Guan Zhiyue was very pleased after reading the letter. She then looked at Li Qiji, who was leaning back in his seat, and said, "We've been out for quite a while now. Shouldn't we go back?"
Li Qiji thought about it for a moment. Anyway, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future; going back was an option.
After all, they had already explored most of the Southern Kingdom, visiting almost every place that was possible.
If we're talking about places we didn't go, they must be places where it's inconvenient for cars to pass through.
"Yue'er, do you want to go back?"
"If you'd like, let's go back!"
Guan Zhiyue waved the letter in her hand and said with some emotion, "We've been away for over a year now, and the children are all grown up. My friends in Beijing..."
They've all found their own paths now, so we should go back and offer our blessings.
"In that case, shall we set off back?"
Li Qiji affectionately embraced Guan Zhiyue and said directly to the driver, "Let's head back to the capital."
The driver, without looking to the side, replied, "Yes."
So the group, in a grand procession, quickly headed from the farthest border of Nanding towards the capital.
Nanding is now a prosperous and thriving place, with the joyful smiles of the people and the heavy ears of wheat swaying in the wind.
Fruit trees are everywhere, laden with fruit, making one feel particularly content!
"Husband, why did Crown Prince Yuan agree so readily?" Guan Zhiyue asked, recalling the letter Yuan Ningsu had written to them.
He said he was going to marry the Crown Princess, a genuine peasant girl, the woman he wanted.
Li Qiji said, "Perhaps this is Yue'er, the love you always talk about."
Guan Zhiyue nodded knowingly. It seems it must be love!
“Sigh, all our good friends have found their perfect partners, and I’m so happy!” Guan Zhiyue said.
Li Qiji reached out and gently pinched the tip of her nose, saying affectionately, "Yue'er, look, our child is already over a year old."
Are we going to have some younger siblings or something for them?
Guan Zhiyue was originally nestled in Li Qiji's arms, but now, upon hearing Li Qiji say this,
Instantly, his whole face turned bright red, like a big apple. This guy really dares to say anything, without any sense of restraint.
"Pah, you scoundrel."
Seeing Guan Zhiyue like this, Li Qiji was very happy and immediately pulled her into his arms.
He gently placed a kiss on her smooth, moon-like forehead.
"Ugh, I'm in the car!" Guan Zhiyue said coquettishly.
Li Qiji lowered his voice and whispered in Guan Zhiyue's ear, "What is Madam thinking about?"
"I, your husband, would never do *that* in this place."
Guan Zhiyue was speechless when she heard Li Qiji's words. She buried her head in his armpit and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
He's just a big scoundrel...
Back in the capital, has anyone received news that the Emperor and his entourage, who have been away from the capital for over a year, are on their way back?
After a leisurely three-month journey, I finally returned to the capital, and it's already October.
When Guan Zhiyue and her group arrived at the gates of the capital, it was already evening.
At that time, there were no more people queuing at the city gate, and the streets were lit up with colorful lights, which looked beautiful.
"Phew! I'm finally back."
"Mother, have we returned to the capital?"
Chang Le looked at the tall city walls outside, then turned to look at her father and mother, asking with a blank expression.
Guan Zhiyue smiled and said, "Yes, let's go home."
Li Qiji had the car brought to a stop before saying, "Get out of the car!"
"Let's not go to the palace tonight, let's go to your father-in-law's house instead!" Li Qiji said to Guan Zhiyue.
Guan Zhiyue nodded and then said, "Then we need to hurry up. We should be able to make it in time for dinner at home by now."
Li Qiji looked up at the sky and nodded, and so the street appeared.
A stunningly beautiful couple, with three children, each holding the hand of a boy.
They were walking side by side down the street, with a girl in between them.
The man looked at the woman beside him with doting eyes, then at the child he was holding, and a happy smile spread across his face.
Guan Mansion.
"Knock knock knock~~"
"Who is it? Coming, coming."
The old gatekeeper's voice rang out, followed by hurried footsteps.
The vermilion-lacquered gate creaked open a crack from the inside.
The old man was somewhat shocked as he looked at the large group of people standing at the door. Who were they all?
"Uncle Lin, it's me, Zhiyue." Guan Zhiyue stepped forward and said to Uncle Lin, the gatekeeper.
Uncle Lin is an old man in his sixties, a veteran who retired from the battlefield.
Having no children, he was brought back by Guan Hongsheng to guard the gate.
"Oh my, it's Miss! Come quick, come quick, what brings you back!"
Uncle Lin is getting old now, and his speech is becoming somewhat incoherent.
"Uncle Lin, how are you feeling?" Guan Zhiyue asked as she led the people in.
Uncle Lin chuckled and said, "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Miss."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Guan Zhiyue led Li Qiji and the three children towards the front yard.
The commotion at the door was faintly heard inside the house, and the butler ran over from the hall.
Then they saw Guan Zhiyue and Li Qiji, each carrying a child, walking towards the hall.
"Miss and son-in-law are back?" Uncle Guan asked.
Guan Zhiyue smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle Guan, the Emperor and I are back."
Uncle Guan immediately realized what he had just said! He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress."
Li Qiji looked at the butler and said indifferently, "Get up."
The butler scrambled to his feet and quickly called into the room, "Master, Madam..."
Master, eldest master, second master, young lady is back.
The group of people sitting in the living room waiting for dinner immediately erupted in chaos.
Everyone stood up and looked towards the door.
Guan Zhiyue gestured for Li Qiji to hurry up, then picked up Jingxuan and ran inside.
"Grandfather, Grandmother, Father, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I'm back."
Looking at Guan Zhiyue's impatient expression, Li Qiji couldn't help but want to laugh.
He quickly followed, urging Chang Le to run faster so as not to fall behind her mother.
Chang Le happily started running too.
"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandfather, eldest uncle, second uncle, Chang Le is here."
Li Lexin was very excited and started running as fast as she could, shouting as she ran.
The people in the hall were dumbfounded. How long had it been since the Emperor returned? Why hadn't anyone received a letter?
This sudden visit really caught us off guard!
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