Chapter 277, Entering Beijing
"Miss Zhou is here!"
When they saw Zhou Jingwan, the maids and servants in Daohuaxuan immediately came forward with a smile to greet her.
Zhou Jingwan nodded: "Where is your daughter?"
Lixia laughed and said, "The girl is still lying on the bed!"
Zhou Jingwan shook her head: "This lazy girl, look, I'm going to wake her up." As she said that, she stepped into the room and went straight to the bedroom.
Seeing Daohua, wearing an ermine, leaning against the bedside, lazily flipping through a storybook, Zhou Jingwan suddenly smiled: "Ever since Sister Li left, you've become even lazier. It's almost noon, and you haven't gotten up yet."
Daohua saw this, but didn't sit up. She just put down the storybook in her hand, patted the edge of the bed, and motioned Zhou Jingwan to sit over. Then she smiled and said, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. How come you still have time to come to my house?"
Zhou Jingwan's face turned serious: "Why, do you dislike me?"
Daohua picked up the storybook and smiled, covering her mouth with her hands: "Miss Zhou's visit has brought honor to our humble courtyard."
After hearing this, Zhou Jingwan smiled, then took off her boots and sat on the bed.
Seeing this, Daohua hit her, then quickly moved towards the bed, saying, "You just came in from outside, and you're still cold. You can't get into my bed."
Zhou Jingwan rolled her eyes at her and said, "Who wants to get into your bed?" Then she also leaned on the pillow like Daohua.
Daohua had someone bring a blanket over and covered Zhou Jingwan with it before she lay down again. "Did my father go to your house again?"
Zhou Jingwan nodded.
Daohua: "I'm sorry to bother Grandpa Zhou during this period."
My cheap father attached great importance to this report in Beijing. In recent days, whenever he had time, he would go to the Zhou family to visit Old Master Zhou and listen to him explain the relationships between the various families in the capital and the emperor's taboos.
After three years of getting along, the Yan family and the Zhou family can now be considered good friends.
Therefore, Old Master Zhou did not hide anything and carefully analyzed the power relations in the capital with Yan Zhigao.
Zhou Jingwan said casually, "It's only natural that our two families should be on good terms."
Daohua smiled and said, "I made some medicinal food for grandma. When you go back later, bring some to Grandpa Zhou."
Zhou Jingwan nodded. "Okay, my grandfather likes your cooking." Then she turned over and faced Daohua. "I heard from my mother that Uncle Yan is definitely going to be promoted this time, whether it's to Beijing or transferred somewhere else. We'll be separated in the future."
Seeing Zhou Jingwan's disappointed expression, Daohua pulled her hand and said, "Don't be like this. We can write to each other often in the future. If my father's transferred place is not far from Xingzhou, we can always make plans to go out and play together."
Zhou Jingwan sighed: "But it's not as convenient as it is now."
Rice Flower nodded: "Yes!"
After a moment's silence, Zhou Jingwan suddenly said, "My brother's marriage has been decided. My mother said that after she finishes taking care of my brother's affairs, it will be my turn. Daohua, we won't have many opportunities to meet in the future."
Hearing this, Daohua also sighed: "I really don't want to grow up."
Zhou Jingwan looked melancholy: "Isn't it."
That day, Zhou Jingwan had lunch at Yan's house and played until the afternoon before returning home.
After sending Zhou Jingwan away, Daohua returned to her yard and saw Wang Maner, Guyu, and Lixia talking about something. "What are you talking about so excitedly?"
When Wang Man'er saw Daohua, she immediately lifted the door curtain and waited until she entered the room before following her in. As she walked in, she said, "Just now, the master came back from outside and was blocked by the Fifth Master and the Third Miss."
Daohua raised an eyebrow: "Are they going to plead for Aunt Lin?"
Wang Maner poured Daohua a cup of tea and said with a smile, "It's true that nothing can be hidden from the young lady."
Daohua picked up the teacup and asked, "What did father say?"
Wang Maner: "Master said that Fifth Master and Third Miss are very filial and he allowed them to have dinner with Aunt Lin at Shuangxin Courtyard during the New Year."
Daohua: "Didn't you release Aunt Lin from her confinement?"
Wang Maner smiled and shook her head: "No."
