In a blink of an eye, it was the night before the army set off for the expedition.

Xin Yi packed his luggage uneasily, called the three little ones over, and explained a lot of things in detail.

San Nian was the first to cry, "Mom, do you no longer want the Three Treasures? Are you not coming back?"

Xin Yi cried so hard that her heart was broken. She patted San Nian's back and said, "No, why can't Mom give up San Nian? However, Mom has more important things to do."

San Nian wiped her tears, sniffed and asked her, "What's going on?"

Xin Yi thought for a moment, hugged Sannian on his knees, looked at him seriously and said, "Go and protect your Uncle Fu."

"Protect?" San Nian stopped crying and raised his face to look at her, "Uncle Fu is so powerful, why do you want me to protect him?"

Xin Yi hugged her tightly: "Because mom is a doctor. Uncle Fu is sick and will die if no one takes care of him."

Upon hearing the word "death", San Nian immediately turned pale with fright. He stopped pestering her and said he would not let her go. Instead, he sobbed and nodded, asking Xin Yi to protect Uncle Fu, and then sobbed and asked:

"When will mother come back?"

Xin Yi thought about it and said, "When the New Year is over and the swallows fly back, my mother will be back."

Sannian pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "It's been so long... Sanbao has grown up another year."

Xin Yi smiled and said, "Yes, Sanbao, who is one year older, is more sensible and looks better."

Er Nian snorted heavily, "She can leave whenever she likes. Third sister, please stop crying. It's unlucky to cry any more."

Sannian quickly stopped crying and wiped her tears with her sleeves. The sight made her heart feel soft.

Xin Yi lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, "Mother will definitely come back. When mother is not here, you can follow my aunt, Mrs. An, and Mr. Zhou to study and study hard... Uncle Cai from the Founding Marquis Mansion will also take care of you."

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"Mother." Yi Nian suddenly stepped forward and saluted her, "Take the golden doll with you."

Xin Yi frowned. She was about to return the golden doll to Yi Nian before leaving, but she didn't expect Yi Nian to get in front of her.

"Mom, it's inconvenient to take it with you when you go out, so I have to leave it to you for safekeeping."

Yi Nian shook his head and stared at her stubbornly, "Mom, hang the golden doll around your neck. The golden doll will protect you and bring you back safely."

San Nian answered: "Yes, yes, this golden doll is the three of us. When Mom saw it, she thought of the three of us by Mom's side."

Second thought: "Just take it if you are told to do so. What are you doing with all the ink?"

Xin Yi was holding the golden doll and was hesitating. Suddenly, he came closer, tied the golden doll with the red rope that he had prepared long ago, and hung it around Xin Yi's neck.

"After mother leaves, my son will take good care of his younger brothers and sisters and prevent them from being naughty and causing trouble. Mother doesn't have to worry about us and will return home as soon as possible."

Xin Yi was startled.

The oldest and wisest among the three children is Yi Nian.

He didn't ask anything, but he knew where Xin Yi was going.

This kid...

Xin Yi stroked the golden doll pendant around her neck, feeling sad and crying.

"Good boy!"

She hugged the three children together and hugged them tightly.

At this time, footsteps were heard on the floor, and Xin Yi became so familiar that he immediately became nervous, let go of the children, winked at them, and said shush.

"You can't tell Uncle Fu, understand? This is our secret."

The three children nodded frequently.

Xin Yi stood up and pulled out the wick in the room with a smile.

There was a bright light in the house, and someone knocked on the wooden door.

"Eleventh sister, have you rested?"

Xin Yi: "Here we come..."

She walked over and opened the door with a smile.

At first glance, Fu Jiuqu saw that the three little ones were all in the room, standing neatly. The tears on Sannian's face were still wet, and he was a little surprised.

"What's going on? Why is Sanbao crying?"

"Uncle Fu." Sannian rushed over, hugged him, and whispered: "Will you be my father? If you marry my mother, can you be the father of Sanbao? If you don't marry your mother, Sanbao will cry.

