cabinet first lady

Chapter 30
"Ma'am, this person seems to be drunk." Han Shi said.

Ruan Muyang frowned, looked at the steady rain, and said, "Let's take him into the temple together."

In June, it began to rain heavily in the Lianghuai area, and it has been raining for more than half a month.Many business travelers passing by were trapped, all of them were blocked by the heavy rain, and temporarily lived in the temple.

After seeing the host, and after adding the sesame oil money, Ruan Muyang went to the guest room.

She is a female family member, so it is not suitable for her to show her face in public, and even the fast food is delivered to the room.

It was getting dark, Ruan Muyang stood in front of the window and looked at a few green bamboos swaying in the rain outside, and suddenly thought of Chuanyunyuan.

At this time, Dian Cui came in and said angrily: "Madam, I really shouldn't have saved that apprentice. I heard that he finally sobered up, so I kept asking to see Madam, and refused to leave no matter what."

Ruan Muyang's heart softened for a moment before, seeing the man lying in the mud with a delirious look on his face, he asked someone to bring him here, but he didn't want to miss him and get into trouble.

She frowned and said, "Tell them to guard the gate and don't let him approach. Give him some money and send him away."

Men and women are not intimate, and it would be rude for this person to see her as soon as he wakes up.

"Yes."

Unexpectedly, that person made more and more noise outside, attracting many residents to stop, making Ruan Muyang no longer able to ignore the movement outside.

After asking Dian Cui twice in a row, Ruan Muyang picked up a veil and put it on his face, covering most of his face, then put down the gauze curtain in the wing room, and then said: "Let him in." It's not an option to continue making trouble like this.She wants to see what the man insists on seeing her.

With permission, Yin Ji straightened his clothes, smiled triumphantly at Han Shi, and then walked into the wing.

After waking up from the drunkenness, he changed his clothes, and after tidying up, he was as handsome as a different person.

As soon as he entered the wing room, he smelled a faint fragrance at the tip of his nose, it was faint, and he couldn't tell what it was like, but it smelled very good.Confined in the room, he looked left and right, and finally saw a figure behind the gauze curtain.Covered by a gauze curtain, he couldn't see clearly, but could only vaguely see a graceful and dignified figure.

Yin Ji felt regretful in his heart.

Originally, he drank a lot. He only remembered seeing a beautiful woman before he passed out. When he woke up, the figure was always in his mind, but he couldn't remember the woman's true face.I thought I would finally be able to see her face, but who knew there was still a layer of veil between her.

"Miss, I'm going to Yin Ji. Miss kindly rescued me in the rain during the day, and I'm here to thank you." He said this very politely, and he was completely different from the way he was messing around outside the door before.

Ruan Muyang also felt it was funny.Someone actually came to thank you so aggressively.

Dian Cui didn't like this person so much, she didn't need Ruan Muyang to say: "What miss? Our wife is—"

"Diancui." When Diancui was about to declare her family name, Ruan Muyang stopped her.

Ruan Muyang was very wary of this person, and he didn't dare to underestimate him when he was messing around outside the door, for fear of being entangled by this person after revealing his identity.After all, she is a woman, so she has a bad reputation and is easy to fall into the trap.

Yin Ji lowered his eyes, with a bit of regret and regret in his eyes.

Are they actually married?
However, the voice sounded young, and it was very pleasant to hear a kind of dignity and defensiveness.

"So it's Madam, I'm being rude." Yin Ji said, "I don't know where Madam's husband's house is? I will repay my kindness in the future so I know where to find it."

Is this about to repay your favor?Ruan Muyang didn't want to really help someone out of trouble.

"My lord, you're being polite. It's just a little effort, don't keep it in your heart. If you really want to thank you, you can donate some incense money to this temple." She blocked his words tightly.If you want to repay your kindness, donate incense money, don't stare at her here.

She also decided to help a group when she saw that she seemed to be a little younger than her in the rain.

