Chapter 247 No Winks
Even if Wu Xiyuan had many doubts in his heart, he can't lose the etiquette at this time.
The Xia dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. With so many people here looking at him. If he was disrespectful, he would be criticized by everyone before the day was over.
He walked over and bowed to Mrs. Zhang, "Mother."
Zhang looked at him from head to toe. This was the first time that she had seen him since he got well.
Didn't Jiuyue say he could not get well? How did it happen suddenly?
Hearing Wu Xiyuan calling her, she nodded in response to him.
Wu Xiyuan took her to a tea shop outside and asked the waiter for a cup of tea. Then he asked her, "Mother, why do you come to see me today?"
Zhang held the tea bowl and rubbed it uneasily with her thumb. After hearing this, her fingers gave a slight pause, then sighed, and then her eyes turned red: "I... I really have no choice. No one of them is willing to help me, and I can't find Jiuyue... I heard that you are studying here, and I wanted to try my luck here..."
She talked off and on for a long time, but she didn't get to the point.
If Su Jiuyue heard her mother say so, she heart must have softened, but Wu Xiyuan had been through so much in the previous life, he wouldn't be so kind.
Seeing his mother-in-law wipe her tears, he ignored it and just looked at her. Whether she was really sad or just faking it, he was just drinking tea silently, and even asked the waiter to refill his cup.
Zhang was tired from crying, and finally came to the point.
"My brother, Jiuyue's uncle, was arrested at noon yesterday along with my nephew, Zhuang Zhuang. I really have no choice but to turn to Jiuyue for help. I heard her uncle talk about it before, and this seemed to have something to do with Jiuyue."
Wu Xiyuan's eyes immediately got cold. He thought about countless possibilities, maybe she needed money, or maybe she had regretted... But he never thought that she would come for this.
As a mother, she didn't even think about how dangerous it was for her daughter to save her uncle?!
She was only thinking about the safety of her brother, regardless of her own daughter. He didn't know whether she was simple-minded or selfish.
Finally, Zhang asked, "Xiyuan, do you know where Jiuyue is? I heard from your family that she had come to the city to find you."
Wu Xiyuan nodded, and he didn't hide this from her. The matter concerning Jiuyue's birth family needed to be solved sooner or later. If he tried to solve this without telling her, it would be troublesome if her found out in the future.
"She's staying in a hotel with my mother. I'll take you to find her."
With him and his mother here today, they could protect her. It was better than to let her meet her mother alone later.
Fortunately, they lived in a hotel. If it had been when they moved to the new house, and she came to them, they would never see peace.
When he returned to the hotel with Mrs. Zhang, Su Jiuyue and Liu Cuihua had not returned, so they sat in the lobby and waited.
Su Jiuyue had been busy all day. She was talking and laughing with Liu Cuihua when they walked into the door. Suddenly, a woman rushed in front of her excitedly and hugged her.
She was startled and almost jumped away, but she was held by the woman.
"Jiuyue! I miss you so much!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Su Jiuyue gradually calmed down and called her, "Mom?"
Liu Cuihua glanced at them. It was the first time that she had seen Jiuyue's mother. She didn't expect it to be under such circumstances.
Thinking of all the grievances Jiuyue had suffered before, and all the rumors she had heard, Liu Cuihua subconsciously frowned. She could not have come with good intentions.
Her daughter had been married into this family for half a year, and she had never cared to ask about her. Why did she suddenly miss her daughter so much at this moment that she even chased Jiuyue to Yongzhou City?
The way they were hugged and cried attracted the attention of many people in the lobby.
Liu Cuihua didn't want to be laughed at by others, so she interrupted them with a smile, "Mrs. Zhang, shall we talk upstairs?"
What Zhang wanted to say was indeed a little embarrassing.
Therefore, she did not refuse this invitation. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a veil and nodded slightly as a way of saying yes.
But after entering the room, Liu Cuihua and Wu Xiyuan had no intention to leave at all, and they looked at them aside.
Liu Cuihua even poured her a cup of tea with great enthusiasm and chatted with her, "It's my first time to meet you. I have to thank you very much for raising such a good girl. Not only is she kind and sensible, but the most importantly very capable. She has helped me a lot these days."
Zhang's eyes were still red. After hearing her words, she just pulled the corners of her mouth and gave an ugly smile.
Liu Cuihua didn't think much of it, and then said, "Mrs. Zhnag, why have you come to Yongzhou City? Is there any trouble? If so, just tell us. We will absolutely help if we can."
Speaking of this, she suddenly changed the topic and asked, "But then again, how did you get into Yongzhou City? Does it mean that the ban has been lifted?"
They could only come in thanks to Jiuyue's letter of introduction, but Zhang was only a villager. How could she pull sonething like this?
Su Jiuyue didn't think so much at the beginning. She also felt a little strange when reminded by her mother-in-law.
Zhang's eyes dodged, and it took her a long time to say, "I... I sneaked in with the caravan."
Su Jiuyue didn't believe it. Yongzhou City was the territory of Prince Yan. With General Su and heavy military forces guarding it, everyone who came in had to take a number plate and a travel permit. It was not as simple as she said.
Zhang seemed to be aware of her disbelief, and quickly changed the topic, "Why did you suddenly came here?"
Su Jiuyue was asked, but Liu Cuihua was the one answered her.
"My son is studying here. I think it was not good for them to live apart for a long time, so I asked Jiuyue to come and take care of Xiyuan."
Wu Xiyuan nodded beside her. Liu Cuihua smiled again and asked, "Have you come to buy anything? Have you bought everything you need? Now the market is going to be closed. Why not stay in the hotel for one night, and I'll accompany you to walk around Yongzhou City tomorrow?"
Zhang was not in the mood to walking around. She has been so anxious these days that her mouth was full of blisters. As she finally found Jiuyue, Liu Cuihua and his son just couldn't take a hint, and didn't give them the chance to be alone at all.
She was anxious to ask Jiuyue to help save people. At this time, she couldn't care about other things, so she directly said, "Jiuyue, you have to save your uncle! The other day, a few ferocious men came to the house and arrested your uncle and Zhuang Zhuang!"