"Me? I'm fine. I just haven't traveled this far in a long time. I'm just a little tired. Don't worry about me."
"That's good. We'll take a day off today and set off tomorrow afternoon. We'll arrive in the capital around evening." Han Xiao talked about the itinerary plan.
Mrs. Ruan nodded to indicate that she understood. She had no objection to this and would follow Han Xiao's arrangements.
"By the way, mother-in-law, I want to ask you something?"
Han Xiao didn't plan to tell Mrs. Ruan what happened today. After all, they would be leaving here soon. It was the matter of the Fourth Princess that Han Xiao wanted to know.
"Oh, what's the matter?" Mrs. Ruan asked puzzledly.
"Well, do you know the current fourth princess?" Han Xiao coughed lightly and asked embarrassedly.
"Oh? The Fourth Princess?" Mrs. Ruan became even more confused when she heard the Fourth Princess, but she soon understood whether it was something that happened this afternoon?
"Yes, today Ruanruan and I met the fourth princess's carriage on the street." Han Xiao concealed the fact that a conflict had occurred.
"I see. Why did the fourth princess come here? How strange."
Mrs. Ruan knew that the princes and princesses in the palace were not allowed to leave the palace at will, so she felt strange when she heard Han Xiao say that he saw the fourth princess here.
However, this had nothing to do with them. Madam Ruan calmed herself down before continuing, "I don't know much about the Fourth Princess. When I left the palace, she was only a few years old, still a child, so I don't know much. But I do know a little about her mother."
Han Xiao immediately became excited. The capital city was completely different from the small Qingping Town.
Han Xiao could act recklessly in Qingping Town, but if he didn't know the news about these royal nobles, he would definitely not be able to take a single step in the capital.
Moreover, he had already formed a grudge with the fourth princess, so it would be better to know more about their background.
"The fourth princess's mother is Concubine Li Guifei. Concubine Li Guifei has a son and a daughter, a rare gift in the palace. Her mother's family is the great general Zhenyuan..."
Mrs. Ruan told Han Xiao everything about Concubine Li's background and her mother's family.
Han Xiao just nodded as he listened, and from Mrs. Ruan's tone he could tell that although Concubine Li's mother's family was very powerful, she was a good person.
Because she came from a family of military generals, she had a carefree personality, no brains, and not many bad intentions. In addition, General Li was loyal to the emperor, so Concubine Li was deeply loved by the emperor.
If it weren't for the fear that the Li family would become too powerful, the position of queen might not necessarily have belonged to Queen Zhang.
After figuring it out, Han Xiao stood up and said goodbye: "Okay, I understand. I miss you so much, mother-in-law. You can rest first. I'll go see Ruanruan."
"Okay, then go quickly. I'll look for you when Ruanruan wakes up." Mrs. Ruan was in a bad mood when this was mentioned. She had raised her eldest son with great effort for more than ten years, but he was attached to Han Xiao like anything else and couldn't leave him even for a moment. As a father, he felt that he had done something wrong.
Han Xiao touched his nose and looked at Mrs. Ruan with a silly smile.
Mrs. Ruan was upset and waved her hand to tell Han Xiao to leave quickly. He thought that out of sight, out of mind.
Han Xiao returned to his room. The young master was still asleep, hugging his pillow and sleeping soundly.
After wiping the young master's saliva, Han Xiao sat by the window and began to read, while Chuyi brought the cut fruits.
Han Xiao took a look and found that most of them were the young master's favorite foods. It seemed that these were all prepared for the young master by Chuyi, and he just got some benefit from it.
The young master slept until late at night. He rolled over twice in bed and groaned a few times before sitting up, rubbing his eyes.
Han Xiao put down the book in his hand when he heard the voice: "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"
The young master pouted and nodded: "I'm so hungry and thirsty."
"Then get up and drink some water first." Han Xiao brought the water and fed it to the young master.
The young master seemed to be really thirsty. He drank it all in a few gulps and then opened his round eyes and said, "I want more."
Han Xiao poured him another cup, and the young master drank it in one gulp before putting down the cup: "I'm hungry, I want to eat fish!"
"Okay, everything has been prepared for you. It's still hot. Chuyi has already gone to get it." Han Xiao said lovingly.
"Yeah, thank you, husband." The young master happily hugged Han Xiao and started to act coquettishly.
After dinner, the young master slumped down on a chair, hugging his round belly and saying, "I'm so full, but it tastes so good."
Han Xiao couldn't help laughing when he saw the young master's appearance. He walked forward, touched his bulging belly and laughed out loud.
"Ruanruan, don't lie down, go out for a walk."
The young master stood up reluctantly. It was like this every time, and he couldn't refuse, so he could only hum and hum and start walking.
After lunch the next day, Han Xiao and his companions set off on their journey.
As they got closer to the capital, the young master became excited and lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside curiously.
Han Xiao rode a horse and walked in front of the car window. The young master was very envious and he also wanted to ride a horse, but unfortunately his husband and father would not agree.
Mrs. Ruan leaned back on the couch with her eyes closed, but the young master was not obedient at all, looking here and there.
Mrs. Ruan was so annoyed by him that she had Chuyi bring the young master back: "Can't you just behave yourself?"
The young master looked at Madam Ruan innocently and said, "No, I'm just curious, and I also want to go out and get some fresh air."
Mrs. Ruan knew what the young master was thinking, so she sighed and said, "Just bear with it for a while, we'll be there soon."
The young master saw the fatigue on Mrs. Ruan's face, felt a little guilty, and then he behaved himself.
The honest young master began to feel sleepy and smiled ingratiatingly at Madam Ruan: "Daddy, I'm sleepy."
Then he carefully spread it to Mrs. Ruan's side. Mrs. Ruan had no choice but to hug the young master.
"You're such a grown-up and you're still acting like a spoiled brat."
The young master just chuckled at Mrs. Ruan's accusation, then found a comfortable position in Mrs. Ruan's arms and began to sleep.
The carriage arrived in the capital in the evening. Looking at the majestic and solemn city walls, Han Xiao was shocked for the first time.
Moreover, the guards at the city gates were very strict and anyone passing through the city gates had to be checked.
Han Xiao knocked on the car window: "Mother-in-law, Ruanruan, we're here."
Madam Ruan was still holding the young master as he slept. When she heard Han Xiao's voice, she shook him awake: "Ruanruan, wake up."
The young master opened his eyes drowsily, obviously not awake yet. He yawned, asked the soldier guarding the gate to lift the curtain, saw that there were boys inside, then put it down and went to find Han Xiao.
"Go ahead."
"Thank you, General!" Han Xiao dismounted and quietly stuffed some change into the soldier's hand.
The soldier's face lit up with smiles: "Alright, alright, hurry over, the city gate will be closed soon."
Only then did Han Xiao lead the horse into the city gate.
As soon as he came in, Master Ruan and Ruan Xiuran were waiting inside. Seeing Han Xiao come in, Ruan Xiuran walked forward and took the reins from Han Xiao's hand.
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