Gu Yi had not slept all night. When Lu Yu arrived at Gu Yitong's house, Gu Yi was already asleep. Shen Xuan and Gu Yitong were sitting on stools drinking tea, very much keeping their distance. The two sat far apart, making Lu Yu chuckle.
"Wife, you're back," Shen Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw Lu Yu standing at the door.
"How did it go? What progress today?" Gu Yitong also looked up at Lu Yu at the door when she heard Shen Xuan's voice.
Lu Yu first gave Shen Xuan a reassuring look, then turned to Gu Yitong and teased her with a smile, "How do you think it went?"
"It's all cleared up?" Gu Yitong looked at Lu Yu with surprise when she saw that Lu Yu was still in the mood to joke with her.
Seeing Lu Yu smile and nod, Gu Yitong could hardly contain her excitement and wanted to give Lu Yu a big hug. However, with Shen Xuan still present, she had to restrain herself.
"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. The county magistrate originally gave me three days, but I didn't expect that following the clues Zheng Yu gave me, I found it all today. From now on, there will be no Zhao's Medical Hall in this town." Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh after finishing.
"They deserve it, even daring to scheme against the county magistrate." Gu Yitong finally felt relieved. "By the way, what about Chen Qi? Zhao Ran alone definitely couldn't have done all this. Didn't the county magistrate investigate further?"
"Chen Qi had no handle on him, and Zhao Ran insisted it was her own plan and refused to implicate Chen Qi. Moreover, even if Chen Qi were implicated, he would always find a way to get acquitted. It's better not to alert him."
After explaining the situation to Gu Yitong, Lu Yu left with Shen Xuan.
They didn't have a carriage today and walked along the nearly deserted streets.
The deep blue sky was filled with stars. The surrounding houses were probably asleep. In this quiet atmosphere, the two held hands, as if they had returned to that night.
"Wife, it's beautiful."
"Hmm?" Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, thinking Shen Xuan was praising her.
"There were clouds in the sky that day, and I couldn't see the stars. Tonight, there are many stars, and it's beautiful," Shen Xuan smiled and turned to look at Lu Yu.
Lu Yu understood and couldn't help but smile, tightening Shen Xuan's hand. "I knew you would like it."
"This matter is finally resolved, and Magistrate Zheng is safe. Yi'er can finally see her tomorrow." Shen Xuan was genuinely happy for Gu Yi, as Gu Yi had been truly heartbreaking today.
"It might not be possible tomorrow. The county magistrate wants to visit the boys' academy tomorrow morning, and the teachers will have to keep the students away from them. It will be difficult to meet."
"Is that so?" Shen Xuan sighed. "But even if they can't talk, Yi'er will be very happy just to catch a glimpse of her from afar."
"You're not Young Master Gu, how do you know what Young Master Gu thinks?"
"Because if it were me, I would be very satisfied just to see you safe from afar. Yi'er loves Magistrate Zheng very much. As long as he can see Magistrate Zheng appear before him completely unharmed, he will surely be happy."
Lu Yu didn't expect Shen Xuan to say that so suddenly and felt a pang of heartache for him. He truly loved her to the extreme. "Xuan'er, don't worry, I will always be with you and will never get into trouble."
Shen Xuan suddenly felt that the topic was a bit heavy and didn't want to continue this sad conversation. He steered the topic back to Zheng Yu and Gu Yi.
"Just now, from what Miss Gu said, she won't stop the two of them anymore. They can finally be together openly, with lovers becoming family."
"Yitong never truly disagreed with the two. She just wanted to test Zheng Yu's attitude towards Young Master Gu. Now that she sees how heartbroken Young Master Gu is for Zheng Yu, she naturally won't object anymore."
"By the way, why didn't you bring Afu with you today?" Lu Yu was a little surprised. Afu was usually Shen Xuan's shadow, but he wasn't around today.
"I let Afu stay at home. Afu caught a cold these past two days and has a slight fever, so I didn't bring him out today. I let him rest at home."
"Then I'll prescribe some medicine for him when we get back..."
The two walked further and further away, gradually disappearing into the night.
In the early morning, Gu Yi woke up and was told that Zheng Yu was fine. However, he couldn't believe it, thinking that Gu Yitong was lying to him to stop him from being sad. As soon as he saw Shen Xuan, he asked about Zheng Yu's condition.
"Didn't Miss Gu tell you?" Shen Xuan was a little surprised when he heard Gu Yi ask him. "Magistrate Zheng was fine last night, the truth has been revealed, and she's supposed to come to the boys' academy with Magistrate Zheng today."
So older sister wasn't lying to him. But why didn't she come to find him? Thinking of this, Gu Yi felt a little disappointed.
Shen Xuan saw Gu Yi's little thoughts. "Don't worry. It was too late yesterday, and Magistrate Zheng was kept by the county magistrate to handle affairs, so she didn't have time to see you. Today, Magistrate Zheng will bring the county magistrate to the boys' academy, and you can see her then."
Zheng Chen also arrived at the academy early today. Seeing Gu Yi, he hurried forward and held Gu Yi's hand. "Oh, my Yi'er, you've become so haggard after just two days. Is it because you were worried about Yu'er? I'll teach her a good lesson for you later when she comes."
Although Zheng Chen said this, his eyes were full of joy. He probably knew that Zheng Yu would come today, but the fatigue on his body was no less than Gu Yi's. He hadn't eaten or slept properly for two days.
When Zheng Yu and the county magistrate arrived, the teachers had already taken the students to a room at the back of the academy for reading.
"It looks quite good, it really has the feel of an academy," the county magistrate said, nodding in admiration at the scene before him.
"Here." Shen Xuan saw Gu Yi sitting aside absentmindedly and secretly handed him a veiled hat.
Gu Yi understood Shen Xuan's gesture, knowing that Shen Xuan was telling him to go see Zheng Yu if he was worried. Gu Yi looked around. The students were all reading, and the teachers were busy with their own affairs.
Zheng Chen, sitting there, felt Gu Yi's gaze on him. He looked up and saw Gu Yi holding the veiled hat, guessing what he wanted to do. He smiled and walked over to Gu Yi. "If you want to go, then go. I'll be here. Hurry up."
Seeing Zheng Chen's teasing gaze, Gu Yi pursed his lips, picked up the veiled hat, and left.
When Gu Yi finally found Zheng Yu, they were chatting enthusiastically. Gu Yi saw that Zheng Yu was completely fine and finally felt relieved. He walked back with a smile, his steps even lighter.