Hehehehe~ See you in three days~ Liu Qin wasn't worried at all. She just had someone prepare some copper coins and silver coins for the two children to take with them. She knew her daughter was always a decisive person: "Buy whatever you like when you see it. Your father has money now, so don't be reluctant."
Yan Zhili, sitting to the side, said upon hearing this, "If you don't have enough silver on you, just have someone deliver it to your home and let the steward pay for it."
Yan Shujin said, "I know."
Yan Qiyu also had a small purse. He held the money inside and smiled with his eyes crinkling. No matter how well-behaved he was, he was still a child.
After giving a few more instructions, Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu went back to their room to rest. Yan Zhili, however, looked at his wife and asked, "Would you like to go for a walk?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Qin looked at her husband, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said, "I want to, but I need to wait for you to take me out."
Yan Zhili held Liu Qin's hand and said, "I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few more months."
"It's alright." Liu Qin smiled serenely, her voice even gentler: "I'll wait for you."
The words "I'll wait for you" reminded Yan Zhi of their early marriage. Back then, he promised Liu Qin a good life, and Liu Qin quietly smiled and said she would wait for him. Later, after he and his brother left, Liu Qin still said she would wait for him...
Yan Zhili looked at Liu Qin, whose eyes already had fine lines, and felt the calluses on Liu Qin's hands. Her heart ached: "From now on... I won't make you wait this long again."
Liu Qin lowered her eyes slightly, moved closer to Yan Zhili's embrace, and said softly, "Okay, I believe you."
Yan Zhili hugged Liu Qin, but felt that there were still many things he wanted to say, but he couldn't say them and felt suffocated.
“Look, when I married you, you said you would give me a good life.” Liu Qin’s voice was filled with joy: “Now I am living that life.”
Yan Zhili promised, "Things will get better and better from now on."
With their plans to go out in mind, Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu hurried to find Mr. Du after finishing their breakfast.
Mr. Du had also changed his clothes. When he saw that Yan Shujin was also dressed in men's clothing, he smiled and led the two of them out through the side door to the carriage.
Because Yan Zhili had arranged for guards to be scattered around and secretly protect them, Mr. Du only brought two servants with him, who would help carry things.
Mr. Du said, "I'll teach you something else today: a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall."
Yan Qiyu asked, "Sir, why don't we bring guards?"
Mr. Du smiled and explained, "There are people your father arranged around, so don't worry."
Yan Qiyu nodded.
Mr. Du asked, "Do you know why?"
Yan Qiyu said, "I know. My sister told me that life is the most important thing."
Mr. Du said, "Yes, and don't believe anything about sneaking out to play without the guards following you. If anyone tells you that in the future, just kick them out."
Yan Qiyu agreed.
Yan Shujin asked, "Does the master mean that someone will deliberately trick us into going out without guards in the future, in order to harm us?"
Mr. Du chuckled and said, "It's unlikely I'd harm you, but what if I wanted to lead you astray? Besides, who can guarantee we won't encounter any accidents when we go out? For example, what if two people are fighting on the street, and you're just passing by without any guards and get caught up in it?"
Yan Shujin nodded: "That's also an attempt to harm us."
Yan Qiyu assured her, "Sister, don't worry, I won't be led astray."
"You shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against others." Yan Shujin advised, "Anyway, I think it's pretty impressive to go out with a few more people."
Yan Qiyu nodded vigorously, secretly glancing at the closed car window.
Yan Shujin asked, "Sir, may we open the car window?"
“Okay.” Mr. Du didn’t intend to keep them both in check. He said, “I’ll take you to see the East City later.”
Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu had no objections. Yan Shujin asked, "Sir, what do you think someone would do if they wanted to harm us?"
Mr. Du said, "The methods of harming people are endless. For example, when Brother Gui is old, if a young girl falls into the water in front of you, will you save her or not?"
"Send the guards to rescue her," Yan Qiyu said without hesitation. "Besides, she can't swim, so why is she standing by the water?"
Yan Shujin laughed: "Because I want to marry you, this is what you mean by scheming against you."
Yan Qiyu sighed and said, "Sister, I'm still young. I'll have to take guards and pageboys with me wherever I go in the future. We'll see who she marries then."
Mr. Du originally wanted to emphasize the importance of the guards, since Yan Zhili was afraid that his daughter and son would not be used to having someone following them all the time and might sneak out. If something happened, it would be too late to regret it, so it was better to make things clear to them in advance.
Yan Shujin said, "Actually, besides falling into the water, there's also the issue of visiting someone's house. Even if you need to go to the outhouse, you should take your own people with you and not go with strangers. What if they scheme against you and deliberately take you to a young lady's boudoir, or even worse, to the master's concubine? You won't be able to explain yourself then."
Mr. Du was surprised that Yan Shujin knew these things and asked, "Who told you this?"
“Madam Wang,” Yan Shujin said, “Madam Wang was afraid I would be fooled, so she talked to me a lot.”
Mr. Du had come to admire Madam Wang. Yan Zhili had mentioned Madam Wang to him, and he knew that Madam Wang had done a great favor for Yan Shujin's family.
Yan Qiyu said, "Sister, I've got it."
Yan Shujin continued, "Besides these things, for example, when we're out on the street, if a girl deliberately walks in your direction, remember to avoid her. What if she pretends to twist her ankle and leans on you, making you take responsibility?"
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