When Princess Zhaoyang and her entourage arrived in the small town, they first settled in a house. There were no very large houses in this small town, and those houses were not as big as the princess's mansion, or even some other houses in the capital.
Princess Zhaoyang knew that this house was already very good, so she would not blame her subordinates for not doing a good job. Before Princess Zhaoyang arrived in the town, someone had already arrived to arrange everything.
"Princess," said Nanny Yang, who had served Princess Zhaoyang for many years. "The car we saw on the road earlier was actually a bicycle. It was first sold by Princess Rongning."
"It's quite interesting." Princess Zhaoyang said, "Let's go to the Liu family tomorrow."
Logically speaking, Princess Zhaoyang was the sovereign and the Liu family was the subjects, so it was the Liu family who should have come to pay a visit to Princess Zhaoyang. However, the emperor intended to bring Princess Zhaoyang and Liu Yanjing together, so it was impossible for Princess Zhaoyang to sit in her house and wait for the Liu family to come and pay her a visit.
"Yes," Nanny Yang replied, "It's a little colder here than in the capital. You don't have to dwell on the past. You can rest for a couple of days."
Nanny Yang thought that Princess Zhaoyang had traveled a long way, so she could rest for two days before meeting the Liu family. They had not specifically told the Liu family that Princess Zhaoyang was coming, nor did they identify themselves as soon as they arrived in the town, so the Liu family did not know they were coming.
Then Princess Zhaoyang will wait two days before meeting the Liu family, as it is unlikely that the Liu family will come during these two days.
"No need to wait." Princess Zhaoyang said, "It's not that hard."
Princess Zhaoyang would travel there by sedan chair or carriage; she wouldn't have to walk much, and her health wasn't that bad. She was quite curious about the Liu family, and they were working hard. Liu Yanjing had gone to the army, and Liu Yulian was studying those things.
The girls in the capital never go out of the house. They usually enjoy the flowers and plants, and never study anything else.
Princess Zhaoyang also wanted to see Liu Yanjing's two children. The Liu family's eldest wife was not bad, so these two children should be good too. Mrs. Huo probably didn't dote on these two children that much. If she did, she should have taken them with her when she divorced.
It's a good thing that Mrs. Huo did that, because then the two children would not be able to get close to her.
It doesn't matter if someone else marries Liu Yanjing, but the title of the marquis will still be inherited by Liu Yanjing's eldest son.
Princess Zhaoyang didn't think there was anything wrong with this. As a daughter of the royal family, if she really gave birth to a son, she would try to get the emperor to grant him a title. By that time, Liu Yulian would get married, and then she could study those things. It was still right for Liu Yulian and her husband to benefit, as well as her children.
Liu Yanjing should also understand this, otherwise, how could he join the army and work so hard to do those things.
The next morning, Liu Yulian was making down jackets. Those at home were fine; if it got too cold, they could use charcoal. But Liu Yanjing and He Xiyuan couldn't always use charcoal, nor could they always keep a fire going. So Liu Yulian worked on the down jackets, stitch by stitch.
The outer fabric was not the same as in later times. Liu Yulian used the same fabric as in ancient times. She first used cotton cloth inside, sewing the cotton cloth and down together, and then used other cloth outside, using two layers.
"Don't play." Liu Yulian watched her niece reach out to grab the down. She gently patted her niece's hand and said, "These things are used to make clothes for your father."
"Do I have it?" Xiao Liujia asked.
"Yes, I'll do it for you later." Liu Yulian said.
Xiao Liujia still likes those down feathers very much. She always thinks that these down feathers are fun and wants to blow them and watch them flying in the sky.
"If you continue like this, when you grow up, I will let you make clothes too," said Liu Yulian.
"Do it, I'll do it." When Xiao Liujia heard this, her eyes lit up, and she could follow suit.
"..." Liu Yulian thought it was better to forget it. If she let her niece move, it would be a waste of things. If her niece pricked her hand, she would be heartbroken.
"Auntie, I'll do it." Xiao Liujia said firmly.
"Eat the cakes first and you'll learn when you grow up." Liu Yulian didn't let little Liu Jia sew.
No one else knew how to make a down jacket, so Liu Yulian planned to make it herself first and then let others learn more later.
"Can eating pastries help you grow faster?" Xiao Liujia asked.
"Yes, it can help you grow faster." Liu Yulian said, "Also, drink some goat's milk and cow's milk."
