Xia Chujian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll take you to see your bedroom."
For the next few days, Zong Ruoning would be staying at Xia Chujian's Home.
These past few days had been an entirely new experience for Zong Ruoning.
At the Zong household, he usually ate either with his grandfather or with his mother. He had never eaten at such a large table with so many people.
Banquets did not count, of course.
At banquets, no one was really there to eat. They drank and chatted.
And Xia Chujian's Aunt was an unbelievably good cook.
After eating Xia Yuanfang's cooking for several days, Zong Ruoning deeply felt that for more than twenty years, he had thought he was enjoying the finest food in the world, when in fact he had merely been a frog at the bottom of a well. He had had no idea what true delicacies tasted like! He was practically having such a good time that he had forgotten all about home.
But he still had things he needed to do.
At Xia Chujian's Home, Zong Ruoning made a voice call to his mother, Su Shuangluo.
"Mom, how is Grandfather? Can you see him now?"
Su Shuangluo frowned. "No. I heard he's been sick for several days. He was originally in the Medical Cabin the whole time, but an Imperial Physician came last night..."
Zong Ruoning's heart skipped a beat. He said nervously, "So we haven't been able to contact Grandfather because he... really is sick?!"
He had seen the Hot Search before, but he had not quite believed it...
After all, when it came to news about great families like theirs, eleven out of ten stories were fake.
The truth was never known.
But this time, it was actually true?
Who was