The general kneels on the washboard again

This petition letter was written with great sincerity, and contained Jiang Songrui and Cao Jin's full love for Jiang Yunxiao, which was what Yue Niang had always envied and longed for.

Watching Jiang Songrui dragging his sick body to plead for Jiang Yunxiao, Yue Niang thought that if her "mother" were still alive, she would definitely be loved like this!

Before Yue Niang could think any more, Jiang Songrui collapsed again due to exhaustion.

Cao Jin helped him calm down while writing for him.

Finally, I managed to finish writing the petition letter before dawn.

Jiang Songrui sent someone to the palace at full speed, and he himself put on court clothes and was helped into the palace by several servants.

Cao Jin stood at the gate and instructed, "You should also take care of yourself and take these pills with you."

Jiang Songrui agreed wholeheartedly.

After Jiang Songrui left, Cao Jin yawned loudly and then said to Yue Niang, "Xiao'er has never suffered any hardship since he was a child. Even when he fought with the princes, he was never held accountable. I wonder if he slept well in that prison last night."

A mother's concern for her children is always meticulous.

Yue Niang supported Cao Jin and comforted him, "Aunt, I think the royal family has shown some mercy. At least now the rumors outside are that he has been convicted and imprisoned, but Brother Yun Xiao is still alive."

"I know that too. It would be great if Xiao'er could be as worry-free as you."

Yue Niang subconsciously retorted, "Aunt, I haven't made the Fu family worry either. Besides, I think Brother Yunxiao is right about this matter. The Jiang family's army only recognizes members of the Jiang family. It's a good thing Brother Yunxiao went to deal with my uncle's situation. Otherwise, Yexi would have continued to invade, and we'd probably have lost more than just two cities."

Cao Jin quickly covered Yue Niang's mouth: "Shh, how can you say such things casually?"

Yue Niang looked around and said, "The people in my aunt's house are all carefully selected, so I'm a little blunt when I speak."

Although the two of them were sleepy, they couldn't sleep, so they waited anxiously for Jiang Songrui to come back home.

It was already midnight again.

A servant in the house came first to report: "Madam, the young master has been released from prison, but..." The servant looked at Cao Jin's face with a worried look and spoke hesitantly.

This irritated Cao Jin: "Why are you hesitating? Hurry up and tell me."

The servant then continued, "But the royal family severely punished the young master with eighty lashes of the cane."

Cao Jin nearly fainted: "Eighty lashes of the cane! This is going to kill Xiao'er."

Fortunately, Yue Niang supported her, otherwise she would have fallen straight to the ground.

Seeing Cao Jin like this, Yue Niang asked on his behalf, "Has he been punished now?"

The servant nodded and said, "He has been punished. The Duke is bringing the young master back now."

Yue Niang helped Cao Jin sit down and instructed Li Zhu, "Li Zhu, please go get some medicine for wounds and send it directly to the young master's courtyard."

Li Zhu took the order and left.

Yue Niang instructed the servant again, "Take a few people to guard the gate and welcome the Duke."

The boy also went down.

Cao Jin was already sleep-deprived, and now with this shock, she felt dizzy and dazed. "Auntie, can you still walk?"

Cao Jin struggled to get up: "Okay."

Yue Niang went over and helped Cao Jin up: "Aunt, let's go to Brother Yun Xiao's courtyard now and arrange all the matters."

Cao Jin's weight leaned towards Yue Niang. Somehow, he suddenly sighed, "Yue'er, am I too useless? Just these things are enough to bring me down."

Yue Niang supported Cao Jin and walked forward: "Aunt, this is because I care about you, so you feel so uncomfortable. This is actually a very happy thing."

"Since we were young, my father taught your mother and me to be strong and resilient, and not let others see our strength as women. But I always feel like I no longer have the strength."

Yue Niang was a little surprised that Cao Jin, who was always open-minded, could also be so sad. She could only continue to comfort him: "Aunt, having family as a weakness, and taking good care of your family and maintaining your small family is already a great thing."

After walking out for a while, Cao Jin felt much better and the weight on Yue Niang gradually decreased.

"Yue'er, if your mother were still alive, what would she do if she encountered these things?"

Yue Niang shook her head: "I don't know."

After all, Xu had been gone since she came here, and those warm scenes in her memory did not belong to her.

Cao Jin pulled his entire body away from Yue Niang: "Your mother is the strongest person I have ever met."

For some reason, Cao Jin missed Xu Shushen very much tonight and wanted to talk to Yue Niang about her.

