After the eldest sister-in-law of a fishing family became a widow, her disabled younger brother-in-l

"His Majesty is merciful."

Song Jinglan said lazily, "This time, I have made great contributions, and His Majesty has specially granted me permission to return to my hometown to visit my relatives. Young Master He, you don't need to worry so much."

"I came here today specifically to inform Young Master He in advance. Please don't forget."

Song Jinglan stared at her and added meaningfully, "Furthermore, I have already informed the prefect of Shuozhou about this matter. Without my permission, Young Master He's carriage will not be able to leave the city."

These words made Jiang Yuyue choke up. How could this person be so persistent, like a vengeful ghost...?

"It's getting late, Young Master He, you should rest early as well."

Song Jinglan didn't intend to stay long, so he casually tossed out those words and turned to leave.

Jiang Yuyue knew in her heart that since he had warned her like this, there was no possibility that she could run away. Besides, she couldn't just pretend to be dead again.

After another day of "meticulous care" from Song Jinglan, Shen Congshan's illness was finally almost completely cured.

"I'm truly sorry to Wu'er this time."

Shen Congshan's words carried a hint of apology, "Once again, it was because of this old fellow that I've held us back."

"Grandfather, please don't say such things."

Jiang Yuyue smiled and said, "Fortunately, nothing serious happened in Jinling, so staying for a few days won't be a problem. But Grandfather and Grandmother, would you like to come back to Jinling with us this time?"

"We won't go back for now."

Shen Congshan waved his hand, “Jinling is nice, but we two old folks can’t stay idle. Now that Nanzhao has retreated, we no longer need to worry about bandits invading. Besides, Shuozhou is in dire need of reconstruction. I, this old man, have medical skills, so I can at least help out.”

Jiang Yuyue already knew her maternal grandfather's temperament, so she wasn't surprised by his answer. Therefore, she didn't insist on anything, only telling the two elders to take good care of themselves. Then she started packing her things to prepare to return to Jinling.

When the news spread that Jiang Yuyue was returning to Jinling, it attracted many people to see her off.

Zhao Xingde, the prefect of Shuozhou, had sent several jars of Shuozhou's specialty wines early on. When he saw Jiang Yuyue come out, he stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting.

"I have been busy with official duties these days and have not had a chance to visit Mr. He. I am truly sorry!"

Zhao Xingde smiled and pointed to several wine jars beside him, saying, "Young Master He is a great benefactor of our Shuozhou City. I am truly grateful. I originally wanted to prepare some gifts to express my gratitude, but I was afraid that Young Master He would not lack anything. Since Young Master He mentioned that he wanted to drink Shuozhou wine, I brought some for you today. Please accept them."

Although the wine jar was sealed tightly, Jiang Yuyue could already faintly smell the aroma of the wine. She was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, "Thank you so much, sir, for bringing it all this way!"

Zhao Xingde smiled again, then cautioned, "However, although the wine from Shuozhou is good, young master, please do not overindulge. This wine is strong and can easily make you drunk."

After saying this, Zhao Xingde hurriedly added, "I still have official business to attend to at the government office, so I won't see you off any further."

"Official business is of utmost importance, Lord Zhao, please go ahead with your business."

Jiang Yuyue was genuinely pleased with the wine. Over the years, she had been doing business under the name He Wu, and had drunk quite a bit of wine at social gatherings. Now, she was quite interested in this wine and was eager to try it.

After Zhao Xingde left, even more people gathered around. Looking around, almost all of them were familiar faces: the aunt who had helped her with the almsgiving, and patients she had treated in the east of the city...

"Young master, this is some dried food that my family made. Please keep it for your journey!"

"This is a sachet I made; please accept it, young master!"

"..."

The enthusiasm of the people was overwhelming for Jiang Yuyue. Although she really didn't want to accept their gifts, she couldn't refuse their kindness, so she accepted some things that were easy to take with her and refused the rest.

After she finally managed to deal with the people, Jiang Yuyue led Jiang Qimo onto the carriage. However, looking around, she realized that the most important person had not yet arrived.

Jiang Yuyue was secretly annoyed. Didn't Song Jinglan say himself that he wanted to travel with her?

Now that he's about to leave, why hasn't he shown up? Does he expect me to go to the military camp to invite him?

Jiang Qimo's hands were also stuffed with food. His mouth was bulging, and he could barely speak clearly. "Dad, aren't we leaving yet?"

She does want to leave!

Just as Jiang Yuyue was about to speak, a slight commotion arose from the outer edge of the crowd. When everyone looked in the direction of the sound, they surprisingly made way for her.

Song Jinglan had changed into casual clothes, but even in his casual attire, his extraordinary appearance was still undeniable. As soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Oh? Young Master He was waiting for me?"

Song Jinglan raised an eyebrow. Jiang Yuyue couldn't stand his smug look of getting the better deal and said in a cold tone, "Since you're here, let's set off."

Upon hearing this, Song Jinglan made a move to board the carriage she was in, but Jiang Yuyue quickly reached out to stop him.

"This carriage is too small to fit all of us. General, you should prepare your own carriage."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feili, who was behind, surprisingly spoke up, saying, "That's right, we should prepare another carriage, otherwise we might have a lot of trouble along the way."

These words slightly displeased Song Jinglan, who knew that Jiang Feili wasn't helping Jiang Yuyue, but rather doing it for his own sake.

If there's only one carriage, wouldn't he have to watch Song Jinglan and He Wu arguing all the time?

Just thinking about that scene gave Jiang Feili goosebumps, so it was best to have an extra carriage ready...

Seeing this, Song Jinglan had no choice but to give up and immediately ordered people to prepare a carriage.

Jiang Yuyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him give in. Her gaze swept across the crowd, and she suddenly noticed that Hongying's gaze toward them had a hidden meaning.

That general actually wants to follow Young Master He back to Jinling; it seems they really are…

Jiang Yuyue didn't need to guess to know what Hongying was thinking, but she was too preoccupied to care about such things.

Never mind, let it be a misunderstanding.

The carriage was quickly prepared, and Song Jinglan and Jiang Feili boarded the last carriage. After Jiang Yuyue bid farewell to everyone again, the group slowly set off.

Thinking about what he had just witnessed, Jiang Qimo felt something was off and whispered, "Father, didn't you say we shouldn't associate with that person? Why is he coming with us?"

"He wants to steal Mo'er away!"

Jiang Yuyue then launched into another vicious threat, "He must have discovered something, that's why he's been bothering us, trying to find a chance to snatch Mo'er away from her mother!"