Chapter 260 - Chapter 260: Chapter 269: Still Need to Be Cautious (2/2)

After paying her respects to Han Yu, Aunt Li hastened after him: “Madam didn’t sleep well last night and only fell into a deep slumber as dawn broke. She’s sleeping right now. The Young Master and Young Miss were clamoring for their mother, but thinking of Madam’s health and the need for her to rest properly, I decided not to disturb her. I only allowed the Nanny to keep the Young Master and Young Miss near Madam to play.”

Han Yu nodded on hearing this. The severity on his ordinarily stern face softened as he walked into the room. Indeed, he saw his daughter-in-law sleeping soundly, with their three bubble-blowing children beside her, happily playing by themselves, not bothering their mother and occasionally reaching out to touch her with their little hands.

This ordinary scene of warmth struck Han Yu with an inexplicable emotion. People often realize what truly matters to them after life-and-death experiences. Only then do they discover what is most important, like when fighting bandits in the stronghold with the resolve to risk his life, the safety, and well-being of his wife and children were Han Yu’s greatest worries.

If anything happened to him, what would become of his wife and children? Now that the Han Family had divided their household, and his mother showed favoritism, it was feared she wouldn’t be kind to his wife. Although his wife’s parents’ home was there, a married daughter was like water thrown out, and eventually, her parents would age and no longer be able to care for her for a lifetime. Her two brothers-in-law indeed doted on their sister, but after all, they had their own wives and children—how could they put their sister and her children before their own? His wife, being both delicate and stubborn, was another source of worry for Han Yu.

“Ee-ah, ah-ah,” Brother Xing, noticing Han Yu’s entry, gazed at him unblinkingly, seeming to understand, greeting with coos and babbles. The other two little ones didn’t react much, just moving their hands and feet, still blowing bubbles and playing.

“This is Brother Xing, isn’t it? Brother Xing, be good, Daddy will come to hold you in a moment. Be nice and don’t cry; don’t wake your mom up.”

Han Yu, his clothes dirty, hadn’t had the chance to change or wash up in his hurry to see his wife and child, so he dared not approach. He stood by the bedside and gently soothed Brother Xing, saying he could recognize Brother Xing because Su Wenyue hadn’t stopped talking about how Brother Xing was smarter and more sensible than his younger siblings—as if he could understand adults already. His heart filled with a warm tenderness; it seemed as though all the effort and hardship had been worth it.

“Master, last night Madam received the news of your safety and knew you would definitely return today, so she has prepared everything. On the stove, Chicken Mushroom Soup is being stewed,” Aunt Li reported in a low voice, taking advantage of the absence of others. She also described how worried Su Wenyue had been these past days—in short, she wanted Han Yu to realize the goodness of his wife. There were some small things that Madam might not speak of, and in those cases, those beside her had a duty to help. Even these ordinary minor concerns contributed to maintaining a good relationship between husband and wife, and as lifelong servants, they clearly understood these things.

On hearing this, Han Yu felt gratified but soon thought of Zhai Li and his group. Since Aunt Li brought it up, she must be informed about the matter, which was just what he wanted to know.

“How did Madam arrange for those people?”

“As to that, this old servant isn’t entirely clear. Those people came last night, and it was I who brought them to see Madam, and afterwards, Madam arranged to send them away. As for where they went and how they were arranged, Madam didn’t say, and I don’t really know,” Aunt Li responded.

Han Yu was even more pleased to hear no definitive answer from Aunt Li; his daughter-in-law was even more cautious than he had imagined.