Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1647: Chapter 1588: You Two...

”Zhaoji, Zhenn Ji, it’s been a long time, and Yun’er, you’re here too.” Lady Tang placed Liu Min on the ground and then smiled as she looked at Cai Yan, Cai Zhenji, and the others who had come to greet her. Among those present, she truly knew only a few.

Jia Mu, feeling a bit awkward, hesitated for a moment before speaking. ”Tang Consort, you’re welcome.” With Jia Xu not at home, he, as the eldest in the family, had to bring his sister Jia Yun to welcome her.

Relatively speaking, Jia Mu and Lady Tang weren’t that familiar back then, but Jia Mu, though appearing dazed, wasn’t foolish. Even though he was three years younger than Lady Tang, he understood the situation, so he greeted her in a rather humble manner.

”It’s been a long time~” Zhenn Ji raised her hand and said, her eyes lighting up. ”Wow, your son has grown so fast!”

”How have you been these years?” Cai Yan bowed and saluted. She knew that Li Youu was indeed Li Ru, and Cai Yan guessed that Lady Tang had figured it out as well. Truth be told, Cai Yan didn’t quite know how to face her since she came here.

Before she arrived, Cai Yan missed her a little, but now that she appeared before her, Cai Yan really didn’t know how to handle it. In her current life, Cai Yan didn’t want anyone to disrupt it.

”I left Luoyang intact back then, so you should know I’ve been doing quite well.” Lady Tang looked calmly at Cai Yan, her eyes as gentle as before. ”In fact, after leaving Luoyang, things have become much easier.”

”Yes, without those people and matters, life has been much freer. But you have such a broad mind. If Xuu Zijiang saw you, he’d probably be very curious about your mindset.” Cai Yan spoke slowly, feeling at ease yet somewhat curious about Lady Tang’s mindset.

Jia Mu understood the antecedents, unlike Chen Xi, who knew the past events. Cai Yan didn’t know it was Jia Xu who orchestrated Lady Tang’s escape from Luoyang; otherwise, she wouldn’t be like this.

It’s the usual case of being blinded by concern. With Cai Yan’s intelligence, she should have realized the situation when seeing the Jia Family and her coming to welcome Lady Tang. However, evidently, she hadn’t paid attention, not even noticing Jia Mu’s expression.

Unlike before, when she could discern subtleties, for the current Cai Yan, Lady Tang is the only friend, and Li Youu is the only elder who genuinely treats her as a descendent.

Cai Zhenji casually turned her head at Cai Yan’s words. Though she was familiar with Lady Tang, their relationship wasn’t as deep as Cai Yan’s. Consequently, she noticed Jia Mu from the start, considering him to be the face of the Jia Family.

As unbelievable as it seemed, dismissing all impossibilities, Jia Xu orchestrating Lady Tang’s escape back then seemed quite logical. To have her completely transported away under such a situation, upon reconsidering, only Jia Xu could have done it.

Thus, Cai Zhenji instantly speculated on other matters. With this speculation, Cai Zhenji was genuinely not worried. Jia Xu isn’t dead after all, and judging by his appearance, he has decades ahead of him. Lady Tang wouldn’t be here to seek her demise.

Lady Tang smiled gently and waved to Jia Yun, who then smiled and linked arms with Tang Consort. ”Aunt Tang, you haven’t come to see me in these years.”

”I returned to Yingchuan, couldn’t come to see you. In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown this much.” Lady Tang remarked with a sigh. Back when Jia Yun was just three or four, she was only eleven or twelve. Now Jia Yun is already sixteen, how quickly time flies.

Jia Yun blushed slightly, while Zhen Mi and others who followed looked at Lady Tang with quiet amusement, feeling that her tone seemed a bit off.

Cai Yan, slightly taken aback, silently lifted her arm, using the embroidered robe to shield her expression and the sunlight. Even with her distracted mind, she understood the context behind Lady Tang’s tone.

Having pieced together the events, Cai Yan slightly turned her head to glance at Jia Mu, then looking back at Lady Tang, she said, ”I miss those carefree times of ours, when we couldn’t have imagined what lay ahead as we roamed the gardens together.”

”Indeed, I wonder if you and I can still have those candlelit talks as we did back then.” Lady Tang smiled gently, fully understanding what Cai Yan meant.

Cai Zhenji rolled her eyes, indeed, Cai Yan and Lady Tang needed some time to converse properly. After being apart for six or seven years, maintaining the affection of the past was like before, yet this friendship might either fade due to their words not aligning or grow even richer. Both parties were unsure.

Naturally, Lady Tang was taken back to the Cai Mansion by Cai Yan, and Jia Mu expressed endless gratitude to Cai Yan since when he received news of Lady Tang’s arrival in Ye City, she was nearly there already.

By that time, it was too late to build an independent residence for Lady Tang. They could only spend money to buy a relatively decent place. However, given Ye City’s current state, hastily purchasing an estate, even with Jia Family’s power and wealth, finding a good place wasn’t instantaneous.

Ultimately, Jia Mu was only able to purchase a small villa from the Zhen Family. They couldn’t just let Lady Tang stay at the Jia Family, that would be disastrous.

Meanwhile, placing Lady Tang with Cai Yan was arguably the best choice currently. Whether from a perspective of favor or relationship, settling her with Cai Yan was more reliable than an inn or villa.

”Cai Mansion, huh.” Lady Tang stood at the door, gazing at the plaque with a face full of emotion, exclaiming.