Chapter 613 - Chapter 614: The Empress Dowager Returns to the Palace (2)

Chapter 614: The Empress Dowager Returns to the Palace (2)

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“It’s fine, it’s fine,” the middle-aged man hurriedly said.

The woman frowned at him, but she didn’t say anything to refute him.

A small gaze made the difference in status between the two of them obvious.

Song Jingchen looked seriously at the carriage opposite him and didn’t refuse.

With his permission, the woman turned around and helped the person in the carriage down. The other party was wearing a veil and her appearance could not be seen clearly.

The person nodded at Song Jingchen and Shen Yijia and was helped into the carriage by the woman.

Their carriage was not big, but it was enough for four people to sit in. The middle-aged man rode beside them.

Two hours later, the carriage successfully entered the city. The three of them left a money bag and left.

Song Jingchen brought the remaining people to Xuanyuan Ce’s place.

The Song family was clearly Shangguan Puts main focus. He was worried about them being placed elsewhere, so he could only settle the two people down with Xuanyuan Ce first.

Xuanyuan Ce did not know if he should be happy or angry at the couple for not treating him as an outsider.

He was happy that he was trusted, but he was angry that they didn’t tell him about something as big as leaving the capital. As soon as they returned, they threw him a problem.

“This is their food expenses.” Shen Yijia took out the money bag she had just obtained with a pained expression.

She had taken a look. There were two banknotes and some silver pieces inside. It added up to more than 200 taels of silver. For simply letting them hitch a ride, it was indeed a heavy reward.

Of course, she did not give so much money as just food. She also gave Xuanyuan Ce a reward for his help.

Xuanyuan Ce inexplicably understood what she meant and his heart skipped a beat.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Shen Yijia was puzzled.

Xuanyuan Ce sighed. “I have to return to the Xuanyuan Kingdom soon.”

Ji Yunxi suddenly left the capital of Great Xia with the excuse of looking for medicine. He felt that something was wrong and sent someone to investigate.

Unexpectedly, he found traces of her in the Xuanyuan Kingdom. Unfortunately, there was no news of her after that. It was as if Ji Yunxi had disappeared from the face of the earth. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t find her.

Thinking of the Valley of Heavenly Secrets, he decided to make a trip personally.

Shen Yijia was stunned for a moment. She had almost forgotten that this person was also going home. She thought for a moment and asked, “Isn’t it inconvenient for that mute woman to stay with you?”

“No, I still need to stay for a few more days.” Xuanyuan Ce shook his head and looked at Song Jingchen. “Since you’ve brought back the witnesses, you should take action, right?”

If the Song family’s matter was not resolved, he would not be at ease with Shen Yijia’s situation.

Song Jingchen pursed his lips and nodded. “It won’t take up too much of your time.”

When they returned home, Madam Li did not ask if they had found her. She only urged the two of them to take a hot bath and prepared a large table of dishes with MO Yuan. When the two of them were full, she chased them back to their rooms to rest.

Song Jingchen knew that Madam Li really wanted to know the outcome, but he was worried that they would be tired, so he endured it and didn’t ask. He said helplessly, “Mother, don’t worry. We brought her back.”

Madam Li stiffened and tears welled up in her eyes. She smiled and said,

“That’s good, that’s good.”

She pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. “Hurry up and go back to your room to rest. Sister Jia has lost weight. I’ll go to the kitchen to make some soup. You should drink it when you wake up.”

Shen Yijia touched her face. She had been gone for four days, not four months. How did she lose weight so quickly?

In the end, the two of them could not persuade Madam Li to return to her room to catch up on her sleep. When Shen Yijia woke up, it was already dark.

Perhaps because she had slept for too long, Shen Yijia felt dizzy. She sat on the bed in a daze for a long time before getting out of bed.

MO Yuan, who was guarding outside the door, heard the commotion and pushed the door open.

“Where did my hubby go?” Shen Yijia rubbed her eyes and asked.

MO Yuan walked over to help her change her clothes. “Lord Xian is here. Young Master is talking to him in the study in the front courtyard.” Shangguan Yu?

Shen Yijia frowned and muttered, “Why is he here?”

MO Yuan said, “I don’t know.”

“Forget it, forget it.” Shen Yijia waved her hand. She thought of something and asked, “Have you seen the mute woman?”

Song Jingchen had probably taken care of everything.

As expected, MO Yuan nodded and said, “She’s not in a good condition. Too much time has passed, and she’s old. I’m afraid she won’t be able to hold on even if we give her lots of medicine.

Actually, the most important thing was to treat her throat, but that wasn’t guaranteed either.

Shen Yijia was actually not surprised by this outcome. She thought for a moment and asked, “Have you told her?”

MO Yuan glanced at her and shook her head. “No, I only said that I would do my best.

Shen Yijia gave her a thumbs up in approval. “How smart. Then let’s help her cure’ it..”