For more than 20 years, Zhuang Ruoyun thought that she was a person without loved ones.

Almost like an orphan.

She took out a letter and read it.

The handwriting on the letter is vigorous and powerful, but there is a little tremor where the strokes are made, and the pen and ink are not so smooth.

It can be seen that the writer is an old man.

Through the words in the letter, Zhuang Ruoyun guessed that these letters were written by her grandfather Ji Jia.

He sends his daughter a letter every season, longing for her to come home and see.

He also said that he was old and could not walk far, otherwise he would go to Daqi to see her.

Ji Jia asked: "Manman, if you don't want to come back, please write back a letter of safety, and let your mother and I know that you are safe now."

But obviously, Zhuang Ruoyun's mother had passed away at that time, so she couldn't reply to the letter.

Even if she is alive, Zhuang Youzhi will hide the letter and will not let her know.

The last one was sent last winter.

"Manman, your mother passed away today. Before she passed away, she said that among the children, she missed you the most."

"Killing you away back then was the thing she regretted the most in her life. We were only worried about what you entrusted to us, but we used the wrong method."

"Manman, my health is getting worse and worse. The doctor said that I have a headache and the pain is unbearable every time it rains."

"When it hurts, I will go to your room to see. You loved me the most when you were a child. Every time you saw that I was tired, you would take the initiative to massage my head and shoulders."

"Manman, Dad is getting old too. Will I still see you in my lifetime? If you don't get angry anymore, come back."

Zhuang Ruoyun cried heartbreakingly.

The eldest prince held her in his arms and patted her on the back to comfort her.

Zhuang Ruoyun cried heavily: "So I have relatives, I have a grandfather, and two uncles!"

"Zhuang Youzhi withheld these letters, causing my mother to die without knowing that her parents still miss her."

"Twenty years, twenty years! They have been waiting for my mother to come home!" Zhuang Ruoyun cried bitterly.

Suddenly, she panicked: "The last letter was sent last winter, and it is almost summer now, why is there no letter?"

"Did something happen to my grandfather..."

Seeing her frightened, Gu Zixiao quickly comforted her and said, "When I learned about this a few days ago, I already sent someone to investigate."

"Your grandfather, Ji Jia, is still alive. I have passed your news to you. I have also prepared the fastest boat and two teams of guards for you. I can send you to Changguo to meet them."

"There is also the 30,000 taels you helped fill in the loopholes for Zhuang Youzhi. I also exchanged them for bank notes and cash for you, which is enough for you to use on the road."

Zhuang Ruoyun didn't expect Gu Zixiao to make arrangements.

The anxiety and grief in her heart were gradually soothed by him.

Zhuang Ruoyun calmed down, looking at Gu Zixiao with blurred eyes.

She said gratefully, "Thank you."

When Baijan saw this, he coughed lightly: "I went out for a stroll, but I haven't seen Daqi's yamen yet."

After he left, only Gu Zixiao and Zhuang Ruoyun were left in the courtroom.

Gu Zixiao gently held Zhuang Ruoyun's hand: "Ruoyun, can I take what you wrote in the letter seriously?"

Zhuang Ruoyun was startled.

Gu Zixiao has already wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his fingertips extremely gently.

"Can you ask me again, and I'll answer you in person." He was referring to the sentence she said she liked.

Zhuang Ruoyun's long eyelashes trembled slightly: "I...I said I like you, and I deserve you in my capacity..."

Before she finished speaking, Gu Zixiao interrupted with a chuckle: "Forget it, you don't need to say anything, you are here, all I desire."

After finishing speaking, he cupped her cheeks, bowed his head and kissed her.