Not long after, under the expectation of people who were concerned about Tang Chen's every move, the team coming from Duke Liang's Mansion finally quietly entered the Qingliang Valley.
When A Yuan received the news, she almost flew with joy: "Madam, Madam, Lord Shen is back!"
However, the person who should be the happiest seemed extremely calm at this moment: "Where are they?"
Seeing that Tang Chen didn't seem as happy as she had imagined, A Yuan's smile froze for a second before gradually disappearing: "We're already at the front street. Should we go pick him up?"
Tang Chen put down the book in his hand and said, "Of course. It's been a long time since we last met. I wonder if Xiao Shuang'er still remembers me."
Chen Xin brought Liang Shuyi and the others back. He greeted Tang Chen first, handed the luggage to Wang Qin, and then hurried out to meet Wang Yanzhou and the others.
Uncle Wang and his men methodically moved Shen Xin's luggage to the yard that had been cleaned early. Liang Shuyi took advantage of this opportunity to take Shen Lingshuang and Tang Chen back together.
As soon as Tang Chen saw Shen Lingshuang's chubby little face, he gently pinched it, and the child laughed for no reason. That babbling laughter seemed to heal the scars in people's hearts, healing them incomparably: "Ah, Xiao Shuang'er has grown so big, time flies!"
Liang Shuyi also smiled and sighed: "Yes, in the blink of an eye, you will become a mother too. If these two children are destined to be together, maybe they will have the same birthday."
Tang Chen also said: "I hope so too. Our little Shuang'er is so cute. Next year she should be following us around and chattering non-stop."
Shen Qishuang will be one year old soon. Next year, she should be chasing people. This little girl is so young, but she doesn't give Liang Shuyi and Shen Xinshao any worries all day long. "She's already noisy enough now. She has inherited my personality. I'm afraid she will be a mischievous child in the future."
Tang Chen was very unhappy when he heard this, and quickly defended the pink little baby, "Girls should be more lively. If they are too quiet, they will become porcelain dolls."
After Tang Chen teased Shen Lingshuang for a while, the child was a child, and fell asleep with a grin on her face. Liang Shuyi gently put her in her cradle and said softly: "...I heard about Li Xinzhai's affairs from Shen Xin. You, don't be too sad."
Tang Chen shook his head slightly and said calmly, "Why should I be sad? I don't have time to be sad now. I can't help Wang Yanzhou at all. I want to avenge Xinzhai, but I don't have the ability to do so."
Liang Shuyi didn't know how to comfort Tang Chen for a moment, so she could only sigh and say, "It's okay, everything will be fine after the war is over."
"I know..." Everyone, including her, kept saying this, regarding the war as the source of all their troubles. They were all trying to convince themselves that as long as this was over, everything would be fine.
But is this really the case? Perhaps, after the war, a bright future may not be what awaits them; the problems that remain unresolved today, which they can take as comfort, will ultimately remain unresolved.
...That night, when Chen Xin rushed back from the military camp overnight, Liang Shuyi had already finished washing up, and Xiao Shuang'er had gone to bed early.
When Liang Shuyi was about to turn off the lights to rest, she happened to see a suspicious figure passing by in the distance. After making sure that Xiao Shuang'er was asleep, she opened the door and prepared to go out to check. She saw Chen Xin appear in front of her with sweat on his forehead: "Husband, you are back."
After Chen Xin took off his coat, which had been blown cold by the wind, he gently hugged Liang Shuyi and whispered, "Well, I'm back. Looking at the weather, I'm afraid it will snow tomorrow. I originally wanted to move to the military camp, but I really couldn't leave you and our daughter. It's just a matter of losing an hour of sleep a day, so I came back."
She was naturally happy that Chen Xin could come back to accompany her and the child. However, she had originally thought that after returning to Qingliang Valley, she and Tang Chen would have each other's company and life would not be too difficult. However, after returning today, Liang Shuyi felt a lot of dissatisfaction in her heart.
"Oh, Ah Chen, something is really wrong. She doesn't seem very happy. Also, you don't know what the servants said about her when I came back from her place. They were actually talking about her behind her back, saying that she was ignorant, pestering Wang Yanzhou all day long, and having an unclear relationship with Li Xinzhai. They even said that the child might not even be Wang Yanzhou's. Isn't it infuriating!"
Chen Xin frowned slightly and asked suspiciously, "Are you serious? Does Uncle Wang know about this?"
The moment Wang Qin was mentioned, Liang Shuyi's expression became very subtle. If it weren't for the fact that he was an elder in the palace and considered half an elder, she really wanted to punch him in the face while he was gossiping. "Heh, that old man looked okay before, but now I don't know what's wrong with him. He was the one who spread these rumors in the first place. Do you think he knows..."
Chen Xin naturally trusted Liang Shuyi 100%, but this incident was a bit unexpected. Logically speaking, Uncle Wang should be the person in the mansion who cares about Tang Chen the most besides them: "... Logically, Uncle Wang is not such a person. So, you should pay more attention to the situation in the mansion, especially Uncle Wang. Let's observe first. If there is really something wrong, I will tell Yan Zhou about it immediately."
Liang Shuyi didn't know what Tang Chen had been going through these days. Besides the things that everyone knew, she must have been hiding some details from everyone. "Oh, I don't know if they had a fight. I always feel like Tang Chen looks a little weird when she mentions him."
Chen Xin hadn't realized what Liang Shuyi said yet, and needed to observe for a while before drawing a conclusion: "Perhaps the valley was too busy, and Yan Zhou was careless for a while. Now that I'm back to do the hard labor for him, he can spend more time with his family. The people in the palace have become more daring when they see that the people in charge are busy outside. If what you just said is true, they actually dared to talk about the mistress. This trend must not be encouraged or tolerated, let alone forgiven."
Liang Shuyi saw that Chen Xin spoke very clearly. Although it was true that he had grown up here, this was the Qingliang Palace after all. "Do you have the final say on this matter?"
Chen Xin patted his chest and assured, "Of course I can do it."
The lives of the people in Qingliang Valley did not change at all because of the addition of a few more people. Everyone was still doing what they thought was most important at the moment.
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