Chapter 248 Taking a boat
Chun Niang tried to move the box. It was indeed heavy, but she could still move it.
She wanted to open it to see how her daughter stuffed so many things in, but the box was locked.
Hey, forget it, it doesn’t matter whether you look at it or not, as long as your things are packed away.
Ying Bao also went to wash up. When she came back, she saw that Chen Zhao had fallen on the bed and was fast asleep.
"Mom, will Chen Zhao go back with us too?"
"Yes, she is also a poor child. Her mother just passed away, and she was brought here during the period of mourning. Alas, she told me that she didn't want to stay here, and kept begging me to take her with me when I go back." Chun Niang Sigh.
Ying Bao was speechless.
Chen Zhao has indeed changed a lot these days, and I don't know if it's because of the shock of losing his mother.
Or maybe it’s because I often stayed with A Niang during this period and was influenced by her.
In general, Chen Zhao became less annoying and no longer tit for tat with himself.
This is a good thing and I hope she can keep it up.
She had tricked him many times in her previous life, but she immediately fought back.
In this life, the Han family died early, and Chen Zhao was only ten years old at this time.
A ten-year-old girl, as long as someone guides her correctly, maybe she will have a different life.
That night, Xiao Chengjun suddenly returned to the Duke's Mansion.
The old lady was surprised to see her grandson coming to Liangge, and asked, "Chengjun, why are you back at this time? How is the king?"
"The king has recovered and is recuperating." Xiao Chengjun: "I followed your majesty's order to follow my elder brother to Luzhou to station for two years."
The old lady was pleasantly surprised: "Oh, that's a great relationship. Chengjun, do your best. When you come back in two years, grandma will find a good wife for you."
When Chengjun comes back from two years of study abroad, he will have the relationship with the acting king to accompany him to study. The Holy Emperor will definitely not treat him badly.
By then Chengjun may be promoted to the fifth or sixth rank official position, even if he is looking at a clan girl.
It is a pity that the Holy Emperor does not have a daughter of the right age, otherwise, Chengjun will definitely be able to have a princess.
Xiao Chengjun smiled: "Let grandma worry about it."
The old lady patted his arm and said, "If grandma doesn't worry, who should? Counting on your stepmother? Humph! Brother Mo has been with your father in Luzhou for so many years, and he still hasn't decided on a family yet. I think that Mrs. Wang is evil-minded and deliberately Delaying Brother Mo’s life-long event.”
The old lady's second son, Xiao Weizhong, had been staying in Luzhou for several years since he was separated from the Duke's mansion.
When he took office, he not only brought his step-wife Wang, but also Xiao Mo, who was thirteen years old at the time, and threw him into the military camp for training.
Fortunately, Xiao Mo lived up to his expectations. After several years of hard work, he was promoted to the fifth rank of Ranger General at the age of nineteen.
Now Brother Mo is already twenty years old, already in his prime years, and Mrs. Wang has not chosen a family for him yet, which makes the old lady very angry.
The old lady wanted to see her grandson in the capital, but she couldn't find anyone she liked.
People look down upon the legitimate daughter who is the same as theirs and the warrior who is thousands of miles away.
A concubine, definitely not.
Wouldn't it be a joke for someone who is the grandson of a dignified Duke to find a concubine as his wife?
But if you think Xiang is from a low-class family, the old lady is not willing to accept it.
When Xiao Chengjun saw his grandmother starting to scold his stepmother again, he couldn't say anything, so he had to take a sip of the tea brought by his maid.
"Where is your brother? Why haven't you seen him come back?" the old lady asked.
Xiao Chengjun: "Brother has gone on an errand. I will take the Jiang family and his daughter back to their hometown tomorrow morning."
"Will sending them off will delay your schedule?"
"Don't delay, I'm just on my way. This is what the king personally told me." Xiao Chengjun put down the tea cup and said goodbye to his grandmother: "It's getting late. Grandma, please take a rest early. My grandson has excused himself."
The old lady sighed: "Oh, I just came back and I have to leave. I don't know when your elder brother will come back after leaving. That's all, you go and have a rest. You have to get up early tomorrow morning."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Before, I ordered Chengde's wife to find a bodyguard to send the Jiang mother and daughter back to their hometown, but now it's easier.
It doesn't matter if they are protected by you, the escorts outside are not as safe as the guards. "
Xiao Chengjun smiled, and after saying goodbye to his grandmother, he went to Taishi Xiao's courtyard and talked to his grandfather for half the night.
By the time he came out of his grandfather's yard, the moon was almost setting.
the next day.
Ying Bao and Chun Niang got up early to pack their things.
After washing, Xiaoqing led him to say goodbye to the old lady and the Duke's wife, and then had the four wooden boxes carried outside.
What Ying Bao didn't expect was that the person who came to take them back to their hometown was Xiao Chengjun.
She frowned and looked at this guy suspiciously.
Didn't he study with him in the palace? Why did you go back to Qinchuan County with them?
Doubts were doubts, so she wouldn't ask stupidly.
Chen Zhao didn't see Chen Tiantian and asked Ying Bao curiously: "Why doesn't my cousin come with us?"
"I don't know." Ying Bao shook his head and got into a carriage with A Niang.
Chen Zhao saw this and wanted to squeeze in, but the carriage could not accommodate three people.
She had to reluctantly get into another car.
There are three large boxes tied to this car, all belonging to Ying Bao.
Not long after, the convoy set off.
Ying Bao quietly looked at the convoy and found that they had a total of four carriages and more than twenty mounted guards.
Xiao Chengjun also rode a horse and walked in the middle of the team.
When Chun Niang saw her daughter staring outside, she hugged her and whispered, "Bao'er, if you're sleepy, just sleep for a while. Grandma is watching over you."
The two of them talked for a long time last night, and finally fell asleep. When they opened their eyes, it was daytime.
After getting up, Chun Niang was still very sleepy. She was shaken like this while riding in the carriage, and she could hardly open her eyes.
Ying Bao did the same, huddled in her mother's arms and fell asleep quickly.
Suddenly, she was awakened by a burst of noise. She stuck her head out and saw that the motorcade had arrived at a river bank.
"Everyone get off the car! Let's get on the boat and walk by the waterway!"
Someone shouted: "Hurry up! Leave the carriage behind and take the horses to the boat!"
So Yingbao and Aniang got off the carriage and watched helplessly as the guards carried boxes and other items onto a large boat.
Chun Niang murmured and asked: "How to go by water?"
"The waterway is faster." Yingbao answered.
"Really?" This was the first time Chun Niang had boarded such a large ship, and she couldn't help but look around curiously.
After Ying Bao boarded the ship, she sat in the small cabin and continued to doze off. In the end, she didn't even know when the ship would set sail.
When she woke up, she saw A Niang and Chen Zhao lying next to her, already asleep.
Ying Bao sat up and climbed out of the cabin. She saw a person sitting on the board, it was Xiao Chengjun.
There is a small table in front of the fourteen-year-old boy. On the small table are water, wine and side dishes.
He tilted his neck, drank down the drink in his hand, then turned his head and looked at Ying Bao coldly.
That look was as terrifying as a poisonous snake.
Ying Bao looked at him calmly and asked, "Where is Xiao Mo? Why didn't he come?"
Xiao Chengjun withdrew his gaze, poured himself a glass of wine, and said, "My brother is walking on dry land and will not go with us."
"But he clearly promised to send us back to our hometown." Ying Bao looked directly at Xiao Chengjun, "Why did you leave us without telling him?"
Xiao Chengjun suddenly raised his hand and threw the wine glass in his hand on the deck. The glass instantly fell into pieces.