The disturbance at the relay station dissipated, the sky lightened, and the people inside began to wake up, while others hurried over on the main road outside.
"Is the relay station deputy so courteous to welcome guests at the door?"
Seeing the posthouse soldiers standing outside the door looking at the road, the newcomers asked in surprise.
This relay station is too polite.
"It's because they were sending off Miss Jun, what are you showing off for?" someone immediately responded.
"Miss Jun has left?"
This caused many people inside to run out and inquire.
After confirming, everyone was beating their chests and stomping their feet.
"I still wanted to ask Miss Jun for advice."
"Miss Jun hasn't even checked yet if I have any ominous signs."
The liveliness puzzled the newcomer.
"Who is Miss Jun?" he asked.
This question made the noise stop, and everyone gave him a disdainful look.
"Which Miss Jun could it be in the world." they said, "Of course, it's Miss Jun from Jiurong."
The newcomer suddenly understood, and thinking that Miss Jun had already left, he too started beating his chest and stomping his feet.
"I was just one step away, just one step away from meeting Miss Jun."
Outside the relay station became noisy again, while the carriage of Miss Jun traveling on the road in the early morning was noisier than usual.
The urgent sound of horse hooves only stopped in front of Miss Jun's carriage.
"Jiurong, look." Fang Chengyu said.
Miss Jun's carriage curtain was lifted, and she had already seen the string of yellow apricots he was holding in his hand.
"Are apricots ripe already?" she said.
"I saw them on the way here and tasted them; they are edible now." Fang Chengyu smiled, passing the apricots over.
Miss Jun took them.
Fang Chengyu rode his horse around the carriage again.
"How does it taste?" he asked.
Miss Jun took a bite and nodded with a smile.
"It's delicious." she said.
Fang Chengyu joyfully smiled, urging his horse to circle the carriage on the other side again.
"Young Master, why don't you sit in the carriage for a while?"
Seventh Chen, sitting at the back of the carriage, could no longer stand it and coughed softly.
Are you itching all over that you can't stay still? A fast horse galloping, a slow horse circling.
"I'm not tired." Fang Chengyu declared, looking at Miss Jun, "Jiurong, I have been riding all the way here and I'm not tired at all."
"How long have you been learning?" Miss Jun asked with a smile.
"I've mastered it for half a year." Fang Chengyu said with a bit of pride.
"Then your skills are really good." Miss Jun smiled.
"Right!" Fang Chengyu's smile widened, he urged his horse and rode around the carriage again, "I've learned a lot, I can shoot arrows on horseback."
Saying that, he took off the bow and arrows from the horse.
"Jiurong, let me show you."
"I've also learned well, I'll go shoot a rabbit for you."
Enough already! Are you going to try catching the moon on horseback too? Maybe perform a saber dance?
Seventh Chen couldn't help holding his forehead, Jinxiu was so reserved and her younger brother turned out to be such a childish chatterbox.
Miss Jun watched Fang Chengyu with a smile and beckoned.
"Come sit." she said.
"Alright, I'm tired of riding and I want to sit in a carriage." Fang Chengyu joked.
You got tired too quickly, didn't you? Seventh Chen thought in exasperation; what did you say when I invited you to sit?
Unexpectedly, the Young Master of the Fang Family, the reserved Jinxiu's younger brother, turned out to be such a person.
Fang Chengyu sat beside the coachman, took the tea Miss Jun handed him, and tilted his head to drink it all.
"You've grown taller." Miss Jun said with a smile, "and gained weight."
Fang Chengyu hurriedly showed his arm.
"And you've gotten stronger," he said, "after you left, I've been practicing boxing and archery every day."
Miss Jun nodded with a smile.
"I can see." she said, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Fang Chengyu let her wipe his sweat with a jovial grin, not feeling uncomfortable at all.
"Why did you come so far to meet up? Is your family not worried?" Miss Jun said.
"It's closer than going to the capital." Fang Chengyu said, "Don't worry, when I handle things, my family feels reassured."
