After Yuan Bohua and Cheng Enhou discussed the matter, they went to Xieyangyuan for dinner together.

Yuan Chaokang, who came with Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, spent a day reading in the courtyard where Zhou Qiongyue lived before she got married.

Even Zhou Zhiyi's second son Zhou Yide spent a day with Yuan Chaokang. Zhou Yide felt that he liked going to school and clan studies made him happy.

This second cousin from my aunt's family is too strict with himself, and he is always reading to the point of being afraid. So this is the threshold of being a playboy in Yuan'an?

Zhou Yide thought he should just study hard! Perhaps there was no place for him among the dandy children of Yuan'an, and he was not qualified.

After that, every time Zhou Yide told others how great and hardworking his second cousin was, everyone looked at him as if there was something wrong with his eyes.

Zhou Yide's friends all felt that their friend had told such a lie in order to clear his cousin's reputation as a playboy, and everyone felt that it was difficult for Zhou Yide.

Zhou Yide watched as his friends around him looked at him with increasingly strange eyes, and gradually he could only sigh in his heart. At such a young age, he had experienced the feeling of being the only one sober while everyone else was drunk.

Zhou Qiongyue and her family of three had dinner, sat for a while, and then took a carriage back home.

The main reason is that Yuan Chaochang is in the mansion! If they don't go back, Zhou Qiongyue and the others will be worried.

On the second day, Marquis Cheng'en did not rush to ask the emperor for leave, but instead leisurely worked for another month.

He also made Zhou Yirong and Zhou Yide cause some minor troubles in Yuan'an, and then Marquis Cheng'en picked one of them. When the emperor seemed to be in a good mood, he went to the imperial study privately to ask for an audience.

When the emperor heard the eunuch report that Marquis Cheng'en wanted to see him, he put down the letter in his hand and let Marquis Cheng'en in.

Marquis Cheng'en bowed politely, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The emperor interrupted Marquis Cheng'en with a smile. He was still satisfied with his uncle. At least he was a man who knew when to advance and retreat.

Therefore, the emperor's tone was very cordial. "There are no outsiders here, so please don't be so formal, uncle. Eunuch, please let Marquis Cheng'en sit down."

Marquis Cheng'en did not hesitate. He thanked him generously and sat down.

After sitting down, Marquis Cheng'en directly stated his purpose, "I came here this time to seek the emperor's approval for something."

"That's what your uncle said. Why are you still being so distant with your nephew?" The emperor said this while he was already guessing what was going on.

The emperor was also thinking in his mind how he would refuse if Marquis Cheng'en made any excessive demands.

"It's not a big deal. I want to ask for half a year's leave and take the kids from our families to the south for a trip." After Marquis Cheng'en said this with a smile, he looked at the emperor sitting above with expectant eyes.

The emperor had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he didn't expect that his uncle came to ask for leave.

The emperor was surprised and puzzled at the same time. "Uncle, how long do you want to wait?"

As for Marquis Cheng'en's suggestion of taking the children to the south to play, the emperor didn't believe it at all. He wondered if his uncle was dissatisfied with his new job.

Marquis Cheng'en originally wanted to see something from the emperor's face, but after paying attention for a while, he really didn't see anything. He could only sigh in his heart at the emperor's cunningness.

Although Marquis Cheng'en was filled with emotion, he still had to reply, "Your Majesty, half a year."

The Emperor looked at Marquis Cheng'en seriously. Although he was smiling, those who knew him well knew that his smile did not reach his eyes.

"Uncle, do you think your current job is too easy? Uncle, please do it first. When a good job becomes available, I will arrange it for you as soon as possible."

When Marquis Cheng'en heard the emperor say this, he quickly knelt down and apologized with deep fear, "I really like my current job. I'm also old enough to enjoy the company of my grandchildren. This job is very suitable for me."

To be honest with Your Majesty, I occasionally heard in Hong County that there was a folk doctor in the south who could inoculate a disease called cowpox.

It is said that after getting the vaccine, you will not be infected with smallpox in the future, so I want to take my grandchildren to try it.

By the way, let those spoiled kids in my family suffer a little.

I am already this old, I just hope that my children are safe and sound."

Marquis Cheng'en spoke very sincerely, and portrayed the image of a hardworking patriarch very realistically.

The emperor only heard one key point: it can prevent smallpox. The emperor went down and personally helped the Marquis Cheng'en up. "It can prevent smallpox? Is this true?"

"I don't know either. I just want to take my grandchildren to try it out. Even if it's fake, this experience is a good opportunity to broaden my horizons.

Isn't it said that 'reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles'?"

Marquis Cheng'en wanted to tell the emperor that it was true, but he was afraid the emperor wouldn't believe him. When he first heard that vaccination with cowpox could prevent smallpox, he didn't believe it either.

When the emperor heard what Marquis Cheng'en said, his first reaction was that his uncle must have been fooled by someone. If anyone really had such great ability, he would report it to the court and be granted a title of nobility.

After thinking this through, the emperor sat back calmly.

The Emperor looked at Marquis Cheng'en seriously and said with regret, "Uncle, do you really have to go? You'll be gone for half a year, and I'll have to hand over your job to someone else. When you come back, you may not have such a good job."

"I have failed the emperor's trust. I still want to take my child to see a doctor. It can prevent smallpox!" Marquis Cheng'en acted like a fool who was deceived.

Maybe in the emperor's eyes, he is still a little demented.

The emperor thought of the admiring look in the eyes of the late emperor when he talked about Marquis Cheng'en, and his heart was filled with regret.

In the eyes of the emperor at this time, no matter how brilliant a person was, he could not escape old age and mediocrity.

"Then I will grant you leave, and you can just treat it as taking the children out for a trip. If there is a suitable job in the future, I will keep it for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Marquis Cheng'en didn't care what image he had in the emperor's mind. Anyway, he had obtained the leave, and the matter was settled.

When Marquis Cheng'en was leaving, the emperor rewarded him with a bunch of brain-boosting foods, which was an invisible gesture of concern.

Marquis Cheng'en didn't care whether the emperor was mocking him or not. He just wanted to have good things for free.

After returning home, Marquis Cheng'en prepared for the trip for only a week before setting off with his children. He had not originally planned to take Zhou Yirong, who had already been vaccinated, with him. However, after some thought, Marquis Cheng'en decided to take Zhou Yirong with him.

Even Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang were brought along.

On the day when Marquis Cheng'en set out, Princess Yongchun sensed something and packed up Sun Yuancheng and entrusted him to Marquis Cheng'en.

Marquis Cheng'en hurriedly led a group of people away in a mighty procession. He was worried that if he didn't leave now, the team would become larger and larger.