Chapter 430 Return to Huizhou

Song Jin looked at Xing Lun.

Xing Lun understood what he meant and said, “I’ll go and inquire about the source of the medicinal herbs.” After saying that, he stood up politely, bowed to Song Jin and took his leave.

Song Jin watched Xing Lun leave.

While she was eager to know the source of the medicinal materials, she couldn’t help but think of the news that had reached her in recent days.

Due to the distance, there will be a time lag for the news to arrive.

Most of them are about the capital.

For example, the rebels attacked the palace, slaughtered the Supreme Harmony Hall, and killed the prince and other royal relatives. Rumor has it that Qin Qi’an and others rescued the emperor and put an end to the unrest in the city.

Also, there is big news.

Emperor Mingcheng passed away and abdicated to Prince Rui!
The imperial edict has been sent to the northwest, waiting for Prince Rui to return to Beijing to ascend the throne.

The truth of the various rumors is still unknown, but the fact that Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty abdicated before his death is a fact, and notices have been posted in the government offices of various prefectures.

This brutal battle resulted in both the former Crown Prince and Emperor Mingcheng being defeated, the rebels retreating to Zhangjiawan, and Prince Rui having to return to Beijing from the northwest to clean up the mess.

This is a good thing for Song Jin.

At least the group of people chasing them no longer dared to be so blatant.

“Is mother feeling better?”

Niu Niu came in with a bunch of freshly picked pink crabapple flowers.

Song Jin replied gently: “Much better, my daughter still cares about me.”

“Hmph, you know Niu Niu will be heartbroken, why don’t you get better soon.” Niu Niu pouted her little lips and blinked her big eyes. She was so cute when she pretended to be angry.

This made Song Jin laugh.

Niu Niu turned her little head away, stepped on a stool and took down the small vase on the shelf seriously. She took out the slightly withered branches from the vase and inserted fresh crabapple flowers in it awkwardly and carefully. The pink flowers were so gorgeous that they brought a touch of vitality to the room and made people happy.

Song Jin quietly watched her daughter arranging flowers.

This time, the accident scared her daughter, and now she is very clingy with her every day.

A child crying was heard from next door, followed by the voice of a woman coaxing the child.

Song Jin said to Niuniu, “Niuniu, ask your aunt to bring your brother to mother.”

“Okay, mom.”

Niu Niu ran to the next door with a clatter.

A little while later.

A young woman came in holding Guaiguai.

The woman was a servant in a gentry’s house and had given birth to two children. Song Jin was in poor health and the doctor said he should not work too hard, so the woman was asked to take care of the children temporarily.

Song Jin took his son.

After a while, the little guy stopped crying.

Most of the day had passed.

In the evening, Xing Lun came back from outside, smelling of alcohol, obviously from socializing with people.

Send away the servants in the house.

Xing Lun told Song Jin the result of his inquiry, “I asked Boss Pu about the medicinal herbs, and he said that he bought them from a medicinal herbs dealer through an acquaintance.”

The country gentleman’s surname is Pu.

Xing Lun has already asked someone to investigate, “It will take a few days to get the results.”

“Okay, thank you for your hard work.”

No matter how anxious Song Jin was, he had to suppress it.

Xing Lun talked about the situation outside again. “The government seems to be investigating suspicious people, and the household registration check is very strict. It’s not easy to go out right now.”

“Are you investigating the rebels?” Song Jin immediately grasped the key point.

Xing Lun nodded. “There are rebel spies lurking in various prefectures, and they come out from time to time to cause chaos. The court has just issued an official document, requiring the prefects of all places to conduct strict investigations. Officials who fail to take action will be charged with treason.” Use drastic measures to cure the disease and severe punishments to control chaos.

Under normal circumstances, most latent rebels cannot withstand interrogation and will most likely resist when they encounter officers and soldiers.

