Miss Truth-Chapter 682: Final - : Toasting the East Wind (Grand Finale)_4

Ran Yan had someone bring a flint, lighting the square lantern.

It was as if, over these years, nothing had changed, the square lantern before her, the round hu-bed beneath her, the scrolls beside her.

Observing the two familiar figures who walked through the door, Ran Yan looked them over carefully and noticed that the Zhou mother and son were well-dressed and seemed to be living a decent life; their demeanor was still proper, as if it was natural to them.

"Lady Liang."

The mother and son bowed in greeting.

"No need for such formalities, please have a seat. Wan Lu, bring some tea." Ran Yan felt inexplicably happy, even though she and the Zhou mother and son did not share deep bonds.

With concern, Mrs. Zhou said, "I heard that you had been injured, Madam. These past few days I’ve been anxious, but feared disturbing your rest. Thinking that you must have recovered by now, I came to visit. I hope you won’t be upset for my delayed visit."

"Mrs. Zhou, there is no need for such politeness; I’m very pleased that you care." Ran Yan smiled as she looked to Zhou Sanlang. He had grown into a handsome young man with calm eyes.

The young man bowed slightly, his gaze assessing her almost imperceptibly.

Mrs. Zhou and Ran Yan spoke of many things since their last meeting, as warmly as long-separated relatives. Ran Yan felt that perhaps it was because they were the first people she met upon arriving in the Great Tang that she felt this way now.

"There’s something that has been troubling me," Mrs. Zhou said. Especially now that we both reside in the Capital, and given your high status now, Madam, it’s necessary to be honest.

Ran Yan smiled faintly, "Please speak freely."

Mrs. Zhou bowed deeply, "Actually, I am not a widow. Zhou is my maiden name. Due to some family issues, I fled with my son to Jiangnan Road, changing our surname to my maiden name to overcome difficulties. Now that the storm has passed, we have returned to Chang’an. There were unspeakable reasons for deceiving you, Madam."

Ran Yan showed no surprise; she had sensed from the beginning that the mother and son were not ordinary folks. She smiled and asked, "Mrs. Zhou, your husband’s family is..."

Mrs. Zhou, seeing that Ran Yan wasn’t upset, became even more apologetic, "My husband’s family name is Di. My father-in-law once served as the Deputy Minister of the Left, and has passed away. My husband is currently the Deputy Minister of Justice, but he isn’t a high official."

Ran Yan was slightly taken aback and muttered, "Di... Di Renjie."

In all of Great Tang, aside from Di Xiaoxu who had served as the Deputy Prime Minister, no other Di had held that position.

So, it turned out that the famed future minister and expert in discerning truth had already appeared before her eyes early on; only fate had played a deep and hidden joke on her.

Ran Yan looked at the young man’s surprised expression, a faint smile surfaced on her face, soft as the reflection of peach blossoms in clear water.

In the era of the great Empress of Zhou, people began to continuously emerge in their rawest forms. Ran Yan knew she would be able to watch them transform step by step, eventually upholding a more prosperous era of the Great Tang.

She was curious about what she could achieve alongside them and what trace she would leave in the history of the Great Tang.

All this was an end, and yet another beginning.

(End of the story)

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