It was only evening, and I was watching Yu'er eat when Xie Yuancheng arrived. He stayed by Yu'er's side for a while, then gave me a look.
"Yu'er, call me Mother~"
My dear son and daughter, we're leaving now. Yu'er is so kind of you, he not only came over and called me "Mom," but he also opened his mouth and gave me a big kiss on the cheek.
"Be a good boy, Yu'er, take good care of your younger siblings, and listen to Grandma~"
Xie Yuancheng laughed from the side, "Ying'er, it's good that he can understand."
Yu'er reached out and took Xie Yuancheng's hand, then rubbed it against the back of his hand. I stroked his little head, and when he went to eat again, I left with Xie Yuancheng.
He really knows how to choose his time; he knows that Yu'er is especially well-behaved when eating and won't make a fuss about running around.
As soon as we arrived at the door, I remembered how Yu'er would always run over and call for her mother when I was pregnant and in postpartum confinement.
"Yuancheng, are you really leaving today?"
“I know you’ll be reluctant to leave once you’ve been with the children for a while, and so will I, but the situation is special right now.”
"I understand~"
Looking at the familiar men's clothing on the table, I finally felt a little better: "I haven't worn these clothes for over a year, they're so familiar."
"Ying'er, I'll change it for you."
"If you're going to clumsily cause trouble, I'll change it myself."
I pushed Xie Yuancheng aside, went inside and drew the curtain. I had just taken off one piece of clothing when he came in, so I could only watch as he changed me.
"Before I started binding my breasts, my children couldn't drink milk anymore."
"No binding of the chest!"
"Yuancheng~" I leaned against him and shook his hand: "I feel uncomfortable without binding my chest~"
"Then tie it lightly."
"Have you found wet nurses for the children? Hope they don't have trouble getting used to the food!"
“It’s all the same. You don’t have much breast milk, so you have to feed yourself. Luckily, we prepared enough cow’s milk.”
"Ugh~"
After I changed my clothes, I tied my hair up next to the mirror. It had been a long time since I had dressed as a man, and now that I was wearing it, I loved myself to death.
"He's so handsome, I definitely want to go out with him."
"You must stay by my side all the time. If you dare to flirt with those girls, I'll make you pay."
"I didn't say anything, only you and Mother would overthink it."
I just wanted to go out and grab a fan to look like a handsome young man. I'm only twenty years old, and in 2020, I'm just old enough to get a marriage certificate.
"We're eligible to get our marriage certificate now!"
Xie Yuancheng turned around and leaned on my shoulder: "Then I'll make you a marriage certificate."
"Who wants that kind of thing? It's not attractive at all. Using a piece of paper to prove the relationship between two people is completely unreliable."
"Alright, if Ying'er wants it, I can make it for you very soon."
"Hurry up and pack, I'm going to miss the kids again soon. No, let me sneak a peek, I promise I won't make a sound."
Xie Yuancheng didn't speak, so I knew he wouldn't agree. I could only prop myself up on my hands and look at the Phantom Sword on the table. He put some things I didn't know into a box, covered it with a cloth, and then pulled me outside.
However, he first took me to my mother's house. When I opened the window, I saw Yu'er running around and playing with Wan'er. Because Yingxian Tower was sealed off, Wan'er did not leave the mansion. With her and my mother helping to take care of the child, I felt very at ease.
My mother was talking to Su Ling and Xi Zhi, and I felt so reluctant to leave. In the end, I left with Xie Yuancheng.
This time we didn't go through the back door, but into the backyard. Unexpectedly, this peach tree was a door. Xie Yuancheng led me through it, but from the outside it looked like a wall.
"What's going on? When did this secret door appear here? How come that idiot didn't notice it?"
"What idiot?" A horse was prepared outside. Xie Yuancheng helped me up first, and then he got on.
"It's that idiot we searched in the manor last time. He's incredibly stupid. I thought he was so smart."
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng handed me the box, then pulled the reins and the horse galloped away.
"Why is there only one horse? I haven't ridden a horse in ages." I felt especially safe leaning against him.
"If I gave you a horse, who knows where it would run off to again. I'm most at ease with it in front of me."
"Hmph, he said he would take me out for a walk, but it turns out he was just afraid I would wander off from the manor. He talks a good game, but he's a despicable person when it comes to his actions."
"I am a scoundrel, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to trick you."
I hugged the box and the sword tightly, not bothering to talk to him. The road was unusually quiet, with doors lit up on both sides, but no one was speaking.
"Something feels off here, like the Ghost Path?"
"Using the method the teacher gave us, my father-in-law and Uncle Cui can't go out now, so we're taking this small path to meet up with Lin Chao and the others outside the city."
"Thank goodness Master is here. Where are we going this time?"
"Go to the Northern Desert first; it will take about half a month to get there."
It's late spring in the Northern Desert. What are we going to do there? It's not far from Chequ Kingdom: "Are we going to send Caiwei back?"
"That's one point. Another is to seek alliances with the maternal relatives. Lu Fengjun has already been sent there, and the Crown Prince will go later. We can take advantage of this to do something."
"They can go, why do they need to come along?"
I thought Xie Yuancheng had to go, but it turns out he wanted to strike at the Crown Prince. He still remembers what happened before. I won't hold it against him. Anyway, the wicked will be punished by the wicked. They won't be smug for long.
"The old emperor is about to start choosing a crown prince. If the crown prince is chosen, it will be very disadvantageous for us."
"It's not good if that idiot is elected either. He's narrow-minded and even more unreliable than the tyrannical prince."
"Indeed, Ying'er, tighten the reins, we're about to turn."
He thought this was drifting and that he was going to turn, but I heard some footsteps and quickly pulled on the rope in front of me.
He had just turned a corner when he saw arrows being shot from above. Xie Yuancheng guessed it was all planned; he managed to dodge every single one. These idiots only know how to obey orders from above and harm innocent people.
This is still the capital city, right under the emperor's nose, and they dare to act recklessly here, let alone in other places.
Just before I left, Xie Yuancheng dabbed a mustache on my nose, and I looked in the mirror and thought it was particularly ridiculous. These archers are even more ridiculous now, and the people in charge are the epitome of stupidity and idiocy.
As they approached the city gate, there was a row of people standing there. Xie Yuancheng threw some stones at them, and a large group of people fell down.
Judging from their clothes, they look a lot like the men under the Second Prince. He is indeed a narrow-minded person. If he becomes the crown prince, the people of Da Zhao will have no good days.
Fortunately, there weren't many people here. Just as they were about to attack, more than a dozen men in black jumped down from the wall and hung them all on the city wall.
That's so cool! Let's hang them on the city wall too. All they do is fawn over others and do such heartless things. Xie Yuancheng led me out of the city, where a troop of men was waiting.
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