Chapter 360

The fifth year of Jing Yuan, early spring.

Qiao Jinniang let out a deep sigh. She had wanted to have a girl since three years ago. It wasn’t easy for her to have a child half a year ago, but in the end, she couldn’t keep it.

It wasn’t that she had to have another child. It was just that having a child and not being able to keep it was extremely uncomfortable.

After recuperating for half a year, she still had not recovered her senses.

“Aunt.”

“Aunt.”

Two soft and soft calls came from the door.

Qiao Jinniang smiled and held a little girl with one hand. “Neon, neon, why are you two in the palace today?”

Qiao neon was the eldest daughter of Qiao Lui and Fu Lu, and neon was Qiao Ruoyi’s daughter. Although there was a year difference between the two sisters, they were inseparable.

Little Nihong said, “Grandmother said that aunty is unwell, where is she unwell? I’ll give you a call.”

Qiao Jinniang smiled and stroked Little Nihong’s head. Nihong was not like Fu Lu. She was like Qiao Lui, obedient and sensible. The Red Mole between her brows was also very outstanding. It was clear that she would be a little beauty in the future.

Little Nihong, who was almost three years old, looked more like Xie Yun. The coldness between her brows and her eyes could be said to be the same as Xie Yun.

Fu Lu followed up and said to Qiao jinniang, “His Majesty said that you’ve been unhappy for a long time, so he asked me to bring Nichang into the palace to accompany you. It’s rare for a person to be happy. If you continue to be unhappy, mother will also worry about you.”

Qiao Jinniang held the stove in her hands and said, “Yes.”

“It’s already February. Wei Ziyao and yellow flowers are blooming in Qu Jiang Garden. Why don’t we go outside the palace and take a walk?”

Qiao Jinniang said in a low voice, “No, there are many beautiful peonies in the palace. In the past, I always wanted to see those beautiful peonies in Lin ‘an, but now I miss the flowers and plants in the Lin ‘an family.”

Seeing Qiao Jinniang like this, Fu Lu didn’t try to persuade her. When he left with the two little girls, Lu Chen happened to come back.

Lu Chen asked Fu Lu, “Is Lady Qiao Happier?”

Fu Lu shook his head. “But she said that she misses the flowers and plants in the Lin ‘an family. She has been in Chang ‘an for almost seven years, right?”

Lu Chen nodded. “No More, no less. It happens to be seven years.”

It turned out that she had been away from Lin ‘an for so long.

Fu Lu said, “I heard that glutinous rice will be getting married in two months. Lady Qiao and glutinous rice grew up together. The Sisterhood is even stronger than the master-servant relationship. Why don’t Qiao Lui and I take her back to Lin ‘an? Let her relax.”

Little Nichang said, “Aunt, I’m afraid you want to go to Jiangnan on your own.”

Fu Lu:”...”

Lu Chen entered the Changle Palace and walked to Qiao Jinniang’s bedside. Looking at her pale face without makeup, he held her hand and said, “Do you want to go back to Lin ‘an?”

Qiao Jinniang said, “Forget it. The Empress’honor guard trip is tiring, so there’s no need.”

Lu Chen said, “That’s not what I said. If we travel by water, it might not be tiring for the people along the way. Moreover, Jiangnan is rich to begin with. Now that the National Treasury is full, leading the ministers to Lin ‘an can bring business to the Jiangnan merchants.

“I’ll order the six divisions to prepare this matter so that you can rush back to Lin ‘an before glutinous rice gets married.”

Qiao Jinniang threw herself into Lu Chen’s arms and said, “Thank you.”

“Jin ‘er, we’ve been married for almost ten years. Why do we need to say this word of thanks between husband and wife?”

Qiao Jinniang thought about it carefully and said, “Yes, we’ve been married for ten years... These days pass so quickly. It’s also the tenth anniversary of father and mother’s death. I really have to go back to Lin ‘an.”

Lu Chen hugged qiao Jinniang and said, “Be happy. If you come to father and mother in a depressed mood, they might think that I haven’t treated you well.”

Qiao Jin smiled at Lu Chen. “Mm.”

..

