"Wei Min, please make arrangements quickly. Mother is going to pick up your sister." As soon as she saw Duke Anguo coming, Madam An immediately went up to him and pulled him aside.
Duke Anguo had thought of a plan on the way here, and after helping her sit back down, he said, "Mother, my brother-in-law has already gone to pick her up. We don't know the address now, so we have to go out of our way to look it up.
Secondly, even if we find the address, what if Mom gets lost in the way to pick her up? Wouldn't that delay your meeting with your older sister even more?
Thirdly, we have to prepare food, clothes, and other necessities in advance for Big Sister when she returns. None of us understand Big Sister's preferences as well as you do, and without your supervision, we're afraid our preparations won't be detailed enough!"
Old Lady An knew that Duke An was trying to persuade her not to go in various ways. She wanted to refuse, but what he said made sense. If she really went and missed Wan'er on the way, it would be a loss.
After thinking for a while, she finally gave up and turned to look at Madam An, "Suyin, open the warehouse. I want to pick out some good things for Wan'er."
"Oh! Mother." Mrs. An breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her mother-in-law had finally given up looking for her sister-in-law.
He took Zuo Yunshu to the warehouse, and when he came back, he was followed by a group of maids and old women, each of them with their hands full.
"Mother, Yunshu and I have sent people to bring all the good things from the storehouse. You know Wan'er best, so please help her pick them out." Madam An said, and first asked the maids to bring up the various precious fabrics that she and Zuo Yunshu had already screened for the old lady to choose.
Zuo Yunshu stepped forward to help her to the cloth and said, "My granddaughter-in-law has just asked the servants to notify the embroiderer to come. You can choose the cloth first, and then we will choose the style. We will start cutting the cloth and making the clothes tomorrow. I'm sure everything will be ready before Aunt returns."
Old Madam An reached out and touched the fine fabrics, then waved her hand and asked for half of them.
He added, "Wan'er's old clothes are definitely not wearable anymore, so we need to prepare some of everything.
I need underwear, outerwear, and shoes. The weather is getting cold, so I need some cloaks too..."
After choosing the fabrics and leathers, they picked out various jewelry. Mrs. An even prepared two combs. The women were busy all the time.
Upon seeing this, Duke Anguo took Tian Mingwu's letter with peace of mind and returned to the study to talk with An Yichen.
"Dad, I think we can't just wait at home. We should send someone to help." An Yichen said with a frown.
Ever since he became the mayor, the An family has spent countless financial and material resources to find their aunt An Wan, but unfortunately, every time they have come to nothing.
Now that things have finally turned around, not only is Mrs. An worried, but even he is worried, fearing that another accident will happen and no one will be able to bear it.
Duke Anguo also meant this, "Father thinks the same, so I plan to go pick up your aunt in person."
Hearing this, An Yichen immediately objected: "No, the situation in the court is serious right now. Dad, you can't leave the capital. Let your son go!"
"That's even worse. You just took office! Now is the time for you to gain a firm foothold. You can't leave." Duke Anguo also disagreed with his son going.
If they had known the news about An Wan in the past, they would have taken people there without hesitation, even if it meant risking their jobs.
But now the letter left by Tian Mingwu has confirmed that An Wan is safe, and Tian Mingwu has already gone there, so they have to consider the overall situation.
Just as the two were arguing about who should go, the study door suddenly opened and An Yijie ran in breathlessly, "I'll go! I'm the most free person in the family right now, so I'm the most suitable person to go."
He was not an official, nor was he busy preparing for the imperial examinations. He had almost learned everything he needed to learn in the academy, so it would not matter if he asked for a few days' leave.
In the end, the task of helping to pick up An Wan fell on An Yiji.
He could just leave the matter of asking for leave from the academy and assembling the team to his father and elder brother. After instructing his personal servant to pack his bags, An Yiji took his horse and ran out of the mansion.
However, he rushed back after two quarters of an hour, without even having dinner. He took some dry food and set off with the team. They had to get out of the city before the city gate closed. If they were faster, they might be able to catch up with Tian Mingwu's team.
Yunxu stayed at the An family until almost dinner time, then said goodbye to Old Madam An. The old lady wanted to keep her for dinner before leaving, but she refused on the grounds that she had to go back to have dinner with her two brothers.
"With godfather away, there are already few people in the mansion. If I don't go back, my brothers will be even more lonely. Besides, they don't know about godmother yet. I have to go back and tell them so that they can be mentally prepared!"
As such, Madam An couldn't keep her, so she had the servants pack up a lot of delicious food and gifts for her to take back. "Girl, go back first. After a few days, when grandma finishes her housework, she will go to the general's mansion to help you."
When An Wan comes back, she will definitely live with the general, so the mansion naturally needs to be well decorated. Yun Xu has just learned to be a housekeeper and is undecided about many things. The servants have never seen An Wan and cannot give her any advice.
If she didn't go, the little girl would have a hard time doing it alone.
Hearing this, Yun Xu said happily, "Then I'll prepare some delicious food and wait for Grandma to come."
"good."
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When Yunxu got home, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi had already returned. Seeing that she had just returned from outside, they casually asked, "Where did you go to play today, Yunxu?"
Yunxu replied, "I went to my grandmother's house." Then she took the two of them to their study, and then told them about An Wan.
When the two heard this, they didn't believe it at first. After Yunxu's repeated assurances, they gradually believed this fact and were immediately overjoyed.
Especially Xiaokang, he was still young when An Wan left, and his impression of An Wan was nothing except knowing that she was his mother.
There is no child who does not miss his mother. He never mentioned his mother before. Firstly, he had no impression of her and really didn't know what to say. Secondly, it was already very hard for Tian An to support the family alone, and he couldn't be ignorant.
Now that he knew his mother was still alive, he wanted to rush to her side immediately. In his heart, he also blamed Tian Mingwu a little, "Why did Dad go to pick up Mom alone without even asking to take me with him?"
Xiaoqi patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Dad must be worried that it would affect our exams after the spring, so he didn't tell us."
Yunxu also said, "If this affects Brother Weizhen's exam, my godmother will definitely blame herself when she comes back."
Xiaokang was relieved. "Then I have to work harder and strive to pass the examination to become a scholar next year, so that my mother can return home with more glory."
"Well! Let's work together." Xiaoqi stepped forward and held his hand.
After talking about An Wan, the three half-grown children discussed how to prepare for An Wan's arrival while eating.
Finally, the three of them unanimously decided to invite the wealthy and powerful Peng Zhang to their house the next day.
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