Chapter 466: Token

As Ina's carriage left the military village, cavalry from the Northwest Army followed closely behind.

One is for surveillance and vigilance, the other is for escort.

This is of course what Huo Jiang meant.

Nothing must happen to Yina and her son within Daye.

As long as we see them safely cross the border between the two countries, no matter what situation they will face when they return to Beili, it has nothing to do with the Northwest Army.

After seeing Yina off, Gu Xixi and Lu Jing returned to the courtyard to harness the car and move the luggage.

This time, because Ina gave birth, they were delayed at the border for a few more days, and it was time to return as soon as possible.

The mule cart was shaking, and the dependents' village behind was no longer visible...

Gu Xixi looked down at the scimitar that Yina had given her, and gently stroked the handle with her hand.

The scabbard is inlaid with a huge pigeon blood ruby.

But this is not the reason why this knife is so valuable.

Instead, it was the family crest engraved on the bottom of the handle.

In order to learn more about the world, she read many local chronicles, miscellaneous talks, etc.

In Beili, ordinary nobles and officials are not worthy of having a family crest.

Only a few royal princes and the chieftain families of each tribe passed down from generation to generation have their own unique family emblems.

Each family crest is unique and represents the authority and glory of that family.

Objects engraved with family crests are symbols of nobility and proof of identity.

Therefore, the scimitar in Gu Xixi's hand is also equivalent to a token of trust.

Recalling what Yina whispered in her ear before she left.

"This knife was given to me by my father as a gift for my coming-of-age ceremony. It is my most precious thing."

"And all the men of my tribe see this knife as if they see me."

"If you ever need help, this knife might come in handy."

"Of course, if I can survive this crisis when I return home, I will find a way to send you a message."

At this point, Yina smiled slyly, "Your man is powerful, deep-minded, and scheming. I have to be very careful when talking to him. He is much scarier than my husband."

Gu Xixi was stunned, "Have you seen him?"

Yina smiled and nodded, "If one day you get bored of staying in Daye and want to leave him, you are welcome to come to me at any time."

"I can't say you can be made a marquis or a prime minister, but I can still afford you wealth and honor. When the time comes, you can choose any of my good men from Beili."

Gu Xixi and Yina looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"Thank you for your kindness. I'll take note of it."

She also joked, "But I am quite satisfied with my current life. I hope there will never be a day when I need to ask you to repay my kindness."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Although the two women were in different situations and had very different positions.

But at least at this moment, they all truly felt the existence of something called "friendship".

Let’s leave the future for the future.

It was past noon in a blink of an eye. Lu Jing finally found a shade under a tree and parked the car.

Two men and a mule had lunch together.

Today, the security at the border is very good. Whether you stop to rest or sleep outdoors at night, you don't have to worry about encountering robbers.

Lu Jing took a bite of the sesame pancake and said, "Nowadays, the villagers don't dislike Yina and her son as much as before."

"I thought she would at least finish her confinement."

"I didn't expect that she would leave when she was only ten days old. Le Nu is still young, and she herself hasn't recovered yet. I don't know what she is so anxious about."

"Of course she is anxious," Gu Xixi said calmly, "They and their son will have to return to Beili sooner or later."

"I guess he must be eager to go home."

It has been so long since Yinazang gave birth to the royal heir in Daye, and the news will sooner or later be passed back to the Beili Palace.

As the saying goes, the longer the night, the more dreams you have. If you return one day later, there will be more risks.

For Ina, the best and only option is to return to her tribe as soon as possible before the palace notices.

What's more, these arrangements had probably already been discussed when Yina met with Mu Nanzhao and Huo Jiang.

When Gu Xixi returned home, He Jinglan's letter was already on the desk in her room.

Gu Xixi didn't even bother to pack the bag she brought back and immediately opened the envelope.

As she read the letter, her brows suddenly furrowed and her knuckles clenched in nervousness.

But after reading a few more lines, she looked obviously relieved.

Then he rolled out paper and ground ink and began to write a reply.

There were two letters in total, one to He Jinglan and the other directly to the Regent's Palace.

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As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. For a long time afterwards, Mu Nanzhao did not return to the Northwest.

His duties in the Northwest were also temporarily taken over by others.

However, the correspondence became more frequent.

It seems that in the blink of an eye it is already deep autumn with falling leaves.

All the arable land under Gu Xixi's name once again had a bumper harvest of corn.

Now, after a lot of experience, Lu Jing has grown very fast and can basically stand on his own.

So Gu Xixi went to the tea garden herself and asked Lu Jing to go to the farm to take charge of the purchase of corn by Manager Liao.

The tea trees that were planted in the tea garden a month ago have already grown into life.

Gu Xixi personally walked around the tea garden and talked to the workers working in various places to get to know the situation.

As she was about to leave, the accountant came running over and said, "Boss, a lot of people are here to see you."

"I've been waiting outside our counting house for quite a while."

Gu Xixi frowned in confusion, "Who is it? Did he tell me what it was about?"

She originally planned to visit Zhao the Matchmaker on her way back.

She never expected that these people who were looking for her would suddenly appear.

The accountant replied, "The two groups of people are not together."

"There were dozens of people in a group, and they said their surname was Gu and they were relatives of the boss."

"There were only three people on the other side. The leader was a young man dressed in exquisite and gorgeous clothes. He came in a carriage and brought two people with him. They seemed to be his servants."

Gu Xixi walked and thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll go take a look, you don't have to worry about it."

Ever since the summer harvest clan meeting, Gu Xixi has cut off all ties with the local Gu family.

When some of them want to buy pesticides and fertilizers, they just do it as a matter of business.

What did they want to do by gathering all these people to come to the tea garden today? To continue to coax her into doing the job?

The tea garden had already completed its open recruitment two months ago, so why aren’t they giving up?

Thinking of this, Gu Xixi had a very unhappy expression on her face when she walked near the accounting office.

Suddenly, a man's voice was heard teasingly, "From a distance, I saw Boss Gu coming aggressively. His expression is really scary."

"Are you blaming He for coming uninvited and wasting Boss Gu's time?"

Gu Xixi was startled and looked for the person who came to her from behind the sound. She unexpectedly saw He Jinghui standing under the shade of a tree behind the house.

She looked around and walked forward, "Master He?"

He Jinghui smiled and said, "Don't look for him, he didn't come."

"I took over one of his errands temporarily and made this trip for him."

"Before you go back, you have to listen to him and come and take a look at Boss Gu."

Gu Xixi stood in front of He Jinghui and asked, "Master He came to the tea garden to find me. Was it he who pointed out the way?"

He Jinghui smiled, "Not only him, but also Jinglan."

"Both of them said that judging by the season, you've probably been in the tea garden all day recently."

"Instead of going home and possibly finding no one, it's better to come here and find someone. The chances are better."