Some of Peng's soldiers had already returned to the city to report that they had returned.
When they arrived at the water camp by boat, Madam Xue, Princess Kang, Grandpa Gu, Grandma Xiao, General Peng, and Madam Peng were all waiting there.
"Mother!" Princess Jinghe waved from afar.
Princess Kang wiped away her tears, looked at her lively daughter, and silently murmured Amitabha.
Madam Xue patted her on the shoulder from the side.
Grandpa Gu also wanted to cry. It had been several days since he met Lanlan, and they had never been apart for so long.
The Peng family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gu Hui; they were glad that the child had returned safe and sound.
The ship docked, and Jinghe was the first to jump off, throwing herself into Princess Kang's arms.
"Oh my child! You scared your mother to death! Tell me about you..." Princess Kang began to nag as she held Princess Jinghe in her arms.
But Jinghe and the princess wouldn't give her a chance!
"Mother, stop talking about that. Look at the hairpin in your hair, the crystal bracelet on your wrist, and the clothes you're wearing—they're all new from the Gu family, aren't they? You're amazing! You're so worried about me, yet you still eat well, sleep well, and shop well? And my father is even happily going to Chunnan City with my uncle!" Princess Jinghe's words left Princess Kang speechless.
Then he raised his hand, ready to start a lecture to his daughter.
Princess Jinghe hugged Princess Kang and said, "Mother, let me tell you, I've found you a daughter. If it weren't for her, I would have almost died in the Goddess Kingdom. Look, that's He Sanniang. She saved me this time! I was badly injured. I became sworn sisters with her a long time ago. She has no parents, so you and Father will be her parents from now on! Treat her the same way you treat me!"
Princess Kang saw the girl being helped off the boat by Gu Nian and Gu Xin, and quickly led Madam Xue over to help her.
Princess Jinghe, left behind: Even though you treated her the same way you treated me, you can't just abandon me like this.
Princess Jinghe followed along helplessly.
Grandpa Gu pulled Grandma Gu along, first looking at his Lanlan, before noticing a little creature on Lanlan's back staring at him curiously.
Grandpa Gu: "Lanlan, did you pick up a child?"
Grandma Gu laughed and said, "Not only did we pick up a child, but we also picked up the child's mother. However, the child's mother has something to do and won't be coming for the time being. Let's go home and talk!"
So, after saying goodbye to the Peng family at the water camp, everyone went home.
Princess Jinghe and He Sanniang were taken back to the Kang Prince's Mansion.
General Peng and his wife were relieved to hear that Peng Ze was alright.
After returning to the Gu family home, the three daughters-in-law of the Gu family found out what Grandma Gu and her two granddaughters had been up to. Cai Xiaolian was quite angry, but when she saw the obedient eyes of her two daughters, she sighed and thought, "Let it go. This is their father's fault. I'll deal with him when he gets back!"
Just as I sat down, before I could even ask Grandma Gu about the child she was carrying, a yamen runner came to report that a guest had arrived at the house. It was a man surnamed Gu, who had brought a whole cart of gifts. He was the fifth son-in-law of the Peng family.
Grandma Gu: ...
The relatives on my mother's side found out later, but they met with her first.
It seems her father's relatives are a bit slow to act!
Grandpa Gu ordered the bailiffs to bring the person in.
Gu Nian was excited and wanted to go out to pick someone up, but Cai Xiaolian stopped her.
A short while later, the yamen runner brought the family of three into the house.
When Gu Nian and Gu Ren saw this family of three, they almost couldn't hold back their tears.
The people who arrived were Gu Qingyuan, Peng Yizhu, and Gu Sanniu.
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