Liu Yu was still asking people to investigate Cui Mubai's affairs. What the old lady wanted most was for her children and grandchildren to have a promising future, and for her granddaughter to find a happy marriage and have a husband to rely on. Liu Yu didn't dare to let the old lady know about Cui Mubai's taking Wu Shi San for the time being. He wanted to postpone it for a while, so he just said, "I don't know when we will go back next time. Jiang Mei and I decided to take the eldest girl and Tao Ge'er back together. All the brothers and sisters are here for the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister to see."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Liu sighed softly. Pingliang Prefecture was too far away from the capital, so far that she had almost forgotten what her hometown looked like. She could only see the snow-capped Yuquan Mountain in her dreams. She didn't know if she could return to Pingliang Prefecture before she died.
When Liu Yu said that Brother Tao would go with him, Old Lady Liu couldn't help but say, "Brother Tao still needs to take good care of himself. Can he go to Pingliang Prefecture? It's a bit colder there than in the capital, and the climate and soil there are not as good as in the capital."
"It won't be a problem if the third girl comes with us." Madam Liu asked Yu Jiao before deciding to take Tao Ge'er with her. Liu Yu added, "Jiang Mei will be worried if we leave Tao Ge'er at home. She has been keeping Tao Ge'er by her side for many years. He will be gone for more than a month. How can she bear to let him go?"
Thinking of what happened back then, Madam Liu's expression became more complicated. She sighed and said, "Back then... we owed Brother Tao a lot."
Liu Yu couldn't hide his pain and guilt when he thought about what happened back then. If it weren't for him, Brother Tao wouldn't have lived a foolish life. He suppressed his thoughts and comforted Madam Liu, saying, "Good fortune and bad fortune are interdependent. Mother, don't think like this. In the end, I am the one who let Jiang Mei down."
"Many things in this world are hard to have both." Old Madam Liu sighed, and then said, "Since Brother Tao is going with you, don't forget to bring along the maids and cooks who usually serve him. Fortunately, with the help of the third girl, Brother Tao's epilepsy has not recurred."
Liu Yu nodded. If there is really a cycle of cause and effect in this world, it is probably because he caused Taoge'er to have a high fever and his brain was burned because he failed to seek medical treatment in time when he was saving Ziqi. Now Ziqi found San Yatou, and San Yatou cured Taoge'er's epilepsy.
Old Madam Liu started talking about something else. "The third girl said that she went to the palace to see a doctor today. Imperial Concubine Xue said that she had taken a fancy to Yu Wulang and wanted to propose marriage to the Princess of Changle County."
Liu Yu frowned slightly, "Did Concubine Xue just mention it casually, or did the Xue family mean this?"
"Empress Xue has always doted on Princess Changle. I'm afraid her intentions are the Xue family's intentions. I guess Princess Changle has developed feelings for Yu Wulang, so she came to Empress Xue for help." Old Lady Liu said, "Although Yu Wulang is a young talent, he is still young. It would be difficult for ordinary people not to be tempted by the Xue family's marriage."
Liu Yu had nothing to hide from the old lady, and said, "I arranged for him to join the Imperial Academy because I wanted him to keep a low profile. He can do nothing for the next few years and accumulate experience by observing government affairs in the Imperial Academy. With my care, he may be able to join the cabinet in the future."
This was the safe path that Liu Yu had arranged for Yu Jiao after he gave up on putting Yu Qizhe at the center of the Qingliu faction's storm. After all, Yu Qizhe had won the top three places in the imperial examination that day and was too talented. He also became Liu Yu's disciple. If he showed his talent as soon as he entered the court, it would be easy for him to get into trouble.
Liu Yu observed carefully and found that Yu Qizhe was a calm and reserved person, not the kind of person who would rush for success. After he hinted to him about hiding the pearl in a box, Liu Yu thought that Yu Qizhe must understand his good intentions, but... maybe he was still a little young, and it was difficult for a young man full of vigor and vitality to keep calm.
Thinking of Yu Qizhe's frequent in and out of the palace recently, and his accompanying Emperor Mingzheng in the Fengtian Hall to listen to Taoism and discuss magic, Liu Yu felt a little unhappy that Yu Qizhe continued to act the same way despite his repeated warnings.
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