As her dry palm stroked the patterns on the wooden box, Mrs. Huo's eyes were filled with regret and pity.

"Grandmother originally thought that if you didn't return to the capital, she would let Madam Li hand it over to you.

Now that you're back, it would be better for Grandmother to hand it over to you personally."

Handing the wooden box to Xu Junjun, Mrs. Huo sighed and gestured for her to open it:

"With this thing, you are truly free."

Xu Junjun was full of confusion, wondering what was stored in the wooden box that made Mrs. Huo take it so seriously.

Taking the wooden box with both hands, Xu Junjun looked at the pattern on the box carefully, reached out to open the buckle of the box, and with a crisp sound, the wooden box opened.

Seeing the contents of the wooden box, Xu Junjun's pupils shrank slightly, and she looked at Madam Huo in surprise and emotion:

"He Lishu?"

Mrs. Huo nodded:

"Yes, with this divorce letter, you will be truly free.

In the future, if you meet the right man, you can marry again."

Xu Junjun held the wooden box, feeling mixed emotions. She once again felt the love that Mrs. Huo had for her.

"Grandma, when did you prepare this divorce letter?"

Mrs. Huo's face was full of kindness:

"I asked Ming'er to write it down after you left the frontier."

Facing Xu Junjun's shocked eyes, Mrs. Huo smiled and said:

"Silly child, do you really think that your grandmother is too old and blind to recognize her own grandson?

Your grandmother recognized you soon after you arrived at the frontier.

When you think about things, you always like to point your fingers. When you don't like someone, you always like to argue with him. The licorice in the pills you make is always two points heavier than that of others.

You've behaved so obviously, if grandma doesn't recognize you anymore, all the years of our relationship will be wasted."

Xu Junjun blinked her eyes, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't help but lean on Mrs. Huo's lap and hugged her, sobbing.

"I'm sorry, Grandma, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye.

Huo Qiming and I are not meant to be together. I don't want to be trapped in this cold and icy backyard for the rest of my life, so I decided to leave."

Mrs. Huo's care and love for her far surpassed that of ordinary grandchildren.

This heavy feeling of love has weighed heavily on Xu Junjun's heart after several years. She feels nothing but regret and heartache.

If she had known that Mrs. Huo would accept her divorce from Huo Qiming, why would she have risked faking her own death to escape?

It was all her fault for not having confidence in herself and everyone in the Huo family. She didn't believe that in Old Madam Huo's heart, her status could be on par with Huo Qiming.

Old Madam Huo really treated her as her own granddaughter, rather than Madam Huo who married into the Huo family and became Huo Qiming's appendage.

Mrs. Huo touched Xu Junjun's black hair:

“No need to explain, grandma knows everything.

Grandma understands you.

Grandma doesn't blame you, she just hopes you will be safe and happy in the future."

Xu Junjun nodded with tears in her eyes. Nanny Li took the medicine bowl from outside the house and hurriedly approached Mrs. Huo:

"Madam, the medicine is ready. The imperial physician instructed that it must be taken while hot.

Please drink the medicine first and then talk slowly."

The bitter smell of medicine filled the whole room. Xu Junjun remembered the important matter, held Mrs. Huo's skinny hand, looked up and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Madame Li, give me the medicine bowl. I'll help Grandmother drink the medicine."

Nanny Li nodded and handed the medicine bowl to Xu Junjun. Xu Junjun put down the wooden box to take it, lowered her head and smelled the medicine soup, and her heart skipped a beat.

These medicines are all life-saving herbs...

Xu Junjun found it hard to accept, so she put down the medicine bowl and quickly grabbed Madam Huo's wrist.

When he touched her pulse, he felt a pulse as shallow as a thread under his fingertips. Xu Junjun bit her lips hard and did not speak for a long time.

Perhaps Xu Junjun's face was too ugly, so Mrs. Huo comforted her:

“Junjun, it’s okay.

Give the medicine bowl to grandma."

Xu Junjun shook her head and took out the medicine bottle from her arms with red eyes.

She didn't expect that Madam Huo's health was so dilapidated, otherwise the medicine she brought today would definitely not be these.

After choosing the pill that was most suitable for Madam Huo, Xu Junjun looked at Nanny Li and said in a hoarse voice:

"Please, Madam Li, pour me a glass of warm water."

Xu Junjun's medical skills are superb, and everyone in the Huo family knows it. She treated old Madam Huo for several years and understood the cause of her illness best.

Seeing that Mrs. Huo did not refuse, Nanny Li immediately nodded and went to the side to pour water.

Warm water was brought, and Xu Junjun poured out a fiery red pill and fed it to Madam Huo's mouth.

Mrs. Huo trusted Xu Junjun and swallowed it without asking any questions.

After taking the medicine, seeing Xu Junjun lowering her head and constantly taking the medicine bottle from her arms, Mrs. Huo sighed softly and pulled her slightly trembling arm:

“Junjun, don’t worry about grandma anymore.

Life is a passer-by, death is a return.

Grandma has no regrets.”

Xu Junjun had tears in her eyes and felt very aggrieved:

"Grandma, I can think of a way. Please wait for me..."

Madam Huo raised her hand to wipe away the tears from Xu Junjun's eyes:

"So many doctors are helpless, how could Grandmother bear to embarrass you?

Be obedient and come to the house to accompany grandma if you are free these days.

Grandma missed you very much during the time you were away.

Grandma also wants to know what kind of wonderful life Junjun has lived during these years away from home."

Xu Junjun felt sad and upset, and she didn't want to watch Madam Huo leave.

But she couldn't bear to go against Mrs. Huo's wishes.

Xu Junjun didn't say anything, and Mrs. Huo made the decision for her:

"It's decided. Grandmother will be waiting for you at the mansion tomorrow."

Noticing that Mrs. Huo's voice was getting lower and lower, and her breathing was getting heavier, Xu Junjun quickly nodded and agreed:

"Okay, I'll follow Grandma's instructions."

Seeing that she agreed, Mrs. Huo smiled with satisfaction, held Xu Junjun's hands, and asked her about her experiences in the past two years, taking pauses and breaths.

Afraid that Mrs. Huo might worry, Xu Junjun cheered up and talked about some interesting and non-dangerous things, which made Mrs. Huo's face full of joy and she became more energetic.

Seeing that Madam Huo had regained her spirits, Nanny Li rubbed her eyes and went out to order people to prepare lunch.

Xu Junjun was talking with Madam Huo in the courtyard, and Su Yun had already considered the lunch issue in front of Nanny Li.

Su Yun remembered that Junjun loved spicy food, so she was instructing the cooks in the kitchen at the moment, asking them to prepare medicinal food at noon and also prepare a few more spicy dishes.

Intermittent laughter came from Madam Huo's courtyard, bringing smiles to the faces of the maids serving in the courtyard.

As noon approached, Huo Qiming and Huo Zhengfeng, who had rushed to the camp outside Beijing to handle military affairs early in the morning, also turned back.

The father and son did not bring any followers with them. They rushed all the way back to the city from the camp outside the capital. When they saw the carriage parked at the gate of the mansion from afar, they were both surprised.

Wei Dong had been guarding the carriage. When he heard the hurried sound of horse hooves, he turned around and saw the father and son of the Huo family. He felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing.

Oh my God! !

Why hasn't Miss Xu come out yet? ! !

If the master has a conflict with the Huo family later, he wouldn't dare to stop it even if he had eight hundred guts!

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