Yin Ji could naturally hear the deep meaning in her words, so he didn't bother: "Of course I want it."

Afterwards, he said again: "Madam, are you going to Yangzhou City? I happen to be going too, and we will go together when the rain stops."

Ruan Muyang couldn't listen to this obvious strike-up, his voice became colder and colder, obviously rejecting people thousands of miles away: "It's better not to have to."

Yin Ji didn't feel embarrassed, just smiled.

Ruan Muyang was lucky, the rain that had been raining for more than half a month stopped at noon on the second day she came.It's just that the sky is gloomy, and there is no sign of it turning sunny, and it may fall again at any time.She made a decisive decision to leave for Yangzhou City before the rain fell.

Just as she thought, there were many people who wanted to take advantage of the rain to stop, and the temple suddenly became lively.

The carriage that was stuck in the mud was taken out by Han Shi this morning and they also brought people out and parked it in the temple.

After seeing that everything was packed, Ruan Muyang wanted to leave the room with Fang Fang, but was stopped by Dian Cui who came in from outside.

"Ma'am, that Yin Ji is next to our carriage and wants to go with us!" Dian Cui was furious at Yin Ji.

"Why is this person so brazen?" Enamel frowned.

So what to do?Are they still going out?
Ruan Muyang thought for a while, and said to Fang Fang: "Bring me my veil." He waited at the carriage for a day, so why wouldn't she go out for a day?If she missed this moment, she would have to be trapped for a few more days when the rain continued to fall, not to mention Jingzhou, she might not even be able to enter Yangzhou City.

After putting on the veil, Ruan Muyang walked out of the wing accompanied by Dian Cui and Fa Fang.

Beside the carriage, besides Han Shi and the guard coachman, there was indeed one more person.

In order to see the real face last night, Yin Ji always felt a little regretful in his heart, and made up his mind to see what the woman behind the curtain looked like.At this time, I finally saw her come out, her slender figure could not be concealed under the dignified and noble clothes, without seeing her face, one could feel that she had an extraordinary temperament, and she dared not blaspheme.

Look at her face again...

Yin Ji regretted again in his heart.

Yep, wearing the veil again.

The more you can't see it, the more you want to see it, the more persistent you are.

Ruan Muyang didn't even look at Yin Ji, he lowered his head, Dian Cui and Fang Fang blocked her with their bodies, and helped her into the carriage.

The carriage slowly drove out of the temple.Because the rain had just stopped and the ground was not yet dry, it was difficult to walk, and the walk was very slow.

Yin Ji got a horse from somewhere, and followed Ruan Muyang's carriage, teasing Han Shi all the way.

Han Shi has also been annoyed by him for the past two days, and said helplessly in his tone: "I said, young master, don't follow us."

At this time, Yin Ji completely disappeared from the depression he had two days ago, and even had a smile on his face: "Who is following you? This is the only way to Yangzhou City. If your wife leaves, no one else is allowed to leave?"

Han Shi was speechless, so he had no choice but to turn his head away from him.

"Ma'am, who is he?" Diancui asked.

The three of them sat in the carriage and heard the conversation between Yin Ji and Han Shi clearly outside.

"No matter what, we'd better be careful." Ruan Muyang couldn't tell.Seeing him lying drunk in the mud at first, thinking that he had been hit by some kind of shock, but who knew that after waking up, his appearance was completely changed.It must be true to be able to get drunk like that before, but now his appearance doesn't seem fake.

If it weren't for Yin Ji's appearance that he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, a little younger than himself, Ruan Muyang must have felt that he was not simple.

On the road leading to Yangzhou City, there should have been merchants coming and going, but because of the heavy rain for many days, there were few people.

It seemed a little too quiet.

The smile on Yin Ji's face, who was teasing Han Shi, slowly faded, and he looked around.

Seeing that he stopped talking suddenly, Han Shi looked at him strangely: "What's wrong?" Could it be that there is something bad?
"My family has come to welcome me."

