Chapter 252 - Chapter 252: Chapter 248: Boat Ride_1 (1/2)

Chapter 252: Chapter 248: Boat Ride_1

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Spring tried to lift the suitcase; it was quite heavy but still manageable.

She wanted to open it and see how her daughter managed to fit so many things inside, but the suitcase was already locked.

Ah, it didn’t matter whether she saw it or not, as long as everything was packed properly.

Yingbao was also grooming, and when she returned, she saw Chen Zhao was already snoring on the bed.

“Mother, is Chen Zhao going to go back with us?” Yingbao asked.

“Yes, she is also a poor child. Her mother just passed away, and she was brought here while still in mourning. Ah, she told me she didn’t want to stay here, and pleaded with me to take her with us when we leave.” Spring sighed.

Yingbao remained silent.

Chen Zhao had indeed changed a lot recently, possibly due to the shock of losing her mother.

Or perhaps it was because she had been spending a lot of time with Spring lately, and was influenced by her.

In any case, Chen Zhao had become less annoying and no longer tried to confront her.

This was a good thing, and she hoped that she could keep it up.

In her previous life, Chen Zhao had set many traps for her, but she had always fought back immediately.

Now in this life, the Han family had died early, and Chen Zhao was only ten years old at this moment.

A ten-year-old girl could perhaps live a different life if she had someone to guide her properly.

That night, Xiao Chengjun suddenly returned to the Duke Residence.

The old lady was quite surprised to see her grandson come to the pavilion, and asked: “Chengjun, why are you back at this hour? How is the Prince?”

“The Prince has fully recovered and is recuperating,” Chengjun said. “I have been ordered by His Majesty to accompany my elder brother to Luzhou for a two-year assignment.”

The old lady was delighted: “Oh, good for you, Chengjun. Work hard, and when you come back in two years, I will help you find a good family to marry into.”

By the time he completes the two-year assignment and comes back, Chengjun’s relationship with the Prince would definitely earn him the Emperor’s favor.

Maybe Chengjun could be promoted to fifth or sixth-grade official by then, and it would be acceptable for a family of their status to marry one of the imperial princesses.

It’s a pity that the Emperor doesn’t have a daughter of suitable age, otherwise, Chengjun would surely have been able to marry a princess.

Xiao Chengjun smiled: “You’re worrying too much, Grandmother.”

The old lady patted him on the arm. “If I don’t worry, who will? Are you relying on your stepmother? Humph! Your brother Mo followed your father to Luzhou for so many years, but he still hasn’t married yet.”

The old lady’s second son, Xiao Weizhong, has been away in Luzhou for several years since he was separated from the Duke Residence.

Not only did he take his stepwife, Wang, with him, but he also took Xiao Mo, who was thirteen at the time, and put him into the garrison for experience.

Fortunately, Xiao Mo had some talent, and after several years of hard knuckle training, he was promoted to a fifth grade general at nineteen.

Now Brother Mo was twenty years old and should be getting married, but the Wang family had yet to arrange anything, to the old lady’s annoyance.

The old lady originally intended to arrange a marriage for her grandson in Beijing, but suitable matches weren’t just around the corner.

For those pure-blooded girls of equal social status, they wouldn’t consider a martial artist who lived thousands of miles away.

As for a consort daughter, that was out of the question.

It would be ridiculous for the legitimate grandson of the Duke Residence to take a consort daughter as his main wife.

But if they were looking at families of lower status, the old lady was not willing to settle for that either.

Xiao Chengjun saw his grandmother start to complain about his stepmother and decided not to say anything, only taking a sip from the cup of tea that the maid had brought.

“Where’s your brother? Why isn’t he back?” the old lady asked.

Xiao Chengjun said, “My elder brother is on an errand; I am going to send the Jiang mother and daughter home tomorrow morning.”

“Won’t this delay your journey?”

“Not at all, this route is exactly on the way. The Prince instructed me personally to do so.” Xiao Chengjun said, placing down the tea cup and bidding his grandmother goodbye: “The hour is late, Grandmother. I ask for your leave.”

The old lady sighed: “Ah, no sooner have you come back than you’re leaving again. I don’t know when your brother will return. You should go rest; we have an early start tomorrow.”