A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 510: One Smile Is Enough

After a night of spring rain, the south of the Yangtze River is full of greenery. Raindrops are glistening on the tender buds and branches. Morning birds are jumping among the treetops, and their melodious and loud singing breaks the silence.

Li Yunye, with a pair of red and swollen eyes, was sitting listlessly by the window stirring the porridge in the bowl but he had no appetite at all.

"Sir, Madam asked Aunt Lan to bring the medicine over." At this time, An Yunduan came in with a bowl of medicine soup and replied carefully.

Ever since the young master and his wife had a quarrel last night and parted unhappily, the mother and son have been sulking in their rooms. The house has also become solemn. An Yun saw it and felt anxious, and just hoped that young master Mu Liang and the housekeeper would come back soon.

Li Yunye remained silent. After hesitating for a moment, he drank the bowl of medicine soup. Then he asked An Yun, "Did Aunt Lan leave any message when she came?"

"Just tell you to drink this bowl of medicine while it's hot, nothing else." An Yun thought carefully before answering truthfully.

"Brother Muliang and Ange haven't come back yet?" Li Yunye lowered his eyes disappointedly and continued to ask.

"It rained all night, and the roads are muddy. I'm afraid he won't be back so soon." An Ge also saw what the young master was thinking, so after he finished speaking, he whispered, "Young master, why don't you go see the lady later?"

"Forget it, I'd better not go and cause trouble for her in this state." Li Yunye was stunned for a moment and then shook his head and muttered.

Jiang Siyao had been in the Li family for so many years that she had already regarded Madam Li as her mother in this time and space. Although she was upset yesterday because her mother slandered her brother, the medicine soup sent this morning also made her understand that there is no overnight hatred between family members. She should put aside the grudges and go to the plum garden to greet her mother as usual. However, she suddenly remembered that her eyes were still swollen at this moment. How could she go downstairs to see people? If her mother saw it, it would only cause more trouble.

An Yun pursed her lips and looked at the young master's red and swollen eyes and had to give up. She turned around and went downstairs to find medicine to reduce the swelling.

At this time, in the warm house of Meiyuan, Madam Li was holding a cat in her arms, looking out the window with a worried look and a bit of expectation, sighing from time to time. Hong Nu came in with tea and hurriedly comforted her, "Madam, don't think too much. Maybe the young master will come later. Anyway, Hong Nu has never seen a mother and son separated because of a quarrel."

"You are such a thoughtful girl, and you know how to warm people's hearts." Madam Li turned around and sighed to Hongnu. She looked very haggard after a sleepless night.

Although Hong Nu was considerate, Madam Li was speechless. Even her personal maid Lan Jie didn't know what the mother and son quarreled about last night. After a night of calm, Madam Li knew that she had said something harsh to her adopted son Mu Liang because she was angry. But when she thought of her son Li Yunye's rift with her as a mother in order to protect his adopted brother, Madam Li felt really uncomfortable.

"Madam, to be honest, the young master has always been very kind to you!" Hongnu handed Madam Li a cup of warm tea and said with a sweet smile.

Mrs. Li was slightly startled, then she remembered how considerate her son usually was, and a smile appeared on her face.

It was almost noon when Mu Liang and Ange returned to the Li family. Last night, they met the hatred-filled Xue Gen on the road. Fortunately, Lao Zhou appeared in time to resolve the crisis. Although they were safe, they were soaked. Mu Liang did not want his brother to be frightened because of this incident, and Lao Zhou was about to visit his junior brother, so the carriage turned back to the farm.

Li Yunye applied some anti-swelling medicine and took another nap. When he woke up, he saw that the swelling in his eyes had finally gone down, so he breathed a sigh of relief. When he was struggling with how to tell his mother about going to the Plum Garden, he saw An Ge coming back, and he was very happy.

"What happened at the farm? Why did you come back only now?" Li Yunye saw Ange but not his brother. He felt sad but now he had learned how to hide his feelings. He just pretended to be calm and concerned.

"It's nothing. I just met Mr. Zhou yesterday. Mr. Mu Liang hadn't seen him for a long time, so they stayed at the farm together to reminisce about the past." An Ge replied to Li Yunye according to Mu Liang's instructions.

"Old Zhou? He's back? Where is he?" Li Yunye asked in surprise.

"He is still at the farm." Ange replied.

Li Yunye nodded without saying anything after hearing this. He also knew that Lao Zhou and Manager Li were fellow apprentices and that they would definitely have a good reunion when they met again.

"Why is Master Mu Liang not here? I just saw Ah Qun running out of the house in a hurry. Where was he going?" An Yun, who was standing aside, saw that the Master was hesitant to speak and naturally understood what he was thinking, so he asked for him.

"Young Master Mu Liang has caught a cold, so he might have asked Ah Qun to find a doctor." When An Ge saw An Yun asking about it, he didn't dare to hide it in front of the young master, so he answered truthfully.

"What? You caught a cold? Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Upon hearing this, Li Yunye immediately stood up and scolded Ange, then strode out of the room and headed towards Liangyuan.

Seeing this, An Ge and An Yun hurriedly followed.

"Hey, sir, where are you going in such a hurry?" Li Yunye ran into Sister Lan as soon as he came out of Qingyun Garden.

"Aunt Lan, what does mother want to tell you?" Li Yunye was anxious to see his brother, so he asked directly.

"Madam asked me to ask you, sir, where you would like to have lunch today?" Sister Lan replied when she saw the young master asking.

"You go tell mother, I will be back soon to have lunch with her." Li Yunye hurriedly said to Sister Lan and turned away.

"What happened?" Sister Lan was worried when she saw the young master's anxious look, so she hurriedly pulled An Ge behind her and asked.

"Nothing, the young master went to the study." Ange smiled calmly at Sister Lan and walked away quickly.

An Ge, the Li family's housekeeper, had noticed the recent estrangement between Master Mu Liang and the young master, as well as Madam's indifference towards Master Mu Liang. Although the two young masters kept silent about it, An Ge was a smart man and could guess something. So it was best not to let Madam know that the young master was in a hurry to see Master Mu Liang.

Hearing Ange say this, Sister Lan thought that the young master was busy with business, so she turned around and went to the Plum Garden to reply.

When Li Yunye arrived at Liangyuan, the doctor was already writing a prescription in the outer room. He was relieved to learn that his brother's cold was not serious and turned to go to the inner room.

"Yun Ye, why are you here?" Mu Liang was lying in the room and half asleep when he suddenly heard the voice of his brother-in-law outside. He was surprised and happy, and forced himself to open his eyes, only to see his brother-in-law appear in front of him with a stern face.

"What? I can't come even though you're sick? Have we two brothers become so estranged?" Li Yunye sat down in front of the bed with a bit of resentment. He tucked in the quilt for Mu Liang and said to him angrily. He couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw how weak and haggard he looked.

"You are being too suspicious again. I just don't want you to..."

"Am I being overly suspicious or are you?" Before Mu Liang could finish his words, Li Yunye glared at him.

Mu Liang was choked by his brother's words for a moment, so he shut up and just smiled gently at his brother in silence.

Even though Jiang Siyao was angry, when she saw his smile, her heart was already brightened and she couldn't help but smile along with him.

Yes, there is no need for them to say much, a smile is enough.