Chapter 231 - Hurrying On The Journey (1/2)

Chapter 231: Hurrying On The Journey

Not long after leaving Ning Garden1, she saw Nanny Jiang approach with two servants. Nanny Jiang stepped forward and said with a smile, “Old Mistress told me to send you off. She also said that you have to take care on the journey! When you arrive there, don’t forget to write a letter back!”

Sang Wan hurriedly answered. She urged Nanny Jiang to serve Wang Shi well as she could not fulfill her duty as a daughter-in-law and stay with her mother-in-law. After that, they left on the journey.

As the carriage wheels rumbled, the horse carriage soon disappeared from the sight of Nanny Li and the rest. In the horse carriage which shook slightly, Sang Wan looked gloomy as she sighed silently to herself.

After being on the road for seven days, the horse carriage finally entered the tall city walls of Handan City.

“Young Mistress, we’re here. We’re finally here!” Zhan Huan, who was riding on a horse beside the carriage, shouted in delight.

Sang Wan’s heart thumped and she grew flustered.

“Young Mistress!” Liu Ya was also very nervous and could not help but hold onto her arm tightly.

The horse carriage stopped in the backyard of Yu Fu Inn before everyone got down. After helping Sang Wan down, Zhan Huan called a servant from the inn over and instructed him to quickly report to Zhu Courtyard’s Head Servant Zhang that the Young Mistress had arrived. He also instructed the rest of the servants to help move the luggage into Zhu Courtyard. It was the courtyard booked by Shi Fengju and the rest.

“Young Mistress, Young Master is resting in that courtyard! Please come this way!” Zhan Huan led the way.

Sang Wan wore a veil hat and nodded her head slightly. She took a few slow steps forward with the support of Liu Ya but almost fell to the ground as her legs turned soft.

“Young Mistress, are you alright!” Liu Ya was frightened and supported her with her strength. The two married women from Shi Zhong family and Wu Da family also hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

“I’m… alright!” Sang Wan steadied her breathing and kept the intense beating of her heart under control before continuing forward.

The closer she approached the courtyard, the faster her heart thumped. She could feel her temples on both sides of her head constantly thumping and her legs growing weaker as if she was going to fall onto the ground at any moment without being able to take a step further.

“Young Mistress! Young Mistress, you’re here!” When Sang Wan and the rest entered the gate of the Zhu Courtyard and she took off her hat, Head Servant Zhang quickly welcomed her. He wore an ochre-colored dark-patterned thin hemp-clothed long robe with a happy look on his slim bronze-colored face. He stepped forward and cupped his hands before bowing respectfully to Sang Wan, saying with a smile, “Young Mistress, do not worry. Young Master has already regained consciousness! However, the injuries on his leg and arm have yet to recover. He is now lying in bed! When he heard that you were coming, he instructed me to welcome you and let you know to not worry!”

“Is this true!” Everyone was in great spirits and even Zhan Huan opened his eyes wide with a face full of joy.

“Young Master has woken up! This is good news, this is good news!” Sang Wan did not know what to say at the moment but her smile unconsciously reached her eyes. She felt overly-excited, as though the blood in her was rushing towards her throat. The words she wanted to say were completely blocked and she could only smile.

“Yes. Two days after Zhan Huan left, Young Master woke up! Bodhisattva is really with him! Young Mistress, go in quickly! I’m sure he’s delighted to hear that you’ve come!” Head Servant Zhang chuckled and said with a smile.

Sang Wan’s face grew slightly hot and she hurriedly asked Head Servant Zhang, “Have you sent someone to report back so that Mother can be at ease?”

“I have sent someone there as quickly as possible the moment our Young Master woke up! I think that the messenger must’ve brushed past you on the road!” Head Servant Zhang explained.

Head Servant Zhang was feeling somewhat awkward when he said that. When Shi Fengju regained consciousness and heard that everyone was safe, he was relieved. However, he became furious when he heard that Zhan Huan had gone back to report and ask for a decision; he scolded Head Servant Zhang and the rest badly. He then immediately instructed a servant to head back to report to the household as quickly as possible.

None of these servants had a brain. When the news arrived at the household, how worried would his mother be? She would probably fall ill in that instant! Sang Wan and Nanny Li would also be worried.

“That’s good then!” Sang Wan nodded with a smile and her footsteps became quicker.

The main building of the Zhu Courtyard was a building with two floors and three rooms with a wing on both sides. Shi Fengju rested upstairs and Head Servant Zhang made his bed on the floor to take care of him. Qian He and the few male servants slept among the partition downstairs, leaving the wings of both sides vacant. Now with the female servants, they had to rearrange. Head Servant Zhang, Qian He, and the male servants naturally could no longer stay in the main building and had to move to the wings. Sang Wan was not worried about such trivial matters. Head Servant Zhang led her into the house and took her upstairs to visit Shi Fengju.

When Shi Fengju woke up, he heard that Zhan Huan had returned to the household and brought someone over. Although he was angry at the servants for being useless and insensible, he anticipated Sang Wan to be the one coming. Once he heard that it was indeed her today, he was ecstatic. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a shining smile. He hurriedly instructed Qian He and Qian Xiang to bring over his robe and help him wear it. They combed his hair, wiped his face, and dressed him up neatly to see the pampered wife that he missed.