Because the master family treated her well, Aunt He reciprocated by working diligently.
Now that ng Yunzheng and the others are leaving, Aunt He truly feels a strong reluctance.
So, when she ca over this morning, she also prepared so local specialties for them to take along.
After Shu Yu gave the red envelope to Aunt He, ng Yunzheng called her from there, "Yu, let’s go."
It’s getting late; if they delay any longer, they won’t make it to the next town before dark.
Shu Yu waved to Aunt He, left the house, and boarded the carriage.
Aunt He stood at the gate of the small courtyard, watching the landlord lock the door and leave, she couldn’t help but sigh softly, feeling inexplicably a bit lonely.
Her son and daughter-in-law called her, "Mother, let’s go, ti to head ho."
Unexpectedly, Aunt He waved them off, "You go ahead; I still have sothing to do here. Leave that little stool; I’m going to sit here for a while."
Her son and daughter-in-law, very confused, exchanged a look.
"Mother, this Young Master ng and the others have all left. What else is there to do?"
"Ah, never mind about it; anyway, I’m not going back today."
Unable to get anything out of her, they just picked up their things and went ho.
Aunt He sat on a small stool at the gate of the small courtyard, chatting with the neighbors to pass the ti.
More than an hour passed, and then suddenly, clip-clop, a horse ca running up the street, with a youth on it, sweating profusely.
When the horse stopped at the gate of the small courtyard, the youth imdiately dismounted, looked at the courtyard in front of him, as if confirming he hadn’t made a mistake, then quickly ran up to knock on the door.
"Is anyone here? ng Yunzheng, are you there?"
Aunt He quickly stood up, took a few steps forward, "Young Sir, Young Sir, are you looking for Young Master ng? Are you from the ng family?"
The young man was taken aback, turned his head to look at Aunt He, "Indeed, I am from the ng family. Who are you?"
"I am Aunt He, who used to help Young Master ng with work."
"So you are Aunt He." The young man exhaled, "I am ng Yunzheng’s cousin, ng Qi, I’ve co to find my cousin."
"But Young Master ng, the whole family has already left quite a while ago."
ng Qi’s eyes widened, "Left? Everyone has left?"
"Yes, look, the courtyard has already been vacated, and even the lock is in place."
ng Qi looked down, seeing a large lock hanging brightly on the door; he was so anxious just now that he hadn’t noticed it at all.
ng Qi’s expression changed slightly, and he turned to leave.
Aunt He quickly stopped him, "Young Master ng, wait a mont. Although Young Master ng has left, he left a letter with , tasked to give to anyone who cos looking for Miss ng Han."
"A letter?"
Aunt He pulled out an envelope from her sleeve and handed it over.
ng Qi thanked her, hurriedly opened it, and read it.
The letter contained just one line—"ng Han went with to Dongan Province. After we arrive, I’ll have Father write back to assure our safety."
One sentence on a single sheet of paper, succinct to the point of exasperation.
ng Qi ground his teeth, crumpled the letter tightly into a ball.
But no matter the case, upon reading the letter and knowing his sister was safe, ng Qi let out a sigh of relief.
He steadied his breath and asked Aunt He, "Before they left, did they say anything else?"
Aunt He thought for a mont, "They didn’t say much else; only that Young Master ng mumbling said he thought the person coming for Miss ng Han would have arrived last night. If they had arrived last night, they could have taken Miss ng Han back."
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