Qian Jiujiu couldn't help laughing wildly again. Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu laughing happily and felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was not Lingzi's fault. After all, it was just a homonym and a coincidence.
"Stop laughing. If you keep laughing, it will make you uncomfortable."
Qian Jiujiu managed to hold back her laughter. It was really uncomfortable to keep laughing like this. She coughed twice and drank a sip of the water that Mu Yexiao handed over. It had been a long time since we were close to land, so we should rest early.
The next morning, Queen Reiko came to invite Qian Jiujiu to visit the current Multi-Island Country. Because there was food, everyone no longer had to worry about being hungry. In addition, there was no longer any oppression from men against women, and the environment of the entire Multi-Island Country felt brand new.
The queen looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Princess, in our multi-island country, women can marry several men. Do you have any favorites? If so, I will arrange it for you."
Mu Yexiao, who was standing by, was already quite dissatisfied with Lingzi because of the title of "God Son-in-law". Now he heard Lingzi encouraging Qian Jiujiu to find a man, how could he bear it. He glared at Lingzi and said, "Shut up."
Lingzi was startled. Qian Jiujiu reached out and pulled Mu Yexiao: "Okay, I won't. I only love you. Don't be angry. Lingzi doesn't know that you scared him like this."
Mu Yexiao's expression was so ferocious, and coupled with so many years of fighting, the bloody murderous aura on his body was extremely fierce, and when he got angry, he could scare people so much that they couldn't speak.
Lingzi was indeed frightened. Qian Jiujiu turned to look at Lingzi and said, "Queen, the rules here are yours. I don't care about the rules. But I am from the Great Zhou and I follow the laws of the Great Zhou. I will only stay with my husband in this life. Don't let me hear such words again."
These two people were so fierce. Lingzi nodded stupidly; "I know, Princess. I won't dare to mention it again in the future."
Because of this incident, Mu Yexiao didn't want to stay in this place for long. After resting for a day, he didn't even take some water and went straight on board to return.
Three months later, the ship officially arrived at the dock of Nandao. It was already winter in Dazhou, but Fucheng was not very cold because it was close to the sea.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao changed into winter clothes. As for Xita and others, they also changed into the winter clothes they brought with them. The thick cotton-padded jackets looked a bit funny.
Mu Yexiao looked at Wan Houyu and said, "Wan Houyu, take these things with you and go to Kyoto. We will meet in Kyoto. Soldiers, follow me to get off the boat."
After these soldiers came back, they could no longer return to their original posts, because they had been away for so many years and had been replaced by other people. The soldiers were not panicked, after all, they followed the King, and the King would never abandon them.
On the shore, Dongchen and his wife had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Qian Jiujiu and the others coming down, they immediately went to greet them: "Welcome the prince, princess, prince, and princess back to the island."
Mu Yexiao raised his hand: "Everyone stand up."
After they sailed away, the South Island was handed over to Dongchen and Hongchou, one was responsible for defense and the other for internal affairs. Hongchou looked at Qian Jiujiu with excited eyes: "Princess, you are finally back. The carriage is ready, please come in."
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Mu Yexiao and said, "My husband, you should arrange for those elite soldiers who came back with us to serve as the navy in the future. Anyway, South Island doesn't have a navy yet, so we have to build one eventually."
That's true. Mu Yexiao nodded and said, "I understand. I will discuss it with Dongchen. You can go back with the child first."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Hongchou and said, "Hongchou, arrange for someone to receive a few friends from outside. These are also my good friends who came to our Great Zhou to play."
After getting off the boat, Xiya and the others were also confused. Isn't Dazhou a very big place? Why is this an island
It is winter now, and it will take more than a month to go to Kyoto. I can return to Kyoto just in time for the New Year, so there is still enough time.
In fact, when Sita and others got off the boat just now, Hongchou had already taken several glances at them. After all, he had never seen someone with blond hair and blue eyes like this, so he was just a little curious.
"Yes, princess."
Fortunately, there were a lot of carriages brought this time. After settling Xita and others, Hongchou and Qian Jiujiu got on a carriage. As soon as they got on, Hongchou began to tell Qian Jiujiu about the development of South Island in the past three years.
"Princess, in the past three years, South Island has developed very well. It can almost be said that it has taken over all the trade routes of the royal family in the past."
The current South Island can be described as rich enough to rival a country. The time spent talking passed very quickly, and soon we returned to the palace.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Xiya and the others and said, "We are just taking a short break here before heading to Da Zhou. This place also belongs to Da Zhou's territory, and it is my son's fiefdom."
