As night falls, in the capital city in May, there are already traces of warmth in the evening wind.
Brothers Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng stayed in their brother's room, while Ye Chutang took Xiao Wu back to his original residence.
No one had touched her place, and after the servants finished cleaning it, it was just like before.
Ye Chutang hung a small sachet on the bedside, and the light herbal scent wafted out.
Xiao Wu looked around for a while, then sat on the bed and took out his purse, counted the contents again, and then showed a happy smile.
——The fourth brother said before that every inch of land in Beijing is expensive and everything is expensive. She is already ready to spend her pocket money! As a result, at the end of the day, not even a tael of silver was spent!
Seeing this, Ye Chutang pinched her little face.
"Xiaowu, do you like it here?"
Xiao Wu tilted his head and thought for a while, shook his head, and nodded again.
——She doesn’t like the people she met today, nor does she like living in the same place with them, but she can see that Sister A cares about this place. When she went to her brother's room today, she was in a trance for a while.
There are also third and fourth brothers, who obviously have the same idea as Sister A.
If they care, then she cares too!
Ye Chutang's lips curved slightly: "Don't worry, this will always be our home and no one can take it away."
Xiao Wu was a little confused, but he still nodded vigorously.
——She believes everything my sister said!
…
The full moon hangs high, and the bright moonlight shines down.
Xu Mansion.
Xu Fengchi, who was processing files at the desk, looked at the letter in his hand and let out a long sigh.
"She actually... actually came back!"
He had repeatedly warned Ye Chutang not to return to Beijing. He would be responsible for the affairs here.
But I didn't expect that she still came back, and she cut it off first and then reported it later. It was obvious that this letter was deliberately delayed until today.
When he saw it, they had already arrived in the capital and even returned directly to Ye Mansion!
"I guess some people won't be able to sleep tonight..."
Xu Fengchi murmured softly.
His eyes glanced at the letter again. Ye Chutang briefly wrote about what happened in Jiangling. It was only a few words, but it was not difficult to imagine the twists and turns.
She was a girl of no more than seventeen years old. She was helpless there, so she didn't want to be involved in right and wrong. In the end, she was able to escape unscathed... Even he was deeply shocked.
It seems that too many things have happened in the past three years, which have also tempered her.
Xu Fengchi thought for a moment, put the letter on the candle, lit it, and then called for someone.
"Go and backup the gifts. I will take them to Ye Mansion another day."
The attendant was a little surprised: "Master, do you want to go in person?"
Xu Fengchi served in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He had a noble nature and rarely interacted with other court officials.
Ye Heng was a smooth and sophisticated person who formed cliques. He was exactly the kind of person Xu Fengchi hated the most.
Why did this happen suddenly——
Xu Fengchi was about to nod when a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside.
A tall young man wearing indigo brocade clothes ran in.
Elegant and handsome, with a rare bookish air between his eyebrows and eyes, as gentle as jade.
"Father!"
He spoke, still breathing with a bit of excitement.
Xu Fengchi was surprised: "Rong Qing, what's wrong?"
Xu Rongqing barely suppressed the turmoil in his heart, but his tone still revealed his eagerness.
"I heard that Sister Chutang and the others are not dead?! And they have returned to the capital today!?"
Xu Fengchi felt relieved and nodded: "Not bad."
This matter has been spread, there is no need to deny it.
Xu Rongqing's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, her eyebrows relaxed, and she showed a genuine smile.
"That's great...that's great! I thought they also—"
The fact that Xu Fengchi and Ye Chutang were connected has never been told to anyone else, not even his own son.
He and Ye Zheng were brothers who loved each other. The two families were very close back then, and the children were familiar with each other when they were young. It was normal for Rong Qing to react like this.
Thinking of this, Xu Fengchi's expression softened a lot, and he asked with a smile:
"It's because they are so lucky that they managed to survive. I'm going to Ye Mansion the day after tomorrow. Maybe you haven't seen them for a long time, are you together?"
…
On this night, some people were happy and some were worried.
Ye Chutang managed to have a good sleep holding Xiao Wu.
I have been traveling for the past month. Although the journey is not a rush, it is still hard work. Now I can finally lie down and have a good rest.
In my memory, except for the time when I took Ayan Afeng and Xiaowu to escape south, I have never been so tired.
Ye Chutang woke up when the maid knocked on the door.
"Second Miss, it's time to get up, the master and his wife are waiting for you!"
Ye Chutang lazily opened her eyes. Xiao Wu was lying in her arms, blinking a pair of big black grape-like eyes, flickering.
"Wake up so early?" As soon as Ye Chutang opened his mouth, Xiao Wu's stomach growled.
Ye Chutang: "..." The co-author woke up from hunger.
Xiao Wu blushed instantly and buried himself in her arms with embarrassment.
Ye Chutang sat up and pressed his eyebrows.
"Xiao Wu, following my sister these past few years has been really hard on you."
Not only had she been homeless since she was a child, she was often unable to eat on time.
Xiao Wu shook his head quickly.
--certainly not! It’s already very hard for my sister to support her third brother, fourth brother and herself all by herself!
Ye Chutang picked her up, washed her, and changed her clothes.
Last night, Ye Heng originally offered to hold a reception banquet for them, but Ye Chutang refused.
Go back to your own home, why bother?
In the end, Ye Heng could only ask his servants to deliver the food to their room. He briefly used it and said that he was too tired from running around on the first day and would wait until tomorrow.
Oh, that's today.
After cleaning up, she led Xiao Wu out of the door.
"Let's go, sister will take you to dinner."
…
Here, Ye Heng, Gao and Ye Shixian have been waiting for a long time.
There was a sumptuous breakfast on the dining table, and the servants were serving it around, but no one moved their chopsticks.
Mrs. Gao became impatient and couldn't help but said: "What's going on with these people? Do they know any etiquette? What time has it been and they still don't know how to get up! Are we supposed to be here waiting for them all the time? !"
Ye Heng glanced at her with dissatisfaction: "They are all our juniors, why are we so worried about them!"
There are servants nearby, so you can't pay attention when talking!
Mrs. Gao was even more dissatisfied by him and smiled coldly: "The ones who know are the juniors. The ones who don't know are the distinguished guests at that time! Who among the juniors dares to let the elders wait like this?"
At this time, a clear and clean girl's voice suddenly came from outside: "Why did Second Aunt say this?"
Several people in the room looked up and saw Ye Chutang walking in leading Xiao Wu.
She didn't apply makeup, but she still moved people's hearts, with a slight smile on her lips.
"After running all the way, I finally returned to my home. I thought I could sleep a little longer, but I didn't expect that my uncle and aunt were waiting here early in the morning."
Ye Heng quickly smoothed things over: "You should rest more, sit down quickly!"
Mrs. Gao finally came to her senses and reluctantly moved her eyes away from Ye Chutang's face, clutching the handkerchief tightly.
This Ye Chutang, whom I haven't seen for three years, is actually like this?
this--
Ye Chutang looked at Mr. Gao and said, "I didn't see my second aunt yesterday, so don't mind me. Ayan, Afeng, Xiao Wu, I haven't come over to see my second aunt yet."
Although the brothers were unhappy, they still said hello.
"Second aunt."
Xiao Wu blinked and said nothing.
Gao opened her eyes slightly and asked in surprise: "Why is this child mute?"
As soon as the words fell, the air in the room suddenly solidified.
