"Master, we've got news of Shen Yiru and Lou Xingzhou," a black-clothed man suddenly appeared before Mu Fengqie.
Ever since Mu Fengqie learned from Mrs. Shen that Shen Yiru had left with Lou Xingzhou, she had been sending people to look for them. She never thought it would take so long to get any news.
"Where are they?" Mu Fengqie felt a twinge of worry at the thought of Shen Yiru. She was the good friend Mu Fengqie had made when she first came to the capital.
The black-clothed man placed the information he had found on the table and then retreated. He was a secret guard hidden in the shadows. Unless Mu Fengqie sent him on a mission, he wouldn't show up when there was no danger to her.
Mu Fengqie took the information and went to find Jing Xunchi. "Ache, I want to go and see Yiru. Do you want to come with me?"
To be honest, Mu Fengqie thought Jing Xunchi wouldn't go with her. After all, Lou Xingzhou was the son of his enemy, and his enemy had killed Jing Xunchi's wife. The two of them probably wished they'd never have to see each other again.
"Let's go. I'll go with you," but to Mu Fengqie's surprise, Jing Xunchi agreed without even thinking.
"Aren't you bothered?" Mu Fengqie was a bit confused.
"That was what his father did, not him. I'm not so muddle-headed about grudges," he could only treat Lou Xingzhou as a stranger.
"Alright then. Let's pack up and set off now," she had thought too narrowly of Jing Xunchi.
The two of them took some things and set off in a carriage out of the city.
"Are you really not going to tell Mrs. Shen and the others?" Jing Xunchi looked at Mu Fengqie and asked.
"Let's not tell them for now. We'll tell them after we've seen Yiru and come back. What if Yiru isn't living well?" Mu Fengqie couldn't help but start speculating.
Jing Xunchi smiled after hearing Mu Fengqie's words. "As far as I know, Lou Xingzhou is a gentleman, so you don't need to worry about Shen Yiru."
"Who knows if he'll change?" Anyway, she wouldn't be at ease until she saw Yiru.
When they arrived at the village, they got off the carriage and walked the rest of the way.
"The environment here is really nice," Mu Fengqie couldn't help but exclaim as she looked at the surroundings.
"Indeed. It seems they're living quite well here," Jing Xunchi also liked the environment here.
When Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunchi arrived at Shen Yiru's house, Shen Yiru was in the yard feeding the chickens and ducks with a little boy. The yards of the two houses were connected, and an old man next door was tidying up things in their small yard.
"Grandpa, take a break. I'll help you later," Shen Yiru was a bit worried about the old man's health as she saw him constantly busy in the yard.
"Ah, it's okay. I'm used to it," the old man waved his hand casually and continued to work with his head down.
Shen Yiru didn't say anything. She just froze when she turned around and looked at Mu Fengqie in surprise.
"Fengqie, how did you find this place?" Shen Yiru happily ran over, but stopped just before she reached Mu Fengqie. "Did Aunt and the others ask you to take me back?"
Suddenly realizing this, Shen Yiru looked at Mu Fengqie warily. She and Lou Xingzhou were living well here. She didn't want to be separated from him and would never leave.
"Don't you want to invite us in for a sit?" Mu Fengqie was relieved to see that Shen Yiru was living well here.
Shen Yiru led Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunchi into the room and poured them water. "There's no tea here, only water. Don't mind."
"Yiru, we..." Mu Fengqie's words were interrupted by Shen Yiru.
"I'm not going back with you. I've already married Xingzhou here," Shen Yiru panicked and interrupted Mu Fengqie.
"Are you misunderstanding us?" Mu Fengqie looked at Shen Yiru helplessly.
"Didn't you come to take me away?" Shen Yiru looked at Mu Fengqie in confusion after hearing her words.
"Of course not. We just came to see how you're living here," Mu Fengqie hugged Shen Yiru. She paused for a moment when she took Shen Yiru's hand, then quickly regained her composure.
"I thought... I thought..." Shen Yiru started to cry as she spoke. She thought she was going to be separated from Lou Xingzhou. She was so scared.
Just as Shen Yiru was chatting happily with Mu Fengqie, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.
"Yiru!" Lou Xingzhou rushed in and saw Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunchi in his house. He was stunned for a moment.
"Xingzhou, why are you back so early today?" Shen Yiru saw Lou Xingzhou rushing back in a hurry and sweating profusely. She knew he must have misunderstood.
"What are you doing here?" Lou Xingzhou hugged Shen Yiru in his arms and looked at Mu Fengqie and the others warily.
Mu Fengqie twitched the corner of her mouth speechlessly. It seemed they both thought they had come to break them up.
"Xingzhou, you've misunderstood. They came to see us," Shen Yiru looked at Lou Xingzhou with a smile and explained to him.
"Come to see us?" Lou Xingzhou relaxed his vigilance after hearing Shen Yiru's explanation. Just now, Xiaobao went to the mountain to find him. At that time, he had left something at home and was about to come back to get it when he met Xiaobao.
Xiaobao said two people, a man and a woman, had come to their house. His first reaction was that it was Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen. He was afraid they would separate him and Yiru, so he rushed back in a hurry.
"Why did you two come here?" Lou Xingzhou looked at Jing Xunchi with a complicated look in his eyes.
"I came with Qier to see Shen Yiru," Jing Xunchi replied calmly.
"Yiru, don't worry. Godmother and the others are just worried about how you're doing. They never thought of separating you two," maybe Lord Shen had thought about it before, but that was just out of anger. After so long, he wasn't angry anymore.
"How are Aunt and the others?" When it came to Mrs. Shen, she felt sorry for them. She had let down their upbringing because of her own selfishness.
"They're fine. Qi'er is also fine. They just miss you very much," Mu Fengqie patted Shen Yiru's hand to comfort her. "You can't cry now. It's not good for your health."
Shen Yiru didn't care. She thought Mu Fengqie was just concerned about her eyes. "I'm okay."
"How can you be okay? Pregnant women can't cry," Mu Fengqie looked at Shen Yiru disapprovingly.
"What did you say?!" Lou Xingzhou had been quietly listening to their conversation, but he was completely shocked when he heard the word "pregnant".
"She... Yiru is pregnant?" Lou Xingzhou's eyes sparkled with great joy.