Chapter 1331 Entering Beijing

In a blink of an eye, Changyi arrived at Pinggang. Stepping on the land of his hometown, Changyi's eyes were slightly red. He squatted down emotionally and touched the ground, "I'm home."

Gu Zhuomin was eager to return home. He was not young anymore. This mission would last for four years. He was afraid of accidents and no one to rely on at home. He rarely communicated with his family in a year, and they only reported good news but not worries. He wanted to go home, but he had no time to accompany Changyi.

Chang Yi returned to Beijing, and the Ministry of Rites sent someone to Pinggang to pick him up. The person who came was the head of the Ministry of Rites. They hadn't seen each other for four years. The personnel transfers in the Ministry of Rites were the least frequent. Chang Yi stood up and said to a familiar person, "Master Jin, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you?"

Director Jin's tone was particularly enthusiastic, "Good, everything is fine. Master Zhou hasn't changed at all after not seeing him for many years. On the contrary, he looks more energetic."

This was not a lie. Chang Yi was indeed getting more and more energetic, all because he had put a lot of effort into training his body. In four years, his martial arts skills had also improved to some extent.

Mr. Jin continued, "Should we set off now? Or should we rest in Pinggang for a night?"

Chang Yi was the person in charge. "Everyone wants to return to Beijing as soon as possible. Thank you for your hard work today, Master Jin. We will set off now."

Jin Zhushi didn't feel tired and was eager to return to Beijing as soon as possible. The emperor was waiting. "Okay, the vehicles are ready, we will leave now."

Chang Yi and Jin Zhushi were in a carriage. Chang Yi looked out the window from time to time. "I've been away for so many years that I can hardly recognize Pinggang anymore."

Jin Zhushi's tone was full of pride. "It's not just Pinggang that has changed a lot. With the repair of roads, it has greatly facilitated the caravans. Some remote states have also slowly developed. The whole country is thriving and is ushering in a prosperous era."

In addition to the new shipping route, he had frequent foreign exchanges in recent years and seldom left Beijing. This time when he came to Pinggang and saw the prosperity of the ships coming and going, he was deeply moved.

In the capital, Zhulan watched Zhao spinning in circles, "Stop spinning, it makes me dizzy."

Zhao held the handkerchief tightly and said, "Mom, I didn't think it was a big deal when Changyi didn't come back. But now that he's about to come home, why am I so worried?"

There were some indescribable feelings. She was afraid deep down. What was she afraid of? She was afraid that after four years, they would feel like strangers to each other.

Zhulan saw through Zhao's heart at a glance. Zhao was a sensitive person, and the couple had a good relationship, so she was afraid of being unfamiliar: "Changyi carefully selected gifts for you every time he wrote back. He was thinking about you all the time."

Zhao finally sat down, "Mom."

Zhulan said, "I know my son well. He is as meticulous as you are. Once he has made up his mind, he will not change. Time is not a barrier for you two."

Changyi is just like Zhaoshi. It is not easy to identify someone, but once you identify someone, it will be for your whole life.

Zhao blushed. She rarely talked about the love between husband and wife with her mother-in-law. "Thank you, mother."

Zhulan, "I have never considered you my daughters-in-law. You are all my daughters and I am your mother. What is there to thank me for? Just be at ease."

Zhao's face turned even redder, "Yeah."

Zhu Lan added, "It's Liu Feng who should be panicking. Chang Yi will definitely deal with him when he comes back."

Zhao smiled, "Recently, Liu Feng and Yu Shuang have been talking about how great it would be if the child was born. It could be used as a golden ticket to avoid death."

Zhulan also laughed, "He does think about it."

Zhao said, "Mother, everyone in the capital knows that Changyi has returned to the capital, and a few days ago someone asked me about Yudie."

Zhulan asked, "How did you reply?"

Zhao narrowed her eyes and said, "I will follow my mother's instructions and wait a few more years for my daughter to come."

Zhu Lan nodded, "Our daughters will never have trouble finding a husband. If you want to choose, choose a good one. Most of those who come here now are looking for profit."

