"Mom! You're here!"
Pei Zhao had just returned from school. He was overjoyed to see Su Li and asked, "Mother, I want to follow Master to Qiongzhou. Do you agree?"
Su Li couldn't help but laugh: "I agree, little bookworm!"
Pei Zhao felt a little embarrassed and chuckled, "I knew mother was the best!"
Su Li smiled and said, "Okay, tell your master and go back with mother later."
"oh."
Pei Zhao first bowed to Zheng Yan in a very casual way, and it was obvious that he was very familiar with Zheng Yan.
Then he said hello to Mr. Song and followed Su Li out of the academy.
In the carriage.
Pei Zhao asked, "Mom, where are we going?"
"Go to the Duke's Mansion first and tell your great-grandfather and great-grandmother that you are going to Qiongzhou."
"Oh, mother, if I go to Qiongzhou, can I see my sister?"
"Yeah, I don't know how Chu'er is doing. I wonder if she's getting used to life there. Does she miss us?"
Come to think of it, Su Li missed her a little. If she didn't have to deal with Princess Rongfu, she would have followed Pei Zhao to Qiongzhou to see Pei Ta.
"When the time comes, please help your mother bring a letter to Chu'er."
"good……"
While the mother and son were talking, they arrived at the Duke's Mansion.
Before leaving the academy, Su Li had asked Xiao Ye to go to the Duke's Mansion first and told her that she would take Zhao'er back later.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, I saw Jinzhu waiting at the door.
"Young Madam, Little Prince."
Seeing Su Li and her son get off the carriage, Jin Zhu hurried over to greet them, and then followed them into the Duke's Mansion.
In the main courtyard hall.
The Duke of Ji and his wife are both here.
After Su Li and Pei Zhao greeted the two, the old lady, still with a kind face, called Pei Zhao to sit next to her.
Then he asked Su Li, "Why did you think of bringing Zhao'er here today?"
She knew that Zhao'er loved reading. No matter what he had to do, he would stay in the academy to study.
The Duke also felt it was strange, but when he saw Zhao'er, he was still very happy and his face was full of smiles.
Su Li said, "Today, Zhao'er's master, Mr. Song, called me to the academy. He wanted to take Zhao'er on a study tour and also take Zhao'er to Qiongzhou to participate in the Qiongzhou Yaji, which is held every ten years. He came to ask for my opinion."
"Oh?" The Duke was a military commander, but he knew about the Qiongzhou Yaji. It was a gathering that was beneficial to scholars, and traveling to study in the Great Jin was also a common practice for scholars. So he smiled and said, "That's a good thing. I must go."
The old lady asked, "Did you tell me when to leave?"
"The Qiongzhou Elegant Gathering will be held in a month and a half. Mr. Song plans to leave tomorrow."
"tomorrow?"
The Duke and the Old Lady were a little surprised. Qiongzhou is a long way away, and it would take Zhao'er at least half a year to go back and forth. If there was any delay on the road, it would probably take at least a year and a half. By then, Pei Ji would have left Beijing for business and would have returned, which would have delayed Zhao'er's inclusion in the family tree.
However, the two of them thought that if Zhao'er was not there at the time, they could enter him into the family tree first and add him to the list after the ceremony. The child should still focus on his studies first.
The Duke said, "The Qiongzhou Elegant Gathering only happens once every ten years. If you miss this one, Zhao'er will have to wait another ten years. It's rare that Zhao'er is so good at this, so we must not delay him."
The old lady also nodded and said, "Your grandfather is right, Ah Li, what do you think?"
Su Li didn't expect that the Duke and the Old Madam had the same idea as hers, so she didn't need to prepare any grand speeches. She smiled and said, "I have the same idea."
"Hahaha!" The Duke said with satisfaction, "That's good, that's good!"
Then he picked up Pei Zhao and said, "Zhao'er, follow your master all the way and study hard. Do you understand?"
Pei Zhao responded obediently, "Great-grandfather, don't worry, Zhao'er will study hard!"
"Good, good, good!" The Duke's face was full of smiles. "Good boy!"
The old lady also had a kind face as she looked at Pei Zhao with a gentle smile.
The Duke said, "I'll assign Zhao'er two secret guards to protect him along the way."
Although Mr. Song also has guards around him, they are not as good as his own secret guards after all. He can only feel at ease with the secret guards of the Duke's Mansion following him.
"Thank you, Grandfather."
Su Li originally wanted to let Xiao Ye and Xiao Mu, brother and sister, go with her, but now that she had the Duke's secret guards, she decided to let only Xiao Mu go.
At noon, the Duke notified everyone in the mansion to have a meal together as a farewell party for Pei Zhao.
However, the maid said that Ji Jingxu and Liu Furong were not at home, so they did not come to eat.
At the dinner table, upon learning that Pei Zhao was going to Qiongzhou to study, Ji Tingyou said repeatedly, "Grandfather, I want to go too. I'm going with Zhao'er."
The Duke scolded with a smile: "What are you doing? Don't delay Zhao'er's studies."
Ji Tingyou was dissatisfied: "Grandfather, am I that kind of person? I can also study."
"Don't give me that. Don't think I don't know you. You just want to go out and have fun. It's okay for Tingxuan to go with you. He's a good student."
Then he turned his head to look at Ji Tingxuan: "Tingxuan, do you want to go with us? If you do, grandpa will make arrangements for you."
Ting Xuan is good at reading, so it would be beneficial for him to participate in the elegant gathering.
Ji Tingxuan's hands froze, and he quickly made an excuse to decline: "Grandfather, I'm afraid Tingxuan will be disappointed with your kindness. The teacher has already made arrangements at the academy..."
The journey from Qiongzhou is long, and he will be exhausted from the journey. He is not a fool, and he would not want to suffer such hardships for no reason.
"Is that so?" the Duke said with some regret, "Then there's nothing we can do..."
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