Mu Xi looked stunning after dressing up; not only was Li Xiang'an unable to take his eyes off her, but even Yan Qingqing was amazed.
Especially her overall demeanor and the way she walked, she was the very image of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Yan Qingqing thought to herself that Li Xiang'an had excellent taste; if it were her daughter, she would never let him marry her so easily.
Looking at Mu Xi now, no one would ever guess that she was once a beggar.
Yan Qingqing had also been curious about Mu Xi's identity, but Mu Xi was unwilling to say, only telling Yan Qingqing that he would never pose a threat to the Li family.
Moreover, she wanted to sever ties with the past, let go of what had happened, and start afresh. Yan Qingqing didn't ask any further questions.
Yan Qingqing only sighed inwardly, but Xu Shi, who was standing next to her, was not so reserved. After clicking her tongue twice, she said, "Xiang An is so lucky. Look at her appearance and figure."
Even as a woman, I'm drooling over it. There's no way Xiang An could resist.
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingqing glared at Xu Shi, wondering why an elder would blurt out such trivial matters.
Didn't you see that Mu Xi's face was so red it was almost bleeding?
Xu realized she had misspoke in front of the younger generation and quickly gave an embarrassed laugh.
Under Li Kaishan's guidance, Mu Xi and Li Xiang'an were officially engaged.
The betrothal gifts offered by the Li family were also extremely generous. Yuan Huiniang felt sorry for Mu Xi, who had no parents, and after discussing it with Yan Qingqing, she added 30% to the original amount according to their family rules.
Yan Qingqing then selected two boxes of good things from her private treasury and included them all in Mu Xi's betrothal gifts.
These betrothal gifts totaled thirty-six loads, which was quite a lot.
Ordinary families would offer only two taels of silver as betrothal gifts, while even wealthy families in Chengyang County would only offer ten or eight loads of gifts.
Only high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital could afford to provide thirty-six loads of betrothal gifts.
Mu Xi had a general idea of how much wealth the Li family had now. To be honest, they had been severely weakened since Yan Qingqing donated all her assets to the disaster victims.
It took more than half a year to recover.
But to give her so many betrothal gifts all at once, this is probably the limit that the Li family can afford.
This made Mu Xicai even more moved.
In fact, Mu Xi's idea was both right and wrong. These things were all selected by Yuan Huiniang and Yan Qingqing from the gifts sent by various families.
Aside from the new batch of jewelry that Yan Qingqing asked Yuan Huiniang to buy, the rest of the items didn't really cost much money. However, many of these items were high-quality goods that money couldn't necessarily buy.
In addition, there were many imperial gifts.
What's remarkable is that Yuan Huiniang was also very magnanimous and had no complaints whatsoever.
In fact, Yuan Huiniang is a sensible person. Most of the family's many businesses were earned by Yan Qingqing and Li Xiang'an.
It's only right that we allocate more funds for Li Xiang'an's marriage now, especially since she still holds the reins of household management.
Li Xiang'an will still have to give her any money he earns in the future. Yan Qingqing won't treat her unfairly. And she naturally won't treat Mu Xi unfairly either.
Mu Xi is now Yan Qingqing's prospective daughter-in-law, so she can no longer follow Yan Qingqing as a bodyguard.
Yan Qingqing instructed her to secretly intensify the training of the group of people on the mountain.
In addition, you can also give Li Xiangyang some guidance when you have free time.
Mu Xi was busier than ever before.
September arrived in the blink of an eye, and Yan Qingqing was preparing to go to the capital.
Yan Qingqing initially planned to take Li Xiangping and Yuan Huiniang with her, but Li Xiangping was an agricultural official in Chengyang County and could not leave Chengyang County for an extended period of time unless there were special circumstances.
Yuan Huiniang also had to manage the household affairs.
So the two of them really can't go.
Furthermore, Yan Qingqing plans to expand her business in the capital, and Li Xiang'an has been to the capital before, so taking him there is the most suitable option.
As her personal bodyguard, and now also Li Xiang'an's betrothed daughter-in-law, Mu Xi naturally had to accompany her.
When Li Yueniang found out, she also wanted to go to the capital to see for herself, so naturally she wanted to go with her.
Li Xiangkang and Li Jinxiu cannot leave for the time being because they need to study.
Li Jinqian was too young and couldn't be separated from Yuan Hui, so Yan Qingqing didn't plan to take him with her.
She wanted to keep Li Xiangyang by her side; that mischievous monkey was someone no one could control except her.
If we keep her here, and Yuan Huiniang spoils her, she'll surely turn the world upside down.
Yan Qingqing hadn't even left yet; the personnel who were to enter the capital had just been assigned, and Yuan Huiniang was already looking at Yan Qingqing with teary eyes.
Yan Qingqing looked at Yuan Huiniang helplessly and said, "Huiniang, it's not that I don't want to take care of you, it's just that the family can't do without you."
Furthermore, Xiang Ping is the agricultural official of Chengyang County; he cannot leave without the Emperor's decree.
Yuan Huiniang nodded and said, "Mother, I know all that you're saying. I just... I just can't bear to part with you."
Yan Qingqing chuckled and replied, "You silly child, it's not like your mother isn't coming back."
Yuan Huiniang sobbed twice and then said, "But when will Mother be able to come back? Will she be able to come back for the New Year this year?"
Yan Qingqing really couldn't say for sure about this, and she wasn't sure when she would be back. But she definitely wouldn't be able to come back for the Chinese New Year.
Yan Qingqing thought for a moment and then smiled and said to Yuan Huiniang, "Although I can't come back for the New Year, you can go to the capital for the New Year."
"I'll go to the capital first to scout things out, and then I'll bring you all to Beijing for the New Year."
Yuan Huiniang counted on her fingers after hearing this, and realized that there wasn't much time left until the New Year, which made her happy.
Then Yuan Huiniang asked again, "Mother, when are you setting off? Has the date been set?"
Yan Qingqing shook her head and said, "I originally planned to delay it as long as I could."
But it's already September, so we have to leave by the second half of the month at the latest.
"Since you're all here, and I've gotten used to living here, I actually don't want to go to the capital."
Yan Qingqing was telling the truth. The capital city was just a bit more prosperous, but it didn't make much difference to her. If possible, she really wouldn't want to go to the capital city.
But whether she goes or not is not up to her. Even if the emperor doesn't summon her, she will have to go to the capital sooner or later.
Yan Qingqing thought for a moment and then instructed, "After I leave, please take good care of your maternal grandmother and uncle with your father."
And your grandfather is getting old; we can't neglect him any longer."
Although Yan Qingqing didn't like Old Mrs. Li, Old Mr. Li treated her quite well. Now that she had the power, she was willing to give him some respect.
Yuan Huiniang nodded in agreement and then helped Yan Qingqing prepare the items for the trip to the capital.
Actually, you don't need to prepare too much. It's just food and supplies for the journey, and a change of clothes.
There is a house in the capital that the emperor bestowed upon Yan Qingqing. Whether Li Xinniang helped manage it or not is unknown, but Xiao Mochen will definitely send someone to manage it.
Knowing that she was going to the capital this time, they would definitely send people to prepare in advance, and she should have everything she needed.
The only thing Yan Qingqing needs to do now is bring enough silver notes.
While Yan Qingqing and Yuan Huiniang were preparing for their trip to the capital, Madam Xu rushed over in a great hurry.
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