"The Warbling of the Oriole" - Chapter 225

Just as winter began, news of a great victory arrived from the north, greatly exciting everyone in the Duke's mansion. Ruying was also at the Duke's mansion when she received the good news.
At lunchtime, the Old Madam and Madam Qin specially added a few extra dishes to eat with Ruying. Ruying listened to the Old Madam's words and said that the winter outside the pass was cold, and the King of Liaodong had launched a final attack before winter, but was defeated and retreated with 100,000 soldiers back to his fiefdom.
Ru Ying asked, "Should the Imperial Guards stationed in Yongping Prefecture be withdrawn?"
The old lady said, "We need to see how things go next spring. Even if we have to withdraw, we can't withdraw all of them."
Ru Ying wanted to ask if Qi Shixiao could come back, or if he would have to stay at Shanhaiguan indefinitely.
In the summer of Yingqi's seventeenth year, the Prince of Ding of Shu in the southwest joined forces with the Prince of Anyang in the two lakes region to defeat the Prince of Zhenbei several times. Later, Jinling sent troops again, besieging from three sides. The Prince of Anyang was defeated and ceded a large area of land in Jinzhong, retreating to Xi'an Prefecture.
The capital city has become much busier again, and many shops have reopened.
She hadn't visited the capital for several years. After accompanying Madam Qin to the Golden Pavilion, the two returned to their residence and saw several military horses in front of the gate, with two stable boys leading the horses into the residence.
Upon seeing the Qin couple, the servant boy beamed and stepped forward to pay his respects.
Qin asked, "Who has come to our door?"
The servant announced, "Madam! Good news! The young master is back!"
Qin felt a little dizzy, and Ru Ying stepped forward to help her.
"What did you say?" She was afraid that she was too lost in thought and had misunderstood what the servant said.
The servant said, "Madam! It's absolutely true! The young master has just returned to the manor! These military horses belong to the generals, and I will lead them to the stables right away."
Qin hurried towards the mansion. Ru Ying helped her to the entrance of the main courtyard before turning to leave.
Ru Ying didn't see Qi Shixiao for a long time until the family dinner that evening.
When he left the capital, she was fifteen; when he returned, she was seventeen. The family sat together in the main hall, eating at separate tables.
The Duke sat at the head of the table, flanked by the Old Madam, Qi Shixiao, Qin Shi, and Ru Ying.
Qi Shixiao had already taken his seat. Seeing that Ru Ying was also seated, he looked at Ru Ying with a slight smile in his eyes.
Ru Ying saw that his face was still fair, and his nose was high and straight. Perhaps he had been on the battlefield, which made him even more heroic. His expression was more composed, and he looked like a young man.
She wondered if he had come of age and if his coming-of-age ceremony had been held in the military tent.
While she was eating, he frequently glanced at her, his eyes full of smiles. She was delighted by his sudden return, but he openly looked at her like that in front of the Duke and his elders, so she dared not look up again and focused on eating.
The next day, Ruying went to pay her respects to the Old Madam. As she reached the door, she heard sobbing coming from inside. At first, it was muffled and suppressed, but then she couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears. She recognized the voice as that of Lady Qin, the Duchess of the State.
She hesitated for a moment, not daring to go in.
Xueyan came out of the house, wiping away tears, and said, "Miss has arrived."
Ru Ying said, "Is the First Madam inside? I will come to pay my respects to the Old Madam later."
Xueyan said, "Please wait a moment, young lady, I will go in and inform them."
Xueyan was the Old Madam's personal maid. She had not only noticed Qi Shixiao's past affection for Ruying, but had also heard some of it from Zheng Mama. For over a year, Ruying had helped her and Zheng Mama take care of the Old Madam, and had also kept the Old Madam and Qin Shi company, so Xueyan had grown even closer to Ruying. Thinking this way, she believed that the Old Madam and Qin Shi wouldn't mind Ruying going in.
Ru Ying waited for only a short while before Xue Yan returned and said, "Miss, please go in."
Ru Ying entered the room and bowed to the two people seated there. When she looked up, she saw that Qin Shi's eyes were red from crying, and the old lady's eyes were also filled with tears.
When Qin saw Ruying enter, she didn't hide it from her as if she were a stranger. She cried to the old lady, "Tell me, what are those father and son thinking? I am Xiao'er's mother! Why did they hide this from me? Shouldn't I know? They even kept it from you! Don't women need to know the health of their own children?"

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