Chapter 83 Arrival
Doctor Liu stood there until she was out of sight before going back.
Li Zheng was also thinking that although she had only stayed here for a few days, she had made a friend. She believed that they would meet again after parting ways.
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Bao Ge'er sat at the door, gazing at the intersection. "Alas!" Bao Fu, standing beside him, sighed for what seemed like the twenty-third time. "Bao Fu, when do you think my sister will be back?"
"Master, it's just these few days." Baofu thought again that this was the thirteenth time he had been asked this question, and the thirteenth time he had answered it. Could it be that his master's memory was not good? No, it was quite good when he was memorizing this morning.
After Gu Chengze recovered from his illness, his family received a letter from his sister saying that his brother-in-law had recovered and would be back in the next few days. But it was already the fifth day, and he still hadn't returned.
"Oh." Another sigh. Even the servant beside him felt a little bit sorry to see the young master missing his wife so much. But he just ignored the twitching corners of his mouth.
At this time, Ayue came over with a lunch box. Seeing the young master's state, she felt a little helpless. She tried to persuade him several times but he didn't listen. She wanted to use homework to delay him, but the young master was indeed impeccable in this regard. Now, as a maid, she could only pay attention to not letting the young master get sick.
"It's the sound of horse hooves, my sister is coming back." Bao Ge'er stood up excitedly and stretched his neck to look at the intersection. A Yue also put down the lunch box and listened carefully. It seemed to be the sound of horse hooves. Could it be that the lady was coming back today?
Looking towards the entrance of the alley, she saw a horse's head coming out first, followed by a person. Looking more closely, she realized it was her wife. Who else could have such a flexible figure?
When Baoger saw this, he screamed even louder and shouted to the front: "Sister! Sister!" A Yue hurried forward to protect Baoger, hoping that he would not fall down because of excitement.
Li Zheng immediately noticed Baoger waving at her. She freed her left hand to wave back at Baoger and quickened her pace. She also missed home. Although she had only lived in this house for a few months, she felt a sense of belonging here.
Li Zheng dismounted and picked up Baoger, who screamed with excitement. A Yue asked her with tears in his eyes, "Madam, are you okay on the way back? Go in quickly and have a good rest." However, the servant next to her had the foresight to tell the people in the mansion. After hearing this, the servants in the mansion immediately stopped what they were doing and rushed over to take a look.
The madam has not been at home these days. Although housekeeper Zhu is in charge of everything, they seem to have lost their backbone and cannot muster any energy. Now that the madam is back, they have a backbone and are motivated to work.
Li Zheng watched from outside as everyone came to greet her. It seemed nothing had happened while she was away. After dismissing the servants, Li Zheng returned to her room to wash up. She'd been on the road all day, and she was covered in dirt. Seeing her sister back, Bao Ge'er, unwilling to go anywhere else, stayed in Li Zheng's yard, waiting.
After washing up, Li Zheng saw Bao Ge'er waiting for her in the yard. Suddenly, she felt a little sad. He was only seven years old, and she had thrown him into this house. Now thinking about it, it was really wrong. Judging from his reaction, he must be afraid that she would leave again.
Li Zheng walked up to Baoger, squatted down and assured him: "Sister promises that next time I will never tell you before leaving, and I will take you with me." Although Baoger did not express his feelings, she still felt that she should apologize to him because he understood everything.
Bao Ge'er blushed as he watched his sister apologize to him. He knew his sister was trying to save her brother-in-law, which was nothing to worry about, but he felt a little embarrassed when his sister apologized to him. "It's okay, sister, I'm a grown-up boy now. I won't blame you."
"Even if you are a grown-up kid, you can still blame your sister." She didn't want Baoger to be unable to act coquettishly with adults just because he had grown up. This was not a good thing.
Sure enough, when Baoger heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Really?" This was different from what his husband said, so Baoger was a little uncertain.
"Well, sister, what have you ever lied to?"
"That's great. Sister, can you make me something delicious tonight? I haven't eaten for a long time." Baoger thought that although Sister Xiaozi's cooking was also delicious, he still preferred the food cooked by his sister.
Seeing that they now had a deep affection for each other as siblings, A Yue, who was standing by, went out to find Xiao Zi and asked her to prepare the ingredients as his wife would be cooking tonight.
That night, in order to make it up to Baoger, Li Zheng specially cooked dishes that he had never eaten before. Of course, Baoger was still drooling with greed.
After Li Zheng coaxed Bao Ge'er to sleep, she returned to her room and asked A Yue about the recent situation in the mansion. A Yue thought for a moment and said, "Everything was fine when Madam was away. Madam Cheng, Madam Yang, and Madam Wan all came to see me."
Li Zheng saw that she looked a little strange and said, "It's okay. Tell me what happened."
"A few days before you wrote to me, a thief came here, but was discovered by Guard Yang. He escaped, and Guard Yang has been keeping a tight watch on the area these days, so he hasn't come back. We've also reported it to the police, but there's been no news yet."
Thief? "What did you steal?"
"This thief is strange. He didn't go anywhere else but to the pharmacy. But the pharmacy was emptied by you, madam, so the thief didn't steal anything." A Yue thought to herself that this thief was really useless. Fortunately, he didn't go to any other place but to the pharmacy, otherwise she wouldn't know where to cry now.
Li Zheng thought about it but didn't say anything. It seemed very likely that they were sent by the King of Qi, but this was also bad luck. "After reporting to the authorities, did anyone else come to visit?"
"Yes, Madam Cheng came to sit for a while. She saw that something happened in our house, so she came to take a look."
"Okay, I got it. I'll send an invitation to the three ladies tomorrow. You should go down and have some rest." Since someone is so thoughtful, I should naturally thank him.
"Yes, ma'am." Li Zheng watched A Yue leave. During the past few days when she was away, she became more and more like a grown-up girl.
Lying on the soft bed, stretching out my limbs, I thought to myself that the wooden bed in the barracks was no match for mine. My back and waist would ache the next day if I slept on it. I didn't even dare sleep in the space, for fear of being discovered. I just didn't know how he was doing now, or whether the war was going well, or whether he had read the letter I left for him.
As I thought about it, my eyelids became heavier until I couldn't open them anymore and gradually fell into a deep sleep.
Besides, Gu Chengze had just won a small battle. Since the King of Qi obtained the method to cure the poison, his army has been rising steadily and his morale has increased greatly. The King of Wu's army was retreating step by step and could only defend. Seizing this opportunity, he took advantage of it and took half of the King of Wu's territory in one fell swoop.
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