Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

"It's me, I'm the one who let her down..." The old man pounded his chest angrily.

"Why don't you think about it carefully before talking to her, now..." Li Tianze didn't know what Leng Youran was thinking at the moment, so he didn't say anything more.

"I have thought about telling her slowly, but when I saw that Ran'er was always thinking about us, I felt ashamed and thought that if I had to tell her, I should tell her everything!"

"But you said it, it's hurtful to both you and her."

"I know, but she's done so much for us, I just can't bear to let her keep giving. She doesn't owe this family anything. It's me who owes her so much."

"There's no such thing as family members owing each other anything." A female voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

They both turned their heads at the same time and saw that the person who should have been sleeping was standing outside the carriage without them noticing.

Li Tianze got off the carriage and first checked her condition. He said with a slightly distressed tone, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? We are not in a hurry to travel."

Leng Youran forced a smile, "I'm not that fragile. I just couldn't figure things out last night."

After finishing her words with Li Tianze, she bowed to Old Man Leng in the carriage and said, "Grandfather, please forgive me for making you worry."

Leng Chengye, Leng Chengdong and the others were also attracted by Leng Youran's voice. Although they didn't know the whole story, Leng Youran suddenly left the team last night and did not return until morning.

Even when they asked about the reason for Leng Youran's sudden departure, Old Man Leng simply brushed the matter off with a few words.

When they heard the noise, everyone gathered around, wanting to know what had happened.

"Child, child, I'm sorry, it's all grandpa's fault..."

Old Master Leng jumped off the carriage with a big stride, and if Li Tianze hadn't helped him, he would have almost fallen to the ground.

Leng Youran bent over with tears welling up in her eyes.

She actually didn't fall asleep at all, but she knew she was going to come back and didn't know how to face them.

Just after Li Tianze put her down, she released her mental power. She saw the sadness and worry on Old Man Leng's face, and the white hair on his head that hadn't been seen for a night.

Call her a saint or call her magnanimous, she doesn't want to argue with her family about what was right or wrong in the past.

She thought a lot last night. Mr. Leng must have been heartbroken when he chose to do that!

He must have felt helpless when he made such a decision!

On one side is his granddaughter and on the other side is his friendship with the retired emperor.

"Good child, good child, grandpa, grandpa..." Old Master Leng hugged her but couldn't say a complete sentence.

Leng Youran raised her red and swollen eyes and found that she was surrounded by people. "Grandfather, I'm sorry, can we talk?"

Old Master Leng was unwilling at this moment. He wished his granddaughter could have a big quarrel with him, so he quickly responded, "Okay, okay, let's go to the carriage and talk."

Leng Youran helped Old Man Leng into the carriage, and turned back to give Leng Chengye and Leng Yuyang a reassuring look.

But when she stepped onto the carriage, she looked back at Li Tianze who was standing stupidly beside her, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

After saying thank you silently, he turned and got into the carriage.

In fact, she listened to everything he said last night.

As he said, she is not a disaster, she is herself, and no one can control her life.

Even if it is fate, she will break that illusion.

Her fate is in her own hands.

Of course, if what she wants to do requires making enemies with everyone in the world, she will still follow her own ideas.

The two chatted for a long time in the carriage.

No one knows what Leng Youran talked about with Old Man Leng.

All I know is that when they came out again, the two of them returned to the way they used to be.

Leng Chengye and Leng Chengdong were very worried, and secretly asked Leng Youran what had happened between her and Old Man Leng.

Leng Youran evaded them all without leaving a trace.

Leng Youran thought it would be better not to let other people know about that matter.

As for Li Tianze, Leng Youran believed that he would not talk too much.

Just as she expected.

Li Tianze was very happy when he saw the two of them reconcile. Although he didn't know what they talked about specifically, when he saw that the two of them were back to their original state when they were together, he guessed that they must have discussed it and the matter was over.

He was the only one who understood the whole thing, and he understood why Leng Youran made such a decision.

She was the one who was hurt the most by that incident, but if Leng Chengye or Madam Leng knew about it, they might develop a rift with Old Man Leng.

She is so understanding.

She would rather bear the pain herself than hurt others.

To be honest, if this happened to him, he might not be able to be as free and easy as Leng Youran.

After all, being hurt by your loved ones is the most painful, no matter whether it is intentional or unintentional.

night.

After everyone fell asleep, Li Tianze found her.

Leng Youran was sitting on the sled and looking up at the sky.

She was holding a pot of wine in her hand, and I wonder what she was thinking.

"Can you please invite me for a drink?"

Leng Youran smiled faintly, took out a pot of wine from behind him, and said with a smile: "Of course."

Li Tianze took the wine jug and sat down beside her. He pointed at the sled and asked, "Did you make this?"

"Yeah. It's called the Sled."

"Very good, very fast, and there is no obstacle even walking on the snow." Li Tianze praised.

"Well, this is for use on the snow. I'll let you feel its speed after tomorrow."

"That would be disrespectful."

"Oh, even if you don't want to, there's nothing I can do. I brought these here to pick you up. If you continue to travel by carriage, you probably won't reach Liangzhou until the beginning of next spring."

"That's true. Along the way, I was thinking about whether we should stop and wait until spring to continue our journey. It wasn't until I received your letter that we gave up the idea."

"That won't do. This is my first year back. Even though our family has been through a disaster, we have the conditions, so naturally we want to be together as a family to celebrate the New Year."

Li Tianze nodded slightly, "That's true."

"By the way, what fun things are there to do during the New Year here?" Leng Youran was quite curious about this.

Li Tianze thought about it and realized that in the past, they would attend night banquets in the palace during the New Year, and there were no special programs after returning home.

"It seems no different from usual."

"No fireworks?"

"Fireworks? What is that?" It was the first time that Li Tianze heard this term.

Leng Youran thought for a moment and then said, "It's just like the firecrackers we set off during Chinese New Year, but the fireworks rise into the air and explode."