. Granny Wang has already gone to tidy up the courtyard for the eldest mistress."
Zheng Yuanyuan quickly grabbed her long fur cloak and said, "I can't go to the city gate, I'll go wait at the main gate."
Qinglian smiled and agreed. After helping Zheng Yuanyuan put on her cloak, she accompanied her to the main gate.
The two waited at the gate for a while before they saw Xu Zhi's convoy slowly enter the alley.
Zheng Yuanyuan rushed out of the gate and ran straight to Xu Zhi's carriage, which had just stopped. Xu Zhi didn't even bother to put down the footstool. She jumped down from the carriage, holding onto Qinglian's arm, and first took Zheng Yuanyuan's hand, saying with heartache, "Good sister, I rushed back as soon as I received the letter. I'm so glad to be back and see you."
Xu Zhi rushed back after receiving news of Zheng Yuanyuan's accident. Originally, Xu Zhi had not planned to return. It was already the end of the year, Li Yuexi was pregnant again, and there were so many things to do at the bamboo paper workshop every day. As for Xu Zhi, she had just returned to Luzhou from the capital a few days ago, so there was no need for her to go back to the capital for the New Year.
Unexpectedly, she received news that Zheng Yuanyuan had an accident. The message was delivered by Xu Zhi's people. Xu Zhi was terrified when she received the letter. After discussing it with Zheng Boyuan, she decided to come back. Later, another message was sent saying that Zheng Yuanyuan was recuperating at the Yongning Marquis's residence and had not been sent to the Zheng residence. In fact, this was because they were afraid that Xu Zhi and Zheng Boyuan would worry about Zheng Yuanyuan. However, Xu Zhi felt that if she did not come back to see Zheng Yuanyuan, she would not be able to do anything else. So she simply packed her bags and returned to the capital for the New Year.
Just then, another batch of goods came out of the workshop. Xu Zhi took the goods and her men and went from Lüzhou to Miaohe, then took a boat to Tongzhou, and returned from Tongzhou at full speed.
Zheng Yuanyuan couldn't hold back her grievances any longer. She buried her face in Xu Zhi's shoulder and sobbed uncontrollably. Xu Zhi gently patted her back and said, "Alright, alright, stop crying. I'm back now, aren't I? Come on, let's go home first and see what good things your sister-in-law brought you back."
Zheng Yuanyuan wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Sister-in-law, didn't you send gifts home a few days ago? Why are you bringing me something again?"
Xu Zhi put her arm around Zheng Yuanyuan's shoulder and led her into the courtyard, saying as they walked, "I just felt there were so many fun and delicious things to do along the way. Your older brother and I discussed it, and after the New Year, we'll take you to Luzhou for a while. Although Luzhou is a small place, the people there are nice, and the mountains are beautiful. You can relax there and have a good time, which is much better than just wandering around in this small place like the capital, isn't it?"
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