Chapter 417 New Home
Since leaving the Prince's Mansion that day, the Lin family has been preparing to move. After finishing those few days of work, Lin Changning returned to the Commandery and left all the household affairs to his mother and second brother, only asking them to spare some time to deal with the guests on the housewarming banquet this month.
After all, Lin Changning is now in charge of the Lin family outside. Although Lin Erge's business with the He family is booming, he is still a commoner. Not to mention the three women, they are all from farming families.
If there were still some prominent families in Taiyuan who looked down on the Lin family before, now that the Lin family has formed a marriage alliance with the Prince's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion has even provided a land deed for a plot of land next door.
In addition, Lin Changning himself is promising. Although his official position is not very high, he is young and a young talent who has not yet come of age. He has become a fourth-rank official at a young age and is already valued by the princes and their sons. This time, he has married the eldest daughter of a prince.
Their future prospects are truly limitless.
Today is the Lin family's housewarming banquet. Some of the more well-known families in Taiyuan have brought their families to the Lin family. Although many people still think that the Lin family comes from a humble background, the current situation is beyond their control.
Lin's mother's youngest son is quite successful, and the Lin family's embroidery workshop is now thriving, becoming a well-known money-making enterprise in Taiyuan. With some power and some money, it is enough for the prominent families in Taiyuan to look up to the Lin family.
Even those who couldn't see the bigger picture understood that the Lin family was about to rise to prominence alongside the Prince of Chu.
Those families with unruly children were repeatedly warned by their elders not to cause any trouble during their visit to the Lin family, or they would be in for a beating when they returned.
Because it was a formal housewarming banquet, the Lin family began preparations half a month in advance. There are many intricacies in the lives of aristocratic families, and the princess was worried that the Lin family would not be able to establish themselves in this place for long, so she sent her maids and servants to help the Lin family early on.
The two sisters-in-law of Lin's mother took care of everything, from the banquet to the procedures, and handled everything perfectly.
The opera troupe they hired also used a royal invitation card; it was the best opera troupe they could find.
Many well-informed aristocratic families in Taiyuan already knew about the Prince's move and that it was an attempt to elevate the Lin family. Therefore, the gifts prepared by the families attending the Lin family's housewarming banquet were all substantial.
Qi Rong and Li Mingxiu were also planning to give Lin Changning a couple of days off for the upcoming banquet at the Lin residence, but they had been incredibly busy lately.
Yesterday, Qi Rong apologized to Lin Changning, saying that he was too busy with other matters and that he would make up for the vacation time after Changning and Li Mingshu got married.
Lin Changning is doing alright; whether he's busy at the military headquarters or at home, it's all the same. Recently, a lot of military supplies have been arriving from other places.
Indeed, everyone is busy and has a lot of things to do, so it's not good to just pass on your work to others.
Even before the housewarming banquet, Lin Changning did not ask for leave and was busy at the military headquarters, which made the King and Queen of Chu feel a sense of guilt.
Li Mingshu had also mentioned it several times, both openly and subtly, hoping that her father could ease up on Changning's burdens. According to the maids and servants her mother had sent to help manage the mansion, Changning had so many official duties to review that she would have to bring them home and review them until late at night before going to sleep.
The next day, she took Yue'er to the King of Chu's study and looked at her father with a resentful expression.
Since Changning brought her and Yue'er back from the capital, apart from the time she was recuperating, Changning has hardly had any free time. In terms of age, Changning is two years younger than her.
Afterwards, the two would often live under the same roof. Li Mingshu naturally felt some resentment towards her father. The King of Chu felt a little guilty about this matter. After feeling guilty, he thought that a daughter is not meant to stay at home. However, what happened back then was something the family had done wrong to Shu'er, which made Shu'er's life difficult in the years after she married into the family.
After much effort, he managed to appease his daughter and promised to grant Changning leave in a few days so that she could rest. The King of Chu was a ruthless man who could endure what ordinary people could not, but he was helpless when it came to his own queen and two daughters.
The boys were tougher and more resilient from all the roughhousing, so the King of Chu always had high expectations for his two sons. The eldest and second sons had been on the battlefield with him since they were young, and they had suffered countless injuries.
However, his two precious daughters were like pearls, and he was afraid they would melt in his mouth or break in his hands. Shu'er and Hua'er were different; they were sensible and reasonable from a young age, and he had never made any demands on them.
Seeing his and his wife in distress, she volunteered to go to the capital to marry someone else, taking her brother's place as a hostage.
The younger daughter is lively and somewhat spoiled, and she's also very stubborn and unwilling to suffer any loss. So when he and his wife talk about their eldest daughter, they inevitably show her more favoritism.
This time, my daughter finally came to my door asking for help, so there's no reason not to refuse.
So they gave Lin Changning an extra half-day off the night before, so he could go back and pack up for the housewarming party the next day.
The land deed given by the Princess of Chu was located not far from the Chu Prince's residence, covering an area of twenty acres. It was a four-courtyard house with a pond dug in the back garden. It was part of the Princess's dowry property, and the courtyard was quite exquisitely maintained. The Lin family could move in and live there immediately.
The maids and servants were all pre-trained and ready-made, while the in-law princess was given to their own daughter.
After finishing his official business in the morning, Lin Changning was sent back to his residence by Li Mingxiu and the others in the afternoon. Lin Changning had already seen the new residence, but because he was in a hurry to move, he had not taken many things from the old residence.
However, the princess had considered everything thoroughly. After moving in, she found that everything was readily available, and she could move in after a little tidying up.
The new house occupies a large area with many courtyards. Everyone has a new courtyard. Lin Changning lives in the largest Chaoguang Hall, while Lin's mother lives in Xichang Courtyard. The eldest sister-in-law lives with her daughter, and Li Xi lives in Qingning Pavilion. The second brother and Lin's second sister-in-law live in Boping Courtyard.
Wei Shao had rendered meritorious service in the last siege, and his family members were brought to Taiyuan. However, due to the large number of people, there was no courtyard available for the time being, so he moved into the Lin family's residence with his family.
With his mother, Wei Erlang and his young sister Wei Xiaomei moved into Zhuyinxuan.
Mr. Zheng stayed at a guest house not far from Changning because he had to teach several children.
Lin Changning felt it was inappropriate for Mr. Zheng to live in a guest house and insisted on setting aside a courtyard for Mr. Zheng to use. However, Mr. Zheng insisted on finding a guest house closer to him, citing the need to teach children.
Lin Changning couldn't refuse Mr. Zheng, so he had no choice but to go with him.
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