I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 746 - Chapter 746 Arriving at the Capital

Chapter 746: Arriving at the Capital Chapter 746: Arriving at the Capital Editor: Atlas Studios Mu Shi rode his horse at full speed and arrived five days before the Crown Prince was conferred.

He only brought dozens of guards and traveled day and night.

Therefore, it only took him 12 days to rush from the north to the capital.

He arrived three days earlier than expected, so no one came to pick him up.

Mu Shi reined in his horse and stood at the city gate for a moment, wondering if he should go to his daughter’s place to freshen up first.

The Military Advisor behind him seemed to know what he was thinking and immediately said, “General, you should enter the palace to see His Majesty first.” Mu Shi nodded with a solemn expression.

He pointed at someone to go to the Qi Residence to report his arrival to his wife and children while he brought his men to the palace.

Mu Shi’s early arrival was beyond everyone’s expectations, but the guards at the palace gate quickly reported this situation.

The Emperor, who was about to attend the court, stopped in his tracks and turned to walk towards the Imperial Study.

He said, “Quickly invite General Mu in.” He thought that Mu Shi was in a hurry because he had military intelligence to report, but the truth was that Mu Shi was too bored on the way, thus he traveled a little faster.

This was why he arrived three days earlier than expected.

The Emperor seriously sized up Mu Shi’s expression.

Seeing his helplessness under his beard, the corners of his mouth twitched.

With a wave of his hand, he said, “General, it’s been a long journey.

Why don’t you go back and freshen up and rest firstaEUR|” If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have abandoned the ministers to meet Mu Shi first.

He should have let Mu Shi wait for him to finish attending the morning court assembly.

Mu Shi heaved a sigh of relief and bowed before leaving.

Everyone in the court was discussing if something had happened.

After all, the Emperor had never been late for morning assembly since he ascended the throne.

Therefore, when he arrived, everyone lowered their heads and pretended to listen attentively after shouting ‘long live’.

However, the Emperor did not explain.

So, was it really something serious?

Everyone was worried.

They only hoped that no one was blind enough to offend the Emperor at this moment.

Even Qi Haoran and Fan Zijin looked at the Emperor worriedly.

When Qi Xiuyuan realized this, the corners of his lips twitched.

Then, he sat down calmly.

Since he’d been screwed over by Qi Haoran’s father-in-law, he decided to keep his brother in suspense for now.

As for the others, the Emperor simply closed one eye and pretended not to see them.

Hence, the morning court assembly passed under everyone’s worries.

It was only when the chief eunuch called for the court to be dismissed that the Emperor stood up and stopped in his tracks.

He looked at the people kneeling below and said as if he had suddenly realized something, “I forgot to mention that General Mu of the West Camp in the north has arrived in the capital.

Prince Rong, since General Mu is your father-in-law, I’ll leave you in charge of entertaining him.

Remember to bring him to the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs for the paperwork later.” Qi Haoran agreed.

He stood up and turned to run, but Fan Zijin pulled him back and glared at him.

“What’s the hurry?

Walk slowly.” Rushing to serve his father-in-law in such a hurry was too lowly.

What would Qi Xiuyuan think if he found out?

Unfortunately, Qi Haoran did not understand Fan Zijin’s hidden meaning.

He was in a hurry to go back and serve his father-in-law.

Hence, he waved his hand and ran back.

“You take your time.

I’ll go back first.” Fan Zijin glared at his back view and was so angry that he did not want to speak.

When Qi Haoran ran back to the Qi Residence, Mu Shi was sprinting around the courtyard with Little Bear in his arms.

Little Bear hugged his grandfather’s head excitedly and even carefully tugged at his beard.

Mu Shi hurriedly grabbed his small hand and coaxed, “You can’t grab this beard at will.” Little Bear smiled shyly and buried his head in Mu Shi’s arms.

Then, he started coughing violently again, so hard that his neck turned red.

Mu Shi patted his back worriedly.

Shu Wanniang took the child from his arms and said, “Hurry up and take a shower.

Look, your body odor is choking the child.” On his way here, Mu Shi had been eating and sleeping in the open, with his horse even.

