Ma Youcai brought Dingxiang back to the Shangshu Mansion. Shangshu Ma was checking the account books in the study when a servant came to report that the young master had returned.
Minister Ma asked him to inform Ma Youcai to come to the study.
"Your son pays his respects to father!" Ma Youcai entered the study and saluted Ma Shangshu.
"Cai'er, no need to be polite. Come here and let your father see if you have lost weight." Minister Ma said happily when he saw his son.
"Dad, I'm not thin. My wife takes good care of me. Don't worry. Besides, I go to my sister's house for meals from time to time, and I've gained a lot of weight." Ma Youcai hurriedly let his father see his fatter body.
To be honest, whenever he went to live in Qingshan Village, he would get fat, so much so that he complained to his wife. His wife also told him that she had also gained a lot of weight, and neither of them dared to go there often.
"Well, he has indeed gained a lot of weight. It seems that my son is living well in Qingshan County, and your godsister treats you well." Minister Ma was relieved when he saw that his son had indeed gained a little weight.
When his son was implicated and demoted to Qingshan County as the county magistrate, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep well for several nights, fearing that his son would be bullied there.
"Dad, you don't know, my sister is really good. Not only did she make a lot of agricultural tools that were not available in the Jin Dynasty, she also grew a lot of high-yield crops." When Ma Youcai talked about Li Yun, he excitedly told his father about Li Yun's great achievements.
"She came to Beijing this time, right?" Minister Ma asked Ma Youcai.
"Yes, my son came to Beijing with my sister. The emperor ordered her to come to Beijing." Ma Youcai said to his father.
"Did the emperor summon you back to Beijing this time?" Minister Ma asked Ma Youcai.
"Dad, the emperor sent Commander Cheng to find my sister. He agreed to cooperate with her to open an ice workshop and asked his son to accompany her back to Beijing." Ma Youcai told his father about the emperor's cooperation with Li Yun in making ice.
"So that's how it is. I'm relieved now. I was worried that you would return to the capital without permission." Minister Ma was relieved after knowing the whole story.
"When you have time, take your godsister back to the Shangshu Mansion. Since she is your sister, she is my goddaughter. Let her come back to meet the elders." Shangshu Ma said to Ma Youcai.
"Dad, you mean that you acknowledge my sister. Thank you, Dad. I will tell my sister the good news and bring her back to the Shangshu Mansion as soon as possible." Ma Youcai said excitedly to Shangshu Ma.
In fact, he didn't expect his father to recognize his sister. After all, his sister was just a village woman. How could his father, who was so high and mighty, recognize her?
"Okay, you've been tired from the journey, go and pay your respects to your mother and then take a rest." Minister Ma said to Ma Youcai.
"Son, take your leave!" Ma Youcai left the study and went to pay his respects to his mother. When he arrived, Dingxiang was already chatting with his mother about interesting things in Qingshan County.
The two men chatted with the Shangshu's wife for half an hour, then took their leave and returned to their rooms to rest.
Dingbei Marquis Mansion.
"My Lord, the prince is back!" The servant found the Lord in the study.
"That brat is back. Tell him to come to the study to see me." When Marquis Dingbei heard that it was Ouyang Mingxuan who came back, he was so angry that he even swore.
I wrote to him early in the morning, asking him to come back for Mid-Autumn Festival, saying that my grandmother missed him and asked him to come back. He said he was going to his sister's house to celebrate the festival and would not come back until after Mid-Autumn Festival. Is this what a son or grandson should do? Parents and grandmother are not as good as a newly adopted sister. Besides, he is in Qingshan County every day and sees her every day. Isn't it okay to miss her for a month or two?
He is away from home all year round, and the number of times I see him is less than one month in a year. He is asked to come back but he refuses to do so. It makes him so angry.
Soon, Ouyang Mingxuan arrived at the study.
"Your son pays his respects to my father. May he be in good health." Ouyang Mingxuan paid his respects to Marquis Dingbei.
"You've pissed me off to death. How can I be at peace?" Marquis Dingbei angrily scolded Ouyang Mingxuan.
"Father, calm down. I was wrong and I won't do it again next time. Next time you ask me to come back, I will rush back without stopping." Seeing his father getting angry, Ouyang Mingxuan quickly put out the fire.
Marquis Dingbei is famous for his bad temper. He is a firecracker who gets mad at the slightest provocation. However, people who know him also know that he is very easy to coax. As long as you do what he says, you can easily coax him into submission.
"If you dare to do it again, I will send you to the military camp for training." Marquis Dingbei said threateningly with his anger still not subsided.
"There will definitely not be a next time. I will never give you the chance to send me to the military camp." As soon as he heard that he was being sent to the military camp, Ouyang Mingxuan immediately promised not to do it again next time.
"I heard that your godsister came to Beijing and opened an ice workshop with the emperor. Are you involved too?" Marquis Dingbei asked Ouyang Mingxuan.
Recently, people in the capital have been talking about the ice factory, and he learned from Minister Ma that his son was also involved.
"Yes, it turns out that my sister wanted to cooperate with my son. We were all worried that his background was not strong enough. My sister proposed to cooperate with the emperor, so that no one would dare to take action against Bing." Ouyang Mingxuan said to Dingbei Hou.
"So that's how it is. Your sister-in-law is quite clever and knows how to get the emperor to support her." Dingbei Hou's opinion of Li Yun improved a lot. If someone can have such thoughts, he can't be stupid. His character can't be too bad either.
"Dad, my sister is very smart. Not only did she make magical farm tools, she also planted a lot of high-yield crops and came up with many laws that benefit the country and the people." Ouyang Mingxuan excitedly and proudly told Dingbei Hou about Li Yun's contributions.
"Well, she is indeed an extraordinary woman. Since you have sworn brother and sister with her, she is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion and my, Marquis Dingbei's, goddaughter. When you have time, bring her back to the mansion to meet her relatives." Marquis Dingbei heard that Li Yun had done so many things that benefited the country and the people, and his favorability towards her soared. He also wanted to meet this extraordinary woman.
"Thank you, father. I will definitely bring my sister back home someday." Ouyang Mingxuan said excitedly.
His father was willing to acknowledge his sister, but he was afraid that his father would not acknowledge his sister, which would make him very sad.
"Okay, you're tired after the long journey. Go pay your respects to your grandmother and mother, then go down and rest." Marquis Dingbei looked at his son's tired face and let him rest with heartache.
"Son, take your leave!" Ouyang Mingxuan left the study and went to his grandmother's yard to pay his respects to her.
Ouyang Mingxuan's return made the old lady of Dingbei Marquis happy and she asked someone to prepare a meal of Ouyang Mingxuan's favorite dishes.
Ouyang Mingxuan coaxed his grandmother in her yard for half an hour, making her laugh out loud.
Say goodbye to grandma and pay your respects to mother?
When the wife of Marquis Dingbei saw her son come back, she happily took him aside to talk about all sorts of things. They talked for a long time until the servant came to call them for dinner.
Ouyang Mingxuan had lunch with his family and then went back to his room to sleep.
The bed brought from Qingshan Village was also set up. Lying on the familiar and soft big bed, I soon fell asleep.
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