A heavy rain caused the entire Zhending Prefecture to suffer varying degrees of damage, with Zhending County and Lingbi County being the worst hit, with almost no crops harvested. The prefect, Lord Lu, made a special trip to visit Dou Shiheng to discuss disaster relief in Zhending Prefecture. The Dou family naturally had no choice but to do the job. Dou Qiguang, Dou Qijun and others, who were originally going to Kyoto to attend Dou Zhengchang's engagement ceremony, stayed behind, waiting for Lord Lu's dispatch to help deal with post-disaster matters.

Without her relatives accompanying her, Shu Jie'er certainly couldn't go to Kyoto.

She muttered "bad luck" and went to Dou Zhao.

The weather was getting warmer, and Dou Zhao changed into a white gauze double-breasted shirt and a burnt cloth vest, with small silver bauhinia ears, looking neat and tidy.

She asked Ganlu to brew a pot of Meizhen Longjing tea for Shujie.

Shu Jie'er closed her eyes, feeling the fragrance of tea lingering between her lips and teeth, and said with satisfaction: "Longjing before the Qingming Festival! Fourth Aunt has all the good stuff here!"

Dou Zhao laughed and asked her, "Do you want me to go to the farm? They are planting corn these days. I want to go and take a look!"

"Nothing to do," Shu Jie'er was cheerful and immediately distracted. She stood up excitedly and said, "Let's go to the farm!"

Dou Zhao couldn't help laughing, but he also liked her personality. The two of them got on the carriage one after the other.

People on the farm were busy sowing seeds, cows were mooing, children were chirping and chasing each other on the stalks of the fields, and the air was filled with the fragrance of the earth.

Shu Jie'er looked around with her eyes wide open.

Dou Zhao thought of the Wu family she was about to marry into, which was a large landowner in Pingshan, and asked her with a smile: "Should I find a few women who are familiar with farming to accompany you?"

Shu Jieer understood what she meant and felt a little embarrassed. However, she was always honest in front of Dou Zhao. After thinking about it, she not only agreed graciously, but also asked Dou Zhao to recommend a few people to her: "... He is the fourth child in the family. Although he will not be able to manage the family expenses after marriage, he cannot be ignorant of everything and be laughed at by his parents-in-law and sisters-in-law. Mother asked me to bring two concubines with me, one who can manage the shop and the other who can manage the farm. As for the one who manages the shop, my father knows him well; but the one who manages the farm is a little undecided. But his family has been passed down from generation to generation, so it is better for Fourth Aunt to introduce me to a suitable one."

Dou Zhao likes it this way. If there is anything, everyone can talk openly about it. If they can help, they will help. If they can't help, they will make it clear. This saves trouble for both parties.

"I'll go back and ask Hong Gu." She said with a smile, "She knows the people in the farm best."

She can't say she is familiar with it, right?

Shu Jie'er blushed and thanked him.

In the afternoon, they were preparing to walk around the village with the two women when several old men who had been invited by Dou Zhao to question them when it rained last time came to see them.

"Then you go and take a look first." Dou Zhao sent Shu Jie'er away and invited a few elderly people to have tea in the main hall.

"We are all grateful for Aunt Cui's kindness." Several elderly people bowed respectfully to Dou Zhao and said in unison, "Although she has reduced our rent, we can't take advantage of her. We all want to grow corn well this season, so that we can more or less give our employer some food."

This is the simplicity of the farmers.

Dou Zhao asked about the matters in the field with a smile, and seeing that everything was arranged in an orderly manner, he nodded secretly. Then he met up with Shu Jie'er, and together they strolled around the village, and returned to Zhending County while it was still early.

She invited Shujie to have dinner with her.

Shu Jie'er was not polite either. After dinner, she went to pay her respects to Aunt Cui. She listened to Aunt Cui talk about farm work for a long time before she stood up and said goodbye.

Su Xin came in and reported: "I received a letter from Mr. Chen this afternoon."

In mid-May, the news of Duke Ding's death came, shocking the court and the public. Then, impeachment memorials against Duke Ding for "bullying men and women" and "embezzling military pay" flew in like snowflakes. Jiang Lansun and Jiang Songsun were escorted to Beijing at the fastest speed.

In the previous life, Jiang Lansun and his brother Jiang Meisun died together in Fujian. In this life, although Jiang Lansun's legs and arms were broken and he was dying, with more breathing in than out, he finally insisted on returning to Kyoto. However, Jiang Songsun, who returned to Kyoto in the previous life, died of his injuries when passing through Baoding Prefecture.

It is said that the emperor was furious.

But Jiang Lansun and Jiang Boxun were still imprisoned.

Then she received a letter from her father, in which he rebuked Dou Ming and told her that if she did not listen to her sister, she would be taught to behave herself by following the Second Lady.

Dou Ming cried secretly for several days and quietly wrote a letter to her grandmother, Xu, asking her to ask her father to allow her to return to Kyoto.

At the end of May, Xu wrote back to her, saying that everyone at home was preparing for Wang Xingyi's trip, and asked her to stay in Zhending. After she finished the household chores, she would help her plead with her father.

Dou Ming was like an eggplant hit by frost, he suddenly wilted.

In early June, Wang Xingyi, the newly appointed governor of Yunnan, suppressed two small groups of Miao rebels and was commended by the emperor.

Dou Ming became energetic again, and his steps became lighter.

What a messy early summer this is!

Dou Zhao sighed and opened the letter from Chen Qushui while sitting on the big kang by the window in the inner room.

The Jiang family was stripped of their titles. Men over the age of five were exiled to Tielingwei, and women and boys under the age of five were demoted to commoners. Except for the sacrificial fields and ancestral houses in their hometowns, all other properties were confiscated.

