Wei Maolin was an upright person and an honest official, but that didn't mean he was not good at thinking.
Traveling all the way from the capital, he naturally had a much deeper impression of Lord Liang than those petty officials in the City Affairs Office. In his opinion, Lord Liang and Madam Liang were not brainless people.
In the past in Beijing, I had never heard of them being arrogant and ostentatious.
He had just arrived at Beiguan, but he displayed such a high-profile attitude, deliberately attracting the attention of others... Wei Maolin didn't believe that there was no deeper meaning in this.
I don’t know what they are trying to achieve by doing this?
But no matter what they were trying to do, Wei Maolin kept a respectful distance from them.
Although he didn't take the initiative to provoke them, the Liang family didn't forget about him.
The sun was setting, and Wei Maolin was just about to go back to change into clean clothes and rush to the city gate to wait for his wife, daughter, and family members. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Manager Wang hurried over with a note.
"Master, this is a post from the Liang family."
"I invite you to attend the flower viewing banquet in five days."
"Appreciating flowers?" Wei Maolin glanced at his bare yard and tightened his robe, which had become stiff from the cold wind. "How can flowers bloom in this weather?"
"When I took Dong Da to buy charcoal today, I heard that the Liang family had built a new greenhouse specifically for growing flowers. In order to keep the flowers alive, they burn charcoal non-stop for twelve hours every day."
At this point, Manager Wang smacked his lips and said, "I heard that they used white charcoal and silver frost charcoal."
Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can imagine that the consumption is probably no less than that of a three-courtyard building, not to mention that the charcoal used is not the most common charcoal.
But it is white charcoal which is ten times more expensive, and silver frost charcoal which is a hundred times more expensive!
Even Steward Wang, who had seen the wealth of the Duke's Mansion, could not help but sigh, "The Liang family is really rich. They are willing to spend so much in a place like Beiguan!"
Wei Maolin frowned, took the post and looked at it carefully.
It was just a very ordinary invitation, inviting him and his family to the house to attend a flower-viewing banquet.
The male guests admired the flowers, drank tea, and wrote poems, while the female guests were entertained by Mrs. Liang. Wei Maolin estimated that the invitation must have been sent to more than one family. It was unexpected that some famous families in Beiguan City had been sent such an invitation.
It has to be said that the Liang family was definitely the first family throughout history to be exiled in such a high-profile manner.
"Let's put it aside for now." Wei Maolin thought for a moment and said, "We'll make a decision after Madam and Lan'er come."
After saying this, he handed the note back to Manager Wang, hurried into the house, and chose the clothes that best showed his good looks.
"How about this one?"
Wei Maolin brushed off his clothes, straightened his hair, and asked Steward Wang, "Is there anything else that is not neat?"
Only after hearing Manager Wang say "no" repeatedly did he stride out with confidence.
After being away for nearly half a month, he was able to welcome his wife, children and family in the best condition possible.
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The simple horse-drawn carriage was running on the muddy and bumpy road.
The ride in the carriage was not that bumpy. In addition to the cushions on the seats, the entire frame of the carriage had been slightly modified by the guards of Tianshu Pavilion.
It was only then that Wei Yunlan knew that in addition to the Dark, Shadow and Feather departments, Tianshu Pavilion also had a separate Craftsman Department. As the name suggests, most of its members were skilled craftsmen, but there were not only craftsmen, as some artisans with unique skills were also included in the Craftsman Department.
For example, the medicinal powders collected from the Holy Moon Sect a while ago were all studied by the pharmacists in the Artisan Department on how to make better use of them.
It is said that the total number of people in the entire craftsman department is less than ten.
However, although their number is small, their use is very significant.
Look, after only receiving instructions a few times from the craftsmen in the craftsman department, Yu Qi knew how to modify the carriage to reduce bumps and make it more comfortable to sit in.
"Miss, we are almost there. I can see the city wall!"
Tingxue's excited voice was heard in front, and Wei Yunlan lifted the car curtain and looked out.
It can be vaguely seen that there is a row of towering, man-made walls in the area ahead that connects to the mountain.
With the setting sun behind it, the solid city wall seemed to gradually blend into the darkness.
"Hurry up and get into the city before the city gate falls."
The team sped up again, the horses' hooves galloping, splashing up clouds of dust on the bumpy road.
At the city gate, Wei Maolin was looking forward to it.
The head of the city guards, who had just come on duty, had dealt with Wei Maolin many times in the City Affairs Office. Seeing him constantly standing on tiptoe to look outside, he joked, "Brother Wei, you are not feeling comfortable living alone in the North Gate. You wish your sister-in-law would come and take care of it sooner?"
Wei Maolin was not angry, he smiled warmly and shook his head, saying softly: "It's not that I'm worried that they won't be safe on the road, it's just that the North has been too chaotic recently."
"Well, that's true." The head of the city guards looked at the sky, "But it's getting late now, and the city gates will be closed soon. I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to wait today, brother Wei. Why don't I help you keep an eye on it when I'm on duty tomorrow? If you see my sister-in-law's team, I can send someone to the City Affairs Office to inform you."
The head of the city guards naturally didn't know that Wei Maolin and his family exchanged letters every two days, and that the "little thing" that delivered the letters flew very fast.
There is almost no error in the time communicated in the letters. If it says it will arrive today, it will 99% likely arrive today.
Wei Maolin naturally couldn't show that he was "confident". After hearing what the city guard said, he immediately politely cupped his hands and thanked him, "That's great. Thank you for your help!"
The words had just fallen.
Several carriages were galloping on the road opposite the city gate.
As we got closer, we could see the drivers. In addition to strong men dressed as warriors, there were also women who looked like maids. Most of the people traveling on the carriages were families with female relatives.
"Brother Wei, are those your family members?" asked the chief of the city guards.
"Yes!" Wei Maolin's eyes lit up. The people driving the carriage were none other than Liu Quan, Tingxue and Wang Gui who followed his wife, Lan'er and Mingxuan?
The chief of the city guards waved his hand hastily and ordered his men to let in a few carriages first and then close the city gate.
The carriage stopped and the curtains were opened.
Coming down from upstairs were Gao Shi, Wei Yunlan and his party, looking exhausted.
Her face, which was deliberately powdered but not lipsticked, looked tired, which was exactly what most people thought it looked like after a long journey.
However, the description of being in a miserable state cannot conceal the character and temperament of the Wei family.
"Brother Wei, this is my sister-in-law, right?"
"That's right." Wei Maolin smiled and nodded, introducing his family, "This is Xue Lingwei of the city guards."
Cheng Yue'e and the sleepy little Jiarong did not get off the carriage, so Wei Maolin briefly introduced the rest of the people, "Master Xue, this is my wife, my two children, and my grandson."
Captain Xue also saw that the family was anxious to reunite, so after a brief greeting, he waved his hand and told them to go home quickly.
"I'll let the city defense know. Brother Wei can report the name list of your family members to the City Affairs Office tomorrow."
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