But the next moment, Xiaowu raised his little hand, quickly wiped away his tears, hugged Ye Chutang's hand tightly, and shook his head with red eyes to indicate that he was fine.
——At this time, she didn’t want to make her sister worry anymore.
But she was still young after all, and although she tried her best to hold back, the hot tears continued to flow uncontrollably, and the more she wiped them away, the more they came.
Ye Chutang bent down, held Xiaowu in his arms, and patted her back gently.
Xiaowu immediately buried his face in her shoulder.
Ye Chutang soon felt a wetness on his shoulder.
She said nothing and walked out.
…
All the way in silence.
Finally, they arrived outside the palace gate and Ye Chutang carried Xiaowu into the carriage.
"Okay, there are no outsiders here." Ye Chutang put her down and whispered softly, "Cry if you want to."
Xiaowu raised his head, his eyes as red as a rabbit's.
However, she held back her tears and shook her head stubbornly.
——She shouldn’t cry! Fourth brother said that crying is useless!
Ye Chutang sighed softly and ordered the carriage to return home.
Chen Yanchuan, who had boarded the carriage with him, watched this scene and finally asked, "Are you suspecting that there's something wrong with that urgent report?"
Ye Chutang came back to his senses and met his eyes.
Xiaowu hugged her, and a glimmer of hope finally appeared in his eyes.
Ye Chutang shook his head. "No. It's just that I have to see him alive or dead. No matter what, I have to see Afeng to confirm it."
Her tone was surprisingly calm, with almost no ripples in her voice.
If Chen Yanchuan didn't know her well enough, he would have thought that she didn't care about Ye Yunfeng's death.
"You don't seem surprised by this."
Ye Chutang lowered his eyelids slightly, and the vague dream emerged in his mind again.
After a moment, she nodded.
"Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield. When Afeng chose to join the army and guard the border, I was already prepared for today."
Shen Yanchuan stared at her in silence for a moment.
How could a person who had tried so hard and gone through so many hardships to keep several younger siblings alive really be willing to give up?
"You have great confidence in him?" he asked.
Ye Chutang raised her eyes and met his gaze.
She said frankly, "I really don't know whether Afeng is alive or dead, and I'm waiting."
Wait for the returning spirit team to return to Beijing! Go and see it with your own eyes!
Chen Yanchuan did not ask any further questions, but nodded lightly, "I will immediately send someone to the southwest—"
“No need.”
Ye Chutang interrupted him, his tone calm, but his eyes were as steady as ever.
Firstly, the people of Chen Yanchuan are not familiar with the southwest, and secondly, the situation there is not clear. If they go there rashly at this time, it may only bring more trouble.
"The situation in Beijing is very tense now."
Seeing that she was determined, Chen Yanchuan did not insist.
"Okay. I'll let you know immediately if I get any news from there."
When their eyes met, everything was said without words.
Ye Chutang turned his head and looked at Xiaowu again.
She gently wiped away the tears from Xiaowu's eyes.
"Xiaowu, we should be proud of your fourth brother."
It would be best if Afeng didn’t die.
If... the soldiers dedicate their lives to the country, they will have no regrets even if they die.
…
The news of Ye Yunfeng's death in battle spread like wildfire.
There was a lot of discussion in the capital, and the entire Ye Mansion was shrouded in an invisible haze.
Ye Chutang simply stopped going out and just stayed in the house every day reading, writing, and drying herbs.
It seems no different from usual.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the city gates were wide open, and a team of soldiers returned with the coffin.
The streets were already crowded with people, and some people even held spontaneous roadside memorials.
There was a faint sound of crying.
Ye Chutang, dressed in plain clothes, came to the front of the team.
Seeing her, the soldiers stopped spontaneously. (End of this chapter)
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