"Why are you frowning when family members come? It feels like the enemy's family is here." Han Shi looked puzzled.

Yin Ji sighed, looked at the carriage which was tightly covered by the curtain, sighed softly and said, "This time I'm afraid I'm going to hurt your wife."

Before Han Shi could understand, five masked men rushed out from all directions.

Han Shi was taken aback, and immediately shouted: "Who is it! Protect Madam!"

Ruan Muyang in the carriage heard the movement, and his heart ached.

How could there be assassins?

Diancui and Fangang had never encountered such a situation before, and they hugged each other in fright, not even daring to approach the carriage wall.

"Ma'am! What should I do?" Dian Cui was so nervous that she was about to cry.

Ruan Muyang didn't know what to do, so he could only hide in the carriage.

When I came out this time, in order to prevent any accidents, I specially brought four martial arts guards.According to Zhang Anyi, the martial arts of these four people are not low.

Animals are the most sensitive. The horse sensed danger and neighed.Ruan Muyang hid in the carriage with Dian Cui and Fa Fang and dared not move, only heard the sound of swords clashing outside, it was thrilling.

After a while, the sound of fighting outside the carriage gradually subsided.

The three of them in the carriage did not dare to make a sound, and no one dared to look outside.

Until Hanshi's voice sounded: "Madam was frightened, those people were beaten away."

Afterwards, Yin Ji's apologetic voice also rang out from outside the carriage: "Madam Lian is frightened, these people are here for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the carriage was lifted by a delicate hand.

"Knowing that it will cause trouble, you shouldn't go with us." Ruan Muyang was implicated for no reason, almost in danger, Ruan Muyang was angry in his heart, and his tone was cold.Fortunately, no one was injured.

She still covered half of her face with a veil, and her eyes were obviously cold.

Yin Ji was not angry when he heard this, instead he took a step back, bowed to her, changed his previous rogue look, and said in a serious tone: "I am really sorry for this matter. I am the son of Lian Rui, the magistrate of Pingjiang. If my wife is on the way If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me."

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes, and he said with a bit of self-mockery in his tone: "I almost forgot, I am an adopted son now."

Because of his sudden self-mockery and the content revealed in his words, Ruan Muyang couldn't say those cold and hard words that came to his lips. "Why did those people kill you?"

Yin Ji laughed, and said with a desolate look at a young age: "Those are from my own family, maybe they are my half-brothers, and they probably don't want me to go back."

It turned out to be a drama where illegitimate children recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and brothers kill each other.

Without his former scoundrel appearance, Ruan Muyang actually felt that Yin Ji was not so annoying anymore.Seeing that he was about to experience brotherhood at a young age, she suddenly thought of another person who experienced the cruelty of the world at a young age——Zhang Anyi.It was probably at this age that he was ridiculed for failing the rankings.Ruan Muyang's heart suddenly softened.

"Are you going to keep pitying yourself like this?" Ruan Muyang explained the facts calmly, "Going home is like going home, if you are still like this, you might as well find a place to hide your name and live incognito, or go back and seek refuge. Your adoptive father is at least the prefect of Pingjiang."

Yin Ji frowned: "Why do you sound so useless?"

"Either live uselessly, or become strong, and step on those people in the future." Ruan Muyang paused, his voice became distant, "In this world, either you eat others, or others eat your bones There is nothing left." Whether you want to live a good life like him, or want to take revenge like her, you need to make yourself stronger and stand on a high ground.

These words hit Yin Ji's heart sonorously, shaking extremely.Although these words are cruel, they are indisputable facts.

It's just that this shouldn't be something a woman can say.

Yin Ji looked at Ruan Muyang and said, "I didn't expect Madam to be so ruthless in her heart when she looks demure and dignified. She really has a cold heart under her beautiful skin."

Ruan Muyang's eyelashes moved.Is her heart cold?maybe.

