The old woman's face was full of pride.
"Yes, I heard that he passed the imperial examination and became a high-ranking official in the capital."
The father and son thanked the old woman with heavy hearts, and went to the graves of Li's parents to pay their respects.
"My two benefactors, our Nangong family is grateful to you for taking in and raising our Xue'er. We have no way to repay you, so please accept our greetings!
No matter what the future holds, you will remain you and he will remain him, and we will always remember your kindness."
After the worship, he led his people out of the village.
"Boss, we have to hurry back to the capital!
The newly crowned number one scholar, Li Yulin, married Xue Jing, the daughter of Prime Minister Xue. We were invited to the wedding banquet.
"Yes! Dad, Prime Minister Xue is powerful and influential, and he has Concubine Xue's support. I'm afraid..."
Nangong Honglie looked up to the sky and took a deep breath.
"If anything happens to Xue'er, I will fight them even if it costs me my life."
"Dad, if it's Li Yulin..."
"Let's talk about it later!" Nangong Honglie frowned and whipped his horse.
The group rode at full speed to the capital.
Flower Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After dinner, Li Yulin and Xue Jing sat in the flower hall drinking tea and chatting.
At this time, a servant came in to report.
"Miss, Master, we've been searching along the official road for a whole day, but we haven't seen any trace of that woman."
Xue Jing looked at the servant suspiciously: "How far have you searched? Are you being lazy?"
"Miss, please understand. We have been searching for about twenty miles."
Li Yulin pinched his chin thoughtfully, "She couldn't have left so quickly! Could it be that she hid somewhere else and didn't return to Li Village?"
"Husband, what should we do now? Think of a solution quickly."
"Since she didn't return to Lijia Village, she must be nearby. She's pregnant and can't walk far, so we should continue to send people to search nearby.
I still can't believe it, where can she hide? !
By the way, there is something fishy about this.
She left ahead of time with her clothes and provisions, as if she knew we were going to look for her."
Xue Jing immediately nodded in agreement when she heard this: "My husband, you are right. It seems someone tipped her off."
Li Yulin agreed with Xue Jing's statement.
“That’s the only possibility!
Otherwise, why didn't she run away earlier or later, but waited until we found out?"
Xue Jing suddenly threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
"It's better not to let me find out who it is. Otherwise, she will be forced to suffer a fate worse than death!"
Official road outside the city.
In the afternoon of the third day.
After Nangong Jiu had eaten and drunk his fill, he asked Nangong Yunxue.
[Mother, what time is it now? ]
Nangong Yunxue looked outside the cave: "It should be noon."
[It's noon? Then let's go and wait for Grandpa and Uncle by the roadside.]
The storybook said that at the end of the hour of Wei, Nangong Honglie and his son rode their horses into the city gate, so it was a perfect time to wait on the official road.
Nangong Yunxue put Nangong Jiu down and stood up to pack up the things she brought.
[Mother, don't worry about this. If you delay any longer, you'll miss Grandpa and the others.]
"Yeah, let's go!"
Nangong Yunxue picked up Nangong Jiu and covered him with a thin felt, but her body swayed when she stood up.
Nangong Jiu felt it and felt distressed.
My mother had only given birth to me two or three days ago, and she lived in this cave, so she had no time to take care of herself. I was lucky that she didn't fall ill.
At the entrance of the cave, Xiao Wang took a look at the little person in Nangong Yunxue's arms, then stood obediently in front of Nangong Yunxue, shaking his head to signal Nangong Yunxue to ride on him.
Nangong Yunxue looked at the dog that was taller than her knees and said, "I am an adult and very heavy. I can walk on my own."
If there were a few more mothers like her, Xiao Wang would be able to carry them. He is not an ordinary dog.
Nangong Yunxue looked up at the sky, afraid of missing the time, so she stopped refusing and sat on Xiao Wang's back.
[Don't be afraid, Mom. Little Wang is very stable.]
Xiao Wang ran towards the official road with brisk, steady steps.
When they reached the official road, he consciously lay down on the side of the road and served as a seat for Nangong Yunxue.
After waiting for about an incense stick of time, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar.
Looking up, I saw a group of people crossing the mountain and hurriedly heading towards the city gate.
Leading the group was a burly, heroic middle-aged man, followed closely by a handsome young man.
[It should be them, mother, come on quickly.]
Nangong Yunxue held Nangong Jiu in her arms and stood in the middle of the road, with one free hand making an intercepting gesture.
"Whoa!"
Seeing someone blocking the road, they quickly stopped their horses when they were still two meters away.
The people who came were none other than Nangong Honglie and his son, who were worried and anxious to return.
Nangong Yunxue stared at the middle-aged man's face. The dusty and blurry fragments gradually became clear at this moment.
He fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face.
“Daddy!”
This sudden action startled the father and son.
Nangong Honglie looked at Nangong Yunxue carefully.
When he saw Nangong Yunxue's features clearly, he dismounted and ran towards Nangong Yunxue quickly.
"Xue'er? You are Xue'er?!"
"Yes, I am Nangong Yunxue!"
Nangong Honglie had no time to investigate the reason why Nangong Yunxue suddenly appeared here to block the way, and he didn't even care about the distinction between men and women.
He helped Nangong Yunxue up and took Nangong Yunxue and the swaddled Nangong Jiu into his arms.
"Xue'er, it's our Xue'er! We..."
This tough guy who had been on the battlefield for a long time and killed countless enemies had red eyes and was choked with sobs and couldn't speak.
"younger sister!"
Nangong Yunsheng also jumped off his horse, staggered forward, and hugged his sister and father.
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