Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 1821 Nothing Gained

Chen Xiyun thanked the emperor solemnly and took Chen Hai back to the Duke's Mansion. As soon as the brother and sister arrived, others rushed up and asked with concern: "Is there any good news? What did His Majesty say?"

Chen Hai's face was filled with melancholy: "I think no news is the best news. As for His Majesty, he suspected that the thieves had trapped my parents in a certain place, and they needed to be interrogated again before they could get a result."

"But it's been half a month." Wu Qiaoyue's eyes were red and swollen. It was obvious that she was very worried about Chen Changli and his wife during this period, so much so that her tears never stopped.

Wang Xiaohui reached out to wipe away her tears and said with a forced smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. His Majesty is here. He will definitely find a way to rescue my parents."

Bai Lian thought so too. She reached out and held Wu Qiaoyue's hand, her voice gentle and soothing: "Except for Your Majesty, other officials and even the people are all very concerned about this matter."

"With everyone's help, we will definitely receive good news from our parents soon."

After she said this, she looked at Chen Hai and saw that there was a dark circle under his eyelids. She knew that he had been very busy during this period and had not had much rest.

She felt very distressed but did not show it. She only said to Chen Xiyun, "Sister, you and your husband have worked hard these days. Go and have a rest. Leave the rest to us."

When Wang Xiaohui heard this, she immediately advised them to wait for the siblings to rest. She looked at Bai Lian and saw tears in her eyes. She was obviously worried about Chen Hai, so she reached out and held her in her arms.

"My head of the family and my eldest brother have also gone out to look for my parents. They haven't come back yet, which shows that things are not going well. But no matter how badly they go, they still have to look for them. So no matter how worried I am, I can only put my mind at ease and not let my mind wander."

"Third brother's wife, the third brother has returned. Let him rest for a day, and then you and your wife can have a good reunion. I'm sure you will be able to calm down your panic."

Wang Xiaohui said this bluntly, but the words were full of comfort.

After hearing this, Bai Lian felt vulnerable. Only then did even Wang Xiaohui, who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, notice her. She tried hard to suppress her worries and comfort herself.

She felt very embarrassed, and took a deep breath to suppress the soreness at the corners of her eyes, and said in a calm voice, "Thank you, second sister-in-law."

She actually had a lot to say, but those words would seem shallow in this situation. Turning thousands of words into just one word of thanks would actually prove her heart better.

"What are you thanking me for? We are all family." Wang Xiaohui said unhappily, but she felt soothed in her heart. Then she took Wu Qiaoyue with her and the three sisters-in-law to take care of the affairs of the Duke's Mansion so as not to let the busy people outside worry about it.

With the concerted efforts of the three sisters-in-law, the lifeless atmosphere in the Duke's Mansion has changed. However, Chen Changli and his wife, who were trapped in the nameless village, felt that as time went by, their worries about their family became more and more intense.

"We have been trapped here for more than a month." Wan Shufang's brows were filled with worry.

Wuming Village was peaceful and harmonious, and the villagers were warm and hospitable. After the couple resolved their misunderstanding, their lives were even better than before.

But no matter how good it was, their families were not here, so as time passed, the novelty wore off, and Wan Shufang began to worry about Chen Xiyun and the others.

"I have made special observations during this period, and there is indeed no place in Wuming Village leading to the outside world." Chen Changli listened to Wan Shufang's words and sighed rarely.

He was even more worried that if the news of their distress spread, the emperor and his family would be threatened.

The emperor and his family care about them very much. If they give in to some false information, they will suffer heavy losses and may even endanger their lives.

Chen Changli didn't want them to be deceived by traitors. On the surface, he seemed to be enjoying his days in Wuming Village, but in fact he had been observing in secret, but gained nothing.

"It's impossible that there is no way to get to the outside world." Wan Shufang's eyes darkened and she lowered her voice deliberately. "The village does seem to be self-sufficient, but everyone in the village has the surname Yang, which shows that they are from the same clan."

"As far as I know, close relatives of the same clan cannot marry and have children. Otherwise, the offspring born will either be idiots or have various defects."

"The people of the Nameless Village do not have these characteristics, so I think they have contact with the outside world, but are unwilling to reveal it to us."

Chen Changli frowned slightly when he heard this: "Although Yang Afu is taciturn, he is very upright. Perhaps we can ask him for some information."

"Ask directly or test?" Wan Shufang asked.

Chen Changli's heart was slightly moved, and then he said solemnly: "He treats us with sincerity, and we should repay him with sincerity."

When Wan Shufang heard this, she was about to speak, but she heard footsteps outside.

Her pupils shrank slightly in shock, but Chen Changli raised his hand to his mouth and hushed.

Seeing this, Wan Shufang tried to calm down and said, "The people in Wuming Village are all good people, and Yang Afu is the best among them. My husband and I are not bad people. We just encountered danger and ended up here by chance, so we should avoid causing trouble for them if we can."

After she finished speaking, she winked at Chen Changli, and then specifically told him some words about missing her family. Her voice was very sad, as if her longing for her family was like a flood that could not be contained.

Chen Changli cooperated very well. Half an hour later, the couple appeared in front of Yang Afu as if nothing had happened and helped him process the medicinal materials.

Yang Afu's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, due to the safety of the village, he swallowed his words and said nothing.

He overheard the conversation between Chen Changli and his wife by accident. Although he felt very sympathetic towards the couple, he did not want to break the village rules, so he could only pretend that he knew nothing.

Chen Changli saw what he was thinking, but he was not in a hurry.

He took Wan Shufang to work patiently drying herbs for a few days, and then asked casually during dinner: "Doctor Yang, where do you usually buy cloth?"

"Outside...we grow our own linen, so we don't need to buy cloth." Yang Afu answered subconsciously "outside", but he realized what was going on and immediately changed his words.

Chen Changli raised his eyebrows, then acted sad, and said in a tearful voice: "Doctor Yang, my wife and I miss home. We have five children and six grandchildren."

"We told them before we left that we would be back in a month, but now we are in danger and have been here for more than a month. They can't get any news from us, so they must be very worried."

Wan Shufang quickly let the tears well up in her eyes, and then made a gesture as if she was trying hard to hold back the tears and not let them fall.

"Doctor Yang, your village is great. If it were normal times, I would bring my family here to settle down and never have to worry about the troubles outside again."

"But my husband and I were hunted down and ended up in this situation. Our children are waiting for us to come home."

Wan Shufang finished her words with a choked voice and burst into tears, seeming to be extremely sad.

Yang Afu lost both his parents when he was young, and he always fantasized about what it felt like to be loved by his parents.

Now seeing Wan Shufang so worried about her children, he couldn't help but think of his own parents. Were they also thinking about him like this before they died?