She's back

Zhuang Kang's procession, which included quite a few people, walked in an orderly line and left the palace towards the northern capital gate. The roads within the capital forced them to travel slowly, fearing that the citizens watching the procession on the side of the road would be injured by the horses and carriages.

 The townspeople who had come to send the general on his mission cheered on the soldiers and general who were in the first chariot. Shuang Zihua didn't expect that her husband would be so respected by the townspeople. Maybe it was because she hadn't left the palace in the first place. Therefore, she never knew that her husband and son were famous for taking down corrupt nobles before. Shuang Zihua smiled and teased her husband that he was really famous, making her not dare to get close to a celebrity like him. Shuang Zhizhi laughed at his mother for bullying his father. Rarely had he seen his mother in such a good mood. He could only imagine that Mother was no less proud of Father than he was.

 After a procession of nearly five hundred people passed the gates of the capital. Zhuang Kang ordered them to travel according to the plan. This time, he had originally told the emperor that he would take a shortcut around the cities until he reached a border city. This was to prevent the nobles from preparing to receive him. After he finished dealing with the matters of the Xiongnu Clan, He had to go back and talk to the Emperor about the matter. Alliance governance is good. So he wanted to secretly check with his son on the way back to the capital.

 During the trip With the terrain that Shuang Zhizhi was familiar with He could predict where he would have to stop for the night. Just like Shuang Zihua, his memory was as good as his son's. She had people prepare a lot of food for dinner. So that breakfast can be easily heated and eaten. Including lunch Shuang Zihua also divided the sections so as not to waste time traveling. Most of the people in the procession preferred to eat Shuang Zihua's snacks at lunch. Shuang Zihua therefore adjusted the food and dessert menu to be in proportion to the number of people.

 Zhuang Kang watched his wife order the ten confidants she had brought with her. Most of them are cooks at the mountain itself. These people quickly helped her make food and dessert. All the supplies were his wife who gave the list to the butler to prepare for her before leaving. Shuang Zihua also said that if the supplies are not enough, Let them go hunting in the forest and let her cook as well.

 The soldiers who knew about this matter were more than eager to hunt some animals for their mistress. They knew that most of the supplies were dry food that had to be cooked first. Fresh produce will only last for a few days. Zhuang Kang saw that his wife's offer didn't look bad. So he traveled mostly through the forest. By avoiding the normal route that most people travel.

 Instead of doing this it will delay the trip. Surprisingly, their convoy was able to reach the border town on schedule. This was because of Shuang Zhizhi's memory of the geography that had ordered the journey. He was confident that even though the horse carriage would be a difficult route, he would not be able to travel. But the distance is much closer than the normal route. thus allowing them to reach quickly.

 The more Zhuang Kang saw his son's abilities, the more proud he became. He himself had not traveled north in over ten years and therefore did not remember the route. Moreover, when they escaped, they didn't distinguish much between directions. I just want to escape the killer before I can find my way to the capital.

 Shuang Zhizhi smiled happily and received Father's praise. before reaching the border city Zhuang Kang sent his scouts out to deliver news to the people waiting at the border. He will go to send his wife off to the border town first. As for Shuang Zhizhi, he insisted on following Father into the Xiongnu clan. Shuang Zihua wasn't worried about them. But she knew that if she went along, it would be more of a hindrance.

 Now that she has returned to the border city. Shuang Zihua then thought of taking her ten confidants and four bodyguards that Zhuang Kang had prepared for her to open a snack shop and wait for the two of them, father and son, to return from the Xiongnu clan. Otherwise, she would feel uncomfortable sitting still. Moreover, she and her child had not returned to the border city for nearly a year since she had taken her son to take the exam in the capital.

 After giving orders to his men Zhuang Kang had some people wait at the meeting point. He would hurry before nightfall and then sneak into the Xiongnu Clan after sunset. He then took some of his men along with all the horses and carts carrying provisions from the capital. Now the supplies are almost completely used up. So he left the cart and carriage with his wife.

 As soon as Shuang Zihua entered the gate of the border city, she thought of her dessert shop. She told her husband to park in front of the store to remove the sign that had been posted. Because tomorrow she will come back and sell snacks at her shop like before. Zhuang Kang then told the carriage driver to stop in front of the shop his wife had told her about earlier.

 The villagers saw Shuang Zihua's face. They also came to talk with him, no less missing him. They asked how Shuang Zhizhi was. Shuang Zihua then told them that she would tell them tomorrow. I asked her to put away the sign in front of the store first. Tomorrow she will open the shop again. As for Shuang Zhizhi, he got out of the carriage and bowed to the aunts who were regulars at his mother's dessert shop.

 Zhuang Kang looked at the two mother and son with a smile. He didn't expect his wife and son to become loved by people in a border town like this. He also thanked the heavens for allowing her to escape here and be able to raise his son until he grew up to this size. Even though he was a little heartbroken that he hadn't been able to find her for over ten years. But after seeing this situation Zhuang Kang could only thank fate for giving him the chance to meet the mother and daughter again.

 Shuang Zihua said goodbye to the villagers shortly before taking her son onto the carriage and traveling to her small house. Shuang Zihua was not sure if her house would be able to accommodate close people. Because there were only a few rooms in the house. She might have to divide up half of the people to sleep at the shop. Otherwise, the house would definitely be overcrowded.

 When you arrive in front of the gate Shuang Zhizhi took the key he had brought with him and opened the door to let the carriages and carts enter first. He followed at a distance to the front of the house, while Father's men closed the door after everyone had gone in.

 Zhuang Kang, whose wife had prepared a cloth wrapper for his son, carried his cloth wrapper and his son down from the carriage. As for the various things in the horses and carts, Shuang Zihua said that she and her people would take care of it themselves. She didn't want them to delay any longer. Because now it was almost time that Zhuang Kang had appointed. Shuang Zihua urged them to be careful. She would wait here until they came to get her.

 Shortly after saying goodbye Zhuang Kang and his son immediately took the horses that had been pulled in the carriages before and rode out along with their six bodyguards. The remaining four guards then closed the door and helped carry the various things along with the Mistress's servants and put them away as she ordered.