Emperor Yuanyou sat on the dragon throne in the palace with a restless mind, and the memorials on the table had not been turned over for a long time.

"Your Majesty, Madam and Yuwei have successfully entered the Duke's Mansion." Heizi came out from somewhere and reported softly.

After hearing the news he had been waiting for for a long time, Emperor Yuanyou's anxious heart finally settled down.

"Arrange for her to leave after a while. After all, the Duke's Mansion is not a place to stay for long. Although I have changed my appearance, my aunt is a shrewd person. If she recognizes me, it will cause unnecessary trouble." Emperor Yuanyou thought for a moment and gave the order.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Madam is a cautious person, and Prince Wei will make proper arrangements and will not easily expose Madam's identity."

Emperor Yuanyou nodded slightly: "Junhang is indeed doing a good job."

***

However, it is said that Shen Xinyan and her son got on the carriage prepared by the servants and headed for Xu Sumin's house in the capital.

"Where are you going, mother?" Wei Chenglin seemed to have never had the experience of going out in a carriage with his mother. He was a little excited. He curiously lifted the curtain and looked out, and found that the carriage was not heading to the commercial street, but to the residential area in the city.

"To the house of a new friend I met." This was the first time for Shen Xinyan, who had lived for two lifetimes, to go out alone with her son. She couldn't help but feel excited. When she heard her son's question, she answered with a smile.

Wei Chenglin nodded and did not ask what kind of friend it was.

"By the way, mother, there is something I would like to ask you for advice on." Suddenly remembering something, he sat up straight and said.

"You say."

"Yesterday, Lingfu came to see me and said he wanted to learn martial arts with me. What do you think, mother?"

Shen Xinyan was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Did he come to you and tell you himself?"

"Yes, not long after I came back from my grandfather's place yesterday, he came to me and told me about this."

Shen Xinyan shook her head helplessly: "Why is this kid so anxious? He hasn't recovered yet! I'll talk to him myself later."

Originally, she had planned to let Pingfu study and learn martial arts with her son, but Pingfu had suffered a lot in the past six months and was a little weak. He was now recuperating under the doctor's advice, so he had only been studying and learning to read recently.

"Mother, actually practicing martial arts can strengthen the body, which does not conflict with his current recuperation, and will make him healthier and better. But he is still young and has no martial arts foundation, so he has to start all over again. When I first learned martial arts when I was young, it was Master Wu who taught me. If mother has no objection, I will go find Master Wu tomorrow and ask him to teach Lingfu. What do you think?" Wei Chenglin also had a different opinion on this.

Shen Xinyan thought about it carefully and felt that this was a good idea.

"In that case, then let's do as you say!"

Seeing that she agreed, Wei Chenglin's eyes lit up, and he said, "In that case, why not let Lingfu come to our courtyard to study and write in the future! That way he won't have to run back and forth every day."

Pingfu is now learning to read and write with little Yingzhi, following Yingzhi's teacher.

"That will have to wait a while until your father hires a new teacher."

Teacher Wu no longer teaches Wei Chenglin martial arts, so it is feasible for him to teach Lin Fu, after all, it will not affect Wei Chenglin's progress. But it is not possible to teach Wei Chenglin's studies. Wei Chenglin's teacher is now invited back by the Duke of England, and he is only responsible for teaching Wei Chenglin.

Shen Xinyan remembered it clearly. On that day, the Duke of Ying originally planned to ask him to teach Wei Chengzhao, Wei Chengyue from the third branch and Wei Chengqi from the eldest branch. However, the teacher said that he had to test the three and would only accept them as disciples if they passed the test.

The result...she couldn't help shaking her head when she thought of the ugly faces of Fang and Yang when they found out that their son was abandoned.

Although she treated Lin Fu as her own son, Lin Fu was not of Wei's blood after all. Regardless of whether the gentleman accepted Lin Fu in the end, it would be difficult for Fang and Yang to explain.

Seeing her like this, Wei Chenglin was a little disappointed, but he changed his mind and became happy again. He pursed his lips and revealed a faint smile of joy.

Shen Xinyan did not miss the flash of smile on his face and asked with a smile: "Are you so happy that Lingfu came to you to learn martial arts?"

"I'm very happy. There will be someone to practice martial arts with my child in the future." Wei Chenglin nodded vigorously.

Although it is very likely that they will practice with their own teachers, at least they are in the same yard and have company.

Shen Xinyan was stunned for a moment, staring deeply into his eyes which had obviously brightened a lot, and suddenly realized that her son could also feel lonely.

Yes, how could he not be lonely? At such a young age, he had to study and practice martial arts with his teacher alone. Other children of his age could still nestle in their parents' arms and act cute, but he got up before dawn every day to practice martial arts.

Others only saw his excellence, but no one noticed the hard work behind it.

She sighed, patted the back of his hand sympathetically, and said in a gentler tone: "I will ask your father to find a husband as soon as possible, and then I will let Linfu move to your yard."

