Our home wasn't particularly far from the Su family's; it only took half an hour by carriage.
When Rong Sheng arrived at the Su family home, she saw Su Wenxian and the Su family members excitedly standing at the door to welcome them. She knew that her third brother and Su sister's marriage was settled.
After getting off the carriage, Su's father, mother, and Su Wenxian hurried over to warmly greet the Rong family. "You must be Rong Dong'an, and you must be Madam Xu, right? Greetings, in-laws! I am the father of Su Wenlan's child, and that is her mother!"
Seeing that the Su family members were addressing them as "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law," Rong Dong'an and Madam Xu felt a great weight lifted from their hearts. "Father-in-law and mother-in-law," they said, "we are the parents of that brat Rong Mu. We've been watching the two children's relationship closely, and we're very happy to see them so in love. We should have come to meet you long ago, but we've been too busy with family matters, so we've been delayed. Please don't be angry, father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"Father-in-law, you are too kind. We already know about your family affairs. You have raised four very capable sons. We can't help but be envious."
"Not at all, not at all. Your parents are truly remarkable. They raised the richest man in the country and such an obedient, sensible, and understanding daughter. It is a blessing we earned in our past lives to be related to you by marriage."
The two families showered each other with compliments, praising each other to the skies, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
Su Wenlan and Rong Mu breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. Then Su Wenlan led Rong Mu forward and said, "Father, Mother, your daughter is unfilial. I found you a son-in-law without informing you first. Please don't be angry with me. This is Rong Mu, my other half!"
Rong Mu respectfully clenched his fist: "Uncle and Aunt, I am Rong Mu. I am very fortunate to have met Lanlan in this life. Please rest assured to entrust Lanlan to me. I will definitely make her happy for the rest of her life and never let her suffer any grievances."
When Su's parents saw Rong Mu, their eyes lit up. What a handsome and dashing young man! No wonder Lanlan was so deeply in love.
“Good child, Lanlan is the apple of our eye. If you dare to treat Lanlan badly, we, as her parents, will definitely not let you off easily,” said Mr. and Mrs. Su.
Su Wen sighed helplessly. What was the point of having a large group of people standing at the door talking? Wouldn't it be better to go inside and have a proper chat?
"Father, Mother, the guests have already arrived. It's not appropriate for us to talk at the door any longer!"
After Su's parents came to their senses, Niannian apologized and invited them into their home.
The Su family's home was more refined, luxurious, and wealthy than theirs. As a merchant family, everything in their home was exquisitely decorated and clearly of considerable value.
Compared to the Su family, they were like nouveau riche, but the Rong family did not feel inferior because of this.
After entering the house, the family sat together and chatted for a long time. When it was almost time, they sat down to eat and then continued talking.
One can judge a person's character by their conversation. The Su family was very satisfied with the Rong family's character, and the Rong family was also very satisfied with the Su family's character. So, the matter between Rong Mu and Su Wenlan was settled.
But things couldn't be rushed, so they decided to set a date to settle things properly, including the matter between Ronghua and Hanchan.
The Su family had no reservations about the Rong family's request; on the contrary, they were even happier, which showed that the Rong family truly cared about Lanlan and treated her like their own daughter.
Otherwise, why would they treat Lanlan and Han Chan so well? It makes them feel very proud!
After things were settled, Rong Sheng continued to attend to her own affairs.
Lu Mian was arrested before he even reached the capital. The Shadowless Pavilion was even faster; as soon as they captured Lu Mian, they immediately sent a message to the Shadowless Pavilion in Wei Qicheng, ordering them to capture all the people in Wei Qicheng.
Lu Xuefan never expected that before anything even began, she would become a sitting duck, completely powerless to resist.
"Who are you to dare arrest us? We are just ordinary people, we have not done anything wrong. If you want to arrest us, you must give us a reason, otherwise we will definitely not accept it. After we arrive in the capital, we will definitely appeal to the emperor!" Lu Xuefan was too anxious. She did not want all her hard work to be wasted. While speaking, she exchanged glances with her subordinates, hoping to escape the clutches of these devils.
However, their every move was being closely watched by the people of Wuyinglou. "We don't need to struggle anymore. We won't let any of you out of our sight. No matter what you say or do, it's all in vain. As for why we captured you, you'll understand when you get to the capital and meet our master."
Wouldn't it be fun to tell them the truth now?
The prince will surely punish them for meddling.
By the time they arrived in the capital, it was already the twelfth day of the first lunar month.
Now let's turn back time a little and freeze on the night of New Year's Eve.
Today is a good time for family reunion dinner, and of course they are no exception, but this year's New Year's Eve dinner is a little different from previous years.
Aside from the Su family, Feng Sijin and Gu Beiyi put aside their work and came to the Rong family to have a reunion dinner with them.
This is a scene of an ordinary family having a reunion dinner, something that neither Feng Sijin nor Gu Beiyi had ever experienced.
Therefore, they ate this meal with great comfort and joy. Unlike ordinary families who simply eat rice and vegetables for their New Year's Eve dinner, they had no hope for the coming year and showed no ruthlessness or indifference like wealthy families or the imperial palace.
However, after the meal, Feng Sijin could stay and keep Rong Sheng company, chatting with the Rong family, but Gu Beiyi could not.
Because he was still in the imperial prison, according to the plan, the emperor would definitely release him from the prison today and apologize to him in front of all the civil and military officials.
If I am not present at such a great time, it will anger all the officials and soldiers, and my future will be bleak.
After taking his leave, Gu Beiyi returned to the prison.
At this moment, a court assembly was being held in the imperial court. The emperor looked at the civil and military officials and suddenly spoke: "Last year was a year of many troubles for our Qingluan Kingdom. All the people in the north suffered a great disaster due to the snow disaster. If it weren't for Prince Yi's great benevolence and righteousness in using his abilities to save the people in the north from disaster, countless people in the north would have died because of the snow disaster. But I did something very foolish."
After Prince Yi returned to the capital, I resented his popularity and great achievements, while I had done nothing of note and had even imprisoned him in the Imperial Prison until now. After much deliberation, I have decided to release Prince Yi from the prison!
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