After hearing Ji Fengshou's words, the whole family fell into deep thought.
Ji Changying racked his brains for a long time, then suddenly stood up and banged his head on the roof of the carriage. He didn't even bother to cry out in pain, but shouted, "It's not something that's missing! It's someone! My second brother!"
When these words came out, everyone was stunned.
"Second brother! How could you forget about me!" Ji Changchuan exclaimed.
Ji Fengshou finally understood, feeling as if he had finally been constipated. He exclaimed, "I've been so busy lately that I really forgot about him!"
Ji Mingxuan and Ji Minghao looked at each other. They asked for Ah Ying's address and quietly wrote a letter to her, but they never received a reply. They didn't know if their second brother had read it.
——
Unfortunately, the letter had just been delivered to Ji Mingxue on the day they set off.
He had just come back from the battlefield, covered in blood, with a murderous look and a stern face. He was completely different from the people Ji Changying usually met.
"General, the prince wants you over. He said a letter has arrived for you."
"knew."
When he heard the letter from home, Ji Mingxue's stern expression softened a little.
During this period, because of his good performance on the battlefield, he was appointed as the general flag in charge of fifty people.
Xu Yong and Ma Ankang followed him, and were respectively Xiaoqi. The three of them could be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing, as they were rare people who were promoted in Tieling Weizhong.
He handed his bloody armor to Xu Yong and strode towards Zhonglizhou's tent.
After entering the tent, Zhonglizhou looked at Ji Mingxue with a strange expression, a bit of sympathy and complexity.
Ji Mingxue was a little confused. Just as he was about to speak, Zhong Lizhou handed him a letter: "It's from your family."
"Thank you, Prince." Ji Mingxue happily took the letter and couldn't wait to open it in front of Zhong Lizhou.
His expression seemed to crack as the contents of the letter unfolded. He stared at it in disbelief for a long time before slowly speaking, "Me? My whole family? Went to the capital?"
"Indeed, your aunt's background is somewhat... well... how should I put it? The Emperor personally wrote a letter asking your entire family and the Zhou family to come to the capital to confirm this matter."
"So, my whole family went? Then I...?"
Ji Mingxue died of depression.
So he was forgotten!
He worked so hard here and tried so hard to make achievements, hoping to return home in glory and bring honor to his parents, but in the blink of an eye, his whole family had to go to the capital.
If his aunt's life story is true, then he has been working in vain all day long!
The key point was that he should at least come to see him and say goodbye, but he was sent away with just such a thin piece of paper.
Ji Mingxue felt very sad when he read the letter.
"Ahem, it's like this. They wrote a letter asking you to go back, but I thought it wouldn't be a good idea for you to leave now since you've just made a contribution. Besides, now is a good opportunity to accumulate merit, so I refused."
Zhongli Zhou's somewhat awkward explanation instantly made Ji Mingxue feel much better.
At least his family didn't forget him, but they just had no choice.
"What's going on now? My aunt's status is uncertain now. Will she come back?"
Thinking that they would be so far apart in the future, even if he became successful here, it would be difficult for his family to see each other, Ji Mingxue's heart suddenly sank again.
"Coming back...I'm afraid it will be difficult."
——
"It's okay. We're just going to the capital. It's not like we won't be back. My brother has the most urgent war going on. It's the same if we can get together again when we have time."
Ji Changying looked at the family who were suddenly in a depressed mood because of Ji Mingxue, and spoke to comfort them.
She herself had no confidence in saying this.
"I've written to my second brother. He's doing great service on the front lines. My eldest, third, and I can't be any worse off. We'll all be on the front lines next year. Who knows, by then, we might be both civil and military!"
Ji Changchuan took a look at his uncle's face which looked a little ugly, and quickly said something nice.
Ji Fengyi perked up after hearing this: "He was the one who asked for death by running away from home. He deserves what he has encountered now. Ignore him. Where are your books?"
Uncle's attention was successfully diverted, but it was a hardship for the three people who would be taking the next year. There was not much space in the carriage, and they had to concentrate on waiting for Ji Fengyi to test their homework.
The others kept quiet. Even Dasha and Ersha, who were driving the cart outside, slowed down the speed a bit after hearing what was said inside to minimize the bumps.
The atmosphere in the other carriage was completely different.
Zhou was lying in the most spacious and comfortable carriage, with snacks in her left hand and tea in her right, her body constantly shifting to the side: "It's just the two of us here, you should lie down too! Aren't you tired of sitting?"
Because she couldn't move much, Jiang Qianruo, in order to make her more comfortable, gave her the carriage specially given by King Ping and laid a thick cushion on it. The carriage was fully stocked with snacks, desserts, and tea. The wheels were shock-absorbing and the carriage was reinforced, so even though Zhou was walking on the road, she was not affected at all while eating and drinking tea.
"Don't move!" Mrs. Hu watched her struggling to move and quickly held her down. "Just be quiet! Eating won't stop your mouth. If you tear the wound, I'll see what you'll do!"
Zhou didn't take it seriously: "You guys are just too cautious. Apart from not being able to use my strength, I feel fine now!"
Mrs. Hu looked at her angrily: "Do you think everyone is as careless as you?"
She occupied Madam Jiang's carriage and the other person wanted to stay and take care of her, but Yue Niang felt uncomfortable with the other person staying there and refused to ride in the same carriage with Madam Jiang.
Mrs. Hu was worried that the other party would be angry, but she didn't expect that Mrs. Jiang was very tolerant of Yue Niang. When she heard that she was unwilling, she did not force her and took the initiative to go to another carriage.
Zhou pulled Hu ingratiatingly: "Lie down! It's comfortable."
Mrs. Hu couldn't resist Zhou's behavior, and thought it would be fine to lie down for a while, so she relaxed her body and prepared to lie down. However, as soon as her head touched the cushion, she felt a sharp pain. She reached out and touched it, and unexpectedly took out a long, familiar bundle.
Hu's entire body froze. "You, you, you—"
"Oh no! I forgot to put it away for Mom and Dad." Zhou grabbed the bag and put it in the corner of the carriage. "I'll put it away when we rest later. Let's put it here first!"
Considering Zhou's criminal record, Hu quickly calmed her breathing. After a minute of silence, she quickly accepted the reality: "This is good. Our family will be in good order wherever we go."
"Of course not!" Zhou answered happily.
——
They could not officially set off until they had rested in Liangzhou. King Ping was worried, so he sent a team of personal guards to take over from the Red Sleeves Army and escort them all the way to the capital.
Jiang Qianruo originally wanted to keep a low profile, but considering that there were people from the Ji and Zhou families here, he accepted it for safety reasons.
After staying in Liangzhou for a day, they officially set out on their journey back to Beijing.
Unlike when they were exiled, they spent almost the entire journey back to Beijing in the carriage.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
