The Prodigal Son

While the court officials were attending court, Qin Yu quietly left the palace and returned to his residence.

When he returned, Qi Dachui and the others were already dressed in armor and ready to go, and they had also taken several large bags of dried meat made by Sun Ma.

Zhu Songlan and the others have already assembled and are ready to depart at any time.

Besides them, Old Tu also put on armor that had been sitting idle for many years, and there were two hundred guards who only had weapons but no armor.

Judging from their posture, it seems they're going to go along.

"You shouldn't go!"

Qin Yu stopped Lao Tu, "His Majesty has assigned four hundred Golden Armored Imperial Guards to serve as my bodyguards. You all stay here and guard the residence well!"

Upon hearing this, Old Tu immediately became displeased. "Young Master, do you think this old man is too old to fight anymore? Although I am old, I..."

"Alright!"

Qin Yu interrupted Lao Tu, "It's nothing serious, I'll be back soon! Just keep an eye on the house! I'm an expert now, so don't worry!"

As he spoke, Qin Yu subtly gave Lao Tu a wink.

Old Tu was about to speak again, but Qin Yu gently shook his head at him.

Old Tu had no choice but to shut up.

"Thirteenth Young Master, let's eat first!"

Luo Qingyi stepped forward, took Qin Yu's arm, and pulled him to the dining table: "Aunt Sun and Aunt Wu got up before dawn to make your favorite dishes!"

"good!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly and asked, "Big Hammer, have you all eaten?"

"have eaten."

Qi Dachui grinned sheepishly, "But I still want to eat!"

"Sit down if you want to eat!"

Qin Yu laughed heartily, "You still need someone to pay you? Hurry up!"

"oh."

Qi Dachui casually sat down.

Soon, the servants brought up all the food.

Qin Yu didn't say much and started eating immediately.

Before they had finished eating, a servant came to report that the Imperial Guards in Golden Armor had arrived outside the mansion.

Upon hearing this news, Qin Yu and Qi Dachui immediately sped up their eating.

Let's go!

Qin Yu stood up and walked out, seeing everyone off.

Seeing that Qin Yu didn't say anything more to her, Luo Qingyi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He knew that Qin Yu must have spent the night in the palace.

He might even eat His Majesty.

Compared to His Majesty, I am indeed far inferior.

Or rather, he felt that he was simply incomparable to His Majesty.

Luo Qingyi lowered her eyes and silently followed behind Qin Yu.

Upon arriving outside the mansion, four hundred imperial guards in golden armor stood in neat rows.

However, they were not wearing the armor of the Golden Armored Imperial Guards, but rather the same black scale armor as Qin Yu's guards.

"This humble general, Zhao Wu, greets Lord Qin!"

The middle-aged general at the head of the group stepped forward and saluted.

"Zhao Wu?"

Qin Yu was slightly surprised. "Was it His Majesty who bestowed upon you the surname Zhao?"

"yes!"

Zhao Wu gave a firm and resounding reply.

His suspicions were confirmed, and Qin Yu instantly understood that these four hundred men were definitely the elite of the elite, at least no worse than his own guards.

Those who were granted a surname by the emperor were no ordinary people.

"Let's get ready to go!"

Qin Yu quickly mounted his horse and turned to Old Tu: "I'm leaving the manor in your hands!"

"yes!"

Old Tu bowed and accepted the order.

Only then did Qin Yu's gaze fall on Luo Qingyi, who was trying hard to hide her disappointment. At the same time, he patted his horse, "What are you all standing there for? Get on your horse!"

"what?"

Luo Qingyi looked at Qin Yu with a blank expression, not understanding what was going on.

Mount it?

Why would I get on the horse myself?

Should we send them out of the city?

Seeing Luo Qingyi's expression, Nan Que'er chuckled and gently tugged at her arm, saying, "Don't just stand there like an idiot! Get on your horse! We're taking you to Dingzhou this time!"

"What?"

Luo Qingyi exclaimed in surprise, looking at Qin Yu and Nan Que'er in disbelief.

Nan Que'er couldn't help but chuckle. While pulling Luo Qingyi towards the warhorse, she said with a smile, "This is a surprise this guy prepared especially for you!"

surprise?

Luo Qingyi suddenly realized what was happening.

No wonder Qin Yu didn't talk to me much after he came back this morning, and didn't say anything to me before leaving.

It turns out he did it on purpose, just to prepare this surprise for himself.

They must have seen his disappointment just now!

They're in cahoots!

Luo Qingyi looked at Qin Yu and Nan Que'er, who were smiling broadly, with a mixture of surprise and embarrassment. With Nan Que'er's help, she climbed onto the horse.

"Set off!"

Qin Yu waved his hand and immediately led everyone to set off for the North Gate to meet up with Song Xian and Lü Si.

A large group of people walked through the bustling city and arrived at the North Gate.

As soon as they arrived at the North Gate, they saw Jiang Ci standing at the city gate.

Her carriage was parked beside her, and Qu Da lowered his head, secretly observing Jiang Ci's every move.

Jiang Ci was taken aback when she saw Luo Qingyi with Qin Yu.

However, she didn't have time to think about it and quickly waved to Qin Yu and the others.

Qin Yu reined in his horse, quickly dismounted, and went to Jiang Ci. "What are you doing here? Did you come here specifically to see me off?"

"Um."

Jiang Ci smiled gently, "I originally intended to go to the Qin residence, but then I thought you would be passing through the North Gate, so I decided to wait here."

As she spoke, Jiang Ci handed the bundle in her hand to Qin Yu: "I didn't know what to prepare. While waiting for you, I saw a clothing store next door. I didn't expect Qingyi to go with you, so I just bought you and Que'er each a change of clothes..."

As she spoke, Jiang Ci cast an apologetic glance at Luo Qingyi.

"fine."

Luo Qingyi smiled, "Don't say you didn't expect it, even I didn't expect it! I only found out when I went out today that Thirteenth Young Master was taking me along! I'm still in shock!"

"what?"

Jiang Ci asked in surprise, "Is this a surprise from Lord Qin for you?"

"That's right."

Luo Qingyi's face showed a happy smile, which made Jiang Ci secretly envious.

"I'll accept the gift!"

Qin Yu took the bundle from Jiang Ci's hands. "We're so familiar with each other, I won't say thank you! When we get back, I'll bring Qingyi and Que'er to pay you a visit!"

"Alright! I'll be waiting for you!"

Jiang Ci nodded gently.

After a brief farewell to Jiang Ci, Qin Yu and his group mounted their horses again.

Upon reaching the city gate, Qin Yu turned back and gently waved to Jiang Ci, who was craning her neck to look around. "Go back! I'll be back in two months at most!"

Jiang Ci waved to Qin Yu, her brows furrowed, her face filled with sorrow.

Jiang Ci only got into the carriage after Qin Yu and the others had disappeared from sight.

Qu Da glanced at Jiang Ci without showing any emotion and said in a low voice, "It seems you really have fallen in love."

"To fool others, you must first fool yourself!"

Jiang Ci said indifferently, "If I feel nauseous and want to vomit just looking at Qin Yu, do you think I could still get close to him?"

After saying that, Jiang Ci climbed directly into the carriage.

She was truly moved!

Even though she knew she shouldn't fall in love, she couldn't help herself.

"You'd better get your bearings!"

Qu Da deliberately lowered his voice to remind Jiang Ci.

"drive!"

The next moment, Qu Da raised the whip in his hand and lashed it on the horse pulling the carriage with a "crack," which also seemed to strike Jiang Ci's heart.

Jiang Ci closed her eyes, and two lines of clear tears streamed down her face...