"Well, okay, thank you, mother!" Wei Chenglin was even happier.

As they were talking, the carriage stopped and Xu Sumin's voice was heard outside the carriage.

"The lady is finally here!"

Shen Xinyan hurriedly stood up and prepared to get off the car, but Wei Chenglin was quicker than her and jumped off the car first. When she leaned out of the car, she saw him standing next to the carriage, reaching out his hand towards her, as if he wanted to help her get off the car.

She smiled slightly, handed his hand to him, and stepped on a small stool to get out of the car.

"Sorry to have kept Madam Xu waiting!"

"No, this is your son, right? He is really a handsome man." Xu Sumin's eyes fell on Wei Chenglin.

"It is indeed my son, Brother Lin, this is Madam Xu."

"Mrs. Xu!" Wei Chenglin bowed politely to Xu Sumin. Xu Sumin turned aside and was polite again.

After a while, the three of them got into Xu Sumin's more spacious and comfortable carriage, while Chunliu and Xu Sumin's maid sat in another carriage. The two carriages went one after the other towards the suburbs of Beijing.

"A few days ago, Master Qiao Liu and I went to the site to take a look. Fortunately, the spring is quite hidden and no one has discovered it, so I got a great bargain. By the way, I also brought the design drawings with me. I'm afraid you don't understand them. I will show them to you one by one after we get to the site. If you are not satisfied with anything or have any better ideas, you can also raise them. We will consider it and make this farm colorful and prosperous!" When talking about business matters, Xu Sumin's face was flushed with excitement.

Shen Xinyan was also aroused by her, not to mention that she had witnessed the bustling scene in the manor with her own eyes, so it goes without saying that she was very excited.

She seemed to be able to foresee that in the near future, a large sum of money would be added to her personal account.

Wei Chenglin, who had been listening to the two quietly, finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Mother, are you planning to cooperate with Madam Xu in business?"

Shen Xinyan did not hide it from him. She just nodded, and then she and Xu Sumin put their heads together and pointed at the drawing.

Wei Chenglin opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but seeing her like this, he didn't say anything more.

After about an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a barren mountain on the outskirts of Beijing.

"Don't look at it as desolate now, there is gold hidden inside!" Xu Sumin came to Shen Xinyan's side and said jokingly.

Shen Xinyan chuckled and nodded in agreement.

If you make money every day, doesn't that mean you have gold hidden?

After all, it was an undeveloped mountain, and they were also worried about encountering poisonous insects and snakes in the mountains, so they did not go into the mountain, but walked around the foot of the mountain to look around.

Xu Sumin held the drawing and explained to her as she walked, describing her ideal hot spring resort.

Shen Xinyan didn't understand all this, and because of her experience in her previous life, she absolutely trusted Xu Sumin's vision. She just listened to her quietly along the way, occasionally asking a few questions, and didn't notice that Wei Chenglin, who had been following her slowly, had disappeared at some point.

"Huh? Where's the eldest master?" Chunliu was the first to notice and screamed in surprise.

Shen Xinyan looked back and saw that her son was gone.

"Don't worry, let's look for it separately. No matter whether we find it or not, we will all meet in the carriage in two quarters of an hour." Seeing that her face turned pale with anxiety, Xu Sumin said calmly, while directing the people she brought to look for it separately.

Shen Xinyan quickly calmed down.

Lin Ge'er is not the kind of playful and ignorant child. He would never leave without any reason. I think he just took the wrong path for a while.

Suddenly, I regretted that I had neglected my son.

After waiting for a while, she saw Xu Sumin and her maid moving the stool off the car. She calmed down and asked Chunliu to go and help.

The breeze from the suburbs was blowing gently, bringing with it a refreshing coolness. Time passed by little by little, but the person who had gone to look for her son had not returned yet, and she gradually lost her composure.

Suddenly, a series of subtle but somewhat hurried footsteps came from not far behind her, and seemed to be getting farther and farther away. She was delighted and turned her head suddenly. She saw a small figure running into the woods. She became anxious at the moment, called out "Lin Ge'er" and hurriedly chased after it, holding up her skirt.

"Lin'er, Lin'er..." She didn't know how long she had been chasing, but the little figure could no longer be seen, and she was so anxious that she shouted everywhere.

The only response she got was her own echo.

"Where on earth did this child go?" She was covered in sweat without noticing, but she still didn't see her son. She panted and wiped the sweat off her face.

"Madam, may I ask if you have seen a little girl? She is so tall, has two buns on her head, big, bright eyes... and wears light yellow clothes." The unique soft voice of a child suddenly sounded beside her, and her face lit up with joy.

"Brother Lin!"

When she turned around, she found that the person standing in front of her was not Wei Chenglin, but a boy of eight or nine years old.

However, when she saw the boy's face clearly, her eyes suddenly burst into flames.

It's him!! Zhou Jiajilang!!