Finally, a little news: Wei Tingyu inherited the title smoothly and is now the newly-minted Marquis of Jining.

Dou Zhao didn't take this matter to heart.

She was thinking about the Jiang family.

Exile the Iron Ridge Guard!

That was the fiefdom of King Liao.

Judging from everything that happened in this life, the men of the Chiang family were either imprisoned or followed Jiang Meisun in Fujian. The Chiang family's staff had no choice but to seek help from Mrs. Chiang, the British Duchess with the highest status and position, and Mrs. Chiang did her best to run around for the Chiang family.

In the previous life, the Jiang family was exterminated, Jiang died of illness soon after, and Song Mo was driven out of the house...

In this life, all the boys and girls under the age of five in the Jiang family survived and were able to return to their hometown to recuperate. Jiang would not have died of illness so early, and Song Mo would not have been driven out of the house.

But now, Song Mo is gone, but the Jiang family is sent instead!

Is this fate?

Dou Zhao had a splitting headache.

I don’t know how many men from the Jiang family survived this catastrophe?

She put Chen Qushui's letter in a black lacquered box on the bedside table.

At least the child in Tanjiazhuang now is not the only bloodline of the Jiang family.

Song Mo's vigilance towards her should have been eliminated, right?

I wonder when Lu Ming will leave? When will Mr. Chen come back?

By mid-June, the crops had been planted, and the fields were filled with lush green corn seedlings, growing well.

Lord Lu was very pleased and said that he would petition the court to commend the Dou family.

The Second Lady hurriedly asked Dou Shiheng to go to the provincial government to make arrangements.

Dou Zhao received Wei Tingyu's wet nurse Tian at home.

"...The last time, the Marquis felt very sorry for the Fourth Miss." Her face was full of apology, and her attitude was very respectful. "The eldest aunt had good intentions, but she never thought that she would do something wrong. The Marquis specifically asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. Our lady also scolded our eldest aunt, and there will never be such a thing again in the future. I hope the Fourth Miss will not take it to heart and forgive our eldest aunt's unintentional behavior."

Dou Zhao was very surprised.

She didn't expect Wei Tingyu to apologize to her on behalf of her sister!

What happened in this life that caused Wei Tingyu to change so much from his previous life?

Dou Zhao was confused and politely sent Nanny Tian away, still unable to figure out the problem.

Lu Ming came to ask for an audience.

Dou Zhao hoped that he was here to say goodbye, but he said, "Fourth Miss, our young master is staying at the farm and wants to see you!"

Dou Zhao's eyes twitched.

What did he want to see her for?

Hasn't she already expressed her loyalty?

Now that the Jiang family has a chance to make a comeback, what else does she have to do with it?

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "It is not convenient for me to go out to meet guests, but your young master has come from a long way, so I can't neglect him. How about this, I will let Su Xin go to meet your young master, and if there is anything, your young master can just let her tell me directly."

Lu Ming stood there and said, "Please ask Miss Fourth to go meet our Master! Our Master originally wanted to come and visit you, but he was afraid that Miss Fourth would be embarrassed, so he quietly stayed at the farm."

How could you forget this?

Now that the Jiang family's affairs have been settled, the Song family has not been affected at all. If he came to visit openly, she really didn't know how to explain Song Mo's background to the Second Lady, and with Song Mo's character, he was totally capable of doing such a thing...

"In that case, I will find an opportunity to meet your young master." Dou Zhao agreed with a smile.

But Song Mo had to wait for two days.

"Sorry to have kept you here for so long," she apologized to Song Mo as soon as she entered the room, with no trace of guilt on her face. "I have something going on at home, so I can't leave for the moment."

"It's okay!" Song Mo, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, stood in the corridor of the east wing with his hands behind his back, looking at her with a faint smile. There was an undisguised fatigue in the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, but he looked more friendly and less indifferent than when they first met, and looked more handsome. "The farm is peaceful and quiet. I just want to rest here for a few days." As he said, he and Dou Zhao entered the hall of the main house.

A young servant with a clean-cut face ordered a few burly men to carry a lot of things in from the east room.

The people he brought this time were not the same as the last group, and Dou Zhao didn't know any of them.

"What is this?" She looked at Song Mo in confusion.

"My mother specifically ordered me to come and thank Miss Dou Si." Song Mo smiled slightly, as peaceful and gentle as moonlight. "If it weren't for Miss Dou Si's help this time, the Jiang family might not even be able to keep this little foundation!" He sighed, his expression quite sad.

Dou Zhao didn't expect Jiang would let Song Mo come to thank her.

However, how dare she take credit for such a great achievement!

"Mr. Mei, you are too kind," Dou Zhao said hurriedly. "I just followed the script and talked about the end of the war on paper. Without your mother's decision and the planning of your staff," she decided to take the killer with her, and added, "Without Mr. Mei's help, how could the Jiang family escape danger? Your mother is too polite, which makes me feel ashamed."

Song Mo listened with a smile on his face, but his expression seemed to tell her, you can be polite, I don't believe a word you say.

Dou Zhao couldn't help feeling bored.

Song Mo then said, "I should have come earlier. I'm sure Mr. Chen has already told Miss Dou Si about my maternal family's affairs. These days I've been busy helping my grandmother and several aunts pack their luggage. My uncle and cousins ​​were exiled to Tielingwei, which is the territory of the Liao King. I used to have some friendship with him, but he has been away from Beijing for a long time. If we want to continue this relationship, we need to find someone to help mediate. I was so busy that I've been delayed until now. This is a small gift from my mother. I hope Miss Dou Si will accept it!"