Chapter 540 A Dream of Youth 72

Chen Yunsheng rented a two-courtyard house, which was smaller than the one in Quanzhou, but still big enough for their group.

Chen Yunsheng had already received news of their arrival in the capital and had been waiting at home. So when he saw Xie Qi come down, he ran over and exclaimed, "Aqi! You've finally arrived!"

The two hugged each other, and seeing Xie Wangzhi help Chen Wanniang down, Chen Yunsheng stood respectfully by the carriage and bowed, "Uncle, Aunt, greetings."

The Xie family couple and Xie Yun also got out of the car, and Chen Yunsheng greeted them one by one.

Grandma Xie nodded with a smile, clearly liking this polite child.

They brought quite a lot of things, and the servants standing behind Chen Yunsheng had already stepped forward to help carry their luggage.

Grandpa Xie, who had already rolled up his sleeves and was about to carry his luggage himself, paused for a moment, and then Grandma Xie pulled him by the sleeves and led him into Chen Yunsheng's courtyard to wash up.

After all, everyone has traveled a long way and should freshen up.

Xie Ning touched her hair; it was still dry and not oily, because they had already washed and combed it yesterday, since they were going to visit a friend with Xie Wangzhi.

However, I spent most of the day in a horse-drawn carriage, and it was quite dusty.

These are all fine, but I'm mainly exhausted.

Fortunately, the servants were quick, and the group was able to rest after a simple hot meal.

Xie Ning really didn't have much of an appetite. She only ate a few bites before feeling sleepy, and then Chen Wanniang carried her to the main courtyard to rest.

She still doesn't have her own room, but Xie Ning doesn't care anymore, because if you really count the distance, her room is still three rooms away from where her parents sleep!

She is sleeping with Qingli now; she sleeps in the inner room, and Qingli sleeps in the outer room.

Xie Wangzhi was a little sleepy, but when he saw his son looking so energetic, he no longer felt sleepy and took him to the Imperial Academy to complete the formalities.

When arranging servants, Chen Wanniang originally wanted to assign a few servants to help Xie's grandfather and the others, but they refused. Knowing the temperament of the two elders and her eldest sister-in-law, Chen Wanniang did not force them.

Anyway, she mainly bought people to run errands for herself; serving them was secondary.

Moreover, she didn't buy many servants. Her son and daughter were still accompanied by a servant boy and a maid, and her husband was still accompanied by Mo Shu. She herself was accompanied by two maids and a nanny.

There was also a cook, a groom, and a gatekeeper in the house.

These were all brought from Quanzhou. If there are any other places that need more people in the future, we can just add more.

Besides the servants, there were also the weavers she brought from the weaving workshop, and Deng Yin was among them.

Chen Wanniang grew increasingly fond of this resolute and clever child and was determined to nurture her. Therefore, she brought Deng Yin along on this trip to the capital.

Since that was the case, and Deng Yin's mother was extremely skilled, she brought her along as well. After all, the weaving workshop in Quanzhou was already established, but this place was going to have to start all over again.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Chen Wanniang looked at the nanny beside her and said, "Nanny Zhang, go and check on Bao'er. She's already up. She only ate a few bites at noon, so she must be hungry. Tell the kitchen to make her a bowl of steamed egg custard first. She'll have dinner soon."

Granny Zhang agreed, and frowned when she saw the little girl named Qingli sleeping soundly in the outer room. She looked into the inner room and saw Xie Ning curled up in bed reading a book.

There were no lights on in the room, which is bad for your eyes.

"Why didn't you call Qingli in to serve you, Miss?"

"I don't want to get up yet, Granny."

Upon hearing this, the displeasure in Zhang Mama's eyes vanished instantly. "It's time for dinner. Sit up quickly, young lady, and I'll help you get dressed."

"Granny, I can dress myself." Xie Ning crawled out from under the covers.