Chapter 3: Phoenix Palace at the feet of the emperor, return home!
Ji Qingwu helplessly watched the chubby little girl trotting towards him.
The little girl held the freshly picked fruits in her hands, and her round eyes were filled with the shadow of her beloved mother.
He said in a baby voice: "Mother, this is for you. I picked the fruit!"
The attention of the other two people was also attracted by her. The child looked cute and adorable, and also very sensible.
However, as Ji Changlin watched, his expression changed.
He murmured to himself, "So similar, so similar."
Upon hearing this, Ji Qingwu’s back stiffened.
She rubbed the child's head and urged softly, "Be good, Jiujiu. Mommy will eat later. Go to the couch inside and play by yourself for a while."
The little girl named Jiujiu is not shy at all.
She put the fruit into the small cloth bag she was carrying, grabbed the red string around her neck with her little hands, and walked inside while playing.
Ji Changlin looked at the jade hanging below the red rope with a gleam in his eyes.
Isn't this just...
Ji Changlin estimated the young woman's age in his heart and suppressed his excitement.
Trying to speak in a normal tone, he asked, "Is this child your own?"
Ji Qingwu looked at him warily, his black pupils rolling around, just like the adult version of the child just now.
Why are you asking this? !
The envoy who had threatened her just now suddenly had tears in his eyes.
"Xiaowu, go home with big brother!"
Even though Ji Qingwu had prepared himself mentally, he was still stunned by Ji Changlin's call of "big brother".
She was still in a trance until Ji Qingwu held his daughter in his arms and sat in the carriage back to Beili.
Jiujiu is quite adaptable and is sleeping soundly in her mother's arms.
She changed her appearance, but unfortunately, she gave birth to a mini version of herself. Ji Changlin, the eldest son of the Ji family, quickly saw through her and realized that she was the younger sister who had been lost in childhood.
She lifted the curtain of the carriage window. The woman who had pretended to see her for medical treatment had shed her country woman's attire and put on a neat military uniform. She was riding a horse at the back of the convoy.
Ji Qingwu's guess was correct, she was Ji Changlin's guard on his mission to Southern Chu.
At this time, Ji Changlin lifted the thick curtain of the carriage and bent over to come in.
Seeing him show up, Ji Qingwu opened his mouth and said: "I am not--"
"You are the fifth daughter of our Ji family, my sister!"
Ji Changlin looked extremely determined.
He had just been in another carriage, writing a letter to the Ji family.
Just now, Ji Changlin recognized at first sight that the child looked very similar to his fifth sister.
But the most important evidence is the jade pendant hanging on the child's body with a red rope.
It was originally a pair of Heli Pei.
When Madam Ji was pregnant with Ji Qingwu, she had a dream in which she saw two koi carps playing around. She thought it was a good omen, so she ordered someone to fetch Kunlun warm jade to make this pair of jade pendants, with two identical koi carps connected head to tail.
There is only one now, but it is enough to confirm Ji Qingwu's identity.
Ji Changlin felt a lot of emotion when he looked at his sister who had been lost for many years.
I didn't expect that when I saw her again, that beautiful little girl had become a mother.
He looked at her eyebrows, which were thicker than his own, and asked, "Fifth sister, why do you want to dress like this as a good girl?"
Ji Qingwu lowered her eyelashes and replied softly, "It is inconvenient for a woman to practice medicine outside, and this look will make people more convinced that I am a good doctor."
Ji Changlin felt that she had been suffering over the years and his words had touched her sore spot, so he stopped asking questions.
Ji Qingwu looked at the fluttering curtains of the carriage.
Since returning to Lin'an City was a foregone conclusion, she thought about the bright side.
The Ji family was a close minister before the new emperor of Beili ascended the throne, and they were very prestigious in the capital. With such a wealthy family, at least their daughter Jiujiu's future would not be a problem.
only!
When she was in the Northern Army Camp, she gave General Zhao Mingyan of Dingbei a strong medicine and humiliated him for a whole night.
Now that the war is over, he will surely be rewarded and given a higher title, and may even settle down in the capital.
If we accidentally meet...
When Ji Qingwu thought of the man's cold and hard look, she felt a chill on the back of her neck. She absolutely could not reveal her identity.
We traveled for more than ten days.
The carriage finally arrived at the capital of Lin'an.
"Xiaowu, we're almost home."
Ji Changlin didn't feel tired. This time he found his younger sister and was very excited thinking about reuniting with his family.
Ji Qingwu looked out from the gap in the carriage curtain and saw that the city gate was tall, magnificent and majestic.
Following her line of sight, Ji Changlin smiled and said, "This is the Phoenix Palace at the feet of the emperor. Your Majesty has lived here since he ascended the throne."
Ji Qingwu had never been to Lin'an City. She had been in the deep mountains and old forests since she traveled through time. In order to follow her target, she chased all the way to the border military camp.
In four years, the war was over.
The person who finally aspires to be the emperor has already entered the capital.
The palace of the new emperor of Beili was not rebuilt, but only slightly renovated on the basis of the previous dynasty. It can be seen that this king did not like luxury and debauchery, but cared more about the suffering of the people.
Even she, who was in Nanchu, knew that the current emperor ruled well, the treasury was well-stocked, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
Lin'an is now a prosperous and dreamy scene.
Ji Qingwu was dazzled by the beautiful scene.
The little girl in his arms was well rested. She rubbed her eyes and climbed onto Ji Changlin's thighs familiarly.
"Chirp, I want to see!"
Overwhelmed by the little girl's sweet call of "Uncle", Ji Changlin disregarded the etiquette in the imperial city and secretly lifted a corner of the curtain.
"Okay, uncle will show you."
Ji Qingwu had explained to him once before that his daughter's nickname was Jiujiu, and that she was calling herself that, not him, her uncle.
But Ji Changlin didn't believe what her mother said at all.
Until the female guard Lanling, who had been following the convoy, rode a big horse and blocked their view.
Remind: "Sir, this is unreasonable."
You must avoid carriages and horses passing by the imperial palace, and you must not lift the carriage curtains to look at the defenses at the palace gate.
Ji Changlin and Jiujiu both looked depressed. Although one was big and the other was small, they looked somewhat similar.
Ji Qingwu pursed his lips and suppressed the upward curve at the corner of his mouth.
Wait until the convoy arrives at Ji Mansion.
Perhaps it was because she was more timid as she was closer to home, or perhaps it was because Ji Changlin gave her the sense of security as a brother along the way, Ji Qingwu felt her heart beating in her throat.
In her previous life, she suffered from a rare disease and was abandoned in an orphanage by her biological parents. She has never seen her parents and has no brothers or sisters.
But in this life, she not only has the closest blood relatives, but even the home she wants most is very close to her, just a few streets away.
The women of the Ji family had already been waiting at the door.
It's hot now and they have been waiting for almost an hour.
In the crowd, there was a tall woman with a striking appearance, and her almond-shaped eyes were full of impatience.
"Why do we all have to wait at the door? Why don't we just wait for the carriage to arrive and have the servants come and announce it?"
At this time, the servant ran quickly to the crowd.
Panting, he shouted, "He's back! The eldest master's carriage has entered the city!"
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