Chapter 551 - 364: Dark Tides Surge - Part 2
She had carefully planned for half a year and finally, there was a stir in Suzhou again, catching a figurative yellow bird in the tail—an unsealed and undestroyed letter, though the handwriting differed from Li Tai’s, the seal on it was indeed genuine!
It must have been that Lady Dongyang failed to discreetly acquire the letter, and having exposed herself, she brought about her own deadly peril.
Ran Yan read until the fifth page before there was a brief account from Xiao Song, merely stating that the undercurrents in Chang’an were turbulent and the matters complex—he shared these secrets, hoping that Ran Yan would act accordingly.
No words of sentiment were found, yet from these thick secrets, Ran Yan could clearly feel his concerns and anxiety from thousands of miles away. If the wrong person got hold of this letter, Xiao Song’s situation would indeed be worrisome, but he risked it nonetheless, concerned that his wife in Chang’an might face danger.
What words of love could weigh more than such deep affection?
Ge Lan, observing Ran Yan’s expression, knew the letter contained no sweet nothings between husband and wife and promptly brought a fire basin close to Ran Yan.
Ran Yan gently touched the few pages and tossed them into the basin. A gust of heat flared as the flames leapt out of the basin.
"Wife, did your husband not write any words of love?" Wan Lu saw Ran Yan’s grave face and felt that perhaps Xiao Song had not included any tender words.
"Indeed," Ran Yan muttered, "He indeed did not speak words of love."
As Wan Lu thought of how to console her, she heard Ran Yan continue, "Separated by vast mountains and rivers, sweet words would only add to the sorrow; it’s better not spoken."