Chapter 500: Chapter 501, Beautiful Wishes
After dinner, Yun Jinnian kept Dai Hanmi company for a while before he said, "Grandmother, I will be leaving soon!"
"Leaving already?" Dai Hanmi asked, clearly reluctant.
How nice it would be if you could stay longer.
With three grandsons and two granddaughters-in-law, if Yun Jinnian were to become another granddaughter-in-law, it would be even more perfect.
"Yes, I still need to visit the Duan Family, and I should also see the old lady there. In a couple of days, I will have to enter the palace to detoxify the emperor. I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave the palace for quite some time!"
The emperor’s poisoning was known to the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence.
Upon hearing this, Dai Hanmi did not hold Yun Jinnian back, "Then after you leave the palace, why don’t you stay at the Marquis Residence for a few days? Or perhaps we could go together to the estate in the outskirts. We’ve planted quite a few tangerine trees there, and they are about to ripen now. We could go and taste them. The fish in the stream is also very plump. It would be great either roasted or made into a soup, and there are also pigs and chickens raised on the estate..."
While the Marchioness was speaking, saliva flowed out of her mouth, and the Marchioness quickly wiped it off. There was not a hint of impatience or disgust throughout the whole process.
Yun Jinnian watched, deeply moved.
In a few days, when she stayed at the Marquis Residence for a while, she would give Dai Hanmi acupuncture and turn her into a healthy person.
"Yes, I will definitely go when the time comes!"
Dai Hanmi was reluctant to let Yun Jinnian go, but she couldn’t force her to stay, so she bid Yun Jinnian farewell with great reluctance, "You go to Sister Wanrong’s house first. We will get together again in a few days!"
"Alright!"
Yun Jinnian said and waved to Dai Hanbo as he stepped onto a stool and got into the carriage, followed by Shi Jiayu, Hemei, and Henuan.
Uncle Cheng drove the carriage slowly.
They had eaten too much.
The two young servants who had called him earlier were extremely polite, piling his plate with food continuously. He felt too embarrassed to refuse and ended up overeating.
Shi Jiayu, Hemei, and Henuan had also overeaten.
Now, they were leaning against the carriage wall, sighing.
"I’m stuffed to death!" Shi Jiayu whispered, rubbing her stomach.
The people from the Marquis Residence didn’t stop serving them dishes. For three maids, all around sixteen or seventeen years old, the enthusiasm was remarkable.
Yun Jinnian just smiled faintly.
Knowing that Uncle Cheng must also be feeling too full, worried that the carriage might jolt too much, Yun Jinnian did not say much and let him take his time.
She took a cushion and a book and slowly flipped through it.
Yun Jinnian didn’t really want to read "Medical Books"; it was all she read while at the Moon Watching Sect, memorizing so much yet still not fully understanding it.
Her mind was a mess; returning to the Capital City had brought many worries, making her somewhat lazy and negligent. She didn’t want to do anything at the moment.
She picked up a miscellaneous record and casually browsed through it. Seeing Shi Jiayu, Hemei, and Henuan leaning against the carriage, rubbing their bellies without daring to breathe too heavily, she pressed her lips together and laughed.
Normally, it would have taken about the time of two incense sticks to reach the Duan Residence, but it ended up taking a full two hours.
Duan Residence
Duan Qimeng returned to the Duan Family directly after his imperial court duty, unable to hide his joy upon learning of Yun Jinnian’s impending visit.
"Should I send someone to gather all the brothers back here?" Ruan Wanrong tentatively asked.
But her heart wasn’t really in it.
After all, it was probably because of their grandmother that Yun Jinnian was coming straight to the Duan Residence so soon upon her return. The affairs of the Duan men, though important, could wait—they had for so many years, after all.
Duan Qimeng smiled, rubbing Ruan Wanrong’s face, aware of his little wife’s tendency to take sides, especially since she had no biological sisters and didn’t get along with her half-sisters from the Ruan Family. She treated the pitiful Yun Jinnian as her own sister and wouldn’t stand for her to face a crowd of men the moment she arrived at the residence, "There’s no need for now. Besides, would you be willing to let your sister Jinnian come back without getting a good rest first?"
Ruan Wanrong laughed, and seeing that the maids and old women were absent, she hugged Duan Qimeng tightly and kissed him hard, "You always see right through me with all your cleverness!"