Zi'an knew that he had a knot in his heart about being partial to his parents, so he said softly, "You won't, I know you won't."
Murong Jie smiled, his eyes shrouded in sadness, "I'm afraid that if I really do show partiality in the future, I will understand her. I don't want to forgive her."
Zi'an felt a slight pain in his heart, "Seventh Brother, let the past be the past, don't think about it anymore, the person is dead, it doesn't matter whether to forgive or not, we just need to live our own lives well."
Murong Jie said: "Yes, even if there are thousands of people who have let you down, at least there is someone who understands you, that's enough."
"Yes, that's enough." Zi'an said to him, and also to himself.
She really felt happy now, a feeling she had never experienced in her previous life.
From the moment she started caring about Lao Qi, she knew that she had a concern in this life. Perhaps it was because of this that she retreated and avoided him before. When people are happy, they are always worried about gains and losses.
The dinner was lively. Murong Jie even invited the Xiao Xiao brothers and Su Qing to accompany them. Lady Chen was also very happy to learn that Mr. Yuan had returned to Beijing, and she came in person to accompany them.
Because the palace was hosting a banquet for Mr. Yuan, Prince An had no choice but to agree to let the county lord go, and he would accompany her as well.
Around the hour of Xu, Grand Secretary Yuan arrived.
It was also the first time that Zi'an met Academician Yuan, who looked to be about seventy years old, with a gaunt face, gray hair, a long beard, and a green cotton coat. He looked simple and unpretentious, with a strong scholarly air.
He doesn't look very much like Yuan Cuiyu, but they have similar temperaments and you can tell at first glance that he is a man of substance.
When Yuan Cuiyu saw her old father, her body trembled violently and tears started flowing before she said a word. She knelt on the ground, called "Father", and then burst into tears.
When Yuan Daxueshi saw her, he sighed softly and reached out to help her, "Get up."
Prince An stepped forward and greeted him politely, "My Lord greets Master Yuan."
Yuan Daxueshi supported Yuan Cuiyu with one hand and held Prince An's hand with the other hand, "Your Highness is too polite."
Prince An had great respect for Grand Secretary Yuan. It was like this before, and it is even more so now.
Yuan Daxueshi looked at Yuan Cuiyu, with a bit of grief in his eyes. "Child, you have been in so many troubles, why didn't you write a letter?"
Yuan Cuiyu cried and said, "I am an unfilial daughter. I have no face to face my father."
Yuan Daxueshi rebuked him, "You are really stupid to think like that. Your mother's family is your backer. You have been bullied to this extent, but you have endured it. You are indeed unworthy of being the daughter of the Yuan family. Your father taught you to be knowledgeable and sensible, but he never taught you to be so conservative as to be stupid."
Yuan Cuiyu cried even harder and could barely stand. Prince An looked like he wanted to help her but didn't dare to.
Seeing this, Zi'an hurried forward to support Yuan Cuiyu, looked at Yuan Daxueshi and called out, "Grandpa!"
Yuan Daxueshi looked at Zi'an, his eyes moistened, and he said with relief: "You're already this big, good, good."
Zi'an didn't know when Academician Yuan left the capital. He only heard that he lived in seclusion after leaving the capital and didn't care about worldly affairs. How did he know what happened in the capital this time
"Grandpa, you have worked hard on the journey. Please take a seat." Zi'an was not good at dealing with this kind of reunion after a long separation. After all, she was not a real relative to Academician Yuan and could not cry for joy.
After taking their seats, the Seventh Brother and Prince An were not good at creating an atmosphere. Fortunately, Xiao Tuo and Su Qing were there. With their words, they quickly diluted the sad atmosphere.
Moreover, when Old Lady Chen saw her old colleagues again, she became talkative and kept telling old stories to Grand Secretary Yuan. During the meal, they drank a few cups and everyone relaxed.
We talked and laughed, and the meal lasted until the end of the evening at 11 p.m.
Scholar Yuan was still living in Yuan Mansion, so Yuan Cuiyu naturally had to move back with him. Prince An had been ordering people to take care of Yuan Mansion, so she could move in after packing two sets of clothes.
Prince An became the full-time driver of Grand Secretary Yuan. Grand Secretary Yuan had drunk a few glasses and was a little drunk, so Prince An was worried about letting the driver take him back. Anyway, he had to accompany Yuan Cuiyu back to pack her things, so they left together.
After Academician Yuan left, the old lady sighed for a while and reminisced about the past before letting Xiao Tuo support her as she walked away.
Su Qing finally found an opportunity when no one was around and wanted to say a few words to Lingli, but Lingli turned around and went in. Su Qing had no choice but to walk away with Xiao Xiao, the groom-to-be.
A few days later, Prince An and Yuan Cuiyu, the marriage ambassadors, finally set off for Daliang. When they were seeing them off at the city gate, Prince Li talked about it for a long time, saying that he was the one who should have been on this mission.
Ah Man asked him jokingly, "Do you really want to go to Daliang?"
Prince Li said confidently, "Of course I don't want to go. The journey is long and it will be winter by the time we get to Daliang. It will be very hard."
"Then what are you nagging about?" Ah Man laughed.
"Whether the prince wants to go is one thing, whether the prince should go is another. How can they be confused?"
Ah Man was too lazy to pay attention to her and turned back to talk to Zi An.
Zi'an sent Yuan Cuiyu away, knowing that she would probably not come back. He felt a little sad, after all, they were mother and daughter.
Seeing Ah Man talking to her, she restrained her expression and said with a smile: "Third brother has always been like this, you know it."
"Knowing is one thing, being able to bear it is another." Ah Man imitated Prince Li's words and laughed as she spoke.
Prince Li glanced at her unhappily and said, "Go back."
The long farewell procession slowly set off back.
In the carriage, Murong Jie held Zi'an's hand and comforted him, "If you miss her, I will accompany you to Daliang to visit her in the future. Don't be sad."
Zi'an said: "I'm not sad, in fact I'm a little happy. She went to Daliang to hide her identity. I'm really happy for her to be with someone who loves her so much."
"Silly girl!" Murong Jie brushed her nose with his finger and said lovingly, "You also have someone who loves you very much."
Zi'an snuggled in his arms, thinking about how she was still struggling with the fact that he never said the two or three words "I love you" to her a while ago, but now, he can say them out loud.
I remember a very famous saying: The years are peaceful and quiet, and that's probably what it is like.
"When will Doctor Wen Yi come?"
After lying in silence for a while, Zian suddenly asked.
Murong Jie smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt Ah She told me privately that Doctor Wen Yi would not come at all."
Zi'an sat up straight abruptly and looked at Murong Jie in surprise, "Not coming? What does that mean? Isn't she going to come to treat the emperor... No, teach me how to treat the emperor?"
Murong Jie said, "Just wait. In a few days, the old ancestor will definitely find a reason to tell you that Doctor Wen Yi can't come, but he will give you a prescription. This prescription will be missing one or two herbs, so you should figure it out."
"Why?" Zi'an was puzzled.
Murong Jie said: "This prescription was probably written by the ancestor herself, but she won't give you the whole prescription. She may not be able to bear it. After all, what the emperor did hurt her too much."
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Zi'an felt that he was so passive and happy for nothing. So, the Empress Dowager told her so many things about Wen Yi that day. Was it all a prelude? She deliberately created signs that Doctor Wen Yi was coming so that she would believe that the prescription was really given by Doctor Wen Yi.
(End of this chapter)