As the eldest daughter and only son of the Xu family, Xu Miaoyun was not kept in the dark about many things.
Therefore, she actually knew many secrets, but she kept them to herself and did not reveal them.
When her father analyzed the political landscape of the court and the aristocratic families affected by the change of imperial power, she was shocked but could not bear it.
"Miaoyun, I know you are on good terms with the Crown Prince's concubine, but I and the entire Xu family wish to remain uninvolved. Do you understand?"
Xu Taifu's original name was Xu Shunsui. When the old master Xu was alive, he was blessed with a son, whom he named Shunsui, meaning that his life would be smooth and peaceful year after year.
His life for most of the time was indeed as his father had wished.
The lady was physically weak and could not conceive again after giving birth to her beloved daughter.
Although his wife wanted to arrange for him to take a concubine, he refused and had to give up the idea.
Now, he only has Miaoyun as his daughter, so naturally he wants to protect her and wish her a smooth and peaceful life, just like him.
He got old and retired.
From now on, the future of the Xu family and my daughter will be entrusted to my son-in-law, Qingyun.
He hoped that his daughter wouldn't act impulsively, ruining the Xu family's century-old legacy and jeopardizing her own marriage.
"Daughter, Jin will heed your father's teachings."
Xu Miaoyun pursed her lips, and after a fierce internal struggle, reason finally prevailed over emotion, and she curtsied in agreement.
Xu Shunsui waved his hand, indicating that his daughter could dispense with the formalities, and then instructed his future son-in-law:
"Qingyun, Miaoyun has been spoiled by us since she was a child. She is willful and arrogant. Please forgive her and be more tolerant."
"Father-in-law, please rest assured, I understand."
Qingyun's words had a double meaning, leaving everything unsaid.
When Xu Miaoyun heard that fool call her father-in-law and refer to himself as her son-in-law, her cheeks burned. She lowered her eyes, both ashamed and annoyed, and kept fidgeting with her handkerchief.
"That's good, you may all leave now."
Xu Shunsui nodded in satisfaction, his mind at ease, with no more worries.
"Daughter takes her leave."
"This humble son-in-law takes his leave."
......
After Qingyun left the Xu residence, his informants immediately followed.
But after following him for a while, I found that this person was either browsing cosmetic shops or wandering around pastry shops.
When they came out, they were carrying large and small bags of items, and then they returned to the Xu residence.
The informant was puzzled. Why was this kid back at the Xu residence again?
Just as I was about to turn around to report the news, everything went black, and I was stuffed into a sack and punched and kicked...
"Hey, who are you people?"
"Stop it!"
"You don't hit someone in the face, you guys—"
He was met with even more ferocious punches, and the pain was excruciating...
When the fist stopped, he trembled as he pulled down the sack over his head, looked around, and found no one there!
Whether he'd been discovered or beaten by other forces, he had no choice but to struggle to his feet and move inch by inch...
After the others had climbed far away, two people appeared in the alley.
It was Qingyun and Changjun!
"Who did you mess with? Why is someone following you?"
"I don't know, is he my father-in-law's political enemy?"
"It's hard to say, but since I don't have any martial arts skills on hand, it's probably not a big deal."
"But my hand hurts from hitting people. Let's go to my second brother's place to get medicine and eat for free."
"You really are~"
"What's wrong? Don't you want a hot pot with two broths?"
"Let's go, let's go! I heard the queues are really tough!"
......
After the two left arm in arm, a man in black flashed past...
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
After confirming that Young Master Wu was out of danger, the man in black returned to the Xu residence through a secret door to report back to the head of the family.
How could a century-old family not have a rich heritage?
Of course, all of this will soon be handed over to the son-in-law, Qingyun.
The old tutor was shrewd and calculating, a move ahead of him...
Those who secretly covet the Xu family's property are bound to have their plans backfire.
"Da da da~"
Ten horse-drawn carriages traveled swiftly along the official road.
With most of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency staff transferred to Yunshui County and the agency being split up, the Weiyuan Escort Agency, which was originally ranked second in the martial arts world, became the top leader.
Perhaps the chief镖头 (chief镖师) knew something, hence his great attentiveness, serving him like a servant, and sending out skilled镖师 from the Weiyuan镖局 (Weiyuan镖局).
The journey was uneventful.
"Woof woof woof~"
On its first long trip, Little White clung to the car window with its paws, its eyes unable to take in everything outside.
"Shh~ Keep your voice down, don't scare people."
The carriage was quite large, but only Jiang Yue and Xiao Bai were sitting in it at the moment.
Grandpa and Grandma got on the second carriage and went to chat with Uncle Village Chief and Aunt Qin.
Aunt Ge sat outside the carriage, feeling a bit carsick and afraid of being impolite, so she declined to get in.
The next seven carriages were used as maids, servants, and students, respectively.
Almost all of them were traveling far from home for the first time, and they were incredibly excited.
Girls are alright, they're more reserved.
The boys took turns peeking out to see the surrounding scenery and local customs.
However, perhaps because their families had given them prior instruction, the students were all well-behaved and dared not cause any trouble for the principal.
"Tea for sale!"
"Fresh, large meat buns are ready!"
"These soft, fluffy steamed buns smell delicious!"
Ahead, there were tea and snack shops with occasional breaks, and the familiar owners were enthusiastically calling out their wares.
Aunt Ge asked for instructions:
"Princess, we've been traveling for most of the day, it's time to rest."
"Okay, give the order to stop and rest on the spot."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue naturally agreed.
Soon, carriages stopped one after another by the roadside, and people got off one after another.
The only thing guarded by the guards was the horse-drawn carriage containing luggage and supplies; they were on high alert and dared not relax their vigilance for a moment.
"This humble subject pays respects to Your Highness, the Princess!"
This tea and snack shop has been open for many years, and the owners have a deep impression of this princess.
Every time, the princess would patronize their business, how could they not know them?
Jiang Yue, holding Xiao Bai's hand, sat down at the empty table and said kindly:
"No need for formalities, it's the same as always. Please prepare plenty of food, there are many people this time, thank you for your hard work."
"This humble subject obeys!"
The boss and his wife got up happily and then looked at the convoy that the princess had brought this time.
Goodness, there are definitely more people this time.
No problem, they called their son and daughter-in-law to help knead the dough, chop the vegetables, mince the meat, and boil water...
"Darling, I need to go to the restroom, do you want to come with me?"
Ms. Xu was a little embarrassed; this back and forth was bound to cause a lot of trouble.
"Yes, I'll go too."
Jiang Yue nodded, signaling Xiaobai to behave and not run around.
Then they asked Aunt Ge, asking her to inquire with the female students and maids.
Humans have three urgent needs that cannot be suppressed.
Fortunately, the shop owner was very conscientious and set up separate toilets for men and women nearby.
Although it's not as clean as home, there's not much to complain about in this desolate place.
Sure enough, after I asked that, they all started showing up one after another.
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