CHAPTER 1087: 1164: SHE, LIKE A PUPPET

Elder Sun gave a deep look at Yi Ran and then said, "Back home? Then you should tidy up."

Yi Ran was puzzled, "Tidy up what?"

Elder Sun stood up, supporting Yu Xiu who also rose. He replied matter-of-factly, "Now that things here are settled, Dong Xiao You and her family should leave too. If you want to stay, no one will force you."

"Huh?"

Yi Ran was dumbfounded, then foolishly stared at the three of them, the wife and husband group.

Dong Huiying smiled, "I miss home, I’ve wanted to go back for a long time. With Lan Gu and William here in Jiangnan, I’m very reassured. As for the Seventh Princess, you’ve probably dealt with her cleanly, right? Although, the news we got said the Seventh Princess’s fate is unknown."

Yi Ran: "..."

These foxes!

He had thought he did a clean job and thought no one would suspect him, most certainly he had done well with the secrecy measures!

In the end, he was still seen through.

Mysteriously crushed by intelligence, Yi Ran felt an urge to cry.

***

Even though she had been away from home for so long, she really missed home and decided to go back. However, Dong Huiying stayed for a few more days, mainly to see if the matter with the Seventh Princess would have any adverse effects on South City. If anything happened, they would need to respond promptly.

Overall, everything remained stable. The businesses originally under the Seventh Princess were taken over by Lan Gu. The disappearance of the Seventh Princess stirred much discussion in South City, and soon there was a rumor that the Seventh Princess was killed by enemies, who were once beneficiaries of the late Kindhearted Guo, among other things.

At the same time, a woman, looking as if asleep, lay inside a shabby carriage. The carriage bore her out of Jiangnan.

A period of time passed.

Inconspicuous little village, the woman lay on an earthen bed. She drowsily opened her eyes, but her face was wooden, like a puppet without any expression. This woman seemed paralyzed, her lower body was weak.

She slowly sat up, looking around and slightly tilting her head. Afterward, she remained quiet, saying nothing, not speaking nor smiling...

***

They arrived with a carriage for two people, and now... a grand procession of carriages, escorted by strong horses at the front and back.

The season had already reached late autumn, the tree leaves were falling.

The convoy passed through Qingfeng Prefecture, entered Pingchang Prefecture, and stopped at Jun City.

Thinking about it, Dong Huiying hadn’t been to Jun City for a long time.

Now, Jun City had changed greatly. The once wealthiest Tie family of Pingchang Prefecture had declined, replaced by the flourishing Huizi Store and the merger of the Shen and Li families.

Recently, Shu Yu was a bit unhappy. He was long used to picking flowers, ensuring that the wife-master always had fresh bouquets to see, but the problem was that nature was too cruel. Ever since autumn came, the flowers and plants withered from south to north, he couldn’t find flowers and couldn’t present them to the wife-master, his mood was very despondent and melancholic.

Dong Huiying laughed, "Cheer up a bit?" She descended the carriage and extended a small hand to Shu Yu. Shu Yu was helped down by her, frowning and still quite unhappy, "Why can’t it be spring all year round?"

"The south is fine, but summer there is very hot too. Let’s wait a bit until spring officially arrives, the flowers will bloom again."

Shu Yu glanced at her, his eye corner inadvertently caught sight of a ready-to-wear store, which was precisely a branch of Huizi Store, an industry established by Lao San.

On the shelves were some fabrics displayed, embroidered with large peony flowers.