His Majesty was going to tour the Jiangnan region and had set a date for April. The six tribes were extremely busy.

Qiao ruoyi and her husband, Luo Wei, brought their daughter, Little Nichang, along the route and arranged the troops along the way. When they reached Lin ‘an, they informed the local officials that his majesty and the Empress were coming to Lin ‘an for a tour.

Qiao ruoyi arrived at the Jiangnan region and finished discussing the emperor’s route with the Jiangnan officials. After greeting them, she went to the Qian Estate.

In the Qian Estate, Qiao Ruoyun was already waiting at the door. Beside her was her son.

When Qiao Ruoyi got out of the carriage, she ran to Qiao Ruoyun’s side and hugged her, “Big Sister.”

Qiao Ruoyun’s eyes were filled with tears as she said, “Little Sister Ruoyi, I’ve finally met you.”

Qiao ruoyi came out of Qiao Ruoyun’s arms and bowed to Qian Yin, “Greetings, King Wu.”

Qian Yin said, “We’re all family, there’s no need to stand on ceremony. This must be brother-in-law, right? I’ve long heard of brother-in-law’s reputation for heroically killing bears in the Jiangnan area. I must get drunk today.”

Luo Wei cupped his hands and said to Qian Yin, “Brother-in-law, you flatter me.”

Qiao Ruoyun’s son stared at Qiao Nichang and exclaimed, “Mother, this little sister is so beautiful.”

Little Nichang bowed and said, “Nichang greets aunt, uncle, cousin.”

Qiao Ruoyun’s heart almost melted when she saw this. She smiled and said, “No wonder the Empress has always wanted to give birth to a daughter. It turns out that the daughter is so obedient. She’s so cute.”

Little Nichang bowed and said, “Thank you aunt for your praise.”

Qiao Ruoyun said, “Don’t stand outside. Quickly enter.”

When they entered, the Qian Estate had already prepared a large table of delicacies. After the few of them took their seats, Qiao ruoyi asked, “Why isn’t there any glutinous rice?”

Qiao Ruoyun sighed helplessly. At this moment, Zhou Shihui came over. When he saw Qiao Ruoyi and Luo Wei, he said, “Lady Qiao Wu, General Luo, my aunt has been looking forward to seeing you for a long time.”

When Qiao Ruoyi saw Zhou Shihui, she almost forgot about her. No wonder glutinous rice was not in the Qian Estate.

Zhou Shihui looked at the little girl next to Qiao Ruoyi and said in surprise, “Why does the daughter of the fifth miss of the Qiao family look so much like Xie Yun?”

Qiao ruoyi’s face immediately darkened. “Zhou Shihui, What Do You Mean?”

Zhou shihui smiled and said, “Nothing much. I’m just curious. This is simply the appearance of the same mold.”

Luo Wei held Qiao Ruoyi’s hand and said slowly, “Miss Qian, there are many similarities between beauties in this world. Nichang is the child of me and ruoyi. She doesn’t look like Xie Yun, but more like me and ruoyi.”

Zhou Shihui snorted.

After the banquet, Qiao ruoyi and Luo Wei did not stay in the Qian residence. Instead, they went to the house that the Qiao residence had bought. This time, the Qiao family came to Lin ‘an, so they simply bought a house in Lin ‘an.

After Qiao Ruoyi coaxed little nichang to sleep, she handed her over to the wet nurse to take care of and crept back into her room.

Luo Wei was still looking at the troop deployment plan. Qiao ruoyi went over and hugged Luo Wei from behind. “It’s all thanks to you today. That Zhou Shihui is still like this when she came to Jiangnan.”

Luo Wei held Qiao Ruoyi’s hand and smiled faintly. “Nichang is our daughter to begin with.”

Qiao ruoyi sighed and said, “But she looks like Xie Yun. After all, it’s a troublesome matter. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have brought her to Jiangnan.”

Luo Wei held Qiao Ruoyi’s hand and said, “If you’re willing to let her go, I’m also unwilling to let her stay in Chang ‘an alone. So, you might as well remember that she’s my daughter. No matter what others say, she only calls me father.”

Qiao ruoyi looked up at Luo Wei and smiled. “Okay.”