Chapter 539 [A family of three reunited]
When Jiang Zhoulin heard him say "the most filial daughter," he excitedly said, "It must be Wanyue! I knew Wanyue wouldn't abandon a father like me!"
The middle-aged man's smile deepened, and he lowered his voice: "Yes, I rescued the second young lady from His Majesty, and it is not convenient for him to show up now."
"I will take you to reunite with Miss Wanyue and Mrs. Lu."
When Jiang Zhoulin heard that Emperor Qingning was saved by Jiang Wanyue, he was overjoyed: "So that's it! So that's it!"
Just when he was called an old beggar, he thought his life was over. Unexpectedly, a surprise hit him the next moment, which really proved the saying "after bad times come good times".
"That's great. Heaven shouldn't destroy me, Jiang Zhoulin."
The carriage carrying Jiang Zhoulin headed towards the outskirts of Beijing. At first, they took the official road, but later turned into a narrow path and headed up the mountain.
Jiang Zhoulin watched the road gradually become unfamiliar, and couldn't help but ask the middle-aged man driving the car, "Excuse me, sir, where are we going? What are Wanyue and the others' plans next?"
The middle-aged man still had a smile on his face: "Miss Wanyue seems to be planning to leave the capital. Today, Master Zheng asked me to take you there to meet up with them."
This middle-aged man is actually one of the Miao masters under Hou Xiaoxiao. The black poisonous insect that threatened Zheng Qin that day was not just a scare. They determined Zheng Qin's hiding place through the poisonous insect that crawled out of the mountain.
Seeing Jiang Zhoulin on guard, he thought to himself that this old man was indeed a fox: "Don't worry, they are hiding in the courtyard in the mountains, so we have to go up the mountain."
Jiang Zhoulin nodded in understanding, but he was still on guard.
Until he saw a small courtyard. Three carriages were parked at the gate of the courtyard. There was a familiar figure next to the carriages. It was his beloved daughter Jiang Wanyue!
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Jiang Wanyue and her daughter packed their luggage and were standing in front of the carriage, waiting for the Queen Mother to come out so that they could set off.
"lady!"
"Wan Yue!"
A long-lost voice sounded behind Jiang Wanyue and her daughter.
The mother and daughter turned around in shock and found an old beggar with an unshaven beard and tattered clothes limping towards them with a cane.
Seeing the stranger, Jiang Wanyue grabbed her mother's sleeve in fear. When the old beggar came closer and she saw his facial features, she recognized him.
Jiang Zhoulin used to be the Minister of Personnel, with handsome features and a dignified appearance. In addition, he was dressed in red official uniform, which made him look extraordinary. But now he looked just like an old man, especially with a limp. Jiang Wanyue resisted the urge to frown: "Dad? Why are you here?"
Jiang Zhoulin noticed something was wrong with Jiang Wanyue and her daughter's expressions, but he didn't think much of it: "It was Master Zheng who brought me here to escape with you."
He walked over to the carriage with a smile on his face: "Although the current situation is difficult, our family of three is reunited."
Lu Fangqin forced a smile on her face. "Master, there's still water in the small kitchen in the yard. Go and wash up. I'll have someone find you a new set of clothes."
Jiang Zhoulin immediately felt that his wife was considerate when he heard this: "Oh, yes, yes, yes, my wife is really thoughtful. I won't have the time to wash up after the long journey."
He followed the guard at the gate to wash and change clothes.
Jiang Wanyue and her daughter forced smiles on their faces, but they immediately fell.
Jiang Wanyue frowned: "Mother, what should we do? We didn't plan to bring an extra person."
"This carriage will be very crowded, and father has difficulty walking, so it will be difficult for him to escape."
They had not considered Jiang Zhoulin at all when they were making the plan. After all, Jiang Zhoulin's identity as the former Minister of Personnel was not only useless to them, but he was also sickly, and would become a burden on their escape.
Lu Fangqin patted Jiang Wanyue's hand and said, "Since your father is here, we can't just leave him here. Besides, maybe he's on his way to the coast. There might be old friends in the area who can help us."
"What's more, Master Zheng is so thoughtful. At such a critical moment, he still wants to reunite our family of three. This shows how much he cares about you."
Jiang Wanyue couldn't help blushing when she heard Lu Fangqin's words. It was indeed true. She didn't know whether Master Zheng had successfully reunited with the Zhuwan Navy. She hadn't seen any letters from him. He didn't mean to abandon her and her daughter, did he?
That's not right. If she really wanted to abandon them, she wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to send her father over.
"I haven't seen any letter from Master Zheng, but he gave me a token to meet with his men, and told me where his bases are along the way where I can ask for help."
Jiang Wanyue pinched the token seal hidden in her sleeve and said, "I think the nearest place is in Qingshan City. It will take less than three days to get there by carriage."
After Jiang Zhoulin washed up, the mother and daughter's expressions finally eased a little.
The Queen Mother also packed her luggage. Actually, she didn't have much to take with her. She was dressed very gorgeously for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet that day, and she also wore a lot of jewels when she escaped, which came in handy now.
But she was afraid that Jiang Wanyue and her daughter would covet her things, so she spent some effort hiding them.
The Queen Mother saw Jiang Zhoulin's tone of surprise and asked, "Master Jiang?"
The two carriages were used to carry food, clothing and daily necessities for the journey. Originally, the three women could fit in one carriage, but now there was an old man. The Queen Mother's face was not very good, but she couldn't say anything, after all, it was the Jiang family who saved her.
Jiang Zhoulin bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets the Queen Mother."
At this time, the driver urged: "Get in the car, it's time to set off. It will be difficult to travel any later."
The four of them squeezed into a carriage, and the atmosphere inside was extremely awkward. But now they were trying to escape, and they didn't care about the distinction between men and women.
The Queen Mother looked at the family of three and felt like an outsider. She felt uncomfortable. If these three people teamed up to steal her jewelry, how would she cope? She felt at ease only when her son was by her side.
The empress dowager sighed silently in her heart, but it was not convenient for Emperor Qingning to take her with him when he left.
Seeing the tense atmosphere in the car, Jiang Zhoulin found a new topic to talk about: "Where are we escaping to?"
"Go to Zhuwan, Donghai, and find the Haining Navy." Jiang Wanyue briefly discussed their future plans with Jiang Zhoulin.
When Jiang Zhoulin heard that he was going to lead the Haining navy to conquer a primitive continent, recuperate there, and then return to retake Dasheng, he suddenly felt hopeful. "Great, Master Zheng is still a good planner."
We talked a little along the way and it gradually got dark.
Since we were walking on a small road, it was extremely quiet, so quiet that we could hear the chirping of insects outside the carriage.
The group traveled all night and felt drowsy. However, with four people squeezed into a carriage, they couldn't even lie down sideways, so they could only lean against the carriage, making sleep very uncomfortable.
Just when everyone was dozing off, the carriage suddenly jolted and made a loud rumbling noise.
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