"Oh, then I have to grow up quickly." Xiao Liujia said, "When I grow up, will I be as powerful as my aunt?"
"Yes," Liu Yulian said, "then you have to grow up quickly, study hard, and learn to read and write well, understand?"
"I know. I need to read more." Xiao Liujia nodded. "I know a lot of words now."
"Why are you still here, watching your aunt make clothes?" When Liu's mother came, she saw that her little granddaughter was still with her daughter.
"Yes, I see my aunt making clothes. The clothes she makes are beautiful." Xiao Liujia said, "I want to learn."
"Wait until you're older," said Liu's mother with a smile. She simply picked up her little granddaughter and sat her next to her. The little granddaughter was still so young that she was not suitable for needlework at all. She watched her daughter make a down jacket and wanted to join in, but her daughter said she didn't need to do it and said there were servants.
Even though my daughter said that the servants had done it, she still did it herself.
Liu's mother did not stop her daughter. If her daughter wanted to find something to do, she could do it.
"No need to make so many designs, as long as it's wearable." Liu's mother said, "No need to embroider designs on it."
"I didn't plan to embroider it." Liu Yulian hadn't planned to make a down jacket too complicated; the main thing was to keep warm. She hadn't heard of military uniforms being so complicated in later generations; she thought simpler was better. She even had the cloth dyed army green specifically for the purpose of making a down jacket.
Liu Yulian directly used the ready-made experience from later generations.
"This color is not that beautiful, as long as it is useful." Liu Yulian has good embroidery skills and can embroider beautiful things, but she does not go to great lengths to make them look good.
He Xiyuan and Liu Yanjing are both going to the battlefield, and they are not staying in the barracks. When they go out, wearing military green clothes will be much better, and this color can also cover up.
"Okay." Mother Liu looked at the clothes made by Liu Yulian. The sleeves were not as big as ordinary clothes, and some other places were also different.
Ancient clothing didn't have zippers. Zippers had to be made of metal, or even plastic. Liu Yulian, too lazy to bother with zippers, decided to make buttons first, crafting a down jacket based on the style of ancient clothing.
Clothes in ancient times were very long. Liu Yulian thought that being long was good, so she made her own clothes longer so that they could also block the wind.
"We can also get people to buy some duck feathers." Liu Yulian said, "Fortunately, those people know that we buy duck feathers here, and some people bring duck feathers here to sell."
After a few visits, Liu Yulian collected a lot of duck feathers.
"Just do it." Liu's mother wondered if anyone had ever done this before, only her daughter. Perhaps someone had done it before, perhaps in one of those books her daughter read, and then written about it, but those people probably didn't have the money or connections to promote it.
Just at this moment, a servant came to report that Princess Zhaoyang had arrived.
Mother Liu was shocked. Princess Zhaoyang is here? Isn't Princess Zhaoyang in the capital?
Although Liu's mother didn't know when Princess Zhaoyang came to the town and why Princess Zhaoyang came in person, she still hurried to greet Princess Zhaoyang.
When Princess Zhaoyang met Liu's mother, she knew that the Liu family had been in the northwest for so long that they must not know about some of the things happening in the capital. Princess Zhaoyang did not wait for others to inquire about her affairs. She and her husband divorced, which was not a shameful thing.
"My husband had a concubine and children, so I made room for them and divorced them," Princess Zhaoyang said. "I came here to relax and unwind."
When Liu's mother heard this, she thought to herself, "Princess Zhaoyang's husband seems to be a gentle and honest man, but he actually has a mistress outside." It's true that appearances are not the best guide, and Princess Zhaoyang should divorce her husband.
It's okay for a man to take a concubine, but it's disgusting to have a mistress.
"This town is quite quiet, but a little cold," said Mother Liu. "I don't know if the princess likes woolen sweaters. If she does, give her two. Woolen sweaters are very warm."
Liu's mother wasn't trying to sell her daughter a woolen sweater, but rather that the northwest was colder than the capital. Even Liu's mother couldn't stand the cold, let alone the princess Zhaoyang.
Liu Yulian glanced at Princess Zhaoyang. Wouldn't it be nice for her to relax near the capital? Why would she go to the northwest? Did the royal family want Princess Zhaoyang to see her research? Or was there something else going on?
But this is not very important. Liu Yulian believes that Princess Zhaoyang is unlikely to do anything to harm the Liu family's eldest branch.
