Chapter 2203: My Mother is Very Smart

Chapter 2203: My Mother is Very Smart

This was a question Shu Yu couldn't provide an answer to. She could only say to Aunt Hong, who looked worried, "I will find her. At least, I know she appeared in Huajiang Prefecture, so we have a direction to search."

Aunt Hong opened her mouth as if to speak but hesitated. After a while, she nodded and said, "I hope we find her."

Her concern was that something might have happened to Wei Shi. From what she knew about Wei Shi, if she had indeed escaped from that wealthy merchant's house, she would have tried to return to the capital. After all, her child, whom she had carried for ten months, was here.

But nearly a year had passed, and Wei Shi hadn't shown up. Even the rest of the Wei family had returned. Wei Shi should have arrived, even if she had to crawl.

Shu Yu and Aunt Hong returned to the carriage, pulled aside the curtain, and boarded it. Inside, they saw Song Le holding a bead and constantly rubbing it.

This bead was not the same one he used to carry around. Shu Yu had put away his original wooden bead long ago. However, the little guy was not accustomed to being without his bead, so she had found him a replacement.

Whenever he felt anxious, Song Le would rub the bead.

Now, it was clear that his emotions were unstable.

Shu Yu sat down beside Xiao Song Le and, after bidding farewell to Aunt Hong, ordered Ying Xi to start the journey back.

Once the carriage was moving steadily forward, Song Le finally raised his head, looking at Shu Yu with a hesitant expression, as if he didn't know how to begin.

Shu Yu knew he had likely guessed, as he was not a foolish child.

She sighed softly. "Are you wondering who that man was from earlier?"

Song Le hesitated for a moment and then nodded slowly.

"His name is Wei Tang, and he is your maternal uncle."

Song Le suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with intensity. "So, what about my mother?" He knew that his mother had been taken away by his grandparents and maternal uncle.

Now that his maternal uncle had appeared, did that mean his mother had returned too?

Shu Yu didn't want to hide the truth from him. If Wei Tang had appeared once, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't appear again. If Xiao Song Le didn't know the truth, he might be deceived and taken away by Wei Tang or that Wei old man. That would be a regrettable mistake.

So, she calmly recounted everything Wei Tang had said to Song Le.

Tears welled up in Song Le's reddened eyes. He tightened his grip on the bead in his hand. After a while, tears started falling.

Shu Yu held him in her arms. "Don't worry. We've been to Huajiang Prefecture before, and your paternal uncle used to live in Tianning County, which is under Huajiang Prefecture. Uncle Meng knows many friends there, and he's very familiar with the area. We'll ask them for help, and they'll definitely find your mother."

Sitting on the yoke of the carriage, Ying Xi also spoke anxiously, "Yes, yes, yes! I'm familiar with Huajiang Prefecture. My brother and I even know a prison guard in the capital. We can ask him to help look as well. There won't be any problems."

"Before, we didn't know where your mother was, but now that we know she appeared in Huajiang Prefecture, it's much easier with a lead."

Gradually, Song Le calmed down under their reassurances. He nodded and said, "We'll definitely find her."

He tilted his head back, mustered a smile, and said, "Moreover, if my mother found a way to escape from that house, it means she's very smart. She'll be fine. She might be waiting for us somewhere."

Shu Yu smiled. "Exactly."

Song Le lowered his head again, clutching the bead in his hand, and silently prayed.