Kexin also sensed sothing was wrong and asked anxiously, "Mom, did sothing happen to Dad?" For Kexin and Brother Shengsheng and his two brothers, this was their greatest fear.
Yueyao smiled lightly and said, "Don’t jinx your dad, he’s fine up in the Northwest! It’s your mom who has sothing to do; I need to rush back to the Capital City to handle so matters."
Kexin breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Dad was okay, she was at ease: "Mom, when will Dad be back?" She could only imagine what Dad looked like.
Yueyao pondered for a mont and then said, "He’ll be back when this battle is over."
Kexin wanted to ask when the battle would end, but seeing the look on Yueyao’s face, she didn’t dare to ask.
Yueyao wasn’t sure either; after all, with her butterfly effect, many things might have changed: "The latest he will co back is the year after next."
Kexin was sowhat delighted: "Really?" With Yueyao’s confirmation, Kexin quickly went out to share this good news with Brother Shengsheng and his two brothers. Although it was still more than two years away, at least there was sothing to look forward to, unlike before, when it seed indefinitely distant.
On the eleventh day, a ssenger caught up with them. There was nothing to be done; no matter how fast Yueyao’s ship traveled, they had to stop at night, whereas the ssenger’s ship sailed day and night.
The leader was a Father-in-law, who upon seeing Yueyao, imdiately took out the Emperor’s secret decree to read it aloud. After Yueyao accepted the decree, the Father-in-law said, "We request that Lady Lian accompany us to the Imperial City." They were racing against ti and couldn’t afford to travel at Yueyao’s leisurely pace.
This left Yueyao with no room to refuse. She nodded and said, "Let explain things to a few of the children and pack a few clothes, then I’ll go with you."
No matter how urgent they were, this little ti didn’t make a difference. The head Father-in-law agreed to this condition.
Brother Shengsheng was waiting for news in the cabin. A group of strangers had co aboard their ship for no reason and went directly to look for Yueyao, causing the children to worry.
Brother Feifei saw Yueyao’s figure and rushed over to ask, "Mom, who are these people? What are they doing?" They didn’t seem like good people at a glance.
Yueyao also explained briefly: "These people are ssengers sent by the Emperor, so I need to go with them. Listen carefully to Aunt Xiang Wei, and in about ten days, our family can reunite."
The four children were stunned. They had thought of many possibilities, but had never expected that it was the Emperor summoning their mom. Brother Feifei, having experienced more things, said worriedly, "Mom, why is the Emperor summoning you?" He instinctively felt it wasn’t a good thing since it seed so urgent.
Yueyao smiled and said, "I don’t know either, but it shouldn’t be anything bad." Yueyao wasn’t prepared to tell the children about those complex matters.
The children hesitated for a mont, then all turned to look at Xiang Wei.
Xiang Wei felt particularly pressured and said, "It won’t be anything bad. If it were, they wouldn’t send a decree; they would have co directly with handcuffs and shackles to arrest your mom."
Yueyao’s mouth twitched.
The children, especially Brother Shengsheng and his group, often went out with Xiang Wei and had seen prisoners in handcuffs and fetters. So this description was very vivid, and they imdiately had no objections.
Yueyao packed a couple of boxes and got on the ssenger’s ship.
The children stood at the bow of the ship, watching as the ship disappeared in the blink of an eye, and asked Xiang Wei together, "Why is their ship so fast, and ours so slow?"
Xiang Wei laughed and said, "Their ship is small, ours is big, so it’s slower." Of course, that’s secondary; the main reason is that ssenger’s ship is the best, not only fast but also very convenient. When people see the flag on that ship, they clear the way without exception.
Kexin tugged on Xiang Wei’s clothes and whispered, "Aunt, is Mom really okay?"
Xiang Wei smiled and said, "Rest assured, it won’t be anything. In half a month, you’ll be able to see her." For now, there’s no problem, but after a couple of months, who knows.
Seven days later, the ship docked. When Yueyao disembarked, a carriage was waiting on the shore. Yueyao got into the carriage and within a couple of Shichen, she was dizzy: "Stop, stop."
Accompanying Yueyao was Gu Lan. Gu Lan helped Yueyao off the carriage, with Yueyao’s face ashen from vomiting. She was accustod to riding in carriages, but their speed was less than half of this.
After rinsing her mouth, Yueyao said to the leading Father-in-law, "If we keep going at this pace, I’m going to pass out." It’s fortunate that she is in good health, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to endure the ship’s journey.
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