Soon news came from the capital that after Emperor Daqian ascended the throne, he issued a general amnesty.

He appointed his first wife, Ning, as empress.

The eldest son Ye Zhanyang was canonized as the Crown Prince, and his first wife Yang was canonized as the Crown Princess.

The second son, Ye Zhanpeng, was canonized as Prince of Yong, and his first wife, Helian, was canonized as Princess of Yong.

The third son, Ye Zhanying, was canonized as Prince Duan, and his first wife, Qi, was canonized as Princess Duan.

The fourth son, Ye Zhanyue, was canonized as Prince Rui, and his first wife, Jiang, was canonized as Princess Rui.

The eldest daughter, Ye Linlang, was canonized as Princess Yong'an.

The second daughter, Ye Jinyu, was canonized as Princess Yongkang.

The prince's daughter Ye Xin'er was canonized as Princess Minhui.

Ye Zhener, the daughter of Prince Duan, was canonized as Princess Minghui.

Ye Yichen, the daughter of Prince Rui, was canonized as Princess Jiahui.

The head of the Ning family was named Duke of Ning.

The head of the Yang family was named Marquis of Wu'an

Dong Qianli was granted the title of Marquis of Yongning.

General Ming was granted the title of Marquis of Zhenbei.

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When the news reached Black Stone City, all the families in the Thirteen Banners cheered.

Although Mr. Wang is old, he refuses to admit his age and pulls out a few firecrackers, setting them off with deafening noises.

Several great-grandsons wanted to snatch the firecrackers from him, so he quickly asked his wife and grandson's wife to take the children away.

Master Wang also explained to everyone that Emperor Daqian had issued a general amnesty.

"Not only are we included in the amnesty, but our children have also made military achievements. Not only have we been exempted from military household registration, but our children have also become officials. We can go anywhere now, to the capital, or return to our hometown."

There are only the elderly, the weak, women and children in the Thirteen Banners now. They heard Master Wang say that they could return to their hometown.

Holding his grandson in his arms, Ma's father glanced at Ma's mother, weighing the options for a long time before cautiously asking, "Master Wang, is it okay for us not to return to our hometown?"

"Of course. A general amnesty means we won't be bound by those military households anymore. As long as we have a pass, we can go anywhere."

"I was so scared. I thought we had to go back to where we came from. We had such a hard time escaping from here."

"My son is now a sixth-rank official. Those shameless people are just trying to suck his blood! We can't let our son and his wife suffer. Besides, the Thirteen Banners are pretty good. We're used to living here and don't want to move."

Master Wang agreed with Mada's parents. "The Thirteen Banners are great. We've already taken root here. Where else can we go?"

Mr. Wang thought about how his hometown was a completely unfamiliar place for his two grandsons. He also thought about their mother who had remarried many years ago. Staying here would be the best for his two grandsons' future.

Guan hadn't expected that everyone would reach a consensus in just a short while. "It seems like no one wants to leave the Thirteen Banners!"

"I feel that no place is better than our Thirteen Banners." Tian felt like she was dreaming when she thought about it.

"Back then, my husband spent all our family wealth to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. I thought that this was a chance for success. Who could have imagined that not long after, he would be implicated and exiled to Black Stone City. We all thought that our lives were over, and even our children would have no chance of success." Thinking of this, Tian felt mixed emotions.

"Hahaha, none of us could have imagined that there would be such a dramatic turn of events." Master Wang was the happiest one. "We can finally live up to our ancestors."

"Yes!"

"Yes."

The cheers of the elderly, the weak, women and children were quite loud, and Shiyilang even pulled his sister over to watch the fun out of curiosity.

When Guan saw the brother and sister, she waved and asked, "Chenchen, when will your parents come back?"

"I can only say that the return date is uncertain." Last night at home, the family chatted for half the night.

"Why can't you come back? Isn't it all..."

“There are still some places that haven’t settled down yet.”

Yichen didn't say that her grandfather was now the emperor of Daqian and was too old to go to war.

My uncle is the crown prince, the heir apparent of Daqian, and is not suitable for going on expeditions.

The second uncle was about to lead his troops back to the northwest, where the Huns were making unusual movements again.

The remaining civil unrest could only be quelled by the troops led by my third uncle, his parents, and cousins.

When Guan heard that Sister Jiang and the others could not come back, she said, "Then..." The head of the family and his sons could not come back either.

Yichen couldn't bear to see Aunt Guan disappointed, so she let her in on a little gossip. "My parents will be back soon."

"Aren't they staying in the capital?"

"Black Stone City and the three cities ahead are all my father's fiefdoms. He can't stay in the capital for too long."

"Oh, that's great."

When Master Wang and the others heard Guan's cheers, they all gathered around her. Tian even hurriedly asked, "Sister Guan, what happened that makes you so happy?"

"Oh, you will do the same as me after hearing this."

"Sister Guan, please speak quickly."

"Our Black Stone City and the three cities ahead are all fiefs of Yichen's father."

"manor?"

Some people didn't react, but Master Wang was the first to react. "I've always said that it's best for us to stay in the Thirteen Banners. The boss is helping us."

"Hahaha, Brother Wang, do we have to change the way we address each other from now on?" Hearing the cheers, Uncle Zhou Er also came over to watch the fun.

He asked this question only after he understood what was going on.

"Well, as for the name, we have to wait for the boss to come back and make a decision."

...

At this time, in the Ruiwang Mansion in the capital, Jiang Yan took her three sons for a walk and came to the conclusion, "This is too big! Walking around here almost killed me."

Shi Lang looked at his two brothers and chuckled, "Mom, the land you farm is even bigger than this, and I've never heard you say you were exhausted."

"How can they be the same? That's farming, growing food, and this is just hanging out."

Ye Zhan had just returned from outside and heard his wife complaining before he even entered the house. "Wife, what's wrong?"

"Nothing much, I just think this mansion is too big. But the scenery is still very nice, with pavilions, towers, small bridges and flowing water. You can see everything without leaving the mansion."

"That's good, isn't it? This was once the Prince Chen's Mansion. Father and Mother felt they owed me... so they gifted us this mansion."

"No wonder."

"Wife, it will take some time for you to arrange everything in our mansion."

"This kind of work is indeed very laborious and exhausting. Farming and fighting are much easier."

"Wife, I remember you used to like decorating our house."

"How can they be the same? Our house used to be only a hundred square meters, and now this house covers twenty to thirty acres."

"It's okay. We're a small family, so you can take your time to arrange it. At most, you can just clean up the yard where we live. You don't have to worry about anything else you don't need."

Jiang Yan initially thought Ye Zhan's suggestion was a good one, but after thinking about it, she decided it wasn't a good idea. "The yard we don't live in can't be like a weedy slope. It's so ugly, and we don't raise rabbits."

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