"I've been sitting here for a long time, it's time for me to go back." Chen Guan stood up and said goodbye.
Yang Jiyan stood up to see her off, holding Chen Wan's hand and said with a smile, "Then I'll have someone send a letter to the Sun family to invite you to go boating on the lake some other day. If cousin Xueyan is in good spirits, you can ask her to go out with you to relax."
Shen Wan took her hand and chuckled, "Okay."
Yang Jiyan instructed the maid to carry the persimmons and personally escorted Chen Wan to the gate of the mansion.
Only after watching Chen Guan's carriage leave did Yang Jiyan retract her gaze. In her previous life, after the Sun family was imprisoned, Chen Guan was the only one who still cared about her. Although she married to Huairou, she often wrote to her.
The early autumn sunshine poured through the branches onto the bluestone slabs, making people feel warm. Yang Jiyan raised her fingertips stained with Impatiens and lightly touched the warm yellow halo. A faint smile appeared at the corners of her lips. It felt good to live her life again and be able to predict the direction of the future.
"Go and take the gifts that Sister Shen brought and deliver them to mother's courtyard." Yang Jiyan said to the maid.
The maid agreed, hurried back to the yard to get the gifts brought by Shen Wan, and followed Yang Jiyan to Madam Yang's yard.
Madam Yang was making a knee pad. When she saw Yang Jiyan coming over, she put down her needlework and asked, "Is Wanwan gone?"
Yang Jiyan leaned close to her and said, "I just sent Sister Shen out the door. She said Aunt Shen was worried about your health and asked her to bring a lot of tonics before she left."
Madam Yang looked at the pile of supplements and said with a smile, "I haven't seen your aunt Baojun for a long time. She still cares about me."
"Sister Chen said that my father will go to Beijing to report on his work during the New Year holidays, and he will most likely stay in Beijing. We will go to Beijing with my father, and my mother will be able to meet Aunt Baojun." Yang Jiyan said, "Sister Chen said that she likes to eat Nanxi ox-heart persimmons, so I just gave her a box."
Madam Yang touched Yang Jiyan's head and said lovingly, "Our sister Yan has become more sensible. When we go to the capital and wait for your father to take down his official position, it's time for your aunt Baojun to arrange a marriage for you."
Yang Jiyan showed a girlish look on her face, "Xu Ge'er is still young, I want to stay in the mansion for a few more years to accompany my father and mother."
Madam Yang stroked her long hair and smiled softly, "The good times for a girl are only these few years. Mother knows that you are filial, but you can't miss the important things in your life."
"In the letter Wanwan sent, your aunt Baojun said that she has found several families for you in the capital. They are all young and talented people. I think they are all very good." Madam Yang said with a smile, "When you go to the capital, mother will help you to select them carefully."
In her previous life, the Zhou family was chosen for her by Aunt Baojun. Zhou Yun was a handsome man, and her mother was very satisfied when she saw him, so she arranged a marriage for her into the Zhou family.
In this life, she could never make the same mistake again.
"Mother, I actually already have someone in my heart." Yang Jiyan said in a low voice with a blushing face.
Madam Yang was shocked when she heard this. She looked at Yang Jiyan's expression for a while before she said seriously, "Sister Yan, don't scare me. If your father knew that you were secretly giving away things to others, he would definitely beat you to death."
Yang Jiyan hurriedly said, "Mother, what are you thinking? How could your daughter do such an unruly thing as having sex with a man in private?"
Madam Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression eased a lot. She held Yang Jiyan's hand and said, "It's good that it's not true. Your father values his reputation the most and will not tolerate anything dirty in his house."
Yang Jiyan knew her father's character very well. She suffered in the Zhou family in her previous life, so how could her family not know about it? But her father felt that a divorce would be a topic of gossip for a woman. If the Zhou family had not been raided later, he would never have taken her home.
She did have some resentment about this.
"What did you mean when you said you had someone in your heart?" Mrs. Yang asked again.
Yang Jiyan retracted her thoughts and said shyly, "A few days ago, I sent my father to the Imperial Examination Hall and met Miss Yu and her sister."
Madam Yang was puzzled as to why she mentioned the Yu sisters. "Madam Mu San said that Miss Yu has several brothers who are coming to Qingzhou for the provincial examination. They must be going to the Imperial Examination Hall to send their brothers to the examination hall..."
At this point, Madam Yang paused, stared at Yang Jiyan, and said in disbelief, "Sister Yan, are you interested in Miss Yu's brother?"
Yang Jiyan showed a shy smile on her little face, drooped her eyelashes, and nodded.
Mrs. Yang didn't know what to say for a moment, so she picked up the teacup on the table and drank several sips to calm herself down.
Seeing her reaction, Yang Jiyan said softly, "Mother, Miss Yu's brother is handsome and bright, you will definitely be satisfied when you see him."
Madam Yang put down the tea bowl and persuaded helplessly, "Sister Yan, marriage is not a joke, you can't be so careless. You haven't seen many men outside since you were a child, you can't just go for a man's appearance. What kind of family is the Yu family? You have never lived a hard life since you were a child. Not only will your mother not approve of this kind of family, your father will not agree either. When you go to the capital, you can choose any family with a good family background. Don't mention this again in the future."
How could Yang Jiyan wait until she could go to the capital? After the results of the autumn examination were announced, Yu Qizhe would be the top scorer. His fame would then spread throughout Qingzhou. By then, families who wanted to choose him as their son-in-law would probably crowd into the Yu family's door, and it would be difficult for her to marry him.
Right now, she had to convince her mother to finalize this marriage no matter what.
"Mother, I don't care about my family background. It doesn't matter if my life is a little hard. Miss Yu's brother is very talented, and father is very optimistic about him. He will definitely pass the exam this time. If he passes the imperial examination in the future, he can also serve as an official in the court."
Yang Jiyan added, "Father loves you deeply. He has not had concubines in the mansion for these years, but not everyone is like father. Although those families in the capital have good backgrounds, the relationships in the mansions and backyards are complicated. If my daughter marries there, she may suffer. The Yu family is not as well-off as ours, so if my daughter marries there, she will definitely not suffer."
Madam Yang was relieved to hear these words. She looked at Yang Jiyan with tears in her eyes. She hugged Yang Jiyan into her arms and said with a smile, "Mother always thought you were still a child who didn't know anything, but I didn't expect that my sister Yan has grown up and thought so deeply."
Yang Jiyan lay in her arms and said coquettishly, "Mother, please fulfill my daughter's wish and arrange this marriage for her."
Madam Yang still refused to give in, and only said, "There are many outstanding families in Qingzhou, and you looked down on them before. Why did you choose Miss Yu's brother this time?"
"My daughter believes in her own judgment. You will know in the future." Yang Jiyan asked jokingly, "If Miss Yu's brother wins the imperial examination this time, will you agree to this marriage?"
"How can it be so easy to pass the exam to become the top scholar?" Many children of officials and officials have invited learned scholars to give lectures since childhood, but they still cannot pass the exam, let alone become the top scholar. With a family like my family, how can we afford to hire a good teacher? Even if we pass the exam to become a juren, it would be considered good.
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