At the court on the second day, Emperor Yong announced publicly that he had ordered Qiao Zhongguo to escort Princess Nanning to marry into the Nanli Kingdom.

Qiao Zhongguo stepped out to receive the order, and everyone in the hall had different expressions.

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince's eyes flashed with understanding and he slowly raised his lips.

The prince looked calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

Duke Dingguo Xiao Hongda frowned slightly, showing a hint of worry.

After court dismissed, Qiao Zhongguo returned home and found Mrs. Qiao already rummaging through boxes and packing up her things.

Qiao Zhongguo couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the hustle and bustle in the room.

"Ma'am, what are you doing?"

Mrs. Qiao kept busy with her hands, and said without turning her head: "It will take two months at the fastest and three months at the slowest to go to Nanli Country. By then it will be summer, so all the food and clothing must be prepared early."

"And Diyi is also a rough guy. If I hadn't prepared for him earlier, he would have dared to go out after putting on a few clothes."

"You said that the two of you who are the most worrying are together, how can I——"

"lady."

Qiao Zhongguo entered the room at some point and hugged Mrs. Qiao from behind.

Mrs. Qiao paused, and Qiao Zhongguo's gentle voice rang out: "Don't worry, Madam. I will take good care of myself and the second child. We will definitely return safely, okay?"

As Qiao Zhongguo spoke, he walked around to Mrs. Qiao, held up her face and took a look. Sure enough, her eyes were red.

Mrs. Qiao could no longer hold herself back and quickly turned her head away, not daring to look at Qiao Zhongguo's face again.

She was really afraid in her heart, as she had sent her husband to the north to fight many times in the past.

While he was away fighting in the war, she gave birth to our eldest child alone at home.

When she was about to give birth to her second child, news came from the front line that he had gone deep into the north and his life was in danger. She was so frightened that she had a miscarriage and gave birth that night with difficulty.

She didn't dare look back at that period of time, and she was worried and tossed and turned almost every night.

After finally living a stable life for more than ten years, she has become accustomed to the current comfort, but her husband is going on a long journey with the second child again.

And this was done under the premise that we knew clearly that the Second Prince would definitely have some plan!

She was very scared, but she couldn't stop her husband.

My husband has both his small family and the big family in his heart.

He is now working tirelessly to change the fate of the Qiao family, for the clean and honest court in his mind, and for the peaceful and prosperous Taiyong Dynasty that he has managed to preserve with great difficulty.

"Don't worry, ma'am. Your husband has never broken his promise to you."

Qiao Zhongguo hugged Mrs. Qiao, feeling full of love and guilt.

He has been a general and an official for so many years, and he has caused his wife to worry too much for too long.

Mrs. Qiao was actually just feeling upset and she didn't want to be willful.

Seeing Qiao Zhongguo's repeated promises, she raised her head and said softly, "Husband, this trip is dangerous, you must return safely with the second son, you promised me."

"Sure." Qiao Zhongguo responded heavily.

[Oh, what kind of fairy-tale love between parents is this? It made me cry! ]

A childish voice suddenly sounded, frightening Qiao Zhongguo and Mrs. Qiao so much that they froze at the same time.

They turned their heads to look behind them, and saw a small round head suddenly popping out from a mahogany box covered with clothes, staring at them with big, bright eyes.

[Oh, I was caught peeking! Mom and Dad, please continue to pretend that you didn't see me! ]

Qiao Jiaojiao chuckled, raised her little hands to cover her eyes, and tried to continue to get into the box.

When Mrs. Qiao saw such a lovely Qiao Jiaojiao, all her worries were washed away. But when she saw her serious face and trying to hide again, she couldn't help laughing.

Qiao Zhongguo felt warm in his heart, and quickly turned around to take Qiao Jiaojiao out of the box, and asked with a smile:

"Why did Jiaojiao get into the box?"

Qiao Jiaojiao jumped on Qiao Zhongguo's arm, curved her eyebrows and said clearly: "It's fun! The clothes are soft and fragrant, it's fun!"

Qiao Zhongguo touched Qiao Jiaojiao's head lovingly, "Then Daddy will play with Jiaojiao, and we will ride the wooden horse, okay?"

If you tell this to others, everyone might be shocked. The "Trojan horse" that Qiao Zhongguo mentioned is himself.

He was very keen on being a wooden horse for Qiao Jiaojiao, saying that he didn't have this opportunity when the eldest and second oldest were young, but now all the opportunities were given to Jiaojiao.

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she immediately lost her patience.

As soon as they played the wooden horse, the heroic and brave image of her husband was shattered, and she still dares not look at him directly.

"You guys go play in the house, I still have to clean up."

The two who were "driven away" went out happily, with Qiao Jiaojiao still humming a strange tune.

Mrs. Qiao was hard on the outside but soft on the inside. She couldn't help but look up at the backs of the father and daughter. Her heart suddenly felt warm and even a satisfied smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.

During the lunch break, Qiao Jiaojiao couldn't fall asleep.

She was making jokes this morning to please her parents, but in fact she was also worried.

[The Second Prince is the son of destiny after all. Judging from Meng Guxue's current state, this male protagonist's luck is even stronger than that of the female protagonist! ]

[That dog author definitely favors the male protagonist! ]

Qiao Jiaojiao muttered a few curse words to the dog author, then returned to her thoughts.

[Dad and second brother must not be in any danger. I think... there are some things that can no longer be hidden from my family! ]

Thinking of this, Qiao Jiaojiao summoned the Merit Mall, and the merit in the upper right corner had become 300 points.

[I saved my sister-in-law from the poisoned tea at the last palace banquet, so it seems like a good deed.]

Qiao Jiaojiao muttered to herself and started browsing the mall.

[The Second Prince is the male protagonist, he has good fortune, and cannot be judged by common sense. I must give my father and second brother more support! ]

[I remember there are indestructible talismans in the mall, and detoxification talismans. I need to prepare some for Daddy and my second brother. Then we can use magic to defeat magic! ]

[But if I take out something so mysterious, it's impossible not to explain it. I really have to confront my parents! ]

[They love me so much, they definitely don’t think I’m a monster.]

When her thoughts reached this point, Qiao Jiaojiao was also tired. After making up her mind, she felt sleepy instead.

[Well, it’s decided happily. I’ll tell them after I get a good night’s sleep…]

When the sound of even breathing began, Qiao Zhongguo and Mrs. Qiao sat up together.

They were originally accompanying Jiaojiao for a nap, but they didn't expect to hear such words.

They love Jiaojiao so much, how could they think she is a monster?

Thinking of this, Qiao Zhongguo and Mrs. Qiao leaned over at the same time to look at Jiaojiao who was sleeping in the middle.

She was curled up there, hugging a small pillow, with her little face raised, so cute that it could melt anyone's heart.

In fact, Jiaojiao's love for them is no less than their love for her.

This blessing from heaven is the greatest fortune for the Qiao family.

I will just play another scene with Jiaojiao later, and make sure she can speak without any burden...