The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Lu Yun took a nap and opened her eyes to find that there was no one beside her. She lit the fire and added a handful of firewood. Lu Yun waited for a while and found that Zhou Boli had not come back yet. She was hesitating whether to go out to look for him when she saw Zhou Boli walking in from outside with snow on his head.

He stood at the door, brushed off the snow on his body, took off his wet clothes and hung them on the branches beside the fire. "Maybe the rabbit tonight is not roasted well."

Lu Yun understood and felt the changes in her body. Her stomach was indeed a little bloated. She moved out to make room for him inside and closed her eyes. After a while, Zhou Boli walked in and lay down. He did not go out again that night.

Lu Yun was the first to wake up that morning. She went to the small rock pond to fetch some water from the clam shells. As she was returning to the cave, she suddenly noticed a voice inside. Before she could react, an arm reached out and pulled her in.

"Help—" "Help," ahhhhh, "little uncle," Lu Yun looked at the young man holding her in surprise, sobbing. Lu Yun's nerves that had been tense for many days finally broke, and she threw herself into Zhang Yulin's arms and burst into tears, "My dear."

For so many days, she almost thought that she would be a savage in the mountains from now on.

Zhou Boli coughed twice, looked around the cave, and nodded to Zhang Yulin, "Let's go back."

The group returned to their original yard in a small group.

Caihe hugged her young lady and cried again, and Lu Yun hiccuped from crying.

Liuzi followed his master and wiped his tears quietly. Zhou Boli didn't even look at him and ordered, "Boil water, I want to take a bath." "Yes, master." Liuzi agreed and hurriedly ordered the servants to fetch water and cook.

"Go back home?" Lu Yun raised her voice.

Cai He wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her uncle said that it was too unsafe outside. It was a blessing in disguise that she was able to find the young lady. So we will set off to return home soon.

"Okay." Lu Yun was exhausted. It was rare to meet someone in front of whom she didn't have to act like a child. Suddenly, she had to return to the mansion. After a few days of being a wild person, able to deal with life's major events in the open air without any psychological pressure, she would have to return to the confined life of a young lady in the mansion of the Marquis. It was too hard for her.

Lu Yun lay on the table and sighed deeply, silently saying goodbye to her little friend with whom she had a life-and-death relationship.

There was a knock on the door. Cai He went to open it. Outside stood Zhou Boli and his servant. Cai He was not without resentment towards them. If it weren't for their young lady, they wouldn't have suffered so much. Thinking of this, Cai He glared at Liu Zi fiercely.

Liuzi lowered his head and pretended that he didn't exist.

"I heard that Miss Lu San is going back home." Zhou Boli walked to the table and sat down, looking at the fat girl lying on the table.

Lu Yun hummed listlessly, "No, I can't compare to you, young master, who can be so free outside."

Zhou Boli said nothing after hearing this. He took out a purse from his pocket and placed it on the table before turning and leaving. Liuzi bowed to Caihe and trotted to keep up with his master.

Lu Yun curiously opened the purse, her eyes suddenly lighting up. Inside were several silver bills, each worth fifty taels, and a pair of small, clean pearl earrings. There were four of them.

Caihe advised gently, "Miss, this is against the rules." Lu Yun hugged Caihe's arm excitedly, "Sister Caihe, I'm happy." Caihe looked at her young lady's face which had become thinner. She felt that she had suffered a lot in the past few days. It was not worth taking his money. It was better for her to have her young lady safe and happy.

Lu Yun returned to her grandmother's house after dinner. Seeing her younger sister, Rong Jie'er happily hugged her and kissed her. Hui Ge'er followed Lu Yun and refused to leave. Zhang had no choice but to let the three children sleep in the same bed that night.

Inside the courtyard, Master Liaofan was taking Zhou Boli's pulse. After a moment, he withdrew his hand and chanted the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, the young donor is now fine."

"Thank you, Master." Zhou Boli bowed very respectfully.

After sending Master Fan away, Zhou Boli looked at his sixth son and asked, "Father, do you have any explanation for this assassination?" His voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard.

Liuzi bowed and replied respectfully, "Master, the prince said that this time it was bandits causing trouble. But—" Liuzi paused and observed his master's expression with his peripheral vision before cautiously saying, "The princess has a message for you. She is waiting for your return."

Zhou Boli lowered his eyes, untied the pouch at his waist, and pulled out a white jade porcelain bottle only an inch long. "The Soul-Chasing Incense is out. Take it and refill it."

Liuzi took it and turned to leave.

The young man stood up and looked at the moon outside the window, always feeling that the moon he had seen that night was brighter. "Miss Lu San, Ping'an Marquis Mansion" the young man chewed on these words over and over again, a short and plump figure appearing before his eyes. What secrets did she have?

Lu Yun, who didn't know that someone had noticed her, got up and ate some snacks as if she was familiar with the place. For the first time in her life, she felt full before she finished the snacks. Lu Yun looked at the last two snacks on the plate reluctantly and went to bed.

The next day, after having her last breakfast at her grandmother's house, Zhang took her children back home.

As soon as she entered, Lu Yun noticed that the atmosphere in the mansion was not right. The servants seemed a little nervous. What happened? Lu Yun was puzzled.

When they returned to the west wing, Aunt Yao and Miss Yuan had been waiting at the gate for a long time. Aunt Yao seemed to be particularly cautious.

After paying her respects, Zhang ordered her maid to take them to the west room for tea, while she changed her clothes and went to Yannian Courtyard to pay her respects to the old lady.

A few steps from the Yannian Courtyard, the master and servants could smell a strong medicinal odor. Zhang covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and walked into the main room.

The old lady was wearing a purple headband inlaid with turquoise and casual clothes. She was sitting on the Luohan bed and looked in good spirits.

"The daughter-in-law pays her respects to her mother." Zhang was about to finish her words when she was helped up by Dujuan.

"The old lady has been thinking about you for several days, and finally you are back." Dujuan said with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, mother. It's because Sister Yun's health has been recurring that I've stayed for a few more days." Zhang sighed and took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes.

The old lady looked at her grandchildren in the hall and raised her hand to say, "Sister Yun, come to grandma."

Lu Yun maintained her composure and slowly walked to the old lady.

The old lady took her hand and rubbed it for a few times, carefully studying her face. Finally, she sighed and said, "You have lost weight. You look strong on the outside, but you are actually weak on the inside. You must take good care of your daughter." Then she looked at Zhang and said, "The roads are slippery in the snow. If you can avoid going out recently, please do so. I get so anxious when you go out."

After a few more words, the old lady said she was tired and waved her hand to send them back.