Spiritual energy resurgence? My former empress wife has also revived!

Chu State —

After leaving Qingyang County, Qin Zijun and Wang Shu rode in a carriage all the way to the capital of Chu.

But halfway there, they changed direction.

The two received news that Aunt Wang was seriously ill.

Qin Zijun took Wang Shu to the post station and hurried back to Shoushan County.

Finally, in that sweltering summer, they rushed back to their home in Shoushan County and saw Aunt Wang, who was on her deathbed.

Aunt Wang worked hard all her life, which left her with many health problems.

In the past, when I was young, I could rely on my physical strength to withstand it.

As I got older, all those ailments came on at once, and I finally couldn't hold on any longer.

But when she saw Qin Zijun and Wang Shu rushing back, she smiled.

"Young Master, I thought I would never see you again. To be able to see you before I die, my life is complete."

"I have already prepared the coffin. You don't need to trouble yourself, young master. Just find a grave for me in Shoushan."

Qin Zijun didn't say much sentimental stuff; he simply held Aunt Wang's old, withered hand and squeezed it tightly.

He went to prepare for his passing, leaving Wangshu in the house.

Aunt Wang's eyes suddenly lit up, and an unnatural blush appeared on her thin, aged face.

She grasped Wang Shu's hand and asked excitedly, "Girl, you and the young master have been away for eight years, have you gotten married yet?"

Wang Shu shook her head, her eyes reddening, and sobbed, "No."

Aunt Wang frowned: "Why didn't you marry the young master? He's not young anymore. Did he marry another woman?"

Wang Shu quickly replied, "No, no, Aunt Wang! He's not married either."

Aunt Wang sighed and said, "Girl, sometimes you're so smart, and sometimes you're so silly. Why don't you take the initiative to bring it up with the young master?"

Wang Shu said aggrievedly, "I also asked him tactfully, but he always dodged the question and brushed it off."

"Judging from his expression, he doesn't want to get married."

"I... I think this is pretty good. Aunt Wang, you see, if we really get married, I'll be the wife and stay at home all the time."

"The state of Chu stipulated that married women could not leave their homes at will."

"But now I'm just a maid. When he goes to the fields to check on the harvest, I can go with him. When he goes to the mountains to check on the fruit trees, I can accompany him."

"If we got married, I would only be able to stay at home. But now I can be with him all day long. Isn't that better?"

Aunt Wang opened her mouth, but in the end she could only say affectionately, "Silly girl, my silly girl, a man always has to get married. If you don't marry the young master, when he really goes to the capital, how many high-ranking officials and noblewomen will want to marry him?"

Aunt Wang was helpless with this silly girl. She reached out her trembling hand and took out a cloth bag from under the pillow.

The cloth bag jingled with coins, all of them copper and silver, in considerable amounts.

She took Wang Shu's hand, opened it, and forcefully placed the cloth bag in her hand, making her hold it tightly.

"Aunt Wang, what's this?"

"This is all the wealth I've accumulated over my entire life."

Aunt Wang's cloudy eyes were full of gentleness: "I was a worthless girl who was kicked out of her home and picked up by the Qin family. I have been a servant in the Qin family since I was a child, and I was also Master Qin's personal maid."

"Master Qin treated me very well and never mistreated me. He always gave me my full allowance every month."

"I have no relatives, no marriage, no children. I have no worries about food and clothing while staying in the Qin family, and I can't spend the money I've saved."

"When I first met you, I didn't like you at all. I was afraid you were a femme fatale."

"But the more I get to know you, the more I like you. I like your wit at times, and I like your silly moments at others."

"Aunt Wang has always treated you like her own daughter, otherwise she wouldn't be urging you to get married so much."

"After Aunt Wang passes away, if you marry the young master, this money will be your dowry."

"I know you have no family, and you don't even have your own savings. How can this be?"

"Other girls get a dowry when they get married, so you must have a dowry too, otherwise people will look down on you."

She gently patted Wangshu's hand.

Wang Shu accepted the bag of money while crying.

Aunt Wang ultimately did not survive more than a few days and passed away.

Qin Zijun did not bury Aunt Wang casually, but buried her in the Qin family's ancestral land and found someone to hold a proper funeral for her.

The Qin family elders were unwilling, but at this time Qin Zijun's reputation was growing, and even the people of Shoushan knew about Magistrate Qin's achievements on the border of Chu.

Such a capable person is bound to become a high-ranking official in the future.

Under Qin Zijun's insistence, the Qin family elders had no choice but to acquiesce.

After only a few days in Shoushan County, Qin Zijun, accompanied by Wang Shu, headed to the capital again to prepare for his official duties.

On the way, Qin Zijun looked at the somewhat dejected Wang Shu and asked in a low voice, "What did Aunt Wang talk to you about?"

Wang Shu hesitated for a moment, then boldly asked, "Aunt Wang asked why I didn't marry you, young master."

Qin Zijun fell silent.

The atmosphere grew increasingly quiet, and Wang Shu felt even more uneasy.

Qin Zijun let out a long sigh and muttered to herself, "I might never get married and have children in this lifetime."

Or rather, he has never married or had children in his many lifetimes.

Having a wife and children will leave a deep impression on Qin Zijun.

It will also leave a deep impression on others.

But Qin Zijun believes that she is just a passerby to everyone.

After countless lifetimes have passed, everything he has experienced, every person and event he has encountered will be like fleeting clouds.

As he journeyed on his path to immortality, no one could accompany him.

He could only rely on himself to reach the summit.

In this life, I will probably be separated from Wang Shu forever.

It wasn't that his lifespan was too short, but that Wang Shu's lifespan was too long.

On the contrary, it was because Qin Zijun lived too long that no one could follow behind him.

His path to immortality was always one of solitude and loneliness.

Qin Zijun's words left Wang Shu feeling disappointed.

But his next words made her smile again.

Qin Zijun grasped Wang Shu's hand and solemnly promised, "I will never marry or have children in my life."

"But I promise you, if one day I regret it and want to get married and have children, I will definitely marry you!"

The young master always keeps his promises, and he doesn't make promises lightly.

Wang Shu felt that this was enough.

If he gets married, then she will be his wife.

If he doesn't get married, then I'll stay by his side and accompany him for the rest of my life.

If she could, she would want to be with him in the next life, and the life after that.