Before Ye Jingyu and his group went on their study tour, Ye Jingchen required them to write him a letter every day after they set off, one letter for each of them.

The letter must state their location and health condition; other details are not required and are up to their personal preference.

In the first few days after they left, Ye Jingyu and Yun Shu would write several pages of letters, describing everything they found novel, including the sky, the earth, flowers, grass, trees, and wood.

After reading their letters, Ye Jingchen would put them away and have Ye Jing'an and Ye Jingyan read them aloud to everyone on their way to pay their respects to the emperor every three days.

Through those letters, those who remained in the capital could also retrace the steps they had taken and see the sights they had witnessed.

But gradually, the letters stopped describing the scenery along the way and focused more on the lives of ordinary people and the injustices they encountered.

The palace was Eden to them, but once they left the palace and the capital, they would see what the world was really like.

Many years ago, Maple Leaf Village, located at the foot of Xishan Palace, was just a small microcosm of the world.

However, Ye Jingchen did not intend to expose them to too many cruel things at once. The route he had planned for them might include places like Maple Leaf Village, but as long as they did not deviate from the route, they would at least not encounter anything that would shake their understanding of this era.

During this study tour, Ye Jingchen only asked them to conceal Ye Jingyu's identity, because the requirements for women in this era are still very strict, even for princesses.

As for Ye Jingyu and Yun Shu, one is the grandson of the Ji family and the other is the only son of the Marquis's family. Not hiding this fact can better ensure their safety.

Moreover, not concealing their identities has its advantages. In the prosperous places they pass through, both government officials and powerful families will compete to receive them, and this reception process will reveal a lot of things.

Even if they couldn't see through some things immediately, their companions could still discern something.

In addition to their own letters, those who followed them, whether openly or secretly, also sent letters back to the capital.

These people's records are much more professional than those of Ye Jingyu and the other two, and it's also easier to grasp the key points.

Their journey was truly remarkable.

Along the way, those counties and prefectures that were well-informed would try to show their faces and curry favor with them, taking them sightseeing and enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Of the three, Ye Jingyu was the most low-key and always remained calm and composed, making her the decision-maker.

Ye Jingyu enjoys watching new things and exciting events, and he is very generous, almost like a money-spending genius, which has earned him the favor of many people.

Yun Shu was in charge of communication. As soon as he left the capital, it was as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened, and his interpersonal skills improved by leaps and bounds. He could speak to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way. On the surface, he could call anyone a brother and get along well with everyone.

As for the actual situation, we'll have to look at the letters he wrote to Ye Jingchen. The letters were full of complaints and grievances, and he had very few people he could truly befriend.

Yun Shu also mentioned in his letters that he had lost all the weight he had gained, and every few days in his letters, he would express his regret about losing weight.

Presumably, once he returns to the capital, he will become the heartthrob from the novel, irresistible to all ages!

After Ye Jingyu went to the Ministry of Rites, he was personally guided by the Minister of Rites, who taught him everything he knew, and he made very rapid progress.

As for Ye Jinghe, he was already a centurion in the third month after joining the guard battalion.

Although the little ones haven't truly grown up yet, they are all working hard, getting closer and closer to the decision-making positions that determine the rise and fall of the Great Abyss, and also closer and closer to the carefree life that Ye Jingchen wants.

Six months later, Ye Jingyu and his group finally traveled to Shanggui County in Yongzhou, which was the place where the Ji family lived.

Legend has it that Shanggui County is the place where the dragon veins of the nine provinces converge. The concept of dragon veins is ethereal and unfounded, but the number one family in the nine provinces has been based here for hundreds of years.

As soon as Ye Jingyu and his group arrived in Shanggui County, they were greeted by the Ji family members who had been waiting for them and taken to the main Ji family residence to pay their respects to the Ji family head and his wife.

The Ji family's main branch occupied half of the main city of Shanggui County, and its scale was no less than that of the imperial palace, and even more magnificent.

After traveling for half a year, the three of them suddenly saw the bustling Shanggui County and the wealthy Ji family, and they all felt like country bumpkins entering the city.

But the Ji family was not just about wealth and status. Every member of the Ji family they met along the way, regardless of gender, was dignified, polite, and had an extraordinary demeanor, comparable to the carefully cultivated heirs of noble families in the capital.

But these people were just ordinary members of the Ji family.

When they met the direct descendants of the main branch of the family, they all felt that they had met their match.

The six months of travel had given the three men a more resolute look on their youthful faces, and their originally fair skin had become several shades darker. However, they looked more energetic and more reserved.

However, even they, when facing the direct descendants of the Ji family, had to worry about the West Wind overpowering the East Wind and dared not relax their guard in the slightest.

Ye Jingchen had been emphasizing to them that aristocratic families were not simple, especially the four great families, but it wasn't until they came to the Ji family and saw the people and everything there that they realized Ye Jingchen's words were true.

Everything here tells them that the Ji family is no less than the royal family!

Upon meeting the head of the Ji family, the old man gave them the feeling that he was even more unfathomable than their father/emperor.

Ye Jingyu has a face that looks very much like Ji Wushuang. When the old patriarch saw him, even though he tried to keep his emotions in check, he couldn't help but show excitement. The patriarch's wife hugged Ye Jingyu tightly and called him her darling, her eyes red with tears.

The old lady directly requested that Ye Jingyu stay in the inner courtyard, the place closest to her, and Ye Jingyu and Yun Shu were also treated as honored guests.

After arriving at the Ji family, Ye Jingyu dressed as a woman and did not hide her identity as a princess.

This was something Ye Jingchen had arranged beforehand. Firstly, her identity couldn't be hidden from the Ji family, and being frank would show her sincerity.

Secondly, the things she wanted to do in Shanggui County required her status as a princess in order to negotiate cooperation with the Ji family.

Ye Jingchen's task for Ye Jingyu was to visit his maternal grandparents and, incidentally, to fulfill his filial duty to his mother.

His naivety makes him unsuitable for assigning any tasks; his genuine emotions are his ultimate weapon.

As for Yun Shu, he has over a decade of experience in pleasing the elders in his family, and Ye Jingchen believes he can be incredibly effective at winning their favor.

After they arrived at the Ji family, they continued to deliver messages every day as they had done all the way. They did this with a very open attitude, and the Ji family did not stop them.

These letters contain descriptions of the Ji family and their reflections.

Although they recorded some very ordinary things, some of them were things that even Xie Chang'an's spies, whom he had painstakingly planted in the Ji family, could not access.