On the second day of the eighth lunar month, An Xiaojiang got married.
After attending his wedding, Yang Cui and her family set off for Kyoto.
This time, the Wen family refused to let An Xiaohu go to Kyoto no matter what.
She felt that her life was in danger at any time if she stayed by Yang Cui's side. She didn't expect her child to bring honor to the family; she just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Anyway, we have enough to eat and drink at home now. If she goes to Kyoto and ends up like a donkey or a cow, she'll have nowhere to cry.
An Xiaohu really wanted to go, but her mother kept crying, and he couldn't do anything about it.
Yang Cui didn't insist; everyone has their own choices, and she respected that.
This time, Yang Cui guessed that she probably wouldn't be back anytime soon.
She could have chosen not to return to Wan'an this time, but she guessed that Cen Xiao had faked his death and that taking his ashes back to his hometown was just an act for certain people.
This time, I deliberately slowed down my pace and took my time to enjoy the scenery along the way. By the time I arrived in Kyoto, it was already mid-September.
"We've finally arrived." Yang Cui breathed a sigh of relief; the carriage ride was really bumpy.
"The General and his wife have finally returned." Butler Cui Jiu led a group of servants from the manor to greet them at the gate.
"How is everything at home?"
"Everything is fine, except that it was especially quiet without the masters. Now it's good, our manor will be lively again."
"You should rest well first; I need to go to the palace to meet the Emperor," Cen Xiao said.
"Okay, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it and wait for you."
"Just let the people below do it, you should get some rest." Yang Cui had visibly lost weight along the way, and it pained him to see that.
"General, Madam, Princess Xilan's residence has sent an invitation." Yang Cui had barely sat down when a servant came to announce this.
"We just walked in, and her post arrived. Could she have been waiting for me on purpose?"
Yang Cui took the invitation from the servant and read: "It is the birthday banquet of the Lady of Anning Township."
"If we don't want to go, then we won't go."
"I barely sat down when her invitation arrived. I feel like I'm the star of the show, so I'll go. I'll bring Yutang and Hongmei with me, so you don't have to worry."
Yang Cui remembers that Lady Anning, who had a conflict with Er Ya and San Ya before.
We just received a message from Princess Xilan; the Duke's mansion has sent an obituary: Qiu Tianyun has died.
Because of Qiu Mingxuan's matter, Yang Cui had a particularly bad opinion of him.
However, Qiu Tianyun feigned cooperation with the King of Qingyang to deceive him, and effortlessly destroyed their hidden forces near the capital. Yang Cui felt a certain respect for him.
"This is a letter my master left for the general before his death." The people from the Duke's mansion respectfully presented the letter with both hands.
Cen Xiao was furious after reading the letter.
"What's wrong?"
Cen Xiao handed her the letter, and Yang Cui wanted to swear as soon as she saw it.
Damn, I was just thinking about how he, despite being ill, destroyed the Qingyang King's forces that were lurking near the capital, and I felt a bit of respect for him, but then...
It turned out that he had let the Prince of Qingyang go, giving him the opportunity to capture him!
I'm not sure if I should say "MMP" (a vulgar expression)!
Knowing that he was dying, and that Cen Xiao would definitely investigate thoroughly after returning to the capital, and that the investigation would eventually come to him, Qiu Tianyun simply confessed everything before he died.
"I knew it! I knew he was going to rebel, and I made preparations long ago. How could I let him escape? It turns out..." Yang Cui was furious. This old man was truly inhuman.
It's only because he's dead that this matter is still going on.
“Since your master said not to hold a funeral, listen to him. You should immediately arrange for someone to send his coffin back to his hometown,” Cen Xiao said coldly.
The people from the Duke's mansion did not expect Cen Xiao to have this attitude. Logically speaking, he should have gone to the Duke's mansion to see him off on his final journey.
Yang Cui hated Qiu Tianyun to the core, but outsiders had no idea what Qiu Tianyun had done.
He was known as Cen Xiao's godfather, but he died and Cen Xiao didn't even show up. What would outsiders think?
"Go and see him off." Fine, I'll be a saint if I want; I can't let outsiders think Cen Xiao is ungrateful.
Xia Yunfeng's kidnapping of Yang Cui could not be publicized.
It's true that Qiu Tianyun was pitiful; his entire family was wiped out, and his sons all died for their country.
He hurt you.
“I’m fine, aren’t I? If you don’t go, people outside will start gossiping about us. Just go and see him off. You don’t have to take him back to his hometown, just see him out of the city. Consider it an favor to Qiu Kejian.”
Cen Xiao still refused to go. In his view, since he was already dead, it didn't matter whether he was seen off or not.
He doesn't care about any kind of reputation.
However, someone from the emperor's side arrived and said that the emperor was currently at the Duke's mansion and wanted to see him, so he had no choice but to go.
It was already evening when Cen Xiao returned.
He told Yang Cui that he had traded his share of the food court with the emperor for the lives of Jia Lin and Huo Jiang's children, but while they could escape the death penalty, they could not escape punishment and would all be enslaved for generations to come.
The food court is very profitable now and will continue to be so in the future. Moreover, once it becomes the emperor's property, no one will dare to compete with it. It's like a treasure trove.
Yang Cui "gifted" the treasure bowl to the emperor, who was pleased. He was also happy to have a few children brought out in return. However, all of this was done in secret.
The exchange of the food court was something they had discussed at home. If it weren't for Jia Lin and Huo Jiang, Yang Cui and An Xiaohu would both be dead. Yang Cui remembers this kindness.
Yang Cui arranged for them to work at the veterans' retirement center, where there was no oppression or backstabbing, making it the best place for them.
After more than half a year of development, the veterans' retirement center is now gradually on the right track, and many veterans have married girls from surrounding farmhouses, leading happy and harmonious lives.
They felt increasingly grateful to Yang Cui and Cen Xiao.
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