The envoy returned and informed General Gongsun, and the two sides ceased hostilities.
Peng Silang was summoned by General Peng to find Gu Shouxin and explain the situation to him. It was a good opportunity to send the Gu family, grandfather, grandson, and granddaughter back as well.
Grandma Gu didn't want to leave. Ever since she and her granddaughters made the arrangements on the night of the sixteenth, she had been hiding on Goddess Mountain.
She was still a little worried about Gu Hui.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xin and Gu Nian said they wouldn't leave either. Since they had already occupied Shennv Mountain, they could easily return from there if they encountered any danger.
Peng Silang had no way to deal with them, so he went to find General Peng again.
General Peng was having a headache. He could scold the two younger ones, but he had an elder to deal with!
Moreover, Grandma Gu was different from ordinary old ladies; she was practically impervious to reason.
There was nothing else General Peng could do but arrange for them to enter the military camp, thinking that he could take them back when Lord Gu arrived.
Peng Silang left Shennv Mountain to return and report the news.
Instead of going directly to the Gu family's backyard, he went directly to the yamen (government office) and asked a yamen runner to go in and call for help.
His father had told him not to make a fuss and go straight to the backyard, as none of the Gu family aunts knew that the old lady and the two maids had gone to the battlefield.
A short while later, Gu Shouxin, dressed neatly, came out.
Peng Silang bowed and said, "Lord Gu, I have been ordered to come and invite you to the front line."
Then he described the situation in the Goddess Kingdom.
Gu Shouxin frowned: "You only said you were bringing Huihui and Peng Ze back? You didn't say you were handing over Yan Mo?"
Peng Silang was taken aback; there really wasn't one.
Now that Yan Mo is the prince consort of the Goddess Kingdom, the Queen of the Goddess Kingdom may not be willing to hand him over.
Gu Shouxin then asked, "What about Ye Zhen and He Sanniang?"
Peng Silang said, "What the Goddess Kingdom means is that Sister Hui said that the two of them went to Goddess Mountain on the morning of the 16th. They should arrive in the next two or three days."
Gu Shouxin nodded: "You go back first, I'll come over tomorrow morning after I've finished explaining."
Peng Silang went back.
Gu Shouxin stood outside for a while before returning to the backyard.
In the courtyard, Grandpa Gu was waiting for him, wearing a coat. When he saw him come over, he asked, "Second son, has something happened to your mother and the others?"
Gu Shouxin shook his head and went over to help the old man: "Dad, nothing's wrong. I'll take you back to your room, we can talk as we walk."
Grandma Gu has been gone for several days, and Grandpa Gu has been thinking about her constantly. He can't sleep well at night, and he comes out whenever he hears noises outside.
Upon hearing Gu Shouxin's explanation, Grandpa Gu became somewhat displeased: "Then why didn't your mother come back with Peng's fourth son? Is everything really alright? Why don't you take me with you tomorrow? Haven't we already taken over Shennv Mountain? It's alright for me to go with you, isn't it?"
Gu Shouxin chuckled, "Father, climbing Goddess Mountain is quite strenuous. Besides, I won't arrive there until evening tomorrow, and I'll have to negotiate with the Queen of the Goddess Kingdom, which might take two or three days. If you come along, Xiaolian and the others might start to have all sorts of wild thoughts. How about this, after I get there, I'll definitely bring Mother, Xinxin, and Niannian back with me, okay?"
Grandpa Gu pursed his lips and reluctantly agreed.
The eldest and fourth sons weren't home either; only the daughters-in-law were there, and he had gone out himself. They might be overthinking things.
Gu Qingyuan and the others should be arriving soon. Brother Peng said he would come to Kuncheng first. If they don't arrive at the same time, it will be inconvenient for his daughters-in-law to receive them.
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