"Who is coming?"
It was three quarters past midnight, late at night and everyone was asleep.
In the capital of Laifeng Kingdom, at the majestic General's Mansion in the east of the city, the guards on duty at the gate saw someone riding a horse at full speed and immediately became alert.
Seeing that the person had dismounted without even bothering to tie up her horse, she rushed straight to the gate of the general's mansion. The guards on duty waved their swords to stop her.
"Sir, I am Jiang Qi, the postmaster of Fengcheng. I have just received an urgent message from Fufeng County, Wuyang Prefecture, Qiandeng Prefecture, covering eight hundred miles. I dare not neglect it, so I have come to present it to General Feng."
Upon hearing this, the guard put away his sword and took the letter. Seeing that it was indeed marked "Immediate Delivery" and also stamped with the official seal, he nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work! Go back and rest first. I will report to the general immediately."
"Yes, sir."
After completing his mission, Jiang Qi rode away on his horse. The guard took the letter and hurried back to the mansion.
Knock knock knock~
"Great General!"
"Eight hundred miles to rush!"
Feng Cailan, who was asleep in the main room in the backyard, suddenly heard a knock on the door and the guard's report. Upon hearing the urgent call of 800 miles, she didn't even have time to put on her coat and ran barefoot to the door.
"What is it?"
After opening the door, Feng Cailan asked the guard on duty.
"General, this is an urgent message from Fufeng County, eight hundred miles away."
"Fufeng County?"
What could be so urgent that it required an 800-mile rush?
Feng Cailan did not dare to slack off. After letting the guards leave, he immediately went back to the house, lit a lamp and checked.
"General, is there any urgent news?"
Yu Jingyang, who was lying on the bed, also got up after hearing the noise, and went to the table to pour a glass of water for Feng Cailan.
"It's an express train from Fufeng County, eight hundred miles away."
Feng Cailan opened the envelope and took out the letter inside. She saw the words "Personally addressed to my stepmother Feng Cailan" written on it.
"It's a letter from Chengfeng!"
"Chengfeng? General, please open it quickly and take a look. It must be something extremely urgent."
When Yu Jingyang heard that it was Si Chengfeng who had traveled eight hundred miles to deliver the urgent message, he couldn't help but feel worried.
"Um."
Feng Cailan immediately unfolded the letter. The more she read, the more shocked she became. She jumped up from her chair.
"General, what's the matter?"
When Yu Jingyang saw Feng Cailan's reaction after reading the letter, he became very worried.
"Look for yourself!"
Seeing Feng Cailan still in shock, Yu Jingyang quickly took the letter and read it:
Mother-in-law, I have something important to report to you.
In early June, after leaving Beijing, my adoptive grandfather traveled south by water to Qiandeng Prefecture, then took a carriage overland to Wuyang Prefecture. Unexpectedly, the driver had evil intentions and drugged my adoptive grandfather, stole his gold and silver, and abandoned him in the wilderness.
Penniless, without identification, and lost, my adopted grandfather relied on the charity of passersby until he reached Fufeng County, where he was robbed by two bandits. Skilled in martial arts, he fought off the robbers but fell and hit his head, losing his memory.
By chance, my adoptive grandfather arrived in Huaqiao Village, Baishui Town, and was taken in by a kind farmer. He is still in Huaqiao Village, his memory has been restored, and everything is fine. He is tentatively scheduled to return to Beijing early next month.
The headless male corpse from before actually belonged to someone else. This is a misunderstanding. I am reporting this and hope that everyone in the General's Mansion will not be immersed in grief.
…
"What?"
Yu Jingyang was also shocked after reading the letter. It was simply too absurd. He didn't expect such a ridiculous thing to happen.
"General, this is great joy!"
"Should we go and tell Mother now?"
When he thought about the fact that his mother-in-law had been brooding over the accidental death of his father-in-law for more than twenty days, Yu Jingyang just wanted to tell her the good news as soon as possible.
Suppressing her inner excitement, Feng Cailan said, "Mother is old, and it's not appropriate for her to be overly happy or sad. Let her rest well tonight, and then report to me tomorrow morning."
"Yes, General."
Although the two returned to bed to rest, they were both too excited to sleep.
Feng Cailan and Yu Jingyang felt that tonight seemed particularly long. At the hour of the morning, they both woke up to wash up. At four o'clock in the morning, they arrived at Qingrong Courtyard, where Feng Jingyun and Mulanjin lived.
After the old lady had washed and had breakfast, Feng Cailan and Yu Jingyang went into the flower hall and reported to her the news that Si Chengfeng had conveyed.
"What?"
"You mean..."
"That stinky old man Mulan Jin isn't dead? He's still alive?"
The teacup in Feng Jingyun's hand fell to the ground with a "bang". The cup shattered immediately after it fell to the ground, and the tea immediately spilled all over the ground, but no one was in the mood to pay attention at this time.
"Hahaha……"
"I knew he was lucky!"
"Mother, please don't get too excited!"
Yu Jingyang was afraid that the old lady would be extremely sad or happy, and something bad would happen to her.
"You underestimate me, don't you? Think about what I've seen in my time. Don't worry, I'm fine!"
Feng Jingyun's mood, which had been gloomy for more than a month and a half since Mulan Jin left the house, finally brightened up, and his sad eyes were filled with light again.
"By the way, did he say when he would be back?"
This stinky old guy is fine, why didn't he come back directly but sent a message?
"Mother, it's said that it's been a month."
Feng Cailan reported the truth according to the letter written by Si Chengfeng.
"What's worth him delaying for another half month? Don't you know that everyone in the mansion is so upset because of him?"
Feng Jingyun murmured coldly, but as long as the old man was fine, he would come back a few days later.
"Have you told Qi Yan about this?"
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