Jiang Jiuniang immediately felt a sense of crisis; there seemed to be very few people who could do this.
"Okay, we understand. You must be tired from your journey. Go and get some rest. We'll handle this matter."
Lu Baichuan patted his shoulder and said, "Take a day off tomorrow. The day after tomorrow morning, come with me to the palace to see the Emperor. The Emperor is very curious about what you have seen and heard along the way."
Lu Xiaoyang was a little excited: "Okay!"
He was able to meet the emperor without pursuing an official career—what an honor that was!
After Lu Xiaoyang left, Jiang Jiuniang asked Lu Baichuan, "What do you think about this?"
Lu Baichuan expressed his guess: "I suspect that the Emperor of Xiteng is lying. If that's the case, Xiao Yang and the others have been in Xiteng for so long without any news. Those people who cause trouble can't just steal things from the palace. Just like Bei Yan, one minute they're making a fuss about going to find treasure, and the next they're digging up graves. They'll always leave some clues."
"Besides, what a coincidence! Little Sheep and the others were just about to leave when this happened in Xiteng Palace."
Jiang Jiuniang thought it made a lot of sense and said, "But we can't rule out the possibility that there are other people doing these things in secret."
After all, if Xun Yi could get here, others probably have the same connections.
The world is getting more and more chaotic.
What exactly is the use of those two pieces of jade that makes so many people flock to them?
"Indeed, these are all possibilities that cannot be ruled out. We should inform the Emperor about this matter and have him send someone to verify whether it is true or false."
Lu Baichuan knew what was going on and decided to secretly meet with the emperor tomorrow to explain the matter.
Of course, Lu Baichuan wouldn't reveal Xun Yi and his group's origins, since it involved his wife, and the fewer people who knew, the better.
"Let's go, let's go back to sleep, I'm exhausted every day."
Jiang Jiuniang yawned and walked towards the master bedroom in a daze. Lu Baichuan extinguished the candles in the study before following her.
The next day, Lu Xiaoyang and the others did not sit idle. They distributed the gifts they brought to everyone and then began to introduce various seeds, including many that Jiang Jiuniang had secretly given him, telling him to mix them in and say that they were brought from outside.
Lu Xiaoyang was very clever. He didn't ask where Jiang Jiuniang found the seeds. He just accepted them and mixed them in, and then took them out openly.
Liu Yuexiang understood but didn't say anything, while Zhang Lanxiang foolishly tried to speak, but Liu Yuexiang pressed her back and whispered, "Sometimes when you don't go out with us, we bring them back and keep them without telling you."
Zhang Lanxiang suddenly realized that she was indeed sometimes lazy and didn't want to go out, so it was normal for her to miss some things. She immediately stopped worrying about it.
Seeing these seeds made Old Man Lu the happiest. He had been in the capital all day, doing nothing but playing chess with his old friends. He felt that his life was becoming meaningless. Now that he had some new seeds, he could go back to his old ways, go to the fields to take care of the crops, and cultivate these seeds.
"Alright, alright, these are all good things. Just leave them to me. But should we take these things to Jingzhou to plant? I'll have to go back to Jingzhou then."
Thinking of this, Old Man Lu suddenly felt a little reluctant. His wife was still in the capital, and it wouldn't be right for him to go to Jingzhou alone.
Lu Lao Er immediately said, "There's no need to go back to Jingzhou. Third sister-in-law said before that the Emperor is very supportive of what our Lu family is doing. He specially gave us an estate to grow these seeds. It's not far outside the city. We can go home every two or three days, just like Third Brother!"
If there's work to be done in the fields, Lu Lao Er will definitely go too. He's good at growing crops, and he can play a role in that.
Old Lu breathed a sigh of relief; thank goodness.
Jiang Jiuniang saw Lu Laotou's worry and smiled, "We're all here in the capital. How can we let you go to Jingzhou? Even if the emperor doesn't give us this estate, we have several estates in the capital. We can just take it and plant it. Once it's done, we can send the seeds to Jingzhou and let them plant it on a large scale. It's the same thing."
Old Lu scratched his head and chuckled, thinking that his daughter-in-law was indeed more thoughtful.
Sun couldn't help but glance at Old Man Lu and laughed, "Look at you, so silly! Luckily, all the kids in the family are like me, so clever!"
Old Man Lu was very accommodating, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, just like you!"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. After a while, Madam Sun asked Liu's parents, "It's time to put the children's wedding on the agenda. I wonder if you would like to hold it in the capital or back in Jingzhou? We can make arrangements in advance."
Lu Xiaoyang came back this time to get married. It just so happens that Lei Zi and Lianhua are also of marriageable age, so the two couples held their wedding together, making it even more lively.
The Liu family definitely wanted to go back to Jingzhou to handle the matter, since their relatives and family members were all there. However, the Lu family was mainly based in the capital, especially since Lu Baichuan and Lu Laoda were both serving in the court, and Leizi and the others were studying at the Imperial Academy. It would be inconvenient for them to travel back and forth.
"this……"
Liu's mother was at a loss for words and was quite embarrassed.
Jiang Jiuniang offered, "This is actually not a difficult matter. We can hold it on both sides, once in Jingzhou and once in the capital. After all, we have relatives and friends on both sides, so holding it twice will make it easy to distribute."
As soon as Jiang Jiuniang spoke, everyone looked at her incredulously, their eyes filled with shock.
Is this even possible?
Nowadays, weddings are held from the bride's home to the groom's home for the ceremony, even if the distance is far. The bride's family holds a banquet, and the bride's parents can only watch their daughter marry far away and rarely see her again.
If Liu Yuexiang wants to do this, she should go back to Jingzhou with her parents, and then the wedding procession will escort her all the way to the capital.
Anyway, the bride suffers a lot.
Seeing everyone looking at her like that, Jiang Jiuniang explained, "This is normal. Anyway, we have a family in Jingzhou. We can hold one in Jingzhou to celebrate, and then you can all come to the capital to hold another one. Wouldn't that be more lively?"
Liu's mother was very tempted, but still hesitated, saying, "This isn't quite right... how can parents and family members come along..."
Jiang Jiuniang then advised, "Once the two families are related by marriage, they will be one family. What's wrong with that? When you have time, come to the capital more often. When Xiaoyang and the others come back, they can also go back to Jingzhou to stay often. Isn't that great? A daughter is always a daughter. I hate hearing people say that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. The child has just met a good man and started a family. It's not like she's gone and never coming back. Don't be so bound by these rules. Rules are rigid, but people are flexible!"
She looked at Madam Sun and asked, "Right, Mother?"
Sun hadn't expected to do it this way, but after hearing her explanation, she felt it made a lot of sense. The two families were getting married, not becoming enemies, so why couldn't her parents come along?
So she nodded and said, "That's right, rules are rules, but people are flexible. Let's do it this way! What do you think, in-laws?"
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