Chang Yi will definitely be promoted when he returns. She heard from Shu Ren that the emperor intended to let Chang Yi be in charge of the duties of an official on diplomatic mission in the future. With power in his hands, he will no longer have to do chores in the Ministry of Rites as before.

Now everyone in the capital knows that diplomatic missions are very lucrative. Since Changyi was among the first group of diplomatic missions, the emperor turned a blind eye to the financial resources brought back by the diplomatic officials. This greatly stimulated those who wanted to make some money.

Chang Yi and others returned from their diplomatic mission successfully. With the successful example, there was less resistance to diplomatic missions, and now many people were interested in going on diplomatic missions.

Zhao added, "And Mingrui, he's not young anymore, he's seen a lot of girls, but he didn't like any of them."

Mingrui is the best boy in the family. He is such a popular figure that girls would cover their faces with fans when they go out on the street. It is normal for girls to blush after seeing Mingrui. Zhou Mingrui is on the list of handsome men in Beijing!

Zhulan wanted to laugh. Mingrui seldom left the house now. He stayed at home during the holidays in the academy. If someone brought a girl to the house, Mingrui would definitely hide away the fastest. "Let Mingrui's marriage take its course. This child has a lot of ideas."

Zhao was helpless, "Yeah."

Just as Zhao left, Su Xuan came back from outside, and Zhu Lan asked, "Where is Yu Wen?"

Su Xuan got angry when she heard the name of the lady, "Every time I take her out, it's like I'm killing her. This girl is so lazy. Now she's going back to rest."

Zhulan feels that the fourth daughter-in-law has the most difficult life. Yuwen is indeed a headache. This child is too smart and has a lot of reasons. Don't try to reason with her, or you will definitely lose.

Zhulan changed the subject and asked, "You are going to attend the birthday party today, don't you want to have another one?"

Su Xuan waved her hands, "My husband and I don't want any more. Now these two are killing me. I don't have the energy to take care of them anymore."

As for the accidents that happened, they were just accidents, and they subjectively really didn’t want them anymore.

Zhulan just asked, the fourth room has the least children, and there is also the third room, and Changlian seems to be not planning to keep them either.

Zhulan felt that Changlian was frightened by the dowry. Yushuang had started the conversation. Except for the fourth and second wives, the other wives were under great pressure. For the third wife, who had two concubines, the dowry was really worrying.

Now it seems that Changyi is really good at making money.

On the second day, Changyi had been on the road all day and arrived in the capital at midnight. He rested for a few hours outside the city and got himself ready before entering the city.

While entering the city, I also called home to report the incident and sent some luggage back home.

These officials on diplomatic missions had to go directly to the palace to meet the emperor.

At the morning court, the emperor was the first to know the news. Today's morning court was waiting for Changyi and others to enter the palace. Zhou Shuren was also well-informed, so he was prepared for today's morning court.

Zhou Shuren glanced towards the entrance of the hall from time to time with his remaining eyes. He had not seen his son for four years. His son only reported good news and not bad news, but forgot about Rongchuan. Rongchuan knew, just as he knew, that his son was injured and it took a long time to recover.

Zhou Shuren didn't tell anyone. He had a nightmare the night he got the news. He dreamed that Changyi was dead. He was so scared that he couldn't sleep all night. When he saw Mingrui the next day, he felt sad. It took him several days to get better. Only his wife knew about it.

Chang Yi and the others entered the palace and simply tidied their appearance again. In fact, they had already washed up last night.

Chang Yi walked up the stairs step by step. He was back. Thinking of seeing his father again, Chang Yi wanted to walk faster, but he had to be considerate of the ministers behind him, so he endured it and walked up step by step.

The ministers in the hall stared at Chang Yi and others who were approaching.

Zhou Shuren's eyes were all on his son, who had become thinner and stronger. The old father felt distressed. After being a father for so many years, he could get into the roles even when acting, not to mention that he had slowly put in real emotions.