"What has Rongning been doing lately?" Princess Zhaoyang chatted with Liu's mother for a while and thanked her for the woolen sweater. Then, she looked at Liu Yulian and said, "Yesterday, I saw someone riding a bicycle outside. I heard it was Rongning who did it."
"I made it based on a book I read before." Liu Yulian was a little embarrassed. The bicycle was not invented by her. "We have a few more at home. Princess, you can try them out."
"How could I possibly take all yours?" Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile, "You'll need to sell it for money, too. So, I'll buy it."
Princess Zhaoyang had long inquired about the situation of the Jingning Marquis's mansion. Although the Jingning Marquis had regained his title, all the property he once owned was gone. The Jingning Marquis's mansion was now empty and lacked much of its possessions. It would take many years for the Jingning Marquis's mansion to accumulate more things.
Under such circumstances, how could Princess Zhaoyang have the nerve to ask for things from the Liu family at will?
"If you have anything interesting to do here, please let me know." Princess Zhaoyang did not put on airs in front of the Liu family. "I came here just to relax."
"Okay..." Liu Yulian wondered what was so fun about the things she had made. She couldn't take Princess Zhaoyang to the fields, nor could she let Princess Zhaoyang sit aside and watch her sew clothes.
Music, chess, calligraphy and painting... these don't seem to be essential skills for gaming life, so Liu Yulian's ability in this area is not very strong, just ordinary, so don't expect her to amaze everyone.
If she were to play with those rich young ladies while others were playing the piano or painting, Liu Yulian would only think: Thank you for the invitation, her eyes blurred.
The characters in the game are all skins, with all kinds of fairy-like clothes, beautiful round fans, and beautiful swords... There is no need to recite poems or paint. Even if some sects are fairy-like, such as a sect that uses the piano as a weapon, it does not mean that the music they play is beautiful.
When Liu Yulian thought of this, she didn't know whether she should worry about herself.
"This cake tastes good." Princess Zhaoyang nibbled a piece of cake. "It's not inferior to what the imperial chef in the palace makes."
"This is what my daughter made," said Liu's mother. "She makes it occasionally, and just in time for you to come, she served it to you."
"Just do it occasionally. Rongning is the county lord, so let others do those chores." Princess Zhaoyang would not ask Liu Yulian to make more cakes just for a piece of cake.
No matter how delicious a piece of cake is or how memorable it is, it is not a reason for a princess to force a county lady to make cakes all the time.
Princess Zhaoyang looked at Liu Yulian. It was great that Liu Yanjing had such a good sister. She didn't even have such a good sister. Few of her sisters had a very good relationship. Even if there was a good relationship, it was only superficial.
Few of the royal children have good relationships with each other. The princesses also have to take sides, and they all like to put on a good front, but you don’t know what they say about you behind your back.
In the county town, Su Qiuya looked at the bicycles on the street. In fact, there were not so many people without bicycles. It was just that there were more wealthy people in the county town, and some people gritted their teeth and bought bicycles. There were also some scholars who walked to school in the morning and evening. Their families felt sorry for them and gritted their teeth to buy bicycles.
In order to prevent bicycles from being stolen, the academy allows students to put their bicycles in a certain place in the academy.
When Su Qiuya heard those people talking about the goodness of the bicycle, she even thought about buying a bicycle for Liu Yanbo. If those scholars went out on bicycles, then Liu Yanbo could also go on a bicycle and not fall behind.
"We still have some money at home, so we can buy a bicycle." Su Qiuya said, "If my husband gets up late and oversleeps, he can still ride a bicycle, which is much faster."
Oversleeping is something that happens to everyone.
"We can use it on weekdays." Su Qiuya said.
When riding a bicycle, you have to keep your legs apart. The clothes of slightly wealthier people are not like that.
This has also led to some changes in the clothes of those who ride bicycles. After all, it is not very elegant to just lift up the clothes.
"Then buy it." Liu Yanbo only thought that Su Qiuya was a good wife. Su Qiuya did all this for him, so that he could go out with his classmates in the future. "It's just that you've worked hard. You've been getting up early and going to bed late recently, all for the business of the shop, for me."
"As long as my husband studies hard, I have no regrets." Su Qiuya said, "We have done what we can for this matter. Mother is also working hard and has to help with the store."
"You all work hard." Liu Yanbo understood how hard his family members worked.
