Chapter 369 Entering the City

The convoy was delayed for a long time on the road.

No matter how hard you try, you are still a step late.

Before the group reached the city gate, it had already been closed.

"Boss, I still haven't caught up."

Mu Ting said regretfully.

Song Jin lifted the curtain at this time, looking at the closed city gate in front of him, feeling helpless, "I'll ask everyone to find a place to rest and wait until tomorrow morning to enter the city."

Sleeping outside the city gate.

We can only hope it doesn't rain.

The carriage from Wu Bohou's mansion, which was traveling with them, changed direction and said that they were going to stay at a farm in the suburbs. They also sent someone to inquire about Song Jin and invite him to go to the farm with them.

When Song Jin was hesitating, he suddenly saw that the city gate, which was originally closed, was gradually opening a crack.

"Huh?" Song Jin was surprised.

Sanlang even jumped up, "Wow, the city gate is open!"

He did not conceal his voice, and everyone around heard it. Many people looked towards the city gate, wondering why it suddenly opened again. Soon they knew the reason.

A carriage appeared in the city.

There was a lighting lantern hanging in front of the carriage. The light was not very bright, but it could clearly illuminate the coachman and the person sitting on the shaft.

The person driving the carriage was Old Li, the person sitting on the shaft was Qin Ba, and the guards on horseback standing around looked unfamiliar to Song Jin and the others.

The carriage stopped next to Song Jin's car.

Qin Ba lifted the curtain of the car, and a man walked out from inside, bending down.

The man was tall and handsome, with delicate features, a cold and fair complexion, and a strong scholarly air. Perhaps he came in a hurry. He was still wearing the official uniform of the Dali Temple Shaoqing.

"Madam, your husband is here to take you home." Qin Chi came and stood in front of Song Jin.

Song Jin didn't expect to see him at the city gate, and she didn't react for a moment. Qin Chi came forward and hugged her gently, then quickly let her go with reserve, and Song Jin finally came back to her senses.

"My husband is here to pick me and the child up."

Song Jin's eyebrows were gentle, and there was a warm light in her eyes when she looked at him. Inexplicably, she felt as if her heart was filled with something, warm and swelling, and she had the illusion that her life was no longer empty.

When Qin Chi heard about the child, his expression froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal. He lowered his head and helped Song Jin get into the carriage.

The space in the carriage was much larger than that of an ordinary carriage, but after Qin Chi came in, it still felt a bit crowded. Xiaoyu had already left.

Only a family of four was left.

Song Jin and Qin Chi looked at each other and then quietly moved away. Even if they had a thousand words in their hearts, this was not the time to talk.

Song Jin lowered his head and pretended to tease the little son in his arms.

Qin Chi picked up Niuniu and sat her on his lap. Niuniu was very well behaved, staring at him with big eyes. The little girl had an impression of her father, with respect and curiosity, but not familiarity. So she was very well behaved sitting on Qin Chi's lap.

The carriage slowly entered the city.

There were no obstacles along the way.

The people from Wu Bohou's mansion were originally going to move to a farm in the suburbs. When they were leaving, Old Madam Wu, out of courtesy, sent someone to invite Song Jin. Song Jin happened to be there at the time, so he took advantage of the situation and followed them into the city.

After the group entered the city, the city gate slowly closed again.

After entering the city, they separated.

One group of people took the body to the government office to report to the authorities, while the other group went to the merchant house to settle down. The directions of Wu Bohou's mansion were also different.

Back to Cuihua Hutong.

Cook Feng and Mrs. Pan have already boiled the hot water.

The two children were temporarily left to the care of the servants. The first thing Song Jin did when he came back was to take a bath and change into clean clothes. Then he sat down and ate the food sent from the kitchen.

Qin Chi accompanied Song Jin for dinner. After she had finished eating and put down her bowl and chopsticks, he said apologetically, "I have heard about what happened on the road. I'm sorry that I couldn't pick you and the child up earlier."

Today, Qin Chi was dealing with a difficult matter at the government office. When he returned home exhausted, he received the news from Song Jin and the others a little late. He hurried to the city gate, but it was closed. He had to persuade the general guarding the city gate to open the gate for a quarter of an hour and let people in.

Otherwise, Song Jin and others would have to stand outside the city in the cold wind all night.

It’s okay for adults, but children can’t stand it.

Qin Chi didn't know at this time that his wife and children might not be exposed to the cold wind, and he could owe the Wu family a favor and stay at their farm for one night.

Qin Chi closed the distance between himself and Song Jin and held her gently in his arms. He was glad that he had arranged for people to protect her and the child, so that those with ulterior motives did not succeed.

"My dear, thank you for your hard work along the way."

"It's not hard, thanks to my husband for protecting me and the child."

Song Jin knew that it was impossible to reach the capital safely with the manpower she had. Without Qin Chi's prior arrangements, who knows what might happen on the way. The consequences were unimaginable. "I didn't expect those people to be so cruel and would do anything to achieve their goals."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

The entire village was implicated.

Although those villagers were pitiful, Song Jin couldn't feel any sympathy for them.

The victim became the perpetrator.

The five people who escaped were still being hunted down by the Qin family's secret guards. In the process, they also rescued the children who were locked up and killed the thieves who were guarding the children. Song Jin didn't need to handle these follow-up matters, his men could handle them well.

Qin Chi gently stroked the hair that fell on Song Jin's back. The soft touch softened his heart. "Are you tired, my lady? Do you want to go to bed and rest early?"

"The child hasn't been fed yet."

Song Jin was thinking about his youngest son.

Qin Chi smiled and whispered, "Someone is taking care of him. He has food. I knew he was coming, so I asked someone to find a milk-producing sheep in advance."

Children from wealthy families all have wet nurses.

When the twins, a boy and a girl, were born, Qin Chi didn't hire a wet nurse because he didn't want to attract attention in the countryside. The two children grew up strong just by drinking goat's milk. Qin Chi simply didn't consider hiring someone to raise them at home.

Song Jin was still worried and went to check next door.

The two children have fallen asleep.

Xiaoyu and Huang Po are taking care of her.

According to Mrs. Huang, her youngest son had already drunk more than half a bowl of boiled goat's milk before going to bed, so Song Jin went back to the dormitory.

Qin Chi has changed his underwear.

He looked like he wanted to rest early.

When Song Jin met his smiling eyes, her cheeks felt slightly hot for some reason, but she took off her coat and got into the quilt. Then a big hand reached out and pulled her into his broad and warm arms.

A short separation is better than a new marriage, and the love between the two is undoubted.

The two of them stayed together until midnight.

As expected, Song Jin got up late the next day.

Qin Chi was no longer in the bedroom, and the bed beside him was cold. Song Jin thought he had gone to the government office. In fact, Qin Chi had asked for leave today and went to Jingzhao Prefecture early to talk to the prefect and urge the government office to track down the real culprit behind the scenes.

This is just a formality.

Qin Chi knew very well that the government office would not be able to find any clues.