Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

After bidding a brief farewell to Crown Princess Luo Fanjin and the others, Cheng Wan reorganized his luggage and team, and set out again on the journey back to Liangzhou against the howling north wind.

Due to the cold weather and Cheng Wan's injury, the team did not move very fast at the beginning.

Fortunately, there were no "robbers" along the way, so it was very safe.

Cheng Wan took medicine, applied medication, ate, and rested on time every day, trying to make his condition look not so bad before meeting Old Lady Lin and others.

As the team gradually approached Liangzhou, Cheng Wan's physical condition also improved. On the premise that Cheng Wan and his servants could hold on, Cheng Wan would sometimes urge the team to go as fast as possible.

After Cheng Wan "faked her death", she was worried that Grandma Lin and the others would not be able to wait for her and she was worried about her, so she asked someone to send a coded letter to Grandma Lin and the others to let them know she was safe.

But the delay was too long, and Cheng Wan was worried that if she couldn't reach Shuoyang on New Year's Eve, Old Lady Lin and others would have to rush back to the capital to see what she was doing.

Cheng Wan’s guess was correct.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, and it will be New Year's Eve in two days, but Cheng Wan has not arrived in Liangzhou yet, Old Lady Lin and others are really getting impatient.

In the Muyuan Hall where Old Lady Lin of Cheng Mansion in Shuoyang City lived, Old Lady Lin put her teacup on the tea table beside her, her voice filled with anxiety: "It's almost the New Year, when will this wait end?! Ah Wan didn't let us go back, but she didn't say that we can't send someone back secretly! Let's ask Butler Chen to take people to the direction of the capital to welcome him, and Ah Wan must not encounter any trouble on the way and be delayed!"

"I'll go find Butler Chen right away."

Cheng Daniu said this and walked out quickly.

Wang comforted Old Lady Lin in a gentle voice: "Mother, Ah Wan knows what's going on. After finishing the important things, she will definitely hurry to Liangzhou."

"I know, but I'm just worried." Old Lady Lin had a worried look on her face. "We agreed to go back to Liangzhou together, but Ah Wan first asked us to leave separately, and then asked someone to send us the agreed letter of safety. To this day, we still haven't seen her. Old Master's wife, I always feel that Ah Wan is hiding something big from us."

Wang lowered her eyes and pursed her lips.

Why doesn't she know?

But all she could do was listen to her daughter, reduce her daughter's worries and distractions, and help her take care of the chores in the house.

"Mom, Ah Wan never brags. She said she would come back to celebrate the New Year with us, so she will definitely come back before the New Year."

Wang herself was unsure, but she could only comfort Old Mrs. Lin in this way, and also comfort herself.

Cheng Wan really kept his word. On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Cheng Wan and Chen Changtong and several others whom he met on the way returned to Shuoyang City together.

In Muyuan Hall, Old Lady Lin looked at Cheng Wan's still pale face and smelled the medicine on Cheng Wan's body, and her nose began to feel sour.

This is another injury.

Cheng Wan smiled flatteringly at Old Lady Lin, stepped forward and put his arm around her: "Grandma."

Old Mrs. Lin took a deep breath and swallowed all the words back into her stomach.

I hope everyone comes back safely.

As long as I'm still alive.

"I'm glad you're back. Go to your yard and wash and change your clothes. I'll send someone back to the village to call your uncle and his family. We'll have a reunion dinner tonight."

Old Mrs. Lin didn't ask Cheng Wan what he had been doing during this period, nor did she ask how Cheng Wan got injured. She seemed very stable.

This surprised Cheng Wan a little.

"Wanwan, I'll go with you."

Gu Yu grasped Cheng Wan's clothes with his little hands and moved his little body closer to Cheng Wan.

"I want to be with Big Sister too!"

Cheng Xiaoyu also hurried over.

Cheng Sanping opened his mouth.

He also wants to be with his elder sister...

Cheng Wan gently touched the heads of the three little guys one by one, with a warm and bright smile on his face.

"Together! All together! Come on, follow me! We'll come back later!"

Cheng Wan led the three "followers" back to his own yard. Also going with them was Wang, who was reluctant to let her daughter leave her sight.

Inside the house, Old Lady Lin withdrew her gaze from Cheng Wan's back and sat down on the couch: "Go and call a few maids who followed the Marquis back. I have something to ask them."

"Yes."

A maid guarding the door responded and quickly went to pass on the message.

Cheng Daniu looked at Old Lady Lin and said, "Mom, you should ask them what happened to Ah Wan's injury?"

"Of course we have to ask. We are living a comfortable life in this mansion, but Ah Wan is back with injuries. Although we may not be able to help Ah Wan, we can't just ignore everything and pretend to be deaf and dumb while Ah Wan has lived a decent and comfortable life at the cost of his injuries."

Cheng Daniu pursed his lips, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.

After a while, the maid that Old Lady Lin wanted to see came in, following the maid who had delivered the message before.

"Madam, the people have arrived."

Old Lady Lin looked expressionlessly at the maids who were standing with their backs bent, already acting like an old lady:

"What happened to the Marquis after he separated from us? How did the Marquis get the injury?"

If you know, just tell the truth. If you tell it clearly, there will be a great reward."

The maids' concerns were finally put to rest.

What did they think was going on?

It turned out that he was asking about the Marquis.

The Marquis has already given instructions, so just tell the truth.

Anyway, it’s such a big thing that it can’t be concealed.

Several maids spoke one after another, narrating in detail Cheng Wan's experiences during this period.

The maids have all gone out.

There was a suffocating silence in the room for a while.

Old Mrs. Lin slumped on the couch, mumbling: "Jumping off a cliff... He was forced to jump off a cliff on the first snow day... What were we doing that day... Drinking hot soup and resting at the post station... And he told us that everything was fine..."

Cheng Daniu's clenched fists trembled slightly, and his eyes turned red uncontrollably.

“When will these days of injuries end… huh?”

Old Mrs. Lin's voice was extremely hoarse. No one knew who she was asking this question to, and no one could answer her question.

Cheng Daniu took a few deep breaths and tried his best to control his emotions: "Mom, when I was in the capital, I heard that some wealthy families would set up porridge stalls in the winter to help the poor. Let's do the same and accumulate merit for Ah Wan."

"Yes, yes." Old Mrs. Lin came back to her senses and wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief while nodding her head continuously: "I will arrange for someone to do this now. Also, the temple needs to give more incense money..."

Old Lady Lin and Cheng Daniu were discussing how to accumulate merits for Cheng Wan, while on the other side, Wang gently helped Cheng Wan take off her coat, her voice calm: "Ah Wan, mother said that mother will always support you, but if something happens to you one day, mother is afraid that she will not be able to survive. For mother, try to protect yourself better, okay?"

Cheng Wan was startled and turned to meet Wang's tolerant and gentle eyes.

"it is good……"

Cheng Wan hugged Wang and buried his head in the crook of Wang's neck.