king to Zonghu over there."Ah Yu, too many people from the village, young and old, have come. Without food and drink to sustain them, I'm afraid they won't be able to dig the irrigation canal."This po...Chapter 1182: Everyone Was Very Serious

Mu's heart pounded throughout the Zhao family wedding banquet. She felt uneasy and unsettled, but in order to ensure that Jin Yu wouldn't be looked down upon by the Zhao family in the future, she still kept her composure and stayed until the very end.

As soon as the wedding banquet ended, Mu Shi hurriedly pulled Qiu Ju back home.

When Zhao Yun came out to see the guests off, he saw that the old madam's expression was amiss and specially asked her another question.

"Is the elderly madam tired"

Mu thought she might be overthinking things. Today was Zhao Yun and Jin Yu's big day, so it wasn't right to let the two children worry unnecessarily. She smiled and shook her head.

"That's fine."

"You should go in and keep Jin Yu company. I can have her brought to your house right now. In the future, if I hear you treat Jin Yu badly, I will send someone to take her back immediately."

Zhuge Yun paused for a moment, his eyes resolute as he gave his assurance.

"Rest assured, Madam. Zhao Yun will never betray the trust placed in him this lifetime. He will ensure that she suffers not a single grievance."

Mu just smiled and said nothing. As someone who had been through it all, having lived half a life, her perspective on things was naturally different from others'.

Being young, perhaps these vows are genuine now. But decades lie ahead, and no one can say for sure if today's promises will hold true in the future.

So she didn't take Zhao Yun's words to heart, as long as he was serious about Jin Yu at this moment.

With the Hou Mansion looking after her, Jin Yu's days wouldn't be lacking.

"Okay, then let's go back first."

The Mu family, accompanied by her maidservant, returned home in a carriage. As soon as they arrived at the doorstep, she saw Chang He standing anxiously on the steps, constantly glancing toward the other side of the street, as if waiting for someone.

Mu's carriage slowly stopped at the door.

When the elderly madam returned, Chang He hurriedly concealed the worry on his face and hurried two steps to the carriage. He helped her out of the carriage with Qiu Ju on one side and himself on the other.

The first thing Mu shi said after getting out of the car was:

"Has Ayou returned from the palace"

The long river remained silent, not daring to answer.

Not only has the Marquis not returned, but his wife also went to the palace to chase after him and hasn't come back yet.

When the Madam left, her expression was very serious. After all, Chang He had been in the Zong family for so long, and the other party, Jin Xiu, still knew him somewhat well.

If the situation were not serious, madam would never have left the house with such an expression.

This matter must not be known to the old mistress. The madam and the marquis certainly wouldn't want to worry the old mistress.

"Madam, the Marquis hasn't returned yet."

In the past, when the former emperor summoned a duke to discuss matters in the palace until late at night, Long He dared to speak his mind openly.

She had only concealed the fact that Fang Jinshu had secretly followed her to the palace.

Mu descended from her carriage and walked two steps toward the door, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Today is a joyous day for the Wuding Houfu, isn't it Jinxiu said that A Yu had already taken leave from Your Majesty, how come she still called him to the palace."

"He hasn't come back yet."

As they spoke, Mu couldn't help but glance toward the road.

Chang He was afraid the old Madam would ask about where his mistress was, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Grandmother, the Zhao family's wedding banquet today is so grand. It seems they don't mind Jin Yu's identity anymore."

"You must be tired after a long day. Go home and get some rest."

After all, Mu's age and physical condition were there. Even though she had been constantly cared for by her daughter-in-law with medicine, she was still a little tired after a busy day.

As the Marquess, Ah Yu's affairs were none of her concern even if she, as his mother, wanted to meddle. She simply retracted her gaze.

"Well, Jin Yu seems to have found a good match. Life should be good for her from now on."

Chang He cast a look at Qiu Ju, who immediately understood. She hurriedly responded while supporting Mu Shi and escorted her back to the mansion.

