Chapter 1319 - 1321 Dongyang’s Invitation Letter_1
Ever since that night when she found out Yang Chuxia was pregnant, Ye Zi’an, who stopped going to the government office, had not left her side for a moment. His reason was to make up for the regret of not being with her during the time she carried their twin buns years ago.
However, his constant vigilant watch over her was a bit irritating, reminiscent of how her mother used to be: forbidding her from doing this and that, constantly instructing her to eat this and then that.
Thankfully, these days did not last too long. After the New Year, Ye Zi’an started going to the government office again, so no one was watching her from morning until night anymore.
And after the tenth day of the first lunar month, she began to have people pack up in preparation for returning to Yangshu Village.
Watching others pack all day, she also found some things to do for herself.
"Madam, there’s another letter from the Capital City."
That day, as Yang Chuxia watched Mingcui and others pack the chests and trunks, she planned to hire a security escort to send many of these things ahead to Yangshu Village.
"Another letter? From whom?" She remembered that one had been delivered not long before the New Year.
"The person outside said it’s from Commandery Princess Dongyang."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia hurriedly took the letter. Since Dongyang had returned to the Capital City the year before last, letters from her had become scarce. Concerned about how Dongyang was faring in the Capital City and whether her relationship with Mu Shaoling had improved, Yang Chuxia had always sent inquiries, but regardless of whether it was a reply or the person coming to deliver the letter, they always spoke evasively.
She unfolded Commandery Princess Dongyang’s letter, reading it at a glance.
After reading it, she felt somewhat at a loss, not quite sure what to say.
By evening, when Ye Zi’an returned and saw her holding two pieces of letter paper, staring blankly, he approached and embraced her. "What’s wrong, my lady?"
"There’s a letter from Dongyang."
"Oh? Why did she send a letter?" Regarding the affairs of Commandery Princess Dongyang and Mu Shaoling, he didn’t know much. The two kept tight-lipped, and indirect questioning was futile.
"She’s pregnant but wants to leave the manor to nurture her pregnancy, and Mu Shaoling has agreed. What’s going on? I’m a bit perplexed."
Yang Chuxia handed the letter to Ye Zi’an, "Take a look."
The letter didn’t say much, only informing her that she would probably come to Quanya County in March to nurture her pregnancy and would return to the Capital City after giving birth.
It also mentioned that since she knew Yang Chuxia would be returning to Funan in late February, they could meet in Quanya County.
But why she was leaving the manor was not mentioned at all.
"When we return to Yangshu Village, we’ll just happen to meet her. Then you can ask her and understand," he suggested.
"I just can’t quite understand. Isn’t the Capital City vast, and isn’t Mu Shaoling, that divine physician, there? Aren’t there any places suitable for her pregnancy?"
And with Mu Shaoling being a divine physician, wouldn’t her childbirth be especially safe with him around?
"Perhaps the Mu Family has some issues. Although Mu Shaoling is the young master and a divine physician, the Mu Family isn’t just his branch; they cannot guard her at all times. From a safety perspective, nurturing her pregnancy in Quanya might be safer."
Seeing her still furrow her brows, he soothed the center of her forehead. "Alright, don’t think about it too much. How is the packing going?"
"I have almost finished packing everything we can take. In a couple of days, the security escort will come to take it away. Things that are hard to take with us are either given away or sold. The rest will go with us in the carriage, just waiting on when the new County Magistrate arrives."
Before the New Year, with the Emperor’s personal intervention and the help of Old Mu and others, they managed not to let the court officials delay Ye Zi’an’s appointment any longer, and the replacement for the County Magistrate of Mianyang County was soon decided.