Bai Que hesitated for a moment before asking, "What about Second Master?"
Mrs. Han hesitated for a moment, "You go deliver the message first!"
Bai Que firmly believed Mrs. Han had her own ways.
Without saying much, she turned to deliver the message.
Mrs. Han instructed the kitchen to prepare several dishes and had someone wait at the gate, so as soon as Yun Qi came back, he could be brought to Qingjue Academy.
Some words delivered by Bai Que would be of no use.
The sky drizzled with rain, Mrs. Han leaned against the window, just staring, eventually lost in her thoughts.
Yun Qi returned, quietly walked to Mrs. Han’s side, and silently accompanied her.
After a while, Yun Qi clearly heard Mrs. Han’s sobbing.
At that moment, his heart broke with shock.
Back when so many things happened, Mrs. Han never cried; even when she cried afterward, she vehemently blamed him, never this softly sobbing, as if burdened with endless grievances.
Yun Qi hesitated for a long time before reaching out to gently hold Mrs. Han’s shoulder, softly calling, "Shu Niang!"
Mrs. Han only felt disgust, and gently pushed Yun Qi away.
She couldn’t understand why she suddenly started crying earlier.
Yun Qi wasn’t angry, calmly looking at Mrs. Han.
"I told the kitchen to prepare some dishes, let’s sit!" Mrs. Han spoke calmly, had someone bring water to wash up.
Then accompanied Yun Qi in sitting.
Raised her hand to pour wine for Yun Qi, Yun Qi glanced at her, slightly pressed his lips.
Thinking back to the peaceful and beautiful times with Mrs. Han; now he had sons and daughters, missed the best opportunity, never return to the past. He just wished whatever Mrs. Han asked, he could fulfill. Holding up the wine cup, looked at Mrs. Han, "Shu Niang, I toast to you!"
Mrs. Han lifted her wine cup, took a gentle sip.
Wine entered, Mrs. Han gave a sorrowful smile, "Don’t know what’s happened today, feeling a bit distracted!"
"Did anything happen?" Yun Qi asked.
Mrs. Han shook her head, "Don’t know, since this morning when Jinnian followed the old lady to Huguo Temple, I’ve been uneasy. Yun Qi, you think the old lady wouldn’t harm Jinnian, right?"
Yun Qi stayed silent.
If it were about asking Xu Xinmo, he dared say no, but about Jinnian...
Why are they going to Huguo Temple for no reason?
If he said there wasn’t something fishy about it, he wouldn’t believe it himself!
To prevent his mother from making a huge mistake and utterly ruining the Yun Family, Yun Qi could no longer sit still.
Yun Qi suddenly put down the wine cup, "I just remembered there’s something still unhandled, I’ll have to go out, you rest early!"
Without waiting for Mrs. Han’s response, hurriedly ran out.
Mrs. Han watched Yun Qi’s hurried departure, slowly lifted her wine cup for a sip, "Come!"
"Send out word, if that old hag dares cause trouble, don’t let her come back!" Mrs. Han said with a voice both cold and fierce.
She had endured enough.
In a rural farm on the outskirts of the Capital City, Yun Jinnian’s group settled down, looking at the incessant rain, Yun Jinnian murmured softly, "It’s a dark and stormy night; night rain is the time for murder. Hemei, Henuan, you must be on high alert tonight, and for those in the shadows, have them find shelter from the rain, but don’t relax your vigilance!"
Since leaving the Capital City, Yun Jinnian felt an uneasy foreboding.
"Commandery Princess, rest assured, sleep peacefully tonight; us servants and Henuan will be vigilant and guard you!"
Yun Jinnian nodded slightly.
The night deepened, Yun Jinnian leaned against the bedhead, fiddling with the beads in her hand.
Hemei quickly entered the room, "Commandery Princess, cousin has arrived!"