A few days after the wedding ceremony, Qin Zhao submitted a memorial to the current emperor, expressing that he had been away from home for a long time and missed his hometown very much and wanted to return to visit.

Qi Xuan didn't believe this excuse.

Not to mention that Qin Zhao was clearly a native of the capital, so there was no question of returning home. Moreover, after the imperial examination results were announced, the court would traditionally grant new tribute students a few months' leave to allow them to return home to worship their ancestors.

Qi Xuan even specifically asked Qin Zhao if he wanted to go back.

Qin Zhao was too lazy to make any trouble at the time, so he just let the official take the news of his success back to his hometown.

Why did I suddenly feel so homesick that I couldn't suppress it and had to go back home?

The current emperor was so upset that he went to Qin Zhao's house in person and chatted with the new prince for a whole morning. He repeatedly asked the other party to promise that he would never leave and not come back before he approved the leave with hesitation.

On the second day after receiving the emperor's approval, Qin Zhao left the capital with her husband and son.

Qin Zhao had sought leave from the young emperor this time, but it wasn't simply to return home to visit his family. It had been over a month since he'd discovered Jing Li was pregnant. If he delayed any longer, her pregnancy would start to show, making it difficult to hide.

They must leave the capital before then.

Qin Zhao only brought a small number of followers, rented a boat, and went downstream, playing with her husband and son.

Jing Li had suffered from severe seasickness during her last pregnancy, so Qin Zhao had even brought Jing Li's favorite transparent fish tank to prevent him from getting seasick again. But perhaps because this was her second child, Jing Li had rarely felt unwell this time.

"Maybe it's a younger sister." Jing Li thought.

Jing Li and Qin Zhao didn't care whether the baby was a boy or a girl, or how many there were. Regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, they were both the apple of their eyes and would spoil them.

On the contrary, the little fish was a little concerned and even cried about it.

On the day they left the capital by boat, Jing Li and Qin Zhao finally stopped worrying about their little one leaking the secret. Jing Li called the little one over and broke the news that he was about to have a brother or sister.

Unlike the reaction he expected, the little fish cub just asked excitedly: "Is it my little brother?"

Jing Li was confused: "Why do you think it's your brother?"

"Because I had a dream yesterday!" the little fish cub said happily, "I dreamed that daddy gave me lots of little brothers. They were so cute!"

Jing Li's voice was shaking: "A lot...how much is it?"

"More than ten!"

Jing Li: “…”

As the saying goes, children speak without restraint. If any other child had said this, Jing Li wouldn't have taken it too seriously. But his cub was a lucky fish, and he still remembered the heroic appearance of the little fish in the past when he was farming.

What this kid says will come true!

Jing Li felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and almost felt as if there were more than a dozen fish eggs in his stomach.

This is absolutely not possible.

He held a serious family meeting with Xiaoyuzai for half an hour, but he was unable to convince Xiaoyuzai to give up his fantasy of having more than a dozen younger brothers.

In the end, Qin Zhao stepped in personally and said that if he really gave birth to more than a dozen younger brothers, there would be more than a dozen mouths competing with the little fish for food. At that time, the little fish's snacks would have to be divided into more than a dozen portions and distributed to the younger brothers.

When the little fish cub thought of that scene, he was overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears.

Jing Li coaxed her for another half an hour before she calmed down.

Finally, the little fish cub sobbed, tears hanging on his eyelashes, and tearfully tugged at Jing Li's sleeve: "Then I only want one brother."

He feels so wronged.

But no matter what, Xiaoyuzai successfully accepted the fact of having a second child and no longer insisted on having a dozen younger brothers.

This is cause for celebration.

It took the family two months to travel from the capital to Jiangling by water.

Over the past two months, they have traveled south by boat, enjoying the scenery and cultural features of both sides of the strait.