In the front hall, "Shen Wan" sat uneasily on a chair and kept looking out the door. An hour ago, she went to see Zi Ling, but she heard that Zi Ling had gone out on horseback at noon and was not in the house. She asked Zi Ling Youfu couldn't tell where she went. She asked Song Heng again, and he said that Zi Ling should have gone to chase Shen Wan and her son to say goodbye to them, and would come back after saying goodbye. After she had dinner, Feeling a little worried, I came to the front hall to wait.
"It's completely dark today, why hasn't Zi Ling come back yet?" "Shen Wan" stood up and walked back and forth in the room.
Seeing that she was so worried and restless, Qiu Ju said, "The young master should be on his way back. Madam, don't worry too much."
"Shen Wan" frowned and said worriedly: "Have you forgotten how he was captured by the barbarians and sent to the north? How can I not worry about this?"
Qiu Ju said: "Now that the barbarians have surrendered, how can they dare to attack the young master again?" Even if the barbarians have that idea, they still have to weigh whether their northern region can withstand the bombing.
"Shen Wan" stretched her neck, looked at the door again, turned to Qiu Ju and said, "Qiu Ju, do you think Zi Ling will just follow them?" She was so afraid of Zi. After Ling caught up with Shen Wan and the others, she followed them directly. She heard Qiu Ju say how Zi Ling got along with that mother and son. So she felt that Zi Ling's feelings for that mother and son were absolutely unnecessary. As my mother-in-law, I might be even worse than her.
"Madam, you are overthinking," Qiu Ju looked at her and said, "Even if the young master is reluctant to let them go, he will not leave with them. This is his home, and you and the general are his biological parents. Moreover, The young master’s ambition is to be a general, and a few days ago, he has been following the general to the camp, studying and practicing with the general, but he will not leave the imperial city."
Hearing what Qiu Ju said, "Shen Wan" felt a little more relieved. She was really afraid of her son, so she followed others.
After waiting for another hour, Song Ziling still didn't come back. The city gate had been closed long ago. "Shen Wan" couldn't sit still and went to find Song Heng. She was afraid that something might happen to Ziling, so she asked Song Heng to send people out to search. Song Heng calculated the time and distance, and thought that Song Ziling should have been a little late when he caught up with Shen Wan and the others. After saying goodbye, he could not enter the city if he rushed back, so she should have gone to the nearest town with Shen Wan. Stay. He also said that if he hasn't come back by noon tomorrow, he will send someone to look for him again, so that "Shen Wan" can rest assured and rest early.
"Shen Wan" couldn't rest assured. She tossed and turned in bed all night without falling asleep. It was useless to have breakfast the next day, so she waited in the front hall.
The servants in the mansion were coming and going. Knowing that she was waiting for Song Ziling, they all thought she was very weird. She was just a distant relative. The second young master had not returned, and the old lady and the general were not in a hurry! She was like this Waiting anxiously in the front hall, who are you showing off to?
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Shen Wan was reluctantly saying goodbye to Song Ziling. Xiao Zi'an seemed to know that he was about to be separated from his brother, and hugged his brother's neck tightly with both hands.
"Mom, be careful along the way." Song Ziling said in a low mood, with a look of reluctance on his face.
Shen Wan nodded, stretched out her hands to straighten his clothes, and said to him reluctantly: "You are quick too, be careful on the way back. When we get to Jiangzhou, my mother will often write to you."
"Yeah," Song Ziling's nose felt a little sore, and she pursed her lips and nodded.