Chapter 372: Chapter 277
Her question soon had an answer.
Not two months after the Empress Ceremony, news came from the Capital City.
His Majesty the Emperor issued a decree, seeking out extraordinary individuals and events from across the lands to summon the Empress’s spirit to appear in dreams.
At the same time, he mobilized the three armies, intending to personally lead an expedition to the Northern Border and conquer the Jin Dynasty.
A wise man does not stand under a risky wall; the new Emperor personally leading an expedition was a significant national event, and naturally, all the officials tried to persuade him otherwise.
However, past lessons were there to be seen; this time, seeing the Emperor’s firm will, the voices of persuasion were much weaker.
With the Emperor going on the expedition, a few elders temporarily managed the political affairs in the Capital.
Xie Wanqing received the news when the three armies had already set forth, and the matter was settled.
She wasn’t worried about other things; after all, in her previous life that person probably abandoned duties as well, personally leading troops to conquer Jin Country, bringing peace to the people of Northern Border.
However, she always remembered in her heart that Lu Ziyuan had said he died on the battlefield in his previous life.
In this life, ... will he avoid it?
As for those extraordinary individuals and events, summoning spirits in dreams and such, she paid no attention to them.
She was alive and well; what could even the most skilled magician do?
But, was that person really going to summon the spirit into dreams?
Having already been reincarnated once, would he ...
The more she thought, the more Xie Wanqing felt troubled.
She was a bit fed up with herself; clearly, she had already retreated to a remote small town, yet she was still concerned about the state of the Capital City.
Knowing that Lu Ziyuan had ascended the throne, knowing he hadn’t implicated the Xie family, knowing Pei Yuqing was also living well, wasn’t that enough?
Why did she care so much about that person’s matter, so emotionally affected, her mood fluctuating!
Probably angry with herself, she furiously drank a cup of cold tea, saying: "Why does cousin always have to tell me these news."
"Alright," Ji Chengfeng said softly, "then I won’t mention it anymore."
Xie Wanqing: "..."
Seeing her inner conflict, Ji Chengfeng looked toward the courtyard, where a little bean was toddling unsteadily learning to walk, and shifted his topic: "Ran’er is soon reaching the age of enlightenment; have you thought over my suggestion?"
When Xie Xiuran was half a year old, the two of them had discussed that once the child could speak and understood the meaning of father and mother.
How should they tell him where his father had gone.
Especially, living in the Prefectural Magistrate Mansion, without any family, with only a mother and the mother’s cousin.
Ji Chengfeng said his family was urging him to marry, which was causing him a real headache, and he wasn’t willing to marry a girl he had never met as his wife.
But now that the situation was turbulent, he had been assigned to Bianzhou, with no certain return home date, his parents worried over his marriage, unable to return home, unwilling to accept an arranged marriage, he could only remain helpless.
Under such circumstances, Xie Wanqing’s aunt and uncle really didn’t want their eldest son to waste away the years, unexpectedly wrote to him, saying if he encounters a girl he fancies, he can marry of his own accord, and someday bring her home to meet his parents.
The legitimate eldest son of the Ji Family, in this era of parental command and arranged marriages, was allowed to choose his own mate.
Ji Chengfeng also said he was busy with official duties every day and couldn’t find a girl he fancied, but he liked Xie Xiuran and was willing to be the child’s father.
If Xie Wanqing truly decided never to return to the Capital City again and had no other plans, and didn’t dislike him, they could become husband and wife.
In this way, the child would have a legitimate background, parents, and family, and he could give an account to his parents.
To prevent her worries, he even specially explained that they could be only nominally husband and wife.
At the time, Xie Wanqing was shocked upon hearing this, spending a long time speechless with her jaw dropped.
Seeing this, Ji Chengfeng then said there was no rush; the child was still young, and there was time to let her think slowly.
And now in the blink of an eye, Xie Xiuran was already over one year old and soon reaching the age of enlightenment.
