Chapter 1119: Position

After halfheartedly packing her luggage according to her mother’s instructions, Mu Yangling locked herself in the study.

Mu Yangling picked up her pen and thought for a long time. In the end, she wrote a letter to her father.

It wasn’t that she didn’t know her father’s expectations. The Mu family was already prosperous and filled with talented descendants to begin with. With Bosi taking the martial arts path and Bowen taking the literary path, the two brothers complemented each other perfectly. In the future, as long as they didn’t go against the law, the Mu family would continue to prosper.

However, now that Bowen was unwilling to become an official, it was equivalent to cutting off half of the Mu family’s connections in Mu Shi’s plan. In Mu Shi’s opinion, in doing so, Bowen was inevitably a little selfish and irresponsible.

However, going back to 20 years ago, what was their original intention?

Back then, Mu Shi only wanted to earn enough money to nurture his wife’s health and raise his children. His hope for Mu Yangling was to become skilled in the feminine arts, marry into a good family, and live a peaceful life with her husband.

His hope for Mu Bowen was to become a xiucai after he became literate, so that the Mu family would have some sort of protection.

Mu Shi’s original intention had long been realized!

Not good at persuading people, Mu Yangling could only ask her father what his dream was 20 years ago.

Mu Yangling told him that her previous dream was to improve agriculture techniques and grain seeds so that farmers could have a better life. Her short-term goal was to farm well and not have to hustle for a living anymore. That was why she hired her uncle to study drought-resistant rice seeds and set up a cattle farm. Now, more than half of her dream had been realized.

She wrote, ‘Now that Bowen also has an ideal that he would work hard towards for his entire life, are we going to break his wings and destroy his ideals when we were about to achieve our ideals?

The bitterness of having ideals but not being able to work towards their fulfillment could bend one’s will. Would you like to see a son whose eyes were filled with bitterness?

Is furthering the family’s influence really more important than your son’s happiness?

As for the descendants…

The Prince and I often say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. In the future, Tiger Head, Little Lion, and Little Leopard will have to work hard and strive for their own future. The Mu family can already provide abundant resources for our descendants. If their future is to be realized by sacrificing the ideals of their ancestors, it’s better not to give birth to them in the first place.’

When Qi Haoran and his son returned with a pile of gifts and heard that his wife had locked herself in the room, they immediately stuffed the things into the arms of the guards behind them and went to look for her.

The guard: “…” Your Highness, I’m already carrying plenty of stuff, yet you’re still piling more on me. Are you treating me as a mule?

The guards behind him, who were also carrying bags of various sizes, looked at him sympathetically. They carefully bypassed him and sent the things to the reception pavilion. Those that should be sent out were sent out, and those that should be packed into the luggage were packed into the luggage.

Little Bear also wanted to chase after his father, but he was also carrying many things. He looked at the guard who was almost drowned by the packages and silently carried the things to the reception pavilion. He decided to look for his parents later.

When Qi Haoran barged into the room, he saw Ah Ling putting the letter into the envelope. He asked curiously, “Are you writing a letter? I thought you were crying in the room.”

“Why should I cry?” Mu Yangling sealed the envelope, wrote her father’s name on it, and handed the letter to him. “Send it to my daddy at full speed.”

Qi Haoran took the letter and said casually, “Because you’re leaving? I thought you locked yourself in the house to cry because you can’t bear to part with Mother-in-law. By the way, what’s so important that it needs to be sent via horse and not messenger pigeon?”

“The letter might be lost if sent via messenger pigeon, so it’s better to use a horse,” Mu Yangling said solemnly.

Qi Haoran’s hand paused. The secret documents that needed to be transmitted using a messenger pigeon were either encrypted by secret codes or had the contents concealed via special potions. The cost was too high, so unless it was an urgent matter, most letters were still transmitted through the relay station.

Qi Haoran looked at the envelope under the sunlight and asked in a low voice, “What did you write in it?”

Mu Yangling sighed. “I advised Daddy to let Bowen do what he likes.”

