The old patriarch Fu waved his hand and laughed, "Your eyesight is still quite clear; it's not easy to grow up like this! Get up!"
Fu Qichen looked at the old patriarch of the Fu family with a complicated expression, his eyes showing undisguised respect and restraint, as well as a hint of joy.
Seeing Fu Qichen repeatedly clench and unclench his fists, Fu Qiyuan said, "Grandfather will be going to the Grand Tutor's mansion today. Go back and tell your father that he will visit later."
Fu Qichen was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Yes, Big Brother!"
Watching Fu Qichen walk away, the old patriarch of the Fu family said, "He's better than I expected. Your father is no good as a son, but he's so-so at teaching his son. He's just not as good as Mei'er!"
Fu Qiyuan didn't say anything; he didn't know how to respond to that.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony began, and the onlookers saw the thirteen or fourteen-year-old young girl who was the head manager of the cake shop and a beautiful young woman helping Princess Liyang out. The three of them cut the red ribbon together.
Firecrackers went off again, fireworks burst and danced in the air, and thunderous applause erupted all around, creating an unbelievably lively atmosphere.
Xi'er stepped forward and, under everyone's watchful eyes, said a few auspicious words to celebrate the opening of the second cake shop. She also expressed her special thanks to the Grand Princess for her presence. Finally, she stammered, "The owner of the cake shop is my young lady. She designed every single cake in the shop. She taught me how to make cakes! I am her maid. My young lady's name is Jiang Shan. Please remember that!"
Amidst the burst of laughter, a new sense of judgment arose in everyone's hearts: so this young girl was the one who made the cake!
Jiang Shan didn't say anything, but after a brief thank you, he and Li Yang went to the inner room to rest.
Li Yang sipped her chilled fruit tea with satisfaction, called her maid to give her a massage, and then pulled Jiang Huai into her arms.
With cream all over his mouth, Jiang Huai said in a childish voice, "Godmother, Huai'er is inviting you to eat cake, please help yourself!"
Li Yang almost choked with laughter as she wiped the cream off Jiang Huai with a handkerchief, unable to suppress her chuckle as she said, "I never imagined that my daughter and I would reunite in this way. This unexpected surprise has been given to my godmother!"
Jiang Shan couldn't help but laugh, but after laughing, he asked worriedly, "Are you sure you don't want to see a doctor?"
"It's alright, it's alright, I'll just sit for a while. Today is the fifteenth, your mother should be visiting your maternal grandmother. Your maternal grandfather and your mother are still living at the Cheng residence. If you go back to the Cheng residence, I'll go with you."
Jiang Shan frowned. "My mother is in the Cheng family mansion. Does that old lady Cheng dare to cause any more trouble?"
Li Yang said disdainfully, "She may want to make a scene, but does she have the ability? Your mother is now a high-ranking official, so no matter how unwilling she is, she can only endure it! To be honest, she still has to live at your mother's mercy!"
Jiang Shan lowered his voice and asked, "Has Fu Qiyuan's biological mother made any moves?"
Li Yang curled his lips in a mocking smile, "That woman is still under house arrest by Minister Fu. Just wait and see, she won't be able to cause trouble for long!"
Jiang Shan sat up straight and said solemnly, "Even if my mother doesn't seek justice for herself, I will vindicate her! Her suffering and grievances cannot be in vain!"
Li Yang laughed and said, "I knew you weren't someone who could be bullied. You definitely won't suffer any losses after marrying into the Fu family!"
What are you saying? She's not going to fight!
Jiang Huai, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, "Mother, Huai'er misses Grandpa and Grandmother!"
Before Jiang Shan could speak, Li Yang patted Jiang Huai's hand and said, "Let's go, your godmother will take you to find your grandfather and maternal grandmother! They haven't missed you for a single day!"
At the main gate of the Cheng residence, Grand Tutor Cheng had been pacing back and forth for quite some time with his hands behind his back. He wanted to go over by himself, but was stopped by Madam Jiao.
Saburo was also eager to go to the cake shop to pick them up, but Ishi stopped him, saying, "What if we take the wrong road and miss them? What if they're already on their way?"
After waiting and waiting, Grand Tutor Cheng began to doubt himself.
He pulled Sanlang aside and whispered, "Did Shan'er and the others really come to the capital? You must have misheard, right?"
Sanlang paused for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "What Brother Fu Shu said should be correct. Let's wait a little longer."
Grand Tutor Cheng was overthinking things. He felt it was all too sudden. How could it have come so easily? There were so many things to do in Yuzhou; it wouldn't be possible to handle them so quickly!
It's no wonder he overthinks things. The main reason is that Fu Shu told him that the young master had already left alone, but the young master chased after him crying. After discussing it, the three of them decided to come over together!
Isn't this too casual and too frivolous?
It doesn't even look real anymore!
As everyone eagerly awaited, Li Yang's carriage appeared at the edge of the horizon, and Grand Tutor Cheng hurriedly went out to greet it.
When Fu Qiyuan carried Jiang Huai down from the carriage, Grand Tutor Cheng, Madam Jiao, and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Huai blinked her big, dark eyes at Grand Tutor Cheng, then looked at Mother Jiao, pouting and asking aggrievedly, "Grandpa, do you still want me?"
Grand Tutor Cheng stepped forward and patted Jiang Huai's head, his eyes reddening as he said, "How could your grandfather not want Huai'er? Your grandfather dreams of Huai'er every day! Your maternal grandmother has cried several times because she misses you so much!"
Jiao's mother was already wiping away tears.
Jiang Huai finally believed it and reached out to hug Grand Tutor Cheng's neck, "Even when you didn't want Huai'er, Huai'er was still thinking of you!"
“Huai’er, we didn’t abandon you, we all miss you so much!” Xiao Qi said, tugging at Jiang Huai’s hand and standing on tiptoe.
Jiang Huai looked down at his uncle Xiao Qi, "So you all want Huai'er now?"
"Of course we want you! We didn't say we didn't want you!" Xiaoqi exclaimed anxiously.
This won't get us anywhere!
Jiang Shan sighed from the side, "Just as I thought!"
Fortunately, she made this decision decisively!
After Li Yang alighted from the carriage, the crowd greeted him in turn before escorting him into the mansion.
As soon as they sat down, Li Yang sighed and said, "It's too crowded here! Shan'er, why don't you take Huai'er to stay at the Princess's residence? Huai'er is also a mistress of the Princess's residence, so it would be perfectly reasonable for her to stay there!"
Jiang Shan glanced at Grand Tutor Cheng but didn't dare to reply.
Cheng Mu, who had rushed over from the East Courtyard, happened to hear Li Yang's words and paused in his tracks.
Grand Tutor Cheng stroked his beard and hugged Jiang Huai even tighter. "Li Yang, we'll be moving to the Grand Tutor's mansion tomorrow. It's a house bestowed upon you by your imperial brother. Are you worried about not having enough room?"
Li Yang curled his lips and said, "Grand Tutor, really. Even I, an outsider, feel sorry for Mei'er. She clearly has a big house and a main room to live in, but she insists on staying in a small courtyard. Why make things difficult for her own daughter!"
Grand Tutor Cheng's expression stiffened slightly, and just as he was about to say something, Cheng Mu entered.
He bowed to Li Yang and said with a smile, "Your Highness has misunderstood. My second brother and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so we let them stay for a while. The Grand Tutor's Mansion is a residence bestowed by the emperor, so my second brother's family will naturally move there."
Only then did Li Yang reveal a bright smile.
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