Qi Yuning couldn't sleep at all in the carriage.
Her mother was a female general fighting on the battlefield, but in Qi Yuning's heart, her mother was the most gentle. Her father was not as strict as a military general, and he would often hug her.
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling with tears in her eyes. Her parents' early death would be her lifelong regret.
Lu Ze reached out and wiped away Qi Yuning's tears. "Go to sleep. When you fall asleep, Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi will come to see you in your dreams."
Qi Yuning slowly closed her eyes. Perhaps she was extremely tired and the bumpy ride in the carriage made her fall asleep for a while.
When I woke up, it was already daybreak and it would take almost three hours to reach the Quanzhen Palace.
By the time we arrived at the palace, it was already evening.
More than ten carriages were ready in Prince Qi's mansion for returning to Beijing.
Qi Yu'an saw Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returning and said, "You finally made it back. We'll be returning to Beijing tomorrow. We'll have to wait until another opportunity to go to the desert."
Lingling threw herself into Qi Yu'an's arms and said excitedly, "Uncle, Lingling saw the desert. Lingling even slid down from the desert. It was so much fun!"
Qi Yu'an touched Lingling's little head and said, "You are braver than your mother. When your mother was little, she didn't dare to slide down the desert. She had to be held by her parents before she dared to slide."
Qi Yuning had long forgotten about this matter, "Did this happen?"
Qi Yu'an said, "You weren't even two years old at that time. I remember it clearly. You were so scared that your parents had to hold you in their arms before you dared to slide down. Originally, your parents said they would wait until you were older before playing, but unfortunately..."
Qi Yuning lowered her eyes. It was a pity that she had grown up but had no parents.
Lingling said, "Lingling also wants Mommy and Daddy to hold Lingling while she slides. If Lingling accompanies Mommy while she slides, Mommy won't be afraid anymore!"
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling and chuckled, "Lingling is so good!"
Qin Feng came out of a carriage at the back, walked up to Qi Yu'an, bowed and said, "Qin Feng greets Prince Qi."
Qi Yu'an looked at Qin Feng and said, "So it's Minister Qin. Why did Minister Qin come all the way to North City?"
Qin Feng said, "I was asked by Lu Ze to investigate the embezzlement of military rations fourteen years ago."
Qi Yu'an frowned and looked at Qi Yuning and Lu Ze. Qi Yuning then told Qi Yu'an that General Ren and Huo An were hiding in the Prince of Shu's mansion.
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In the Wen Mansion.
Although it was a daughter's wedding, Wu Xiong had no place to live, so the wedding was held at the Wen family. After the auspicious time passed, the bride did not come out for a long time.
Wu Xiong then said to Wen Ban, who was sitting high up in the hall, "Father-in-law, why hasn't Yalan come out yet?"
Wen Ban clenched his hands and said, "Maybe there is something wrong. Please wait a moment, let me go and take a look."
Wen Ban walked into Wen Yalan's room and saw a mess.
When Mrs. Wen saw Wen Ban coming in, she cried, "You, you, why did you let your daughter marry that peasant? This is really a disgrace to our Wen family. If I let that peasant be my son-in-law, I would rather Yalan die."
Wen Yalan looked at Wen Ban and said, "Dad, I won't marry him. I will never marry him even if I die!"
Wen Ban was extremely angry and slapped Wen Yalan in the face. "Marriage is a serious matter. It's up to your parents and the matchmaker. If your father tells you to marry Wu Xiong, you have to marry him!"
Wen Yalan covered her palm and said, "Dad! I am your biological daughter. How could you bear to push me into the fire pit?"
Madam Wen said, "If we let our daughter marry Wu Xiong, how can we hold our heads high in North City in the future? This marriage, General, is extremely inappropriate!"
Wen Ban asked the maids and servants to leave and said in a low voice, "If Yalan doesn't marry Wu Xiong, our whole family will die! When that happens, our Wen family will be guilty of the heinous crime of exterminating all nine generations of our clan!"
Mrs. Wen asked, "How could that be?"
Wen Yalan also forgot to cry for a moment.
Wen Ban said, "This is a long story. I didn't expect Wu Xiong to be alive back then. He has a fatal piece of evidence in his hands. As long as Yalan marries him, he and I will be in the same boat. Only then can we save the lives of our entire family!"
Wen Yalan cried, "Dad, what evidence does he have? Can't we kill him to silence him?"
Wen Ban said, "I once tried to silence someone, and I thought he was dead. But he's still alive these past thirteen years. He holds crucial evidence, so naturally he doesn't believe me now. He said that if I dared to silence him, he wouldn't have to contact that person for three days, and that person would hand the evidence over to Prince Qi. How could I dare to silence him then?"
Wen Yalan said, "Prince Qi will be leaving North City tomorrow. We have sent people to watch the gate of Prince Qi's mansion, but the evidence cannot be handed over to Prince Qi. Dad, Dad, I don't want to marry Wu Xiong!"
Wen Ban said, "Yalan, I can't gamble with the lives of the entire Wen family! You can only marry Wu Xiong!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Wen stopped trying to help Wen Yalan and only advised her, "Lanlan, listen to your father! Your brothers can't die. If the whole clan is wiped out, we won't be able to survive. Our Wen family can't be cut off. Lanlan, I'm kneeling down to beg you!"
Mrs. Wen knelt down and kowtowed in front of Wen Yalan, crying.
Wen Yalan was crying, hot tears streaking across her swollen face from the beating she had just received. "I won't marry, Dad and Mom, I don't want to marry!"
Wen Ban also knelt down in front of Wen Yalan and said, "Yalan, your mother and I are kneeling down to beg you. Please do me a favor and marry Wu Xiong for the sake of our family!"
Wen Yalan saw her parents in front of her, tears in her eyes and said, "Okay, I'll marry you! I'll marry you!"
Wen Yalan changed into a bright red wedding dress and went out with red eyes. When she saw Wu Xiong, who had a goatee and a fishy smell on his body, she forced herself to hold back her nausea.
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