Chapter 418 Father and Daughter Meet
Zhao Shen laughed and said, "How could that be? When you go out, you walk one way, and it's different with you."
Ji Yunshu touched his smooth black hair enviously: "Why is it different?"
Zhao Shen thought for a moment and said, "I came out alone to get some work done. With you here, I'll be in the mood to enjoy the scenery along the way. I don't want you to remember only the hardship of the journey in the future."
Ji Yunshu had noticed long ago that Zhao Shen never hurried when he was with her unless the situation was urgent.
"When I was in the palace, I was always curious about what the outside world was like. Now, looking at this situation, I might be able to travel all over Daxia."
The only place she hasn't been to is the south, but her maritime trade plan has already taken shape, so she will definitely have the opportunity to go there in the future.
Zhao Shen also smiled and said, "There will be a chance."
The two of them rested for a while, and when the sky darkened, there was movement outside.
Just as Ji Yunshu got up, he heard a voice outside the door: "Ashu is here, why didn't you call me back? There's nothing going on in the camp, it doesn't matter whether I'm here or not."
She immediately ran to the door, opened it and called out, "Daddy."
Zhao Shen, whose hair was still loose, quickly found a headband and tied it up.
Ji Yunlan followed behind, unable to stop his father. Seeing this, he said helplessly: "Dad, my sister is married, please be more considerate."
Ji Changlin saw that his daughter's hair was also loose, touched his nose and said, "Isn't it that I'm anxious to see Ah Shu?"
Ji Yunshu quickly said, "It's okay. I also want to see my father sooner."
Ji Yunlan glanced at her and said, "You're becoming more and more unruly. The food is ready. Please clean up and come eat."
As he said this, he pulled his father away.
Ji Yunshu looked back at Zhao Shen and saw that he looked calm and not embarrassed at all, so he laughed and said, "My father is just like that, don't take it to heart."
Zhao Shen had some guesses about Ji Yunshu's affairs, but seeing how she interacted with the father and son of the Ji family, with a pure father-daughter and brother-sister relationship, he became confused again.
Of course, now is not the time to think about these things. Seeing Ji Yunshu happy, he also smiled and said, "Father-in-law also wants to see you sooner."
The two of them called the waiter in, quickly combed their hair, and then went to the dining room together.
The Ji family father and son were already waiting there. When they came in, Ji Changlin hurriedly said, "Ah Shu has been riding in the carriage all day. You must be hungry. Come and eat."
Since they were all family, Ji Yunshu didn't care about the rules and sat down next to his father. "My brother had someone send some snacks when I got here. I ate a few."
Ji Changlin asked, "What good are snacks? It's really painful to go out in this hot weather. Are you feeling okay?"
Ji Yunshu heard his father's dissatisfaction with Zhao Shen and smiled, "No, I have been practicing martial arts for more than a year. Although my skills may not be very advanced, my health has improved a lot and I don't get sick easily."
She has only caught a cold twice this year, which is very rare for women of this era.
Ji Changlin frowned: "How come a girl like you wants to learn martial arts? How hard is it?"
Ji Yunshu: "...I think it's always good to have some self-protection ability."
Ji Yunlan was also speechless towards his father. His daughter found it hard to practice martial arts, but he, his son, had been training to death since he was a child.
Ji Changlin didn't think he was biased. He glared at Zhao Shen and said, "It's not like no one is protecting you. Why do you need the ability to protect yourself? I heard that since you married him, you've been running around all day. What's going on?"
Ji Yunshu evaded the main point and said, "I came here because I missed my father. Doesn't it mean that my father doesn't want to see me?"
Ji Changlin: "Of course I think that Daddy has let you down by leaving you alone in the capital all these years. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have asked your grandfather to arrange a marriage for you. Daddy will find you a good man in the army. If you marry him here, we can see each other more often."
After he finished speaking, he seemed unsatisfied. He deliberately glanced at Zhao Shen and added, "With your father and elder brother protecting you, you don't have to work hard to learn martial arts."
When Zhao Shen got married by accident, he knew that the father and son of the Ji family were very unhappy with the marriage. However, the father and son did not stay in the capital for long, and except for the fact that they made things difficult for him on the day they returned home, everything else was fine.
Now, more than a year has passed, and his father-in-law seems to dislike him even more.
Zhao Shen was squeezed by such words, and he reminded quietly without changing his expression: "I heard that my father-in-law and elder brother have to go through several assassination attempts every year. Ah Shu may not be safe if she marries here."
Ji Yunshu listened to their conversation, feeling somewhat helpless. He picked up a piece of braised pork ribs for Ji Changlin and said, "Dad, this is delicious. You should have some too."
Ji Changlin said, "It was made by the kitchen lady in the mansion. If you like it, I'll ask them to make it again tomorrow."
"Dad is so nice."
Seeing his daughter's happy face, Ji Changlin's dissatisfaction faded.
No matter how bad Zhao Shen was, at least he was good to his daughter.
He knew everything that was going on in the court, and other men might not be able to tolerate their daughters doing those things.
After the meal, Ji Changlin asked Ji Yunshu if he was tired and whether he wanted to go back and rest.
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "I washed and rested for a while when I first arrived, but now I feel more energetic."
It is very hot all day long. There is no air conditioning here, so we can only cool down physically.
You can only put an ice basin in the house.
But Ji Yunshu had been drugged before and was afraid of cold, so no matter how hot the weather was, Zhao Shen would not let her stay cool.
These days, she is restricted from eating more than a few bites of ice cream.
So a few of them went to sit under a big apricot tree in the yard, enjoying the cool air while talking about something.
As Ji Yunshu ate the sweet and sour grapes, he couldn't help but bring up the question he had asked before: "Where did all the people of Youzhou go?"
Ji Changlin said, "There's been a severe drought in Youzhou this year, and there's a high possibility of war in the near future. I'll let them leave when they need to."
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "Even if there's a war, they can't reach this side, right?"
Ji Changlin said, "Who can say for sure? Mobei hasn't engaged in a large-scale war with us in years. Suddenly, they're stirring up trouble. Who knows what evil they're up to? After the drought, the people have no food left, and survival is difficult. It would be better to send them elsewhere, freeing up Youzhou so they won't have to worry if a real war breaks out."
Ji Yunshu felt that there was nothing wrong with his father's arrangement, as it would indeed minimize the harm of the war to the civilians.
But she still felt something was wrong.
Zhao Shen, who was sitting on the side helping Ji Yunshu peel grapes, suddenly asked, "Father, you have no confidence in the war?"
Ji Changlin: "What the hell are you talking about?"
Ji Yunshu reacted: "Dad, did something happen here?"
Ji Changlin naturally couldn't swear at his daughter, so he said shyly, "It's nothing. I received a secret decree from the Emperor, asking you two to handle the affairs of Mobei. It would be fine if it was just Zhao Shen, but why are you meddling in this matter, Ah Shu?"
Ji Yunshu could see that in Ji Changlin's eyes, his daughter was just a pet, who should be cherished and cared for.
He neither wanted her to learn martial arts to protect herself nor did he want her to get involved in the war between the two countries.
This can't be said to be his fault, but it's impossible for Ji Yunshu to retreat to the inner house and do nothing now.
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