Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

"Grandfather, don't worry. I will go explore the way first this time. I will do what I can and will not act rashly." Xie Jinglan comforted them.

"Lan'er, your birthday is in a few days. Why don't you wait until after your birthday before leaving?" Xie Feng said.

Xie Jinglan was stunned when she heard this, then she remembered that she was already seventeen years old.

Time flies so fast, it has been almost a year since she was reborn.

But during this year, she had hardly any peaceful days. The road ahead in the Middle Ages was uncertain, and she didn't know when she could rescue her mother and reunite with her family.

"Okay, then I'll wait until after my birthday before leaving." Anyway, she had to wait for Beitang Yuan to deal with the things at hand, so before leaving, she would spend some time with her family and treat her father's leg.

But... she looked at her grandfather and grandmother, and didn't know how their affairs were going?

"Grandma!" Xie Jinglan took Xie Wanying's hand and said, "I don't know when I will be back, so I won't be able to fulfill my filial duties by your side. I hope you and Grandpa can be together before I go. That way, there will be one more person to take care of you, and I will feel relieved."

Xie Wanying's face suddenly turned red.

Hearing his daughter's words, Xie Feng also looked at Zong Zhengyi, "Since you are my biological father, I hope you can live with us."

During this period, he thought a lot and understood what happened back then. He couldn't blame his father entirely. He even resolutely gave up the heir to the Zong Zheng family for his mother. He would rather disobey his parents and bear the misunderstandings and accusations of the outside world, but he had to protect his deep affection for his mother.

From this point of view, my father is not a treacherous person.

As a son, filial piety was his primary duty. His mother had suffered for most of her life, and his father had remained chaste for her until now. Naturally, he hoped his parents could be reunited so that his mother would have someone to accompany her and not be lonely for the rest of her life.

Once Yingying is rescued, their family will be complete.

"Okay, let's go home." Zong Zhengyi held Xie Wanying's hand, feeling a little excited. "When we get back to Shengjing, I'll go to the palace and ask the Queen Mother and His Majesty to grant us a marriage."

"Okay, then let's go back to Shengjing now!"

The family packed up, said goodbye to Zhongli Xiao, and returned to Shengjing.

It was almost evening when they returned to Shengjing, and Zong Zhengyi moved into the Duke of Li's mansion with them.

The next day, Zong Zhengyi and Xie Wanying entered the palace and first went to Shouning Palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager.

When the Queen Mother saw the two of them holding hands, her eyes turned red with joy.

She had no children in her life, and the only person closest to her by blood was her younger brother, but he left in anger because of an emotional issue and it has been decades since then.

Since her parents passed away, she became estranged from her half brothers and half brothers from her mother's side.

The court was full of twists and turns, and the emperor's mind was as deep as the sea. The people of Zong Zhengyi's family gradually faded out of the court, fearing that the emperor would be suspicious. Unless necessary, they rarely went to the palace to see the empress dowager.

Now that Zong Zhengyi has suddenly returned and has many children and grandchildren, how can the empress dowager not be happy?

After talking with the Empress Dowager for a while, Zong Zhengyi and Xie Wanying stood up to say goodbye and went to see Emperor Kunming.

One is to ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage; the other is that Xie Wanying wants to ask for an imperial decree to pass the title of Duke of Li to Xie Feng.

The Yuyong Kingdom had just won a victory, with the emperors of Nanyang and Luofeng killed and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals killed or wounded. Meanwhile, Yuyong had barely lost a single soldier, thanks to the Xie family's contributions. Emperor Kunming was delighted and immediately agreed to the victory, bestowing numerous rewards upon the Duke of Li's mansion.

At noon, two imperial edicts from Emperor Kunming were delivered to Duke Li's mansion.

On the same day, Emperor Kunming also announced the cause of the war that had occurred three years prior: Lin Yuansheng, in order to seize everything in the Duke of Li's mansion, secretly colluded with foreign enemies to orchestrate the war and captured Xie Feng and his wife...

As soon as the news came out, it caused quite a stir in Shengjing City and sparked a lot of discussion.

It was not until now that people knew that Xie Feng was Zong Zhengyi's son. No wonder Lin Yuansheng had such inappropriate thoughts.

When the people of the Zong Zheng family heard the news, they were also very surprised. The head of the Zong Zheng family, Zong Zhengde, immediately brought valuable gifts to visit the Xie family.

Zong Zhengying also came along. She never expected that Xie Jinglan was actually from their Zong Zheng family. No wonder she always felt a sense of familiarity when she saw her. It turned out that they were a family with the same origin.

Zong Zhengyi brought Xie Feng out to greet them.

"Brother."

"Second brother."

The two brothers haven't seen each other for decades.

Zong Zhengde is one year older than Zong Zhengyi, and is 57 years old. When the two brothers stand together, they look like father and son. One is as elegant as a fairy and handsome; the other is old and frail, with a waist thicker than a bucket, forming a sharp contrast.

Even Xie Feng, who was standing next to him, looked older than Zong Zhengyi.

"Second brother, I know about you and Old Lady Xie. I never thought that Xie Feng is the blood of our Zong Zheng family." Zong Zhengde looked at Xie Feng and sighed.

"Hello, uncle." Xie Feng bowed in greeting.

"No need to be so polite." Zong Zhengde helped him up.

After some greetings, everyone took their seats.

"Second brother, I came here today not only to recognize my relatives, but also to ask about the matter between you and Old Lady Xie. How about we hold a wedding for you?" Zong Zhengde said.

"Wanying and I have discussed this matter. The children are already so old, so we won't have to get married. It's enough to have His Majesty grant the marriage." Zong Zhengyi said.

With the emperor's decree granting the marriage, no one dared to question their relationship.

"Since it's something you two have agreed on, then forget about it." Zong Zhengde paused and said, "Second brother, since you're back, I'll hand over the position of head of the family to you! This position was originally yours. I'm old now, and it's time for me to take a break."

"No need!" Zong Zhengyi shook his head and said, "When I left, I gave up that position. If it weren't for Wanying, I'm afraid I wouldn't have come back to this place. If you feel tired, let the younger generation do it!

From now on! This Duke Li’s Mansion is my home, you don’t have to worry about me.”

While the adults were talking in the front hall, Zong Zhengying went to the backyard to find Xie Jinglan. He held her hand and was overjoyed. "I was told we were so compatible. It turns out we're a family."

Xie Jinglan smiled faintly, asked her to sit down, and said, "I'm sorry, I broke the promise I made to go to the Myriad Beasts Mountains to hunt monster cores together."

"It's not your fault!" Zong Zhengying waved his hands quickly, his eyes full of admiration as he looked at her.

"You are now a heroine of our Yuyong Kingdom! At only sixteen, you led the army into battle. Not only did you kill the emperors of Nanyang and Luofeng, but you also decimated the allied forces of the two countries without losing a single soldier, resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties. You are truly amazing!"

Xie Jinglan remained indifferent after hearing this. "Is it impressive? I was forced to do that."

She was lucky to win the battle because she got the spiritual power of the spirit crystal stone in the forbidden area. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.

If they lose, then the Yuyong Kingdom will be gone.