Capítulo 769: Chapter 771: Finally Home

"You agreed to return to the capital within a year? Isn't the usual time for assignments abroad three years?" Bai Ruozhu asked with confusion when the topic came up during their casual conversation on the road.

Jiang Yichun plays with a strand of her hair, winding it around his finger as he casually said, "That's for officials assigned to local posts, who typically spend three years before they are transferred or return to the capital. Some of them return early, but I was assigned by the Emperor to supervise the Northwest Main Camp, and I can be called back at any time. Therefore, I made an agreement with him for one year."