Reeking of horse pee and feces, it was no wonder that he smelled bad.

Mu Shi chuckled.

Mu Yangling had already come out to welcome him and said, “Father, the hot water is ready.

Do take a bath.” Mu Yangling took Little Bear from Shu Wanniang.

“Mother, bring Father over.

I’ll go to the kitchen to see how the food preparation is coming along.” Mu Shi glanced around and asked, “Where are Bowen, Bosi, and Kejia?” He had been in the residence for about 45 minutes, during which Ah Ling had prepared hot water and a change of clothes for him.

Why were the other three children still nowhere to be seen?

Mu Yangling said with a smile, “Bosi and Kejia followed Bowen to the academy.” Mu Shi was surprised.

“Bosi and Kejia are actually willing to go to the academy?” It wasn’t that he didn’t have confidence in his son and daughter, but that these two couldn’t even complete the homework assigned to them by their teacher.

He really couldn’t imagine them taking the initiative to go to the academy.

Mu Yangling said with a smile, “Yes, Bosi and Kejia have become much more sensible.

Father, go wash up first.” Mu Shi followed Shu Wanniang to the backyard skeptically and asked doubtfully, “Did Bosi and Kejia really take the initiative to follow Bowen to the academy?

Did Bowen force them to go there?

That can’t be it; Bowen wouldn’t do that.” Putting aside whether Bowen had the capability to restrain the twins, Bowen wouldn’t risk having these two little ones cause a ruckus in the academy by forcing them there.

For a moment, Shu Wanniang didn’t know how to explain it to her husband.

Ever since the Shu family stopped appearing, although the two of them had been released from their restrictions, there really wasn’t much they could do without money.

When they went out shopping, they could only drool at the sight of delicious food and fun.

As for their big plans to earn money, Kejia gave up after working hard for two days and still failing to successfully sew a pouch.

They could only play with Little Bear.

However, Little Bear had obviously been instructed by his mother and he obediently abided by the agreement.

It was fine to play with him, but the twins couldn’t eat his food.

Moreover, although the two of them were only ten years old, they were much older than Little Bear after all.

Furthermore, they were seniors and were too embarrassed to snatch food away from him.

Hence, they could only target their older brother Bowen, who was more soft-hearted.

Hence, they followed Bowen to the academy every day.

Bowen didn’t study in the academy.

Instead, he went to the academy to discuss scriptures and the Dao.

He didn’t really expect his twin siblings to read there either.

He only hoped that they could sit there quietly and listen to them.

Sometimes, properly understanding a sentence said was more useful than reading for ten years.

After washing himself clean, Mu Shi habitually picked up the knife to shave.

Thinking that his grandson seemed to like his beard very much, he hesitated for a moment before putting down the knife.

Shu Wanniang was folding clothes for him.

Seeing that he was still unshaven, she was stunned and couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

Mu Shi was not very particular in the military camp.

If he found it troublesome, he would not shave.

However, as long as he returned home, he would shave when he washed up.

When he was at home, he always appeared refreshed.

This was the first time she had seen him come out with a beard after freshening up.

Mu Shi couldn’t help but slow down when he put on his clothes.

He recalled the dirty talk of the old men in the army.

‘Could it be that Wanniang prefers me with a beard?’ Shu Wanniang took a few more glances and stopped looking.

As she helped him tidy up his clothes, she told him what had happened after they arrived in the capital.

When he heard that Bosi and Kejia had lured Little Bear to pry open their box, Mu Shi’s expression turned cold.

When he heard that the Shu family had come looking for his wife, a cold glint flashed across Mu Shi’s eyes.

He reached out and patted his wife, saying gently, “You don’t have to worry about these things.

I’ll settle them.” Frowning, Shu Wanniang said, “I don’t care about the Shu family’s matters, but we have to do something about Bosi and Kejia.

It’s my fault.

These two children have been pampered to the point of being lawless.

When we return to the north, we’ll send them to suffer and let them know how hard we had it in the past.” Mu Shi nodded.

The two children were still young and their personalities had yet to be finalized.

As long as they could steel their hearts and be tough with them, the twins could still mend their ways.