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There must be one question every time we meet.

This time in front of Xin Yi, Fu Jiuqu couldn't help but think about it.

The young lady is afraid that she will feel uneasy because he went south.

Fu Jiuqu smiled, "Okay!"

After sending away the three children, he suddenly protected Xin Yi's shoulders, looked down at her face and said:

"I should have given you a status before leaving. Unfortunately, I left Beijing too hastily this time and it was too late to do anything."

Xin Yi was still embarrassed about San Bao's "forced marriage" and was about to explain it to Fu Jiuqu. When Leng Buding heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"The army will set off tomorrow. Is this why you came to me to talk about this?"

Fu Jiuqu had a lump in his throat, sat down on the chair, took a sip of Xinyi's tea, and waved his sleeves.

"I've been practicing at the martial arts field these past two days, but I didn't come to see you... I still feel uneasy."

Xin Yi said tentatively: "I told you to take me with you, but you refused."

Fu Jiuqu refused without thinking, "No."

Xin Yi looked at the armor that he had not yet changed, then went out silently, brought a plate of fruit snacks, and placed it in front of Fu Jiuqu without saying a word.

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her, "Are you angry with me?"

Xin Yi lowered his eyes, "No."

Fu Jiuqu chuckled, took her hand, and said calmly: "We are fully prepared for this Southern Expedition, and we are bound to be famous in the Song Dynasty. I think it won't take long before we can triumph..."

Xin Yi asked: "It won't take long, how long?"

Fu Jiuqu thought for a while: "Next spring, when the peppers, corns, and red peppers in your yard will grow green seedlings."

Xin Yi glanced at him, couldn't help but smile, curled his lips, "Coax me."

"I won't coax you." Fu Jiuqu lowered his head and pecked the back of her hand, his dark eyes sparkling with a hint of smile, "You are in Beijing, just wait for my success."

"Yeah." Xin Yi responded, lowering his head and saying nothing.

She looked gloomy and sad to leave, but in fact she felt guilty inside.

Fu Jiuqu didn't ask her about going to the eldest princess's mansion, nor about her going to teach in the military medical camp, which left her a little confused.

Ordinarily, with Fu Jiuqu's intelligence network, it is impossible not to know about this matter.

Did he ignore it because he had no suspicion, or was he too busy with military affairs to take care of it?

Xin Yi hesitated and looked at him repeatedly. Fu Jiuqu actually smiled and said suddenly:

"On this trip south, Cao Yi took the initiative to ask for permission to go into battle with his master."

That day in the barracks, Xin Yi met Cao Yi. He and Fu Jiuqu were both disciples of Di Qing, so it was not surprising that they went to the battlefield together.

The strange thing is why Fu Jiuqu told her specifically.

"Brother Ninth told me what to do?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her, "His wedding was originally scheduled for August this year. It's definitely too late, so he had to postpone it..."

Xin Yi said: "Master Cao is worried about state affairs, I think Miss Lu can understand."

Fu Jiuqu looked at her calm appearance, his eyes sparse.

"I don't think he is doing it for national affairs."

Xin Yi: "..."

The two people looked at each other, and Xin Yi blinked and smiled.

"Why did the prince say this? Could it be because of me?"

Fu Jiuqu felt very sad. Unexpectedly, Xin Yi would go straight in, which made him speechless.

"The little lady is very self-aware."

He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Of course, I am also willing for him to follow. If he is allowed to stay in Beijing and covet my little Eleven all day long, I will not be at ease."

"Pfft, disgusting!" Xin Yi felt that this Fu Jiuqu really didn't care about the pot, so he immediately punched him.

Small fists like raindrops hit Fu Jiuqu's armor with very light force, as if it was tickling...

Fu Jiuqu just smiled and said nothing, pulled her to sit on his lap, and let her go crazy.

After a long while, when Xin Yi stopped making trouble, he gently stroked the hair on her forehead and said in a low voice: "Xin Yi, what I said is the truth..."
To be continued...