Xie Yuancheng and I sat in the carriage and headed towards the camp.
"Yuancheng, are you feeling unwell?"
I saw his face begin to turn pale, so I quickly took out a handkerchief from my pocket to wipe his sweat.
His face was a little cold, so I held him in my arms.
"Ying'er, when you act like this, I look like the gigolo you're keeping."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're my husband, and I'm more worried about you than anyone else. Besides, what kind of pretty boy are you? If word gets out, I'll probably be besieged."
"Yes, you have one in your arms. I've always been very disciplined, but everything changed after I met you."
I leaned against his face; it was so cold. "Let me warm you up. But if you say that, then it really is my fault; I shouldn't have appeared in front of you."
"I always feel like I'm living a new life when I'm with you. Also, if you dare not show up, I'll go to the Ji residence and snatch you away."
I felt my face getting damp, so I quickly got up to wipe his sweat: "Okay, okay, you're not going to snatch it if you don't show up. Yuancheng, should we stop the car? You're sweating buckets right now."
He was warmer, but his face was too pale.
"Ying'er, don't worry. I just took a sweating medicine. If the Crown Prince sees me, he might take action again."
"real."
I watched Xie Yuancheng nod. When did he eat? I had no idea.
At this moment, the carriage stopped, and I heard the sound of horses' hooves. I quickly pulled Xie Yuancheng into my arms.
His smile is so irritating; normally I'd kick him down.
"General Ji."
It's Dad. I was just about to put Xie Yuancheng down when he started clinging to me.
“Ying’er, you’ve forgotten your husband as soon as you see your father-in-law. I won’t let you go.”
"Stop it, Dad's here, I want to go out."
Xie Yuancheng didn't let go, but the carriage curtain was lifted.
"Father, why did you come in?"
Father told Meng Anshi to continue on his way. He sat down beside me, and Xie Yuancheng was about to lean on me when he was stopped by him.
"Yuancheng, lie down first. I've already asked Yun'er to come over tonight. She should arrive as early as tonight."
"My elder brother is here too, at the border."
“My deputy general is guarding that place, and he won’t let the barbarians from the border invade. If they dare to come, we’ll wipe them out and easily destroy their stronghold as well.”
My father is still the same. Whenever he talks about war, his gentle demeanor disappears. No wonder he became a military general.
"Ying'er, you are a mother now, don't make Yuancheng worry."
Dad, I'm your own daughter, how can you side with him?
"I will."
"I'm so glad Ying'er took care of me these past few days, otherwise I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."
“How can she take care of you? I’m worried that Yu’er might starve to death in her care.”
"Dad, I'm nothing like what you say."
I really want to cry, this really is my own father.
"Father-in-law, Ying'er is really good."
"You treat her like a treasure, but if it weren't for that, we wouldn't have risked letting her marry you. It's just that we were at the border at the time and couldn't attend your wedding, or even Yu'er's 100-day celebration."
Xie Yuancheng was about to get up, so I became his cushion.
“Father-in-law, we are all wrong to say that. Yu’er’s 100-day celebration is for the people in the manor. We, as his parents, cannot attend.”
I facepalmed. I'd completely forgotten about Yu'er's 100-day celebration. I should have celebrated it earlier. I'm so negligent; I only remembered Xie Yuancheng and completely forgot about my son.
"Dad, it's the same if we go back and make up for it."
"Forget it, when Yu'er is older, and I'm too old to fight, I'll take him to stay at the Ji residence for a while. The situation is urgent now; the Crown Prince has already laid a trap in the military camp." I gripped Xie Yuancheng's hand nervously. The Crown Prince was determined to wipe them out.
"Now we're in a bind. There are soldiers in the camp who have followed me for many years, and I've instructed them to be on high alert at all times. But the Crown Prince is the heir apparent, and his words here are law. I hope Yun'er can come over soon, so I can have a reason to let you leave first."
"Father, aren't you coming back with us?"
“If I return to the capital, Consort Ji will be suppressed by the Empress. If something happens to her, then all the grievances you've suffered in the palace will have been for nothing. All the things we've done for her over the years will have been in vain.” Father sighed, feeling resentful. “Originally, it was a matter of serving the country with utmost loyalty, but now that it's involved in politics, it can't be kept clean. If you want to be loyal to the country, someone has to be willing to give you the opportunity.”
I was heartbroken, and all I could think about was romantic love. I wasn't as responsible as Li Ruowei.
Xie Yuancheng sat up straight and hugged me. "Don't worry, Father-in-law, I'll take care of everything when I get back."
"You should rest and recover in Linyang first, and then we can continue. You were just a child back then, and you would sometimes fall down while walking. Now you're my son-in-law."
I knew Dad was changing the subject; he was afraid Xie Yuancheng was taking on too much and would be overwhelmed.
“Dad is right, I remember you often fell down.”
“I was just over a year old then, and you weren’t even born yet, so how would I know?”
"I just know that what my parents told me won't work."
“Ying’er is right.”
The father was amused and said, "You two are really something, you're Yu'er's parents now, but you're still like little kids."
I started complaining to my father, saying that Xie Yuancheng wasn't lying down properly and didn't even cover himself with a blanket, which is why he caught a cold.
Fortunately, my father was on my side and lectured Xie Yuancheng until his face turned red.
Meng Anshi said from outside, "General Ji, we're almost at the camp."
My father's smiling face immediately returned to its usual serious expression, and I realized that everyone was a master of changing their expressions.
"Ying'er, come out with me. Yuancheng will go in after us; it's better for him that way."
After Dad got out of the car, I helped Xie Yuancheng down. He held my hand tightly and said, "Come to my tent tonight, or I'll come to find you even though I'm injured."
"knew."
Xie Yuancheng came over and hugged me, and I hugged him back. Then we rolled around together, but the carriage bumped into me and gave me a headache. I got up, rubbing the back of my head. Xie Yuancheng rubbed it for me while laughing. If he weren't a wounded soldier, I would have really wanted to hit him.
As soon as he got off the carriage, a soldier led a horse over and said, "Prince Consort, please mount your horse."
I mounted my horse and walked alongside my father. He looked very serious, and I even felt that the person in the carriage just now wasn't him.
The main force rode forward on horseback, leaving Xie Yuancheng's carriage far behind.
Father raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, and then asked me to dismount and go with him to the river below. The sound of the river would provide cover, and Father spoke softly so that no one else could hear him.
"Ying'er".
"yes."
"You won't be going back to Linyang with Yuancheng this time. Something's going to happen in the palace soon. You need to stay with Consort Ji."
Something happened in the palace, but I miss Yu'er so much. I wonder if he's grown up yet, and if he cries at night.
"father."
"Now you can take advantage of your status as the prince consort. Consort Ji is surrounded by enemies in the palace. If the crown prince succeeds in his rebellion, she will be the first to suffer."
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