The Marquis Is Innocent

Chapter 95.2

Chapter 95.2

Wei Shaos eyebrows twitched as he quickly stepped inside, and Mrs. Xu beckoned for him to come when she saw him.

He leaned over and sat down: Aunt Zhong said that Grandmother is going to Wuzhong City?

Mrs. Xu nodded: I called you to talk to you about this. You know that I like the comfortable weather there. Its warm in winter and cool in summer, and I usually spend half of the year there. The Lantern Festival is over, and you will go to Jinyang, so I want to spend time in Wuzhong City.

Wei Shao said, When will Grandmother leave? Ill send Grandmother there first. After you have settled down, then Ill go to Jinyang.

Mrs. Xu said, I dont need you to send me there. Ill take your mother with me on this trip. Since the matter in Jinyang is urgent, you can go there as soon as possible. Ill get someone to escort me.

Wei Shao was startled and hesitated, asking, Grandmother only take my mother?

Mrs. Xu nodded and sighed: After that incident last time, although I grounded your mother, I have not felt better in my heart. She was your mother, and I know you also want her to be fine. So, I thought I would take her with me on this trip to Wuzhong City. Perhaps a change of place will give people a change of heart.

Wei Shao then bowed to Mrs. Xu and thanked her solemnly.

Mrs. Xu smiled and said, There was nothing to thank. I remember that in earlier years, your mother used to be a little less difficult than she is today. Although it was her fault, as a mother-in-law, I had failed to guide her and should take the blame. Ill take her over there this time to try to get along with her.

Wei Shao thanked Mrs. Xu again. Mrs. Xu smiled and said, I called you here to tell you this. You must be tired after a busy day, so go and rest early.

Wei Shao answered, got up from the chair, and started to go, but after a few steps, he stopped and said, Grandmother is not bringing her along?

Mrs. Xu said, Who? Is it your wife?

Seeing Wei Shao looking at her, Mrs. Xu shook her head: She wont go.

Tell her that you will be lonely if you stay at home alone. Afraid! He said again.

Xiao Qiao said faintly, Im not afraid. Why would I be afraid? Grandmother took Mother-in-law to Wuzhong City, and its my duty to stay home and guard.

Wei Shaos brows furrowed, staring at her.

Xiao Qiao then turned her face back and closed her eyes.

Two days later, after Mrs. Xu finished packing, she asked a maid to carry her increasingly fat cat, then took Mrs. Zhu with her.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left the city in a carriage for Wuzhong City.

Wei Shao personally escorted her, despite Mrs. Xus refusal. They traveled during the day and stayed at the post house in the evening. The journey was leisurely and unhurried. It took three days to travel to Wuzhong City from Yuyang, traveling hundreds of miles.

The Wuzhong citys Magistrate welcomed them outside the city gates. After Wei Shao entered the citys gate and settled everything, he left a team of family guards but did not stay that night. He rushed back overnight and returned to Yuyang at noon the next day.

Xiao Qiao thought he would leave after he sent Mrs. Xu, but he returned from this trip and never mentioned going to Jinyang again. She observed and saw that he was busy day and night. Of course, Xiao Qiao will not take the initiative to ask him when he leaves. She only asked the servants to gather up the several boxes of his clothes have been temporarily stored away. When one day he wants to go to Jinyang, they will only need to carry it out.

In a flash, the end of the first month passed, and today was the beginning of February, the day of the Taishe Festival.

In Taishe Festival, the villagers used leeks and eggs as offerings to the God of Earth, begging for a year of fruitful produce and bountiful harvests. After the ritual, villagers gather together to dance, and some young men and women take the opportunity to give each other orchids to convey their feelings. It was the most auspicious festival of the year, other than the New Years Festival.

Xiao Qiao got up early and changed into her ritual clothes. Then, she was escorted out of the city in a horse-drawn carriage to the Taishe Temple.

Wei Shao waited for Xiao Qiao to leave and went to the government office. As soon as he entered, Gongsun Yang asked him, Lord, when will you leave for Jinyang?