As long as Empress Dowager Jiang was alive, she would never advocate cutting down the vassal vassalage for the sake of her remaining reputation, and would deliberately leave something to tell the world.
But Xiao Ci and his wife died, and the two children were raised in Kyoto. The fiefdom was still there, but it was different from the children guarding the fiefdom.
The official saw that the young master was quite stubborn and had not changed his attitude in the past few days. He also smiled and said seriously: "Your Majesty, although you are right to say this, you should also know.
As a prince, you must not leave the fief without permission."
The man looked at Xiao Jingchuan's expression and continued to add firewood and said: "The Queen Mother has done her best by not pursuing the responsibility this time. If the prince doesn't think about himself, he should think about the little princess. If the matter gets too big,
No matter how kind-hearted the Queen Mother is, she can't protect the two of you..."
"The prince and the princess are back, the prince and the princess are back..."
Before the official finished speaking, Song Dashan hurried from outside and stopped in front of Xiao Jingchuan without looking at anyone else. His face was full of joy: "The prince and the princess are back. Although they were a little injured,
But I don't worry about my life, I'll be at the mansion in a quarter of an hour."
Xiao Jingchuan was overjoyed. Before he could ask a word, Xiao Jingtong, who was hiding in the inner room, could no longer hold back and rushed out, saying hurriedly: "Which way did you come back from? My brother and I went to pick up my parents."
When Song Qinghuan married Xiao Ci, Xiao Jingtong was repulsive to her and would not call her mother no matter what. Later, the repulsion gradually dissipated. She was not embarrassed to change her words for a while, so she kept calling her Princess. Today, she said "Dad"
"Mother" blurted out, and she didn't think it was anything.
Xiao Jingchuan was surprised for a moment, but then he smiled and nodded, his little heart couldn't stop beating wildly. There was no news from Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan in the past few days, and the whole Ruizhou Mansion was screaming.
All over the place, people were neither alive nor dead, and they were worried every day, and never had a moment of relief. When they learned that the two of them were back, they couldn't restrain their joy.
Song Dashan said: "The princess has said that it is not necessary to welcome her. She has not had a full meal for several days, so let the prince make arrangements."
Xiao Jingchuan hurriedly said: "I'll ask someone to make arrangements right now."
Xiao Jingtong said from the side: "Mom likes to eat rouge duck breast, Longjing shrimp, and fried mutton with green onions. Dad likes..."
Xiao Jingchuan interrupted her: "My father and mother are injured. We can't eat these. Please hurry up and ask someone to cook some porridge and some light side dishes..."
The brother and sister were discussing what to prepare for Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan, but the officials stood aside and frowned. Look at me, and I look at you.
Finally, someone came forward to inquire: "I am really happy that the prince and princess have returned safely. In the past few days, Ruizhou Mansion has been searched from top to bottom. I don't know if the prince and princess were washed away by the water.
State capital."
The smile on Xiao Jingchuan's face stopped and he frowned. Just as he was about to answer, Song Dashan smiled politely and said, "Sir, it's a coincidence that my prince and princess were washed away by the flood.
We rushed to Qifeng Island and were trapped for many days because the water had not dropped and there was no way to communicate."
Qifeng Island is a fishermen's island in Ruizhou Prefecture. It is named after a high and steep mountain on the island. The people on the island have made a living by fishing for generations and are self-sufficient. Because it is far away from the shore, many people only listen to
I've talked about that place, but I've never been there.
This large-scale search for Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan was not possible because the water had not receded.
The official didn't know what Qifeng Island or Qifeng Island was. Hearing this, he didn't believe Song Dashan's words. He twitched his lips and said disdainfully: "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. If something is fishy, then...
Another crime of deceiving the emperor..."
Xiao Jingchuan snorted coldly and retorted unceremoniously: "Why, this lord wants my father and mother to die outside, and it would be better to be charged with leaving the fiefdom privately? You have been in Ruizhou for a few days, and you are not cursed every day.
My father and mother just forcefully put the blame on them, what are your intentions, sir, or is this behavior also ordered by my royal grandmother?"
The official was so reviled that he couldn't utter a word. Of course, he couldn't say that it was the Queen Mother's instruction, nor could he admit that he wished Prince Rui and his wife died outside, and it was better to die outside Ruizhou Mansion.
Someone who was talking to the person who said this said, "Your Majesty, you can't say that. I'm a low-ranking official..."
Before Xiao Jingchuan could get angry, Xiao Jingtong lost his patience and put his hands on his hips and said, "Are you bothered? When my parents didn't come back, you talked about hoping that the prince and princess would come back soon. Now that they are back,
It's just another way of saying, you are so capable, why don't you sing in a big opera? No other actor on the stage can sing as well as you."
Xiao Jingtong was not of Xiao Jingchuan's temperament. She was so angry that she made people who were her grandfather's face red and thick-necked.
At the end, he added a scolding sentence: "Don't talk about the emperor's grandmother all day long. My father is the emperor's grandmother's son. Can she expect her son to die? Can she expect her grandchildren to have their parents die?"
Even if they really look forward to it, no one dares to say these words.
Several young men of similar age were so angry at Xiao Jingtong, but they couldn't say anything.
When Xiao Jingchuan saw that it was almost done, he pulled Xiao Jingtong and said, "You are fooling around and talking nonsense. Let's go and greet your father and mother. I'm afraid we've been very scared these days."
Xiao Jingtong immediately resigned himself to it, nodded, and responded obediently. Just as he and Xiao Jingchuan were about to go out, they met Xiao Ci who was being carried into the hospital.
Xiao Ci hadn't even changed his clothes yet, and was still wrapped in a strip of cloth twisted from Song Qinghuan's clothes. His face was haggard, his eyes were tired, and his beard was unshaven. He was really shabby. He leaned on the bamboo stalk and said, "What's the fuss about?"
Well, I heard you making a noise before I even reached the door."
"Father, daddy..." the brother and sister called in unison, with joy on their faces, but then the joy disappeared.
Xiao Jingtong flattened his mouth, tears fell down, and he shouted aggrievedly: "Dad..."
Xiao Ci grinned, as if it was affecting the wound. Before he could grin, he couldn't help but twitch again, and said comfortingly: "Stop crying. If you don't know, you really think your father is dead."
Xiao Jingtong stopped crying, raised his head and stamped his feet angrily, but Xiao Ci had already asked someone to carry him past the two brothers and sister into the house.
As soon as Zhu Chu stopped inside the house, he did not come down. When he saw several officials, he was very happy and said, "I know that the imperial court still remembers us, the people of Ruizhou Prefecture."
Several officials looked at each other blankly, and then Xiao Ci said again: "Are you bringing food and grass or disaster relief silver?"
