Great Rui's soldiers were all extremely busy.
They had to settle the common people, oversee the prisoners of war, and root out the dangers still lurking in Jiayu City.
Fortunately, Kan Ruifeng handled all these matters with decisive speed, leaving no cracks for anything to slip through. Only after arranging everything in the city did he take the lead in bringing men to Beiming Palace, leaving Emperor Mingze enough space to deal with the little one's sudden arrival.
With campaigns coming so frequently in recent years, commanders at every level had become thoroughly practiced at handling all manner of affairs. Jiang Yanchuan...
Somehow, under these circumstances, Jiang Yanchuan found himself with nothing to do.
He held the little one's hand tightly, while the little one tightly held another little one's hand, and they slowly headed toward the Beiming Imperial Palace amid the particularly chaotic, clamorous background noise.
For some inexplicable reason, the little one liked this new friend she had just met, with whom she had exchanged nothing more than names, and chattered nonstop all the way.
"Just bear with it. Once we're back in Great Rui, Chengcheng's Imperial Father won't be able to watch us every day, and then we'll have more little treats to eat."
Jiang Yanchuan abruptly snapped out of his tangled thoughts. "???"
With considerable restraint, Guan Zhili refrained from looking up at Emperor Mingze's expression.
Can you really say things like that in front of your Imperial Father?!
"Although you only picked seventy-eight candies, the journey back will only take forty-something days. If you eat just two candies a day, you'll still be able to get through those twenty-something days."
Guan Zhili: "..."
Cautious as he was, even he could not help turning his head at that moment to steal a quick glance at the