"Thatās true."
"By the way, Iāve always been curious about how you ended up here." Ye Ziāan said with bright eyes, "Is there a way to go back? If we could, it would be nice for the whole family to move to that world. From what you say, itās a society ruled by law, unlike ours, which is a society of might. Personal safety should be more assured there."
When the topic of how she ended up time traveling came up, Yang Chuxiaās face turned a bit green.
This matter absolutely couldnāt be spoken of. It was too embarrassing. Who else but her could crash into someoneās private moment while on a mission? To top it off, why did she end up time traveling after just a momentās daze?
"Why are you not speaking, my wife?"
"Whatās there to say? I canāt go back, and I donāt even know how I got here in the first place." Yang Chuxia said gloomily, "Donāt even think about it; out of millions, it might only happen once in a thousand years. If everyone who wanted to time travel could do so, the world would be in chaos."
"Youāre right about that."
Ye Ziāan sighed and decided not to dwell on it any further.
"Have you sent someone to fetch Qingqing and Yueyue?"
"Yes," Ye Ziāan replied, "they should be back soon."
"Sigh, I donāt even know where Yangyang is."
"Yangyang, donāt worry, I have some leads."
"Really?" Yang Chuxia was delighted, but then said angrily, "That brat is really dense. Just yesterday he wrote asking for money. You know, last time, he was clever enough to use acrostic to let us know he was safe. How come this time, he didnāt even give us an address?"
"I think itās not that he didnāt want to tell us the address, but that old manās eyes probably didnāt miss him."
With that, Yang Chuxia didnāt say anything more.
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"Did Second Madam Mu come to arrange a marriage?" The next day, Ye Ziāan had just returned from court when someone came to say that Second Madam Mu had arrived. Yang Chuxia had gone to greet her but returned in less than a quarter of an hour.
"I donāt know why she came." Yang Chuxia shook her head, "We exchanged a few pleasantries. She had just sat down and drank a cup of tea. Before she said anything, their servant came looking for her, and she left in a hurry."
"Oh? It seems something must have happened."
"Iām not sure; I just casually asked what was going on, and can you guess what happened?" As she spoke, Yang Chuxia folded her arms, "Then she burst into tears and didnāt say a word. I didnāt dare to ask more. Anyone who didnāt know might think I bullied her."
"Alright." Ye Ziāan couldnāt imagine what a crying middle-aged woman looked like, so he didnāt pursue the topic.
"I need to go outside the city tomorrow, come with me."
"Why are you going outside the city?"
"To light an eternal lamp for Dongxue." Yang Chuxia sighed, "If she hadnāt come to the Capital City, this wouldnāt have happened. Iām still uneasy about it. I donāt know what Uncle and Aunt will think when they find out. They might even come to our house to make trouble."
"No one wants such things to happen, donāt let it get to you." Ye Ziāan comforted her, "Sometimes fate is inevitable; whatās meant to happen will happen, whether she came to the Capital City or not."
"If we truly feel guilty, we should take better care of the fourth branch. We can bring her younger sister to us, raise her well, and find a good family for her in the future. That would be compensation."
Yang Chuxia nodded, "I think so too, which is why Iāve told Qingrui. When Yueyue and Qingqing return, Jindi will come back with them."