Chapter 150 — Awakening
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The corners of Song Yan's mouth lifted slightly.
The Fourth Miss...
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Seeing Chen Yanzhou come out of the side room, Duan Bing and Chen Lanxu hurried to meet him and asked in low voices, "How goes it?"
Chen Yanzhou raised the letters in his hand.
Duan Bing grinned broadly.
Chen Lanxu let out a breath of relief as well.
When the sovereign wills a minister's death, the minister must die; when a father wills a son's death, the son must die.
They had gone to such lengths to save Song Yan. If Song Yan still would not carve a way out for himself, that would be too senseless altogether.
Only then did Duan Bing yawn and say wearily, "Which letters am I delivering? Once they're done, I'd like to go get some sleep."
He had come dusty and travel-stained from the capital back to Zhending, barely washed, then pressed on day and night to the capital again; he had long since been worn to the bone.
Chen Yanzhou said hurriedly, "You two go and rest! It is only delivering a few letters, not a fight—Cui Min and I will do. Then he recounted Song Yan's request for the medicine.
Duan Bing was silent for a long moment, then said, "The heir's words have their logic too. A true man would sooner die on his feet than live on his knees." And he went into the side room.
Chen Lanxu and Chen Yanzhou sighed in unison.
Chen Yanzhou went to find Cui Min to arrange the delivery of the letters.
Chen Lanxu thought it over, then followed after him. "Chen Sou, let me go with you! I am not like Uncle Duan, making two round trips from Zhending to the capital within a few days..."
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Sisters, brothers: because of the Qingming Festival I must make a trip home. Today I only managed to write this one chapter in fits and starts, and the update for April 2nd will have to be squeezed in over the next few days.
I have broken my promise, and I am very sorry!
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