A woman in a white dress, wearing a cloak and a gauze hat, came in from the other side of the street.
It was raining and there were not many people on the street. They were all surprised to see her. There weren't many residents in the town, and they were all familiar with each other. However, this person seemed a bit unfamiliar, and also seemed a bit familiar, so they were unable to guess who he was.
The woman had walked slowly, then quickened her pace, the hem of her skirt dragging across the road, wetting a shallow edge.
She walked to a house at the end of the street and looked at the man sitting on the steps muttering to himself.
How could he be so haggard after so long? His cheekbones were protruding, his cheeks were sunken, and there was not a trace of light in his eyes.
He had been a fool, but his round face was so happy that now he looked a little creepy.
Yue Xiang slowly walked in front of him and heard him mumbling to herself, "Wife, come back, I've cleaned up the entire house. Come back quickly, Wife …"
Yue Xiang's tears fell like a droplet, her voice choked with emotions as she called out to him, "Ah Bao."
With a light sound, it entered Liang Baotian's ears. He slowly raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him with suspicion.
Yue Xiang teared up as she took off her veil, revealing her face. Liang Baotian stood up in shock, her eyes instantly turning red. After being startled for a while, she started to cry at the top of her lungs, "Wifey, you're back. Ah Xiang, don't leave me behind, I've been waiting for you for a long time …" He raised his hand, wanting to count it and show it to her, but she couldn't find her voice. She just stood there and cried, thinking that she had gone crazy, but she didn't dare to step forward and hug the person she had been dreaming about.
Yue Xiang went forward and hugged him, "Idiot, what are you waiting for me for? What if I don't come back …"
"Then I'll keep waiting, keep waiting," Liang Baotian whined as he cried, "You'll come back one day."
Behind them was a large crowd of spectators, but no one spoke as they quietly looked at them. Liang Baotian's mother stood in the crowd and secretly wiped away his tears.
Yue Xiang wailed and hit him on the head, "Why are you so stupid, so stupid …"
"I'm not stupid. I can do a lot of things. Go in and take a look. Ah Xiang, you promised to marry me, don't abandon me, don't leave me, I beg you … "
Yue Xiang cried until she couldn't speak, she kept on hitting him, what a fool, to wait like this even when wind and rain, was she going to exhaust her life?
Liang Baotian's mother wiped his tears away and walked over, "It's raining outside, let's go inside the house to talk. Ah Bao has been looking forward to it all day, I never expected that Miss would really return, you have taught Ah Bao a lesson."
The inner court elder also came and silently pushed open the gate to let them in. The surrounding commoners all sighed and did not leave. They stood there and discussed.
"What is the meaning of Miss Ah Xiang coming back?"
"He probably came back to do something. He told me to say that he would not come back after he left, and this time, he also gave Ah Bao hope. If he leaves again, will he still be able to live?"
"That is to say that the Ah Bao is too pitiful. Now that a good person has become like this, the most heartbroken ones are Boss Leong and his wife. Just this son of theirs, not only was he a fool, he was even tortured to death."
"Ah Xiang is the personal servant of the wangfei, although she's a servant, she's always stronger than an average family's young miss. No one dares to ask about this marriage, but Ah Bao is a fool who can't understand it.
Returning back to the house, Liang Baotian discovered that Yue Xiang's clothes had a smudge on them, and immediately wiped them off with his sleeves. His sleeves were wet, the more he wiped them the dirtier he got, the more anxious he got, his mouth grinning as though he was about to cry, like a kid who was about to do something bad.
Yue Xiang quickly comforted him, "It's alright, if it's dirty, you can wash it off."
He turned his head to look at his mother. "Tomorrow, make two sets of new clothes for my wife. She's back, so she doesn't have any clothes to change."
"Good, good, good," his mother repeated, winking at her brother.
He let out a long cough, "Ah Bao, go to the kitchen with your mother and boil some water. Ah Xiang is back, you don't even have time to drool."
Liang Baotian was willing to do things for his wife, but was also unwilling to leave. He looked at Yue Xiang with a hesitant expression.
His mother came over to pull him back, "Let's go and help his mother light the fire."
Liang Baotian was dragged back by his mother until he staggered, but he was still staring at Yue Xiang. Yue Xiang knew what he was afraid of and smiled consolingly, "You go ahead, I'm not leaving."
Only then did Liang Baotian follow his mother.
After separating the mother and son, he went straight to the point. "Miss Ah Xiang, is there anything you need to do when you come back?"
Ah Xiang didn't think too much before coming here, she just wanted to see Liang Baotian and see how he looked like. However, the moment she saw him just now, she felt a great pain in her heart, and she was unable to breath for a long time. She knew that she couldn't let him go no matter what. It didn't matter if he was a normal person or a fool. It was fine as long as it was him.
Seeing that she did not say anything, the Minister said, "The girl should not have come back this time. He is already like this, why should I give him hope? You're harming him. "
Yue Xiang said softly, "I did indeed have something to do this time. I originally agreed to marry this year, and get married next year. "I'm afraid I won't be able to do that right now …"
He understood what she meant and quickly replied, "Young lady need not worry about this, your identity is there, we would never dare to go there, if you came here to do this, it would be unnecessary, we Ah Bao do not need to worry, we will slowly advise you, one day he will think it through." As he said this, he sighed, "My nephew had a hard time bringing his child. He burned his brain when he was young, and with great difficulty … Sigh, this is fate. " As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears and he seemed to sigh.
"Uncle," Yue Xiang suddenly called out to him.
The middle-aged man was stunned. "Ah Xiang, you …"
The reason why I came here this time is to discuss it with uncle. Ah Bao can't continue like this, he won't be able to see me, he'll keep waiting foolishly.
The middle-aged man stood up in shock, "Miss Ah Xiang, are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. Did I come all this way to lie to you?"
The Minister still did not believe her. "I thought that once the Lady entered the city and came to the Prince's side, there would be too many things to do in marriage. I never would have imagined that you would be such a kind-hearted person!"
Yue Xiang was a little embarrassed by his praise, "Uncle, look at what you're saying, how can you not make a decision? You can't joke around about the engagement, unless you don't want me anymore."
"Of course not." The Minister became excited as his eyes turned red. He shouted again and again, "Sister, sister! Come out quickly! This is a joyous occasion!"
When Ah Bao's mother heard her brother call his in such a scary manner, he immediately ran out. Seeing that her normally dignified and calm brother was on the verge of tears, his lips trembled, "Sister, Ah Xiang said that he wanted to get married earlier. This time, Ah Bao is saved!"
The mother of the Ah Bao did not believe him. He looked at him and asked, "Is this for real?"
The Ah Xiang nodded, "It's true. If we get married earlier, I can take care of him. "
"Oh, my Bodhisattva!" "She dropped to her knees." "You are truly a Bodhisattva who saved people's lives. My bitter child, how could you possibly have the ability to marry a fairy like you back? I truly …"
Yue Xiang immediately helped her up, and affectionately called out for her, "Don't treat me as an outsider, we're already family now, I'm doing this for the Ah Bao, and also for myself, once we're together, I don't need to worry about him anymore."
Ah Bao covered her face with her hands. She was so excited that she could not speak and cried.
Ah Bao carried some water in and frowned at his mother, "What are you crying for? My wife is back, she should be smiling. "
"Ah Bao is right, we should laugh," the middle-aged man said as he raised his hand to wipe his eyes, "This is a joyous occasion, let's make a good plan and get married on a good day."