Chapter 1122 From Dong'an Prefecture

However, Madam Yao still learned from the few words her cousin had spoken that the girl and they had met on the boat.

In other words, she is not from Beijing.

Zhu's mother was quite curious about this person's background. After all, her husband had spent the previous five years in the southwest, and apart from people in the capital, there were probably only people he knew there.

Zhu's mother thought that Shuyu came from the southwest.

But Shu Yu said, "My surname is Lu, and I come from Dong'an Prefecture."

road?

Mother Zhu had never heard of this. The Yao family's former servants had long since been scattered and exiled with Yao Tianqin. The servants in the mansion now were all newly purchased after they returned to the capital.

Therefore, Zhu's mother didn't know much about the Yao family's relatives and friends in the past.

However, even after being in the Yao family for so long, she had never heard of any relatives from Dong'an Prefecture in the main family.

As Zhu's mother was thinking, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind her.

She turned around instinctively, and asked in surprise, "Master?"

Upon hearing this, Shu Yu turned around abruptly and indeed saw Yao Tianqin walking over in a hurry, looking as if he had just returned home from outside the mansion.

Yao Tianqin looked up and was stunned when he saw Shu Yushi. He couldn't help but rub his eyes and muttered to himself, "Could it be that I've been looking at too many blueprints today and my eyes are blurry?"

As he spoke, he took a few more steps forward.

Now I can see clearly, it's definitely not my eyes playing tricks on me, the person from before the New Year really is Shu Yu.

Yao Tianqin was surprised and delighted when he said, "Ayu? It really is you? What are you doing here? When did you come to the capital? Why didn't you tell us beforehand so we could pick you up outside the city?"

Shu Yu bowed and said, "Uncle Yao, it's been a long time. My trip to the capital was a spur-of-the-moment decision. With you being so busy with state affairs, I couldn't possibly have someone pick me up. Oh, by the way, I haven't yet congratulated you on becoming the Vice Minister of Works."

Yao Tianqin laughed heartily, "You silly girl, always so polite with Uncle Yao. Come on, come on, let's go inside. Your aunt will be very happy to see you."

"OK."

Shu Yu and Yao Tianqin walked ahead, with Ying Xi following behind.

Zhu's mother was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him.

However, when he looked at Shu Yu's back this time, his eyes were different.

This young lady and the master are so familiar with each other. You know, ever since the master became the Vice Minister of Works, his house has been filled with guests. When he encounters female relatives, he always just nods and lets his wife entertain them, without saying a word. Let alone the younger generation.

Those who know him say that the master is stubborn and, as always, devotes all his energy to official business and dislikes social interactions.

Those who didn't know better would think the master looked down on them, and the things he said behind their backs were quite unpleasant.

Even when the young master and his family visited not long ago, the master only asked a few questions about the family, remaining polite and distant. It's nothing like now, with him laughing so heartily and intimately, even becoming quite talkative, almost rambling.

"Is your father alright? After you returned to Dong'an Prefecture, he wrote me a letter, which only arrived last month—it took a long time. In the letter, he mentioned planning to open a shop. Has the shop opened yet?"

Shu Yu smiled, "When I set off for the capital, it wasn't open yet. My father had been renovating my courtyard. He only started preparing after the housewarming party, but it should be open now. My father's business is doing quite well."

Yao Tianqin was taken aback, did some mental calculations, and then frowned, "Then you must have already arrived in the capital?"

(End of this chapter)