Xu Jiang told Master Lin about her trip to Chongzhou in detail.
After listening to this, Master Lin sighed deeply at what happened to Xu Yuan and Xi Zhi back then. Looking at Xu Jiang before him, he felt both distressed and admiring. He believed that having raised such a resilient and open-minded child, Brother Zheyun's life was not in vain.
"Now that I have clarified the past, I will settle down and live a stable life with Xiaolou."
"Yes." Xu Jiang blushed slightly. "It's just that Zhaoyue and I left the capital one after another, and we haven't yet finalized the wedding ceremony plan. Seeing that the wedding date is approaching, I need you to take charge and make some decisions for me."
Master Lin said, "I was just about to tell you this. The wedding rules have already been finalized with the Lou family. After you move out of the Lou family, the matchmaker will come to formally propose marriage."
Xu Jiang was surprised and asked, "Is it finalized?"
Master Lin nodded, "As soon as you left the capital, Lou Jing and Madam Lou came to personally arrange it."
Xu Jiang's heart was touched. Ever since she had befriended the Lou family and met Lou Jing and Madam Lou, they had never been disrespectful to her. They had never used worldly standards to criticize her and Lou Yunchun's secret love affair, but had always treated her like a junior and cared for her with care.
It is difficult to find a family like this among thousands of households, but she happened to meet one.
Xu Jiang sighed, "What virtue and ability do I have?"
"This is as it should be." Master Lin, perceiving her thoughts, knew exactly what she was thinking. "While secular marriage emphasizes matching social status and respecting chastity and etiquette, it doesn't mean rigidly adhering to rules and rituals, stifling human nature and turning people into walking corpses. Beyond etiquette and laws, it also incorporates human feelings, which is the correct way."
Master Lin spoke boldly: "It is only because those in power have always been fond of distorting the rites of the sages, establishing dogmas to discipline those below them to suit their will, that the customs of the world have become what they are today. If you are fortunate enough to meet such a family, you can be grateful and celebrate, but there is no need to despise yourself, because a truly prosperous world should be all-encompassing."
Da Sheng already has a benevolent ruler, and this day will come sooner or later.
"Master, you are right." Master Lin's few words of advice made Xu Jiang suddenly enlightened.
Master Lin continued, "Lou Jing is not a pedantic person. On the contrary, he has a broad-minded and open-minded nature, and acts without convention. He is not one to be trapped by dogma. The Lou family is not a family of staid and pedantic people. Moreover, the couple treats you with sincerity and enthusiasm, and Xiaolou also has a deep affection for you. That is why I feel at ease letting you marry into the Lou family."
Xu Jiang's eyes warmed at these words, "Master, your kindness is beyond my comprehension."
Master Lin gave her a gentle look. "People's hearts are filled with affection. When your aunt was alive, you treated Hong Chu, her, and me with such kindness that you never expected anything in return. Although we are not blood, we are related by love and have long been a family. As long as we are a family, there is no need to talk about repaying or not repaying."
Xu Jiang pushed away her tears and said with a smile, "Okay."
"When did you move back from the Lou family?"
"The day after tomorrow at the latest."
Master Lin nodded, and then he informed Lou Jing to choose a date and have the matchmaker come.
"Go and see Hong Chu and your aunt. I'm going to talk to Master Xun."
"Well, I'll call you for dinner later."
Master Lin was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "No need. It's a rare occasion for you sisters to get together, so I won't spoil the fun."
"Oh." This sounded like an excuse, but when Master Lin said it, it sounded very serious, as if it were true.
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It was inconvenient to talk on the road, so Song Qiao invited Mrs. Lu and her maid into the yard.
Mrs. Lu looked around the small courtyard. It was narrow and simply furnished. Although it was full of flowers and plants, giving it a somewhat quiet and peaceful atmosphere, it could not hide its simplicity and crudeness. Especially compared with the spacious garden of the Lu family, it could even be called shabby.
"No one comes to see me for no reason. What brings Mrs. Lu to see me?" Song Qiao glanced at Hu Xu's house and then closed the door.
Mrs. Lu came back to her senses and turned to look at the woman in front of her. She was no longer the child who had knelt in front of her and begged her not to abandon her. Her expression was cold, as if they were the most strangers in the world.
"You live in a place like this." The pain made her swear.
"I live in a place like this." Song Qiao replied calmly, "You've lived in a place like this before."
"Things are different now." Mrs. Lu's luxurious silk and satin dress contrasted sharply with Song Qiao's straw hat and cloth skirt.
Thinking of her husband and two children, Song Qiao felt a surge of anger in her heart. "If Madam Lu wants to show off her current wealth and splendor, I'm afraid she has come to the wrong place."
Mrs. Lu knew that she had said something wrong, so she calmed herself down and said as gently as possible: "I didn't mean that. I just wanted to come and see you." After that, she winked at the maid, who then brought up two wooden boxes, walked up to Song Qiao and opened them.
A maid said, "Miss Song, this is the gift that Madam specially selected for you."
The box was filled with gold, silver, and jade ornaments that were quite dazzling. Song Qiao glanced at them and then looked away, refusing, "No, I don't need it. I, a commoner, can't afford such luxury."
The maids looked at Madam Lu, and Madam Lu said, "Put down your things and wait for me outside."
"Yes." The two maids placed the box on the stone table beside them and went outside.
The two fell silent.
After a while, Mrs. Lu said, "Ah Qiao, I know you blame me."
Song Qiao clenched his fists and didn't say anything.
"But even though I know you blame me, I don't regret the decision I made back then." Mrs. Lu looked at the flowers and plants in the garden, and couldn't help but think of the days when she married into the Song family - it was like a pool of stagnant water.
Song Qiaoxin felt as if she had been exposed. She angrily asked, "If you don't regret it, why are you here?"
Mrs. Lu walked up to Song Qiao and reached out to touch her face, but she took two steps back to avoid him. Mrs. Lu paused for a moment and said, "I don't regret divorcing your father, nor do I regret keeping you. But as a mother, I do owe you something, so I want to make it up to you."
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