Chapter 72: Three Days of Returning Home

  Ji Min immediately became anxious and called everyone around him: "You quietly let people know. Be careful in the garden."

  Everyone followed suit and left.

  Shen Mu Qing saw Liang Ji Min hastily turning around in circles and said: "We'll go take a look too!"

  Li Qiming stopped her: "Be careful not to be seen by others. We'll just wait here."

  "Shen Mu Qing let out a sigh: 'You're also tired, I'll get some sesame paste porridge for you to eat!'"

  That was the dry ration prepared by Li in advance.

  Liang Jimin thought for a moment and smiled: "Tell me where it is. Or I'll go fetch it, you take a rest."

  Shen Muqing looked at him with a calm and composed expression, her heart softened, and she pushed him to sit down on the kang: "I'll go."

  She went to call Li Mama, who had been treated as a rough servant girl, "Make a bowl of sesame paste for the young master."

  Li's mother went out at the sound. Soon, two bowls of sesame paste were brought over. She put them on a tray and handed them to Shen Muqing. And said: "I asked around. Nobody knows such a person. I think... I'll go to the outer courtyard tomorrow and see if anyone knows."

  Shen Mu nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "Is there still enough money in your hands?"

  Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Don't worry, miss. It's just for those mothers to have a drink. The twenty taels you gave me will be enough for more than half a year."

  Shen Mu Qing slightly nodded: "When it's necessary to make a move, you can just tell me."

  Mrs. Li hurriedly replied.

  Shen Mu Qing returned the tray to the main house with a calm and composed demeanor.

  Liang Jimin saw her bringing things over and quickly went up to meet her, taking the tray from Shen Muqing's hands.

  Shen Muqing didn't stand on ceremony with him and followed him into the house, sitting down in front of the large kang by the window.

  Two people drank a bowl of sesame paste randomly, and there was still no news from Liang Youhui.

  Liáng Jìmǐn was very uneasy.

  "Don't worry, she's also grown up now. With so many relatives coming to the house, maybe she was having fun with someone and forgot about this."

  Liang Jimin hesitated for a long time before saying in a low voice, "Except for you and Wanqing, would Yuexia go to play with anyone else?"

  Shen Mu Qing was taken aback for a moment.

  "Who is Wanqing?" Shen Muqing remembered very clearly that among the relatives he had met today, there was no one named Wanqing.

  Liáng Jìmǐn had a moment of daze: "Wǎn Qīng is the daughter of my younger uncle, I... cousin!"

  Shen Muqing thought about the people in her mind again and was very sure that she had never seen this cousin.

  "Today I also didn't see Wanqing, will she and her boyfriend be together?"

  Liang Jiemin smiled and said: "She has caught a cold, so she didn't come today. Yu Hui can't be with her."

  For some reason, Shen Muqing suddenly thought of the woman in a crimson dress he saw on his wedding night.

  She lowered her head to gaze at the tea cup in her hands, softly saying: "Is Cousin's illness very serious... I see you look worried!" As she spoke, she quietly raised her eyes to carefully examine Liang Jiemin's expression.

  Liáng Jìmǐn was shocked and lost his composure, rubbing his own face: "I'm not very clear either! I've been busy with the wedding recently and haven't met my cousin."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his new wife gazing at him with a pair of bright and shining eyes.

  Liang Jimin had an unnatural moment.

  He lowered his eyelids and suddenly said: "Yu Hui has had epilepsy since childhood."

  Goat madness!

  Shen Mu Qing was silent for a moment before he came back to his senses.

  What Liang Jiemin said is epilepsy, which is now commonly referred to as "dian". Although she didn't fully understand the condition of such patients, a colleague's child had suffered from it before, and she would occasionally hear her colleague mention some precautions.

  "Since that's the case, why are you letting her run around everywhere? She can't overexert herself, nor get too excited or too sad..."

  Liang Jiemin sighed: "How could we have let her run around everywhere... She insisted on going to your house to see you, and when we stopped her once, she fell ill..."

  Liáng Jì Mǐn thought she was saying that Liáng Yòu Huì disregarded etiquette, and after the engagement between the two families, she still let Liáng Yòu Huì visit the Shěn family.

  It's better for Xia Muqing and Liang Jimin to go and explain these things now.

  She got down from the kang and put on her shoes: "I'm going to find her... It's so cold outside, if she gets sick and calls for me, I won't be able to hear her..."

  Liang Jimin pulled Shen Muqing's sleeve: "There are many relatives at home..."

  "Is face important or is life important?"

  Liáng Jì Mǐn pulled her sleeve again: "Mù Qīng, if people find out, Huì will never be able to marry in this lifetime!"

  Deeply shocked and saddened.

  As soon as he looked up, he saw a pleading look in Liang Jimin's eyes.

  She was taken aback.

  Someone outside was happily shouting: "Third Master, Third Madam, Second Miss has been found."

  Shen Muqing once again shook off Liang Jimin's hand and walked out in long strides.

  Leung Yau-wai was found by Ng Kam-hung in a pavilion not far from the Li Zheng Hall, where she had been pacing back and forth. When she learned that Leung Chi-ming and Shum Mok-ching had already paid their respects to their elders with tea, her face changed drastically, shouting "I didn't know it was so soon".

  Ning Bi saw that her mental state was not good and pulled her back with a mix of coaxing and dragging.

  Shen Mu Qing's handling of the situation was quite good, so he first praised her a few words, and later rewarded her with one or two silver coins.

  Liang Youhui burst into loud sobs as soon as she saw Shen Muqing.

