Li Yuxin, who was far away in Youyang, only learned about the changes in the capital on the day the new emperor ascended the throne. As soon as she heard the news, she knew that it would be impossible to welcome her son-in-law into the family this year.

Holding Sheng Yun's hand, he sighed, "I'm afraid your elder brother will have to go to Suizhou alone to take up his post."

Sheng Yun blinked her big eyes and asked, "Mom, can I go to Suizhou with my brother?"

Li Yuxin was about to refuse, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "Yun'er, you are ten years old now, and you have already been to the capital. Why do you still want to go to Suizhou?"

After standing up, Sheng Yun said, "Mother, I have two reasons for going to Suizhou. First, my eldest brother is taking up the post alone, and I really can't rest assured. Second, since my eldest sister-in-law hasn't married yet, I can help my eldest brother manage the inner house first, which will also allow me to practice my ability as a head of the household."

Listening to Sheng Yun's well-reasoned explanation, Li Yuxin chuckled and said, "Little girl, you've already made up your mind. Regardless of whether your sister-in-law marries you this year, you're going to Suizhou with her, right?"

Seeing that she couldn't hide it from Li Yuxin, Sheng Yun nodded and said, "Mother, your guess is right. I like to walk around and visit different places."

Hearing Sheng Yun say this, Li Yuxin recalled the letter she'd received from the capital a few days ago. The Meng family had all the right conditions. Not to mention their reputation as a family of scholars, Sheng Yun would be marrying up. The mere fact that a man could only take a concubine if he was forty and childless made Li Yuxin deeply moved.

Originally, she wanted to keep Sheng Yun in Youyang, but the last letter made Li Yuxin sober up. If she married a scholar and became an official in the future, she would definitely not be able to return to her hometown.

Li Yuxin calmly brought the topic back to the Meng family and asked Sheng Yun, "Yun'er, do you still remember Madam Meng?"

After seeing Sheng Yun nod, Li Yuxin continued, "The Meng family's ancestral home is in Shanxi, not far from Suizhou. If you really go to Suizhou, you might have to pass by the Meng family."

Sheng Yun's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "I heard that Shanxi also has a lot of famous food. My daughter will stay in Shanxi for two days."

All he knows is eating. But then again, a ten-year-old child, how could he possibly become intelligent? Li Yuxin sighed and thought about writing a letter back to the capital. Besides replying with her thoughts on the Meng family's affairs, she also wrote another letter asking if she could follow Sheng Wei to Suizhou to take up his post.

Sheng Yun thought Li Yuxin had agreed, and was eager to go back to the yard to see what luggage to pack. Li Yuxin looked at Sheng Yun who flew away like a butterfly and smiled helplessly.

Sheng Huaizhong was now obsessed with women, and his figure had changed a lot. His originally tall and strong figure gradually became fatter. His face was greasy and he gradually gained some fat.

In any case, Li Yuxin would not let Sheng Huaizhong stay overnight, and would only let him have a meal in the yard occasionally.

For several years, there had been no news of a child born in the second house. Sheng Huaizhong had suspected Li Yuxin, but the doctor he secretly invited to check his pulse said he was fine. The same was true for the woman in the backyard; there was no sign of her having been poisoned.

Unable to have children, Sheng Huaizhong became more and more promiscuous. Once, when Li Yuxin was walking with Sheng Yun to the garden, she almost caught Sheng Huaizhong and a concubine having sex.

That time, Li Yuxin was furious. Not only did she sell the concubine outright, but she also had Sheng Huaizhong forced to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole night. From then on, no matter how much Sheng Huaizhong wanted to play tricks, he didn't dare to do anything outside.