"You deal with these people," Wen Tingyuan turned around and said to the servant who came with him.

Qiao Yuyan also knew the young manservant. She still remembered that his name was Cheng Feng. They used to play together, but it was not the time to catch up.

"Miss, are you all right?"

Just then, Shi Ye rushed over with Doctor Zhou, who was panting. When Shi Ye saw Qiao Yuyan standing there unscathed, she also breathed a sigh of relief. When she turned her head and saw the man standing there, her face suddenly turned cold, "Mister..."

Before she could finish his words, Wen Tingyuan gave her a look, and Shi Ye immediately fell silent.

Qiao Yuyan didn't notice that Shi Ye was acting strangely. She quickly said, "What a coincidence to meet you here, Uncle Wen. But we don't have time to care about that now. We'd better hurry to Qili Village!"

Wen Tingyuan glanced at them and said, "I have two horses."

Cheng Feng stayed behind to deal with the aftermath. Qiao Yuyan and Wen Tingyuan rode one horse; Shi Ye and Doctor Zhou rode the other one. The four of them rushed to the Qili Village.

The wind at night was very cold, but Qiao Yuyan was wrapped in a cloak of Wen Tingyuan, so she didn't feel anything at all. What was more, she was sitting in front of him, almost held in his arms, and there was no wind at all.

Qiao Yuyan felt warm in his arms and smelled the unique pine wood fragrance from him. She immediately calmed down.

It was just like when she was envious of her uncle's family when she was in the Xu family. As soon as she arrived at Uncle Wen's room and saw him reading there, she calmed down.

She had never expected to meet him here. She had thought that he would ask her a few questions about what had happened tonight, but along the way, they had been riding quietly, and Wen Tingyuan had not asked a single question.

With a horse, the distance of more than five kilometers would be very fast.

At this time, everyone in the village had fallen asleep. Wen Tingyuan and Shi Ye let go of the reins and walked slowly into the village.

When Mrs. Xu heard that her daughter had suddenly arrived late at night, she was scared out of her wits. She thought that something big had happened. "Why are you here in the middle of the night? What happened?"

Although she got up from the bed, Mrs. Xu was dressed neatly at this time. There was no makeup on her delicate face, but she did not look haggard. However, her hair was casually tied up, so she looked less dignified than usual.

When Qiao Yuyan heard this voice that she hadn't heard for so many years, her eyes immediately turned red. The address that she hadn't used for so many years was stuck in her throat and couldn't be said.

Seeing her daughter being like this, Mrs. Xu was even more worried. When she looked out and saw Wen Tingyuan, who had just tied the horse outside, she was even more surprised, "Tingyuan, why are you here too?"

Wen Tingyuan bowed to Mrs. Xu and said, "I happened to meet Yuyan, so I brought her to you."

"It's too cold outside. Come in first!"

However, Wen Tingyuan waved his hand and said, "Since she has come to you safely, and I have something urgent to deal with this time, I may leave first."

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. In the end, she just said, "Take care of yourself."

Qiao Yuyan felt a little strange, but it was not appropriate to ask at this time, so she had to say goodbye to him first.

"Uncle Wen, will... will you come to Capital again?"

As soon as Wen Tingyuan got on the horse, the little girl next to Mrs. Xu suddenly asked.

Mrs. Xu immediately pulled her daughter's arm and turned to him, saying, "Don't listen to her silly words."

Wen Tingyuan looked at the little girl with a smile. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Do you want me to come?"

Qiao Yuyan didn't know why her mother stopped her to ask the question. It was obviously a normal topic, so she didn't dare to ask.

But the desire in her heart could not be hidden from Wen Tingyuan. She saw the smile on his face deepen, and then he said, "Yes, I will."

As soon as he finished speaking, he rode away. Seeing Wen Tingyuan's back drowned in the night, Qiao Yuyan remembered that he had never been to the Capital in her previous life.

In her impression, Uncle Wen knew everything. He didn't go to school, but there were many books in his room. She had also seen his calligraphy outside, which was very popular.

He could even make incense and play the zither. By the way, he was also very good at pitch-pot game. For a man like Uncle Wen should have attracted the attention of the world. Even if he didn't become the Number One Scholar, he should make a name for himself.