"I'm really sorry for hurting my wife today, thank you for saving my life today, if my wife is in trouble in the future, Yin Ji will do like a dog."

Yin Ji spoke seriously, but Ruan Muyang didn't take it seriously.

"In order to prevent Madam from being implicated again, I'd better take a step first. Before I leave, I would like to ask Madam where is the house, so I can repay you in the future." This time, Yin Ji's face was no longer frivolous or rascal, and he spoke seriously.

Ruan Muyang said, "There's no need to repay your kindness, saving you is for self-protection, it's just a mistake. "

She was a married woman who rescued a man on the way, and she always got a bad reputation if she said it.She didn't tell him her identity, didn't let him see her face, and she didn't want to have any entanglement with him and get into trouble.

"If there is a real destiny, we will meet each other in the future." It's just that she is in the capital and he is in the Lianghuai area, so it is impossible to see each other again.

"Madam is so stingy." Yin Ji smiled again.He looked at Ruan Muyang's half face which was always covered by the veil, and said with regret: "Since Madam refuses to reveal anything, I will call you 'Madam Leng Xin'."

Ruan Muyang raised his eyebrows.Does that mean she's cold-hearted?
"My wife's accent should be from the capital, and there may be a chance to meet in the future. Everyone, please leave." After finishing speaking, Yin Ji got on the horse and left first.

Until he left, he didn't see her face and didn't know her identity.

Han Shi asked in a low voice: "Ma'am, do you think he will be assassinated on the way back?"

Ruan Muyang looked at the figure that was getting further and further away, shook his head and said: "We have helped him once, we can't escort him all the way back. The rest is up to him."

Except for some accidents on the road outside Yangzhou City, the rest of the road went smoothly. After seven days, Ruan Muyang and his party finally arrived at Jingzhou City.

Although there is only one letter difference between Jingzhou and the capital, it is far less prosperous than the capital.

When Ruan Muyang arrived, Zhang Ji was working in the government office, and it was Zhang Bo, the housekeeper, who greeted her.

"This is the second young lady, right? The second young master's high school champion, the old slave has not yet congratulated."

"Uncle Zhang is polite." Ruan Muyang asked Fang Fang to hand over the purse that he had prepared to Uncle Zhang, and said, "Is your mother better?"

Zhang Bo saw that Ruan Muyang was kind and polite even though he became the wife of the number one scholar, and he was happy in his heart: "Madam has been ill for so long, and she finally got better in the past two days—" As if thinking of something, he hesitated to speak.

Ruan Muyang didn't notice: "Then I'll go see my mother first."

After finishing speaking, she ordered Han Shi to unload the carriage and let Uncle Zhang lead the way.

This is a two-entry house.Ruan Muyang noticed that there were not many servants in the house.

"Ma'am, the Second Young Madam is here."

As soon as Ruan Muyang entered the room, he smelled a smell of medicine.

"Here we come." Li Shi leaned on the bed with a sick face.Because she was not warm to Ruan Muyang when she was in the capital, when she saw Ruan Muyang now, she had an unnatural expression on her face.

After all, as Zhang Anyi's biological mother, she never thought that he could win the first prize, or even the third prize.

Now being slapped in the face is naturally awkward.

Ruan Muyang saw her expression and remained silent.She just regarded them as ordinary mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and said with some concern in her voice: "Is mother's health better? Grandma and the others in the capital miss mother."

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I've gotten better in the past two days, so I'll trouble you to come here."

Maybe it's because Mrs. Li doesn't know how to face Ruan Muyang now, so her tone is a bit polite and not warm.

"Is this the second cousin?" Suddenly, a woman sitting by the bed asked.

Ruan Muyang was just a maid who took care of Mrs. Li before, so he didn't pay much attention. "Who is this?" She looked at this woman, about fifteen or sixteen years old, her eyes were soft as if they were filled with water, and her speech was soft.

