After exchanging a few pleasantries outside, Lady Guangping did not hide her thoughts: "There were more people around the Duchess just now, so I didn't have a chance to speak. It's my sister who remembers me. Since I came back this time, I feel like I don't recognize anyone anymore."

“I think the young lady who was just in front of us is the sixth young lady of the manor. She looks familiar.”

Before Lady Yang could answer, Lady Guangping sighed to herself, "Speaking of which, when the Marquis's mansion left the capital, I remember that Sixth Miss was only four years old that year. She was still clinging to my Fourth Brother and wouldn't let go, wanting to go to Luling to play together."

"Time waits for no one. In just a few months, Sixth Sister has grown up so much. I hardly recognize her. She has the same charm as my elder sister when she was young."

"Back in the day, the Rongguo Duke's Mansion and the Guangping Marquis's Mansion were neighbors, and our two families got along like family."

Her tone was somewhat worried, as if she were immersed in memories, recalling the gradual decline of the Guangping Marquis's mansion over the years, which was about to become a count's mansion. The Lady of Guangping Marquis had not forgotten the purpose of her trip to the capital.

Her eyes flickered slightly, and although she remained silent, she kept observing Yang's expression. Seeing that Yang showed no displeasure, she breathed a slight sigh of relief, hoping that her visit would be fruitful.

"Luling is quite a journey, and I didn't expect you to bring the children to the capital. If I had known you were coming back, I should have prepared earlier. How long do you plan to stay this time?"

Madam Yang maintained a dignified smile. She had roughly guessed what the Lady of Guangping meant, but since she hadn't said it explicitly, how could she bring it up?

He secretly recalled the Guangping Marquis's mansion from his memory, carefully savoring the other meanings in the words of the Guangping Marquis's wife.

“I remember your mother’s family is from the capital. You are now living in the residence of a Hanlin Academician. How is your father’s health?”

Lady Guangping smiled wryly: "My father has served as a Hanlin Academician for many years, and his health has deteriorated to this point. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, sister, but my reason for returning to the capital is because I'm worried about my father's health."

"With my lord away and myself holding the title of Marquis, how could I dare to return to the capital without an imperial summons? I was also very worried about the Imperial Academy, so my lord submitted a memorial to pay his respects, and I brought my children back to stay for a few days."

“Sister is right. I am currently living in the Imperial Academy. I won’t be staying for long. After leaving the capital, who knows when we will meet again?”

Although the Guangping Marquis's family had been stationed in Luling by the steward for many years, thus leaving the capital, judging by their age, the fourth son of the Guangping Marquis's wife, Fu Chen, should be about the same age as Xu Yunci.

"You said you brought the children, but did you bring Silang? I remember that when Silang was young, he quite liked to be with my Erlang." Madam Yang smiled and brought it up as if it were unintentional.

The two sisters, who were in the side room, finally understood Yang's intentions.

Li Shiyue suppressed a smile and looked at Xu Lingzi, whose cheeks were flushed with embarrassment. She mouthed, "Fourth Master Fu, is he my cousin's childhood sweetheart? Isn't that a childhood friendship?"

In return, she received an angry look from Xu Lingzi. Xu Lingzi listened intently, as she still had a deep memory of this fourth son of the Fu family, since she had always loved following her second brother since childhood.

Xu Yunci was always followed by Xu Yunyao and Xu Yunxu, and then a neighbor boy. At that time, the Guangping Marquis's Mansion was still in the capital, and it lived next to the Rongguo Duke's Mansion. The two families had relatively close ties.

She remembered that the fourth son of the Fu family had fair skin and delicate features. At that time, Xu Yunyao's favorite thing to do was to dress him up as a little girl.

She was also honest by nature. Even when oppressed by Xu Yunyao, she would only lift her skirt and go to Xu Yunci to complain. Whenever Xu Yunci wanted to punish Xu Yunyao, and Xu Yunyao jumped up and down, Fu Chen seemed to be frightened and would only cry loudly while wearing her little girl's dress.

Xu Yunyao's final fate was not only being punished by Xu Yunci, but also being dragged by the ear by Zhou Shi to the neighboring Guangping Marquis's residence to apologize, and even then, it was against his will.

Xu Lingzi followed behind Xu Yunci at that time, and she thought that the fourth young master of the Fu family looked better than her in a dress. Later, she even secretly went to him and asked him to wear one for her alone.

Fu Chen was extremely shy, but he still wore it for her, his fair cheeks flushed with an unnatural blush.

Li Shiyue was surprised; she hadn't expected her cousins ​​to be so mischievous in their childhood. She thought her fifth cousin, Xu Yunyao, was a very upright person, but she hadn't realized he was such a troublemaker as a child.

It turns out that her cousin had always been a leader since childhood, the kind who disciplined his younger siblings. She could imagine Xu Yunci's fair-minded intention to punish her fifth cousin, while the fifth cousin, fearing his authority, was also trying to cause trouble.

Li Shiyue couldn't hide the smile on her lips as she listened to Xu Lingzi's hushed narration until the conversation in the main room interrupted her train of thought.

She felt like she'd heard of the Marquis of Guangping's residence somewhere before, but couldn't quite place it.

The conversation between Lady Yang and Lady Guangping in the main room did not last long. They both felt they had been out for too long and returned to the front yard together.

The two sisters walked out of the side room and saw through the window that Madam Yang and the Lady of Guangping Marquis had walked away until they were out of sight. Xu Lingzi couldn't help but sit down on the rosewood chair.

"I see that my aunt is quite satisfied with the Guangping Marquis's residence. What do you think?"

Li Shiyue naturally hoped that Xu Lingzi could find her own good man. After all, such a good cousin had been the apple of her parents' and siblings' eye since birth, and they would never let her suffer.

Xu Lingzi was twirling a handkerchief in her hand, but she couldn't resist Li Shiyue's burning gaze. She rested her chin on her hands and asked with difficulty, "Why are you here to help your mother persuade others?"

Li Shiyue smiled helplessly and sat down beside her: "I'm doing this for your sake. My cousin treats me with sincerity, and I treat her with sincerity in return."

"You yourself said that we've known each other since childhood, and our childhood friendship is incomparable. Moreover, I think your aunt is quite satisfied with the Guangping Marquis's family. If you marry into the family, you will be the heir apparent's wife."

"In this respect, it's a good match. But your feelings are more important. After all, it's someone you'll spend your life with. I hope you can marry someone you like. Otherwise, the rest of your life will be so boring, day after day."

"Especially with your lively and active nature, if you marry the wrong person, wouldn't you regret it later and have to think about how to get out of there? Rather than going through all that trouble, it's better to carefully consider things from the beginning."

Xu Lingzi tilted her head and rested her chin on her other hand: "You're not that old, but your mouth sounds like you're in your forties or fifties, and you're trying to reason with me."

"And you're talking to me! Tell me, which of my brothers do you like, and which one of my brothers do you want to be my sister-in-law?"

Li Shiyue glared at her angrily, then turned her head away as if in a huff: "We were just talking about your important life event, and now you're teasing me again. I'm not going to bother with you anymore."