In the evening, Min Yueqing noticed that her little one was unusually energetic today. Although he washed up and went to bed as usual, he was not sleepy at all.
Pei Ji, with her two big, round eyes wide open, rubbed against Min Yueqing with boundless energy.
Having spent so much time in the cold and wary environment of the apocalypse, Min Yueqing found it hard to resist the soft, innocent, and adorable human cubs. Besides, she only needed to sleep for two or three hours a day, and the rest of the time, even with her eyes closed, she was simply engaging in her daily cultivation.
For someone like her with a high level of awakened supernatural abilities, the main method of cultivation is breathing exercises, which are as natural to her as breathing and require no extra effort.
So she was naturally happy to see the little one act cute.
The little one was holding Min Yueqing in his soft, white hands, rubbing his chubby cheeks against her neck a few times, and then looking up at her with longing, asking, "Mommy, are we going to live at the manor outside the city tomorrow?"
Since birth, Pei Ji's activities have mostly been confined to the Gao family compound. Even when he occasionally went out during festivals, it was just moving from one compound to another. The farm was a mysterious and novel place for him.
Min Yueqing pulled the blanket over the little boy's exposed shoulders and replied cooperatively, "Yes, we'll go tomorrow."
The little one was even more excited after receiving the affirmative answer, and asked curiously, "Mommy, what's the village like? Are there really chicks, ducklings, and piglets like Stone described? Will there also be puppies?"
It turns out the little one had already asked his friends for information.
When Shi Tou heard about the farm, he thought it should be similar to his own village, so he gave Pei Ji a detailed introduction to the general layout of their village, including the poultry and livestock that their village liked to raise.
Min Yueqing had never been to this farm either, only heard about it from Manager Liu. Not wanting to give her son any false information, she gave a vague answer: "We'll know when we get there tomorrow, but Mother heard that it's nestled against the mountains and by the water, and the scenery must be quite beautiful."
The little boy was even more excited. The only river he had ever seen was the moat, and he had only seen it today when he left the city. Tomorrow he would be able to stay in a manor nestled against the mountains and by the water. Most importantly, his mother would be there too!
The little one buried his head in his soft little pillow and laughed for a while, but after a short while, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly became quiet, his little body no longer moving around like before.
Min Yueqing noticed that the happy little one beside her had suddenly become downcast, so she reached out and patted the little one's back, asking with concern, "What's wrong?"
The little one seemed to find some comfort in the gentle caress of his mother's warm hand. He paused on the pillow for a moment, then rolled over and turned to face his mother.
Min Yueqing noticed that the little boy's eyes were slightly red and his eye sockets were a little moist. She sighed inwardly and knew what had happened.
The only person who could make the little boy suddenly think of this at this time, and even feel down, is his own father, Pei Han.
Sure enough, the next moment, the little one's soft, slightly hoarse voice came through, "Mother, Father has been away from home for a long time, isn't he coming back yet? Father said he would write to us when he arrived, but he hasn't written anything."
Min Yueqing thought to herself, "The southwest is so far from the capital. Your father has probably only been in office for a short time. Even if he writes a letter as soon as he arrives, it won't be that fast for it to be sent back."
More importantly, it's unknown whether that vindictive and vengeful eunuch has secretly sabotaged them. Given Pei Han's personality, in order to protect them as much as possible and prevent that eunuch from turning his attention to them, he will definitely try to avoid communicating with them under these circumstances.
If we put ourselves in his shoes, even if Min Yueqing were in Pei Han's position, she would make the same choice without his special abilities.
Although Pei Han was demoted to a minor official position, he still held the dual status of a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) and the heir to a family of meritorious officials. Even someone as ruthless as Jia Ren could only openly demote him by forging an imperial edict, and dared not openly take his life.
It should be noted that even though being demoted to the eighth rank was already considered a low-ranking position, when Pei Han went to take up his post, all his colleagues from the Hanlin Academy saw him off from the city. Even all the censors from the Censorate, out of admiration, escorted him all the way out of the city before reluctantly watching their idol depart.
The fact that these people dared to stand so openly on Pei Han's side despite Jia Ren's covetous gaze fully demonstrates that Pei Han has gained the approval of the Grand Secretariat, the highest authority of the Great Qian Dynasty. Once Jia Ren's evil deeds have reached their limit and he has brought about his own downfall, Pei Han's meteoric rise will be just around the corner.
After all, it's easier to get things done if you have connections in the court, especially when you're on the list of the Grand Secretary's clique.
Therefore, Pei Han, fighting Jia Ren alone, was fearless. Given the vast distance and the high mountains and rivers involved, it was already clear which would prevail when Jia Ren, a mere mediocre student who had only audited a few lessons, tried to outmaneuver a learned and unpretentious genius.
Min Yueqing wasn't too worried about Pei Han, but she couldn't be careless about the miasma in the southwest; otherwise, she might not have been prepared to go there with him.
Min Yueqing comforted the little boy, saying, "Your father is a government official. He went to such a far place to help the people there live a better life. He probably hasn't had time to write to us yet."
The little boy rubbed his eyes with his tiny hands, his attention slightly diverted, and asked his mother, "Are the people there not doing well?"
Min Yueqing reached out and took a soft handkerchief, gently patting it around the little one's eyes to wipe away the remaining tear stains. She answered earnestly, "Yes, the people there live a very hard life because they don't have much food. So there may be some little babies like you who don't have enough to eat or enough clothes to wear."
Upon hearing this, the little one couldn't help but let out an "Ah!"
He thought of the stone from before, who had neither food to eat nor good clothes to wear, and was indeed very pitiful.
The little boy pursed his rosy lips and said, "Daddy is so powerful, he can definitely make sure they all have food to eat and clothes to wear."
In his heart, his father was omnipotent, and he had blind faith in him.
Seeing that her son's thoughts had finally shifted away from missing his father, Min Yueqing naturally chimed in, "Lele is right. Father will definitely find a way to give them a better life. When that time comes, Father will have time to write to us."
The little boy clenched his tiny fists and gave a loud "hmm," as if he were cheering on his father.
Seeing that the little one's mood had fluctuated so much and he was clearly not as energetic as before, Min Yueqing hugged him and tucked the blanket around his side. She patted his back gently and rhythmically, and whispered, "Sleep, baby, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
Under such regular patting, Pei Ji felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and gradually drifted off to sleep with his mother's gentle voice. In his dream, he seemed to hear his father's slow and deep reading voice again, which was pleasant to hear and made him feel very at ease.
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