Several people looked at the approaching carriage in confusion, only to see Eunuch Su, dressed in casual clothes, running over here, panting, and saluted them.

Confucius hurriedly pulled his wife down. Since Eunuch Su was there, it was obvious who was sitting in the carriage.

"Good luck to the Emperor."

Just as the group was about to salute, Shao Zhan was quick to get out of the car to stop them.

"Confucius doesn't have to do that."

Shao Zhan helped Confucius up with both hands, "It was me who invited you out of the mountain, and now I should personally send you back."

Confucius looked at Shao Zhan with emotion. He still remembered the first time he met him, he was still a baby. When Shao State was invaded, he had already gone into seclusion. When he came out again, it was because of his repeated invitations. Now that he was returning home, he didn't expect him to come.

Confucius was filled with emotion, nodding and shaking his head from time to time, as if he was lost in memories.

Mrs. Kong couldn't bear it anymore, so she reached out and pinched him secretly.

"ah!"

Several people were startled by his sudden voice and looked at him in confusion for a moment.

Confucius rubbed his arms, pretended to look up at the sky, and then blurted out, "It's getting late, we should set off."

Shao Zhan sent a team of people to escort the two elders of the Kong family to Yonghai County. After gladly accepting the offer, he got on the carriage, said goodbye to a few people, and left.

After watching the carriage go away, Shao Zhan left first. If he didn't say he was leaving, no one would dare to leave.

Jiang Shanhe was in a hurry to go back and write a letter to Xiaoguo, so he didn't stay. He just said hello and went home.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I saw the carriage that had just left from a distance.

Jiang Shanhe sighed helplessly, dismounted and handed the task to the guard beside him.

When Eunuch Su saw Jiang Shanhe, he knocked on the carriage to alert people inside that the person he was waiting for had arrived.

After doing all this, Eunuch Su and his group moved aside, leaving space for the two to talk.

"Well, have you thought it through?"

Hearing Shao Zhan's confident tone, Jiang Shanhe suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

Shao Zhan tilted his head and looked at him curiously. Could he have been driven crazy?

Jiang Shanhe stopped laughing and shook his head, "It's okay, I have really thought it through."

"Yeah." Shao Zhan nodded. Everything was under his control.

Seeing his confident look, Jiang Shanhe chuckled, "I think you are right. The army is indeed very important to me."

Hearing this, Shao Zhan nodded with satisfaction, but the next sentence almost made him choke.

"However, you underestimated my strong love for Xiaoguo."

"..." Shao Zhan was confused and asked anxiously, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Shanhe jumped and sat on the carriage, then looked into the distance with longing, "Everything I did was done with the premise of being able to return home safely to be with them. Even though I am reluctant to give up the efforts of these years, compared with them, it seems insignificant."

"..." Shao Zhan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Jiang Shanhe continued to talk to himself, "I was indeed a little hesitant last night, but it quickly disappeared. I have been missing for four years. I was not by their side during their most difficult times. No matter what the reason is, it is missing. Although life is better now, I can't use this as an excuse to convince myself to miss the position of husband and father again."

"Besides, this position is too dangerous. If I were single, it would be fine, but I'm not. I have a wife and a child, and they both need me. I can't be too selfish and leave all the responsibilities to her. It would be too unfair to Xiaoguo. As for how to live in the future, isn't that a matter for the future? Just let it go. And I believe that as long as our family is together, we have nothing to fear. We can be happy even if we have to farm in the future."

When I thought about going home and reuniting with them, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but rise. No one can predict what will happen in the future, so just let nature take its course.

"We can talk it over. Don't be so absolute."

Shao Zhan understands the feeling of being a father very well. He lacked Xiao Yi's fatherly love for those years. Although he has been making up for it recently, it is still a little short of it. He is right. What is missing is missing, and the regret cannot be made worse.

However, asking him to leave is not an option, we can only strike a middle ground and negotiate everything.

"Then don't be a general anymore. Find a position that doesn't put your life in danger, gives you plenty of time, and gives you plenty of vacation time."

Shao Zhan's mind was spinning rapidly, he was a great trainer, even if he was no longer a general, there were still many vacancies, as long as he didn't leave the capital completely, he would be really uneasy if he was gone.

“I don’t want to be a civil servant.”

"Who asked you to be a civil servant? Isn't that a waste of your talent?"

Shao Zhan shook his head, thinking that there must be a more suitable position that is both safe and can protect his talent. "Let me think about it..."

Jiang Shanhe sighed and didn't take what he said seriously.

Although they have known each other for a short time, their feelings for each other are indeed deep.

He understood that Shao Zhan's uneasiness came from the fear of walking on thin ice when he was a child, the difficulties in taking steps as an adult, and the lack of close friends in his prime. This position has many great temptations, and it is difficult to stick to his original intention. Maybe if he is here, he will be more determined.

Jiang Shanhe's thoughts were similar to Shao Zhan's. Whenever he saw Jiang Shanhe, he would warn himself in his heart not to forget his original intention of taking back Shao Kingdom.

In addition to revenge, he has been determined since he was a child to be a good emperor who cares about the country and the people, works hard to govern the country, and ensures its security.

If Jiang Shanhe leaves now, he is really afraid that his original intention will be gone and he will be corrupted and become a foolish and incompetent emperor. By then, his heart will not be in control and his life will not be in the control of fate.

Finally, Shao Zhan seemed to have thought of something, and pushed Jiang Shanhe away, then called back Eunuch Su and his group, "Return to the palace immediately!"

"Yes!" Eunuch Su immediately stood up from the ground, patted the dust off his butt, and said to the others, "Let's go!"

After saying this, he saluted Jiang Shanhe who was standing beside him, and then got on the carriage.

Jiang Shanhe laughed helplessly. It was so sudden, and no one knew what bad idea he had come up with.

"It's broken!"

Jiang Shanhe suddenly exclaimed.

"General?"

The guard immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Nothing." Jiang Shanhe shook his head, not bothering to say anything else, and immediately ran back to the study. He just remembered that he had not written a letter to Xiaoguo yet, and he guessed that she was waiting for news anxiously.

After finishing writing, I asked the guard to send it to the post station urgently. I felt relieved when I heard that it had been successfully delivered.

-

Xiaoguo was indeed getting anxious. Ever since she received Jiang Shanhe's letter confirming that Confucius would come to Yonghai County, she had been worried. Several days had passed, and although she knew that the letter would not arrive so soon, she still looked forward to the postman knocking on the door every day.

While waiting for the letter, she strengthened and sewed her schoolbags, and also sewed a lot of new clothes. She still referred to the dressing styles of other students, but she always felt that her style looked a little sickly and listless, so she made some improvements.

Xiao Zhuangzhuang seemed to have sensed something as well, and he looked listless, asking Xiaoguo to hold him or carry him on his back all day long, as if his limbs had atrophied and he was almost helpless when she carried him to the toilet.

Xiaoguo saw it all, but there was nothing he could do. This might be the legendary fear of going to school.

It is said that there is only one way to deal with this symptom, and that is habit.

After all, it is the first time for the little chick to leave the wings of the big bird, so it is inevitable to feel uncomfortable facing the new world. It just needs to get used to it slowly. This is the first step in life that must be experienced.