As for Yun Zhao's plan to go after Rao Liang, it's actually not that simple.
Because Yun Zhao was a woman and went directly to Rao Liang's army, even though she was good at martial arts and even though she was extremely strong, she could not resist the world's contempt for women, not to mention that women were not allowed to set foot in important places in the army.
Fortunately, Mingyue had spent a lot of effort to arrange things for Yun Zhao, and with the help of Feng Lingling, the prince's concubine, who was whispering in the prince's ear, and Feng Lingling and Mingyue had a close relationship, Yun Zhao often hung out in front of Feng Lingling and the prince. The prince had watched Yun Zhao grow up, so in the end he agreed to let Yun Zhao temporarily join the Fire Camp and start as a fireman.
Even so, Yun Zhao still promised the prince that she would eat and live with the soldiers and would never reveal her identity as a woman. Only then did the prince open a back door for her.
This time, Yun Zhao set out with the soldiers who were transporting supplies. Mingyue and Madam Yun followed behind in a carriage. After sending her out of the city, they followed for more than ten miles.
Seeing that the carriage behind was following him, Yun Zhao said goodbye to the leader of the team and rode his horse towards the carriage.
When Mrs. Yun saw her coming, she quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and glared at Mingyue inexplicably.
Mingyue touched her nose helplessly, wondering what had made her unhappy again
"Godmother, sister, we must part eventually, so please don't see me off." Yun Zhao reined in his horse and smiled, "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself in the future, and you should also take good care of yourselves. I will come back to see you after I defeat those bandits."
Mingyue was confident in Yun Zhao's ability, so she was not worried about her. She just nodded and said, "Okay, we'll go back now, and you too..."
Before she finished her words, Madam Yun pushed her aside, came over eagerly, and handed her a wooden box: "Zhao Zhao, don't let yourself down no matter where you are. Here, Godmother has prepared some banknotes for you, so you can use them to make your life more comfortable."
Yun Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Godmother, I don't need these in the barracks, please take them back."
Mrs. Yun did not take her hand back and kept handing the wooden box to Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao looked at Madam Yun's slightly red and swollen eyes, and his heart was instantly aching. In the end, he took the wooden box and said, "Thank you, godmother."
After all, she failed her godmother's kindness for her own dream. She had always known that her godmother wanted to find a good man for her, to see her get married and have children, so as to make up for the dream that her godmother could not realize with her sister. Unfortunately, like her sister, she was not a good daughter who obeyed her orders.
"Godmother, sister, you should go back soon." Yun Zhao turned his head to hide the guilt in his eyes and urged.
Mingyue also followed suit to persuade Madam Yun: "Mom, let's go back first. The sooner Yun Xiaozhao leaves, the sooner he can come back in the future, right?" The most important thing was that Mingyue had seen too many partings and had developed resistance to such sad things. She did not feel as sad as Madam Yun did due to the separation of life and death.
Madam Yun forced a smile on her face and nodded: "Then we will go back now. Zhao Zhao, you must come back and come back safely."
Yun Zhao nodded vigorously: "Okay, I will definitely come back."
"Then you go first. We won't follow you this time. We will all watch you go." Mrs. Yun said, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Yun Zhao took a deep breath, squeezed the horse's belly hard, and walked towards the soldiers.
The tears in Madam Yun's eyes fell instantly. Mingyue was at a loss, wanting to persuade her but not knowing how to start, she just handed her a new handkerchief. Then the mother and daughter really waited for Yun Zhao and the others to leave. At first, Yun Zhao occasionally turned back to look at them, but in the end, she followed the soldiers farther and farther away, and slowly her figure could no longer be seen.
After a long time, "Let's go, Lao He, let's go back." Mrs. Yun lowered the curtains, leaned against the car window, closed her eyes, and casually instructed the driver.
Seeing her like this, Mingyue dared not say a word, let alone mention moving out of the Prime Minister's Mansion to her.
In fact, Mingyue had the idea of moving out of the Prime Minister's Mansion many years ago, perhaps after her eldest brother got married, or after her second and third brothers got married, or perhaps after her eldest sister-in-law became pregnant.
In short, when the brothers in the family have all started their own families and careers, Mingyue, the old sister-in-law who has always stayed at home, has become a bit of an eyesore to others.
Even though the three sisters-in-law are of good character, and the third sister-in-law is Mingyue's old acquaintance Huo Yuzhu, sometimes the gossip of outsiders can create rifts among the close family.
Once before, Mingyue's sister-in-law insisted on asking Mingyue to go and see the girl. At that time, conflicts and disputes arose between the two, which made Mrs. Yun very dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law.
Mingyue's elder brother was caught between his sister and his wife, and felt very embarrassed and helpless.
That time Mingyue wanted to move out very much, but just when she started talking about it, Madam Yun hugged her and cried for a long time, and asked her if she didn't want her parents anymore, which made her cry so hard that she took back her words.
Later, Mingyue mentioned it again, and her elder brother came to ask if it was because of his wife. He also said that the Prime Minister's Mansion was also Mingyue's home. If his wife really made Mingyue unwilling to live there, then if they wanted to move out, it should be them and their husband.
Since he said so, how could Mingyue dare to insist
In the end, her plan to move out came to nothing.
But now that Yun Zhao has left Huaijing, Mingyue also wants to go out for a walk and take a look.
Speaking of which, she has been the Princess of Wensi County for such a long time, but has never visited her fiefdom, Huayang County.
However, when Mingyue saw Madam Yun, who was already old and had wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she put these thoughts back.
Forget it, Mingyue shook her head gently. She had been worried about her adopted daughter so much, so she should just go along with her.
However, Mingyue did not expect that she would be obedient to Madam Yun for her entire life, and she would never move out of the Prime Minister's Mansion in her life.
Even though Prime Minister Yun and Madam Yun had passed away, the Prime Minister's Mansion had become the Yun Mansion. The three brothers had already separated the family property, and the eldest and second brothers were sent out to serve as officials. The Yun Mansion belonged to the third brother, and she was unable to move out.
Whenever she mentioned moving out, her third sister-in-law, Huo Yuzhu, would ignore her age and cry like a child, saying, "Mother said you would never have children in your lifetime, so we have to take care of you for the rest of your life. You can't leave. If you leave, your third brother and I will fail to live up to mother's wishes."
(End of this chapter)