Daohua smiled, blew away the tea foam in the cup, and slowly took a sip: "I hope father can always be so clear-headed."
During the Spring Festival of the 19th year of Yongxing, Yan Zhigao was preparing to go to Beijing to report on his work and had too many things to do, so the Yan family was not too lively.
Worried about being delayed on the road, Yan Zhigao left with Yan Wenxiu, Master Xiao, and Qin Wu as soon as the third day of the Lunar New Year was over.
As soon as they left, the Yan family became a little deserted.
Daohua was having a lot of fun, probably because they were about to separate, Zhou Jingwan came to play with her almost every day. The two of them either stayed in the yard to talk about running the store, or made plans to go out for a horse ride together. They lived a very comfortable life.
Yan Zhigao and his group arrived in the capital the day before the Lantern Festival.
As soon as they arrived at the city gate, the servants of the Yan family who had been waiting there came to greet them, accompanied by the servants of the Yang family.
Yan Zhigao glanced at the Yang family servants with a somewhat cold expression.
When he was down on his luck, the Yang family's actions were really too ugly. If it weren't for the fact that his sister was the daughter-in-law of the Yang family, he really didn't want to have any contact with such relatives.
"We've been traveling for over ten days, so we need to go home and clean up first. We'll visit you another day."
The Yang family servants immediately bent down and responded.
As for the fourth lady's eldest brother, the Yang family would not rush to give him a higher position, even though the eldest master of the family held a higher official position than her.
Before leaving, the master specifically instructed me to be careful and not offend anyone.
"Lead the way!"
Yan Zhigao said something to his servant, then got back into the carriage.
Everyone in the Yan family thought that the house was rather remote, but when they stood in front of the gate, they realized that the house was only a few streets away from the imperial palace.
Yan Zhigao was silent for a long moment before turning to look at Yan Wenxiu: "Your sister said, how much did this house cost?"
Yan Wenxiu smiled bitterly and said, "Two thousand taels!"
Yan Zhigao suddenly didn't know what to say: "When you go back, ask your mother to make up the money to the young prince."
Yan Wenxiu shook his head: "The young prince won't accept it." Seeing Yan Zhigao frowning, he smiled and said, "The relationship between our family and the young prince won't last for a day or two. We will just return it slowly in the future."
Yan Zhigao nodded. Seeing someone looking at him nearby, he said nothing more and walked into the gate with his men.
The housekeeper led the way while introducing the surrounding situation with a smile: "Most of the houses around here are similar, and the residents are all newly rich people in recent years."
Yan Wenxiu sighed in his heart as he listened.
The house the little prince gave was very thoughtful and in line with their current status, without being too conspicuous.
Yang Mansion.
When Old Lady Yang saw that Yan Zhigao hadn't come, her face turned a little unhappy. She glanced at her daughter-in-law who was keeping her head down and not saying anything, "Your eldest brother has become estranged from our family. He came to the capital and didn't even ask to stay at our house."
Yan Siyu thought to herself, how has the Yang family treated her mother's family over the years? Doesn't the old lady know what's going on? How dare she say such things?
Seeing that her fourth brother's wife was silent, Madam Yang recalled her husband's previous instructions to make sure they had good relations with the Yan family, so she had to smile and smooth things over: "Mother, the Yan family has a house in the capital, so they are embarrassed to bother us."
"I know you're anxious to see your in-laws, but now that they've arrived in Beijing, there's no need to rush for a day or two."
Old Madam Yang's expression improved a little, and she asked, "Where is the Yan family's house?"
Yan Siyu replied, "Dongjiao Street."
Hearing this, everyone in the room was shocked.
Dongjiao Street is next to the inner city, much closer to the imperial palace than their home.
After a long silence, Old Lady Yang looked at Yang Siyu and asked, "How did your family buy that house?"
The closer to the inner city, the more expensive the house is, and it is also very difficult to buy one. You have to have connections to buy one.
Yan Siyu was also surprised when she found out the location of the house. She said, "My daughter-in-law hasn't had much contact with our family in recent years and doesn't know."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yang and the other three daughters-in-law of the Yang family did not ask any more questions.
Over the years, their family has indeed neglected contact with the Yan family.
(End of this chapter)
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