Mr. Meng had an agreement with the old man and his son, and Meng Shuxia prepared the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone without any instructions. Mr. Meng said the contents of the document in public, and Meng Shuxia quickly wrote it down. Then Meng Shichang drove the carriage and took people to the government office to stamp it.
Meng Shuyan doesn't have to worry about these things. In fact, she basically doesn't worry about household matters.
Before, everyone in the family could hear her inner voice, but now they can’t hear it anymore. However, after five years, things at home are back on track.
Meng Shuyan remembered what her grandmother said, and also remembered that her eldest cousin seemed to have asked her something, but then forgot to say it for some reason.
Forget it, we will meet tomorrow anyway, she can ask then.
Tell mother the important things first.
Take out the invitation that grandma gave you before leaving.
"Mother, this is General Liu's daughter getting married tomorrow and she invited our family to attend the wedding banquet."
Chen also heard it nearby, "It's already the wedding day, it's going pretty fast.
Let’s not go. Your mother can take you there.
Please give my regards to your grandmother when the time comes."
In the past five years, the Meng family has rarely attended banquets outside. One reason is that they know their own status and it is not appropriate for them to appear in those occasions.
They couldn't cope with it either. After all, they were commoners while others were officials. They felt inferior when they met. If they tried to get closer, they would just be asking for a slap in the face.
It also brings shame to my daughter-in-law and the palace.
If we have to go, it will be after Meng Shuxia and Meng Shuqiu have become successful and can ask for an imperial decree from their parents.
If they don't have the ability, then they shouldn't go into a circle that they can't enter.
"OK."
Meng Shuyan also knew what her family was thinking, so she wanted to study even more.
Her two brothers seemed to be able to make it big, but she also wanted to work hard, not to show off to others, but for herself, her parents, and her grandparents. She also wanted to be an official!
Only by winning an imperial decree for my parents and grandparents can my grandmother's heart knot be truly untied, and it will also bring honor to the palace and my family.
She also wanted to do something meaningful after becoming an official, to the best of her ability, so that her trip to this strange world would not be in vain.
There are no female officials now, but it is allowed to have one as long as she has the ability.
She even chose a path for herself to become an official.
But it's too early to think about those things now, she has to go to college first.
"Mom, I have to go early tomorrow. Grandma said that after the wedding banquet, my uncle should take me to the academy to register."
As soon as Meng Shuyan was told to register for college, the whole family, who were originally busy with their own work, dropped their work and gathered around.
"Are you really going to school?
Does that mean I have to live in the academy as well?"
What the whole family is most worried about is that after she goes to school, there will be no adult around to take care of her and she will suffer.
"Don't worry, if I go to school and live in the palace, my uncle, grandma, and grandpa will definitely take good care of me, and no one will dare to bully me.
I’m not someone who can be bullied.”
This matter has been talked about for a long time, but my family members are still worried when they talk about it.
"I have two nephews in the academy, and even they can't just stand by and watch me get bullied.
And my older cousin will also go to school with me this time."
My eldest cousin himself doesn't really want to go to school.
But when my aunt saw that she was about to go to school, she asked my cousin to go with her.
The family felt it was true when they heard her say that, but they felt sad when they thought that she would be like those two brats, only coming back once every few days.
But seeing that Meng Shuyan had made her own plans and insisted on reading the book because she liked it, and her family members were reluctant to stop her from going, she felt very conflicted.
However, no one can change what the child feels.
This child has had her own ideas since she was young, so her family just talks about it and supports her.
"Okay, then let me get your things packed."
"good.
Mother, grandmother, if you miss me, please come to the palace to see me. I go back to the palace every day."
Meng Shuyan saw the family's reluctance and spoke again.
Because they had to go out early the next morning, the whole family went to bed early after dinner.
The next morning, Ji and Chen prepared breakfast early, and several scholars got up early. Meng Shuxia and his wife Du spent a whole day and night in love. In the morning, Du's eyes were red and she was reluctant to leave.
When Meng Shuyan woke up, she saw her second sister-in-law with red eyes. She wanted to buy a house for them in Beijing with her own money.
However, my second and third brothers went to study at the Imperial College and lived there on weekdays and could not leave. It would be in vain for my second sister-in-law to go there. If anything happened there, there would be no one to take care of her, so she kept silent.
My second sister-in-law's parents are both in the provincial capital, so it's close to her parents' home. If she really has to go to the capital, I guess she herself won't be willing to leave.
It would be great if my second and third brothers would take the imperial examination next year.
"Don't stay here, come and have something to eat and we'll be gone in a while."
Leng Yingshuang saw that her daughter looked like she was still sleepy, so she took a hot towel and wiped her face.
"Mom, I'm old enough to wash my face myself."
"Didn't mother see you sitting there and not wanting to move?"
Leng Yingshuang said this without stopping her hands.
My daughter is sweet and cute, but after she turned three, she liked to do everything by herself, so as a mother, she often didn't feel like she was taking care of a child.
There are many people in the family and a lot of work to do, so they bought two maids to cook and clean two years ago. But when Meng Shuyan, Meng Shuxia and Meng Shuqiu come back, Chen and Ji will definitely cook the meals themselves, just to make sure the children's food is more to their liking.
Chen had long been under Meng Shuyan's consideration, and her cooking skills were impeccable. She knew her taste and cooked what she liked.
No one else in the family is picky about food. Even the youngest, Meng Shuxia’s son, who is only a little over one year old, is not picky about food and likes to eat everything.
The family had breakfast together. Those who were going to leave took carriages or horses, while the others watched them off at the door.
After everyone left, I went about my business, but the house suddenly felt a little deserted as there were fewer people at home.
As soon as Meng Shuyan got on the carriage, her shaky eyelids began to twitch again.
Leng Yingshuang simply held her on her lap and let her sleep peacefully.
"Go to sleep. Mom will call you when it's time."
Meng Shuyan felt like she was woken up after just a short sleep.
They first arrived at the palace, and then followed the princess in her carriage to General Liu's mansion.
When we arrived at the general's mansion, it was crowded with guests and very lively.
Meng Shuyan and Leng Yingshuang followed the princess and the Crown Prince's wife Wang to the women's guesthouse. The gifts they brought were taken care of by the servants who followed them.
This was Meng Shuyan's second visit to the General's Mansion. The first time was when her second uncle got married.
She followed her mother to pay her respects to the general's wife, and was then taken away to play by a seven-year-old girl from the Liu family.
"Yan Yan, why did you come just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time. Let's go see my second aunt. She looks so beautiful today!
She will be picked up by her second uncle soon, and you won’t be able to see her anymore.”
The little girl's name was Liu Xianting, and she pulled Meng Shuyan and ran away.
Seeing this, Old Lady Liu was afraid that her granddaughter would pull Meng Shuyan down.
"Slow down, you can't run away!"
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