Chapter 422: Chapter 422 Entering The Capital For A Reward (16)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After settling down, Zhou Huaiming looked at Zhou Ying and asked, “Who is the girl you brought back?”
Gu Chengrui didn’t hide anything and roughly explained what had happened. “Looking at her appearance, she should be the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Yang Wanning, who is also my cousin.
“However, I’m not sure after not seeing her for a few years, so I’ll have to wait until she wakes up to confirm if it’s true.”
When Zhou Huaiming heard him mention the Yang family, he hesitated and said, “Your aunt is gone.”
“Gone?” Gu Chengrui looked at him in astonishment.
However, he soon felt relieved. He just smiled faintly and didn’t say anything else.
“You just arrived in the capital, so take your rest for now. 1’11 tell you in detail after dinner.”
“Alright, let’s talk later.” After Gu Chengrui finished speaking, he stood up and sent him out.
Coincidentally, the servants had also finished preparing hot water. The couple bathed and changed into clean clothes before heading to the dining room.
Zhou Huaiming was already waiting outside. When he saw them come out, he immediately ordered the dishes to be served. “After traveling for so long, do you want some wine to relieve your fatigue?”
“Just some.” Gu Chengrui thought of the Yang family’s matter they had to discuss and agreed to his suggestion.
Zhou Huaiming saw this and asked someone to bring a small jar of white wine and fruit wine.
The food was quite sumptuous. There was a large plate of beef ribs, a braised carp, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a plate of sweet and sour shredded radish, and a plate of steamed buns served with egg soup.
Zhou Huaiming asked someone to pour the wine as soon as the dishes were served. “The year hasn’t been kind to us, so there’s a limit to what we can get. Please don’t mind the food.”
“That’s not true. It already looks great. Let’s have a toast.” Gu Chengrui shook his head at his words.
“Sister, let’s drink together. It’s been a long time since the three of us drank together.” Zhou Huai Ming said to Zhou Ying.
“Sure, 1 toast to Brother Zhou’s happiness.” Zhou Ying raised her glass after hearing that.
“Haha, alright, let’s do it.” Zhou Huai Ming raised his glass as well.
After a glass of wine, he knew they were hungry, so he didn’t persuade them to drink more.
Instead, he picked up a piece of beef rib and said, “Try the cooking skills of the chefs in this manor.”
Zhou Ying took a bite and said, “To be honest, it’s quite good, but just that it’s a little salty for my taste.”
Zhou Huaiming nodded. “That’s true. I’ll mention it to them later. I will get them to put less salt in your food.”
“There’s no need for that. We won’t be staying for long anyway.”
“Even if it’s just a meal, let’s have it served the best it can be. Don’t worry; it’s not that troublesome.” After Zhou Huaiming finished speaking, he served them some food.
After dinner, Gu Chengrui asked, “Brother Zhou, do you know how my aunt died? When did this happen?”
“It is said that she died of illness during the snowstorm.
“Later, 1 sent people to investigate and discovered that your aunt fell ill after the Gu family was raided. She didn’t make it during the snowstorm because the weather was too cold, and there was a lack of doctors and medicine.”
Gu Chengrui was so angry that he laughed after hearing that. The wife of a dignified second-grade official lacked medicine; what kind of precious medicinal herbs would that have to be?
Zhou Huaiming heard his sarcastic laughter and knew he didn’t believe this.
At that time, he did not believe it either. However, the capital was trapped during the snowstorm, and everyone knew this.
Therefore, it was difficult to determine whether this tragedy was man-made or caused by a lack of medicine.
He didn’t hide anything and told him what he had found.
Gu Chengrui couldn’t judge the truth after hearing Zhou Huaiming’s findings. However, he was sure that his aunt had been bullied.
“My mother didn’t die from a lack of medicine. She froze to death.” Yang Wanning walked in with an old woman’s help and spoke up..