The old lady taught Xu Gao little by little, and Ning listened from the side and was also deeply inspired. So this is how life is lived in the old lady's eyes. Say what you should say, do what you should do, and do everything neatly and efficiently. Isn't that better than anything else?

With the help of the Marquis of Yongning, Cheng Kai managed to obtain the official rank of a fifth-grade garrison commander in Shenyang Prefecture, Liaodong, and was required to take office within two months.

It's already the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In two more months, it will snow in Liaodong. The journey will take more than a month, and we need to prepare all kinds of luggage and arrange the people who will go with us. The Yongning Marquis's mansion is bustling with activity.

The Qingping Marquis's residence was different. Cheng Kai never informed his mother of what he was going to do. It wasn't until he was about to leave that the Qingping Marquis's wife found out. When she learned that Xu Gao was going to Shenyang Prefecture in Liaodong with him, she was so angry that she smashed two teacups. When Cheng Kai returned to the residence, she invited him to her courtyard.

Lady Qingping said, "Kai'er, I am your mother. You are going to take up a post in another place, and your wife should stay at home to take care of your parents."

Cheng Kai said, "Mother, this matter was decided by Father. If you want Xu Shi to stay, you should first go to the Taoist temple outside the city and get Father's consent. Mother, once I leave, you can do whatever you want with this huge mansion, and no one will say anything. Also, if you are willing to let our courtyard be used as a bridal chamber for my second brother, we will tidy up our things and empty them out for you."

Lady Qingping said, "Are you trying to make me a laughing stock in the capital? If I, as a mother-in-law, can't even control my own daughter-in-law, what prestige do I have left in this household?"