Seeing this, Jiang Ling felt a bitter taste in her mouth, like she had eaten a lemon. After taking a few deep breaths, she looked at Jiang Wenxi, who was almost as tall as her, and said softly, "Mother won't leave, Mother won't leave! Wenxi, you've almost caught up with Mother's height in the past year!"

Jiang Wenxi raised her hand to wipe away her tears and said in a choked voice, "Mom, I miss you so much!"

"Silly child, your mother misses you too. Look how many people are watching! Isn't that embarrassing!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenxi released Jiang Ling, wiped away the tears in her eyes, and returned to the ground.

"Big sister!"

"mother!"

"Big sister!"

"Godmother!"

Jiang Ling was somewhat surprised by the calls from the crowd. Jiang Suihe, Jiang Wenxi, Jiang Yaojie, Nianci, Jiang Zhishan, Qin Lingrui, and even Zhao Qianyu had come!

"Why are you all here?" Jiang Ling asked them in surprise as she got off the boat.

"Mother, we missed you so much this past year! We only found out when the imperial decree arrived that you had gone to Persia! We didn't let you down this year. My eldest sister's grades were excellent, my second sister was brave and made great contributions in battle, and our family business is booming!" Jiang Yaojie was already married, so although he was excited to see Jiang Ling, he knew to restrain himself and patiently introduced the family's situation over the past year.

Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Yaojie, whom she hadn't seen for a year. He seemed much more mature than before she left, and his way of dealing with people seemed more sophisticated. However, these things didn't matter to Jiang Ling. In her eyes, Jiang Yaojie was just a kid who wasn't even twenty yet.

Jiang Ling patted Jiang Yaojie's shoulder tenderly and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you this year! When I get back, you and Shen Congxin can rest first. I'll give you some money so you can go out and have some fun!"

Jiang Yaojie chuckled but didn't say anything.

"Lord An, is it really appropriate for us to talk here?" Zhao Liuqing leaned closer to Jiang Ling and reminded her.