Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 247 Lady Protector
Ke Muqing patted Yang Yi on the shoulder and said, "You are a waste of talent for guarding the house. You are in no hurry to make a decision. Think about it slowly. I think you are all good at fighting. Why don't you go to the military camp and try your luck? Maybe you can become a general!"

Ke Muqing said that if she wanted to pay back, she must pay back the indentures, and she also stuffed the resettlement fee and severance pay on them. She only said that those who were leaving should remember to tell her so that she could see them off, but not to leave without saying goodbye and make people worry.

It was not known whether Yang Yi and his companions really did not want to leave or whether they wanted to send them to the capital. After Yang Erzhu and Yue's family arrived, none of Yang Yi's companions left.

After reuniting with the Zhou family, Ke Mucheng and his party set off for the capital. They stopped and walked along the way, sightseeing in the mountains and rivers, and it took them four months to reach the capital.

Zhu Er and Pei San personally met them at the city gate. King Yong's voice was as loud as when he was at Weiwu Mountain, and Ke Muqing could hear his laughter from far away.

"Uncle Zhou, oh, no, now you should call him Duke Zhongguo." Zhu Er greeted the Zhou family, "My nephew greets Duke Zhongguo."

"Are you making fun of me on purpose?" Duke Zhong patted Zhu Er and Pei San on the shoulders cheerfully, "Prince Yong, Prince Ning, good! All good!"

Yang Erzhu's first wife and his eldest and second sons followed Yang Erzhu and others into the capital very early on.

After Yang Erzhu ascended the throne, he named his first wife the queen, his eldest son the crown prince, and his father-in-law the Duke of Zhongguo.

"The Crown Prince and the Second Prince were unfortunately sent out on errands by the Emperor a few days ago, otherwise they would have been here to welcome you into the city today." Pei San explained for the two of them.

"No problem. We have been traveling here and there, and the time is uncertain. We don't even know when we will arrive in the capital." Duke Zhongguo waved his hand nonchalantly, "You are all busy, so just send a servant to pick us up. It's better for you to wait for us here."

"Knowing that you, Duke Zhong, would be coming to the city today, my third brother and I were so excited that we couldn't sleep well last night. It's been so long since we last saw you, my old man, and my sister-in-law." Zhu Er grinned at Ke Muqing and shouted, "My sister-in-law is finally here! You guys really enjoyed the whole trip! I counted the days on my fingers, but it's so hard to wait."

After chatting for a few minutes at the city gate, they returned to the carriage and followed Zhu Er and Pei San into the palace.

Ke Muqing sat in the carriage and looked at the scenery of the palace all the way. When she first arrived here, she never thought that one day she would be able to stroll into the palace.

"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother is the only one in the harem, so all the palaces in the harem are empty. My eldest brother has already sent someone to make arrangements. You can move into the empty palace first to wash up and rest. My eldest brother has set up a family dinner in Cheng'en Palace in the evening. The third brother and I will come to pick you up then."

Ke Muqing responded with a "OK" and thanked them, then led his family to separate from the Zhou family.

The palace maids in the palace had already prepared hot water, so Ke Mucheng and his group could just put down their luggage and wash up, and then have a hot meal.

When Ke Mucheng came out after washing up, a group of children had already finished washing and were having fun in the garden. It was lively here, even Yang Erzhu's youngest child was playing here.

They have been traveling together for more than four months, and this kid has become familiar with the children from the Yang and Ke families. So he ran here after washing up, and the Duke Zhongguo and his wife couldn't stop him at all.

Ke Muqing sat on the stone bench in the yard and watched a group of children running around her. Her ears were almost blown away by their laughter.

When Yang Erzhu and his wife and Yang Sanqing came in, Ke Muqing felt like a savior had arrived and breathed a sigh of relief. "Chuxue, Chu Ning, look who's here." Ke Muqing called out to the two sisters.

"father!"

"father!"

The two sisters rushed towards Yang Sanqing, each calling him "Dad", which made Yang Sanqing laugh.

Yang Erzhu and his wife cried so hard that their eyes turned red. Yang Erzhu had no choice but to send his daughter Yang Chuxue away. At least he saw his daughter last year, but the queen only knew in her heart that the child was very good, healthy and lively. It was not until today that she actually saw her.

Seeing the child running into Yang Sanqing's arms, the queen felt sad but also relieved.

The child is indeed living a good life in the Yang family just as the emperor said. Look how happy the child is smiling.

According to her parents, the child has a very good relationship with her aunt. The queen is full of gratitude for raising her only daughter and for the Yang family who gave Yang Erzhu a lot of help.

"This must be my sister-in-law."

Seeing that the Queen came forward and held Ke Muqing intimately, and seeing that she was about to salute, she quickly held Ke Muqing's hand tightly, "Today, there is only one family, no emperor, and no queen."

"My maiden name is Xiyan, you can just call me by my name, sister-in-law." Zhou Xiyan had just come from her parents' place, so she knew that her own boy had been playing with the children from the Yang and Ke families along the way. After greeting Ke Mucheng, she walked towards Ke Xiucai and his wife and exchanged a few words with them.

Yang Sanqing called his two daughters out to discuss something. The Yang family was probably hereditary followers. When Yang Chengzhuo saw this, he thought that his fifth uncle was going to take his aunt out to play, so he immediately shouted, "Uncle, are you going out to play? I want to go too."

As soon as Yang Chengzhuo shouted, several other children who were squatting and playing on the side immediately ran over. A group of children stood in a row, staring at Yang Sanqing with their smart eyes.

It’s written on their faces that they want to go too.

Yang Sanqing was amused. "I have something to talk to Chuxue and Chuning. I'll come back and show you around the palace after I'm done. You wait for me in the courtyard."

"Uncle, please go and come back soon. We will miss you after a while!" Yang Shuangshuang responded immediately.

"Little clever ghost." Yang Sanqing smiled and shook his head, then went out first, holding a child in each hand.

Yang Erzhu and his wife also went into the house with Ke Muqing to talk.

The topic of discussion was naturally the future arrangements for the Yang family and the rewards for Ke Mucheng.

"I put the imperial edict on hold when I received the letter from my sister-in-law." Yang Erzhu smiled helplessly, "My sister-in-law guessed part of it. My eldest brother and I are brothers, and my fifth brother has also been crowned king, so my eldest brother is naturally indispensable."

"It's just that my eldest brother has passed away. My original intention was to make Jiye a prince. In addition, I also wanted to make my sister-in-law the Lady Protector of the Nation."

"Lady Protector of the Nation?" Ke Muqing didn't expect that there was an imperial decree specifically conferring a title on her. She just guessed that she might become the old princess consort.

"Sister-in-law is worthy of this title of Lady Protector of the Nation." Yang Erzhu said, "I hope you won't refuse."

"In this case, I will not refuse the title of Lady Protector of the Nation. But since your eldest brother has passed away, you can make him a prince, but Jiye cannot afford to be a county prince."

"I know my son well. If he really becomes a prince, he will become a big trouble for you in the future. It's also my fault that I, as a mother, didn't teach him well. He doesn't have the temperament to handle important responsibilities."

"To be honest, among your nephews, only the sixth one is worthy of consideration, but he has two older brothers, so we cannot skip over them. So we might as well not give him the title of Prince."