Chapter 558 - Chapter 558: Chapter 564: Xiao Xi Returns (2/2)
“Right, I’m waiting for that! You think you can do whatever you want now that you’re married, but no matter what, I am your big brother and you will listen to me!” he retorted playfully.
After some laughter and teasing between the siblings, which lightened the melancholy and worry, Su Wenyue felt a little better and started getting busy with her own affairs. Having promised to share in both troubles and progress with Han Yu, she should strive even harder.
It was only a matter of time before Yiyang City would fall, and regardless of whether Han Yu’s plans succeeded, they would face tough days ahead. While Han Yu was working hard for their family, even risking his life to earn Liu Xiu’s trust, she wanted to contribute to her family’s future with her own efforts, especially since she knew she was capable. Thinking of the arrangements she had made as a backup plan for herself, it was time to call Xiao Xi back. That little girl had always been clamoring to come back to her side. She must have heard about what had happened to her recently, which is why she was so eager to return. Su Wenyue understood Xiao Xi’s thoughts all too well.
Several days later, a rider on a galloping horse stopped at the gate of the Feng Family Manor. The rider was a woman dressed in a very androgynous style, most likely for convenience, looking dusty from travel but spirited and showing traces of excitement and impatience.
“Who goes there? Who dares to barge into the Feng Family Manor? State your name!” As the guard at the gate didn’t know the woman’s status, she was stopped.
Not annoyed, the woman replied in haste: “My name is Xiao Xi, I am the personal servant girl of General Han’s wife. I was previously sent out on my mistress’s orders and have now been summoned back by the madam. You just go and report quickly; the madam is surely waiting to see me too!”
The concierge had been informed beforehand, and upon confirming Xiao Xi’s identity, immediately allowed someone to escort Xiao Xi into the Inner Courtyard to see Su Wenyue.
“Xiao Xi, you have finally come back!” Su Wenyue welcomed Xiao Xi, her heart full of joy and the excitement of a long-awaited reunion. In her heart, Xiao Xi’s place was not just of a trusted servant girl, but rather like that of a family member, the only consolation and emotion from her previous life.
“Madam, I finally see you. When I heard the news of your misfortune, I was beside myself with fear and immediately wanted to come find you, but I was held back by the affairs there. I couldn’t let your hard work go to waste, I couldn’t let down the trust you placed in me, so I couldn’t come immediately. Fortunately, I later heard the good news that you were safe. It’s really a blessing from the gods.” Xiao Xi said, both laughing and crying, clearly agitated to see Su Wenyue.
Su Wenyue felt the same way, and the master and servant had much to talk about, especially regarding the tasks Su Wenyue had entrusted to Xiao Xi.
“Rest assured, madam, how could Xiao Xi let down your trust? I have completed all the tasks the madam trusted me with, setting up Zhuangzis in remote places that don’t attract attention and hiring reliable tenants to plant the crops we prepared. Although there have been constant wars outside over the years, the days have been good and we’ve had a great harvest on the Zhuangzi’s, storing a large amount of food. Food is now expensive, more precious than anything, madam, you are truly far-sighted. If we sell this food, it would be worth so much money, oh, I forgot, money’s not valuable anymore,” Xiao Xi spoke excitedly, lacking any selfish motives and purely happy for Su Wenyue, even though she had been busy running around on Su Wenyue’s behalf for years without any expectation of corresponding benefits.
Seeing Xiao Xi in such high spirits, Su Wenyue’s mouth curved in a smile, her heart all the more reassured. No matter what, no matter how things changed, Xiao Xi was still that same Xiao Xi, her loyalty unchanged, which was precisely why she entrusted such important matters to Xiao Xi. Naturally, it was also because Xiao Xi had the ability.