"This is Shu'er, the daughter of my cousin's family. Their family is in Pingjiang. When they heard that I was sick, Shu'er came to take care of me." Li said.

Zheng Shu looked at Ruan Muyang with curiosity.

Ruan Muyang smiled: "So it's my cousin."

"Biao sister-in-law is really nice." Zheng Shu is now at the most delicate age of a girl.Then she said: "Thinking about it, I haven't seen my two cousins ​​for many years. The second cousin is now the number one scholar. I don't know what it looks like."

Ruan Muyang really didn't know how to answer this question, so he smiled.

After chatting for a while, Mrs. Li said: "Okay, I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while, Shu'er, you have taken care of me for so long, so go and have a rest. Finally, someone who is about the same age as you came, and you can be with you Cousin and sister-in-law are together."

Zheng Shu led Ruan Muyang around the house.Obviously she is very familiar with this place.

In the evening, when Zhang Ji came back from the government office, Ruan Muyang paid a special visit to him.

Seeing Ruan Muyang, Zhang Ji thought of Zhang Anyi who won the first prize, and also remembered his attitude towards Zhang Anyi when he was in the capital last year, which was a little embarrassing.

After asking about the family affairs, and knowing that the old Shangshu and the old lady are in good health, and the Wang family and the child in his belly are also very good, Zhang Ji said: "Now that An Yi has won the number one scholar and becomes an official in the court, you usually It's definitely not idle. You came all the way from the capital, which shows that you are filial. You can go back when your mother is better."

Ruan Muyang smiled and said: "Serving your mother is something you should do, as long as your mother's body can recover as soon as possible."

Li's absence, even in the front hall, father-in-law and daughter-in-law should avoid suspicion.After a few words, Zhang Ji let Ruan Muyang go down.

Ruan Muyang felt that Zhang Ji and Li's behavior was a little funny.It was obvious that their son had won the number one prize, but they didn't seem to be very happy. They always spoke in a calm tone, and although they were polite to her, there was a sense of alienation.

Maybe it's because of the guilt for the attitude towards Zhang Anyi in the past.

With such a temperament, it's no wonder that Lao Shangshu didn't particularly like Zhang Ji, the eldest son.

Zheng Shu is extraordinarily diligent.Every early morning, after Zhang Ji went to the government office, Ruan Muyang went to take care of Li's room, and Zheng Shu also went every day, never arriving later than her.Moreover, Zheng Shu treated Ruan Muyang with great enthusiasm, so enthusiastic that Ruan Muyang was a little overwhelmed.

Under the care of the two of them, Li's health improved day by day.

Mrs. Li said that Ruan Muyang came all the way from the capital to Jingzhou, and he didn't even leave the house all day. He had a good time in Jingzhou, so Zheng Shu said that he would take Ruan Muyang to see the peach blossoms.

Ruan Muyang remembered that before coming to Jingzhou, she was a little depressed, so she asked Zhang Anyi what fun things to do in Jingzhou.

In the past two years, Zhang Anyi has been traveling abroad, and has been to most places in Guanghua.

She remembered that he looked at her with gentle eyes and said that the peach blossoms were just in bloom in Jingzhou when she arrived, so she could go and see them.

At that time, the car and horses along the way were so charming and moving by what he said. When she arrived, the peach blossoms bloomed, as if they were specially made for her arrival.

I always go to see the peach blossoms when I come here.

Taohua was going to see it in the mountains, so they went to a temple outside Jingzhou to see it.

The yellow walls and glazed tiles of the temple set off the peach blossoms, but Ruan Muyang lost interest in seeing them.

She didn't expect Zhang Anyi to recruit such a peach blossom in the capital.

"How powerful is Lianzhong Sanyuan! Everyone is saying that my second cousin was a child prodigy since he was a child, and he can be admitted to the number one without reading books. Is this true?" Zheng Shu kept her second cousin Zhang Anyi in three words.

