Chapter 345 - Chapter 345: Chapter 352: The Change Is Coming (2/2)
“Going back earlier is also good. I can see that Father and Mother are not very comfortable staying in the mansion. They’d be happier in the village. Some things that are bound to happen must be resolved sooner rather than later,” Han Yu said, clearly implying something more, but Su Wenyue couldn’t figure it out and didn’t ask further, especially since this concerned her Father-in-Law and Mother-in-Law. She couldn’t help but overthink it.
After seeing off the Father-in-Law and Mother-in-Law and their party, it wasn’t long before Han Yu also had to go to the General Battalion for his duties. The beginning of everything is difficult, and he was busy attending to numerous tasks at the military camp and other affairs outside. He would return home very late at night. Suddenly, the mansion felt emptier, and Su Wenyue felt somewhat hollow inside. However, before she had time to adjust, Ye Xinxin disrupted this state of affairs.
Ye Xinxin seemed to have gotten attached to the Han Mansion, coming over almost every other day as if she had to, naturally to mooch food. Su Wenyue herself liked Ye Xinxin’s personality and was all the more happy to accommodate her for certain reasons. Eventually, Ye Xinxin simply brought her husband Shangguan Wuyou with her. Both spouses were carefree and informal, finding the Han Mansion a good place to be, and they truly ‘stuck’ around.
One day, while chatting and joking with Ye Xinxin, Su Wenyue brought up the General’s Mansion again, sharing some amusing stories about Hongling and discussing the General An’s lost wife and child. Unlike before, Su Wenyue didn’t gloss over it but inquired about the details.
“Sister Yue, why are you so interested in General An’s lost wife and child? Do you know something about their whereabouts?” After Ye Xinxin shared what she knew, she asked with curiosity. She too was curious about where General An’s wife and child could be, and what kind of woman Lady An was to have held his attention until now.
Su Wenyue didn’t deny it, but neither did she reveal Feng Susu’s identity. She simply said, “There are some leads, but I’m not sure if they are accurate. This matters to General An, so I dare not speak carelessly in case I’m mistaken.”
“That makes sense,” Ye Xinxin agreed. “After all, General An has been searching for his wife and child for so many years. A mistake would surely cause disappointment.” Although Ye Xinxin disliked Hongling, she clearly had a good impression of General An. Seeing that Su Wenyue seemed to have some secrets, she didn’t press further on the topic. No matter how carefree and candid Ye Xinxin appeared, she was still a daughter raised by an aristocratic family and knew her limits. This spared Su Wenyue the trouble of making up stories.
Su Wenyue was also worried that she might not handle the matter properly and accidentally give themselves away. Thinking it over, she decided to wait until Han Yu came home that evening and tell him everything, to see what he decided. Entrusting the matter to Han Yu was surely better than her trying to manage it on her own.
Han Yu came back very late as usual, looking more somber than usual, but he softened when he saw Su Wenyue’s concerned expression.
“Husband, has something happened at the military camp?” Su Wenyue guessed that the troubles must be related to Han Yu’s duties at the military camp, which she had heard a bit about.
“It’s nothing, don’t worry,” Han Yu replied, then sighed when he saw his wife’s disbelief.
“Now that Mr. Sun has climbed onto Prime Minister Wang’s big tree and started to meddle with military affairs, it does hinder me somewhat. But it’s not a major issue. I was just feeling a bit out of sorts. You should be more cautious when dealing with Madam Sun and her daughter in the future. They refrained from troubling you because of their connection with the Marquis Bei’an Mansion, but now they might change their stance.”