"There are two carriages, it can't be, right?" Tianji muttered to himself as he ran to the courtyard gate and watched the carriages getting closer and closer.
They knew that Hong Xiaoduo could ride a horse, and they also knew that because of Xiao Hei and Xiao Hui's xenophobia, it was unlikely that she would buy a horse to bring back. Fei Yan had also analyzed with them that Kaiyang's family was very likely to arrange a carriage to send her back.
Neither of the two carriages in front of her was the one she and Kaiyang had ridden in when they left.
Besides, these two are clearly from the same group; she wouldn't come back in two carriages!
Disappointment replaced her earlier excitement. She just wanted to watch the two carriages pass by, to make sure she wasn't back, before turning around and going back into the courtyard.
But then they saw the two coachmen on the carriage looking up at the top of the courtyard wall. There was a birch tree growing inside the wall, and now all the leaves had fallen. On a branch that grew over the wall, a large kite was tied, with a colorful ribbon at the end of the kite, swaying and dancing in the wind.
To onlookers, it would just look like a child flying a kite and accidentally getting it caught on the ground, and then not taking it down.
In reality, this kite was a marker for the agreed-upon meeting point that Hong Xiaoduo had made with them before she left.
There are various markings along the way, on stones and tree trunks.
People passing by would also look at the kites in the trees, and the six little ones had gotten used to it.
I would also look at them because they were good-looking, as my mother had said.
So when the two coachmen looked at them, the children didn't react strangely. However, when the two of them pulled on the reins at almost the same time and the carriages stopped at the gate of the courtyard, the six children became nervous again.
However, repeated disappointments made them wonder if the landlord of the courtyard had returned!
Hong Xiaoduo sat in the first carriage. As they entered the town, she looked out through the curtain and saw that the small charcoal arrows she saw along the way were all pointing in this direction.
She saw them just as the children poured out of the hospital gate; she saw the excitement and anticipation on their little faces, and she also saw their disappointment.
"Hi." Hong Xiaoduo was also incredibly excited. After taking a deep breath, she lifted the car curtain and greeted the six little ones outside the gate.
The simple "Hi" acted like a pause button. The six little ones at the gate, upon hearing the word and turning towards the smiling faces revealed by the car curtain being lifted, seemed to freeze in time.
Seeing the children's reaction, Hong Xiaoduo's eyes welled up with tears and her nose stung. She quickly got up and left the carriage. After jumping off the train, she looked at them and said, "What's wrong? It's only been a short time since we last met. Don't you recognize me?"
"Mother!" Yao Guang cried out and rushed towards her.
Hong Xiaoduo bent down, scooped up the little guy who was lunging at her, and picked him up. The little guy was still hugging her neck when he burst into tears.
The other children rushed forward and surrounded her tightly. "Mother!" they all cried out in unison. Hong Xiaoduo could no longer hold back her tears, which fell like broken beads.
Quan Jinghuai and Feiyan, who were inside the courtyard, were both startled when they heard the children calling for their mother. They immediately got up and ran outside.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they saw a group of six children, one adult and six children, crying in a huddle, along with two men standing there, deeply moved.
You're finally back!
Feiyan's tears also fell. Standing on the outside, she watched Hong Xiaoduo crying her eyes out. This was the first time she had ever seen her cry since she had known her.
Uncle Tong and Uncle Chuan watched as another adult, a man and a woman, walked out of the courtyard. Fortunately, one of them remained calm and didn't cry. She nodded and greeted them.
The next moment I heard him say, "Alright, alright, go inside and cry slowly."
Well, this person isn't quite like that... I really don't know how to describe him!
Hong Xiaoduo carried Yaoguang and walked into the courtyard. Yuheng wiped away tears with one hand and grabbed Hong Xiaoduo's clothes with the other. Tianquan, Tianji, and Tianxuan followed closely behind.
Tian Shu lagged behind. Although she wanted to follow closely like her younger siblings, she was a little older. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve and led the two carriages to the side gate and into the courtyard.
Seeing that You Jinghuai and Tian Shu were calling to the two coachmen, Fei Yan turned around and chased after the group of people ahead.
"I'm sorry, they haven't seen each other for a long time. Please excuse the commotion." Quan Jinghuai was now able to receive people with peace of mind.
Lang Chuan responded with a smile, "I understand, I understand, kids are like that."
Uncle Tong shook his head and said with a wry smile, "My young master couldn't bear to see Miss Hong leave, so he secretly crawled under the carriage seat. When he was discovered, he was heartbroken."
Uncle Tong had already heard a lot about the young master and this person from the people in the manor, and he had also witnessed Kaiyang being discovered while hiding in the carriage.
The young master and the six others were all rescued and taken in by Miss Hong, and they had the same deep affection for her. Therefore, he wasn't too surprised by what he had just witnessed.
"Are you the young master's master?" Uncle Tong asked tentatively as he entered the courtyard and saw no other adult men besides this man.
"It is indeed me, Quan." Quan Jinghuai frankly admitted. So what if Kaiyang's grandfather was a minister? Kaiyang had formally become his disciple. As long as the child himself acknowledged that he was his disciple, then he was naturally the master.
"My name is Wei Tong, a guard in the young master's residence. This time, I was ordered by the master to escort Miss Hong back. The master instructed that the things in this carriage can be left along with the carriage." Wei Tong was older than Quan Jinghuai, but since the other party was the young master's master, he naturally had to treat him with the respect due to a master.
"I am Lang Tong, a guard of the Marquis of Fu'an's mansion. I am here on my master's orders. Please leave the items in the carriage and the horses behind. I will also stay to be the coachman," Lang Chuan said, clasping his hands in greeting.
The Marquis of Fu'an's residence? Quan Jinghuai looked at the other party. It was normal for the Wei family to send someone to escort Xiaoduo, but what was going on with the Marquis of Fu'an's residence? This girl had only been in the capital for a few days, excluding the travel time, so how did she get involved with the Marquis of Fu'an's residence?
Although confused, it wasn't appropriate to ask about the details right now. The courtyard was rented for a short period to wait for Hong Xiaoduo. Now that she was back, she should be leaving soon. It would be troublesome to unload her things and load them into the car before leaving.
"Ahem, Xiaoduo is in charge in our family. Well then, you two must be tired from your journey. Let's unload the horses first, and we'll ask Xiaoduo how she plans to arrange the rest later, okay?" Quan Jinghuai hadn't had a chance to speak with Xiaoduo yet, so he didn't know how she planned things and didn't intend to make any decisions on his own.
Men's pride and face are non-existent!
It's great that the female bird is leading six chicks!
Upon hearing this, Wei Tong and his companion still showed no sign of looking down on her. In the capital, Miss Hong was not only the benefactor of the Wei family, but also of the Dong family and the Fu'an Marquis's family. Even the current emperor wanted to retain a female official as the head of the household, so wasn't that a normal thing?
On the contrary, it would be strange if she couldn't make the decisions!
Hong Xiaoduo had already sat down, holding Yao Guang in her arms...
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