"Your mother was famous when she was still a child. Can you imagine that with her small body, she actually followed my father into the military camp? I had never been there, but she did."

"Is mother so great?" Yue Niang was indescribably proud.

Cao Jin smiled: "Of course, but later she insisted on following that ungrateful Fu Shiqing, and after accompanying him to build up most of the family business, she died just like that."

"As far as I can remember, I never saw my mother cry or give in. Even during those years when she and my father were at odds, she lived her life on her own terms."

"So I always regarded my sister as my goal, but in the end I still couldn't do it well."

Yue Niang still held Cao Jin's hand, and said earnestly, "Aunt, if my mother were here, if I were like Brother Yun Xiao, my mother would also shed tears and be soft. People are inherently emotional, there's nothing wrong with that."

Cao Jin's mood improved a lot, and the two of them chatted until they arrived at Jiang Yunxiao's courtyard.

After tidying the bed and bringing the medicine, they waited for about an incense stick of time before Jiang Yunxiao was carried in by several servants. He was still unconscious.

Jiang Songrui was also carried in by several servants and was coughing constantly at this time.

Cao Jin hurried over to help Jiang Songrui calm down, while Yue Niang instructed the servants to put Jiang Yunxiao on the bed.

Jiang Songrui stuffed a pill into his mouth and stared blankly at Jiang Yunxiao lying on the bed.

"I handed over the military power."

Cao Jin looked at Jiang Songrui in disbelief: "You? How could it be?"

Jiang Songrui looked at Jiang Yunxiao: "As long as Xiao'er is safe, our family still has a title, right?"

Cao Jin nodded in agreement: "Yes, as long as Xiao'er is safe."

Jiang Songrui looked at Jiang Yunxiao with a loving look in his eyes: "It's just that this silly boy dreams of becoming a general. I'm afraid I can't help him."

Yue Niang sighed that Jiang Songrui could do this for Jiang Yunxiao, but her father tried every means to put her to death for the little piece of land in his hands.

The difference shouldn't be too obvious.

That night, the few of them finally took a nap in front of Jiang Yunxiao's bed.

Day two.

The thrush outside was chirping non-stop, and Yue Niang felt something scratching her face.

After waking up from his sleep, he found himself lying next to Jiang Yunxiao's bed. Jiang Yunxiao was lying on the bed with a pale face, and was tickling Yue Niang with her hair.

The two looked at each other for a moment, the atmosphere was a little ambiguous, and the distance between them kept getting closer, until a scream broke the atmosphere.

The one who screamed was Dong Zhu, who was now standing on the threshold, neither going forward nor backward. Feeling awkward, he wanted to escape: "How about I come back later?"

Yue Niang stood up, straightened her clothes, and cleared her throat with an awkward cough: "What's wrong? Tell me."

"Um, the Fan family came to our house to propose marriage."

"What?" Cao Jin in the inner room was supporting Jiang Songrui, and Jiang Yunxiao was lying on the bed. They all said in unison.

Dong Zhu looked at the family and nodded solemnly: "Yes, Fan Qude went to the Fu family to propose marriage today."

Yue Niang looked at the Jiang family and said, "Don't worry, I can handle it."

Then he left the Duke's Mansion.

When they arrived at the door of Fu's house, people gathered inside and outside to watch the fun. Yue Niang slipped in through the side door wearing a veil.

As soon as we arrived at Yuechen Courtyard, Xier, who was beside Tian, came over and said, "Miss, you are really a busy person. Madam said that she would go to the temple to pray in two days. The daughters at home are all copying scriptures. This is yours. It has been delayed for a few days. You must be more diligent."

It was unnecessary for me to come back this time. Fu Shiqing and Tian were the ones who least wanted Yue Niang to get married successfully, so how could they accept the Fan family's proposal?

Sure enough, Dongzhu, who went to watch the fun, came back and told the story soon after.

"Fu Shiqing and Tian said that the young lady had a bad reputation and couldn't bring trouble to the Fan family, so they rejected it outright. When I went there, they had all dispersed."

Yue Niang was copying scriptures: "Well, is there any news about Fan Zhicheng?"

Lian Xing quickly answered, "Master, yes, Master Fan invited you to a gathering at Fengxian Tower."

After Yue Niang finished copying this volume, she sneaked out through the side door with Qin Fengyang and his son.

Fan Zhicheng had been waiting in Fengxian Tower for a long time.

Yue Niang pushed the door open and walked in. Fan Zhicheng, dressed in white, was staring blankly at the street downstairs.

"What are you looking at? So lost in thought?"

He turned around when he heard Yue Niang's voice.