  "Rest assured, I'm still keeping your meeting gift. Even if you don't offer me tea,"

  "Leave it for you."

  She was worried about something else: "You said, if I don't go, will our relatives at home say that I don't like you?"

  Shen Muqing's eyes suddenly turned red and he almost shed tears.

  Because of this illness, Liang Youhui must have had a lot of pressure in her heart. Otherwise, she wouldn't be wandering around the waterside pavilion near the main hall, hesitating about whether to appear in front of these relatives... Thinking further, it's possible that she was even ridiculed by her relatives because of this. But despite all this, the first thing Liang Youhui thought of was still others.

  She hugged Liang Youhui, who was taller than her, and comforted her like a child: "You'll often be with me in the future, and those rumors will naturally dissipate."

  Liáng Yòu Huì nodded continuously.

  At night, Shen Mu Qing had already gone to bed early with You Hui.

  Because of lack of rest, sometimes it also triggers epilepsy attacks.

  The next day when returning home, Liang Jiemin thanked him with a grateful heart and said "thank you".

  Shen Muqing just smiled at him.

  Mr. Li had already arranged a sumptuous feast to entertain his daughter and son-in-law.

  They paid respects to the Shen family ancestors and had a meal. Then, Madame Li pulled Shen Muqing back into the house to talk, while Liang Jieming also went with Shen to the study room.

  As soon as she returned home, Mrs. Li looked her daughter up and down, as if she hadn't eaten or worn clothes for two days.

  Shen Mu Qing was busy comforting her. He smiled and said, "These past few days, Yu Hui has been sleeping with me every night and eating with me every day. When we return home, she still follows us and gets scolded by Old Madam."

  Li listened and burst out laughing.

  Shen Muqing could feel the relief in Li's laughter.

  "If she wants to come with you next time, just let her come!" said Mrs. Li with a smile, "We don't need to say so much at our home."

  Shen Mu nodded slightly.

  Li asked what she had eaten the past two days, whether it was good or not. Wang Wenchao and Jiang Shuangrui told her some things, while Madame Fu and Feng said some other things, etc.

  Shen Mu Qing replied ambiguously, half true and half false, just to make Li Shi feel at ease.

  Mr. Li heard and smiled: "Being good is good, being good is good."

  The two of them talked until it was time for dinner, and if Old Lady Wang hadn't come in to remind them, they would have continued talking.

  After dinner, Mu Qing reluctantly bid farewell to Li and returned to the Liang's home with Liang Jiemin.

  On the way, Shen Muqing saw that Liang Jimin was somewhat absent-minded and smiled to tease: "Did Master test your knowledge?"

  "Not really!" Liang Jiemin smiled somewhat perfunctorily. "He just talked to me about the spring examination and told me to study hard for these two months."

  This is a big deal!

  Shen Mu nodded slightly and asked again.

  They returned to the Liang's house and first went to pay their respects to Old Mrs. Liang.

  Madam Tai let Zi Juan accompany Shen Muqing, while she herself pulled Liang Jiemin to the inner room and talked for half a day. By the time they arrived at Madame Feng's place, it was already midnight.

  Fortunately, Mr. Feng just asked a few questions about the situation and let them go back to rest early.

  Back at the Liang's residence, Liang Youhui had been waiting anxiously. Seeing Shen Muqing rush over, she complained: "Why did you guys only come back now!"

  Shen Muqing let Ying Fen take the meat floss given by Li's family to coax Liang Youhui.

  Liáng Yòu Huì indeed shifted her attention.

  Liang Jimin shook his head but didn't say much and turned to go to the study.

  After three days of wedding celebrations, life in the Liang household returned to normal, and Shen Muqing also began to adapt to her new life.

  She went with Liang Jiemin and Liang Youhui to pay respects to Madame Tai early in the morning.

  Madam Tai had not yet gotten out of bed when Madame Feng arrived.

  Three people paid their respects to the Feng family, and Wang Wenxiang came with her child.

  Liang Bo Kong has three sons. The eldest son, Ping Ge, is six years old this year. The second son, An Ge, is five years old this year. The third son, Kang Ge, is three years old this year.

  Three children saw Liang Jiemin and rushed towards him in a flurry of excitement.

  "Third Uncle's hug!"

  "Third Uncle, carry me!"

  "It's my third uncle!"

  The children were chattering away, and Wang Wenxiang was constantly scolding them in a low voice: "Keep your voices down, Great-Grandmother hasn't gotten up yet!"

  Liáng Yòu Jì picked up the smallest Kāng Gē and smiled: "You all stop quarreling, go pay your respects to Great-Grandmother properly. Later, I'll take you to the garden to catch birds."

  The three children immediately fell silent. The youngest, Kang Ge, covered his mouth with his small hand and mumbled unclearly: "Third Uncle, I didn't say anything."

  Liang Youhui also chimed in, whispering on the side: "I want to go too".

  Shen Mu Qing couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

  Liang Jimin gazed at Shen Muqing with a profound meaning and said: "Alright, let's all go together."

  For some reason, Shen Muqing's face turned red.

  Feng didn't notice the scene over here at all. She was talking to Wang Wenxiang: "How is it, hasn't Jiangting's foot healed yet?"

  Jiang Ting was Liang Bo Kong's concubine who had some relationship with Zeng Ju, because of her status as a concubine, she did not have the privilege to attend the tea ceremony in the main hall, so Shen Mu Qing still does not know this person until now.

  Wang Wenxiu smiled and responded vaguely with a "yes".

  Feng furrowed his brow: "It's been so long, how come it still hasn't gotten better!"

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