Hehehehe~ See you in three days~ "Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling".
As the bells on the carriage jingled, the carriage, which was protected by soldiers, suddenly opened its window. A somewhat dark-skinned and thin child leaned out the window to look outside, then turned to the people inside the carriage and asked, "Grandma, what's the capital like? Is it very lively?"
Besides the child, there was also a gray-haired woman sitting in the carriage, holding a little boy of about four or five years old in her arms. Another beautiful woman sat quietly beside her, glanced outside upon hearing this, twisted the handkerchief in her hand, and looked somewhat bewildered.
The gray-haired woman glanced at it a few times and said with a smile, "It's going to be very lively from now on."
She was older and had experienced a lot. She reached out and held the beautiful woman's hand, saying, "Don't be afraid. If Zhili dares to treat you badly, I will disown him as my son."
The beautiful woman smiled and said softly, "My husband isn't that kind of person, it's just... I'm afraid I'm not good enough for him."
The gray-haired woman patted the back of her hand: "When our family was poor, you married into the family without any complaints, bore him children, took care of this old woman, and cared for his father until his death. No matter what Zhili's status is, he is not good enough for you."
The child who started speaking, though dressed in boys' clothes, had a clear and soft voice, clearly a little girl: "Mommy, don't worry, I'm here. I'll take good care of Grandma, you, and my little brother."
The little girl's words made everyone in the carriage laugh. The little boy, who was playing with the nine-linked rings in the old woman's lap, looked up at his mother and sister. When he was older, he would be able to protect his mother and sister and never let anyone bully them again.
There wasn't much to see on the official road. The little girl looked at the people riding horses outside with some envy before closing the carriage window: "Grandma, can you tell my brother and me what Uncle and Dad are like? My brother has never seen Dad before."
The little boy stopped playing with the nine-linked rings and looked expectantly at the old woman.
The old woman thought for a moment and said, "They are good children just like you..."
The carriage stopped just before it reached the city gate. Before the people inside could react, they heard people kneeling in welcome outside.
The old woman paused for a moment, then pushed open the carriage door and saw her two sons, dressed in light silver armor, getting off their horses.
Walking in front was his eldest son. The old woman felt that he seemed to have changed a lot since the last time she saw him a few years ago, just like when she first met the official: "Mother."
"Oh, eldest..." The old woman paused, feeling that it wasn't appropriate to call her eldest son by his nickname at this time.
"Mother." The youngest son, who was following behind, stepped forward and said, "My elder brother and I have missed you so much."
Upon hearing this, the old woman, who had been comforting her daughter-in-law in the carriage, couldn't help but burst into tears, embracing her two sons tightly: "Mother missed you too..."
The beautiful woman also got out of the car, holding the hands of her two children and standing behind her mother-in-law. She kept looking at her husband, and her eyes were only on him.
The little girl, dressed as a boy, glanced at her uncle and father first, then at the guards around her. The guards were all dressed smartly and carrying knives, yet they treated her uncle and father with great respect.
She felt that all of this was unfamiliar. When she thought about how two of the people who came to pick them up were specially arranged by her aunt and had been secretly told to her along the way, the little girl pursed her lips, looked at her mother and then at her younger brother, and her expression became much more serious.
No matter what, she will always protect them.
The old woman quickly released her two sons, but held their hands tightly: "Zhili, go and see your wife, daughter, and son. They've been with me and taken care of me all these years. You've become successful, but you can't be heartless, you know? If you treat them badly, I won't forgive you."
"Mother, don't worry." Yan Zhili also saw his wife and two children. Looking at his daughter's thin and dark appearance, and thinking about the suffering his wife and children had endured over the years, he said, "They are my life."
Once the family had calmed down a bit, Yan Chao personally helped his mother into the carriage: "Qiu Niang and the others are waiting for you in the palace."
The old woman said, "I'm telling you this too. Even if you become emperor, you can't let Qiu Niang down."
"I know," Yan Chao assured her. "Don't worry, Mother."
The old woman frowned. She found it strange that her eldest son called her "mother," but then she thought that her eldest son's status was different now and he might be more careful. So she didn't say anything and nodded awkwardly.
Yan Zhili helped his wife into the carriage, then bent down to pick up his son and put him on the carriage. Just as he was about to pick up his daughter, he heard the little girl say, "Dad, I want to ride a horse with you."
"Okay." Yan Zhili laughed heartily and picked up his daughter: "Daddy will take you horseback riding!"
The little girl hugged Yan Zhili's neck and giggled: "I envy them all for being able to ride horses, but I won't let them take me riding, because I want my dad to take me riding, so everyone will envy me."
Yan Zhili adored his daughter. She was his first child, and he raised her until she was five before sending her away. She had suffered a lot outside over the years, and he cherished her dearly. He immediately put his daughter on his horse, and after his elder brother mounted, he mounted his horse and followed beside the carriage, protecting his daughter: "Good, Dad will take Baojie riding a horse, so that everyone will envy Baojie. From now on, only others will envy Baojie, and Baojie will never envy others again."
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