Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

This shout was like a thunderclap, shattering the tranquility of the entire Jing residence.

Upon hearing this news, Jing's parents, who were anxiously waiting in the hall, finally felt relieved.

The two of them were slightly taken aback at first, then quickly jumped up from their chairs and rushed towards the front door in a few quick steps.

Jing's father was beaming with joy, while Jing's mother was already in tears, muttering to herself:

"Yi'er, Yi'er is back? Yi'er..."

"Yi'er, my precious daughter..."

Wu Zihao had just dismounted with Jingyi in his arms, and as soon as she stood firmly on her feet, his gaze eagerly turned toward the gate not far away.

She saw her parents rushing towards her with tears streaming down their faces, their hearts filled with anxiety.

It had only been half a day since I last saw my parents, but they seemed to have aged several years in an instant, their faces looking extremely haggard.

Seeing her parents like this, Jingyi's eyes instantly welled up with tears, which rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably like pearls from a broken string.

She could no longer care about anything else. Lifting her skirt, she ran towards her parents like a fledgling returning to its nest, calling out in a choked voice, "Father, Mother, your daughter is back."

Her body trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes like a burst dam, sliding down her fair cheeks.

Sobbing, she stumbled and fell into her mother's warm embrace.

Seeing this, Jing's mother felt heartbroken and quickly opened her arms to hug her tightly, gently comforting her, "My dear child, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Jing's father quickly stepped forward, extending his large, slightly rough hands to gently stroke his daughter's soft, black hair, conveying some strength and comfort to her in this way.

The three of them embraced and wept at the gate, completely ignoring the passersby who stopped to watch, pointing and whispering about Jing's house.

Left with no other choice, Wu Zihao had to bite the bullet and step forward, cautiously reminding them, "Uncle, Aunt, Yi'er is exhausted today. Why don't you have the maid take her back to her room to rest? I will explain today's events to you in detail."

Upon hearing Wu Zihao's words, Jing's mother seemed to wake from a dream and loosened her grip on her daughter.

She took out a clean white handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped away the tears from her daughter's eyes.

Meanwhile, Jing's father, who had been standing silently to the side, hurriedly turned to the two maids beside him and called out, "Mei'er, Xin'er, quickly take your young lady back to her room to rest!"

"Yes, Master." Mei'er and Xin'er responded in unison, then quickly walked to their young mistress's side, supporting her swaying body on either side, and slowly walked towards the inner courtyard.

At this moment, as if he had suddenly remembered something, Jing's father slapped his forehead. His two sons, along with the servants and maids, were still searching for their daughter outside.

He turned to his personal servant and instructed, "Qiangzi, quickly go and tell the young master and the others that they no longer need to search and to return to the manor immediately."

"Master, I'll take care of it right away." Qiangzi didn't dare to delay. After responding, he immediately turned around and hurriedly ran towards the street.

Wu Zihao watched as the maid led Jingyi further and further away until their figures disappeared from sight, then he turned around and followed Jingyi's father and mother, walking together towards the main hall.

After entering the main hall, Jing's mother nodded slightly and gave the old nanny beside her a wink.

The old woman understood immediately and quickly moved to the doorway, standing quietly to prevent any unauthorized people from entering and disturbing the peace.

Jing's father coughed lightly, breaking the brief silence in the room.

He looked intently at Wu Zihao and said slowly, "Zihao, what exactly happened to Jingyi today? Why did you come back with her?"

After much deliberation, Jingyi finally decided to tell Wu Zihao everything that had happened that day.

She really didn't want this incident to cause any rift between her and Wu Zihao in the future, thus creating a rift between them.

Jingyi knew that her two older brothers had gone to the prefectural city to discuss cooperation with the Lu family.

Today, the man claimed to be Lu Yanting, the young master of the Lu family from Fucheng. All of this seemed so coincidental that it made her suspicious.

In addition, after her two older brothers returned from the prefectural city, they not only began to interfere with her marriage arrangements, but also tried to prevent her from getting engaged.

This series of events, intertwined, made Jingyi increasingly convinced that what happened today must be related to those two people.

Unfortunately, there is no conclusive evidence yet, and she doesn't dare to rush to her parents to accuse Jing Mingtian and Jing Ming'an.

Wu Zihao was furious when he found out and was unwilling to let the two brothers off easily.

Despite lacking strong evidence, he devised a method to subtly and intentionally guide Jing's parents to suspect their two sons.

Wu Zihao recounted the events of the day to Jing's parents in detail.

However, due to certain concerns, he deliberately omitted the details of Jingyi being drugged and their premature consummation of the marriage.

As planned, Wu Zihao successfully aroused Jing's father's suspicion, making him wonder if his two sons were really involved.

When Jing's mother heard that her precious daughter had been kidnapped and almost lost her virginity, she was terrified and turned ashen-faced, filled with lingering fear.

She was lost in her own thoughts and didn't hear a word her son-in-law said afterward.

At this moment, Jing's father was furious, with veins bulging on his forehead and his teeth clenched, as if he wanted to devour his two unfilial sons alive.

His chest heaved rapidly, each breath drawing out a deep pain within him, causing him to gasp for breath.

"These two wretched children, how could they do such an outrageous thing, daring to frame their own sister! They are worse than pigs and dogs! How could our family have such unfilial descendants? It is a great misfortune for our family!"

Jing's father cursed Jing Ming'an and Jing Mingtian in his heart, becoming increasingly angry and wishing he could drag them out and punish them severely.

Just as Jing's father was burning with anger, Wu Zihao suddenly spoke up, "Uncle and Aunt, since such a disgraceful thing has already happened today, in order to avoid any unforeseen complications, why not move up the wedding date between Yi'er and me? Five days from now is an auspicious day. I wonder if you two would agree?"

Upon hearing this, Jing's mother's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly said, "In advance? Five days later? Isn't that a bit too rushed? I haven't even prepared Yi'er's dowry yet."