Chapter 276:
Her question soon had an answer.
Less than two months after the Coronation Ceremony, news came from the Capital City.
His Majesty the Emperor posted imperial announcements on one hand, seeking out extraordinary people and strange events throughout the realm, in order to summon the soul of the Empress and meet her in a dream.
On the other hand, he mobilized the three armies, intending to personally lead a campaign to the Northern Frontier and flatten the Jin Dynasty.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; for the New Emperor to lead the army personally was a major national affair, so the officials naturally tried to dissuade him again.
However, with the lesson from the previous incident right there, this time seeing that the imperial will was already decided, the voices of dissuasion became much quieter.
With the Emperor setting out on campaign, governmental affairs in the Capital City were temporarily handled by several Grand Secretaries.
When Xie Wanning received the news, the three armies had already been dispatched, and the matter was a done deal.
She was not worried about anything else, after all, in her past life that man had probably also cast aside governmental affairs, personally led troops to flatten the Jin Kingdom, and brought peace to the people of the Northern Frontier.
It was just that she always remembered in her heart that Lu Ziyan had said he had died on the battlefield in his past life.
In this life, …he would avoid it, right?
As for those extraordinary people and strange events, soul-summoning into dreams and such, she did not have them on her mind at all.
She was alive and well; what could even the most skilled sorcerer do?
However, was that man really going to summon a soul into a dream?
He who had already been reborn once, might he…
The more she thought, the more irritated Xie Wanning felt.
She could not stand herself a little; she had clearly hidden away in a remote small town, so why did she still pay attention to the state of affairs in the Capital City.
Knowing that Lu Ziyan had ascended to the throne, knowing that he had not implicated the Xie Family, knowing that Pei Yuqing was also living well, was that not enough?
Why did she have to be so deeply concerned about that man’s affairs, with her emotions fluctuating!
Probably angry at herself, she annoyedly gulped down a cup of cold tea and said, “Cousin, why do you always have to tell me this news.”
“Alright,” Ji Chengfeng said softly, “Then I won’t say it anymore in the future.”
Xie Wanning: “…”
Seeing the conflict in her heart, Ji Chengfeng looked at the little bean in the courtyard who was wobbling along on his little short legs, learning to walk, and changed the subject: “Xiuran is almost at the age for enlightenment; have you thought about my proposal?”
When Xie Xiuran was half a year old, the two of them had discussed that once the child could speak and understood the meanings of father and mother.
How to tell him where his own father had gone.
Especially since they lived in the Prefect’s Mansion with no relatives at all, only a mother and the mother’s cousin.
Ji Chengfeng had said that his family was pressing him hard to marry, which gave him a real headache, and he was unwilling to take a young lady he had never met as his wife.
But with the current turbulent times, having been transferred to a local post in Bianzhou, his return home was uncertain; his parents might worry about his marriage, but with him unable to return home and unwilling to accept a blind marriage, they could only be at a loss.
In such a situation, Xie Wanning’s aunt and uncle-in-law truly did not want their eldest legitimate son to waste his years alone, and actually wrote to tell him that if he met a young lady he fancied, he could marry her on his own, and bring her home another day to pay respects to his parents.
The legitimate eldest son of the Ji Clan, in this era of parental orders and matchmaker’s words, was allowed to marry on his own.
Ji Chengfeng had also said that he was busy with official duties every day and could not find a young lady he fancied, but he liked Xie Xiuran this child and was also willing to be the child’s father.
If Xie Wanning really decided not to return to the Capital City in this life, had no other plans, and did not dislike him, they could become a couple.
In this way, the child would have a legitimate background, have parents and relatives, and he would have an explanation for his own parents.
To avoid her having concerns, he had specially explained that they could be only a couple in name.
At the time, Xie Wanning was shocked upon hearing this, and for a good while sat with her chin dropped, unable to speak.
Seeing this, Ji Chengfeng said there was no rush, the child was still young, and there was time for her to think it over slowly.
And now in the blink of an eye, Xie Xiuran was already over one year old and almost at the age for enlightenment.