"My second sister sent a letter." Su Qiuya thought of this, and Mrs. Mei, the second young master, finally wrote a letter.
Mrs. Mei, the second young master, wrote in a letter that she had been locked up at home by the Mei family, unable to leave. The Mei family had also forced her husband to marry a concubine. If the Liu family hadn't restored her title, she would probably have never been able to leave and might have died of illness.
In short, Mrs. Mei Er Shao didn't deliberately avoid contacting her mother and brother. It was because she was living a very hard life. She was being bullied by people, and it was difficult for her to write letters because they were afraid that she would complain.
Su Qiuya asked Liu Yanbo to read the letter. After reading the letter, Liu Yanbo was very angry.
"This Mei family is so despicable!" Liu Yanbo gritted his teeth. It was a pity that they couldn't go to Beijing right now. Even if he did, it wouldn't solve the problem. He had to study hard and pass the imperial examination.
The Mei Hanlin family actually had a concubine. They didn't look like a scholarly family at all.
"What should we do?" Su Qiuya asked, "Second sister...did she tell the eldest wife?"
Su Qiuya believed that this matter was not something that the second house could resolve just because it wanted to. The second young master's wife was extremely miserable. It was clear that the Mei family did not take the Jingning Marquis' Mansion seriously.
"She was afraid that the eldest wife would be angry, so she was imprisoned and didn't send us on trips or send us anything," Liu Yanbo said. "It's okay for my younger brother; she can explain things to us. She's just afraid that the people in the eldest wife's family will think she's not good, so she only comes to them when she has problems."
Mrs. Mei Ershao was very good at stirring up the atmosphere. She wrote that deliberately in the letter in order to make Liu Yanbo and his wife sympathize with her and understand her dilemma.
"What should we do? We can't just ignore it like this." Su Qiuya said, "Isn't my eldest sister in the capital?"
"Eldest sister may not take care of her." Liu Yanbo frowned, "I have to think of a way."
In the capital, at the Mo family, Mrs. Mo had sent that gossipy maid back to the Mo family some time ago.
The maid was the daughter of a maidservant close to Madam Mo. The maidservant thought that her daughter was pretty, so she wanted her daughter to marry into the Chengguo Mansion with Miss Mo. She thought that her daughter might even become the maidservant of the prince of the Chengguo Mansion, and then become a concubine.
The maid hadn't considered that her daughter, having followed Miss Mo to the Duke of Cheng's mansion, had already started speaking ill of the Rongning County Master in front of Miss Mo within a few days. The maid had thought that her words would please Mrs. Mo and that she had done the right thing.
Miss Mo was old, and in order not to delay the maids around her, some of the maids who had served her personally had married. She did not have that many maids around her, so she chose a new maid to take to her husband's family.
"The maid went to the farm." Mrs. Mo said.
"Mother." Mrs. Mo believed Madam Mo, "In the future, don't let people have such confused ideas, and don't say that."
Mrs. Mo thought that if she and her husband came back together, he would listen to people in the mansion complaining about her. What would he think?
"Isn't a title more important than those things?" Madam Mo said, "You told your daughter the same thing before, but it turns out that there was something wrong with our maid."
"Maid, everything is good." Madam Mo said, "It's inevitable that there will be people who think they are doing you a good deed. In fact, they don't want to do you a good deed at all, they just want to gain your attention so that they can get benefits."
"Yeah." Mrs. Mo nodded slightly.
"You're married into the Chengguo Mansion, a wealthy family," Madam Mo said. "You're the Crown Prince's wife, so you have a lot to look after. You should also keep an eye on these maids and servants. You're right to handle it this way, so as not to alienate your husband. Your son-in-law suffered so much, and it took so many years for his leg to heal. He knows how to be grateful more than anyone else."
Others had never experienced what He Xichen had gone through, nor did they know how desperate he had been. Mrs. Mo hadn't experienced it either, but she knew her family had no gratitude towards He Xichen. Even if Miss Mo had insisted on waiting for He Xichen, it wasn't because He Xichen had told her not to marry someone else.
Madam Mo understood clearly that it was a great blessing that the Duke of Chengguo was willing to marry Miss Mo.
At the Duke Cheng's mansion, the old lady went to see the wife of the Duke Cheng. "Find a nanny to teach your daughter-in-law. She will be the mistress of the house in the future. Our family is not a small one, so you have to teach her more."
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