Xita blinked her eyes: "It turns out that this is just the border of Da Zhou."
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "You can say that. You should rest early. We will set off in three days at most."
For the next three days, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were very busy dealing with things that Nan Dao Hongchou and others had not handled.
Mu Yexiao was mainly responsible for the establishment of the navy, and the person leading the troops was the guy named Ling Xiao who went with them this time. Ling Xiao stayed behind to look after the house, and Dongchen and Hongchou also had to stay to look after Nandao. Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu set off again with their children.
Before setting off, Gu Xiong and Wan Xi suddenly came to find Qian Jiujiu: "Jiujiu, we have been away from Mingyue Island for a long time. We must go back and take a look."
That's true. Gu Xiong and Wan Xi have been with her all these years just to make up for her, but this is actually not in line with the rules of Mingyue Island. Fortunately, she tamed the rabbit, otherwise, Gu Xiong would have been punished long ago.
Although he looked at Wan Xi reluctantly, he said, "Mom, be careful on the road and let me know when you are safe. Are you going to take the two children with you?"
It can be said that these two children have always grown up with their grandparents. When Wan Xi heard this, she smiled and shook her head: "The children should stay with you. How can they always follow us?"
Well! The child couldn't be sent away. Qian Jiujiu smiled with some disappointment: "Then we will say goodbye."
It is also possible to go directly to Mingyue Island from South Island, so there is no need to take a boat. After separating from Wanxi and others, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. Now, only Ziyuan and Zitong were left by their side.
Only Dong Xing and Dong Yun were left by Mu Yexiao's side. These two people were promoted after Mu Yexiao's other personal guards were promoted or sent to other tasks.
This time, Xiya and the others were naturally brought along. When they came back, Xita and Xili were also brought along, who were also considered the princess and prince of Bali State, and naturally they also brought guards and maids, so the group's entry into the capital was also grand.
When Mu Yexiao and his companions returned to South Island, they reported the news to the Emperor and Xiaoman. Therefore, the people in the capital also knew that Mu Yexiao and his companions were going back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
On the way back, just as it was getting dark, the group arrived at a small village. It was very quiet inside the small village, and it was obviously a village where people rest at sunset.
Dong Xing went to knock on the door, and soon a candle was lit inside. An old man opened the door. The old man was still shocked when he saw such a large group of people, and his voice was trembling: "Who are you?"
Seeing that he had frightened his father-in-law, Dong Xing felt a little embarrassed: "Don't be afraid, father-in-law, we are merchants passing by. It's getting dark now, and we just happened to see your village, so we came to stay overnight."
It turned out that they were here to stay overnight. The old man frowned and said, "There are so many of you. Our village can't accommodate all of us. If we can live separately, that's fine."
Dong Xing immediately said, "Of course we can live separately."
He didn't say that they wanted to live together. If they lived together, it would be embarrassing. They didn't make things difficult for others.
The old man then came out with a lantern and looked at Qian Jiujiu and the others. Judging from the way they were dressed, they were all either rich or noble, and looked like decent businessmen.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao stepped forward and said, "Excuse me, old man. Why do people in your village turn off the lights and go to bed so early?"
The old man was a little amused: "It's winter, if you don't rest early, it will be cold. You guys are really, in such cold weather, you can still miss the accommodation!"
As he spoke, the father-in-law opened another door of his house, took out a gong and drum, and beat it. Soon, people in the village came out.
"Fellow villagers, these are caravans that have missed their homes. If you have homes available, please take two of them back to stay. When you are away from home, please help each other."
"Okay, village chief, my house can accommodate three more people. Come with me, three of you."
"My house can accommodate four people. There are two rooms. If anyone of you can come with us, we can squeeze in and accommodate six people."
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It seems that this village is full of warm and hospitable people. Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu decided to live with their children in the home of their father-in-law, who was also the village chief of Luojia Village.
Soon the carriage and other things were arranged, and after the village chief took the people to their rooms, they returned to their rooms to rest.
The closer they got to the capital, the colder the weather became. After Qian Jiujiu and the others rested here for a night, they had breakfast the next day. They gave each of the families they stayed with one or two taels of silver, and then continued on their way to the capital.
When the people in Luojia Village received the silver, they all smiled happily. One tael of silver for one night's stay. These people are really rich.
After leaving the village, Qian Jiujiu was still a little envious: "Husband, it's true that these people live in such a place all their lives."
Mu Yexiao nodded: "I think so. Why? You also want to live this kind of life? Then we can find a village to live in seclusion. What do you think?"