Mrs. Ye Xiang originally wanted to wait for Su Rong to finish reminiscing about the past before talking to the eldest princess Sheng'an and others. Unexpectedly, she just said a few words before pulling someone to urge her into the carriage.
Mrs. Ye Xiang was so funny that she could only lead her granddaughter Ye Qiuying to the carriage and said to the eldest princess Sheng'an, the Duke's wife and Mrs. Su: "It's going to snow hard. I'm not in good shape to pull him in the snow." Princess and madam, let’s reminisce about old times and visit you again tomorrow.”
Princess Sheng'an smiled and waved her hand, "When we come to Nanchu and meet my wife, you are my mother's family, so you don't have to be polite."
"That's right." Mrs. Ye Xiang laughed. She hadn't been back to Daliang for many years to get married. When she saw her old friends, she was not just like her mother's family.
Ye Qiuying raised her face and said, "Sister Su Qi, should I call you the princess?"
Su Rong reached out and pinched her face, "Just call sister and get back to the carriage. You have all gone home, so don't be in a hurry to talk to me."
Ye Qiuying nodded, "Yeah."
Everyone got on the carriage and the team set off.
The King of Nanchu, the old Protector of the State, Cui Gong, and Ye Xiang were in a carriage, and they continued to sit in the car and talk.
The King of Southern Chu explained to the old Duke Protector, "Zhou Gu and Ye Guixue are still in the three southern states. They have to deal with many matters after the rebellion. I am afraid it will take ten days and a half before they can come back."
The old Protector nodded, "Young people should make contributions. Not long after we set off from Northern Hebei, we received a letter from him, asking us to take our time. So we took a detour to Nanping on the way. We estimated the days. It’s almost time to come to the capital after his matter has been settled.”
The King of Nanchu nodded, "It's such a cold day. It's hard for me on the road. If I walk faster, I won't suffer."
"Oh, what's this? I remember when I was fighting in the middle of the winter, with heavy snow and three feet of ice, I still wielded a sword and rode a horse." The old protector didn't feel that it was hard. "There is a heater in the carriage, and there are several layers of quilts. Everyone, including women and children, It's not hard to dress warmly and stay in a hotel." The old protector shook his head.
Prime Minister Ye thanked her and said, "My granddaughter Qiu Ying, thank you so much for taking care of me all the way."
The old Duke waved his hand, "Why should you be so polite, Mr. Ye? I'm already old. I'm going to stay in Nanchu when I come back. You can just drink with me when you have time."
Ye Xiang laughed and said, "That's great. It's easy to talk while drinking."
In Su Rong's carriage, the female relatives were also laughing and chatting, occasionally mixed with a child's voice.
Zhou Rui was carried into the car by Su Rong, his face turned red, "Fourth Aunt, I want to stay in Nanchu and go back when I grow up, okay?"
Su Rong was surprised, "Are you going to wait for so long? Why?"
Zhou Rui immediately said: "Learn my skills from you and my fourth uncle."
Su Ronxiao, "That's it."
She pinched Zhou Rui's little meaty face and said, "If you learn the skills well, you won't be able to leave. You will have to stay in Nanchu and become an official in the court and serve our court."
Zhou Rui blinked his eyes as if he was stumped. He turned and asked Princess Sheng'an and the Duke's wife, "Great-grandmother, grandmother, can I stay in Nanchu as an official when I grow up?"
The eldest princess Sheng'an laughed and said, "You don't want your parents?"
The Duke's wife was also amused, "Be careful your mother comes to Nanchu to take you back."
Su Rong deliberately teased him, "When you grow up, will you bring your parents over?"
Zhou Rui's eyes lit up and he nodded heavily, "Yeah." After a while, Zhou Rui suddenly said: "Great-grandmother, if my mother gave birth to younger brothers and more, would I be able to stay here like my fourth uncle? Nanchu?"
Princess Sheng'an laughed angrily, "You have just arrived and haven't seen what the royal capital is like, so you want to stay in Nanchu? Why?"
Zhou Rui said in a childlike voice, "Because I like my fourth uncle."
The eldest princess Sheng'an smiled and said, "Your fourth uncle will definitely not be happy when he hears this."
Su Rong also wanted to laugh, remembering Zhou Gu's frown and look of disgust when he received the news that Zhou Rui was also clamoring to follow him. Little Zhou Rui must not know that his fourth uncle didn't want him to like him, right?
The carriage entered the city all the way and arrived at the mansion given to Zhou Gu by the King of Nanchu. Since Zhou Gu entered the royal capital, he had lived in the palace and had not lived there ever since. When he learned that the old Duke and others were coming, Su Rong ordered people to The mansion was packed up and manned so that the old Duke and others could move in directly.
Su Rong asked the eldest lady, "Mother, do you want to live with me in the palace? There is no need to unload your luggage."
The eldest lady immediately said: "No, I also live in the Zhou Mansion. Why should I live in the palace? You are busy with court affairs every day, and you must not have time to pay attention to me. I can't always follow you, so why not live with my in-laws and live with you?" Princess and Madam, please keep us company.”
Princess Sheng'an smiled and said, "This is exactly the reason. There are only a few of us living in such a huge house, so it is quite empty. If you miss us, you can come out of the palace to stay for a few days."
Su Rong thought about it and said, "Okay!"
Hence, the group of people walked into the mansion chatting and laughing. The servants and guards were responsible for unloading the car, and the housekeeper and others helped to set up the residence that had been chosen long ago.
Due to the exhaustion of traveling all the way, after everyone settled down, the King of Nanchu and others did not stay too long, allowing the old Duke and others to rest. After Zhou Gu and Ye Guixue returned to the capital, they held a palace banquet together.
Su Rong didn't leave. The eldest princess was old after all. The Duke's wife was not as good as the eldest lady, and she was tired. After everyone rested, she followed the eldest lady to her residence, and the mother and daughter talked alone.
The eldest lady then said to Su Rong: "You stinky girl, I almost didn't recognize you when I looked at you so suddenly. Your appearance has changed so much."
Su Rong held her arm and smiled playfully, "Now if mother takes a closer look, I'm still me."
The eldest lady nodded her forehead and scolded her with a smile, "Now that I understand, I'm still the same kid who didn't do the right thing."
She stopped laughing and sighed, "Hey, I never thought that one day I would become the mother of the princess."
Su Ronxiao said, "If I had known earlier, wouldn't you have chased me with a broom and hit me?"
The madam glared, "I'll hit you right."
After she finished speaking, she laughed again, "Who knew you were so naughty and a bastard, but you grew up to be so promising?"
She sighed, "When you left Jiangzhou, I always thought you were still a little girl. Who would have thought that after you entered Daliang Jingcheng and helped the prince do so many things, when you came to Nanchu, you even defeated Da Wei?" . Everyone in the world says that you are great, but I always think of how you were so skinny when you were a child in Jiangning County that it made my head hurt. I was afraid that when you grew up, you would marry into your husband's family and be divorced."
Su Rong was funny, "At that time, I felt that looking for a handsome talent, just married, but I didn't want to be rest. He dare to find it."
The madam coughed, "You didn't let Zhou Gu know what you were thinking, right?"
Su Rong also coughed, "No."
She wouldn’t dare. (End of chapter)