At four quarters past noon the next day, a team of armored guards sent by the emperor arrived at Huaqiao Village from Chengfeng Villa in Baishui Town, waiting for Mulan Jin to set off.
After learning that Hua Mulan from Hua Qingcheng's family was actually a prominent figure and a noble person in Beijing, the villagers of Huaqiao Village came to watch.
However, due to the presence of the armored guards, no one dared to get too close, and could only watch from afar. A stumbling figure in the crowd gazed reluctantly at the proud, youthful figure standing at the Hua family's door.
"Thank you all for your care during this period. I am deeply grateful. Chengfeng, Qingcheng, I will be waiting for you in the capital!"
"Li Ge, I'll send you some military books later. Xiaotian, you must remember to practice diligently. Even if you can't kill the enemy, you must be able to protect yourself. Erlang and Sanlang, take care too!"
"Mr. Mu, please take care of yourself. You are welcome to come back to Huaqiao Village when you have time."
"Bon voyage, grandfather!"
"Take care, Grandpa!"
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Mulan Jin said goodbye to everyone and set off on the journey back to Beijing with a cart full of gifts prepared for him by Hua's father.
Mulan Jin was riding in a carriage specially built by the emperor. It was fast and stable, and it would take only three days at most to reach the capital, and the people in the capital were all looking forward to it.
"Lan'er, is it time for your father to leave?"
On the first day of August, Feng Jingyun got up early and asked Feng Cailan seven or eight times in less than half an hour.
"Mom, it's only 2:45 AM now. Even if Dad wants to leave, he should eat a full meal before he goes, right?"
Feng Cailan, who was pulled out of her sleep, yawned as she dealt with her old general mother.
"You evil girl, what do you mean by eating before you set off?!"
Feng Cailan, who was still sleepy, was slapped hard by her mother, which immediately drove away all her sleepiness.
"Yes! I talked nonsense, I should be punished!"
Feng Cailan raised her hand and slapped herself on the face twice insincerely, which made Feng Jingyun angry and amused.
"Old Guo, you said my father-in-law should have already left, right?"
Not only at the General's Mansion, but also at the Laifeng Kingdom's Imperial Palace, Empress Nalan Yunzhi, who had just returned to her chambers after a morning court session, was also concerned about Mulan Jin's return to the capital. As she rested on her side on the beauty couch, she quietly asked the eunuch chief steward Guo Dongbing beside her.
"Your Majesty, it is already 9:00 PM. Given the father-in-law's diligence, he must be on his way back to the capital."
Guo Dongbing stood with his body bent to one side, and stretched out his hand to gently massage Nalan Yunzhi's temples to relieve the fatigue.
"Yes. When the father-in-law arrives in the capital, I will go to greet him personally."
As for Ge Qingliu, the prefect of Qiandeng Prefecture who had handled a foolish case, the emperor was in a good mood after learning that his father-in-law was not dead, and only punished her to delay her retirement for one year.
"The Emperor's love and care for the Emperor's father-in-law must have touched the Empress even in her grave."
At this moment, Nalan Yunzhi had no idea that what Mulan Jin was about to bring to her was not just something shocking...
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