Shortly after lunch, the old lady sent someone to tell Chen Yao to go to her place. She already knew that the old lady was ill and that they were planning to travel to Jiangnan, but before they officially set off, she had some words of advice she wanted to give.
Chen Yao thought that the Marquis' wife must be there too, so she went over without thinking too much.
But when she arrived at Lancuiting, she found that she was the only one there.
Could it be that her grandmother wanted to tell her something in private?
Chen Yao pursed her lips and asked, "Grandma, have you had lunch?"
The old lady asked her to come and sit next to her. "I have already eaten. I wanted you to come and have dinner with me, but considering that you were probably busy packing your luggage this morning, I decided not to."
As she spoke, she slowly held Chen Yao's hand, her eyes flickering as she sighed softly, "I already know that your grandmother is ill. Thinking back to the last time I saw her, it was many years ago, and I can't help but sigh, we've all grown so old."
Chen Yaohui held her hand and comforted her: "Grandma, you are not old at all."
The old lady smiled and took out a palm-sized red sandalwood box from her side. She placed it in Chen Yao's hand and said softly, "This box contains an eighteen-seed blessing bracelet that I obtained from Qingyuan Temple. I have always carried it with me as a talisman over the years. Now, I want to give it to you to bless you to have a safe and smooth journey."
Chen Yao felt warm in her heart and held the rosewood box tightly, "Grandma, it has been with you for so many years..."
The old lady patted her hand and said softly, "Keep it. This is a gift from your grandmother. But don't let your mother know so early. Otherwise, this bracelet will be back in my hands before tonight. Your mother has a lot of concerns in her heart."
"Okay, I promise not to tell mother. This is a little secret between me and grandma." Chen Yao said with a smile, "However, when I come back from this trip, I will go to Qingyuan Temple to ask for a talisman for grandma. Grandma, you must accept it then."
The old lady smiled comfortingly, "Okay, okay, I will definitely accept it."
Next, the grandparents chatted about some personal matters until the second round of snacks was served, and then Chen Yao said goodbye.
On the way back, the sun was a bit hot.
After walking for a while, she was about to turn around and ask Xichun to take a less sunny route, when suddenly an opened oil-paper umbrella appeared above her head.
The cool feeling is really refreshing.
"Baby, when did you bring..." She turned around to praise Xichun, but when she saw the figure of the person holding the umbrella, her tongue was instantly tied.
Qi Yunxiao's whole body froze, especially when he heard the word "baby". His mind was confused for a moment, and his ears were still slightly numb.
"Mo Chuan, it's you." Chen Yao said in surprise.
"Yeah." Qi Yunxiao tried his best to remain calm and not show any unnaturalness.
Xichun, who had caught up a few paces behind, took the oil-paper umbrella from Mo Chuan's hand with a smile and said, "Thank you very much, Guard Mo Chuan. I'll hold it for you, Miss."
Qi Yunxiao hummed and slowly let go of his hand.
After all, there are differences between men and women, and there is absolutely no reason for a guard to stand close to a young lady and hold an umbrella for her while walking together.
"Miss, let's go." Xichun adjusted the height of the oil-paper umbrella to ensure that Chen Yao could be shaded to the greatest extent.
"Well, let's go." Chen Yao smiled, then raised her eyes to look at Qi Yunxiao, "Mo Chuan, you follow me too. I have something to tell you when we get back."
Qi Yunxiao: "Okay."
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After returning, Xichun asked the small kitchen to prepare some cool sweet water for Chen Yao, while Yuezhu went to think about the anti-mosquito sachet to take out later.
For a moment, only Chen Yao and Qi Yunxiao were left in the hall.
Chen Yao felt that Xichun and Yuezhu were probably used to having space left for them alone, and never thought or asked too much. Chen Yao liked their personalities very much.
"Come, have a cup of tea to cool down first." Chen Yao glanced at the teacup on the table and motioned for him to pour it himself.
"Okay." Qi Yunxiao poured two cups, placed one beside her hand, and took the other to drink.
While he was drinking water, Chen Yao glanced at him casually and paused slightly.
Although he has not recovered his memory yet, the habits in his gestures are still engraved in his bones. Even drinking water seems a little different from other people.
Further down, the Adam's apple rolls...
Ahem...
She looked away in time.
After drinking half a cup of tea, Chen Yao got straight to the point. "I'm going to travel to Jiangnan with my mother. The journey will take quite a while, at least half a month, and at most more than a month. I'll be taking some maids and guards with me. So, I want to ask you, if I want to take you with me, would you like to come along?"
Qi Yunxiao: "Well, go."
Chen Yao thought to herself: That’s pretty straightforward.
However, "I still need to listen to my parents' opinions on the specific arrangements, so I'm just asking you first."
Qi Yunxiao: "Yeah, I know."
"Okay, I understand your thoughts. Let's leave it at that for now." Chen Yao thought of something else. "This morning, I asked Ling Su to invite a doctor to my house to see you. What was the result? Have you recovered enough? Did the doctor say how long it would take for your memory to return?"
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