"Where did you hear it?" Ruan Muyang said with a smile, "Even if you are very talented, you still need to read."

Zheng Shu asked again: "Second cousin is so knowledgeable, does second cousin's sister-in-law feel that she can't talk to second cousin?"

Ruan Muyang thought about it, probably not.Although she was not as good at studying as the other sisters when she was in her natal family, but fortunately Zhang Anyi did not drop her book bag like some learned people, nor did she think of herself as a noble person, and they got along very well on weekdays.For some reason, she suddenly thought of Shen Wei.

Shen failed to get the first place in the top two exams, and he was a classmate with Zhang Anyi, so there must be more discussions between the two of them.

Ruan Muyang fell silent, but Zheng Shu didn't have the slightest sense of vision, so she picked which pot was left unopened, and asked, "Would Second Cousin appreciate women who read a lot more?"

For this sake, Zheng Shu's intentions couldn't be more obvious.

"My cousin cares about him very much."

Zheng Shu's face turned red.

Since knowing Zheng Shu's thoughts, Ruan Muyang has reduced her contact with her, but she still clings to her all day long as if she can't feel her alienation.Apart from having unreasonable thoughts about Zhang Anyi, she really has nothing wrong with her. She is diligent in doing things and warm to others. Ruan Muyang lost his temper after being pestered by her, so he had to let her go.Anyway, Li's body is recovering, and she will leave for Beijing soon.

On weekdays, when Ruan Muyang and Zheng Shu went to accompany Mrs. Li, it was Ruan Muyang who sat aside and quietly listened to the two of them talking.

One day, Zheng Shu and Mrs. Li talked about the capital for some reason, and Mrs. Li smiled and said to Zheng Shu: "If you want to go to the capital, this time you can go to the capital with your second cousin, who happens to live in the Chuanyun Courtyard." A few days."

"Is it really possible?" Zheng Shu had obvious joy on her face.

Ruan Muyang looked at her because Li Shi didn't know whether it was a whim or a thoughtful proposal, and he happened to meet her gaze.Zheng Shu's thoughts on Zhang Anyi couldn't be more obvious. What does it mean for Li Shi to let Zheng Shu, who has not yet left the cabinet, follow her to the capital to live in Zhang's house and live in Chuanyunyuan?
Li Shi looked away.

Ruan Muyang smiled angrily.

She didn't expect Mrs. Li to have such thoughts!
No wonder she let Zheng Shu treat her well all day long, did she actually plan to make her a concubine for Zhang Anyi?She didn't care about Zhang Anyi before, but now that Zhang Anyi finally won the first prize, she thought that as a mother, Li Shi could finally care about him, but she didn't expect that she cared so much.

Where did she put the Zhang family's family rules?

Seeing Zheng Shu's longing face, Ruan Muyang remained silent.

Originally, the two of them were going to leave at noon, but today, Ruan Muyang stayed alone.

There were only their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left in the room, and Ruan Muyang didn't want to beat around the bush anymore. "What's the plan for mother to let my cousin go to the capital with me?"

She looked directly at Mrs. Li, her eyes no longer had the demure and tenderness of the past.

With a guilty conscience, Li looked away and smiled and said: "Now that An Yi has won the first prize and has entered the Imperial Academy, he will definitely have a bright future. There will be more entertainment and more family affairs. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it alone. Come on. Shu'er is one of my own, so it's good if I can help you."

"It turns out that my mother is so considerate of me." Ruan Muyang smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, "Could it be that mother forgot Zhang's family rules?"

"Family rules are family rules. Look at the ministers in the court, who doesn't have a concubine? And—" Li seemed to want to say something, but didn't say it.

Ruan Muyang continued for her: "Does mother want to say that although the family rules are family rules, didn't father also take a concubine back then?" There was a hint of sarcasm in her tone.She didn't know what Li Shi was thinking, but she wanted to take a concubine for Zhang Anyi.They are all women, has she forgotten how she felt when Zhang Ji brought back a woman and child from outside?

