Chapter 3 Phoenix Palace Under the Emperor's Feet, Homecoming!
Ji Qingwu watched helplessly as her chubby little girl ran up to her.
The little girl held the fruit she had just picked in her hands, her round eyes filled with the image of her beloved mother.
She said in a childish voice, "Mother, these are for you, the fruit I picked!"
The other two were also drawn to her; the child was charming and adorable, and also very sensible.
However, as Ji Changlin watched, his expression changed.
He muttered to himself, "It's so similar, it's really so similar."
Upon hearing this, Ji Qingwu's back stiffened.
She gently patted the child's head and softly urged, "Chuchu, be good. Mommy will eat later. Go to the couch inside and play by yourself for a while."
The little girl named Chiu Chiu wasn't shy at all.
She stuffed the fruit into the small cloth bag she was carrying, clutching the red string hanging around her neck as she played and walked inside.
Ji Changlin looked at the jade pendant hanging below the red rope, his eyes gleaming.
This is exactly...
Ji Changlin mentally estimated the young woman's age, suppressing his excitement.
Trying to keep a normal tone, she asked, "Is this child your biological son?"
Ji Qingwu stared at him warily, his dark pupils darting around, a perfect adult version of the child from before.
What's the point of asking?!
The envoy who had just threatened her suddenly had tears welling up in his eyes.
"Little Five, come home with your big brother!"
Even though Ji Qingwu had prepared himself mentally, he was still taken aback by Ji Changlin's address of "Big Brother".
Even as Ji Qingwu held her daughter and sat in the carriage returning to Beili, she was still in a daze.
Chiu Chiu is quite adaptable and is already sleeping soundly in her mother's arms.
She disguised herself, but unfortunately, she gave birth to a mini version of herself. Ji Changlin, the eldest son of the Ji family, saw through her immediately and realized that she was the younger sister who had gone missing when she was young.
She lifted the curtain of the carriage window, and the woman who had pretended to seek her medical treatment earlier had shed her rustic village woman attire and was now dressed in a smart military uniform, riding a horse at the rear of the caravan.
Ji Qingwu's guess was correct; she was Ji Changlin's bodyguard on his mission to Southern Chu.
At this moment, Ji Changlin lifted the thick curtain of the carriage and bent down to enter.
Upon seeing him appear, Ji Qingwu immediately said, "I'm not—"
"You are the fifth daughter of our Ji family, my own sister!"
Ji Changlin's expression was extremely firm.
He had just written a letter in another carriage and sent it to the Ji family.
Just now, Ji Changlin recognized almost immediately that the child looked remarkably like his fifth sister.
But the most important evidence is the jade pendant hanging from the child's body with a red string.
Those were originally a pair of carp pendants.
When Madam Ji was pregnant with Ji Qingwu, she had a dream in which two koi carp were playing. She thought it was a good omen, so she ordered someone to take Kunlun warm jade and make a pair of jade pendants, with the two identical koi carp joined together head to tail.
There is only one clue right now, but it is enough to confirm Ji Qingwu's identity.
Looking at his sister who had been missing for many years, Ji Changlin was filled with emotion.
I never expected that when I saw her again, that beautiful little girl had become a mother.
He looked at her, whose eyebrows were even thicker than his own, and asked, "Fifth Sister, why would a proper young lady dress like this?"
Ji Qingwu lowered her eyelashes and replied softly, "It is inconvenient for a woman to practice medicine outside, and this appearance will make people more convinced that I am a good doctor."
Ji Changlin felt that she had suffered a lot over the years, and that his words had touched a sore spot, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Ji Qingwu looked at the trembling curtains of the carriage.
Since returning to Lin'an City was a foregone conclusion, she tried to think positively.
The Ji family were key ministers of the new emperor of Beili before his ascension to the throne, and they were very prestigious in the capital. With such a wealthy and powerful maternal family, at least their daughter Qiuqiu's future was not in question.
only!
Back in the northern military camp, she gave General Zhao Mingyan a potent drug and humiliated him for a whole night.
Now that the war is over, he will surely be rewarded and honored, and may even settle down in the capital.
If we accidentally meet...
Just thinking about the man's cold and hard appearance sent a chill down Ji Qingwu's spine; she absolutely could not reveal her identity.
They had been traveling for more than ten days straight.
The carriage finally arrived in Lin'an, the capital city.
"Xiao Wu, we're almost home."
Ji Changlin didn't feel tired. He was very excited about finding his younger sister and reuniting with his family.
Ji Qingwu peered out through the gap in the carriage curtain and saw that the city gate was towering and magnificent, with an imposing presence.
Following her gaze, Ji Changlin smiled and said, "This is the Phoenix Palace under the emperor's nose. His Majesty has lived here since he ascended the throne."
Ji Qingwu had never been to Lin'an City before. Since she transmigrated, she had been in the deep mountains and forests. In order to follow her target, she chased all the way to the border military camp.
Four years later, the war was over.
The one who ultimately ascended to the throne had already entered the capital.
The palace of the new emperor of Beili was not rebuilt, but only slightly repaired on the foundation of the previous dynasty, which shows that this monarch disliked luxury and debauchery and cared more about the suffering of the people.
Even she, in Southern Chu, knew that the current emperor was a capable ruler, the national treasury was full, and the people lived in peace and prosperity.
Lin'an is now a scene of bustling prosperity.
Ji Qingwu was mesmerized by the magnificent and boundless scene.
The little girl in his arms had slept enough, rubbed her eyes, and then climbed familiarly onto Ji Changlin's lap.
"Chirp chirp, I want to see!"
Overwhelmed by the little dumpling's sweet cry of "Uncle," Ji Changlin disregarded the etiquette of being in the capital and secretly lifted a corner of the curtain.
"Okay, Uncle will show you."
Ji Qingwu had explained to him once before that her daughter's nickname was Qiuqiu, and she was calling him that, not her uncle.
But Ji Changlin simply didn't believe what his mother said.
Until Lanling, the female guard who had been following behind the caravan, rode a large horse and blocked their view.
He reminded him, "Sir, this is unreasonable."
Carriages passing by the palace should be avoided, and it is forbidden to lift the carriage curtain to observe the defenses at the palace gate.
Ji Changlin and Qiuqiu both looked sad. One was big and the other small, and they did look somewhat similar.
Ji Qingwu pursed her lips, suppressing the upward curve of her mouth.
The convoy was almost at the Ji residence.
Perhaps it was the closer she got to home, or perhaps it was the sense of security that Ji Changlin had given her as an older brother along the way, but Ji Qingwu felt her heart pounding in her throat.
In her past life, she was abandoned in an orphanage by her biological parents because she suffered from a rare disease. She never met her parents and had no siblings.
But in this life, she not only has her closest blood relatives, but the home she wanted most is also very close to her, just a few streets away.
The women of the Ji family were already waiting at the entrance.
It's hot now, and they've been waiting for almost an hour.
Among the crowd, there was a tall woman with striking features, her phoenix eyes filled with impatience.
"Why do we all have to wait at the door? Once the carriage arrives, a servant can just announce it."
At this moment, the servant ran quickly to the front of the crowd.
He called out breathlessly, "They're back! The young master's carriages have entered the city!"
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