Chapter 52 Leaked
Qi Lan said with a smile, "Then I will tell my father now. My father will definitely agree."
After saying that, the person ran away.
Qi Mei couldn't leave Xia Zihan alone here, so she stayed to chat with her. Xia Zihan smiled and said, "It's almost time for Qi to wake up. You should go in and take a look."
Now that she had spoken, Qi Mei smiled, cupped her hands and said, "Sister Xia, wait a moment, I'll be back soon."
Father Qi was very happy when he learned that Xia Zihan wanted to take in their family. He agreed wholeheartedly and gave Xia Zihan a copy of the Qi family's ancestral Plum Blossom Sword Book as a thank you gift for saving them.
After the Qi family fell into decline, there was almost nothing they could do with it.
There were only a few martial arts secrets handed down from the ancestors of the Qi family, and they were left behind by him at that time.
"This sword manual is most suitable for women to practice. There are thirty-six styles and one hundred and eighty moves in total. This is what Mei'er and Lan'er practice. You can take it and take a good look at it. When I feel better, we will go to Yi The Anchu family is looking for you.”
"Thank you, Master Qi." Xia Zihan accepted it without any politeness.
That night, Xia Zihan and his group returned to the inn.
Early the next morning, Magistrate Guo arrived with a team of officials.
Xia Zihan left six guards and 500 taels of silver to Qi Mei, and was escorted by Magistrate Guo, and the group set off on the road.
With Magistrate Guo escorting them, the journey was very peaceful. On the morning of the fourth day, the group arrived in Yi'an.
Mrs. Zeng received the news in advance and sent her personal mother-in-law Su Mama and Qin Er to greet him ten miles outside the city gate.
Mother Su got into the carriage and felt relieved when she saw that Xia Zihan's face was much rosier and he looked good. She held Xia Zihan's hand and murmured affectionately, "The old lady has been thinking about you. She was worried that the county master would fall ill on the way here. Fortunately, everything was fine on the way."
It seemed that the doctor had been able to prescribe the right medicine for a while.
Xia Zihan asked about Zeng, "How is grandma? Have you slept well these past few days, and have you eaten much?"
She had been separated from her grandmother for almost half a month, and what she was most worried about was her grandmother's health.
The death of her grandfather was a big blow to her grandmother. If she hadn't been there to give her the slightest idea of living, she wouldn't have believed that her grandmother could have survived.
"The master has just left, and you are not with the old lady, hey..." Su's mother frowned, "She doesn't eat much at each meal, and she still swallows a bowl of soup. Even if she makes her favorite dish, she only eats that much. After one or two bites, I couldn’t eat anymore.”
"At night, she would take the old slave with her and sit with him until early in the morning, talking about the time when she first married the old man. When she was tired, she would only squint for a short while."
"I can't eat well, sleep well, and have to entertain guests during the day. Oh, by the way, the second day after we arrived in Yi'an, the news leaked out for some reason, which made the old lady want to hold a funeral quietly. All wishes were dashed.”
"All the prominent people in Yi'an came to pay their respects, and the old lady couldn't turn them away. But she entertained the women alone and was so tired that she couldn't stand up straight every day. At night, she had to have the help of the maids. Beat her legs and rub her shoulders to stop her from complaining."
"Hey, it makes me feel so sad to see the old lady suffer!" Su's mother choked and lowered her head to wipe her tears.
These days, she was worried about the old lady's health, which was almost becoming a heart attack.
Seeing the old lady getting haggard and thinner day by day, she was anxious.
(End of chapter)