"You... have returned?"
Lady Xu's eyes reddened slightly.
"I'm only stopping by temporarily, do not let word of my visit here leak out."
"Hmm... not even to your son?"
"He's here too?"
Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised.
"He is resting in the city; he came to visit me," Lady Xu replied.
"Hmm... then meeting him wouldn't hurt."
Chen Yuan contemplated for a moment before saying.
He was about to set off for Shuzhou, and it seemed not bad to learn more about his destination beforehand.
"I will immediately go and call him."
Lady Xu nodded repeatedly and then quickly departed with two maids, leaving only the four of them in the grand hall in the blink of an eye.
Chen Yuan glanced over each of them one by one, revealing a faint smile:
"My friends, it's been a long time."
"We think of you constantly, my lord," they hastened to reply.
