At this time, the people from the General's Mansion had already arrived at the town at the foot of the mountain and began to decorate the rooms.
Ling Qingwan had just experienced such a great catastrophe and deserved to rest for a while.
The carriage moved slowly, and the child was tired of crying, so he curled up in Ling Qingwan's arms and fell asleep.
Ling Qingwan did not let go, but hugged the child tightly, fearing that the child would be in danger again.
This time, she would definitely do what she promised to the couple.
"Miss Sun, how about letting me hold you for a while?"
Through a door curtain, Song Tian whispered a proposal to Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan's hands must be sore from holding the child all the time, and Song Tian felt very distressed.
"It's okay." Ling Qingwan responded calmly.
How could Song Tian, a grown man who does rough labor all day, take good care of a child? Although Song Tian had good intentions, Ling Qingwan was worried.
"Uncle Song, has the princess returned to the capital?" Ling Qingwan was thinking about An Yi.
When An Yi woke up that day, she found Ling Qingwan was not there. She learned what had happened from Mingyue. She wondered if the little girl would be scared.
An Yi had been very well protected by the prince and princess since she was a child, and had never been so close to danger.
"No." Song Tian told Ling Qingwan. "Mingyue wrote a letter to the Prince's Mansion yesterday. The Prince and Princess told the general about your attack by the Northern Zhou people. Then the Princess came to the villa in person to take the princess back. For some reason, the princess refused to listen and insisted on staying in the villa."
"Fortunately, Mingyue is here, and the princess is relieved. We should be ready to leave the villa now."
This little girl...
How could Ling Qingwan not guess what An Yi was thinking
She was still in danger and her life was in danger, so An Yi was reluctant to leave alone.
Although An Yi is still a little girl, sometimes when she gets stubborn, no one can resist her.
"Send her a message and tell her that I have been rescued and everything is fine. Let her rest assured." Ling Qingwan instructed Song Tian.
"Don't worry, I have already sent someone to tell the princess." Song Tian replied. "Also, the general will probably be here soon."
"Are we going to town?" Ling Qingwan asked with concern.
"That's right." Song Tian responded.
Before they knew it, the group arrived in town.
When the people from the general's mansion arrived, they also brought a few efficient maids. Ling Qingwan felt at ease leaving the child in the care of the maids while she rested for a while.
Ling Qingwan had been battling wits and courage with the Northern Zhou people for the past two days, and had not slept the whole night yesterday. By now, she was exhausted.
I slept until the evening.
"Are you awake?"
As soon as Ling Qingwan woke up, she heard Shen Chengzhou's voice.
Her nose suddenly felt sore.
Shen Chengzhou came in, holding a bowl of vegetable and lean meat porridge in his hand, and walked to the bed and sat down.
"Come, drink this porridge first." Shen Chengzhou scooped a spoon and handed it to Ling Qingwan's mouth.
He knew that Ling Qingwan was stubborn and didn't know how to take care of herself. In order to take good care of her and make sure she had regular meals, Shen Chengzhou had to feed her himself.
Ling Qingwan resisted the urge to cry and finished the porridge.
"I have a good appetite today." Shen Chengzhou smiled.
But Ling Qingwan still heard the heartache in his words.
"Grandfather." Ling Qingwan called Shen Chengzhou softly.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Shen Chengzhou was a little at a loss.
Ling Qingwan couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Shen Chengzhou with tears streaming down her face.
Shen Chengzhou quickly put down the bowl in his hand and let Ling Qingwan throw herself into his arms and cry loudly.
"Wanwan, be good. Grandpa is here." Shen Chengzhou patted Ling Qingwan's back over and over again.
Ling Qingwan told Shen Chengzhou about the couple.
The room was silent, and Shen Chengzhou's breathing could be heard clearly.
"We must raise this child well."
Finally, he spoke.
Knowing that Shen Chengzhou shared the same idea as her and supported her arrangement, Ling Qingwan felt a little relieved.
Just thinking about the couple who died tragically because of her, Ling Qingwan couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.
"Wanwan, don't blame yourself too much. Those Northern Zhou people targeted the couple's house not because of you. Based on their violent behavior, even if you didn't escape that night, they might not have thought of leaving the couple alive."
As for Yun Gui, if Shen Chengzhou was standing from the perspective of Ling Qingwan's grandfather, he would actually be grateful to Yun Gui.
Although Ling Qingwan asked the couple to help release the signal smoke, there was a possibility of failure. Shen Chengzhou had seen the methods of these Northern Zhou people, and it was really possible that they would take Ling Qingwan's life last night.
"By the way, Grandpa, I have something else I want to trouble you with." Ling Qingwan suddenly thought of something.
"Just what you said." Shen Chengzhou tilted his ear and waited quietly for Ling Qingwan to continue.
"After all, that couple died because of me and helped me. They can be considered my saviors, but I still don't know who they are. Grandfather, I want you to help investigate the identities of this couple and send them back home for burial."
We can't just let that couple be buried so casually near their home.
"Okay, I got it. I'll send someone down to check it out right away." Shen Chengzhou agreed immediately.
Ling Qingwan was a kind person who was grateful and grateful. Shen Chengzhou saw this and felt very proud. Even if Ling Qingwan didn't mention it, he would find out the truth and treat the couple well.
The town was not big, and Shen Chengzhou's people were efficient. The next morning, they found out about the couple.
The couple were originally from this town. The husband's surname was Zhao and the wife's surname was Wu. Both of them came from wealthy families and had grown up in a pampered life.
Later, the two fell in love and got engaged. They could have finally gotten married, but unfortunately, three or four days before the wedding, Wu's parents were encountered by robbers and both of them were killed.
One day later, someone from the Zhao family fell into a well and died. The Zhao family asked a witch to perform a ritual to dispel the bad luck. But the witch said that Wu was a star of misfortune and marrying into the Zhao family would bring bad luck to the family.
The Zhao family believed it and broke off the engagement the day before the wedding. By then, the rumor that Wu was doomed to be unlucky had spread throughout the town.
Having just lost both her parents, her engagement was cancelled, and she was inexplicably condemned as a lonely star, being pointed at by others. Wu couldn't stand it anymore and moved out of town.
When her husband found out she had run away from home, he also left town. The two eloped and built a wooden house in the mountains to live together. Later, a child was born.
Although the family does not live a wealthy life, it is important that all members are together and they have no worries about food and drink.
It would be great if it could always be like this.
Unfortunately, things never go as planned...
"I have asked people to find the two families of that couple, and they have already claimed the body. I have instructed that they must be buried together." Shen Chengzhou told Ling Qingwan to reassure her.
When his wife's family fell into poverty, she was ostracized and shunned by everyone, he stayed by her side, gave up his family's wealth and stayed with her in the mountains. Shen Chengzhou couldn't help but be moved by their love.
"Thank you, Grandpa."