"Husband, are we almost there? How much further?" Cheng Huan asked, sitting inside the carriage and looking at Zhang Tinglu riding a horse outside.
It's been over four months since they came out: "We're almost there. We've been walking slowly, but we'll arrive in a little over a month." They didn't bring their child with them this time, but Chenghuan had just given birth not long ago, and her body hadn't recovered yet, so they had to stop and go along the way.
"It's all my fault for being so weak. Otherwise, we would have arrived long ago. My second brother and eldest brother should be here by now." Cheng Huan sat on the carriage, feeling rather annoyed.
Zhang Tinglu looked up and said, "They should be here today. Let's not compare ourselves to them. Your health is the most important thing. If Mother Consort finds out that you disregarded your health to rush here, she'll probably be angry."
Cheng Huan nodded; of course she knew that.
However, Cheng Huan touched the things on the carriage and chuckled, "It's alright, it's alright. The things Father Emperor asked us to bring are still on the carriage. Even if they arrive first, they can't get anything done. They still have to wait for us to arrive."
Zhang Tinglu smiled, thinking to herself that even if you didn't bring anything, they wouldn't start until you arrived, since it wasn't a special occasion. However, she didn't say anything on the surface, but instead coaxed Chenghuan, "Yes, so just sit still, we'll be there soon."
The group arrived at their destination without making many stops along the way.
Here, Yinreng rode a horse in front with Yinzhi, while Guarjia, Hongxi, Yierjuelogen, Fubao, and several others sat in the carriage behind them.
"Heavens, we've finally arrived! Father Emperor, really, bringing Mother all this way, it's like he's afraid we'll even find her." Yinreng wiggled his bottom helplessly; he'd been so erratic on the way that his bottom felt like it was about to fall apart.
Yinzhi looked at the former crown prince, now the emperor Yinreng, and said very bluntly, "That's your own problem. Look at you, it hasn't been long and you can't even ride a horse anymore."
Yinreng looked at Yinzhi in disbelief. Had he been betrayed? Good heavens! He exclaimed in disbelief.
They actually betrayed him; that's just too much!
Yinzhi ignored him and rode his horse straight into the city, since he already knew the exact address.
The Guarjia clan, Hongxi, Yierjuelogen clan, and Fubao exchanged glances. The children might not understand, but Guarjia and Yierjuelogen clan saw helplessness in each other's eyes. These two really were like children who never grew up. This kind of thing had happened countless times along the way.
"Master, this is it. This is the address we received." Su Peisheng said to Yinreng as they walked to the door of a house.
"Yes, she's awake. Knock on the door." Yinreng didn't suspect anything. After all, they had seen many people carrying milk tea or cakes on their way here, which was obviously Mingxiu and the others' doing.
Guarjia, along with Hongxi and Yierjuelogen, stepped down from the carriage and sighed as they looked at the gate.
She hadn't accumulated enough experience as the Crown Princess over the years, and then she became Empress. Although there weren't many things to do in the harem, she was still exhausted. Now, looking at the scenery here, she envied her mother's carefree life.
While Guarjia was distracted, the gate had already been opened. The one who opened the gate was Qingzhun, the head of Kangxi's secret guards. After Kangxi abdicated, he went directly from the shadows to the light and is now a guard and bodyguard in the mansion.
Qingzhun glanced at the door and quickly opened it: "Young Master, Second Young Master, you've arrived. Please come in."
"Oh my, Guard Qing, these are your eldest and second young masters! They've grown so much!" Aunt Li, who was setting up a stall nearby, quickly spoke up when she heard Qing Zhun's voice. She had just been wondering where these extraordinary people came from, as they were all so handsome.
Qingzhun nodded slightly without replying. These sisters-in-law usually spoke rudely, saying that their master and mistress had no manners and that their children didn't want to come back to see them. The master and mistress didn't care, but they were very uncomfortable with what they heard.
Hmph! It's just that we can't reveal our master and mistress's identities, otherwise we'd scare you to death.
Yinreng noticed Qingzhun's expression and his eyes darkened. It seemed that some people were not very friendly.
Mingxiu heard a noise outside, but after a while she didn't see anyone come in, she quickly went out to look and saw Yinreng and Yinzhi standing at the gate, with others following behind them. Mingxiu's eyes widened immediately.
Looking at them with surprise, Mingxiu said, "Why are you all here? Come in quickly, come in! What are you doing standing at the door?" Mingxiu waved for them to come in.
"Mother, we're back. How have you and Father been these past few days?" Yinreng said with delight when he saw Mingxiu arrive.
Mingxiu paused, stunned by Yinreng's address of "Mother." To be honest, in all these years, no one had ever called her "Mother"; they all called her "Consort Mother."
However, Mingxiu will soon realize who she is. After all, this is outside the palace, and it's inconvenient to reveal her identity, so calling her "mother" is not wrong.
As the group entered, Hongxi and Fubao ran up to Mingxiu and said, "Hongxi and Fubao greet Grandma." They bowed and then, before Mingxiu could react, hugged her tightly. "Grandma, we missed you so much! Did you miss us?" Fubao asked.
Mingxiu looked at the two people holding her with twitching eyes. These two were really just going through the motions and didn't really want her to speak, right?
"Of course I miss you all, but why did you all come all this way?" Mingxiu looked at Yinreng with a puzzled expression. He was the Emperor now, after all. Yunnan was so far away; how could he come here so casually?
"I just missed you all. I've had nothing to do for a while now, so I thought I'd come and see you. Not only did we come, but Chenghuan came too. They're a little behind, but they'll be here soon." Yinreng said with a smile, though he naturally couldn't reveal his true thoughts.
Mingxiu nodded in confusion, then quickly led the people in to sit down. Hongxi and Fubao were already very curious when they came in and saw the strange buildings inside the house, so Mingxiu had someone take them for a walk around the courtyard.
The two couples, Yinreng and Yinzhi, were left to talk.
Yinreng sat down in the chair, took a sip of tea, and then looked around: "Mother, where is my father? We've been in here for so long, but we haven't seen him come out yet."
“Your father is in the vegetable garden outside right now. Perfect timing. Send someone to inform him so he can bring back some extra vegetables. You can have some fresh vegetables today.” Mingxiu said, preparing to send someone to the vegetable garden to inform Kangxi.
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