After storing the items from the carriage into their spatial storage, Lu Qiqi and Lu Yao were finally able to stretch their legs out inside the carriage.
Lu Yao asked worriedly, "Sister, if we leave those things at the inn, will the people there really send them to the new capital?"
Lu Qiqi casually made up a story, "I left the Shadow Guards behind, so you don't need to worry about this. Everything that needs to be brought has been brought."
If there's anything we missed, we'll just buy it since we have the money.
Hearing this, Lu Yao stopped worrying and gently leaned into Lu Qiqi's arms, "Sister, it's so good to be rich."
"I'm going to earn lots of money in the future, and I'll give all the money I can't spend to my sister."
Lu Qiqi pinched Lu Yao's nose and laughed, "Then I'll wait for that day."
Then, she gave Lu Yao a heads-up, saying, "Sisters are not easy to raise; it costs a lot of money. Our Yao has to work hard."
"Um!"
As they chatted and laughed, they unknowingly drew closer and closer to the new capital.
At the same time, the border army also returned to the capital.
Before leaving, the Crown Prince of the Northern Kingdom instructed the cooking camp to make more skewers of flatbread so that they could reduce mealtimes and travel further to allow more time for setting up camp.
An Yi rode alongside Song Yanqing, and in the past few days, he had seen countless smiles on the prince's face.
At night, the army set up camp, and the crackling sound of burning fires echoed outside the tents.
Song Yanqing was eating beef jerky in his tent when he looked up at the rabbit lantern.
This rabbit lantern was acquired on a Mid-Autumn Festival night. Several months later, the rabbit on the lantern is still lifelike, but the Xuan paper used for the lantern has begun to yellow.
An Yi carried hot water into the tent and saw Song Yanqing staring at the lantern.
He sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, 'The Princess of Kangle Township, oh no, now she's the Princess of Kangle County.'
Since returning to Luzhou Prefecture, his young master has been like a lost soul, constantly staring at the rabbit lantern.
Thinking of the changes in the prince, An Yi shook his head.
It's better for him not to experience the pain of unrequited love.
If someone as powerful as the Crown Prince can be so swayed by a woman, what about him?
He had just put down the copper basin when he heard the prince's voice, "An Yi, have you properly stored away the things General Qin sent?"
here we go again!
An Yi said, "Your Highness, everything has been put away."
After saying that, he became very curious about what kind of treasure it was.
His son, the heir, was of great use to him, and he would ask him about it every day.
Thinking this, he could no longer suppress his curiosity and tentatively asked, "Your Highness, what gift did General Qin give before seeing you off?"
Why are we so tense?
The Prince of Libei is the Empress Dowager's own son. What good things hasn't the heir seen? An Yi really couldn't guess what kind of treasure it was.
Song Yanqing didn't intend to hide it, so she turned her gaze away and looked in the direction of An Yi.
"I don't know either."
After saying that, he added a moment later, "That was General Qin's gift to Princess Kangle for her wedding."
No wonder he hadn't seen the young master open it once along the way; he treasured it like it was his own eyeball!
An Yi was so overwhelmed by the display of affection that he choked on his words.
......
Luzhou Prefecture is in a difficult place, and the new capital is to the north; the further north you go, the colder it gets.
Lu Yao hadn't been exposed to the cold for too long and suddenly fell ill.
Fortunately, they were lucky enough to enter the city before the gates of Huating Prefecture were locked.
Huating Mansion was the residence of the Marquis of Lin'an before he was officially enfeoffed.
Even after the Marquis of Lin'an was granted the title, the old house remained exactly as it was.
Lu Qiqi and Lu Yao were then arranged to live in the courtyard where Madam Chen had lived.
After drinking her medicine, Lu Yao fell asleep.
Lu Qiqi pushed open the door, had the Shadow Guards stand guard at the entrance, and then, with Nineteen in tow, lit an oil lamp and walked to the room where Chen had lived.
Although the house had been uninhabited for a long time, there wasn't a speck of dust on the table, as if it were waiting for the owner to return and live there again.
Lu Qiqi rubbed her right hand fingers and walked into the house. The further she went in, the easier it was to see how good life Chen had lived before she got married.
"The village head?"
Nineteen couldn't help but remind him, "It's so late. If we come here at this hour and get discovered, it might not be appropriate."
The reason Lu Qiqi went to the house where Chen had lived late at night was to see how the Marquis's mansion would react to taking the sisters back.
After all, Manager Chen couldn't have guessed that she would come to check overnight, leaving no time to make any preparations.
Now, seeing the furnishings in the room, she became even more certain of her suspicions.
The fact that Zeng was refused entry to the Chen family mansion was most likely related to the second wife of the Chen family.
At the time, she was the second mistress's maid, and refused to bring Zeng back to the mansion.
Thinking about it this way, the doorman they replaced back then probably had some serious problems.
However, these are all just her guesses.
Lu Qiqi looked at Shijiu and said, "Let's go. You must be tired after a day's journey. Go back and rest early."
Lu Yao's illness came and went quickly, and with Lu Qiqi's attentive care, she recovered in just three days.
However, Lu Qiqi didn't want her to overwork herself.
After resting for two more days, he had the Nineteenth Prince buy a large carriage in Huating Prefecture.
The carriage was covered with thick cotton, so Lu Yao could lie down directly, thus avoiding the need to sit up.
Steward Chen had seen everything. Arranging for a doctor and preparing a carriage was something that should have been his responsibility.
However, Lu Qiqi delegated everything to her subordinates, leaving him with no way to make arrangements.
For some reason, a thought popped into Steward Chen's mind.
That means Lu Qiqi seems to be wary of the Marquis of Lin'an's residence.
He handles everything personally and resolves all matters on his own.
In fact, he believed that if the Lin'an Marquis's residence ever did anything that displeased her, he would turn around and return to Luzhou Prefecture without any regrets.
Lu Qiqi stayed in Huating Prefecture for five days.
The army, returning in triumph, did not rest for a moment.
With their arrival at the new capital city imminent, the army seems to have become much more energetic these past few days.
The first light of dawn.
As An Yi rode a tall horse, watching the first hint of dawn on the horizon, he turned to Song Yanqing and said, "Your Highness, the new capital city is just ahead."
Calculating the journey, the army should arrive at the gates of the new capital by noon tomorrow.
Song Yanqing gazed into the distance, as if standing on a high place, where he could vaguely see the gates of the new capital.
He had been separated from Lu Qiqi for many days and was eager to return home. He was about to arrive at his destination.
My excitement and joy are beyond words.
His face remained expressionless, but the words he uttered instantly betrayed his anxious state of mind.
"Notify the army to set off immediately and return to the new capital city one day ahead of schedule!"
Having said that, he gripped the reins tightly, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and maneuvered the spirited horse to turn its head around.
Upon hearing this, An Yi wished he could perform a set of punches in mid-air.
His son is rushing back so urgently that the tens of thousands of soldiers will likely know how deeply he loves Princess Kang Le.
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