Chapter 381: Gathering Grain (2) (1/2)

At dusk, Chu Lian brought Wenqing and Wenlan with her to He Changdi’s tent, without forgetting to bring over a small box of confections too.

However, when Chu Lian reached the tent, she was informed by one of the guards that Captain He had already left the camp with some of his men. He hadn’t given a date when he would be back.

Chu Lian was astounded. Just as she was about to go looking for someone familiar to ask about the reason behind He Changdi’s departure, Captain Guo happened to pass by. He led her into He Changdi’s tent.

“Sister-in-Law, Zixiang left the camp in the afternoon.” Captain Guo turned to the wooden chest next to the bed and pulled out a bag, passing it to Chu Lian. “This is something that Zixiang asked me to pass to you. Why don’t you open it and see what’s inside?”

Chu Lian took the bag and set it on the table. She quickly removed the knot on the bag and saw that there were a few items within.

Captain Guo cast a glance at the bag before freezing for a moment. He then shot a look at Wenqing and Wenlan, who were standing behind Chu Lian, and quietly tiptoed out of the tent.

Inside the bag was the sugarcane that He Changdi hadn’t been able to give Chu Lian, as well as a thick stack of letters.

Chu Lian knelt down by the table and moved aside the sugarcane pressing down the letter.

The letter at the top had been written today.

On the envelope were the words ‘To my dear wife, Chu Lian’ as well as the date.

Chu Lian picked up the envelope and stared at it blankly before tearing it open. There was only a single sheet of paper inside. The letter had been written in a bold hand with regular, even strokes. It wasn’t very long either, but Chu Lian read every single word earnestly.

Although she could have read the contents in a few seconds, Chu Lian read it for seven whole minutes. After finishing the letter, she carefully folded up the paper and placed it back into the envelope before taking up the next letter.

From dusk till nightfall, Chu Lian continued reading until she had finished the very last letter.

This letter seemed especially big and there wasn’t anything written on the envelope. However, the sides already seemed worn. It was clear that He Sanlang had taken it out regularly from time to time to have made it so seasoned.

Chu Lian carefully opened it. When she saw what was inside, her almond-shaped eyes widened instantly.

These were the letters she had written to He Changdi! No, wait, these couldn’t be considered letters. She had been afraid of exposing her origins through her handwriting, so she had sent drawings to He Changdi.

Chu Lian pulled out the sheaf of drawings within, but found that the edges seemed to be slightly charred. Her brows drew together in confusion. In the end, she slid the papers back into the envelope with care.

She looked at the table covered in letters and a strange feeling rose within her heart.