Chapter 879 A Trip to Wei (Part 1)
Gu Shuyan's half-joking words made Ji Wenjin blush slightly, "Don't drag me and your cousin-in-law into this. If you keep fooling around like this, I'll go tell Auntie right now."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade the couple, Ji Wenjin brought out the Lady Hou.
He thought Gu Shuyan would react after hearing this, but Gu Shuyan waved her hand and said, "Brother Wenjin, go if you want to. I have things to do."
Ji Wenjin was dumbfounded. Gu Shuyan wasn't even afraid of her aunt anymore.
After a moment of silence, Ji Wenjin looked at Gu Shuyan and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"
Seeing that Ji Wenjin's attitude had softened considerably, Gu Shuyan smiled gently, "Now that things have settled in Wei, and with my elder brother having the support of my cousin and a group of important ministers, it's time for my husband to return to Wei for a visit."
Ji Wenjin initially thought the two wanted to go out for a stroll, but after hearing Gu Shuyan's answer, he nodded in agreement.
"It's time for Yichen to go back and acknowledge his ancestors."
Two days later, a line of more than a dozen carriages was parked outside the Prince's Mansion.
The masters of the Marquis's mansion personally saw him off, creating a spectacular scene.
Yun Yichen bid farewell to his parents-in-law and, with Gu Shuyan in tow, slowly embarked on the road back to the State of Wei.
"My husband seems very happy?"
This morning, Yun Yichen had a smile on his face the whole time, which was completely different from his previous self.
However, Gu Shuyan felt closer to Yun Yichen than before, at least his joys and sorrows were no longer deeply hidden behind a mask.
Yun Yichen looked at her with a smile, giving her a doting look, "Of course I'm happy to be able to return to my homeland."
He had been to the State of Wei before, but back then he was with his master and couldn't reveal his identity, so this was fundamentally different.
This time, Yun Yichen did not need to hide his identity. Instead, he returned to Wei as the orphan of the former crown prince of Wei, the son of the Bai family.
In the warm spring of February, the mountains and rivers are covered with green buds.
Gu Shuyan was washing and grooming her child in front of the stream when Yun Yichen walked quickly behind her, carrying the baby's clothes.
"Quickly put on your health clothes, lest you catch a cold."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan took the clothes and pants, and seeing Yun Yichen's slightly furrowed brows, she couldn't help but chuckle.
"What are you laughing at? Hurry up and change the child's clothes!"
Gu Shuyan didn't take the clothes from his hands, but instead said to the child in her arms, "Doesn't Jiankang find it funny too?"
Seeing his mother laughing happily, Xiao Jiankang clapped his hands and laughed along with her.
The mother and son laughed like idiots. Yun Yichen looked at them and sighed helplessly, "I really can't do anything with you two."
As Yun Yichen spoke, he carefully carried Jiankang over and personally changed the child's clothes.
The dignified prime minister of the country, once a cold-faced devil, is now personally changing the child's clothes. Seeing his careful manner, Gu Shuyan slowly suppressed her smile.
"Brother Yun, thank goodness it was you!"
Gu Shuyan suddenly spoke, and Yun Yichen paused, meeting her gaze.
In his memory, Gu Shuyan had never looked at him with such eyes before. There was tenderness and affection in her eyes, as well as dependence and longing. It was as if he was a god in her eyes who would protect him for life.
Yun Yichen thought the same thing. He straightened his clothes, picked up the child, and then reached out to hug Gu Shuyan.
"Let's go, we won't make it to the next town soon."
Yun Yichen didn't say anything particularly emotional, but his strong, warm shoulders were more reassuring than any words.
From the capital to the frontier, they traveled and enjoyed the scenery along the way, taking more than a month to complete the journey.
In the warm spring of March, the border regions, which are usually swept by sandstorms, are given a unique and special color in this season.
Upon receiving the news, Ji Wenxuan waited outside the city gate early in the morning.
In the distance, a procession of carriages and horses approached. Before he could even see clearly, Ji Wenxuan mounted his horse and went out to greet them.
"Brother Wenxuan seems to have gotten quite tanned!"
Gu Shuyan lifted the carriage curtain and looked at Ji Wenxuan speeding towards them from not far away, and couldn't help but ask.
"The wind and sand on the frontier have tanned Wenxuan quite a bit, but his physique is still just as thin."
Yun Yichen gave a very objective evaluation, but Gu Shuyan rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
"Life on the frontier is tough. How could Brother Wenxuan gain weight while suffering here?"
"What you say is true, my wife. I was foolish enough not to have thought of that."
As Yun Yichen spoke, he didn't forget to cup his hands in greeting to Gu Shuyan. Gu Shuyan had seen this gesture many times recently and it wasn't surprising to her, but in Ji Wenxuan's eyes, it was as if he had seen a ghost.
"Heavens and bodhisattvas, what's wrong with our chief minister?"
Ji Wenxuan's words successfully caught Gu Shuyan's attention. Without bothering to explain, Gu Shuyan hurriedly ordered the carriage to be stopped.
The siblings were exceptionally affectionate upon meeting. Gu Shuyan hurriedly dismounted from the carriage, ready to give Ji Wenxuan a warm hug. However, even as she reached out her hand, Ji Wenxuan walked straight around and looked into the carriage.
"Where is his health? Let his uncle take a look!"
Ji Wenxuan looked excitedly at the swaddled baby in the car, and Yun Yichen gestured for Yu Fei to hand the child over.
Yun Yichen handed the child to Ji Wenxuan and personally taught him how to hold him properly before looking at Gu Shuyan, who was standing there in a daze, and laughed immorally.
"It looks like with our health backing, Shushu will be out of favor from now on."
Yun Yichen thought Gu Shuyan would look unhappy when she turned around, but to his surprise, he saw Gu Shuyan with a smile on her face.
"I'm overjoyed that my son is so doted on by his uncles!"
Gu Shuyan walked over to Ji Wenxuan with a smile, then teased Xiao Jiankang and said to Ji Wenxuan, "This is the first time our Jiankang has met Uncle Wenxuan. Uncle, shouldn't you give him a gift?"
Gu Shuyan's blunt request for a gift left Ji Wenxuan speechless.
He was in a hurry to come out and pick someone up; there was no gift he had prepared for the child.
"I left in a hurry and forgot to bring the gift. When I get back, my uncle will bring it to our health, okay?"
Wenxuan coaxed Jiankang, and Jiankang seemed to understand, reaching out his hand to cooperate with his babbling.
Seeing him like this, Ji Wenxuan was completely charmed. He had never been so close to a child before, and his heart was almost melted by his cuteness.
"By the way, how long do you plan to stay in the frontier?"
Ji Wenxuan suddenly looked up at Gu Shuyan, and Gu Shuyan turned her head to look at Yun Yichen.
She hadn't thought about how long she would stay, and since returning to Wei was related to Yun Yichen, it would be better for him to decide how many days she would stay.
"It should only take two or three days. We'll be traveling through the border region on our way back anyway, so we'll stay a little longer then."
Ji Wenxuan nodded upon hearing this, "That's good too. Recognizing one's ancestors is a major event. If we linger too long on the frontier, I'm afraid complications will arise."
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