Yesterday's events are gone, like water flowing eastward that cannot be retrieved.
She had already resolved many of the conflicts between the original owner of the body and these people.
Everything she did was a consequence of her actions.
Cheng Yuanji had no reason to say anything more, so he could only say to Cheng Qingyan, "Alright, I'm not blaming you, but Shaowen is still a child. You must remember that he is your nephew."
Cheng Qingyan smiled and nodded: "Second brother is right."
When Cheng Yuanji left, he took Cheng Shaowen with him.
Cheng Qingyan was finally able to go back and rest, and she no longer cared about the lunch and afternoon.
The calming soup that I had prepared long ago can finally be drunk this time.
Ye Lingyu had some questions she wanted to ask, but seeing Cheng Qingyan's expression, she felt extremely distressed.
We can only let them rest first. Once they've rested, they'll have plenty of time.
As for Nie Yilin and the group of constables, after resting for a while, they left with Chen Yanping, Meng Xinyi, and Meng Changbei.
Cheng Qingyan was sleeping when they left.
Ye Lingyu did not let anyone into the house; she escorted Nie Yilin and his group to the front door.
“My wife is not feeling well and has just taken her medicine and fallen asleep. I took it upon myself not to wake her. I apologize for any shortcomings and ask for your understanding, Officer Nie and everyone else.”
Nie Yilin said with concern, "I was just saying that Young Master Cheng didn't look well earlier, it turns out he's ill. Madam, there's no need to see us off, we can leave on our own."
Ye Lingyu called out, "Meng An, see Constable Nie out of the village for me."
Meng An stepped forward and nodded, saying, "Yes."
With these people gone, the poisoning incident can be considered over.
Cheng Qingyan slept until sunset, and woke up feeling refreshed.
It's hard to say whether it's Ruan Banxia's medicine that's effective, or whether a good night's sleep can solve most of the problems.
In short, when she woke up again, she had almost fully recovered her energy and was in a good mood and spirits.
When she woke up and went to find Ye Lingyu, crying for food, Ye Lingyu was finally relieved.
"My wife~ I woke up and didn't see you. What are you making? It smells so good!"
"Let me see what delicious food is in the pot! The smell alone is making me so hungry!"
As she was about to lift the pot lid, Ye Lingyu slapped her hand away.
"Don't be tempted yet, you have to wait a while before you can eat. What if you burn your hands from the steam if you're in such a hurry?"
Cheng Qingyan obediently withdrew his hand and stood beside Ye Lingyu, gazing longingly at the pot.
Hongyu smiled secretly and added some more firewood to the stove.
The aroma wafting from the pot is chicken soup.
Old hen soup.
It was specially made for Cheng Qingyan. Ye Lingyu and Hongyu killed the chicken together while Cheng Qingyan was sleeping.
This chicken was bought from the village chief's house; he said it was an old hen that was almost six years old.
It's been simmering for almost an hour, so it should be tender and flavorful by now.
She and Ye Lingyu spent the whole afternoon busy killing a chicken, cooking a fish, and preparing a dinner table early. The chicken in the pot was simmering over a low flame, just waiting for Cheng Qingyan to wake up.
The old hen soup smelled delicious, and Cheng Qingyan stood to the side, drooling.
"My wife, I'm hungry. When can we eat?"
Ye Lingyu glanced at her helplessly: "Go wash your hands first, then call Jiang Jiang and Chu Ying back for dinner. By the way, Banxia is packing her things in her room."
"She said that you'll feel better after you wake up, and she plans to go back tomorrow."
"Alright, my wife, I'll go call them for dinner now."
I had said I would send them back in the next couple of days, but I didn’t expect Ruan Banxia to be in such a hurry.
Only one day had passed when I packed my things and prepared to go back.
Cheng Qingyan arrived at Ruan Banxia's door and knocked.
Ruan Banxia quickly came to open the door, and found that it was Cheng Qingyan who had knocked: "Awake? How are you feeling?"
"Much better, Dr. Ruan's skillful hands have brought me back to health, and his medicine has cured me completely."
Ruan Banxia leaned against the door and chuckled rather speechlessly: "Come on, you're fine to begin with. You should still exercise more and pay attention to balancing work and rest in the future."
This sounds like something a modern doctor would say.
Cheng Qingyan smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I will follow the doctor's advice. I hope that Doctor Ruan can also take good care of himself."
After a slight pause, Ruan Banxia smiled and said, "Of course, I will take good care of myself."
Jiang Jiang and Meng Chuying ran in from outside the courtyard and headed straight for Cheng Qingyan.
"Father! You're finally awake!" Jiang Jiang buried her face in Cheng Qingyan's arms and began to whine.
Meng Chuying also rushed over from behind. She had been playing with Jiang Jiang and her friends this afternoon, and was also saying goodbye.
Ruan Banxia had already told her that she would be leaving early tomorrow morning.
Cheng Qingyan picked up Jiang Jiang, weighed him in her arms, and joked, "Hey, it's been a while since I've held Jiang Jiang. He seems to have gotten heavier!"
Jiang Jiang gave Cheng Qingyan a big kiss with a grin: "Hehehe, Daddy didn't even notice, did he? Jiang Jiang has secretly grown taller!"
Ruan Banxia leaned against the door frame with a mischievous grin: "I don't think I've gotten taller, but I've definitely gotten fatter."
Jiang Jiang turned her head away and pouted, "Hmph, you bad auntie, Jiang Jiang isn't fat at all~"
This made Meng Chuying chuckle to herself. Jiang Jiang had been living with her recently, and when she went to sleep at night, she would lift up her belly and touch it.
Sometimes he would reach out and touch her lower abdomen, asking the profound question: why was her stomach protruding, while Meng Chuying's stomach was flat when she lay down?
Then Meng Chuying also told her that it was because Jiangjiang was still young, and when she grew up, she would become like her, or even flatter than her.
Jiang Jiang also had high expectations for this, firmly believing that Meng Chuying would not lie to her.
So she felt a little insecure at that moment and turned to Meng Chuying: "Sister Meng, please tell Aunt Ruan that Jiang Jiang isn't fat, it's just that Jiang Jiang is still a child, she'll grow out of it~"
Meng Chuying reached out and patted Jiang Jiang's back: "Sweetie, your Aunt Ruan is just joking with you~ How could our Jiang Jiang be fat~"
Jiang Jiang looked at Ruan Banxia with a smug expression, as if to say, "See, they all said I'm not fat!"
Ruan Banxia smiled, shifted her gaze from Jiang Jiang, and looked into the distance.
The smile was still on her lips, but her eyes already held something that Jiang Jiang, at her age, couldn't understand.
Cheng Qingyan picked up Jiangjiang, looked at Ruan Banxia, and after a moment, she smiled and called out, "Let's go eat, I'm going to starve if we don't eat soon~"
Ruan Banxia also came to her senses and turned to close the door.
The heart that longed to leave has been carried away to distant places.
Perhaps because the distance is too great, the lost heart cannot find its way home, leaving only the person it longs for, unable to extricate itself from this broken relationship.
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