But it was not like that. In her previous life, after she came to the Capital, she had never heard anyone talking about Wen Tingyuan, and she had never received any news from him in the south.

Mrs. Xu looked in the direction where Wen Tingyuan left with obscure eyes. After a while, she turned around and said, "It's cold outside. Let's go in first."

Qiao Yuyan followed Mrs. Xu into the house. So did Shi Ye and Doctor Zhou.

"What's going on? Are you injured?" Mrs. Xu frowned and looked her daughter up and down with worry in her eyes.

After taking off her cloak, Qiao Yuyan was in a terrible state. Her hair was in a mess, and her clothes were torn in several places.

It was so late at night. Qiao Yuyan went out with a little girl and an old man whose identity Mrs. Xu didn't know. How serious could it be to let Qiao Yuyan be in such a mess?

"Mom!" Seeing her mother standing in front of her again, who had been dead for a long time in her previous life, Qiao Yuyan wanted to say something, but she cried first.

She simply hugged Mrs. Xu and burst into tears, wiping out all the grievances in her previous life and this life.

Now that she was in her mother's arms, her fluttering heart finally felt at ease.

Mrs. Xu wanted to ask about what had happened tonight. Seeing her daughter crying so sadly, she couldn't comfort her but let her be. In the end, Qiao Yuyan cried so hard that she burped. Nanny Liu brought a cup of honey water for Qiao Yuyan to drink.

It wasn't difficult for Qiao Yuning and Mrs. Pei to hide it from the mistress. So Mrs. Xu didn't know about what had happened to Duke An. Then Qiao Yuyan told her the whole story first.

Mrs. Xu was so angry that her face turned livid. "Do they think I'm dead already?"

At first, she wanted to scold Qiao Yuyan for being stupid, but when she saw her crying so miserably, she didn't say anything.

"Then you shouldn't have come here in the middle of the night. It is so dangerous!"

"I had a dream last night. I dreamed that you was seriously ill in the village. After waking up, I saw that everyone was laughing at me, so I wanted to hide in the nunnery and wait for a few days to bring a doctor to see you. But I fell asleep tonight and dreamed again that you was ill, so I came here with a doctor."

"I didn't expect to meet a group of gangsters. Fortunately, Uncle Wen passed by and beat them away for me."

"Just for a dream?" Mrs. Xu thought that Qiao Yuyan was ill-bred. "How could a young lady from a noble family make such a big scene?"

Nanny Liu knew what Mrs. Xu was thinking, so she quickly mediated, "Yuyan is just so worried about you. Madam, you said yesterday that you wanted to call in a doctor to have a look, didn't you?"

"Right. Mom, I've brought the doctor here. Let him treat you!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu frowned and said, "I'm pretty good. You're just talking nonsense."

Doctor Zhou felt like he had been dreaming all day. First, he was given a tael of silver to treat someone, and then he rushed as if he were fleeing for his life. Now he finally figured out who he was going to treat. It turned out that the little girl was obviously messing around because of a dream.

However, Qiao Yuyan wasn't in the mood to care about Doctor Zhou's thoughts. She kept acting cute to Mrs. Xu, "At least you can let Doctor Zhou examine you. You live in this village. and I don't know how long it will take for you to go back. It's a remote area here! Just cherishing yourself for the sake of me!"

Mrs. Xu looked at Qiao Yuyan and couldn't help being softhearted. Because she didn't raise Qiao Yuyan by herself, there had always been estrangement between her and Qiao Yuyan. It was rare for her to be so close to Qiao Yuyan after suffering such a big grievance this time.

Speaking of her life in the village, Mrs. Xu felt depressed. She could only nod but then sighed again, "I've always been good! I've been sleepy in spring recently."

While they were talking, Doctor Zhou had already started examining Mrs. Xu's pulse. When he heard this, he said, "It's common to feel sleepy in spring, but it's not the case for Madam. In the early days of pregnancy, it's common for women to feel sleepy."

Nanny Liu was just about to say that Qiao Yuyan was concerned about her mother when she suddenly shivered, "Doctor, what did you say?"

Qiao Yuyan felt as if she had been struck by lightning. "Impossible! Doctor, please check it again!"