Chapter 41 Return
The weather in April is warm and comfortable, with clear skies and high clouds.
Driving out of the north gate, you will see green trees on both sides of the road, with new leaves rustling in the wind.
Ye Chutang lowered the curtain and looked at Xiaowu in his arms again. Seeing that she had finally fallen asleep, he felt relieved.
Ever since the accident that year, Xiaowu has been afraid to get close to a carriage and becomes very nervous whenever he is in one.
But she has always been sensible. Even if she is afraid, she tries her best to overcome it and try not to fall behind.
Ye Chutang held her and coaxed her for a while, and she finally fell asleep quietly, with half of her face buried in Ye Chutang's arms. One of her chubby little hands was still unconsciously clutching Ye Chutang's clothes, as if she was afraid of being separated from her even in her dreams.
Ye Jingyan took one last look at the city gate that was gradually moving away, and murmured, "We are leaving just like this..."
He once thought that they would stay here forever and live their lives in peace and stability.
But unexpectedly, three years passed in the blink of an eye, and they were once again on the road back to Beijing.
Ye Chutang tucked Xiaowu's collar and said with a faint smile: "It takes about 20 days to get to the capital from here. If you want to come back in the future, you can come back anytime."
Ye Jingyan shook his head.
"I just want to be with you guys."
What he missed was not Jiangling, but the time he spent with his sister and the others over the past three years.
He knew that once he returned to Beijing, this peace would be broken.
Probably because they wanted to take care of Xiaowu, they didn't drive very fast along the way. The brothers Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng took turns driving, stopping and starting, heading north along the road.
Ye Chutang would occasionally appreciate the scenery along the way and pull them to see it together.
After all, when they were mixed in with the refugees and fleeing south, they didn't have the leisure time to do this.
In this way, the journey that was supposed to take only twenty days took them a full month.
In early May, they finally arrived in the capital.
"Sister, we're here!"
Ye Yunfeng's voice could not conceal his excitement.
Ye Chutang lifted the curtain and peeked outside.
The huge city stands in the distance, heavy and majestic.
Compared to what I remember, there is almost no change, so much so that one doubts whether the three years in between really existed.
Xiaowu also opened his eyes and looked forward, his big black grape-like eyes full of curiosity.
When she left, she was still an infant and had no impression of the capital city.
Compared to her elder sister and two brothers, this was almost the first time she officially saw what the capital city looked like.
Fourth brother had mentioned to her more than once that there were a lot of people in the capital, the pastries were especially delicious, and it was extremely lively!
Thinking of this, Xiaowu's stomach growled.
She suddenly became shy and covered her belly embarrassedly.
Ye Chutang laughed: "Are you hungry?"
Xiaowu shook his head, then nodded, and finally threw himself on her shoulders, burying his head in her neck and acting coquettishly.
Ye Chutang rubbed her little head, and then said to Ye Yunfeng: "We will enter the city soon, Ah Feng, even if you are very hungry, can't you hold on for a while?"
Ye Yunfeng, who had a black pot thrown on his head, said: "..."
He looked back with a frustrated look on his face, and was about to say a few words to defend himself, but he endured it.
never mind!
What else can I do except spoil my elder sister and youngest sister?
His eyes rolled, and he came up with an idea, and he chuckled, "Sister, we've been traveling for a month, shall we go have a good meal?"
Ye Chutang could guess what he was thinking: "Tell me, which restaurant do you want to eat at?"
Ye Yunfeng immediately said: "Lanyue Tower!"
Lanyue Tower is one of the top restaurants in Beijing. It is usually frequented by the children of wealthy and powerful families, and its dishes are also top-notch.
Ye Yunfeng has been thinking about this restaurant ever since he left the capital. Now that he is finally back, he naturally wants to have a good meal there.
"Sister, just tell me if it's okay or not!" Ye Yunfeng asked shamelessly.
Ye Chutang tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"Okay. Then let's go to Lanyue Tower."
…
After passing through the heavily guarded city gate and the flat and wide Suzaku Street, the carriage finally stopped in front of a grand restaurant.
The streets were bustling with people.
Ye Yunfeng looked up at the hanging golden plaque and couldn't help but sigh: "Lan Yue Tower is indeed Lan Yue Tower! It is so much higher than Cao's Restaurant!"
It is true that only the capital city can have a restaurant of this scale.
The waiter at the door had noticed this ordinary-looking, even too simple carriage early on.
Those who come here are either rich or noble, and are basically regular customers, but the young man driving the car looked very unfamiliar.
This person is obviously not a servant of any family, but if you ask him which family's master he is... judging from his clothes and shoes, it doesn't seem so.
Like an ordinary person from outside the area.
Thinking of this, the waiter's attitude became noticeably colder.
He looked Ye Yunfeng up and down, and glanced around the carriage a few times, "Sir, do you have a reservation? If not, then -"
Suddenly, his voice paused.
A white hand suddenly stretched out from behind the curtain, with slender jade-like fingers and skin as white as cream.
Just by looking at this hand, it is not difficult to imagine what its owner looks like.
Then, a graceful figure walked out of the car.
She was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a Xiangfei-colored brocade skirt, with her black hair simply tied up and only a red chalcedony hairpin pinned diagonally in her hair.
Her complexion was whiter than snow, her eyebrows were as dark as distant mountains, her eyes were as black as stars, and she seemed to be surrounded by an invisible aura that separated her from her surroundings, yet at the same time had an unconcealable attraction that made people involuntarily fix their gaze on her.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and her dark and warm eyes were pure and gentle.
"We didn't make a reservation, we just found a random seat on the first floor to eat."
The tone is calm and graceful.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, until he heard her words, he quickly came back to his senses: "Okay, okay! Guests, please come in!"
Ye Yunfeng snorted, and immediately came to Ye Chutang's side, standing in front of her without making a sound.
Ye Chutang turned around and saw Ye Jingyan getting off the carriage holding Xiaowu.
"Let's go." Ye Chutang curled his lips, "Sister is treating us today, order whatever you want."
…
As soon as Ye Chutang and his group sat down on the first floor, they heard a commotion coming from upstairs.
"Hahaha! Brother Ye! I heard that uncle will soon be promoted to the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Congratulations!"
Ye Chutang's heart moved, he looked up, and saw about five or six young men coming down from the upstairs with their arms around each other's shoulders.
The young man surrounded in the middle was about sixteen or seventeen years old. He looked quite gentle, but he was too thin. His gorgeous clothes looked a little empty on him. There was a gloomy look between his eyebrows, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Hearing this, he snorted and laughed, a smug look flashed across his face, but he said, "It hasn't been officially decided yet, don't talk nonsense."
A young man next to him immediately said, "Why haven't you decided yet? I heard that many people in the capital have already received invitations to the banquet! By the way, I heard that even the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion has been invited this time?"
Ye Chutang raised her eyebrows slightly.
(End of this chapter)
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