Xie Ling was a little puzzled by Wu Xuanji's reaction. It didn't seem like he was excited, but rather scared?
Before Xie Ling could say anything, Wu Xuanji shouted, "No, no! Miss, this is not okay!"
Xie Ling blinked, but she had already told her mother, and her mother also said that Uncle Wu was a reliable person...
She still wanted to stay.
"Uncle Wu, would you like to reconsider this? I will definitely respect you as my own father."
Wu Xuanji felt as if he had been hit on the head with a stick. He was frightened even more and almost knelt down to Xie Ling.
"Miss, I beg you to stop talking!"
Xie Ling quickly pulled him up and laughed, "Uncle Wu, do you have someone you like?"
Wu Xuanji seemed to have found a life-saving straw, "Yes, yes, yes, I have someone I like, I will never forget her in my life, and I will marry her!"
Xie Lingwei sighed, "Well, we are not destined to be together."
Wu Xuanji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked, "By the way, why do you suddenly want to go to Wei Zhaoguo?"
Xie Ling said half-truthfully: "A friend's relative is sick, and he invited me to see if I can cure him."
Wu Xuanji nodded, "Okay."
There was a hint of regret in his tone.
It seems that he was overthinking it. Aunt An and Xie Ling probably don't know the prince's identity now.
Although Prime Minister Xie is an old man, he has a good reputation. His daughter Xie Ling is so smart and clever. If the prince sees her, he will definitely like her.
It's a pity that the prince has closed himself off since he was disfigured and broke his leg. He used to be so carefree, but now he doesn't even dare to see the person he loves...
Wu Xuanji sighed, feeling a little depressed. He said hello to Xie Ling and left.
Xie Ling held her face in her hands, feeling a little embarrassed about how to tell Aunt An about this.
The sunset outside the window gradually sank, and Xie Ling went to An Mansion after finishing her official business.
Aunt An didn't want to disturb the lives of Uncle An and Uncle An's second uncle, so they lived in separate courtyards.
Qiuyue was afraid that she would be lonely and bored, so she moved here from Gu's house.
At this moment, the two of them were busy preparing the ingredients, waiting for Xie Ling to come back.
On the stove in the main room, a pot of mutton soup was steaming, bubbling with steam and filling the air with fragrance.
Seeing Xie Ling, Aunt An's eyes widened in surprise, "A Ling is back, come in and warm up, we're going to make beef hot pot today."
Xie Ling sat down as instructed.
After a while, Qiuyue came over with the processed ingredients. Steam was rising, and the three of them gathered around the iron pot to eat mutton hot pot.
Xie Ling made some preparations before carefully telling him about Wu Xuanji.
Aunt An's eyes widened, her face full of gossip, "I was wondering why he hadn't married in all these years, it turns out he had someone he liked in his heart."
Seeing Aunt An's expression, Xie Ling finally felt relieved and told her that she would be going to Wei Zhaoguo in a few days.
Both of them were stunned.
Aunt An disagreed: "It's so far, so you definitely can't come back for the New Year this year?"
Xie Ling was somewhat helpless. "Once an agreement is made, nothing can stop it. Mother, this is something I promised someone else, and I must do it."
Qiuyue's eyes were full of reluctance, "Miss, can you bring that person to Sinan for treatment? Then we can celebrate the New Year together. And we don't know how long the treatment will take. Are you going to stay in Wei Zhaoguo forever?"
Aunt An also agreed, "Yes, you can bring that person to Sinan."
Xie Ling scratched his head, "I don't know if he is willing or not. I will ask him when I get to Wei Zhaoguo."
Aunt An picked up a large piece of mutton and put it into Xie Ling's bowl. "Don't think about it. Eat it quickly."
Xie Ling smiled foolishly, "It's great to have a mother."
Just as he finished speaking, a voice came from the door.
Uncle An's family came in. An Chunyu, the leader, smelled the aroma of mutton and her almond eyes lit up. "Aunt and sister are so mean. They ate alone without telling us!"
Aunt An laughed and said, "I just went to your courtyard and saw no one there."
Uncle An tapped An Chunyu on the head and said, "She's talking nonsense."
Qiuyue had already gone to get the bowls and chopsticks, and Uncle An's family didn't act pretentiously and just sat down and started eating.
An Chunyu's cheeks were bulging from eating so much that she spoke incoherently, "We just came back from the store and were planning to go to the street snack stand to grab a bite to eat. Unexpectedly, we smelled the aroma coming from my aunt's house just as we got to the alley entrance. We're in for a treat today."
Aunt An nodded and said, "Sister, your cooking skills are still so good. Come to my house tomorrow to eat beef!
I heard that the butcher shop in West Lane just slaughtered a cow. I will get up early tomorrow to buy 20 catties of beef and a catty of beef bones. I guarantee I will have enough to eat."
Aunt An said, looking at Xie Ling, "Remember to call your husband's family as well. It will be more lively with more people."
Xie Ling smiled and nodded, "Then my aunt will have to buy a few more pounds of beef."
"No problem, one hundred pounds is nothing!"
The hot mist was curling up, and the family was having a great time, talking and laughing.
.......
The days passed like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye it was the day when Xie Ling was going to Wei Zhaoguo.
A group of people came to the ferry to see her off.
Aunt An and Mrs. Pei had similar personalities and became good friends without anyone noticing.
At this moment, the two of them were holding hands intimately, wiping tears from each other, and hoping that Xie Ling would return safely.
Gu Wei stroked Xie Ling's hair and said gently, "Have a safe journey."
In front of so many people, Gu Wei had no intention of avoiding suspicion. His eyes were full of reluctance. He kept grabbing Xie Ling's sleeve and almost followed Xie Ling.
The ship behind him had already started to operate. Jiang Wanyi stood on the deck and shouted, "Xie Zhubo, it's time to go!"
Xie Ling turned around, walked onto the ship step by step, and waved goodbye to them.
Gu Wei frowned, used his Qinggong skills to fly onto the deck, caught up with Xie Ling, kissed her forehead again, and then left reluctantly.
"I'll take care of everything in Sinan, so go with peace of mind."
The figures at the ferry gradually turned into black dots.
Xie Ling's eyes became sore when she saw this, and she turned around and asked Jiang Wanyi, "How long does it take to get to Tonghua City from here?"
"About half a month. But Tonghua City is far from Wei Zhao, so remember to bring some dry food with you and be careful."
On the same day Xie Ling set off.
The capital city of Beijiang has been occupied by refugees, and the imperial palace is filled with gems, jewels, and broken walls.
It's such a mess, how can it be as magnificent as it once was?
The leaders of the refugees wanted to capture the emperor and his officials, but they didn't know that a few days ago, the important officials and aristocratic families in the capital had already followed the emperor to move the capital south.
The three-year-long civil war in Beijiang officially began, which is known in history as the Jingyang Rebellion.
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