Chapter 539: A Family of Three Reunited
Chapter 539: A Family of Three Reunited
When Jiang Zhoulin heard him say “the most filial daughter”, he said excitedly: “It must be Wanyue! I knew Wanyue would not abandon a father like me!”
The smile on the middle-aged man's lips deepened, and he lowered his voice: "Yes, I rescued the second young lady, Your Majesty, and it is not convenient to show up now."
"I will take you to reunite with Miss Wanyue and Mrs. Lu."
When Jiang Zhoulin heard that Emperor Qingning was saved by Jiang Wanyue, he was overjoyed: "So that's it! So that's it!"
Just when he was called an old beggar, he thought his life was over. Unexpectedly, a surprise hit him the next moment, which really proved the saying "Misfortunes will eventually turn into blessings".
"That's great. Heaven shouldn't have let Jiang Zhoulin down."
The carriage carrying Jiang Zhoulin headed towards the outskirts of Beijing. At first they took the official road, then turned into a narrow path and headed up the mountain.
Jiang Zhoulin watched the road gradually become unfamiliar, and couldn't help asking the middle-aged man driving the car: "Excuse me, sir, where are we going? What are Wanyue and the others' plans for next?"
The middle-aged man still had a smile on his face: "Miss Wanyue seems to be planning to leave the capital. Today, Master Zheng asked me to take you there to meet up with them."
This middle-aged man is actually one of the Miao masters under Hou Xiaoxiao. The black poisonous insect that threatened Zheng Qin that day was not just a scare. They determined the location of Zheng Qin's hiding place through the poisonous insect that crawled out of the mountain.
Seeing Jiang Zhoulin on alert, he thought to himself that this old man was indeed a fox: "Don't worry, they are hiding in the courtyard in the mountains, so we have to go up the mountain."
Jiang Zhoulin nodded in understanding, but he was still on guard.
Until he saw a small courtyard, three carriages were parked at the gate of the courtyard, and there was a familiar figure next to the carriages, it was his beloved daughter Jiang Wanyue!
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Jiang Wanyue and her daughter packed their luggage and were standing in front of the carriage, waiting for the Queen Mother to come out so that they could set off.
"lady!"
"Wan Yue!"
A long-lost voice sounded behind Jiang Wanyue and her daughter.
The mother and daughter turned around in shock and found an old beggar with unshaven beard and tattered clothes limping towards them with a cane.
Seeing the stranger, Jiang Wanyue grabbed her mother's sleeve with some fear. When the old beggar came closer and she saw his facial features, she recognized him.
Jiang Zhoulin used to be the Minister of Personnel, with regular features and a dignified appearance. He also wore a red official uniform, which made him look extraordinary. But now he looks just like an old man, especially with a limp. Jiang Wanyue resisted the urge to frown: "Dad? Why are you here?"
Jiang Zhoulin saw that Jiang Wanyue and her daughter looked a little strange, but he didn't think much about it: "It was Master Zheng who brought me here to escape with you."
He walked over to the carriage with a smile on his face: "Although the current situation is difficult, our family of three is still reunited."
Lu Fangqin forced a smile on her face: "Master, there is still water in the small kitchen in the yard. Go and wash up. I will ask someone to find you a new set of clothes."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhoulin immediately felt that his wife was considerate: "Oh, yes, yes, yes, Madam is still thoughtful. I won't have the conditions to wash up after traveling."
He followed the guards at the gate to wash and change clothes.
Jiang Wanyue and her daughter forced smiles on their faces, but they immediately fell.
Jiang Wanyue frowned: "Mother, what should we do? We don't plan to bring one more person."
"This carriage will be very crowded, and father's legs are not handy so it will be difficult for him to escape."
They did not take Jiang Zhoulin into consideration at all when they were making the plan. After all, Jiang Zhoulin's identity as the former Minister of Personnel was not only of no use to them, but he was also sickly. Instead, he would become a burden on their escape.
Lu Fangqin patted Jiang Wanyue's hand and said, "Since your father is here, we can't just leave him here. Besides, maybe he's on his way to the coast. There are old friends in this area who can help us."
"What's more, Master Zheng is so thoughtful. At such a critical moment, he still wants to reunite our family of three. This shows how much he cares about you."
Jiang Wanyue couldn't help blushing when she heard what Lu Fangqin said. It was true. She didn't know whether Master Zheng had successfully reunited with the Zhuwan Navy. She didn't see any letters coming. He didn't want to abandon her and her daughter, did he?
That's not right. If she really wanted to abandon them, she wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of sending her father over.
"I haven't seen a letter from Master Zheng, but he gave me a token to meet his men, and told me where his bases are on the road and where I can ask for help."
Jiang Wanyue pinched the token seal hidden in her sleeve and said, "I think the nearest place is in Qingshan City. It will take less than three days to get there by carriage."
After Jiang Zhoulin washed up, the mother and daughter's expressions finally eased a little.
The Queen Mother also packed her luggage. Actually, she didn't have much to take with her, except for the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet that day, when she was dressed very gorgeously. She also wore a lot of jewels when she fled, which came in handy now.
But she was afraid that Jiang Wanyue and her daughter would covet her things, so she took some effort to hide them.
The Queen Mother saw Jiang Zhoulin's tone of surprise and asked, "Lord Jiang?"
The two carriages were used to carry food, clothing and daily necessities for the journey. Originally, the three women could fit in one carriage, but now there was an old man. The Queen Mother's face was not very good, but she didn't know what to say, after all, it was the Jiang family who saved her.
Jiang Zhoulin bowed and said, "I greet the Queen Mother."
At this time, the driver urged: "Get in the car, it's time to set off. It will be difficult to travel any later."
The four of them squeezed into a carriage, and the atmosphere inside was extremely awkward. But now they were trying to escape, so they didn't care about the distinction between men and women.
The Queen Mother looked at the family of three and felt that she was an outsider. She felt uncomfortable. If these three people teamed up to rob her jewelry, how would she deal with it? She really felt at ease only when her son was by her side.
The Queen Mother sighed silently in her heart, but it was not convenient for Emperor Qingning to take her with him when he left.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the car was a bit tense, Jiang Zhoulin found a topic to talk about: "Where are we escaping to?"
"Go to Zhuwan, Donghai, and find the Haining Navy." Jiang Wanyue briefly discussed their future plans with Jiang Zhoulin.
When Jiang Zhoulin heard that he was going to lead the Haining navy to conquer a primitive continent, recuperate there, and then return to take back Dasheng, he suddenly felt hopeful. "Great, Master Zheng is still a good planner."
We talked along the way and the sky gradually darkened.
Since we were walking on a small road, it was extremely quiet, so quiet that we could hear the chirping of insects outside the carriage.
The group traveled all night and felt drowsy, but with four people squeezed into a carriage, they couldn't even lie down sideways, so they could only lean against the carriage, which made sleeping very uncomfortable.
Just when everyone was dozing off, the carriage suddenly jolted and made a loud rumbling noise.
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