"Oh, is Madam feeling any better today?" Thinking of his wife, who is now ill because their daughter has married far away, he felt a pang of sadness.
If he had known, he shouldn't have agreed to marry his daughter off to such a faraway place.
"Madam is still the same as before." Thinking of Madam Li, Uncle Zhou sighed inwardly; the lady's health was not very good either.
The master and his wife had a deep affection for each other and never took a concubine in their entire lives.
Li Tianyou didn't say anything, but he would occasionally look towards the capital, as if he could see his beloved daughter returning from the capital.
However, before Li Tianyou could finish his melancholy, the Imperial Guards' carriage stopped directly in front of the Li family's gate.
"Is this Li Tianyou's family home?" Wu San, a member of the Imperial Guard, knocked on the door of the Li family home.
"This... official? Who are you looking for?" The gatekeeper was still a little uncertain when he saw Wu San. After all, his clothes made him look like an official, but he was different from the officials in Li'an County.
This made the gatekeeper somewhat uncertain, wondering what important matter this person wanted to discuss with the master.
"Excuse me, is this the home of Li Tianyou, the great philanthropist Li?" Wu San asked again, uncertainly.
"Yes, may I ask who the official is looking for?" The gatekeeper was certain that the man was looking for his master, but he was also a little worried. He wondered what the official wanted with his master. Had his master gotten into some legal trouble?
"I am Wu San from the Imperial Guard. I have come on His Majesty's orders to invite the philanthropist Li to the palace for an audience with the Emperor. This is a letter from your young lady to the philanthropist Li." Wu San first handed a letter in Li Zhiwei's own handwriting to the gatekeeper.
Upon hearing that the person was from the capital, the gatekeeper quickly welcomed them into the front hall and settled them in before taking the young lady's letter to find Li Tianyou.
At this moment, Li Tianyou was talking to Yao in the courtyard.
"Master, I wonder if Wei'er has arrived in the capital." Madam Yao's eyes were filled with longing as she thought of her only daughter.
“We must have arrived. When you’re feeling better, we’ll move to the capital. Then you can go see Wei’er whenever you want,” Li Tianyou said with a smile.
"Master, a distinguished guest requests an audience." Uncle Zhou, holding the letter, quickly found Li Tianyou and said with a solemn expression.
Uncle Zhou could tell at a glance that the handwriting on the envelope was that of the young lady.
At this moment, Uncle Zhou was worried that something might have happened to the young lady.
However, the thought that the man said he was invited to the palace by imperial decree made him feel uneasy.
"Master, you go ahead and do your work." Madam Yao knew her husband was very busy. Her health had always been poor, and this time she had only been bedridden for a few days because she was too heartbroken over her daughter's marriage to a distant place.
"Then you rest first, I'll be right back." Li Tianyou could tell from Zhou Shu's expression that there was probably something very important for him to handle.
Once outside the courtyard, Uncle Zhou quickly handed the letter to Li Tianyou and said, "Master, someone from the capital has arrived, saying he is here on imperial orders to invite you to the palace for an audience with the Emperor. He is currently waiting in the front hall. This seems to be Miss Li's handwriting."
Upon hearing this, Li Tianyou frowned, feeling somewhat worried. Could it be that his daughter had encountered some trouble?
However, when Li Tianyou opened the letter and saw his daughter's handwriting, he was initially delighted, but after reading the letter, he was so angry that he trembled.
In her letter, Li Zhiwei told her father in detail that on her wedding day, the Marquis of Ru'an's mansion deliberately left her waiting outside. By a twist of fate, she was taken back to the Prince of An's mansion by the young master of the Prince of An's mansion. She also told Li Tianyou about the Marquis of Ru'an's mansion's plans. Furthermore, she mentioned that she had donated her dowry to the imperial court and had promised the emperor 500,000 taels of silver and 300,000 shi of grain for flood relief in the south.
Then tell Li Tianyou that the Emperor summoned him to the palace for this donation, which is a good thing.
In his letter, Li Zhiwei also explained his relationship with Prince An.
After reading the letter, Li Tianyou paced anxiously back and forth in the courtyard.
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