The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

"Oh." Jiang Yingxue heard that she couldn't bring so many people. She reluctantly asked everyone behind her to leave. In the end, only Yao Chuyan and Nanny Cui were left. She looked at her brother and said, "Fifth brother, let Cousin Yan come with me. This way, I'll have a companion on the road and won't be too bored."

Jiang Dichen didn't want to agree at first, but after listening to his sister's words, he thought about it and nodded to her, "Okay, but you are not allowed to cause trouble for me along the way."

"Yes, thank you fifth brother, thank you cousin." Jiang Yingxue and Yao Chuyan answered in unison.

After they finished talking, they hurried towards their carriage.

Jiang Dichen also came to his mount, climbed onto it swiftly, tapped the horse lightly with his legs, and with a "gig" sound, he galloped forward.

At General Qin's mansion, Qin Zhen said to his wife, "Zhu'er, I'm going on a long trip this time, so I'll trouble you to take care of the mansion."

When Zhong Lingzhu heard that her husband was going on a long journey, she looked at him with a worried look on her face and said, "Husband, there is no war now, why are you going on a long journey?"

Qin Zhen said: "The drought in the north is severe, and the people have all gone south. To be honest, this is nothing, but the main reason is that groups of refugees have not returned, and the person in charge is panicking. Now he wants everyone to donate food to help the people in the disaster area get through the difficult times."

After he finished speaking, he paused and continued, "I have no money or food, so I can only help. This time, I was ordered to take the food donated by everyone to comfort the refugees living outside and let them return to their hometown as soon as possible."

Zhong Lingzhu was even more worried after hearing what her husband said. She looked at her husband and said, "My husband, it is not so easy to persuade the refugees to return. Your mission this time is much more difficult than the wars you have fought."

When fighting, you just have to fight the enemy, but it is different to persuade the common people to return home. Not only can you not beat or scold them, you have to persuade them to go home in a kind voice. But who would be willing to come back to a hometown where there is no food?

Qin Zhen comforted his wife and said, "It's okay. It's better than being watched all day in the capital."

"That's right." Zhong Lingzhu understood how difficult it was for her husband. Although General Qin seemed to be doing well on the surface, he was actually already stretched to the limit. Now that he had an errand to go out on, he could take the opportunity to pass the problem on to the emperor, and he could also relax.

But her husband was going on a long journey and his return date was uncertain, which made her feel very reluctant.

Qin Zhen looked at his wife who was reluctant to leave. He held her in his arms and said, "Zhu'er, don't worry. I will be back soon."

"Yeah," Zhong Lingzhu responded in her husband's arms.

Just as the couple was hugging each other tightly, the child who had just woken up in the bed suddenly cried loudly. Zhong Lingzhu quickly ran over to hug the child and said, "An'er, be good, don't cry."

Because Zhong Lingzhu had a difficult delivery, Qin Zhen named his son Zi'an. Qin Zhen said that he did not ask for anything in his life, only that his wife and son live in peace.

Qin Zhen also came over and teased his son, "Little boy, wake up when you wake up, why are you crying?"

Qin Zian, who was already over half a year old, stopped crying immediately after hearing his father's yell and looked at his mother's face full of grievance.

Zhong Lingzhu looked at her husband and said angrily, "How old is our son? Don't scare him by yelling at him like that."

Qin Zhen took the child from her arms and said, "My son Qin Zhen, if he is really frightened by these three or two things, it would be too useless."

After saying this, he looked at his son and said, "An'er, come on, Dad will take you for a ride on horseback."

When Qin Zian heard that his father was going to take him horseback riding, he danced with joy and babbled something.

Zhong Lingzhu looked at the father and son and said with a smile: "You better be careful."

"I got it." As soon as Qin Zhen finished speaking, he ran away with his son in his arms.

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Nanfeng Village, in the blink of an eye, Shen Ruolan had been away from the village for more than half a month. Just when Li Heng and his servant were getting impatient and could not wait any longer, Shen Ruolan finally came back.

Li Heng saw Shen Ruolan coming back, so he quickly went up to her and asked, "Miss Shen, where have you been? Why did you take so long to come back?"

Shen Ruolan was very tired after a day's journey. Seeing Li Heng's anxious face, she said to him briefly, "Go out and do something."

After she finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment and said to Li Heng: "Go and call your master. I'll take a look at him first."

Li Heng was originally very dissatisfied with Shen Ruolan for abandoning them for half a month, but after seeing her come back exhausted and not forgetting to treat her master, his anger instantly subsided a lot, and his tone of voice when talking to her also became a little better, "Miss Shen, wait a minute, I will go call my master over."

At this time, Ji Ning came in with a cup of hot water and said, "Master, drink a cup of water to relieve your fatigue."

Shen Ruolan smiled at Ji Ning and asked, "Ji Ning, is everything okay at home? And how is your health?"

She had been giving her acupuncture, but had to stop because they were going into the mountains.

Ji Ning smiled at his master and said, "Master, everything is fine at home. I am in good health too. Thank you for your concern."

"Well, I'm glad you're okay." After Shen Ruolan finished speaking, she picked up the water and started drinking.

After she finished drinking the water, Ji Ning walked up behind her and said, "Master, you must be tired from traveling. Let me massage your shoulders to make you feel better."

"Okay," Shen Ruolan responded.

After she finished speaking, she lay down on the old wooden table and asked Ji Ning to massage her back. Perhaps it was because she was too tired or because Ji Ning's massage was too comfortable, but Shen Ruolan fell asleep soon.

Seeing that her master had fallen asleep, Ji Ning stopped pounding her and just looked at her with a look of heartache.

She learned from Aunt Liu that their master was probably pregnant, but since the master didn't say anything, none of them dared to ask.

But even if they didn't ask, they could see it now. They didn't pay much attention before the master went out, but when she came back this time, her belly was obviously a lot bigger and she couldn't hide it even if she wanted to.

Looking at his master, who was about the same age as him, pregnant and working hard for the livelihoods of so many people, Ji Ning felt both admiration and pity for her.

At the same age and in the same situation, if she were in the same situation, she would be lucky enough to be alive and would not even dare to consider supporting others.

"Miss Shen, my..." Li Heng's voice interrupted Ji Ning's thoughts. She came back to her senses and hurried to the door to stop Li Heng and his servant and said, "Sir, my master is too tired and just fell asleep. You should wait outside for a while."

When Li Heng heard that Shen Ruolan had fallen asleep, he couldn't help but frown. This woman fell asleep too quickly. He had only been out for a quarter of an hour.

Mu Jinxuan glanced at the sleeping woman in the room, then he walked into the room and said to Ji Ning, "It's okay, I'll wait for her here."

After he finished speaking, he sat down on the wooden chair opposite Shen Ruolan, with no intention of leaving.

Seeing this, Ji Ning had no choice but to stand beside Shen Ruolan and watch over her silently.