Qi Haoran was shocked. “Didn’t we agree not to help either party?”

“But my heart aches for Bowen.” Mu Yangling shrugged. “I raised him single-handedly. He’s so busy, yet he still comes home every other day. Isn’t it because he wants me to help him say something in front of Father? I’m his older sister!”

Qi Haoran tilted his head and looked at her for a while before nodding slowly. “Alright.”

Mu Yangling called Bowen to her side and looked at him for a while. Finally, she patted his shoulder and said, “I’ll send a letter to persuade Father. Since you’ve made up your mind, prepare the follow-up matters. Also, don’t let your wife suffer with you. If there’s anything, tell me in time. If Father still doesn’t agree, don’t be anxious. I’ll help you.”

Mu Bowen’s eyes reddened and he couldn’t help but lower his head. Finding it amusing, Mu Yangling said, “Previously, you told me not to treat you like a child. Yet you’re crying after I merely said a few words.”

Mu Bowen forced a smile and said, “The wind blinded my eyes. I’m not crying.”

When Mu Kejia saw Mu Bowen come out of Mu Yangling’s room with red eyes, she couldn’t help but feel a little envious. Although the relationship between the siblings was good, it was never as close as the relationship between Mu Bowen and Mu Yangling.

Mu Yangling watched Bowen leave from the window and sighed faintly. Just as she was about to close the window, she saw Mu Kejia standing on the other side. She couldn’t help but wave at her. “Kejia.”

Mu Kejia waved the tray in her hand and said, “Sister, Mother just made some snacks and asked me to send some to you. She said that if you like these snacks, she’ll make more and let you bring them along to eat on the way.”

Mu Yangling picked up a piece and tasted it. Seeing that there were two diced meat inside and that the snacks were salty, her eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly. “Mm, they’re delicious.”

Mu Kejia couldn’t help but smile. “Mother thought you’d like it. She even fried a lot of meat cubes and meat strips for you. For you to eat on the way.”

Mu Kejia pouted and said, “I think Mother can’t wait to pack everything up for you. Yesterday, she even asked someone to go to Great-uncle and Great-aunt’s house to ask for a few jars of dried vegetables and pickled vegetables. She said it’s for you to eat on the way. The jerky is fine, but wouldn’t pickled vegetables and dried vegetables just occupy space in the carriage for nothing?”

However, Mu Yangling couldn’t help but swallow her saliva and say, “I like to eat Great-uncle and Great-aunt’s dried vegetables and pickled vegetables. You don’t know, the rarest things while traveling are vegetables. It’s fine if we pass by villages on the way, but if not, we can only eat roasted meat, jerky and steamed buns. When we have time, we might be able to dig up some wild vegetables. However, considering it’s autumn now, the wild vegetables are over-ripe and don’t taste good. Should we bring along pickled vegetables and dried vegetables, when we stop to set up camp, we can simply scoop a handful of vegetables from the jar and eat them.”

Envious, Mu Kejia whispered into her ear, “Sister, when do you think I can travel around like you?”

“After you get married. At that time, Brother-in-law will be assigned to a local position, and you’ll have to leave home whether you want to or not.” Mu Yangling said with a smile, “Perhaps when you’re older and your children are old enough to start their own families, you can go sightseeing with Brother-in-law.”

Mu Kejia said expectantly, “How many years will it take? I’m really envious of you and Big Brother. You guys can go wherever you want.”

Mu Yangling raised her eyebrows and asked, “Why bring up your big brother? He’s an official of the Imperial Court, so he has to stay wherever he’s posted.”

“Big Brother wants to resign, and Mother is the only one who’s kept in the dark about it,” Kejia said. “Although he didn’t say it explicitly, he had a fight with Daddy during the new year over this matter. Both Bosi and I heard it. Now that you’re on Big Brother’s side, Daddy can only compromise. Didn’t Mother say that Daddy listens to you the most?”

Mu Yangling was deep in thought.

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