Chu Zhaoci, who was next to him, did not notice their intersecting gazes, but he noticed Taifu Wen's sudden halt.

He also paused.

He asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

Mr. Wen didn't respond.

There was no need for him to answer. When Chu Zhaoci asked, "What's wrong with you?", he raised his eyes and looked at him.

He saw that Mrs. Wen's eyes were a little dull.

Follow his gaze and look over.

The target is Aunt Shen.

Chu Zhaoci had met Aunt Shen before and didn't think there was anything strange about Aunt Shen, but he looked at Mrs. Wen's expression...

Something seems wrong?

He unconsciously glanced at Aunt Shen a few more times.

And this look.

He discovered that Aunt Shen's appearance was similar to Mrs. Wen's wife ten years ago.

His mistress.

At first, because he could not leave the palace at will, Chu Zhaoci only met his mistress twice.

The first time is at the end of the year, when all the prominent civil and military officials in the court can bring their families to the palace to attend the banquet.

Chu Zhaoci was not favored and could not participate.

But at the gate of the palace, he saw the master's wife who had come to attend the banquet with Mrs. Wen. The master's wife also brought him cakes.

The pastries are very sweet.

Another time, the queen held a flower-viewing banquet.

He was teased by several royal brothers, accidentally broke into the imperial garden, and almost broke the pastries for the queen's flower viewing banquet.

The queen not only reprimanded him, but even punished him.

It was his mistress who helped him out.

He was spared punishment.

After that, he never saw his wife again. The image of his wife in his heart was that of young, gentle and the most beautiful.

So, when I met Aunt Shen, who was almost sixty years old...

Chu Zhaoci really didn't recognize it.

Until now, he was still in disbelief. He frowned and stared at Aunt Shen, wondering if he had seen it wrong?

After Mrs. Wen came to his senses, he quickly gave him a positive answer.

His eyes were filled with tears, and he staggered a little because he was so excited. He quickly ran towards Aunt Shen.

While running, he shouted in a trembling voice, "Ruo, Ruoyin..."

Aunt Shen finally came to her senses at his shout, and her obviously sunken eyes were suddenly filled with tears.

With trembling hands, he ran towards Mr. Wen.

"Ruiqing..."

Mrs. Wen's name is Shen Ruoyin, and Mrs. Wen's name is Wen Ruiqing.

This is...

That's right, right?

Chu Zhaoci couldn't believe his eyes and ears.

After going around and around, his mistress had already appeared around him, but he was too stupid to recognize her.

How unfilial is he?

Taifu Wen and Aunt Shen had no time to deal with his unfilial apprentice now, so the old couple were very excited to finally meet each other.

They hugged each other tightly.

The old faces of both of them were covered with long-lost tears that they had not seen for a long time.

It wasn't until they were almost crying that Mr. Wen let go of his wife and asked her in disbelief why she was here.

Aunt Shen doesn’t know why she is here?

Even before meeting Hua Xiaonian, she was in a daze and couldn't even remember who she was.

She only knew that she had a daughter named Wen Shuyun.

However, due to her confusion, she had already forgotten what her daughter looked like. She only remembered that her daughter got lost with her when she was five years old.

She relied on her vague memories to search for her daughter everywhere.

When she met Wen Shuyun, who was about the same age as her daughter, she was the little girl she took with her as her daughter.

She mistook her for her own daughter.

The two of them depended on each other for life, and she didn't know where she had been, but she just lived in a hazy way.

Until he was cured by Hua Xiaonian.

During this time, she remembered what happened before she became delirious, and she remembered her former identity as the Taifu's wife.

It's just that so many years have passed...

Aunt Shen doesn't know if she can go back to the home that originally belonged to her?

And a daughter.

Although her mind was clear, she still couldn't find her daughter, which was a thorn in her heart after all.

She didn't tell anyone her identity.

She originally thought that she would continue to escape with Hua Xiaonian and the others, and if there was still a chance to return to Kyoto, she would go to the Taifu Mansion.

And if you can't go back...

Aunt Shen thought that she would never go back.

It has been too long, maybe his husband has already married another wife, and his sons have already started a family.

Why should she disturb their lives?!

But what she never expected was that her husband would appear here?

Moreover, she took a closer look at Wen Ruiqing's dress and asked in surprise, "How did you become like this?"

After all, Wen Ruiqing is still a tutor, so how could he be wearing such shabby clothes, and his face is obviously old.

It seems to have been weathered.

Wen Ruiqing just heard her talk about what happened over the years, and her heart ached.

She asked her about herself again.

He sighed softly.

I didn't want to tell my wife that I was trapped, but then I thought about my wife's previous temper...

Ahem, it’s better to tell the truth.

Although Mrs. Wen didn't look like a tigress when she was young, who in Kyoto didn't know how powerful she was?

How awesome is it, you ask?

Let's put it this way.

There are actually many men with the status of Mr. Wen in Kyoto, but no one has only one mistress in his backyard.

Only the Wen family.

There is only one master, Mrs. Wen.

The others are all maids and maids.

You may think that this should be Taifu Wen’s single-mindedness, right?

Oh, Mrs. Wen is indeed very dedicated, but the main reason is that no woman dares to approach him. After all, who is Mrs. Wen?

That is the eldest daughter of General Shen's family.

It’s enough to be proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, to being able to do both literary and martial arts.

Once upon a time, the husband of a little sister who had a very good relationship with Mrs. Wen married a concubine. In order to vent her anger on the little sister...

He actually beat that woman until her teeth were all over the floor!

The woman went to the government to report the crime. Lord Fu Yin asked Mrs. Wen if she should compensate her for beating her up like this.

Mrs. Wen happily agreed.
To be continued...