Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Hearing this, Chen Mo hugged Wu Mi, put his arm around her slender waist, and said with a smile: "Mi'er, how long have you not been home?"

Wu Mi thought for a moment and said, "Five years."

Although she had not returned to Jiangdong for five years, her mother came to the capital to see her every now and then, and her brother also worked in the capital, so they could meet often.

Chen Mo looked down at Wu Mi's gentle face, scratched her nose with his finger and said with a smile: "Then let's go back to Jiangdong tomorrow."

Wu Mi asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to Wuheng County?"

Chen Mo nodded: "It has something to do with my practice."

"Okay, I'll go down and prepare right away." Wu Mi was very happy to be able to return to her parents' home.

This time when he went to Jiangdong, Chen Mo still ordered Geng Songfu to be the regent, but let the crown prince assist him. Chen Mo planned to give the throne to the crown prince after he came of age. His focus now was no longer on state affairs, so the crown prince should also learn to manage the court.

On the trip to Jiangdong, Chen Mo also brought Chen Nuo, Chen Zhong and Chen You.

Chen Mo planned to teach the Nine Heavens Divine Refining Art to the three of them, so that they could embark on the path of dual cultivation of spirit and god.

In addition, Chen Mo also planned to teach the Eternal Immortal Body to Chen Zhong alone.

Wu Mi brought his daughter Chen Xiao with him.

Since Chen Xiao was born, she has never been to the Wu family, so Wu Mi wants to take her back to visit.

Two days later, in Yuzhou, Jiangdong, the ancestral home of the Wu family.

Old Madam Wu, Mrs. Ye, and all the members of the Wu family were waiting outside the ancestral home, eagerly waiting. Half an hour ago, they received news that His Majesty and the Queen would come with the princes, and the Wu family dared not neglect it.

It was not until noon that Chen Mo brought Wu Mi and his four sons to the Duke's Mansion. Old Madam Wu and a group of clansmen came forward to pay their respects.

Chen Mo originally wanted to come directly here, but Wu Mi said that this would be too abrupt, so after entering the city, he specially sent someone to notify the Wu family, and only came here after they were ready.

"No need to be polite. The Queen came here because she missed home. There's no need to be polite. We are all family. There's no need to be restrained. Just relax." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Old Lady Wu did not respond. After His Majesty's words, it would be too inappropriate for her to really do so.

"This must be my nephew Feng Zhang, right? He looks quite like me in his eyes and eyebrows. I heard about him from you when I was in the capital, but I have never seen him." Wu Mi glanced at the child behind Madam Wu, who was being led by a pretty young woman, and smiled.

She knew that her brother had taken a concubine a few years ago, who gave birth to a son and named him Wu Fengzhang.

"Come and meet the Queen." Wu Fengzhang's mother became anxious when she saw her child staring at her blankly without calling anyone.

"Greetings, Her Majesty." Wu Fengzhang then called out to her, but he did not dare to look at her any longer.

Before Wu Mi and the others came, his grandmother had told them that the majesty of His Majesty and the Queen should not be violated and that they should be in awe of them. His mother also told him that when he met His Majesty and the Queen, he should not stare at them all the time, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

How could a child of only a few years old understand this? He had no idea what it was, but subconsciously he could not help but regard His Majesty and the Queen as scary people.

Wu Mi finally returned home, and didn't want to seem distant from his family, so he smiled and said, "Feng Zhang, call me aunt."

Wu Fengzhang didn't dare to say anything more. He looked at his mother.

His mother seemed very happy. She was born in a poor family and was taken as a concubine by Wu Changlin because of her good looks.

Although she gave birth to a son, he was a concubine's son, and Wu Changlin had more than one son, so her status in the Wu family was not high.

This can be seen from the fact that Wu Changlin left her and her son at the Wu family in Jiangdong and did not take them with him.

If her son could get close to the queen and win her favor, her status in the Wu family would also rise. "Aunt." Wu Fengzhang called nervously.

"Hey, Feng Zhang is so good." Wu Mi looked down at Chen Xiao and said with a smile: "Xiao'er, come meet your cousin Feng Zhang."

"Cousin." Compared to Wu Fengzhang's timidity and dullness, Chen Xiao is naturally much bolder.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the environment that both parties have grown up in.

Seeing Wu Fengzhang blushing and not saying anything, but holding his mother's hand, Chen Xiao asked in confusion: "Mother, why is my cousin blushing?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Fengzhang's face turned even redder.

Wu Mi covered her mouth and chuckled: "Your cousin is too shy."

Chen Xiao didn't understand why his cousin was shy, but he didn't ask any more questions.

"Your Majesty, Queen, Your Highness, please come in." Old Madam Wu led Chen Mo and the others into the mansion.

Wu Mi handed Chen Xiao to Chen Modai, and she stepped forward to support Madam Wu, who smiled and said, "I am not old yet, I can walk."

"Mother, what you said is too polite. You treat your daughter as an outsider." Wu Mi pursed his lips in pretended dissatisfaction and then asked her about the teacher's situation.

Madam Wu paused, and the clansmen behind her and on both sides also restrained their expressions.

Wu Mi's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "Mother, what happened to the teacher?"

"Alas." Madam Wu sighed and said, "The night before last, the old doctor passed away in his sleep."

"what?!"

Hearing this, Wu Mi's delicate body shook violently.

"Mi'er." Chen Mo quickly stepped forward and supported her.

"Mi'er."

Old Madam Wu felt distressed when she saw Wu Mi like this.

Wu Mi was not her biological daughter, but was adopted by her. Her biological mother died of complications during childbirth, so she had to learn medicine from the old doctor since she was a child. The relationship between them as teacher and student was even greater than that between her and her mother. Now that the old doctor has passed away, it can be seen how much of a blow it was to Wu Mi.

"Birth, aging, sickness and death are the normal course of human life. The old doctor was eighty-three years old this year, and he passed away in his sleep. He died of natural causes. It is a happy funeral. Mi'er, don't be too sad." Old Lady Wu comforted her daughter.

Eighty-three years old is considered a long life in this era when the average life expectancy is around 40 or 50.

If it were placed in an ordinary person's home, it would be considered a blessing.

In the hearts of the people, only those who are virtuous and do good deeds throughout their lives will be blessed by God, live a long life, and die without illness.

"Your Majesty, I want to pay tribute to my teacher." Wu Mi's eyes were red and tears were shining. She felt that she was not worthy of being a disciple of her teacher. Her teacher taught her medical skills, but since she married Your Majesty, she had only exchanged letters a few times in more than ten years and had never visited her teacher once.

We all knew that the teacher was old. If we had visited him once, we would have been able to see that he was in poor health. And with the ability of Your Majesty at the time, there would definitely be a way to save the teacher.

Moreover, if I had been filial, I would have asked His Majesty for an elixir to prolong my teacher's life, and this situation would not have happened.

Chen Mo looked at his lover's sad face and felt sad too. He said softly, "I'll go with you and take Xiao'er with me." (End of this chapter)