The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Jingxue sighed. Although she hadn't held out much hope, she was still a little disappointed. She said to Ye Muchen, "Never mind, you should go back too!"

Ye Muchen wanted to say a few more words of comfort to her, but Jingxue had already led her people toward the East Palace.

When Wanyan Junhao saw Jingxue coming over, he shouted, "Princess Consort Zhan, the hunt is over. Shouldn't you give me your hoverboard now?"

"Bring the remaining four thousand five hundred taels of silver to Yichun Palace to pick up the carriage!" Jingxue said without even glancing at him.

This guy is really impatient. Not long after Jingxue and the others entered Yichun Palace, a guard from Cangbei came with silver to collect the carriage. Jingxue took out a balance scooter and gave it to the man, thinking to herself, "This big idiot's silver is so easy to make!"

When Li Huan and his daughter returned home, there was another person in the house. This person was Li Jun, the father of An'an and Yingying.

"Uncle, you're back?" Li Qianqian entered her grandmother's room and saw Li Jun talking to the old lady.

Li Jun looked much thinner than when he came back for the last Chinese New Year.

"Yes! You're back! Big brother, Qianqian, Mother said you weren't coming back so soon." Li Jun stood up and cupped his hands in greeting to his older brother.

Li Huan took off his cloak and said, "How can we decide the affairs of the royal family? Second brother, when did you return? You should have gone back to your residence in Qingzhou, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't know we were here."

"Yes, elder brother, I arrived in the capital yesterday. The servants at my home in Qingzhou said that you had come to the capital and would be spending the New Year here, so I came over."

If Li Jun hadn't wanted to find two more children in the capital, he wouldn't have come to the capital; he didn't want to face the Sun family.

But since they were already in the capital and their family was here, they returned to their residence.

"Brother, I've also heard about my brother-in-law's situation. At least he's survived."

Li Huan nodded, "Yes! That's all thanks to Xue'er."

“I heard it from my mother. I never expected Xue’er to be so successful!” Li Jun said.

Li Huan smiled but didn't say anything. Xue'er seemed to have more to offer than just that, but his younger brother wasn't involved in officialdom, and there were some things he didn't want him to know.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? It's almost time for dinner. Let's go to the dining hall. Madam Sun is cooking herself today. Let's see what delicious food she can make!" said Madam Li.

"My aunt will be so happy to see my uncle back!" Li Qianqian said with a smile, stepping forward to help her grandmother.

Li Jun frowned slightly and changed the subject, asking, "Qianqian, didn't your brother come back with you?"

"My brother is now with the War King, who is my cousin-in-law, and he doesn't come home!"

"Oh!"

Inside the dining hall, Sun Hua was directing the cooks as they served dishes. Seeing the group enter, she said, "Big brother and Qianqian are back? Perfect timing for dinner."

"My aunt is so virtuous, she made so many dishes. Do all women have to know how to cook a lot after they get married? My cousin can cook too, and she can even make dumplings!" Li Qianqian said.

Lady Che, wife of Li Huan, smiled as she saw her chattering youngest daughter and said, "What is making dumplings? You've learned something new from your trip out, haven't you?"

"It's a kind of food. It's made by wrapping filling in dough, then boiling it in water. It's delicious! If you don't believe me, ask my dad!"

Mrs. Che looked at her husband and asked, "Is what this girl is saying true?"

Li Huan nodded, "Yes! Xue'er made it. When you eat it, you dip it in the sauce. I heard it can be used to make a variety of fillings!"

"Really? I'll have a chance to learn from Xue'er!" Madam Che said casually.

Li Huan laughed, "Xue'er is so busy these days, even the Emperor Emeritus is helping her take care of her children, how could she have time to teach you!"

"Child? You mean Jingze?"

Li Qianqian quickly helped her father explain, "It's not just Jingze, my cousin seems to have taken in several other children too!"

Madam Che asked curiously, "I didn't see it when I went to the Prince of War's mansion last time?"

Seeing that the family was talking nonstop, Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "Oh dear! Elder brother and sister-in-law, please sit down and eat! The food will get cold!"

"Alright! Let's eat first! I imagine you two are both hungry, aren't you?" Madam Che said with a smile.

The group sat down to eat, but Li Jun was clearly distracted. He didn't eat the food that Sun Shi put on his plate several times.

Sun was extremely annoyed. This man had returned yesterday but hadn't come to her courtyard.

Seeing his distraught state, he should know that the mother and her two children are gone. As long as I persist in treating him well, I believe that in time he will be moved by my sincerity.

"Big brother, can't we visit my sister and brother-in-law either?" Li Jun asked.

"Of course, the Emperor grants Xue'er and her brother the right to visit each month. Even their mother doesn't have the right to visit. The younger sister is about to give birth, but Xue'er says that the Emperor regularly sends imperial physicians to check on her, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Oh!"

After taking care of all this, Li Jun thought he would go out in the afternoon to look for his friends in Beijing and see if they had any clues about the two children.

Nan Yuan was burned to death. When he returned to Nanyuan Town, Nan Yuan had already been buried by his neighbors. The neighbors told him that two children had gone missing, and he didn't know why this had happened.

Ten years ago, he rescued Nan Yuan, who was unconscious, by the side of an official road. She remembered nothing except her own name.

During her treatment, Nan Yuan became extremely dependent on him, insisting on staying with him no matter what.

Whether it was love that grew over time or love at first sight, the two of them were together anyway. The reason he didn't bring Nan Yuan home was...

One reason was to help Nan Yuan find her family, since Nan Yuan was clearly from the South; the other was that her mother would never allow her to marry a woman of unknown origin.

He kept putting it off until his youngest daughter was born, when business became difficult and he started traveling to various places to do business, rarely returning to Nanyuan Town.

Even when he went back, he would only stay for two days, leaving the mother and son enough money before leaving again. And for so many years, because Nan Yuan had lost her memory, he had never been able to find her family.

Every time he returned to Qingzhou, his mother would force him to go on blind dates, and later, without his consent, she arranged a marriage with Sun Hua.

But he really couldn't do what other men do, having two homes, one at home and one outside.

Now, the two children are missing. At first, he was like a blind man, without any direction. He didn't know which way the children went. Moreover, he only remembered that An'an was eight years old, Yingying was four years old, and the two children's general appearances.

He searched all over the place but found no clues, so he had no choice but to return to Qingzhou. Fortunately, a beggar said he had seen a boy and a girl who were similar to what he had described.

He searched for several days in Qingzhou, but without any clues. Knowing that his family had come to the capital, he thought he would search there again. If he still couldn't find anything, he would go back to the area around Nanyuan Town after the New Year to search.

The emperor was surprised that the delegation returned so quickly. He asked Prince Duan and learned that there were tigers in the hunting grounds. Indeed, returning was the right thing to do.

Now that the delegation has returned, the negotiations must continue.