Chapter 277: And Also Loves The Children’s Father
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The next day early in the morning, Su Ying summoned all the people who had been assisting her in managing Sky Alpha City for the past half a year to the main hall and told them her plans.
“City Lord is going to the Chu State?”
Tiger Might was a little surprised, but he understood when he saw Xiao Jin sitting nearby. They all knew that Prince Qi had won the battle. The City Lord and Prince Qi were husband and wife. If Prince Qi wanted to return, the City Lord couldn’t stay behind alone.
“Yes. I’m going back to get something before coming back here,” Su Ying said very casually.
“Over the past year, the matters in Sky Alpha City have gradually gotten on the right track. Everyone has been doing things according to the rules and regulations. Little Green.”
The Green Guardian, who was wearing a long robe with narrow sleeves and a green belt around his waist, walked forward with a wooden expression. “Yes, City Lord.”
“You will be overall in charge of supervision. If there is anything, just send me a message via eagle. No matter where I am, I will receive it.” She had trained a group of eagles and planted sensors on them. No matter how far away they were, the eagles could sense them.
Little Green replied respectfully, “Your subordinate understands.”
Su Ying gave instructions on everything one by one. After that, she looked at Zhang Nuo. “Haven’t you always wanted to draw a topographic map of the Chu State? Come with us.”
Zhang Nuo was pleasantly surprised. “I… 1 can follow you?”
“Yes. Go back and pack. Well leave early tomorrow morning.”
“Yes. Thank you, City Lord.”
That night, when Su Ying was packing her luggage, the two little ones were almost clinging to her like barnacles.
“Mother, Big Brother and I want to go too. We want to go too!” Ling’s big eyes were red-rimmed and filled with longing.
The older toddler Ji also hugged Su Ying’s leg tightly as if Su Ying would run away the moment they let go.
Su Ying looked at the two pitiful toddlers and hesitated a little. She hadn’t decided whether to bring them with her or not.
Su Ying raised her head to look at Xiao Jin, who said, “Bring them along. You won’t be at ease if they are not by your side.”
Su Ying frowned and finally nodded. “That’s true. Bring them back and let them experience the dangers of the world. Be good and go pack your little bags. Tomorrow, you’ll set off with Father and Mother.”
When the two little fellows heard that they could tag along with Su Ying, they cheered happily and went to pack their bags joyously.
Su Ying actually didn’t have much to bring, so she packed up some simple things that she didn’t want anyone else to carry for her. Aunt Zhao and the others would take care of the rest.
This time, Aunt Zhao, Bai Shuang, and the others requested vehemently to follow Xiao Jin and Su Ying.
Aunt Zhao insisted, “City Lord has a bad memory. I’m afraid the City Lord has forgotten many things. With me by your side, I can remind you to prevent any mistakes, City Lord.”
Bai Shuang said, “City Lord is always unable to take care of yourself. If 1 don’t follow you, I won’t feel at ease.”
Lin Zhuyu said, “I… can’t leave the City Lord’s side.”
Ilea Shouyi said, “If I don’t follow City Lord, what if the City Lord loses weight from hunger later on?”
The next day, before dawn, Su Ying and her group left the city.
The matter of Su Ying leaving the city had not been made public. Other than a few people in charge, no one else knew.
It was the first time the two children had left the northern wilderness after arriving there. They should have been very happy on the journey, but when they knew that they were going back to the capital, they became silent.
Su Ying glanced at the two little ones who were sitting in the horse carriage without saying a word. She took out a packet of snacks from her bundle and handed it to them. “This is the jujube cake that Grandpa Murong made for you guys. Do you want to try it?”
The younger toddler Ling raised her head and glanced at Su Ying. Her tiny face didn’t look very interested. “Mother, Ling isn’t hungry.” Though she said she wasn’t hungry, her tiny hand still couldn’t resist and took a piece of snack and began nibbling on it.
However, the older toddler Ji shook his head. He didn’t want to eat. Whenever he thought of the capital, he would be enveloped by an overwhelming sense of fear and helplessness. To him, there were simply too many terrible memories there.
These memories even made him fearful of Su Ying coming near him.
Obviously, Su Ying was also aware of the existence of such a situation, but she was not in a hurry. She slowly diverted the attention of the two children, so that she could dispel their fear of the capital.
When the group returned to the border of the Chu State, General Yong Wu and Lian Shen were already waiting for them.
Xiao Jin didn’t even let Su Ying and the others show themselves. He gave instructions for the group that was already prepared in advance to set off right away.
Xiao Jin’s trip back and forth had delayed the whole schedule by several days, so General Yong Wu and the others could only brace themselves and tried to wait for him.
Although Xiao Jin didn’t win the battle alone, the problem was, before he came, there was no general who won the battle alone either. Didn’t they still lose the battle until they almost lost their underwear?
Therefore, Xiao Jin was the hero with outstanding contributions in this war between the Nan and Chu States. Before Emperor Kangze made his stance clear, no one wanted to offend Xiao Jin.
Su Ying lifted the curtains and looked out the window at the scenery. She munched on melon seeds in boredom. “How much did you say my birth mother’s dowry was?”
Xiao Jin raised his eyelids. “I heard that your maternal grandfather specially bought a manor in the capital to store it. It could just barely accommodate everything.”
Su Ying raised her eyebrows. “Certainly makes one look forward to it.”
Xiao Jin’s gaze slowly shifted to the window. He even wondered if Su Ying would beat up her father. He was somewhat looking forward to witnessing that scene…
“Mother.”
Su Ying turned to look at Ji, only to see him sitting opposite her upright and still. His little face with baby-fat displayed a solemn expression.
Su Ying quickly sat up straight and looked at him seriously. “What’s wrong, Ji?”
“When we are back at the capital, will Mother still be the Mother now?”
Su Ying was startled for a moment. Thereafter, she smiled and said, “Yes. Even if we travel to the end of the world, Mother will still be the Mother today, the Mother who will always love Ji and Ling.”
“And the Mother who loves Father!”
Su Ying’s smile became even more beguiling. “If Ling says so, then it is so.”
This time, it was Xiao Jin’s turn to be astounded. “You will also love the children’s father?”
Su Ying turned to look at him, her eyes filled with doubt. “What does it feel like to love the children’s father?”
This question stumped the children’s father. After thinking for a long time, the children’s father said, “I will miss him and like having him close by. 1 will worry about him and care about what he thinks. 1 will think of him when 1 am happy and also think of him when I am unhappy. That’s probably it.”
In fact, Xiao Jin didn’t fully understand either. He only expressed how he felt about Su Ying.
Su Ying really began to think seriously. She did miss Xiao Jin, and she did not seem to dislike him coming close to her. When he was on the battlefield, she would also worry about his safety… Could it be that she had fallen in love with him?
Su Ying felt that the word “love” was too amazing for her.
“Xiao Jin, you love me too?”
Too?
Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes. The word “too” meant that Su Ying also experienced the above-mentioned emotions toward him.
“Mm-hmm. Me too.”
Su Ying looked at the face that was still extraordinarily handsome despite having darkened a few shades and her heart suddenly beat faster.
She quickly looked away. “Didn’t you want to kill me very badly?”
Xiao Jin’s eyes froze slightly, and his expression clouded over. “The person who deserves to die is already dead.”
Su Ying frowned, feeling that there was more to his words.
Just as she was about to probe deeper, the group suddenly stopped. They had arrived at the courier station and rest stop where they would stop for the night.
Jiang Yang’s voice rang out from outside the carriage.
“Your Highnesses, we’ve arrived at the courier station..”
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