After Jiang Yan finished recounting Li Ge's years in Jiangnan, the room fell silent. Li Shang didn't know what to say. It turned out that his aunt had suffered so much without his knowledge.
Jiang Yan got up, took a jade-white jar from the bed, handed it to Li Shang, and said, "Li Ge wants to go back to the Northwest. Take her back to the Northwest, let her drift freely with the wind. She shouldn't be confined to a gentle place like Jiangnan. She should be a soaring eagle, spreading her wings and rising high into the sky." After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he turned around and sat down in a chair. He bumped his leg on the corner of the table as he passed by. Perhaps it hurt too much, because his eyes were red.
Sometimes the order of appearance is important, but he regretted not telling Li Ge his name back then, even though he was the one who met her first.
Author's Note: Why should the latecomer surpass the former? Because the former didn't compete or fight for anything!
Li Shang tightly hugged the jade bottle containing Li Ge's ashes, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and asked, "What about you? Aren't you going to the Northwest to see your aunt off?"
Jiang Yan paused for a moment, smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves, and then said, "I'm old, and the Northwest is too cold. I'm not used to it."
If someone familiar with him saw Jiang Yan's actions, they would definitely say, "This old man is lying again."
Actually, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear it, that he wouldn't be able to let Li Ge leave, even if it was just ashes.
Li Shang gave Jiang Yan a deep look, then turned and jumped out of the window. Jiang Yan saw Li Shang take the jade bottle containing Li Ge's ashes away, reached out to stop him, but then sadly lowered his hand.
He actually regretted it a little; he wasn't talking about the ashes, but about the past.
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"Yan Wan, I'm going to the Northwest." Ji Mohan said, looking at Yan Wan who was playing with Jing Mo. For the first time, he felt reluctant to leave. He hadn't even left yet, and he was already feeling reluctant. This was an emotion he had never felt before.
Yan Wan was playing with building blocks with Jing Mo when she heard Ji Mohan's words. She paused, put down the blocks, stood up, and walked towards Ji Mohan. Seeing that Yan Wan had something to discuss with her difficult brother, Jing Mo obediently went back to playing by himself and didn't disturb them.
Yan Wan followed Ji Mohan outside and asked, "When are we leaving?"
"Three days later," Ji Mohan said, looking at Yan Wan.
"Okay, I'll go and get ready." Yan Wan thought to herself, although three days was a bit tight, she had made arrangements in advance. After a little more preparation, she could go to the Northwest with Ji Mohan. She would be able to meet up with Jing Xi with the second batch of grain. She wondered how Jing Xi was doing.
Seeing Yan Wan turn around and leave without the slightest reluctance, Ji Mohan gritted his teeth, feeling both angry and amused. So, he was the only one who couldn't bear to part with her!
Ji Mohan hugged Yan Wan tightly from behind, buried his head in her neck and breathed heavily, then said in a muffled voice, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Yan Wan looked at Ji Mohan, who suddenly seemed somewhat vulnerable, with a puzzled expression, and tentatively asked, "What should I say?"
Ji Mohan raised his head and gave Yan Wan a dangerous look. Yan Wan racked her brains but couldn't figure out what he meant. She said weakly, "The road is dangerous. Be careful."
Ji Mohan roared in exasperation, "Yan Wan, are you deliberately trying to anger me?"
Yan Wan chuckled, raised her hand to touch Ji Mohan's face, and said with a smile, "Silly boy, I will go with you. Wherever you are, I will be there."
Ji Mohan looked helplessly at the quirky Yan Wan, who was both lovable and infuriating. He grabbed Yan Wan's arm and pulled her heavily into his arms. He lowered his head and kissed Yan Wan's forehead with his thin lips. He really wanted to keep Yan Wan by his side and have her with him forever, but he couldn't bear to part with her.
"Hey, looks like I've come at the wrong time. You're happy again, Han?" Li Shang's carefree voice came from the top of the wall. He had originally planned to tell Ji Mo Han that he was going back to the Li family home, but it seemed that they could go together.
Upon hearing the sound, Yan Wan hurriedly pushed Ji Mohan away, covered her blushing face, and ran away. Ji Mohan glared at Li Shang, thinking, "That troublesome fellow!"
Li Shang shrugged indifferently and said, "I have something to tell you."
"Let's go to the study." Ji Mohan turned and left first, and Li Shang followed with a smile. This guy finally had a human expression on his face.
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The Imperial Palace.
The man in black knelt on the ground, listening respectfully to his master's commands.
The candlelight flickered on the man's face, making him appear even more sinister. "Go, tell Li Jia that he'd better keep quiet about things he shouldn't say, or else he'll keep his secret forever."
"Yes, Your subordinate obeys." The man in black responded and left.
A sinister laugh echoed from the palace, "Anyone who stands in my way shall die, hehehehehehehehehehehehehe."
He's also very interested in this throne.
In that case, it shouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Northwest lost two princes!
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Yanji Hot Pot.
After leaving the mansion, Yan Wan's first stop was a hot pot restaurant to find Gu Yu. The capital was a treacherous place, and neither she nor Jing Xi were in the capital. She could only tell Gu Yu and Li Guang to be careful. With their father in the capital to take care of them, nothing serious should happen to them.
"Miss, let me go with you!" Gu Yu said, her eyes red.
"Guyu, listen to me. Jingxi and I are both out of the capital, so the city is in your hands and Manager Li's. If there is any danger, you two should leave the capital and live well." Yan Wan patiently comforted him, glancing at Li Guang, who nodded in agreement.
After spending some time at Yan's Hot Pot, Yan Wan hurriedly left for the Yan family home. Only her mother and sister-in-law were there, so Yan Wan explained to them why she had come.
Mother Yan was extremely worried. Yan Wan said, "Mother and sister-in-law, please store some food and water at home. I don't know if things will get chaotic in the capital later. Please give my regards to Father and Brother when they return."
With tears welling up in her eyes, Yan Wan said that since she came into this world, the people she cherished most were her family in the Yan family. Yan Wan gently hugged her mother, hoping that after she left, the Yan family members could stay in the capital and live out the rest of their lives in peace.
Yan Wan couldn't stay any longer; she needed to store some water and food in her spatial storage, as she had important matters to attend to.
Yan Wan got up and bid farewell to her mother and sister-in-law. Just as she reached the door, Yan Wan turned around and knelt down, saying, "Mother, I am unfilial and cannot often stay by your side to fulfill my filial duties. Please forgive your unfilial daughter Yan Wan."
Seeing this, Yan's mother wanted to help Yan Wan up, but Yan Wan resolutely knelt down and kowtowed. Her sister-in-law, Mu Rong, helped Yan's mother up. After Yan Wan got up, she took a deep look at her mother, sister-in-law, and everyone in the Yan family, and then left without looking back.
Three days later, outside the capital, Ji Mohan reorganized his troops and headed west.
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