mtlumby2d Chapter 248 Can't Enter the Space?
Chapter 248 Can't Enter the Space?
Song Jiaojiao arrived at the front yard with her head full of red hairpins.
These are all Song Yi's close friends and relatives.
Song Yi was a nobleman from a poor family. He was ranked third in the imperial examination and stayed in the capital.
Over the years, members of the family have gradually moved to Beijing.
If it weren't for the entire clan pooling their resources to support Song Yi back then, he would probably still be a schoolteacher in his hometown.
The clan chief, Song Mingshen, is eighty-eight years old this year, but he is still in high spirits.
Under his leadership, the clansmen are getting better and better. It was he who disregarded the clansmen's objections and overcame all difficulties to send Song Yi to school and take the exam.
“Jiaojiao, this is the patriarch of our Song clan. You should call him Great-Grandfather.”
Song Yi led Song Jiaojiao to the old man sitting in the main seat.
The old man looked at Song Jiaojiao with a smile; he had investigated Song Jiaojiao before.
Knowing that she runs a workshop and has researched a lot of delicious food, and most importantly, that she can lead the whole village to get rich together, this is what satisfies him.
"Great Ancestor," Song Jiaojiao called softly.
"Good child, you have suffered all these years. This is a gift from your great-grandfather!"
Song Mingshen handed a dark brown box to Song Jiaojiao; its contents were not apparent from its appearance.
Song Jiaojiao smiled and accepted it, "Thank you, Great-Grandfather."
Led by Song Yi, Song Jiaojiao met everyone in the hall.
By the end of the day, Song Jiaojiao's face was numb from smiling.
"Miss, have I put all these gifts into the storeroom?"
Yinxing pointed to the gifts on the table and said that most of these were gifts from her uncles and elders that day.
Looking at the unassuming dark brown box, Song Jiaojiao felt that something inside was attracting her.
This was given to her by her great-grandfather. She took it and said, "Put the rest away."
She casually placed it on the dressing table; now she was going to take apart all the hairpins in her hair.
Her neck was almost broken. Although each one was not heavy, it still added up to a considerable amount of weight.
"Xiaoxiao, I'll take care of the rest myself. Have someone prepare hot water; I want to take a bath."
Shang Xiaoxiao bowed and then left.
Song Jiaojiao was taking apart the hairpin when she accidentally knocked the box off, and it fell to the ground.
He picked it up just as he pressed the switch. The box opened, revealing a round, black object that looked somewhat like a seed.
Song Jiaojiao couldn't understand why Emperor Gaozu would give her a seed. Unable to figure it out, she stopped thinking about it. At this moment, Shang Xiaoxiao prepared hot water.
After putting the items into her spatial storage, she didn't bother with them anymore.
What she didn't know was that when Fei Hu saw Song Jiaojiao put something in, he opened it and found it was a seed.
As usual, it casually planted it in the soil, but the space was instantly shut down and upgraded, and it fell into a deep sleep.
After taking a bath, Song Jiaojiao dismissed the servants and prepared to enter her spatial dimension to test if it was a seed, only to find that she couldn't enter.
"Flying Tiger? Flying Tiger?" Song Jiaojiao called silently in her heart, but received no response from Flying Tiger.
Thinking of this, she panicked. Had the space disappeared?
Is it that sudden?
Suddenly! Something occurred to her.
He took out a silver ingot from his spatial storage.
Looking at the silver in her hand, she knew the space was still there. As for why she couldn't enter, she thought that she couldn't enter the space when it was being upgraded, and wondered if that was the reason.
We'll only find out later.
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At midnight, at the main gate of the city, a tall man carrying a waist token entered the city through a side gate.
On the deserted street, only the clatter of horses' hooves could be heard.
The person who arrived was Wang Chi. He had received a letter from his father informing him that Song Yi was going to hold a family reunion banquet for Song Jiaojiao.
He hurriedly asked the commander for leave and rushed back, but unfortunately, the border was too far from the capital. Three horses died on the way, but he still couldn't catch up.
Frustrated, he had no choice but to lead his horse back to the general's mansion. Although he missed Song Jiaojiao very much, it was too late, and Jiaojiao must have been resting early after a long day.
Wang Chi was right. When Song Jiaojiao learned that the space might be upgraded, she couldn't resist her sleepiness and went to bed early.
The next day, before Song Jiaojiao had even gotten out of bed, Wang Chi arrived at the Prime Minister's residence.
In her sleep, Song Jiaojiao kept feeling someone touching her. Confused, she opened her eyes and vaguely saw someone squatting by the bed.
Sunlight streamed through the window and shone directly onto Wang Chi. Song Jiaojiao felt the sunlight was too bright and squinted her eyes.
Suddenly, a pair of gentle, large hands covered her eyes. "Awake?"
A magnetic voice asked gently, "Why does this voice sound so familiar?"
Song Jiaojiao brushed Wang Chi's hand away and saw the man in front of her with a simple, honest smile.
"Weren't you on the frontier? Why are you back?" Song Jiaojiao asked in shock.
"Hehe! Jiaojiao, I definitely had to come back for such an important event as recognizing your family. Unfortunately, I was still a step too late."
Wang Chi chuckled and said that Song Jiaojiao hadn't replied to a single letter he wrote to her. He was afraid that if he stayed on the frontier any longer, he would lose his wife.
Just recently, my father wrote to tell me that the Left Chancellor had fallen from power, and some of the officials he had promoted had also been demoted.
The position of governor-general had just become vacant, and Wang Chi had already begun to request a transfer from the emperor.
"If you come back like this, won't the Emperor consider it unauthorized absence?"
Song Jiaojiao said with a laugh, "Recognizing relatives isn't a big deal. Didn't we already know that the Right Chancellor was her biological father?"
"Jiaojiao, don't worry, I came back on leave. It just so happens that the position of governor has become vacant, and I have already requested a transfer from the emperor. I won't be leaving anymore; I'll stay in the capital with you."
Wang Chi secretly held Song Jiaojiao's hand. Jiaojiao's hand was so soft, like tofu, um... even whiter than tofu.
Song Jiaojiao watched Wang Chi's actions with amusement, thinking he was acting like a child.
However, she did not pull her hand away, letting Wang Chi hold it.
Inside the imperial study, the emperor looked at the memorials before him.
Wang Yan's eldest son is nothing like his father, who is steady and reliable. He has only been in the frontier for less than half a year, and he already wants to come back.
The Emperor rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on, and the Grand Eunuch Su poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Little Su, did Song Yi hold a family reunion banquet yesterday?"
"Your Majesty, yes, the Right Chancellor returned his daughter yesterday. It's quite a coincidence that the daughter he found is none other than Lady Huide."
Eunuch Su answered with a light laugh.
"Sigh, Wang Yan's eldest son wants to take the position of governor. Do you think I should agree?"
The emperor took a sip of tea and asked a casual question.
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not speak falsely."
"It's alright, say whatever you want, I won't blame you."
Eunuch Su cautiously glanced at the Emperor, and seeing that he had no other expression, he spoke carefully.
"This servant is ignorant of court affairs. I have heard that the ever-victorious general earned his official position on his own in just seven short years."
It took the General Who Guards the North over a decade to reach his current position.
After Eunuch Su finished speaking, the Emperor did not say anything more, but simply wrote "Approved" on Wang Chi's memorial.
Song Yi was someone he had personally promoted and was one of his own men, so there was no need to worry about him. The General of the North had also relinquished his military power before the new year, and Han Shuo, who was now stationed on the frontier, was one of his trusted confidants.
There's nothing wrong with giving Wang Chi this position; consider it compensation for the General's Mansion!