Ling Yun emerged from behind and looked in the direction his master was gazing.

He looked at it himself and then said, "Sir, snap out of it!"

"They've already gone far away."

Xin Chenchen was speechless. She withdrew her gaze, rolled her eyes, and stepped into the drizzling rain.

Ling Yun was speechless. He had come out with the adults today to look at the newly released books and paintings, but he didn't expect to encounter such heavy rain!

Then the two of them hid in a roadside shed, behind which was a curtain.

The two walked over, never expecting that the young lady of the Fan family would be here.

Even if it's true, his family members laughed at him after hearing what he was saying!

Isn't this just plain funny?

He's already gone out himself, yet he's still giving others a meaningful look, ugh!

His family changes every single day! He's really suffering!

Ling Yun followed behind Xin Chenchen, unable to help but mentally complain.

Xin Mansion.

"Ah Chen, you've taken a shower? Hurry up and go take a bath and change!"

When Jian Tiankuo came out of the house, she saw Xin Chenchen, who was soaking wet.

He walked in from outside, looking rather cheerful.

Upon seeing his mother, Xin Chenchen quickly clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and said, "Mother, then I will go wash up first."

After saying that, he took his leave without lingering any longer.

Jian Tiankuo nodded, watching his son leave, "Go on, why didn't you take a carriage when you went out like this?"

Ling Yun clasped his hands in greeting and said, "In response to Madam's question, the sir went out on foot today."

Jian Tiankuo nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Go take a bath too, and then go to the kitchen for a bowl of ginger soup."

"Yes, Madam Xie."

After bowing, Ling Yun chased after his young master.

Jian Tiankuo sighed. Her son!

I'm already thirty, when will I ever get married? Other people's kids are old enough to run errands!

Some of her daughters are old enough to be grandmothers, but her troublesome son is still not married.

This is going to infuriate her and her husband!

Jian Tiankuo shook her head, not wanting to say anything more. With the help of the old nanny, she went to complain to her husband.

Fan Mansion.

"Qingqing, why did you get caught in the rain?"

"Father, why are you back?" Fan Qingqing looked at her father with some surprise. Shouldn't he be working in the capital?

It's really surprising that you came back so early today!

Looking at his daughter, Fan Bo said with heartache, "I finished my shift early today and came back as soon as there was nothing else to do."

Why don't you take a carriage when you go out?

Fan Qingqing said, "I just wanted to go out for a walk today, so I didn't call for a carriage."

"Daughter, go back to your quarters to freshen up first, then come and pay your respects to your father!"

Fan Bo waved his hand, signaling her to hurry up and wash up, and he also went to find his wife.

He wanted to discuss their daughter's marriage with his wife.

Today, it was because a fellow disciple mentioned that his third son is still unmarried.

He wanted to meet the two families to see who was better, but he didn't know what his wife thought.

Of course, this was also the groom's wife's wish, but it wasn't appropriate for her to visit in person, given the current situation with that Beijing Daily newspaper...

With paparazzi everywhere, the man's mother couldn't just come to his house directly, so she had her husband come and ask him questions.

He also thought it was a good idea, which is why he left work early today, just to ask his wife what she thought.

"Ah! Who are you talking about?"

"Tell me about it first, and see if I remember it."

Lin Miaolian was somewhat puzzled after hearing what her husband said.

Since my niece became empress, she has implemented many reforms.

In order to improve fertility and child survival rates, the marriage law has been amended.

A woman must be eighteen years old to get married, but this does not preclude an engagement.

If a woman doesn't get married by eighteen, she'll be the subject of gossip and scandal.

They'll be dragged to the county government office, flogged, and fined—all of which are shameful things.

At first, some people didn't believe it, but they were actually dragged out, flogged, and fined before things calmed down.

Moreover, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that those women who gave birth in their nineteen or twenty years of age not only did not experience difficult childbirth or many other problems,

Moreover, the survival rate of children born at the age of fifteen or sixteen is many times higher than that of children born at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

Later, people gradually came to believe and accept that girls were supposed to stay until they were eighteen before getting married.

Engagement can be arranged in advance, or the two families can visit each other, but they will have to go through a little more contact with each other than with other families.

But it seems there aren't many families in the capital that are still unmarried!

"The daughter of the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."

Lin Miaolian racked her brains and seemed to have heard of this child before. But shouldn't he have taken the college entrance exam with her son Ziqian this year?

"Could it be Wu Lingxuan?"

Fan Bo was surprised. So his wife knew her? That was great! Now he didn't have to think about how to arrange the meeting.

Looking at her husband's expression, Lin Miaolian knew that it really was that boy!

His brows furrowed slightly in displeasure, and he said with some displeasure, "Is it really that kid?"

Fan Bo nodded, then said, "Does Madam know this man? Would he be a good match for our Qingqing?"

Lin Miaolian pouted and said irritably, "They're not a good match. That kid, at such a young age, he's already going to brothels, drinking and carousing. He's quite the womanizer."

"I heard they took two girls for facial rejuvenation, all in one night!"

"They don't even know how to control themselves at such a young age. What will they be like in the future? This is unacceptable!"

Fan Bo frowned when he heard his wife say that; he had thought it was a good thing.

She's only twenty-two this year, about the same age as Qingqing in their family.

They should have been able to talk to each other, but I never expected them to be such a heartless and rotten person.

"Then I will go and refuse tomorrow."

Lin Miaolian nodded, "Yes, yes, quickly refuse! Luckily, the man's family still has some sense of shame."

Knowing his son's character, he didn't proactively ask his wife to come and discuss the matter.

Upon hearing this, Fan Bo laughed and said, "Fortunately, Yue'er set up this newspaper or something."

Otherwise, much of the dampness in Beijing would still be hidden under the sun!

When Fan Bo talked about this, he was full of pride, and Lin Miaolian was also quite proud. This niece is truly admirable!

That person is just smarter than others; they can come up with anything and do anything.

"Yes, I think so too. Yue'er is much better, but our son is also impatient."

"Now that he's passed the imperial examination with top honors, we're truly a family of civil officials now," Lin Miaolian said with a smile.

Fan Bo nodded. His family started out as military officers, but now he has become a civil official, and his son is now a top scholar in the imperial examination. They have indeed started down the civil service path.