Chapter 379 Return to Yun Mansion
Xiong Dun died, Luojiang had a new king, and Yun Chen's marriage naturally no longer counted.
Nan Lijun gave the order personally, and Yun Chen was still Major General Xuanwei of the Lion Army.
As the highest-ranking general in the remaining troops, Yun Chen naturally took on the primary responsibility of protecting the emperor's march.
Bu Yan chose to keep the assassination of Yun Chen a secret for the time being, and wait until Huo Gannian returned from the battle. Yun Chen was completely unaware of the fact that he had narrowly escaped death while in a coma, and he continued to loyally take on all the tasks.
After entering Youzhou, Yun Chen’s first priority was to arrange accommodation for the East Palace.
To ensure Nan Lijun's safety, Yun Chen, on the one hand, used a cunning strategy of having three burrows, sending his personal soldiers to guard the three most affluent mansions in the city at the same time, making it look like Nan Lijun was staying there;
On the other hand, he quietly placed Nan Lijun in a secret house, and only asked Buyan and dozens of top personal soldiers to guard him in secret.
After she had settled all the matters, she left and went to Yun Mansion.
Today, the Yun Mansion has lost its former glory after experiencing the division of the family and the passing of Lord Yun Zhong.
The once spacious and magnificent mansion had been divided into pieces, leaving only a small courtyard with three entrances and exits in the middle. Not only that, the man also had to endure the noisy neighbors who lived very close to him on both sides.
Yun Chen stood under the plaque of "Yun Mansion" and raised his hand to knock on the door.
The people who came were not servants or guards from the mansion, but Zhang Jiuzhi himself who came to open the door.
The door opened, and Zhang Jiuzhi, with white hair, stared at Yun Chen in a daze.
It was not until Mrs. Bai in the yard asked, "Who is it?" that Zhang Jiuzhi burst into tears:
"It's the eldest lady... the eldest lady... is back..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the yard ran out.
Bai, Yunlan, Yuntian, a few half-grown children, seven or eight maids and old women, and Mother Jia...
Everyone rushed to the gate and looked at Yun Chen, their expressions were both surprised and happy, but underneath was a sadness that could not be concealed.
Everyone looked at each other in silence, only crying bitterly.
When Yun Chen looked at this large family of old, weak, women and children, he truly felt the pain of Yun Zhongjun no longer being in this world.
Yun Chen stepped forward and hugged Bai, choking with sobs as he called out, "Mother."
Bai leaned in Yun Chen's arms, covering her face with a handkerchief, and had already cried inconsolably.
Yun Lan wiped her tears, forced a smile, and said:
"Sister Chen, a month ago, when the Lion Army passed through Youzhou, my brother-in-law came to visit. He said you had other matters to attend to, so he didn't come with us. Were you injured? Are you feeling better now?"
"I'm fine, don't worry." Yun Chen helped Bai sit down in the yard, and everyone gathered around again, as if they finally had a backbone, talking to each other.
"The young lady looks thinner and haggard! Sigh..."
"Thanks to the eldest lady, when Master Huo came, he not only brought a lot of gold and silver, but also ordered people to help us raise and thicken the walls. Master Huo originally wanted to leave 200 personal guards, but considering that there were many women in the family, it would be inconvenient for men to come in and out, so he withdrew the personal guards and replaced them with the city guards who would patrol the gates every day."
"I think Master Huo has personally instructed the governor of Guangyuan City that if anything happens, we should go find the city guards and they will protect us."
"When Master Huo left, he also told us to think about whether we should move to Kyoto to live together so that we can have better care of each other."
Everyone was talking at once, almost every sentence was about Huo Gannian, and they were all praising him.
Yun Chen was very touched. She didn't expect that Huo Gannian would still think of taking care of her family even though he was in such a tense situation fighting against the Black Scale Cavalry.
She answered everyone one by one, looked at everyone carefully, hugged each child, and her eyes noticed Yun Tian who had been silent in the corner.
Like everyone else, Yun Tian couldn't help crying when she saw Yun Chen, but after crying, she looked like she had something to say but couldn't express it, her face full of resentment. She tried to speak several times, but was glared back at by Yun Lan.
Yun Chen didn't know why, but then he realized something was wrong.
Why aren't Yunlan and Yuntian's husbands around? This family is made up entirely of women and children, but where are the men?
Yun Chen spoke out the doubts in his heart. Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. Only Yun Tian finally couldn't help herself and broke down crying:
"Go ask your good husband! Ask the good Crown Prince you are loyal to! Why are there only women left in my Yun family? Where have our husbands gone?"
"Shut up!" Yun Lan scolded loudly and was about to scold him again, but Bai grabbed Yun Lan's hand, shook her head sadly, and signaled Yun Lan to stop talking.
Yun Lan had no choice but to give up, but turned around and her eyes secretly turned red, not wanting Yun Chen to see.
Helpless, in the end, it was Zhang Jiuzhi who had to speak out:
"When Master Huo left, almost all the men followed him, saying they were going to fight the 'man-eating soldiers' together and would return after they won..."
Yun Chen was stunned.
Come back after you win.
This sounds too familiar, but the result may be the same as Yun Zhongjun's, a promise that can never be fulfilled.
Looking at Yun Lan who was trying to be strong, Yun Tian who was heartbroken, and several ignorant children who might lose their father forever, Yun Chen felt a pang of sadness in his nose.
As if afraid that Yun Chen would misunderstand, Bai quickly grabbed her hand and explained:
"Don't get me wrong, Miss. It wasn't Master Huo who asked us to join the army. The men wanted to go to war on our own. Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. Let alone them, even we women, seeing the national crisis, how could we remain indifferent? It took Master Huo a long time to persuade them to follow him."
Yun Chen believed what Bai said, and also knew that Huo Gannian must have been so harassed by his two brothers-in-law that he had no choice but to agree to let them join the Lion Army.
In order to protect his two brothers-in-law, Huo Gannian might arrange the easiest tasks for them.
But the battlefield is the battlefield, and even the most trivial matters can be fatal.
What's more, everyone had just experienced the death of Yun Zhongjun in battle and faced the cruelty of war for the first time. All the men in the family had gone to the battlefield. How could they not be heartbroken?
Yun Chen didn't know how to comfort Yun Lan and Yun Tian. As a general, she only hoped to have as many soldiers under her command as possible. As the eldest sister, she felt deeply guilty towards her family and the spirit of Yun Zhongjun in heaven.
Seeing Yun Chen's distress, Yun Lan pretended to be cool and casual and shook his sleeves, saying with a smile:
"Why are you all so sad? My husband is a hero who killed the enemy! When he returns with merit, our Yun family will be known as a family of honor!"
Although these words were meant to comfort people, they were true and encouraged everyone.
The whole family finally smiled again, and prepared dinner in a lively atmosphere. They surrounded Yun Chen and ate and drank their fill before reluctantly parting.
For Yun Chen, this brief reunion is too precious.
It's like a sailboat that has sailed through the sea hundreds of times and finally found a harbor to dock.
Her tired heart found some rest. Although the blade still had a hard-to-fade tiredness, it was enough for her to move forward.
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