Chapter 488 - Chapter 488: Chapter 484: Returning Home_1

Chapter 488: Chapter 484: Returning Home_1

Wei Zhan was speechless.

His mother had not allowed his father to spend the night in her room for many years now, and his father hadn’t said a word about it. But today, early in the morning, he actually came complaining to him at the Princess Residence, Wei Zhan suspected his father had ulterior motives.

“Father, I’ll talk to you later,” Wei Zhan signaled to a nearby maid. She stepped forward and greeted the Wei clan leader with a respectful knee-bend, “My lord, please enjoy morning tea in the front hall.”

This was the Princess Residence, and the Master of the Wei family had no choice but to follow the maid reluctantly to the front hall.

Weizhan got rid of his father and returned to his wife’s room, “You rest for a while, I’ll be right back,” he said.

He had spent the entire night with his wife, which was a bit unusual. It would be better for him to get some sleep after talking to his father.

“You go ahead.” Yingbao prepared to go back to Qinchuan County to organize some things to bring to her parents and grandparents. After that, she would have to go to Beijing to check on her two younger brothers and others like Jiang Quan and Huzi.

Weizhan gave his wife a kiss and then went out to see his father.

When the Master of the Wei family saw his son, he stood up immediately and asked anxiously, “Qi Lang, how did you and your mother manage to rejuvenate yourselves? Can you also…”

“Father, it’s hard to explain,” Weizhan said, “If you can cultivate a calm and natural understanding, I can guarantee you will live a long life. As for becoming younger…”

He looked at his father and hesitated, “That depends on fate.”

The master of the Wei family sat down in the chair with a dejected look, unhappy.

But now that his son and daughter-in-law were both important figures, he couldn’t criticize them in front of the servants. After thinking for a while, he pitifully said, “Then…I’ll let the other maids go when I get home.”

Weizhan remained silent.

He had no desire or authority to meddle in his father’s domestic affairs.

As long as those concubines behaved themselves in the mansion, things would be fine. If they caused any more problems, he would invite his mother to live in the Princess Residence and never get involved with them again.

Last time, his oldest nephew Shu Nan had gotten into a fight over a woman from a brothel and severely injured the other party. His father had to spend a lot of money to resolve the situation and save his nephew.

Despite this, his sister-in-law from the Cao family still made a fuss, crying hysterically that his father didn’t care about her or her son’s wellbeing. She even claimed that if they had sent Shu Nan to Beijing, he would not have gotten into such a mess.

Wei Zhan was frustrated every time he thought about the Cao family mother and son.

“Father, I have other matters to attend to. I won’t stay with you any longer,” Wei Zhan got up and left straight away after speaking.

When he returned to his wife’s room, he saw her packing.

Wei Zhan hugged his wife from behind and asked, “Where are you planning to go now?”

“I want to go back to Qinchuan County for a while. Are you coming?” Yingbao turned around and caressed his thin cheek.

Weizhan nodded, “Wherever you go in the future, I’ll go. Don’t think about leaving me behind.”

Yingbao chuckled and nestled into his embrace, “I know. Wait until you reach the level of divinity in your cultivation, then I’ll take you on a journey through the Ten Thousand Worlds.”

Actually, they could do it now, but they both had things tying them down at home, so it had to be put off until everyone had passed on a hundred years later.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhan’s eyes lit up, “Really? Can I really travel through the Ten Thousand Worlds?”

“Of course, if Mother-in-law and Nuannuan are willing, I can take them as well.”

“As long as Nuannuan is going, my mother will definitely agree.” His wife had been in a deep sleep for many years, and his mother had personally raised Nuannuan throughout that time. They even ate and slept together, so the person his elderly mother was most reluctant to leave behind was, naturally, her granddaughter.

The next day, without bringing anyone else, Yingbao and Wei Zhan rode out of the city and headed straight for Qinchuan County.

As soon as they reached a solitary place, Yingbao called back their horses. Holding Wei Zhan’s hand, with a slight shift, they arrived at Dongchen Village in Chuanhe Town.