As for Xing Lun’s statement that they could not go out, it was because their luggage, including household registration documents, was lost. Later, in order to escape being hunted down and hide his identity, Xing Lun spent a lot of money to buy household registration for a family of four. When they came to Anqing Prefecture, they used a fake household registration that could not withstand investigation.

The decision not to return to Huizhou and instead go to Anqing Prefecture was made for safety reasons and was made after discussion. The main reason was Song Jin’s health problem, and he needed a safe place to recuperate.

“Boss, I received news from Lou Ruhan. They said they found our lost luggage, and also…”

Xing Lun raised his eyes and noticed Song Jin’s expression.

When Song Jin saw that Xing Lun seemed to be hesitant to speak, with a heavy look on his face, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Lou Ruhan and the others stayed mainly to look for Wei Yuan and the others. Xing Lun’s expression indicated that he was in great danger.

Song Jin asked sadly: “Didn’t anyone escape?”

“No……”

Xing Lun was also in a bad mood.

Song Jin was still recuperating from illness, and he didn’t want to talk about this with her, but he did not forget his identity. It was a taboo for a subordinate to act on his own.

It took nearly half a month to recover from the injury.

Song Jin’s injuries had improved a lot, and he heard rumors from the capital. General Pei Xin led a large army to come back to help, and the remaining rebels were leaderless, so they recaptured Zhangjiawan without much effort. Now the situation in the capital is stable, and they are just waiting for Prince Rui to return to Beijing.

However, the envoys sent by the court failed in their negotiations with the Jianning rebels. Rumor has it that the court is mobilizing a large army to go south to quell the rebellion.

These things had nothing to do with Song Jin, but he was a beneficiary. Ever since the news that the turmoil in the capital had been quelled spread, the group that was chasing Song Jin disappeared.

Song Jin decided to set off immediately.

It took two or three days to return to Huizhou.

He did not return to Yi County, but stayed in She County. He did not show up to meet the Qin family, but sent Niu Niu and Guai Guai to the hot spring resort in Huangshan, where his eldest son, as well as Qin Lao Da and Li were.

The person who sent the child over was Xing Lun.

Song Jin finally had some contact with her family, so she wanted to investigate. It was inconvenient to travel far with the child, and another point was that it was safer for the child to be with his grandparents than with her, the mother.

The experience of being hunted made Song Jin realize a fact: her current ability was limited and she was not sure she could protect the child. Qin Chi had really overestimated her by entrusting the child to her. She had even overestimated herself. Otherwise, she would not have lost an unborn child.

“Uncle Xing, isn’t mother coming with us?”

In the carriage, Niu Niu asked Xing Lun with big, puzzled eyes.

Xing Lun touched her head with his big hand, “Your mother has important things to do.”

“Can’t you take Niuniu with you?”

Niu Niu doesn’t want to be separated from her mother.

Xing Lun said patiently, “No, your mother loves Niuniu and can’t bear to see her suffer with her. When she finishes her work, she will come back to find Niuniu. Uncle knows that you are a sensible child. You will definitely understand your mother’s painstaking efforts, right?”

“I know, I can’t drag my mother down.”

When Niuniu said this, she looked depressed and said, “Why can’t Mom let Dad do it when she has something to do? Isn’t Dad a high-ranking official? He has a lot of things to do, and Mom can do more than him.”

“It’s not that I don’t want to find you, it’s that your father is too far away in the capital.” Xing Lun did not discredit Qin Chi in front of the child, “Also, he has more important things to do. Niuniu will understand when she grows up.”

Niu Niu pouted and looked very unhappy.

Why do adults have so many things to do?
When the carriage stopped.

Xing Lun got off the car with the two children.

There were already people waiting outside. Before sending the child over, they had already informed everyone in advance. Helian Pu arranged for someone to come down the mountain to pick them up, and Boss Qin and Li knew to follow.

Xing Lun handed Li a letter, “This is a letter from our boss to the two elders.”

Li took it and said, “Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s not hard, bye.”

Xing Lun bowed and took his leave, then left quickly with his men.