The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Chapter 698 Reunion with Family

After returning to the door of Yan's house, Yan Shu took out a tiger talisman and handed it to Liu Hanyue.

Seeing that Yan Shu handed over the military token of the Jibei Army, Liu Hanyue looked at her in confusion.

"During the riot in southern Xinjiang, the Rongdi in the north may suddenly invade. Rongcheng currently has only 100,000 soldiers defending the city. If the Rongdi army invades, I am afraid we will not be able to resist. I will return this military token to the Liu family, hoping to ask Yongding Hou to send troops to Rongcheng."

Liu Hanyue looked at her coldly: "You are in this state and you are still thinking about helping him?"

Yan Shu shook his head: "Now the Great Sui is at a critical moment. If the Rongdi really take the opportunity to go south, how many innocent people will suffer? The war a few years ago has almost turned Rongcheng and Nanwei Prefecture into empty cities, millions of people have been displaced, and hundreds of thousands have died. Protecting the northern border is to protect the people here."

Liu Hanyue asked: "Do you firmly believe that he will be a good emperor?"

Yan Shu nodded firmly: "I believe him!"

Liu Hanyue stared at her silently, and after a long time he reached out to take the military token.

"I will go back and discuss this matter with my father and brother. Take care of yourself."

"Thank you!"

Yan Shu got off the carriage, and Yan Wu, Erzhu and Shitou also got off their horses. After saying goodbye to Liu Hanyue, they returned to the Yan family together.

"Mom and Dad, we are back."

Yan Wu shouted loudly and everyone in the family ran out excitedly.

Liu Wenniang stepped forward and hugged Yan Shu: "My daughter, you are finally back. Let me take a good look at you."

She looked him up and down, frowning slightly: "Why have you lost so much weight? Is the food in the capital not to your liking?"

Yan Shu smiled and took Liu Wenniang's hand: "No matter how delicious the food in the capital is, it is not as good as the food made by mother. I want to eat the scallion pancakes you made."

"Okay, okay, I'll make it for you in a bit. I'll also make you braised spareribs and pork elbow."

Yan Ersheng said with a distressed look on his face: "I'll go out and buy my daughter some dried fruit snacks that she likes to eat every day."

Liu Wenniang instructed: "Buy more meat. We must make up for the lost weight for our daughter in the next few days."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Yan Wu saw that his parents' eyes were all on Yan Shu, so he took the initiative to move forward to make his presence felt.

"Dad, Mom, look at me, I've lost a lot of weight too."

Yan Ersheng glanced at him and said, "You have a double chin and you still have the nerve to say you've lost weight?"

Yan Wen and Xu Shuangxue walked up to Yan Wu with a smile.

"Second brother, I haven't seen you for more than half a year. You look much stronger. It seems that you are living a comfortable life in the capital."

Yan Wu chuckled twice, he should have lost some weight on the way.

Yan Shu was held aside by her parents to talk for a while, and her eyes turned to the baby in Xu Shuangxue's arms.

Now the child is almost one year old. He is babbling and trying to speak. His chubby and fair face looks very cute.

"Come, let your aunt hug you."

The baby seemed to recognize her and stretched out his little arms and jumped into Yan Shu's arms.

Yan Shu happily picked up the child and asked, "What's the child's name?"

Xu Shuangxue said: "Yan Ze means great blessings and great fortunes."

"Yan Ze, Xiao A Ze, what a good name."

Liu Wenniang said, "Shu'er and the others must be tired after just coming back. Don't stand here anymore. Go back to your room."

Xu Shuangxue took Yan Shu's arm and said, "Let's go back to the house."

Yan Shu couldn't hold on for a while after carrying little Aze. Yan Wu knew that Yan Shu had not been feeling well recently and was always sleepy. When he asked her about it, she always said that she was overthinking it.

"Little sister, are you feeling unwell?"

After hearing Yan Wu's words, the whole family looked at Yan Shu.

Yan Wen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This kid is very sturdy. He will be exhausted after holding him for a while. Little sister, let big brother hold the child."

Yan Shu did not try to be stubborn and handed the child to Yan Wen. Xu Shuangxue looked at her with concern.

"Are you sick?"

"I'm not sick, just a little tired from the long journey."

Liu Wenniang stepped forward to support her and said, "Go back to the room and rest for a while."

The group came to the living room in the backyard. Liu Wenniang prepared tea, while Yan Ersheng ran out to buy meat and snacks.

The family hasn't been together for a long time, and now it seems like they have endless things to talk about.

Yan Wen said, "The new emperor granted amnesty to the whole country upon ascending the throne. The previous 30% tax increase has been waived starting this year. Recently, the villagers in our Banpo Village have just sold a batch of potatoes. Every household has money now, and they are all planning to build big tiled houses. By the end of this year, I believe everyone will be living in their new houses."

Yan Shu asked, "Were all those potatoes sold to the Yongding Marquis's Mansion?"

"Yes, all the grain in our village, Liujiazhuang and Sanshili Town has been taken away by Yongdinghou Mansion. The area for corn planting has also been expanded this year, and the whole Xinyang Prefecture will vigorously promote it next year. Alas, we never dared to dream that ordinary farmers like us could make so much money by growing crops. Life is getting better and better, and the people have hope."

Yan Shu was very pleased. What ordinary people most desired was to have enough food and warm clothing. The promotion of potatoes and corn would definitely change the economic lifeline of the entire Sui Dynasty, and an era of national prosperity and people's strength would arrive.

That afternoon, Yan Huai learned that Yan Shu had returned, so he took half a day off and rushed back home.

"When does Third Brother plan to take the imperial examination?"

Yan Huai said: "Sir said we can try it next year."

Yan Shu was happy for him: "Since the teachers at Bailu Academy think that you can give it a try, it means that your efforts over the past few years have not been in vain."

"Little sister, I heard that the King of Qi and the King of Lingnan have colluded to gather an army of 200,000 to march north. Recently, everyone in the academy has been saying that His Majesty is leading the army in person. Is that true?"

Yan Shu nodded: "Aci has led his troops to war more than a month ago. I don't know what the situation is over there for the time being."

Since leaving the capital, she has completely lost contact with Jiang Ci. She only heard from Liu Hanyue that Jiang Ci had captured a city occupied by the rebels, and she guessed that the fighting there was very fierce.

Yan Huai groaned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is the true emperor and must be blessed by God. He will definitely wipe out the rebels and return to the court safely. Little sister, why did you suddenly return to Xinyang Prefecture by yourself?"

Yan Huai is the smartest person in the family. Jiang Ci led the army in person, but his younger sister ran back by herself at this time, and there was no guard with her. This is very telling.

Moreover, a few days ago, Jiang Ci sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he would take them to the capital, but soon afterwards, Yan Shu's letter was sent back, saying that she would go back to Xinyang Prefecture in person. It was obvious that the two of them had not discussed it beforehand.

Yan Shu's expression changed slightly. At this moment, there were only her and Yan Huai. She knew that her third brother was not someone who was easy to fool, so she told the truth that she had come back secretly and Jiang Ci didn't know about it.