"Mu Yao, the prince and I have decided that we will go to Yamato with you."
Both Su Ruojin and Su Muyao were stunned when Shen Yu said this.
Su Ruojin looked at Xiao Yanchu, her eyes full of questions.
If it were Shen Yu who left, it would be understandable, since he didn't have much to do.
But Xiao Yanchu is in charge of managing the affairs of the Great Chu Dynasty, so how can he leave?
Xiao Yanchu walked to Su Ruojin's side, gestured for everyone to sit down, and said, "Shen Yu is right. We can't stop you from going, but we can't rest easy either. So there's only one solution: we'll go with you."
Seeing that Su Ruojin was about to speak, Xiao Yanchu knew what she wanted to say and said first, "Recently, everything in the Great Chu is stable, and the three kingdoms of the Nine Provinces are also at peace. There will be no major events."
I sorted out the affairs of state last night, and today I've entrusted them all to my elder brother.
With my elder brother watching over things, nothing will happen to Great Chu. However…”
At this point, Xiao Yanchu paused.
"But what?" Su Ruojin saw his expression and knew he had something else to do.
"Second brother is coming with us too."
Su Ruojin: ......
Why are there so many people?
"Why is Second Brother going too?" Su Ruojin asked, puzzled.
"This is the result of my discussion with my eldest brother. Ah Jin, if my second brother comes with us, do you think our mother-in-law will be more likely to agree?"
Hearing Xiao Yanchu say this, Su Ruojin felt that it seemed to make sense, otherwise her mother would face another difficult situation.
Oh well, since that's how it is, one more or one less person won't make a difference.
None of the adults noticed Nian'er, who was quietly listening with her ears perked up.
Later on, the number of people coming to the Prince's Mansion every day to learn Japanese reached as many as fifty.
That's right, more than fifty people.
Xiao Yanchu selected more than twenty secret guards, and Su Ziyang selected more than twenty elite imperial guards to come and learn.
For safety reasons, they had to bring all of these people with them.
Su Ruojin let them be; after all, the ship was big, so having more people wouldn't be a problem.
At the same time, she instructed Shen Yu and Su Muyao to move the boat to the seaside of Shuangyue Town.
Since the ships from Yamato landed there, let's set sail from there.
With the guidance of the two men in prison, they should be able to reach Yamato Province more quickly.
Since both she and Xiao Yanchu were about to leave Da Chu temporarily, Su Ruojin felt somewhat guilty towards Nian'er and promised her that they would be back soon.
Nian'er was very sensible. She didn't cry or make a fuss. She smiled sweetly and promised Su Ruojin that she would stay with her grandmother and wait for her father and mother to return.
Seeing how well-behaved Nian'er was, Su Ruojin was also very pleased.
Xiao Yanchu, Shen Yu, and Second Brother truly deserve to be called the legendary talents of the capital. Su Ruojin felt that they were more like the academic superstars that people in later generations talked about.
While others were still struggling to learn Japanese, they were already able to converse with Su Ruojin.
While I can't say I'm fluent yet, I should be able to after studying for a while longer.
Su Muyao and Yan Luo learned the language quite well, but Hu Qing basically had no talent for languages. After studying for a long time, he only learned basic words such as "hello," "thank you," and "goodbye."
Later, Su Ruojin simply gave up on Hu Qing, figuring that Yan Luo would naturally help Hu Qing with the translation since she was there.
Throughout the language instruction, Xiao Nian'er stayed by Su Ruojin's side, her big eyes darting around as she listened attentively to her mother's lesson.
Su Ruojin was reluctant to part with her daughter for a while, so she let Nian'er stay with her.
*
July 5th.
Su Ruojin and her group set off for Beixu.
A day after the convoy set off, Xiao Yanchu received a secret message delivered by carrier pigeon. His face darkened, and he ordered, "Stop the convoy!"
Everyone stopped abruptly, not knowing what had happened.
Su Ruojin looked at Xiao Yanchu with a puzzled expression, "Yanchu, what's wrong?"
Xiao Yanchu handed the secret letter to Su Ruojin. Su Ruojin glanced at it and her expression changed.
"Ah Jin, let's go back!" Xiao Yanchu said anxiously.
The letter said that Nian'er had disappeared, and Maomao was also missing.
Xiao Yanchu was extremely anxious and immediately wanted to ride back to the capital.
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