Jiang Sanlang, the Third Son of the Jiang family, had quit his position as county magistrate and moved back to Dongchen Village with his wife to live with his parents and oldest brother.

However, his Second Brother, Jiang Erlang, had moved to Beijing with his family, where they lived with Huzi.

When Yingbao and Wei Zhan walked into the village, the entire village was stirred.

Second Aunt Wang, who was selling apricots at the entrance of the village, recognized the well-dressed young couple and stared at them for a long time. When she saw them heading towards Jiang’s house, she suddenly remembered and exclaimed, “Good heavens! Isn’t that Yingbao? She hasn’t changed at all!”

She picked up her basket and ran back to her house, shouting as she went, “Hey! Our Commandery Princess is back!”

Her shout summoned all the villagers to the entrance of the Jiang family’s house.

The village elder and his wife also arrived. Despite being over seventy or eighty years old, they were as light on their feet as ever, showing no signs of aging.

The Jiang household was the same as ever, except that there were a few more servants around.

Chunniang was making summer clothes in her room. She vaguely heard people shouting that the Commandery Princess had returned, so she quickly put down her needle and thread and ran out to check.

By this time, Yingbao and Wei Zhan had already entered the house. Suddenly, Chunniang cried out, “Bao’er! You’re finally awake!”

Chunniang hugged her daughter, tears streaming down her face. She repeatedly touched Yingbao’s face and hands to confirm that everything was real.

“Mother, have you been well?” Yingbao asked. She had been gone for over ten years, and she knew her parents must have been worried sick.

Chunniang nodded again and again, “Your father and I are both very well. Now, tell mother, what exactly happened?”

Yingbao entered the room with her mother, “Where’s Dad?” she asked when she didn’t see him.

“Your father and your uncle went to check on the pepper plants in the village,” Chunniang replied. Recently, there had been quite a few people wanting to buy pepper seedlings, so Jiang Sanlang had pruned his own vines and sold them at a low price to people from outside the village.

The Jiang family was no longer poor; every year they had a considerable amount of income. In addition to the profit from their own land and the dividends from the shops and weaving workshop, they were saving most of the money that was coming in like snow. As a result, Jiang Sanlang rarely did any physical labor apart from growing some mushrooms and other things.

Yingbao suddenly wondered whether her fruit trees and grapevines were still there.

Chunniang called out to Wei Zhan with a big grin, “Wei Zhan, come in and sit down.”

Weizhan followed his wife into the main room and sat down. A young maid served them tea.

Before long, the Jiang household was surrounded by villagers.

The village elder and his wife also came and were invited into the main room to exchange greetings with Weizhan and Yingbao.

Soon after, Old Man Jiang and his wife Jiang Liu also came over and were somewhat surprised to see Wei Zhan.

The old couple had visited their granddaughter in Zhouhe County while she was still in a deep sleep. The husband of the granddaughter was certainly not like this, why had he suddenly become so much younger?

Confused, they voiced their doubts.

Yingbao smiled and said, “It’s because Wei Zhan has had a celestial encounter.”

“Ah? What do you mean by a ‘celestial encounter’?” Old Man Jiang had never heard the term before and was curious.

Yingbao: “I’ll explain in detail later.” There were too many people in the courtyard now and it would be too complicated to explain everything at once, so she simply didn’t say anything.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries and chatted for a while, Old Lady Tang said, “Yingbao, I’ve been feeling unwell lately, can you check me over?”

Yingbao nodded and extended her finger to take the elderly woman’s pulse.

In fact, Old Lady Tang didn’t have any serious health problems, but she was old, and her body was showing signs of wear and tear, just like a machine that has been used for many years.

Yingbao turned to Wei Zhan and said, “Use the Eternal Spring Technique on Old Lady Tang.”

Wei Zhan stood up as he was told, held his hands together to make a seal, and cast the Eternal Spring Technique.