After a busy day, Xia Shuanghua returned home and asked Li Qiaoer before going to bed, "Sister Qiaoer, is it because of this Mr. Lu that you no longer go to Huaizhou City?"
Although Li Qiaoer behaved as usual, Xia Shuanghua was sensitive enough to notice Li Qiaoer's loss.
Li Qiaoer put down the clothes she had mended for her father and looked up at her. "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"I just think you treat him differently."
Li Qiao'er lowered her head and continued sewing. "My parents are old, and my brother is still young. I have to think more about the family. He... is indeed not bad. He has a clean background and is capable. Following Uncle Yan, he will definitely have no worries about food and clothing. I know most of his family's affairs, but he doesn't know my own affairs. I am indeed attracted to him, but I don't need him."
Li Qiao'er smiled, her eyes not dimming under the candlelight. "After seeing so much, I figured it out. While I'm still young, I should make more money. I can renovate the house, provide for my parents in their old age, and let my younger brother take the imperial examination like Erlang. Even if he only passes as a scholar, it would bring honor to the family... With so many things to do, how can I think of anything else?"
Ever since she went to Huaizhou City with Ah Xu, she realized that she didn't have to take a road that she could see the end of at a glance.
Hearing this, Xia Shuanghua was silent for a while, then said seriously: "Sister Qiaoer, what you said makes me want to go outside and take a look too."
Li Qiaoer laughed, "How can that be possible? Will that guy named Fan agree?"
Xia Shuanghua didn't blush when Li Qiao'er teased her. "I haven't even started dating him yet! If you want to control me, wait until he marries me. If he does, I'll have to see if what he says makes sense, otherwise I won't listen."
"You girl, you bully people who are honest."
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The night deepened during this night talk, and the hazy moonlight in the sky gradually became brighter in the gentle night breeze.
In Tanyuan City, Chen Huaixu was unaware of the anxiety of his family far away in Beichuan County. Everything gradually settled down, the weather became more and more lively, and the days began to roll forward step by step.
When he received another letter from his family, Shen Huaixu looked at the words on the letter with surprise. When he came to his senses, he quickly ran to tell his father.
"Brother Jiang is coming to the capital?" Shen Su couldn't hide his surprise. "Why is it so sudden?"
"The letter said that they heard about what happened at Zhongli Bridge and were worried that you might be implicated. They came to see you because they were worried."
Chen Su laughed, "Didn't you mention it to them in the letter?"
Shen Huaixu held his chin up in his hand depressedly, "The matter is complicated, so I didn't tell them, thinking of not letting them worry."
"You've done more harm than good," Chen Su tapped his daughter's forehead lightly with his fingers. "Hearing from others will only make them more worried. They've never been to the capital, so it might be a good idea for them to come and visit. Didn't you say that such a large mansion would be lonely with only the two of us living there? Now it's lively."
Shen Huaixu felt that her father was really getting to know her better and better. Her eyes gradually brightened. "I'll write to them right away. It would be best if my parents could bring the whole family over!"
She changed the subject and stretched out her hands to count, "My eldest sister-in-law is pregnant, so she probably can't come. My eldest brother should be accompanying her, so he can't come either. My second brother has to prepare for the exam, so he can't come either..."
At this point, Chen Su remembered something, "Erlang once said in a letter that he had enrolled in Beichuan County School?"
"That's right, Daddy. Calculating the time, we've already been in school for a month."
Chen Su nodded, "I have a place for admission to the Imperial College. If he is willing..."
Shen Huaixu: "Dad, my second brother probably won't accept this position, but I will ask him in the letter."
"Okay." Chen Su nodded. "Don't worry about who can come and who can't. There are always things to do at home. Maybe the person you sent the letter to is already on the way."
Chen Huaixu felt that what his father said made sense, so he stopped thinking about it and decided to write a letter and send it back later.
"Dad, Miaomiao will play a game of chess with you."
In late July, the Jiang family drove to the outskirts of the capital. From afar, they saw two striking characters on the city wall. Jiang Wei's heart surged with excitement. "Dad, what are these characters?"
Jiang Sanlang, who was looking out the window, couldn't help but ask, "Have you learned all the characters?"
"Could it be that you know him?"
"Of course I know him! Isn't this the Yuan..." His voice suddenly lowered in the second half of the sentence.
"Can you speak louder?"
Liu Ye'er sat between the two of them, watching them quarreling. She didn't know where they got so much energy to quarrel after so many days of traveling.
Originally, I only brought my third cousin and eldest cousin to the capital this time, but since it was so difficult to go to the capital, my aunt said that it would be better to bring a few more children to see the world. Jiang Fu had to go to Qingnang Pavilion every day, and Jiang Rong was too young, so she came too.
She quickly said, "I once heard that the capital city is also called Tanyuan City. So the two characters should be called Tanyuan."
"Cousin, you still know more." Jiang Wei chattered, "Third brother, turn your face around so I can see if it's swollen."
"Hmph, truce!"
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After entering the city, Jiang Boliang saw an acquaintance. If he remembered correctly, it was the young man named Lidong who followed Lord Shen.
"Beginning of Winter! Beginning of Winter!" Jiang Boliang waved his hands excitedly.
Hearing the call, Li Dong hurried forward, "The Marquis ordered us to come and fetch Master Jiang."
Jiang Boliang still felt a little awkward when Lidong called him "Master". He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I was just wondering how to get there. I never thought that you would be thinking about me. Thank you for your help."
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