She was really stupid to be able to do such a thing.

Li Shi's complexion immediately changed, and he said angrily: "Presumptuous!"

But Ruan Muyang is not afraid of her.

From marrying into the Zhang family to the present, she and Li have only been together for a few days, and there is no love at all.Although she was always lukewarm towards Zhang Anyi, Ruan Muyang remembered that she was Zhang Anyi's mother, and he never slackened in serving her after coming to Jingzhou, but this did not mean that she could casually send people to Chuanyunyuan.

Ruan Muyang suddenly became docile, and said to Li with a low eyebrow, "Mother, I'm afraid my grandfather will not agree to this matter. The Zhang family's family rules are in place, and Mu Yang dare not violate them at will, and he dare not bring his cousin back to the capital." Although she knew that even if Zheng Shu was brought back, Lao Shangshu would not agree, but she didn't want to make things difficult for herself.

If Zheng Shu was brought back, there would be an extra person between her and Zhang Anyi. Even if Zhang Anyi didn't even look at Zheng Shu, it would still affect their original relationship.

Seeing that there will be a turmoil in the court in the near future, Ruan Muyang doesn't want to make troubles and be distracted from guarding his family members.

"Women should obey three virtues and be virtuous." Mrs. Li used women's virtues to suppress her.

Ruan Muyang didn't give in to hard and soft words, and said respectfully: "Mu Yang dare not disobey his grandfather or disobey the family rules."

No matter what she said, she would not let go.

No matter what Mrs. Li said, Ruan Muyang would calmly move out the old Shangshu and the Zhang family's rules, as if he was invulnerable.Li Shi was afraid that even if she insisted on stuffing the man into the carriage, Ruan Muyang would also be able to throw him off the road, so she had to give up.

And Zheng Shu seemed to know about Ruan Muyang's reluctance to take her back to Beijing, her eyes were red the next day, as if she had cried a lot, and then she was no longer as enthusiastic towards her as before.

On the day Ruan Muyang left for the capital, it happened that Zhang Jixiu was at home.

He, Li Shi and Zheng Shu sent her to the carriage.

"Be careful on the road, and remember to tell your grandfather and grandmother not to worry about Jingzhou when you go back." Zhang Ji didn't seem to know Li's plan, nor the conflict between her and Ruan Muyang.

"Father, don't worry." Ruan Muyang smiled and looked at Li Shi again, "Mother must take care of yourself, so that we juniors don't worry in the capital."

Mrs. Li was silent.

Ruan Muyang looked at Zheng Shu again and said, "Cousin has been working hard these days."

"Biao sister-in-law is being polite. It's my duty to take care of my aunt." Zheng Shu smiled reluctantly.

"Where should it be?" Ruan Muyang said, "These things should be done by me and my sister-in-law as daughter-in-laws." There was something in her words, and she wanted to let Zheng Shu know that she and them were not a family.

Zheng Shu couldn't laugh anymore, her eyes seemed to be filled with water, filled with hatred and unwillingness.

"Farewell." Ruan Muyang boarded the carriage.

Finally being able to return to the capital, Dian Cui was a little excited: "Madam, we can finally go back."

"Yeah, I'm finally going back." Ruan Muyang's voice was accompanied by the sound of the carriage wheels, which seemed extraordinarily soft.

From the capital to Jingzhou and when they were in Jingzhou, small things happened.She suddenly thought of Yin Ji whom she met earlier, and wondered whether he died under the plot of his half-brother or if he survived by luck.

"Don't tell anything about what happened on the road or when you were in Jingzhou." Ruan Muyang reminded, "This time I came to Jingzhou very smoothly."

Whether it was Yin Ji she met on the road, or Zheng Shu who was taking care of Mrs. Li, she didn't intend to tell others.

Especially Zheng Shu, she didn't want Zhang Anyi to know.

(End of this chapter)