Royal Palace. The winter snow has melted, leaving a lot of water stains on the ground. The palace people are cleaning the snow, and the sound of rushing water echoes everywhere.
The old eunuch scolded the young eunuchs for being lazy. There were so many ice cubes under the eaves, and they didn't know how to clean them first. The young eunuchs obeyed the instructions.
Lu Yi came out of the palace and saw Qi Xiao armed.
The latter took off the sword from his waist and handed it to the eunuch next to him. When he saw Lu Yi, he nodded towards him.
"I'll wait for you at home. Come to my house for dinner tonight!" Lu Yi said.
"OK."
The two passed by each other.
Lu Yi returned home directly and told Lu Zhiqian: "You don't need to bring anything else. Bring your official seal and official uniform, and some casual clothes."
"What clothes should I bring?" Mu Siyu came back from outside.
When Lu Yi saw her, he waved his hand to Lu Zhiqian, indicating that he should leave first.
Mu Siyu looked at him: "Are you going out? Where are you going this time and how long will you stay?"
"It will take a little longer to go out this time. I'm not sure how long it will take." Lu Yi said.
"Did something happen?"
"There is indeed something."
"Then tell me!"
"Do you know about Tongyang City?" Lu Yi said, "There is something unusual happening in Tongyang City. Qi Xiao and I are going to have a look. If there is any problem, we can handle it in time."
"To actually dispatch two of your high-ranking ministers, one civil and one military, at the same time, this Tongyang City is very unusual!"
"The envoy there, Zhou Xiangfei, is in charge of 100,000 troops and 200,000 residents. Do you think it is important?" Lu Yi said, "Tongyang City has been very peaceful these years, and Zhou Xiangfei has also managed it very well.
Okay. Recently, our local informants have received news that something is wrong there."
"I know you are busy, and I can't help you with court affairs. I can only provide you with other things. I will cook something delicious for you tonight."
"Stop working so hard and ask the kitchen to cook more dishes. I've invited Mr. Qi and he will come over to discuss matters with me."
"What will happen if there is one more Mr. Qi? At worst, I can cook more dishes. He is our friend anyway, so it is appropriate to cook some dishes to entertain friends. Now that you are gone, I don’t know when you will come back. I will take good care of you."
Let me cook some dishes for you, so that you won’t be so busy outside that you forget about your wife and children.”
"No. However, I like the dishes cooked by my wife the most. Mr. Qi is blessed with my favor today."
Mu Siyu cooked a few dishes herself and ordered her servants to serve the guests well, while she went back to the room to take the two girls to pack their luggage.
"Ma'am, why are we packing?"
"The master is going to Tongyang City to handle official business. I want to go back to Hubei City to see my mother and Shuyu during this time. I haven't gone back for so many years. If I don't go out, I don't know if I will have time in the future. I might as well take advantage of this opportunity.
When he is away, I also go back to the old house to visit. Otherwise, it would be so annoying to leave me here thinking about things every day!"
"That's right."
Mu Siyu planned to take her three children back. Lu Shaoyu was an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Even if she wanted to take him away, she would not be able to leave.
After Lu Yi discussed the matter with Qi Xiao, he came back and saw the large and small bags of luggage, and then he knew Mu Siyu's plan.
He didn't stop him, he just told him to bring more people.
Hubei City and Tongyang City were in the same direction. Lu Yi and Qi Xiao could send them to Hubei City, and then continue driving east for half a month, and they would almost reach Tongyang City.
A few days later, everyone set out on the road.
Lu Shaoyu and Lu Xuan stood at the gate of the city, with three faces of different sizes showing similar expressions, which was resentment.
Lu Shaoyu and Lu Xuan also wanted to go back to their hometown to visit. Su Zhiliu really wanted to leave the capital and go out for a walk. She had a restless temper before marriage. Now she wants to be a noble lady after marriage and a calm person after giving birth to a child.
Mother, it was almost killing her.
"Don't look at me like that. Even if I am willing to take you there, your second master Lu will not agree." Mu Siyu purred in the direction of Lu Xuan and said to Su Zhiliu, "
Besides, the child is still young, so he can't be away from adults, let alone travel long distances."
"I always hear you talking about things in your hometown. At that time, your faces were all filled with happy smiles. I really want to go and see the legendary amusement park. It is a unique place that does not even exist in the capital."
Mu Siyu suspected that the last sentence was what she really meant.
Isn’t it easy to want something special? As long as she is willing, she can build one in the capital.
However, one such project is enough, and one more will not be rare. Things are rare and valuable, so let the unique feature stay in the place where they met and fell in love, and let it become a fairy tale.
"Hubei City is too far away. The children are still young, so it is not convenient for us to go back." Lu Xuan hugged Su Zhiliu, "When your health gets better and the children can walk, I will ask the emperor for a long leave and take you with me."
Let’s go back to our old house and have a look.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qi Xiao led the people to open the way ahead.
Lu Yi followed behind with his wife, children, and dozens of nursing staff.
Three months later, they finally arrived in Hubei City.
Lu Yi looked at the familiar city gate with a complicated mood.
Back then, he worked hard here little by little, from a small clerk to the prime minister of a country now. Only he himself knows the difficulties.
How many plots did he avoid and how many people who tried to harm him did he kill, and only then did he reach his current position.
"Madam, I can't enter the city. You know my operation is secret, so whether it's me or Mr. Qi, we have substitutes in the capital, and no one knows that we left the capital."
'Lu Yi' and 'Qi Xiao' have never left the capital, so they cannot be discovered by others, otherwise this secret operation will be easily seen through and the entire plan may be ruined.
"I know, you and Mr. Qi should go! We have already arrived at the city gate, are you still worried that I will suffer a loss here? You must know that this is my place too, and my guys are everywhere. I can speak better than you here."
Mu Siyu said easily, "But you must be careful. Our family now wants money, money, and power. If you ruin yourself, your young daughter-in-law will remarry, and your children will call someone else their father."
"
"You woman, why do you become more arrogant as you get older?" Lu Yi pinched her nose, "Then you take good care of yourself. After Mr. Qi and I have settled the matter, we will come back here to pick you up."
Mu Siyu nodded.
Lu Zhiyun handed a bundle to Lu Yi: "Dad, I made this. Inside is a suit of soft gold silk armor. You can wear it to protect you."
"Xiao Yun'er, say hello to your grandmother and Grandpa Zhu on behalf of my father." Lu Yi said, "I'm leaving."
"Dad, go early and come back early." Lu Zhiyun waved his hand.
Lu Zhiqing poked her head and looked in the direction of Lu Yi with red eyes: "Dad is gone. From now on, my mother will spank me and there will be no one to protect me. It's so sad."