"Sad..."
Rong Chaoxi waved the candied haws in his hand and shouted loudly to the pretty girl who came out of the jewelry shop.
Hearing the familiar voice, Han Shang stopped and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a chubby little baby staggering towards him.
"Chao Xi?"
After returning to Kyoto City from Juku Mountain on the ninth day of the first lunar month, Han Shang went home without having the chance to say goodbye to Chaoxi.
Because he was frightened and caught a cold in the mountains, he fell ill after returning.
It took almost a month to fully recover.
After that, they didn't find any chance to go out, and they were separated for more than two months.
Although he knew that Rong Chaoxi was the daughter of the great general Rong Baichuan, he also knew that General Rong doted on his daughter extremely.
But Chaoxi is a "monster" in Han Shang's heart.
She didn't know whether General Rong knew Chaoxi's true identity.
I don’t know if the strange incident at Juku Mountain has been spread.
During the time when Han Shang didn't know Chaoxi's current situation, he was always worried about Chaoxi's safety. He even dreamed several times that Chaoxi was caught by a Taoist priest and forced to reveal his true form.
Then he started killing people day and night, and he didn't have time to save her...
Korean businessmen are really isolated from the news.
Until half a month ago, the severance of the relationship between the General's Mansion and the Marquis of Annan caused a sensation.
Only then did she confirm that Chaoxi was safe and sound, and she secretly felt relieved.
I finally found a chance to go out today. My original intention was to buy a birthday gift for my mother, but I never expected to meet Rong Chaoxi here.
"Chao Xi..." Han Shang squatted down and caught the little guy who rushed over, his face full of joy.
"Long time no see, how have you been lately?"
"Very good." Rong Chaoxi smiled and patted her round belly, saying, "Chaoxi is very good. She eats well and sleeps well."
"Hmm..." Han Shang looked at Chaoxi's increasingly plump body and nodded with a smile, "I can see that she must have eaten a lot every day, which is why she is growing so well."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but raise her hand and pinch the little guy's soft cheek.
"Imperial sister? Why did you leave the palace again?"
"..." It was another familiar voice, and Han Shang looked up.
Seeing the person coming, she was slightly surprised, "Third brother...?"
…
Han Shang, the eldest princess of the dynasty, the emperor's eldest daughter.
Because she experienced a fire in her childhood, smoke and dust entered her lungs, causing her to often have difficulty breathing.
Therefore, it has been kept in a Buddhist temple in the mountains outside Kyoto.
It was not until a few years ago that her mother, Concubine Qi, became seriously ill and she was forced to return to Beijing to visit her.
The kidnapping at Jukushan was because she had not been back to Beijing for ten years. She heard that there were many rare things in Beijing and was full of curiosity, so she disguised herself as a palace maid and went out of the palace to play.
But I didn't expect that the first time I left the palace secretly, I would encounter such a thing.
A kind-hearted man helped a woman with a sprained ankle home, but it turned out that she was a human trafficker and was abducted to a bandit-ridden mountain.
Fortunately, I met Chaoxi.
Although the process was tortuous, it allowed her to see bloody scenes that she might never see in her life.
But being able to come back safely, saving many people, and doing a great good deed can be considered a blessing in disguise.
"Royal sister, did you bring guards with you when you left the palace this time?" the third prince asked tactfully.
Han Shang disappeared for two days and two nights. Concubine Qi was very worried and told the Queen.
When the queen found out, she turned the palace upside down.
If she had returned to the palace half an hour later, they would probably have sent troops out of the palace to search for her.
Therefore, during this period of time, the queen kept an extremely strict watch over her.
Wherever she went, she was followed by a large number of maids and guards.
"I brought it with me." Han Shang smiled awkwardly. "This time, I went to my mother to ask for grace before leaving the palace. I definitely didn't sneak out."
"That's good..." Han Qinmo said, "You don't know how worried Concubine Qi was after you last saw her. She's not well yet. Sister, please don't do anything to make her worry in the future."
"Haha, yes, yes...you guys are going back now, right?" Han Shang felt a little embarrassed to be lectured by a brother who was six years younger than her. She quickly picked up Rong Chaoxi and said, "Let's go, we're going back together."
After sending Rong Chaoxi back to the general's mansion, Han Qinmo and Han Shang took a carriage back to the palace.
Rong Baichuan loaded the two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry he took out of the palace into his car and took them back.
Although the money wasn't much, it was all the money an eleven-year-old had, and she couldn't take it anytime soon. (Mainly because her mother wouldn't let her take it, but she really wanted it.)
"That girl turned out to be the eldest princess." Rong Baichuan murmured after the carriage drove away, "No wonder when I saw her that time, I always felt that she looked a lot like Your Majesty."
Han Shang had been kept in a Buddhist temple and had not returned to Beijing for ten years. Therefore, most people in the court and the harem did not know what she looked like.
"Have you seen the eldest princess elsewhere?" Qin Nanjing asked.
"It's the girl who took care of Chaoxi during that time at Juku Mountain."
"Really? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was thinking of thanking that girl."
"She's a girl who was kidnapped, so it's a bit bad for her reputation..."
"Dad, Mom, why are you both standing at the door?"
At this time, Rong Xuqing came back from outside and interrupted their conversation.
Beside her were the siblings Yintong and Yinmu.
"General Rong, Madam Rong is fine." Silver Eyes and Silver Wood said in unison.
"Ah... The Holy Son and Holy Daughter are well." Rong Baichuan was still a little uncomfortable. The two of them spoke with no difference except in their voices.
It always feels like I'm the only one talking.
"Dad, Mom," Rong Xuqing said, "In a few days it will be the Buddha's Birthday. Master Wuwang will return to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple that day. Atong and Amu want to visit, so they need to stay at home for the next few days."
After the New Year, Yintong Yinmu left Kyoto City together with the envoys from the Southern Yan Kingdom.
The envoy returned to the Kingdom of Southern Yan, while Yintong Yinmu went to visit the surrounding towns.
After Rong Xuqing learned that Master Wuwang would come to the Buddha's Bathing Festival, he immediately sent a message to the two of them.
They had just rushed back to Kyoto City, and Rong Xuqing brought them back.
"No problem, of course. Please come in." Qin Nanjing greeted them hurriedly, "Your previous room will be kept."
They have always known that Yintong Yinmu was looking for Master Wuwang.
Therefore, I will keep your residence and Hai Yan's residence, hoping that they can come to visit again someday.
After all, in the eyes of everyone in the general's mansion, they are no longer distinguished guests, but friends of the family.
…
Speaking of Buddha's Birthday, it's time to prepare well.
In previous years, these were all handled by the old lady, the Marquis’ wife.
Now that the General's Mansion is an independent home, Qin Nanjing will lead everyone there for the Buddha's Bathing Day.
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