Songlin’s lips moved a few times.
Ever since he had been knocked unconscious by Shen Yan that day, there was fear in his heart.
Not the fear of being beaten, but the fear of losing Xu.
He was tall and had been hunting in the mountains since he was a teenager, and his body was stronger than the average village man. If he were to fight, three or five men in the village would not be his match, but he could not even beat the guards around Shen Yan, let alone face him.
He was afraid, afraid that Xu would not come back after meeting Shen Yan.
“Go, go, do you need, do you need me to accompany you?”
As the words left his mouth, Song Lin wanted to slap himself, he didn’t want Xu to go, very, very much.
“Yue’er said he’s leaving in the next two days, I want to go outside the city to see him off, you and Yue’er accompany me.”
Let him go with her? That meant she would not follow Shen Yan and she would come back as her daughter-in-law.
Song Lin’s heart instantly surged with wild joy, and even the corners of his mouth grinned, “Fine, Yue’er and I will accompany you.”
Xu looked at him strangely.
Song Lin grinned as he picked up the tea and handed it to her, “Drink it quickly, it’s getting cold.”
……
The next day, after breakfast.
After giving Meng a word, Song Lin drove the carriage, with Xu and Song Wan Yue sitting in it, and soon left the city and arrived at Wuli Ting.
Song Lin let Xu go down alone, and he drove the carriage to the far side, watching the pavilion from a distance.
After waiting for a long time, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming, and he subconsciously turned around. On the main road, Shen Yan was riding in front, followed by two carriages, and several guards were following the carriages, and a group of people were beating their horses and hurrying along.
Song Lin’s heart lifted and he turned to look at the gazebo.
Inside the pavilion, Xu was standing against a pillar, and when she saw Shen Yan, she clutched the handkerchief in her hand.
As if by telepathy, Shen Yan, who was in a hurry, suddenly looked this way, and when he saw the person in the pavilion, he stopped his horse.
When she saw the person in the pavilion, he stopped his horse. The people behind him also stopped, and Ming’s body inside the carriage suddenly tilted forward.
Outside the carriage, there was silence.
When Ming felt that something was wrong, she quietly lifted the small curtain of the carriage window and caught a glimpse of Xu in the pavilion, and with a start, she turned her head to look at Shen Yan.
Shen Yan had already got down from his horse and was walking step by step towards the gazebo.
Ming covered her mouth.
Inside the gazebo, Xu stood smiling, watching Shen Yan step closer, tears floating in her eyes, “Brother Shen.”
Shen Yan’s wildly beating heart suddenly stopped for a moment, and for a moment he did not have the courage to move forward.
The difference between the two names was a thousand mountains and a thousand rivers, making it impossible for them to be together again in this life.
The hand holding the whip tightened, and he tried to lift his foot but could not do so.
Water mist covered Xu’s eyes.
“Brother Shen take care of yourself.”
“Take care!”
Not daring to look at her one more time, Shen Yan turned and walked back, his footsteps hurrying as he rolled onto his horse and galloped onwards.
The coachman and the guards hurriedly followed, but Shen Yan’s horse was too fast, and in a flash, he had gone a long way.
Song Lin looked at Song Wan Yue and couldn’t believe that Shen Yan had left without even entering the pavilion.
“Let’s go over and fetch Mother.”
Song Lin came back to his senses and hurriedly rushed the carriage over, Xu’s eyes were slightly red as she got down from the gazebo and got into the carriage, “Let’s go, go home.”
……
No words along the way ……
When they reached the front of the house and saw a carriage parked there, Song Wangyue felt a little familiar and was about to ask, when Uncle Xu came forward with a smile, “Miss Aunt, Miss Sun, Young Master Song Si is here, in the old man’s courtyard.”
“I’ll go and see big brother.”
Song Wan Yue lifted her skirt and ran towards the old gentleman’s courtyard.
“You be careful.”
Song Lin instructed with a smile behind him. Song Si’s return meant that the three of them would be able to go back soon as a family.
“Got it.”
Song Wangyue was already running away, her voice coming from afar.
Song Lin smiled and shook his head.
Song Wangyue ran all the way to the old gentleman’s house. Song Si and the old gentleman were talking when they heard footsteps and both looked up.
“Grand great grandfather, big brother.”
Song Wangyue shouted as people ran in.
“Little sister.”
After winning the Scholarship, Song Si seemed to have grown up all of a sudden, raising his hands in a measured manner, except when he heard Song Wangyue’s shout, he didn’t hide it anymore and reached out his hand to rub Song Wangyue’s head.
After he came back, he went to the Hanlin Academy to report first. Sun Jin pulled him aside and told him what had happened to the Xu family these days, and he hurried over after hearing it, not even returning to the South City side.
“I just combed my hair this morning!” Song Wangyue wailed, covering her head.
Song Wangyue did not like to be served by her subordinates, so she combed her hair by herself, but the hair style popular in the capital was difficult to comb, and it took her a long time each time.
It was rare for the old gentleman to see her in such a state, and he stroked his beard and laughed.
Song Si also smiled and brought her the tea in front of her, “I haven’t touched it yet, take a few sips first, look at your sweaty face, where have you been?”
“Went out for a round with my parents.”
Song Wangyue didn’t feel polite, she picked up the tea and drank it all in one go.
“Is everyone at home okay?”
“All good, Grandma told me to tell you all to stay in the capital for some more time if you don’t want to go back.”
“I don’t mind, but I’m afraid my father doesn’t want to. He doesn’t feel well after a day without work. And great-grandfather, he’s tired of living here in the capital and wants to go to our house for some time, we’re only waiting for you to come back before we go back, aren’t we, great-grandfather.”
“What Yue’er said is true, I do want to go to the countryside for some time.”
“And Grandmother, she wants to go too.”
Song Si nodded, “In that case, I’ll write home later and ask grandparents to clean up the house nicely.”
“That’s not necessary, maternal great grandfather and his family don’t live at home, I’ve already asked Gu Yi to tell the boy to go back and send a letter, and to ask Boss Wei to help us buy a mansion in the county.”
“Good.”
There was limited space at home, and there was really no extra place to live.
After accompanying the old man, Song Si went back to Xu and Song Lin’s courtyard.
Although he had only been away from home for ten days, Song Lin thought a lot about it and he asked about all the things at home, to which Song Si patiently answered one by one.
“Si’er ……”
When Song Lin had asked no more questions, Xu spoke, “You are not young anymore, when do you plan to marry Miss Xiao?”
Mentioning Xiao Yao, Song Si slightly blushed, “I discussed it when I was at home, grandma wanted to have me come back and discuss it with Miss Xiao during the New Year.”
Xu nodded, “There is still more than half a year to go, enough time for us to prepare properly. And ah, from now on, when you are in the capital by yourself, pay more attention, if you encounter anything, come here to …… find Mr. Er, or go to the Ding Guo Gong House, your marriage with Miss Xiao is not easy, don’t make any mistakes.”
Song Si answered.
He accompanied them for a while longer before he got up and went back to South City.