"Well, we'll be back." Ling Xiao shook her hand vigorously before closing the car door.

Of course they will come back, they love the mountains, they love the water, and naturally they love the people.

The two quietly left the county, and after the city gate was opened, they were not the first to leave the city, but ranked sixth.

Before them went out of the city, there were two carriages, and those two carriages looked like those of rich families.

Naturally, no one will pay much attention to their ox carts.

In order to be in a hurry, after making sure that Ling Xiao could hold on, Ye Qingcheng and he rushed to Kyoto almost day and night.

Along the way, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and sometimes they missed the nightstay, so they had to sleep in the wilderness.

Fortunately, along the way, it was very safe, and no one suddenly rushed out to intercept it.

In this hurry, I walked for more than a month before I came to the outside of Kyoto.

At this time, it has already entered the wax moon, and there are ten days to be the first day of the new year.

During the month they were on the road, they also encountered several heavy snowfalls.

Thanks to their proper preparations, they did not get sick from frostbite due to the wind and snow.

Three meals a day or something, Ye Chengcheng is taking care of it.

I will also pass by from time to time from which prefecture or county to buy some local products or snacks here.

It can be regarded as adding a touch of bright color to the long and monotonous journey.

"Ling Xiao, shall we go directly to the Empress Dowager, or should we go to the Ling family first?"

Before driving the carriage into Kyoto, Ye Tingcheng asked.

The Empress Dowager was not in the Imperial Palace, nor in Kyoto, but in the mountains not far from Kyoto.

If they went directly to see the Empress Dowager, they would not have to go into the city.

If you go to Ling's house, you still need to go into the city.

"Let's go to Ling's house first."

Ling Xiao thought for a moment and said.

As early as after seeing the walls of Kyoto, he came out of the ox cart and sat side by side with her on the ox cart.

"We've all changed our faces, and those people can't find us. Even if someone is watching on the Ling family's side, they won't pay much attention to us, but the Empress Dowager is there, and it is not easy to see. ”

The name they use now is the side family of the Ling family's hometown who came to fight the autumn wind.

He has basically detoxified again, and his physical appearance can be said to have changed significantly from when he was expelled from Kyoto.

In addition, there are people who are constantly watching them, and they will report their appearance at any time.

Those people would never have thought that the poison in his body would be cured.

Besides, Aunt Li in Xiaoqing Village must have also taken action.

Presumably, the news was delivered to the ears of those people in Kyoto faster than the two of them.

In order to verify the authenticity, the attention and gaze of those people will definitely be attracted to Xiaoqing Village.

On the other hand, Kyoto will not be too strictly guarded.

"Although the Empress Dowager does not interfere in the harem, she will come back to live for a few days every year, so let's take advantage of that time to meet her old man."

The current emperor of the Xi Dynasty is either sincere or false.

Every year, she will personally go to the Empress Dowager to invite her back to the palace to live, and the Empress Dowager will come back to live for a few days after the emperor personally invites her.

For this reason, the palace of the Empress Dowager in the palace will be specially cleaned at this time.

"Okay, let's go to Ling's house first."

Ye Tingcheng drove the ox cart into the city, and it was their turn after a while.

And the defenders of the city did not show suspicion to them, and let them enter Kyoto easily.

Under Ling Xiao's command, the ox cart headed all the way in the direction of the Ling family.

"Since the Empress Dowager entered the palace, my grandfather's family has become more and more low-key. In addition, the Empress Dowager took the initiative to leave the palace to repair, and the grandfather's house became more and more deserted, which was just convenient for us to go to the Ling family. ”

Sure enough, Ling's house was not like the other powerful houses they passed by, which were lively and bustling with people.

It was deserted, except for the gatekeepers, there were only three or two male servants who cleaned the snow in front of the door.

They were not embarrassed or ignored.

After explaining that he had come to join his relatives, he was let into the door by the servant who guarded the door.

Then, in a short period of time, Ye Tingcheng met Ling Xiao's maternal grandfather's family.

However, because it is a family of military generals, there are not many men in the Ling family at home.

In addition to the women of the Ling family who got married or followed to the border, there are only about a dozen people at home.

It's the maternal grandfather that Ling Xiao wants to see, and his maternal grandmother is at home.

Both of them had gray hair, but one was tall and had piercing eyes.

Even if he is old, he is still blinded and deaf, and speaks loudly.

The other is petite and gentle, although he is old, he knows at a glance that he must be a beauty when he is young.

These two old men, when they saw Ye Tingcheng, did not show any unwelcome expressions, but were very pleased that she would never abandon Ling Xiao.

Old lady Ling also said with a smile, their Ling family was not the one who fancied the family.

As long as the children like it, and the person they like is also a good one, their family will accept it unconditionally.

Even if it's a village girl, she won't be embarrassed and discouraged.

After learning that Ling Xiao wanted to see the Empress Dowager, Old Lady Ling specially called him to the study and asked him in a special way.

And Ye Chengcheng followed Mrs. Ling to meet the other ladies of the Ling family, including Ling Xiao's aunt and cousins.

These people didn't put on a fake mask, nor did they look at her with contempt, but sincerely accepted her as the Ling family.

In this way, Ye Chengcheng integrated into the Ling family without the slightest barrier.

And when it came to dinner in the evening, she saw the difference of the Ling family.

That is, when the Ling family eats, they don't have the habit of eating without saying a word.

The family was lively and chattering, and had a reunion dinner.

After the meal, the place where they lived was the courtyard where the Ling family used to live in their mother's house.

There is every grass and tree in it, and all the furniture and furnishings still retain the habits of the Ling family when they were at home, without any changes.

"Later, my mother often said that the days at home are the happiest and most unrestrained."

At night, the place where the two of them slept was the guest room in the Ling family's courtyard.

Ling Xiao said while taking out the things that the Ling clan had said to give Ye Tingcheng to show her one by one.

Since marrying into that scumbag's family, the Ling family's life can be said to have fallen from the nest of blessings to the fire pit.

To say, even if he was expelled, on the way to Xiaoqing Village, before Ling Xiao was poisoned, it was the most relaxed and comfortable day for the Ling family. It's been a long time since he'd seen his mother smile comfortably.

"In the future, we will definitely make my mother more comfortable and happy than before." Ye Chengcheng put away all those things and said to him with a smile.