Two people in a carriage is not only a bit awkward, but also causes gossip.
The carriage sped towards the county town.
Lu Ji'an closed his eyes to rest, while the old woman sat quietly beside him.
Chen Heng's eyes occasionally swept over this adult who was not even thirty years old. He had a clean-cut appearance, the kind of face that could give people a good impression just by meeting him once. He must have frowned often, and there was already a faint "川" character between his eyebrows.
The gossips he heard from his eldest sister-in-law flashed through his mind. Three years ago, Lord Lu's wife passed away, and he had no children.
That's why the tall matchmaker wanted to be his matchmaker.
How could such a young official not have his name recorded in history? Think about it, she had never even heard of Nanming County, and even its capital, Yuzhou, she only had a vague impression of it. Even if Lord Lu had left his name, she probably wouldn't remember it.
He reached out and gently lifted a corner of the curtain, looked at the vast world outside, and breathed a sigh of relief.
When she traveled through time, she had no intention of having anything to do with the Xie family, holding the idea of parting ways amicably, but things happened one after another, forcing her to react actively and even confront them.
If she wants to live safely in this world, she must create an environment suitable for her survival, rather than passively accepting the environment of others.
In this regard, Chen Heng felt that she was doing quite well so far.
Both her elder sister-in-law and Min'er regarded her as their closest relative, and Xie Jian's attitude towards her had also improved. No matter what she wanted to do in the future, at least there would be no resistance in the Xie family. The most important thing was that she now had a warm home.
In short, everything is getting better.
When Lu Ji'an opened his eyes, he saw Madam Shen's mouth slightly raised: "Madam Shen, are you happy about something?"
Chen Heng lowered the curtain and sat up straight. "Ajian has been admitted to the academy and can even take the imperial examination. Min'er's injury is getting better day by day. I feel that all the bad luck is over, and I am happy."
Lu Ji'an couldn't help but smile: "It's indeed worth being happy about."
"If it weren't for your help, nothing would have gone so smoothly."
"It's all my responsibility."
As he was speaking, he heard the yamen runner outside say, "Sir, we've reached the city gate."
"Sir, I will get off the carriage here first. Thank you very much." Qi was in the carriage, and Chen Heng sat there and bowed briefly.
The old woman sitting next to her got off the carriage first. When Shen Heng leaned out, she helped her out of the carriage and said, "Go slowly, young lady."
Just as Chen Heng was about to thank him, she saw an acquaintance walking towards her with a warm smile on his face. The acquaintance's eyes were fixed on the carriage and he didn't see her at all. When the woman next to him exclaimed, "Heng'er?"
These two people were none other than the original owner's father and mother, followed by the original owner's younger sister Chen Yan.
At this time, the area outside the city was extremely busy. There were two lines of people entering the city, one line was for merchants, and the other line was for carriages, service vehicles, and merchant caravans. The gatekeepers were checking and letting them in one by one.
Chen Heng got off the carriage first because the routine inspection here was slower, while the other team returned to the original owner quickly. However, they did not expect to meet the original owner's parents.
"How did you get off Lord Lu's carriage?" Shen Rongwei asked in a questioning tone. When he pursed his lips, the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth were deeper than the last time he saw him.
"Heng'er." Yao was a little excited when she saw her second daughter: "Have you ever missed your mother?"
"I've been here for a long time." Shen Heng said coldly, not giving him any face at all.
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