The old madam was clearly tired; it's best to keep her out of the Lord and Lady's affairs.

Just as Mu's foot had just crossed the threshold of her estate, a sound of galloping horses reached her from behind. She instinctively turned her head towards the source of the sound.

Ridden on horseback were precisely Zongyu and his wife, who had spent the day at the palace.

This time entering the palace, the two went back and forth around the Ghost Gate a few times, which was quite thrilling.

"A-Yu is back!"

Mu's eyes lit up, just as she stepped over the threshold, she turned her foot and walked back down the steps.

Seeing my son safely return, I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

But seeing Jinxiu also on horseback, her expression froze for a moment.

"Jinshu How did you come back riding with Ayou"

"You entered the palace too"

Zong Yu and Fang Jinshu always reported good news but not bad news to Mu. Basically, anything that would worry her, the two of them wouldn't mention it if they could help it.

But this time, the two of them were going to leave home for a long trip. The entire clan would also be taken to live in the palace. This time, there was simply no excuse to cover up the past.

On their way back, the two of them kept discussing whether or not they should tell their mother about this.

Zongyu was worried about Mu Shi's identity and thought that he could hide it for one more day until someone from the palace came to pick her up. Then, he would give Mu Shi a rough outline of what had happened.

Fang Jinshi listened, but fell silent. It was rare for the couple to disagree, and she usually wouldn't go against Zong Yu's decisions.

Ayu is a very mature person, and he has his own considerations for every decision he makes.

It's understandable that Fang Jinshi kept this decision from the Mu family. After all, her mother's health has never been great. If she were to be burdened with worry and stress, it would likely cause her hard-won recovery to regress, even potentially bringing her back to her previous state.

He just didn't want to worry his mother.

But this time she disagreed with him.

"I think it's best to tell mother about this."

"Before, at least one of us was always home to keep her company."

This time, we all have to leave home. If we don't tell Mother in advance and wait until we're all gone, she won't be able to accept it.

Zhong Yu frowned, a hint of hesitation flickering in his eyes.

Fang Jinshu looked at him and continued.

"Actually, after going through so much, Mother has changed too. She's a lot stronger than before."

"Now tell her, while the war hasn't started and we're both at home, to spend more time with her. She'll accept it."

"On the contrary, if we hide it until the day we leave and let her suddenly face the reality of us leaving together, then she wouldn't be able to accept it."

Sometimes keeping secrets isn't really good for her.

Zong Yu glanced over, and the couple looked at each other for a while. After a moment, Zong Yu nodded slightly.

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

Fang Jinshu nodded.

"Don't worry, mother is stronger than you think."

Two people dismounted from the horse. Zong Yu hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.

"Mother, please call Jadelian and Zongbai. I and Jinshi have something to tell you both."

Mu's heart skipped a beat. She rarely saw her son and daughter-in-law both looking so serious at the same time. She instinctively knew that whatever her son was about to say was definitely not trivial.

She took a deep breath silently.

"Okay, come in everyone."

"Go and call the long river."

Chang He nodded, “Alright, I’ll go call Second Young Master and Miss Yu Lian.”

He rushed into the yard of the two people.

Zong Yu and Fang Jinxiu supported Mu Shi to the front hall. Fang Jinxiu told Qiu Ju to withdraw all the servants, leaving only the three of them in the grand hall.

Yulian and Zongbai heard that their elder brother and sister-in-law were back, so they hurried to the front hall.

But as soon as they entered, they saw that the atmosphere inside was so serious that both of them subconsciously held their breath, feeling something was amiss.

Big brother usually has a serious expression, but why is even his sister-in-law like this today

What happened to them in the palaceer, just shut up. One more complaint and none of you will be going."This trick really worked, the two of them obediently shut their mouths and each stood beside Zong Yu and Fang Jinxiu.Mu said from be...