When they finally arrived at Jiangling Prefecture, winter had already arrived. The prefect knew the news in advance and specially took Yue Qingzi to the dock to greet them.
Jing Li has been carrying the cub for more than four months. Her belly is slightly bulging, but it is covered by the thick fox fur and nothing can be seen.
But now there is no need to hide it anymore. Jing Li shared the good news with Yue Qingzi openly and received a big red envelope from the other party for the little guy.
The family had a simple meal with the prefect, visited the Gu family, and went to the bookstore that had been helping Jingli publish books.
The final volume of "Dream Talk Notes" was completed the year before Qin Zhao passed the imperial examination and was published through Boss Chang. After the storybook was completed, Boss Chang continued to keep in touch with Jing Li, occasionally sending him news of the next edition of "Dream Talk" and his plan to promote the book to other prefectures.
Jing Li is now free from the pressure of life and has become very lazy because of Qin Zhao's support. He no longer cares about these things and leaves all responsibility to Boss Chang.
As for writing other storybooks, even though letters urging him to submit manuscripts were sent to the capital one after another, Jing Li remained unmoved.
Whenever he mentioned this, Boss Chang looked heartbroken.
Taking advantage of Jing Li's rare return to his hometown, Boss Chang brought up the old matter again, even trying to drag Qin Zhao, the top scholar, into pressing for the manuscript. However, Qin Zhao simply glanced at his husband's innocent eyes and said calmly, "Your Master Zhao Li is now a princess personally appointed by the emperor. My status is lower than his, how dare I press for it?"
Boss Chang, dead.
After visiting relatives and friends in Jiangling Prefecture, Qin Zhao and Jing Li did not stay in Jiangling for too long. They took a boat again and headed towards the county town.
Qin Zhao had taken Jing Li south this time, originally intending to find a scenic spot and wait until Xiaoyu was born before returning to Beijing. However, after Jing Li and Ayi exchanged letters, Ayi learned of Jing Li's situation and sent a letter inviting them to stay in the county town.
After getting married, Ayi and Chen Yan'an bought a small house in the county town and ran a medicine shop together. They lived a pretty happy life.
Jingli and Ayi hadn't seen each other for more than two years, and he couldn't help but worry about each other, so he agreed.
As for why they left in such a hurry, it was actually because they had been playing on the road for too long. Qin Zhao counted the days every day and was worried that Jing Li was about to give birth, so he wanted to settle down as soon as possible.
"It'll be fine. You're just too nervous." Jing Li had a great time eating and having fun along the way, and he looked incredibly energetic. "Xiao Xiaoyu is very well behaved. He will definitely be able to hold on until we reach the county town."
The baby hadn't been born yet, so we didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, and couldn't give it a name. We just gave it Xiao Xiaoyu as a nickname.
Jing Li touched her belly and said heartlessly, "It's okay even if you can't hold on. You can still give birth on the boat."
Qin Zhao quickly covered his mouth: "Don't talk nonsense."
Jing Li worried every day that what his little fish said would come true, and never thought that he was also a koi. Once this golden mouth opened, it was more accurate than the little fish.
"Okay, I won't say anything nonsense." Jing Li coaxed him back, "Fancheng is not far from the county town. It will take a few days to get there. Don't worry."
Qin Zhao remained silent.
The river gurgled, and Jing Li looked at the mountains slowly receding from the shore. Suddenly, he said, "Are we almost at Yunguan Temple?"
Qin Zhao then looked out the window and thought for a moment: "It should be another half day."
"Let's go there." Jing Li said.
Qin Zhao fell silent. He had originally wanted to tell Jing Li to stop messing around and that it wouldn't be too late to go after the baby was born, but seeing Jing Li's serious expression, he swallowed his words.
Along the way, he had long been accustomed to his husband's various strange ideas. What else could he do except spoil him?
Half a day later, the ferry arrived at the foot of Yunguan Temple.
Jing Li rejected Qin Zhao's suggestion to change him back to his original form and carry him up the mountain. The couple led the little fish cub and slowly walked up the mountain road. It was already dusk when they arrived in front of Yunguan Temple.
Qin Zhao was about to knock on the door when the vermilion door was suddenly opened from the inside.
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