Compared to the shy young man who was just recovering from illness a year ago, the current Fang Chengyu was much more relaxed and at ease.
He was much luckier than his younger brother Jiurong.
He has been confined by illness for ten years, and although Jiurong has no illness, he too has been confined ever since entering Prince Huai's mansion and has never gone out, only seeing a small part of the world in Prince Huai's mansion, not knowing how much longer he will be confined.
We must quickly free Jiurong from this confinement, otherwise, he might become completely incapacitated.
"Is it very hard?" Fang Chengyu looked at her expression and suddenly asked.
Of course, doing this would be very hard.
Miss Jun was slightly startled, then regained her composure and looked at Fang Chengyu's concerned eyes.
"It's manageable," she smiled and said, "Working is never easy, having the opportunity to work is already good, I'm not afraid of hardships."
Fang Chengyu nodded.
"Yes, Miss Jun is right," he said, "And you've done exceptionally well, it's amazing."
"How is everyone at home?" Miss Jun asked.
Although they mentioned it in the letters they exchanged, she still asked.
Fang Chengyu immediately sat upright.
"Good," he said enthusiastically, "Grandmother has become fascinated with listening to operas and has raised an opera troupe at home, mother is busy arranging marriages for my elder sisters."
"...Elder sister took over a branch company...just got there and was given a tough welcome by the old shopkeeper..."
The voice of Fang Chengyu conversing and laughing continuously filled the lively convoy of more than a dozen carriages on the road.
...............
A distant city came into view.
"Yangcheng has arrived," someone shouted.
The voice from the carriage behind Fang Chengyu also stopped.
Finally home.
Seventh Chen excitedly sat up in the carriage, looking at the city in front, finally not having to bear Young Master's liveliness anymore, he could enjoy some peace for a while.
"Miss Jun, I just thought of something."
The voice of Fang Chengyu came from the carriage behind once again.
Seventh Chen was startled.
What had he thought of now? He had thought of many things along the way, from the trees in the yard to the bird's nest under the roof where Miss Jun placed flowers.
Miss Jun looked at him.
"I'm happy you're back, the family is happy, and the people of Yangcheng must be happy too, so I've told everyone already," Fang Chengyu said.
Told everyone already?
Seventh Chen was stunned, implying...
Before he could process, he heard a thunderous noise ahead.
"Miss Jun is back!"
"It's Miss Jun's carriage and horses!"
Crowds appeared in front of the city like clouds, surging towards this side.
Well, this arrangement was really proper, sending off when leaving the capital, welcoming back when returning home, perfect.
Seventh Chen looked at Fang Chengyu sitting next to Miss Jun in the rear, today's young people really know how to win people's hearts, impressive, impressive, maybe he should learn from this young master.
............….
Inside the Ning Family's residence, there was silence up and down, not the leisurely silence as before, but tense, as the maids and servants walked carefully.
Eldest Madam Ning had fallen ill the day Ning Yunzhao returned home, and even the doctor couldn't specify anything.
Ning Yunzhao, not even changing his clothes, stayed by her side, declining all banquets and visits.
Several days had passed, Eldest Madam Ning did not show signs of improvement, but instead, the sounds of crying always intermittently came from the room.
"Master, young master, good news, good news."
A maidservant ran in joyfully, breaking the tense atmosphere.
How could there be good news when Eldest Madam Ning was like this?
The silently waiting maids and servants looked puzzled at the maidservant.
Ning Yunzhao lifted the curtain and came out.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Young master, Miss Jun has returned," the maidservant said happily.
Miss Jun?
Ning Yunzhao was startled, and surprised, she...
Before he could inquire further, he heard Ning Yunyan's voice behind.
"What good news is her return?" Ning Yunyan also stood up, her eyebrows raised fiercely at the maidservant.
The maidservant was frightened by Ning Yunyan's expression.
"Miss Jun is a divine doctor, madam's illness…" she stammered.
Before she could finish, Ning Yunyan burst into fury.
"Get out," she screamed shrilly.
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