Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family
Chapter 215: Arriving at Beijing County

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Arriving at Beijing County

Wuyou finished treating and bandaging the wounds before saying, "Try not to move around too much, and don’t touch the wounds. I’ll leave some medicine and gauze, and I’ll explain how to care for them and re-bandage them later..."

Mother Shuanzi finally snapped out of her daze and nodded repeatedly.

Afterward, Wuyou left some medicine and gave them instructions before leaving Shuanzi’s house and heading to another.

Outside the village, Wuqing and his group had returned earlier and were now telling Gu Qingli how grateful the villagers were.

Gu Qingli smiled as she listened. She knew it would be like this.

As long as the common folk had food and wouldn’t starve, they wouldn’t resort to robbery. Moreover, Wuqing and his group were clever enough to claim the grain was from the commandery government. The common folk possess a natural fear of officials; even if their courage were multiplied a hundredfold, they wouldn’t dare to rob them.

Wuyou didn’t return until evening.

"Tired?" Gu Qingli asked the somewhat exhausted Wuyou.

Wuyou nodded. "A little."

More than the fatigue, it was the heartache.

She had treated six people that afternoon, all with severe injuries. Without treatment, none of them would survive ten days.

Gu Qingli patted her. "Our Wuyou has worked hard. Let Wuqing and the others cook tonight; you get some rest."

Wuyou smiled.

As darkness fell, Xiao Yunjing gathered everyone, and they entered the Space to eat and sleep.

「The next day, the group continued on their journey.」

They offered help to anyone in need along the way.

Seeing the people lacking food and clothing, Xiao Yunjing and his party felt their hearts grow increasingly heavy.

With the snow melted, planting sweet potatoes was imperative.

Thankfully, there were plenty of sweet potato seedlings in the Space, enough to solve most of the problems.

「Five days later, they appeared at the gate of Beijing County City.」

Yun No. 2, who had received the news, was already waiting at the city gate early in the morning. Upon seeing Xiao Yunjing and his party, Yun No. 2 led his men forward to greet them eagerly.

"Young Master," Yun No. 2 knelt in greeting.

Yun No. 2 had received the news the day before, which had stunned him. He knew that his master had gone to find his wife, and both had disappeared. The people of the Secret Sect had scoured every conceivable place for them. He hadn’t expected such a pleasant surprise to land in his lap.

The officials behind him also knelt. "Greetings, Young Master."

Xiao Yunjing set Gu Qingli down, raised his hand, and said, "All of you, rise. We’re going into the city."

"Yes, thank you, Young Master." The crowd rose, and Yun No. 2 quickly beckoned for a carriage.

Seeing the carriage, Xiao Yunjing lifted Gu Qingli into it, and the group then proceeded towards the commandery office.

In the carriage, Xiao Yunjing noticed the ride was a bit bumpy and asked the driver to slow down.

"Li’er, is this okay?"

Gu Qingli nodded. "It was fine before."

Only he was making such a fuss. He had carried her on and off throughout the journey, and she hadn’t felt uncomfortable at all.

Xiao Yunjing kissed her on the lips and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon reaching the commandery office, Xiao Yunjing, still carrying her, entered the residence and went directly to the courtyard prepared for them.

The room was already pleasantly warm, the heated kang thoroughly warmed.

"Li’er, let’s eat something before you sleep," Xiao Yunjing urged, placing Gu Qingli on the kang and seeing her yawn again.

"Okay." Gu Qingli desperately wanted to sleep but fought the urge and agreed.

"Cousin, Cousin..."

At this moment, the voices of a young man and woman sounded from outside.

The couple exchanged a glance and shook their heads. They didn’t have any such cousins. These people must have come to the wrong place.

Outside, Wuyou was the only one of the four young women who served them present; the other three had gone to prepare food and toiletries for Gu Qingli, knowing she was about to sleep.

When Wuyou saw a man and a woman enter, calling out "Cousin," she immediately stopped them. "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

Wuyou didn’t believe this man and woman were looking for her Young Master and Young Lady; she knew all their relatives.

The newcomers were Jiang Li’an and Jiang Lile.

It turned out that when Mr. Xiao had dispatched troops with advance supplies, he had arranged for the brother and sister to accompany them. There were undoubtedly Chu Xiong’s men in the Yanshan Army Camp, and Mr. Xiao didn’t yet want Chu Xiong to know they harbored rebellious intentions. So, he took the opportunity to send the siblings away from that contentious place.

Towards Beijing County, Chu Xiong was all bark and no bite. He might roar threats, but he was genuinely unwilling to deploy troops to reclaim it. Everyone knew Beijing County was a desolate place where not even birds would linger. A shortsighted man like Chu Xiong wouldn’t grieve its loss. He would likely just heave a sigh of relief, glad to be rid of the burden. He could never comprehend the strategic significance of losing Beijing County, a natural defensive barrier. The imperial edict he had issued demanding its recovery was merely because he couldn’t stomach the affront; time would eventually make him forget the whole affair.

When the siblings arrived in Beijing, Yun No. 2, knowing they were Xiao Yunjing’s cousins, hosted them exceptionally well.

They were not the coddled type and adapted well to life in the commandery office.

Hearing that Xiao Yunjing had arrived in Beijing filled them with joy, especially Jiang Lile.

However, just as they entered the courtyard, Wuyou stopped them. Jiang Lile was displeased. She glanced at Wuyou, noting her servant-girl attire, and declared haughtily, "We are Yunjing’s cousins. Step aside!"

Wuyou looked up at the pair. Where on earth did they spring from, claiming to be the Young Master’s cousins?

Her mind raced. Could they be from the Capital City?

"Are you from the Capital City?"

"Humph! At least you have some discernment," Jiang Lile said, looking askance at Wuyou.

Wuyou mentally rolled her eyes at Jiang Lile, having formed no good impression of this woman. What sort of person was she, flaunting her superiority here? Just like those arrogant young ladies from prominent Capital City families, looking down their noses at everyone with that same insufferable attitude.

Though she thought this, her expression remained unchanged. Wuyou curtsied and said respectfully, "Ah, so you are the Young Master’s cousins, young sir and young lady. Please wait a moment while this servant goes to inform the Young Master."

"We’ll go in ourselves. Why would we need you to announce us?" Jiang Lile pulled Jiang Li’an and headed straight for the house.

With his acute hearing, Xiao Yunjing had already heard the commotion outside. He said a word to Gu Qingli and then stepped out.

"Cousin?"

As Jiang Lile and Jiang Li’an entered the main room, they saw Xiao Yunjing emerging from the bedroom. Jiang Lile shook off Jiang Li’an’s hand and ran towards Xiao Yunjing.

Xiao Yunjing wore a robe of dark ink today. His tall, slender figure and the recent surge in his power gave him an extraordinary aura, making his already handsome features appear even more refined and distinguished.

The moment Jiang Lile saw him, her affection surged. Since childhood, she had adored this cousin, dreaming she would marry him when she grew up.

She never imagined that one day their family would vanish overnight. Twelve years had passed since then.

What she had expected even less was to meet him again here, twelve years later.

Her once-dormant heart now stirred with eager anticipation.

"Cousin, do you remember me? I’m Lile," Jiang Lile said, stopping before Xiao Yunjing with a captivating smile.

Xiao Yunjing glanced at Jiang Lile and Jiang Li’an, nodded, and said faintly, "From Third Maternal Uncle’s family. I remember."