Chunniang tried to move the box. It was indeed heavy, but she could still move it.
She really wanted to open it and see how her daughter had stuffed so many things in it, but the box was locked.
Oh, never mind. It doesn’t matter whether I look at it or not, as long as I put my things away.
Yingbao also went to wash up, and when she came back, she saw Chen Zhao had fallen down and was fast asleep.
"Mom, is Chen Zhao going back with us?"
"Yes, she is also a poor child. Her mother just passed away, and she was brought here while she was still in mourning. Alas, she told me that she didn't want to stay here, and kept begging me to take her with me when I go back." Chun Niang sighed.
Yingbao was speechless.
Chen Zhao has indeed changed a lot in recent times, and I don’t know if it’s because of the blow of losing his mother.
Or maybe it was because I spent a lot of time with my mother during this period and was influenced by her.
Overall, Chen Zhao became less annoying and no longer confronted him.
This is a good thing, I hope she can keep it up.
In her previous life, she had cheated me many times, but I also fought back immediately.
But in this life, Han died early, and Chen Zhao was only ten years old at that time.
A ten-year-old girl, if only someone could guide her correctly, perhaps she would have a different life.
That night, Xiao Chengjun suddenly returned to the Duke's Mansion.
The old lady was surprised to see her grandson coming to the pavilion and asked, "Chengjun, why are you back at this time? How is the King of Dai?"
"The King of Dai has recovered and is recuperating." Xiao Chengjun: "I am following the order of His Majesty and will follow my elder brother to Luzhou to guard for two years."
The old lady was pleasantly surprised: "Oh, that's great, Chengjun, work hard, and when you come back in two years, grandma will help you find a good in-law family."
When he comes back after two years of exile, Cheng Jun will have the relationship of being the companion of the Prince of Dai, and the emperor will certainly not treat him unfairly.
By then, Cheng Jun might be able to be promoted to a fifth or sixth rank official, and even marry a princess from the royal family.
It’s a pity that His Majesty has no daughter of the right age, otherwise, Cheng Jun would definitely be able to marry a princess.
Xiao Chengjun smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have made you worry."
The old lady patted his arm and said, "If Grandmother doesn't worry about it, who will? Rely on your stepmother? Humph! Mo'er has been with your father in Luzhou for so many years, and he still hasn't found a good family. I think Wang is just a black-hearted person who deliberately delayed Mo'er's marriage."
The old lady's second son, Xiao Weizhong, has been staying in Luzhou for many years since he was separated from the Duke's Mansion.
When he took office, he not only brought his step-wife Wang with him, but also brought the then thirteen-year-old Xiao Mo with him and threw him into the military camp for training.
Fortunately, Xiao Mo worked hard and after several years of hard work, he was promoted to the fifth-rank cavalry general at the age of nineteen.
Now Mo Ge'er is already twenty years old and has reached the age of marriage, but Wang has not yet found a wife for him, which makes the old lady very angry.
The old lady originally wanted to find a wife for her grandson in the capital, but she couldn't find anyone suitable in such a short time.
The legitimate daughter of their family, who was a match for them, looked down on a mere warrior who was thousands of miles away.
A concubine's daughter? Definitely not.
It would be ridiculous for the legitimate grandson of a duke to marry a concubine's daughter.
But if she were to marry someone from a lower social class, the old lady would not be willing to accept that.
Seeing that his grandmother started to criticize his stepmother again, Xiao Chengjun was unable to say anything, so he took a sip of the tea brought by the maid.
"Where is your brother? Why haven't I seen him come back?" asked the old lady.
Xiao Chengjun: "My eldest brother is out on errands. I will take the Jiang family mother and daughter back home tomorrow morning."
"Will sending them off delay your trip?"
"It won't delay us. It's just on the way. This is what the King of Dai told me personally." Xiao Chengjun put down the teacup and said goodbye to his grandmother: "It's getting late. Grandmother, you should go to bed early. I'm leaving now."
The old lady sighed, "Alas, you just came back and you have to leave again. I don't know when your elder brother will come back. Well, go and have a rest. You have to get up early tomorrow morning."
After thinking for a while, he said, "I previously instructed my wife Chengde to find an escort to send the Jiang family mother and daughter back home, but now I can save the trouble.
It's good that they have you to protect them, because those escorts outside are not as reliable as the guards."
Xiao Chengjun smiled, said goodbye to his grandmother, and went to Master Xiao's courtyard, where he talked with his grandfather for half the night.
By the time he came out of his grandfather's yard, the moon was about to set.
the next day.
Yingbao and Chunniang got up early to pack their things.
After washing up, Xiaoqing led them to bid farewell to the old lady and the Duke's wife, and then had the four wooden boxes carried outside.
What Yingbao didn't expect was that the person who came to pick them up and take them back home was actually Xiao Chengjun.
She frowned and looked at the guy suspiciously.
Wasn't he studying with them in the palace? Why did he go back to Qinchuan County with them
Even though she was confused, she wouldn't be stupid enough to ask.
Chen Zhao didn't see Chen Tiantian, so he asked Ying Bao curiously, "Why doesn't cousin come with us?"
"I don't know." Yingbao shook her head and got into a carriage with A Niang.
Seeing this, Chen Zhao also wanted to squeeze in, but the carriage could not accommodate three people.
She had no choice but to get on another car.
There were three large boxes tied to the car, all containing Yingbao's belongings.
Soon, the convoy set off.
Yingbao secretly looked at the convoy and found that they had four carriages and more than twenty horseback guards.
Xiao Chengjun also rode a horse and walked in the middle of the team.
Seeing her daughter staring outside, Chunniang hugged her and whispered, "Bao'er, if you feel sleepy, take a nap. Mother is watching over you."
Last night, the mother and daughter talked for a long time, and finally fell into a drowsy sleep. When they opened their eyes again, it was daytime.
Chunniang was still very sleepy after getting up, and she could hardly open her eyes after being shaken so much in the carriage.
Yingbao did the same, she curled up in A-niang's arms and fell asleep quickly.
Suddenly, she was awakened by a loud noise. She stuck her head out and saw that the convoy had reached the river bank.
"Everyone get out of the car! Let's get on the boat and go by water!"
Someone shouted, "Hurry up! Leave the carriage behind and take the horses aboard!"
So Yingbao and A Niang got off the carriage and watched the guards carry the boxes and other items onto a large boat.
Chunniang muttered, "How can we go by water?"
"The water route is faster." Yingbao replied.
"Really?" It was Chunniang's first time to board such a large ship, and she couldn't help but look around curiously.
After Yingbao boarded the ship, she continued to doze off in the small cabin, and in the end she didn't even know when the ship set sail.
When she woke up, she saw A Niang and Chen Zhao lying beside her, already fast asleep.
Yingbao sat up, climbed out of the cabin, and saw a person sitting on the deck, it was Xiao Chengjun.
There was a small table in front of the fourteen-year-old boy, on which were placed water, wine and side dishes.
He tilted his head back and drank the wine in his hand, then turned his head and looked coldly at Yingbao.
That look was as creepy as a poisonous snake.
Ying Bao looked at him calmly and asked, "Where's Xiao Mo? Why didn't he come?"
Xiao Chengjun retracted his gaze, poured himself a glass of wine, and said, "My brother is going the dry road, and he won't go with us."
"But he clearly said he would send us back home." Ying Bao looked directly at Xiao Chengjun, "Why did he leave us without telling us?"
Xiao Chengjun suddenly raised his hand and threw the wine glass in his hand onto the deck, and the glass instantly broke into pieces.