Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

The day after the emperor's birthday celebration, which was also the day Cheng Wan returned to the capital, Chang Fu personally led a delegation to the Zhaoping Marquis's residence, bringing with him the emperor's bestowal of gifts upon Cheng Wan.

The Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation's performance at Chengtianmen Square yesterday completely won the emperor's favor.

As one of the initiators and leaders of the Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation, Cheng Wan naturally received many rewards.

"Thank you for coming in person, Eunuch Chang."

Cheng Wan gave Cheng Daniu a wink, and Cheng Daniu immediately chuckled and stuffed a folded silver note into Chang Fu's hand: "This little bit of kindness is all for inviting you and the others to have some tea."

Chang Fu did not feign refusal, but instead chuckled and stuffed the silver note into his sleeve, speaking in a very amiable tone: "Your Excellency handled the Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation matter very well. The Emperor was overjoyed and asked me to tell Your Excellency to take good care of your injuries and to let him know if you need anything."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. We have everything we need and lack nothing!" Cheng Wan quickly bowed towards the palace, her face showing signs of illness, but her eyes were clear and bright. "I hope you will inform His Majesty that I will take good care of my injuries and study hard for the exams, so that I can serve His Majesty again as soon as possible!"

Chang Fu nodded, quite satisfied with Cheng Wan's display of loyalty to the emperor.

After finishing his business, Chang Fu was about to take his leave when Cheng Wan suddenly spoke up: "Father-in-law, please forgive my overthinking, but I am a little worried about the people of Liangzhou in the Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation. I wonder if His Majesty has given them any instructions?"

The Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation is now a "favorite" in the emperor's eyes. This morning, the emperor made special arrangements for the follow-up matters of the Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation during the court session.

This is not a secret; there's nothing that can't be said.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, His Majesty is concerned about the people of Liangzhou. Today, in court, he personally made arrangements for escorting the Liangzhou birthday delegation back to Liangzhou."

The Emperor was worried that their health might not be up to par, so he allowed them to stay in the capital for a few more days before setting off back to Liangzhou.

With the Emperor paying attention to the Liangzhou birthday celebration delegation, the people of Liangzhou will surely be safe and sound.

Cheng Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but smiled apologetically at Chang Fu and said with a sigh, "I was worrying too much. His Majesty cares about the people, which is a blessing for all."

Chang Fu left with his men, and Wang Shi quickly helped Cheng Wan up, her face showing concern: "Go back and rest. We'll take care of things here. As for other matters, we can talk about them when you're feeling better."

“Your mother is right. Go back and lie down. All this moving around might reopen your wounds.”

Old Mrs. Lin frowned. The old lady, who used to be unable to resist the sight of gold and silver, now only had eyes for Cheng Wan and didn't even spare a glance for the imperial gifts on the ground.

Gu Yu, who had been at the Zhaoping Marquis's residence since last night, held Cheng Wan's left hand, his little face serious, and said in a childish voice, "I'm holding your hand, so walk slowly."

Cheng Daniu and the others didn't speak, but Cheng Wan could feel the concern and worry in their eyes.

Cheng Wan let out a long breath, her face pale, but her smile was incredibly bright and flamboyant.

It's nice to be home.

It's better to go home.

Eat and sleep, sleep and eat.

Cheng Wan spent three days like this.

During the three days that Cheng Wan gradually recovered her energy, she took the time to learn from her family that their journey back to Beijing had gone smoothly.

Cheng Wan also tried her best to only report the good news and not the bad news when telling Wang and the others about her experiences along the way.

Of course, Cheng Wan couldn't guarantee whether the Wang family and others fully believed Cheng Wan's descriptions of "joy" and "worry."