Xiao Lingzi came riding over, looked at the sky, and said puzzledly:
"Princess, we've only been out for less than two hours. It's a bit early to rest now."
"It's getting late. Go tell the prince that the second young lady has some personal matters to attend to. It's a good opportunity for us to rest here for a while."
"I understand. I will go find the prince right away."
Leaving these words behind, Xiao Lingzi rode his horse quickly to the front of the team.
"Your Highness, the princess has asked me to tell you to rest here for a while. The second young lady has some personal matters to attend to."
Leng Yu looked around in confusion. When he saw the sign for Fanjiatun, he immediately nodded in understanding.
"Okay, let's inform everyone to take a rest here."
Leng Xi stood beside him on horseback, listening to Xiao Lingzi's words, looking a little nervous, but he thought that the Fan couple might not recognize him. If they really appeared here, he would just stay away from them.
After getting Leng Yu's permission, everyone rested on the spot. An An also got off the carriage. Luo Lan waved to A Cai, and A Cai hurriedly trotted to her side.
"A Cai, give some change to the Second Miss."
An An hurriedly shook his head to stop her.
"No, just sixty copper coins will be fine."
Luo Lan looked at her puzzledly.
"Why only sixty copper coins?"
"Because grandma gave me sixty copper coins, I only need to give back sixty. If I give more, grandma will definitely think I am using silver to buy her kindness to me."
An An's words seemed to make some sense, and Luo Lan nodded with satisfaction.
"That grandma will definitely be very happy if you can go back and visit her. Come on, mom will accompany you."
After saying that, she turned back and said to Yi Cheng:
"Cheng'er, wait here with your adoptive father. We'll be back soon."
Yi Cheng nodded heavily. Leng Yu came to Luo Lan and An An when they were about to enter Fanjiatun.
"My lady, please go quickly and come back soon. We must reach the capital before dark today."
Luo Lan nodded and chuckled at him, then took An An's hand and walked towards the village with Ahong and Acai.
Ever since An An ran away alone, Daya has blamed her mother for delaying her from getting rich. She would say some unpleasant words to her from time to time and scold her from time to time.
My grandmother didn't care about this at all. What she said most often was: One should have a clear conscience. No matter how difficult life is, as long as one's heart is not difficult, it's fine.
Just in the morning during breakfast, Daya started grumbling again about a trivial matter. Fan Tiancheng threw the dishes and chopsticks impatiently, and grandma leaned on her crutches and returned to her own room. The two children were sent to school, leaving Daya alone, sitting there sulking.
"You've blocked my path to wealth, and you've been giving me a hard time all day. How have I wronged you? You even accused me of causing trouble for your sister's family. Was it me who caused that? He was the one who got caught stealing. What does that have to do with me? Even if it had nothing to do with me, wouldn't he still have gotten a beating?"
She talked about her mother and Fan Tiancheng together. The old lady hiding in the west wing was so angry that she kept sighing, and Fan Tiancheng hiding in the main room kept smoking the pipe in his hand.
He couldn't understand why his wife was so ungrateful. The silver the man in black had given them was to ask them to take good care of An An, but now that An An was gone, Prince Yu and Princess Yu hadn't taken the silver she was supposed to return. She was still thinking about An An's reward, and she would complain about it every time they ate. She had forgotten how Prince Yu had nearly scared her to death when he came to their house the day before.
"well!"
Fan Tiancheng had no choice but to hide in the house and sulk.
Daya's complaints became more and more frequent, and he really didn't want to listen to them anymore. He simply picked up his own hexagram and put it on. He planned to go into the mountains to collect some firewood to avoid the annoyance of listening to her scolding.
The moment he pushed open the door, Daya started yelling,
"Where are you going? You don't want to listen to me? Then why don't you just stop doing that?"
"What did I do? Didn't you do everything?"
"How dare you talk to me like that? Are you really that bold?"
When Daya saw that Fan Tiancheng dared to refute her, she scolded him angrily, took off her shoes and threw them at Fan Tiancheng. Fan Tiancheng had no time to dodge, and the shoe hit him right in the face.
He covered his hurt face, bent down to pick up the shoe, and roared with gritted teeth:
"For all these years, I haven't touched you. If I don't hit you today, I, Fan Tiancheng, will be unworthy of being a man."
As he was about to rush over, the door of the west wing opened at this moment. The old lady slammed the ground with her cane and cursed bitterly:
"It's really a sin! How could I have given birth to such an unfilial son like you? You're not enjoying your good life, but you're cursing all day long. Since that's the case, I, an old woman, will not stay with you anymore. I'll go out and beg for food and won't listen to your little words anymore."
When Daya saw her mother was about to leave, she thought she was trying to scare people, so she flung her arms and shouted:
"Okay, go away, don't come back if you go. You let that girl go without my consent? You still think you're right? The man in black came a few days ago. He said that if An An couldn't be found, our family would have to pay with our lives. And you're still making trouble here? Go away, go away quickly. When the man in black comes back, I'll have an explanation. Also, if it weren't for you, the reward of ten thousand taels of silver would be in my hands now. By then, we would have taken the silver and run away. Wouldn't we be afraid of revenge? Now, I haven't got the silver, and I have to worry every day, afraid that others will retaliate. What do you think I should do?"
Daya Niang shook her head and sighed as she walked towards the gate.
She felt that her daughter was beyond help.
"Mom, you can't leave."
Seeing that Dayaniang was really about to leave, Fan Tiancheng hurried forward to stop her.
"Mom, where are you going? You're old and not in good health, how are you going to live out there?"
"Even if I die, I won't die here. Tiancheng, I recognize you as my son-in-law, but I will never recognize you as my daughter again even if I die."
As she spoke, the old lady was about to go out. At this moment, Luo Lan appeared in front of her, holding An An's hand.
"grandmother……"
The moment An An saw her grandmother, she called out sweetly. Her grandmother looked at her in surprise, then smiled with tears streaming down her face.
"An An, what are you doing? You found your mother, this is really great news."
An An stepped forward and took grandma's hand, nodding happily.
"Grandma, I have to thank you very much. Otherwise, I would have starved to death. I was passing through here on my way back to the capital and came to see you. This is the copper coin I borrowed from you. I am returning it to you now."
As she spoke, she took the string of copper coins from Ah Cai's hand, put it into her grandmother's hand, looked at the bundle on her body, and asked in surprise:
"Where are you going?"
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