"Mom, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, you are here." Wen Mianmian came over with a smile.
"Greetings to the Concubine." The three of them bowed to Wen Mianmian in unison. This was the etiquette.
"Get up quickly." Wen Mianmian quickly helped them up.
"You kid, what are you doing out in such a cold day?" Mother Wen pulled her slightly cold hand and said in a reproachful tone.
"I just miss you and want to see you soon." Wen Mianmian took her mother's hand and said coquettishly.
"You, are already the mother of several children, yet you still have such a childish mentality." Mother Wen joked with a smile.
"Hehe, I only act like this when I'm with my mom. I'm not like this when we're out and about."
A few people walked into Zizhu Courtyard chatting and laughing.
They felt warm as soon as they came in. Wen Mianmian had some ginger tea brought in so that they could drink it to drive away the coldness in their bodies.
"You seem to be living a comfortable life." Mother Wen smiled when she saw that Mianmian's complexion and the furnishings in the room had become much more refined.
"It's still the same as before. By the way, why did mother come to the capital this time?"
"If the Wen family hadn't sent me the invitation yesterday, I wouldn't have known about it."
"Don't the concubines know?" Sister-in-law Fang Yurong was a little surprised.
Wen Mianmian was puzzled, "Sister-in-law, what do I know?"
"Father will be coming to the capital to report on his work soon. I heard that the Fourth Prince was the one who helped with this matter, and the Concubine was actually unaware of it."
"Didn't the Fourth Prince tell the concubine?" Jiang Yu said.
"Yes, Mianmian, this happened years ago. Why didn't the Fourth Prince tell you?"
Wen Mianmian shook her head. She had indeed never heard the Fourth Master mention it.
However, in Wen Mianmian's view, this news is good news. Now her parents can finally stay in the capital.
"I guess he was so busy with his official duties that he forgot."
"By the way, mother, when can father come to the capital?" She hasn't seen her father since she came back from Jiangnan.
"He said he would be leaving in March this year and next month. I came here early to pack up and come see you."
"That's great, this way our whole family can be in Beijing." Wen Mianmian was really happy.
"Yes~" Wen's mother was also very happy.
"Now that my mother and my elder and second sisters-in-law have come to the capital, what should we do with Jiangnan's property?"
Wen Mianmian remembered that most of the Wen family's industries were in Jiangnan.
"You don't have to worry about that. We'll let Uncle Wen take care of it. They also have a share of those industries. I believe they will take good care of it." Fang Yurong said.
"That's good."
Uncle Wen is their cousin, and the relationship between the two families has always been good. Besides, most of these shops are looked after by Uncle Wen, so Wen Mianmian is relieved.
"By the way, Mianmian, how come Xuanxuan and Chenchen suddenly got smallpox?" Mother Wen also learned about it from Yurong after she came over.
Yue Ze and Yue Ming were Xuan Xuan and Chen Chen's study partners, so they naturally knew about this matter.
"I don't know how they got infected. Fortunately, they are all fine now. Don't worry, mom." Wen Mianmian did not tell them how Xuanxuan got infected with smallpox.
It’s better for them not to know about this kind of thing.
Mother Wen thought that the matter was not that simple and must be related to the private affairs in the mansion. Seeing that Mianmian did not want to talk about it, Mother Wen did not continue to ask.
Fortunately, Xuanxuan and Chenchen are lucky, otherwise Mianmian would be so sad.
"By the way, Mianmian, I got some rare stuff recently. I brought some to you. See if you like them."
Then Fang Yurong asked someone to bring the things over.
Wen Mianmian was a little curious.
Fang Yurong took the small box, put it on the table and opened it.
"Look, these are things I brought back from overseas. I thought they were rare, so I brought some over for you. See if you like them."
Wen Mianmian found these things very familiar, so she picked up one of the telescopes.
Fang Yurong smiled when she saw it and said, "This thing is called a Western telescope. It can see very far away."
Afraid that Mianmian wouldn't know how to use it, Fang Yurong taught her how to read it.
Wen Mianmian pretended to understand nothing and took note of what her sister-in-law said out of curiosity.
"This thing is really good. It can see quite far." Wen Mianmian took the telescope and took a quick look in the house.
"When you look at this thing from outside, you can see farther and it's also very clear." Fang Yurong likes these things very much.
Then he picked up a small mirror. This mirror was a peep show. Wen Mianmian also had one in her room. It was given to her by the Fourth Master before. It was similar to this one, but it was smaller and could be carried with her.
There was also a globe, a magnifying glass, and a pair of glasses. Wen Mianmian tried them on and found out that they were reading glasses. At first, Wen Mianmian thought they were myopia glasses.
"Look, this is a pocket watch. You can tell the time. I saw you have a similar one here before, but this one can be carried with you. You can always tell the time wherever you go."
"I think these Western gadgets are quite interesting. If we knew how they were made, it would be great if we could make them ourselves in the future."
Fang Yurong also has some business acumen. If this can be produced by herself, the profit will definitely be considerable.
Moreover, if this could be mass-produced, those rich kids would definitely rush to buy it, but unfortunately, the people over there would simply not be able to sell the technology to them.
"These things are really rare. I like them very much. Thank you, sister-in-law."
"I'm glad you like it. I was afraid you wouldn't like it at first." Fang Yurong sat down after introducing these things.
Mother Wen and the others had lunch here and stayed for quite a while before leaving.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Wen Mianmian felt very reluctant. If possible, she really wanted her mother and sister-in-law to stay.
Mother Wen seemed to see through her thoughts and patted her hands, "Okay, we will have a chance to meet again in the future."
She now lives in the capital, and will have more time to meet Mianmian in the future.
Wen Mianmian nodded, feeling that what her mother said made sense, and her mood immediately became better.
Then she sent them to the gate of the mansion, and only after seeing their carriage go away did Wen Mianmian walk back.
"Mammy, is the master back?" Wen Mianmian asked Mammy Song as she walked back.
"I heard that he came back at noon. He should be in the study in the front yard now." Someone from the front yard happened to come and say that during lunch.
"Then let's go see the master." Wen Mianmian turned and walked towards the front yard.
Just as she walked to the front yard, Wen Mianmian saw a familiar person at the door.
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