The couple lay down and chatted for a while until Du Jingyi felt a little hungry, then they got up.

Cherry was already used to helping the two of them wash up at this time, so after a simple meal of cakes, Du Jingyi went to take a shower and change clothes.

She was all sticky and didn't like eating like this, so it took her half an hour to come out. Shang Ji had already washed up and was waiting outside. When he saw her come out, he gave her some instructions.

"Call someone to serve the food."

"Yes, General."

The dishes on the table were mainly meat. Dan Ruo was really getting better and better at cooking. Not only were there mostly meat dishes, but there were also various kinds of supplements. Du Jingyi was puzzled as to when these things appeared on their dining table?

So Cherry explained.

"It was sent by Nanny Qin who is beside the old lady. She said that she would stew it more often for the young lady and eat it for a while. It would be good for her health."

Hearing this, Shang Ji smiled playfully at his wife, as if to say, "Look, I'm right, aren't I?"

Du Jingyi was also helpless, but for the sake of her health, she still tilted her head back and drank it.

Unexpectedly, it was not unpalatable and even had a light sweet aftertaste, so she no longer had any resistance and just thought of it as having an extra bowl of bird's nest soup.

It was called lunch, but by the time we finished eating it was already 3:00 p.m.

Therefore, the couple rushed to Xu Laiyuan, intending to take Tai Ge'er to the Du family. However, the child was sleeping soundly, so the couple had no choice but to go to pay a visit to Old Madam Gu.

This time, the three of them knew the whole thing, so they didn't say much. Madam Gu only told the couple to take good care of their health, and they both agreed.

He mentioned again that he wanted to return to the Du family, and Madam Gu spoke with great understanding.

"We will be separated for half a year. You should go quickly so that your parents-in-law can visit you more often."

"Thank you for your consideration, Grandma."

So the two of them said goodbye to Old Madam Gu and headed towards the Du family.

On the road, the vendors were still shouting, but white steam could be seen coming out of their mouths. There were not as many pedestrians as usual, so the two of them just took a look and did not lift the curtain again.

Instead, while sitting in the carriage, Du Jingyi told Shang Ji everything that had happened in the past few days. There was nothing else important, but the two most important things were the death of the Fourth Prince's wife and the fifth room's arrangement for Guo and Shang Qinnan.

Shang Ji remained silent while listening, and only spoke after Du Jingyi finished speaking.

"Tell the spies to stop investigating the Fourth Prince's wife. If you attract the attention of the people in the palace, it will be disadvantageous to you. We will be gone for half a year, and we are not sure what the situation will be like when we return. We will see the situation then."

"But I think Wei Jialian is impatient. She might have taken over the throne by the time we return."

"Isn't it just right that you're in power? Do you think the concubines in the Fourth Prince's harem are vegetarians? Especially the concubine Ying, who is related to Princess Yuehua. Just wait and see. When they start to fight each other, you and I don't need to get involved. We can just watch from a distance."

Then, seeing that Du Jingyi's brows were still not relaxed, Shang Ji added a few words to explain.

"The Crown Prince and Guo Xiang have already made arrangements for this matter. You don't need to get involved."

After hearing this, Du Jingyi understood.

The death of the Fourth Prince's wife may be a surprise to everyone, but she wanted to get to the bottom of it so as to prevent the enemy from attacking secretly. However, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Guo wanted to use the incident to involve many secretly hostile relationships and finally wipe out all of them.

After understanding this meaning, Du Jingyi no longer worried about it.

"I understand. I'll tell them there's no need to investigate when I get back."

"Well, as for Shang Qiniang's affairs, we can follow up on them. Prince Min's Mansion also looks like a big fish that can catch something."

Du Jingyi nodded, and the couple both thought of the same thing.

We talked about this matter for a while along the way, and by the time we arrived at the Du family, everything that needed to be arranged had been almost completed.

Mr. Du and Mrs. Du were still a little shocked when they saw Shang Ji appear.

"I thought it would take some time for the second uncle to come back, how come he is here so soon?"

"Everything in the army has been arranged. I should have arrived last night, but unfortunately I was a little late. I was delayed and could not celebrate my father-in-law's birthday. It was my fault, so I came here today to apologize."

"Second uncle, what you said is right. State affairs are the most important. Birthdays can be celebrated anytime. Besides, Tangtang and Tai Ge'er were there yesterday. We were all very happy. It's okay. Just don't worry about it."

Hearing this, Shang Ji clasped his fists in salute and then presented his gift.

"When I was suppressing bandits, I went to Huaishan and happened to meet a black bear, so I hunted it. It just so happened that the fur was good, so I have asked someone to process it and make it into a cloak and knee pads. I am sending them to you, father-in-law. I hope you take care of yourself."

Du Jingyi had never expected that the gift from her husband would be this. She thought it would be some gold, stone or jade artifact, but it turned out to be a bearskin cloak that she had hunted himself. It was really unbelievable.

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"There are black bears in Huaishan? You can actually hunt them?"

"Well, I just happened to come across it, so I hunted it."

Shang Ji said it lightly, but everyone present knew that hunting a bear was not an easy task, Du Jingyi swallowed and said.

"General, you are not hurt?"

"No, but Luo Yuan was slapped. Luckily he dodged quickly, so it was no big deal."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi quickly expressed.

"Then I will go back and give a bottle of medicine to Deputy General Luo."

Shang Ji smiled. In fact, the military doctor had checked and said it was nothing serious. But Du Jingyi was concerned about the safety of his deputy general, so it was a good thing, so he nodded in agreement.

Mr. Du opened the box with great joy. The bearskin cloak inside was made according to his size. It was a perfect fit and very warm. He started to sweat a little on his forehead not long after putting it on, but he was reluctant to take it off.

He said with relief in his eyes.

"Second uncle is very capable, but don't take such risks next time. It's just a cloak, we can just buy it."

"Buy? Such fine leather is out of stock, where can I buy it? I see you won't take off this cloak this winter."

Mrs. Du said jokingly.

Shang Ji and Du Jingyi also laughed out loud, and the family spent the night happily.

Early the next morning, Shang Ji entered the palace, accompanied by Old Madam Gu and Du Jingyi. The three of them went together to bid farewell to His Majesty and Queen Guo.

In the imperial study, Du Jingyi met the Emperor of the Daxing Dynasty for the first time.