Lang Xuan, suddenly struck by a sudden inspiration, said, "Aren't we waiting for the Princess and the Prince of Liaodong's wedding?"
Ren Yingying rolled her eyes. "Then we probably won't be able to leave."
Those two are unpredictable, their behavior is inconsistent, how can they be reliable?
One day they were about to sever ties, but the next day they were holding hands again, visiting Mu Ziyu's mother, Madam Xi.
She asked Qu Hua, Qu Hua replied that it had nothing to do with Mu Ziyu; she simply got along well with Madam Xi.
Ren Yingying didn't want to get involved in her mess anymore.
--You may get along well with Madam Xi, but she is your future mother-in-law, and you are currently having a falling out with her son.
What, divorced but still living together?
Ren Yingying was now thinking that it was up to Qu Hua whether she wanted to stay or leave.
This factor doesn't need to be considered.
Lang Xuan looked at Yanran pleadingly.
Yanran understood immediately and said casually, "No, Jingjing is still too young. The weather is still hot now, what if she gets heatstroke on the way? Let's wait a bit longer, wouldn't it be better when the autumn weather is nice and clear? Anyway, it's not far from the capital, we can go back in a little over a month."
I'll definitely be able to get back before it snows.
Ren Yingying said, "I'll go back and discuss it with Qu Nian again."
She had just thought about it casually before, without giving it much thought.
After seeing Ren Yingying off, Lang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then asked Yanran with some uncertainty, "Did I say something wrong just now?"
"No, sister-in-law is absolutely right!" Yanran said with a smile. "Actually, there's nothing to hide about this."
This is a common difficulty, and we should face it together.
Yanran herself didn't believe in the ten-year theory, but if it were true, wouldn't it be worth making some arrangements?
However, thinking about this made her feel sad.
If I never see my mother again... even knowing that she is doing well in another time and space will still be very painful.
No!
I can't think about it!
To find it, we must find that thing.
Yanran couldn't stop her tears and turned her head away, not wanting Lang Xuan to see her crying.
But for a crybaby like Lang Xuan, no amount of pretense could escape her eyes—she understood too well!
So Lang Xuan panicked. "Yanran, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
If Yuwen Duo saw that he had made Yanran cry, he would definitely be very angry.
"It's nothing, I just missed Mother," Yanran said in a muffled voice. "Sister-in-law, I'm going back now."
Lang Xuan was extremely flustered.
"Wait, didn't you come to see Xiao Huai? Do you want to play a little longer?"
No, thank you.
"Then, I'll lend you Xiao Huai to play with for two days."
Please, please stop crying.
She wanted to avoid anything that might cause conflict with Yuwen Duo.
Their relationship is going well right now; they absolutely mustn't let any misunderstandings arise!
So please, I'm begging you.
"If you cry again, I'll start crying too," Lang Xuan whispered.
"What's wrong?" Linlin asked as she lifted the curtain and came in.
Lang Xuan: "..."
She knew that all her good luck had been used up when she met Yuwen Duo.
At other times, she's an absolute slacker!
What alarmed her even more was that when Yanran saw her older brother, she was overcome with grief and threw herself into Linlin's arms, bursting into tears.
Lang Xuan was caught off guard and at a loss for what to do, her face turning bright red.
Linlin hugged his little sister, made a comforting gesture to his poor little girl, and then patted Yanran's back, saying, "How old are you? Still crying? Aren't you ashamed?"
"My sister-in-law cries a lot too, why don't you say anything to her? Can't I even cry once?"
Mother is in danger, and my brother is unreliable too!
Overwhelmed by a sudden surge of emotion, Yanran somewhat unable to control herself.
Linlin sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, I misspoke. Cry, cry until you feel better, then tell me properly what happened."
"It wasn't me," Lang Xuan whispered, shaking her head frantically.
Linlin smiled at her, indicating that she knew and telling her not to panic.
This silly boy.
They're a family, and sometimes their lips and teeth even fight.
Even if it were her in this situation, so what?
Whoever is wrong is wrong; how could he possibly side with Yanran?
I'll have to talk to her about these things later.
Yanran cried for a while, then felt embarrassed.
What's wrong with her?
Cui Xiaoqiu had already rushed over upon hearing the news and looked at her with concern.
Yanran: "... It's nothing, I just suddenly felt like crying. I'm sorry, sister-in-law, did I scare you?"
Lang Xuan shook her head. "I'm fine."
I was afraid Yuwen Duo would misunderstand.
He didn't misunderstand; she was Sunny.
Seeing Yanran's dejected look, Cui Xiaoqiu didn't ask why, but said softly, "Is your stomach hurting? You're in the middle of your period now."
Yanran: "It seems so."
Upon hearing this, everyone understood without saying a word.
The emotions of those waiting for their period should be taken care of.
Cui Xiaoqiu had a maid fetch water for Yanran to wash her face, then gave her some warm water to drink. She pulled Yanran to sit down on a chair nearby and said softly, "You must still have something on your mind, right?"
Why else would someone cry for no reason?
Linlin Lang Xuan, saying, "Let her cry, I'll ask her why. Why are you panicking? Even if she argued with you, you're still her sister-in-law, why are you so upset?"
"I was afraid you'd be angry..." Lang Xuan's voice was barely audible. "I must have said something wrong. Go check on Yanran, I'm fine."
Yanran had calmed down and sniffed, saying, "Big brother, Cui Xiaoqiu, weren't you two discussing finding the treasure? How's it going? I was thinking about Mother... but there's been absolutely no progress, and suddenly I panicked."
Linlin looked at Cui Xiaoqiu, gesturing for him to speak.
"I've already gone once," Cui Xiaoqiu said, carefully choosing her words, "But progress hasn't been smooth."
"Why isn't it going smoothly? Didn't we feed that person a Gu worm and have someone manipulate him to lead the way?"
"He did lead the way, but that tomb was riddled with traps and mechanisms; many of the first group perished inside..."
The guides themselves all died in their graves.
Yanran panicked upon hearing this, "What should we do?"
"Don't rush," Cui Xiaoqiu said, "I'm discussing with the Prince now that we need to find a craftsman who understands mechanisms. Then we'll dig the entire tomb forward little by little..."
Even if there are 81 traps, they should be able to break through them all in three months, even if they break through one trap a day.
At worst, we can level this grave.
"Then I'll start monitoring the progress tomorrow," Yanran said immediately.
"I'll go with you."
It was Lang Xuan who spoke.
She wanted to help, but there was nothing she could do to help.
If I stay with Yanran and stop her from acting impulsively, I think I can probably manage... right?
After speaking, she looked at Linlin uncertainly.
Linlin nodded. "Okay."
Everyone is now anxiously awaiting an uncertain outcome regarding this mysterious tomb.
But in the capital, life was peaceful and serene.
In any case, Emperor Wen was extremely busy juggling court affairs and cooking.
That night, the elderly couple were tossing and turning again when suddenly Tang Zhuyun felt a tremor.
Holy crap, is the bed going to collapse?