Chapter 139 A forced reunion.
I was happy to know that they were still safe, but I was shocked because they had clearly left with the child earlier, so why did they appear in such a mess again?
Seeing the concerned looks in the eyes of Madam Gu and several sisters-in-law, the fifth sister-in-law remembered what Gu Yanchen had told her, hugged Xuan'er, and pulled the fourth sister-in-law to kneel on the ground as if she could not hold on any longer.
"Mom, even if the Gu family gave us a divorce letter, we would not do anything to betray them. Now that we have found you, the divorce letter is invalid. No matter what we encounter in the future, we will face it together!"
Old Madam Gu seemed to have not reacted yet, and Ran Qingxuan, who was following beside her, immediately pulled the old lady.
Then he walked forward with concern and said, "Fifth sister-in-law, how far have you walked with Xuan'er? The Gu family had clearly given you a letter of divorce at that time, why did you chase after them and suffer like this!"
"No, even if you send someone to send us a divorce letter, we won't accept it."
Ran Qingxuan and Fang Jin summed up the matter in a few words. When Mrs. Gu realized what was going on, she immediately showed a shocked and sad expression.
"You guys... Hey, I just didn't want you to be exiled with your children, but I didn't expect you to be like this. Whatever, whatever..."
At this time, the women of the Gu family also reacted and immediately went forward to hug the two of them in pain. On the one hand, they missed them, and on the other hand, they felt very distressed to see the two of them with dishevelled hair and dirty faces.
Upon hearing this, Bu Wei was somewhat shocked and took out the list of exiles to look at it. His face looked very bad, and he probably thought that he was deceived by the Gu family.
Ran Qingxuan stepped forward and explained, "Sir, there is no need to look. My fourth sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law and the child's names are not on it. When the Gu family was raided, they were away with the child. The Gu family originally sent a divorce letter, but they didn't expect my two sisters-in-law to abandon the divorce letter and chase after me."
After hearing the explanation, Bu Wei's expression looked a little better. After all, the list of exiles was provided by the government, and it was none of his business if there were fewer people.
In short, no matter whether they abandon the divorce letter or not, since they have come here on their own, we can bring them to the Northwest together, as long as the people on the list are correct.
"Let's go after breakfast."
"Thank you, sir!"
The officers only cared about having fewer people, not caring if there would be one more person. In short, there was no danger, so everyone hurried to eat breakfast.
Fang Jin and Jiang Ruxue were brought back to the Gu family team. The Chen family and the Xiao family knew that they had something to say, so the men began to pack up the tents and the women were responsible for cooking noodles and making breakfast.
The eldest sister-in-law originally wanted to take Xuan'er, but when she saw that the child's face was very pale, her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Xuan Er, what happened?"
"Is the child okay? What happened?"
Old Madam Gu also noticed something was wrong with the child. Fifth sister-in-law Fang Jin carefully lifted up the child's cotton coat, revealing the bandage from the operation.
The women of the Gu family burst into tears in panic. After Gu Yanchen signaled everyone not to make it public, he briefly recounted what had happened last night.
At the same time, Ran Qingxuan lowered her head uncomfortably. Although Gu Yanchen had told her that she didn't need to blame herself for this matter, she felt very uncomfortable when she saw everyone's distressed expressions because of Xuan'er's injury.
She imagined that after seeing the child injured, the Gu family might blame her for giving such a rash idea and ask her to apologize for her rash decision...
But from beginning to end, apart from being concerned about the recent situation of Xuan'er and her two sisters-in-law, the whole family didn't say a single word of blame to her.
Moreover, after spending more than ten days together, Ran Qingxuan had already seen how much Madam Gu loved her daughters-in-law, and the two sisters-in-law followed her without any regrets.
Fortunately, Xuan'er was out of danger at this time. The second and third sisters-in-law moved the things in the donkey cart, took two quilts, folded them and laid them out, intending to let Xuan'er sleep on them to recuperate.
While Ran Qingxuan and his two sisters-in-law were cleaning up the place, Madam Gu and the eldest sister-in-law discovered that Jiang Ruxue had been sitting there with empty eyes and didn't say a word since the beginning. Even when everyone was sad and crying, she had no expression on her face.
Old Madam Gu quickly realized that something was wrong. She held Jiang Ruxue's hand and couldn't help wiping away her tears.
"Mom, it's all my fault. I should have held Fourth Sister-in-law back at that time, otherwise it wouldn't have been so serious."
From the tone of Mrs. Gu's voice, Ran Qingxuan realized that this was not the first time he had seen his fourth sister-in-law act like this. He walked forward, squatted, and asked in a low voice.
"Mom, has this situation happened to Fourth Sister-in-law before?"
Old Madam Gu looked at Jiang Ruxue and nodded with pity.
"Your fourth brother was ambushed by the enemy that year. When he was brought back, his face was unrecognizable. When your fourth sister-in-law saw the body, she couldn't stand the shock and was traumatized. She kept saying that it was not your fourth brother."
"No matter how we persuaded her, your fourth sister-in-law still didn't believe that your fourth brother had passed away. A few months later, she got better again. We thought that our persuasion had worked and she had figured it out, so we didn't take it seriously."
When she said this, Mrs. Gu's eyes were full of heartache and she couldn't help but sigh.
"Ruxue cares too much about what she says and does. I thought she had let it go, but I didn't expect that she would become like this again just by seeing someone similar..."
"The Gu family...after all, it is the Gu family that has let you down. As your mother-in-law, I feel ashamed!"
"Mom, please don't say such things. The Gu family has not burdened us. It is our duty to stay and take care of you."
"Yes, if my husband knew that we made you uncomfortable, he would definitely be unhappy."
"Don't worry, our family will be fine in the future, and my fourth brother and sister-in-law will be fine too."
The sisters-in-law continued to comfort her, and the sad memories that were brought up disappeared.
Old Madam Gu looked at her daughter-in-law who was around her and encouraging her with tears in her eyes, and she felt much better immediately.
The other families were also envious of the harmony in the Gu family.
If this was a woman from any other noble family in the capital, she would probably try to escape as soon as she learned that the Gu family was exiled. She would never accept a divorce letter and then chase after them.
Just as others were sighing, Old Madam Gu thought of something and looked at Ran Qingxuan with hope in her eyes.
"Ran, you know medicine, is there any way to cure your fourth sister-in-law's condition?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at her.
Gu Yanchen wanted to explain for her, but he saw Ran Qingxuan's extremely serious expression.
"Mom, no matter what method I use, I will definitely cure Fourth Sister-in-law's worry. After all, this matter was caused by me. If it weren't for my suggestion, Fourth Sister-in-law wouldn't be like this..."
"Mom believes you can do it." Old Madam Gu expressed her determination.
"Mother also knows that you were thinking about your sister-in-law and Xuan'er at that time. It's okay as long as you are a good person. Don't say such things in the future, otherwise I will be angry."
At that moment, Ran Qingxuan felt the trust and secretly made up his mind to try his best no matter what method he used.
After putting the child on the donkey cart and cooking the noodles, when Zou Yu and Li Ping were inviting people to eat, the fifth sister-in-law was obviously a little bit unbelieving.
"Were these tents and egg noodles provided by the officials?"
Fang Jin had already prepared himself mentally, and no matter how hard the journey was, he would make sure Xuan'er had enough to eat.
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