Chapter 161 Passing by Guangping Prefecture
A team was winding forward in an orderly manner on the official road, and those who had left home were sitting in the carriages, dazed and sad.
Li Chengxiu hugged his wife and racked his brains to comfort her with soft words.
"Don't be sad, my dear. I feel so bad when you cry. Although we will be a little far away from the capital, we are not forbidden to come back. At most, every time the emperor celebrates his birthday, I will shamelessly bring you back to the capital to celebrate. No one will be able to find fault with us then. We are both filial, don't you think?"
"Just save your energy."
Jiang Wan calmed down and leaned on her husband's shoulder.
"We've all been banished to our fiefdoms. Do you dare to leave your fiefdom and come to the capital? Let's see if those people show up. We're finished.
Look at my elder brother. He's been in Guangping Prefecture for several years and has only returned to Beijing once. Let's just follow his path from now on and don't make things difficult for ourselves.
"Humph, we are both filial to our father. Who dares to pick on us? I didn't grow up eating vegetarian food."
"Come on, let's talk about the future later. Let's talk about what's happening right now first."
Jiang Wan sat up straight.
"Has Prince Jing's Mansion also set off today?"
"Yeah. I've already left, so why shouldn't he leave?"
Li Chengxiu grumbled unhappily.
"I was saying that Li Lao Er was cunning and shrewd, right? He's been a mean-spirited kid since he was little.
He must have negotiated the price with the old man long ago, but he was afraid that if I didn't leave, he would suffer a loss if he left, so he deliberately provoked me at the palace banquet.
Bah, what a mean mind!
What if I want to stay in the capital just like him and can't bear to move?"
He went up to his wife and continued to whine.
"I tell you, he's a frog in a well, trapped in the capital for too long and ignorant. What's the point of being controlled and watched here? He'd be happier being a local tyrant in his own fiefdom!"
My dear wife, I tell you, when we get to Dongling Mansion, you will be the head of the family. You will be the greatest king in our fiefdom! You can do whatever you want with your fiefdom and your horse. I will obey you in everything.
In order to make his wife not so reluctant to leave home, Li Laosi really tried his best. Jiang Wan was finally amused and laughed.
"You're being so frivolous again. Why are you trying to please me? All your wealth is in my hands. If you don't listen to me, you can go beg for food!"
"No, my dear, I've had enough of begging these past few years. Now that you're in charge of the household, how can you let me go out and show my face?"
"Heh, do the words 'show up' fit to appear here?"
"Why not? Look at my face, which is becoming more and more beautiful. Isn't it a little bit more attractive? People always say that treasures should be kept at home and wealth should not be shown off. So, shouldn't you cherish me?"
"Hahahahaha, you are so shameless..."
"Why should I have the face to face my wife? I just want you."
He held his beloved in a bear hug, and the tall man gently rubbed the top of the woman's head with his chin.
"Don't be afraid, sister. I will be with you wherever you go."
"Well, I'm not afraid."
Jiang Wan reached out and stroked the arms that were wrapped around him, gently pressing herself against his chest, and her heart gradually felt at peace.
"How long will it take us to reach Guangping Prefecture?"
"If we ride fast, it will take about three days to travel."
"My mother has instructed us to visit Concubine Rong when we pass by Guangping Prefecture. My eldest sister-in-law's pregnancy should be stable now. Let's go and congratulate my eldest brother and sister-in-law in person. We don't know when we will see each other again."
"Okay, don't worry about it. Didn't you just say you were a little dizzy? Why don't you lean on me and sleep for a while? I'll call you when we get to a place to rest."
"good."
Listening to the rhythmic heartbeat beside her, Jiang Wan closed her eyes peacefully in her husband's arms. Li Chengxiu looked down at the treasure in his arms, his eyes full of happiness.
The wheels turned on the official road, moving forward step by step with the alternation of sun and moon, rolling through cities, towns, dense forests and mountain streams.
Since there was no one behind them whipping them, the couple led their group on a journey, stopping and starting as they went. They played and had fun, and after ten days of shopping and eating, they finally entered the territory of Guangping Prefecture.
Prince An, who had received a letter from his fourth brother in advance, had already sent people to guard the city gate. When the King of Qi's migration team arrived, they directly pulled people and horses into Prince An's mansion.
"Mother, I brought my wife to see you."
Li Chengxiu was sweet-talking and called her "Mom" the first thing he did when he entered the room. Jiang Wan followed suit, kneeling down in a very formal manner to greet him.
"The daughter-in-law pays her respects to her mother."
"Get up, both of you!"
Zhao stepped forward and grabbed the young couple, with a gentle smile in her eyes, as if she had returned to the loving look she had before they came to Beijing.
"Old Four, you're such a jerk, what are you yelling about? How can you call me that again?"
"Why not?"
Li Laosi shook his head and looked righteous.
"I've been calling you that since we were little. Anyway, my mother also said that after leaving the capital, who cares about those broken rules? Let's just do whatever makes us feel comfortable!"
The smile in Zhao's eyes became warmer. At this time, she was neither the deposed queen nor the concubine Rong. She was simply the mother of these children.
"You little naughty monkey, you're already married and you're still not steady? If you dare to let your wife suffer with you in the future, not only will your mother not forgive you, I will definitely not let you go either."
"I know, I know. I care about my wife more than you do, okay?"
Li Chengxiu replied with a smile, then turned around with his wife and raised his hand to greet Prince An and his wife.
"Brother and sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much!"
"Meet my elder brother and his wife."
"Sister-in-law, please don't be so polite!"
Princess An quickly stepped forward to support her sister-in-law, preventing her from completing the ceremony. Prince An, looking slightly pale, coughed twice, then pointed at Li Laosi and laughed.
"Just stop it now! It's only been a few years since we last met, and you've already learned to act like a fake like your brother? You think you miss me so much. Last time, I don't know who was riding back to the capital, he passed by me like he didn't even see me, not even bothering to turn his head! Now you're being fake with me?"
"Hehehe, big brother, wasn't I anxious to go back and get married last time? Who wouldn't be anxious about this kind of thing? Then weren't you also anxious when you married my sister-in-law? Don't you think so?"
"Shut up!"
Prince An looked at his wife embarrassedly, and was too lazy to discuss such a topic in public with his brother who had no serious thoughts.
Fortunately, none of the three women in the room wanted to pay attention to the two brothers, so they let them sit aside and chat, and the three women were also chatting enthusiastically.
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