After coming out of Yuejin Pavilion, I saw that it was still early, so I went to see Manager Xiao again.
After explaining the situation to Shopkeeper Xiao, although he felt a little regretful, he was also very happy that Xia Tian came to talk to him. He had also made a lot of money following Xia Tian in the past year.
Before leaving, he made an appointment with Xia Tian that if she returned to Beijing in the future and was still willing to paint, he hoped to continue working with her.
Xia Tian said it was no problem.
After coming out of Yayizhai, she didn't go anywhere else and went straight back to Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
Hurry up and finish painting the portrait of County Master Yunying.
After lunch the next day, I painted for a while before I finished it.
After it was dried and framed in the afternoon, it was sent directly to Princess Ruihua's mansion.
"So soon? It's not even a month yet!" County Master Yunying took it in surprise.
"Open it and take a look. Are you satisfied?" Xia Tian urged her to check the goods quickly.
The Yunying County Lady rolled her eyes at her before washing her hands, taking out the portrait and opening it. "Wow, Xia Tian, your painting is truly beautiful."
When Yunying saw the portrait, she lost all her reserve and praised it profusely.
"Is the county lord satisfied?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied." County Master Yunying smiled and nodded continuously, without taking her eyes off the portrait.
"As long as you are satisfied." Xia Tian smiled and held out his hand, "Give me the banknote!"
"De Xing, can I still refuse to pay my debt?" County Lady Yunying glanced at her and ordered her maid Bishui to get the banknotes.
Bishui brought over the box containing the banknotes, and Yunying took out a stack of banknotes from it and handed it directly to Xia Tian.
"Count them carefully. If there's anything missing when you leave, I won't take responsibility."
"Of course." Xia Tian took it and counted it one by one. Five thousand taels, not a single tael less. "That's perfect. I'll be leaving first."
The Yunying County Lady couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Go away, go away, as if I really want to keep you here."
Xia Tian didn't care, smiled, turned and left.
It’s getting late today, so I can only wait until tomorrow to say goodbye to Wen Jin and the others.
After breakfast the next day, Xia Tian took the snacks he had prepared and went to Prime Minister Xu's residence first.
Prime Minister Xu went to attend the morning court, and Madam Xu was at home.
Wen Jin was still in confinement after giving birth, so Xia Tian simply went to Wen Jin's yard with Mrs. Xu.
After she explained her purpose, Wen Jin took her hand, her eyes moist. "Xia Tian, are you really leaving? I told you that after I'm out of confinement, we can have a good reunion with Meng Yao, Xiao Yu and the others."
"I can't bear to leave you, but there's nothing I can do!" Xia Tian was also a little reluctant.
Wen Jin and her friends are among her few friends in Beijing.
Once we go to Linzhou, we have to start all over again.
I guess I don't have any real friends there anymore.
"Alas! I haven't even had time to get close to my newly adopted daughter, and you're leaving the capital." Madam Xu sighed, "But this is also a good thing. You can live a better life if you go with Lord Shen."
Madam Xu knew that if Lord Shen went to take up the post alone and left Xia Tian in the capital, it would also affect their relationship as husband and wife.
Besides, the emperor also asked Xia Tian to go with him, so maybe her help is needed there too.
She also heard from Prime Minister Xu that the plague in Linzhou was quite serious. Although it was under control, there were still many follow-up matters that needed to be dealt with.
It must be that the previous governor, Lord Luo, did not do a good job, so the emperor replaced him with Chen Nian.
If it wasn't serious, Lord Luo would definitely not be imprisoned.
Mrs. Xu did not tell Wen Jin about these things. After all, these were important court affairs, and she would not have known about them unless Prime Minister Xu mentioned them.
"Godmother is right." Xia Tian agreed with a smile, "Don't worry, he might come back in a few years."
Time was tight, so Xia Tian didn't stay for long. After leaving Xu's house, he went to Hu Mengyao's house.
Hu Mengyao asked Lin Sayu to come out, and the three of them sat in the teahouse for a while and drank a cup of tea.
"Xia Tian, I envy you so much for being able to go to so many places." Hu Mengyao said enviously.
"My life is just a hard one, running around all the time. What is there to envy?"
"Isn't this good for you? You can go around and have a look. Unlike us, we need our family's permission to go out." Lin Sayu also agreed.
When she was at her mother's house, her mother loved her very much and she could basically leave whenever she wanted.
Now that you are married and want to go out, you have to respectfully ask your mother-in-law for her consent before you can go out.
Not to mention traveling far, the farthest place she had been was Lingwu Temple outside the city.
"Okay, okay, stop being envious. I'm here to say goodbye to you today. Maybe we won't see each other for a few years." Xia Tian quickly interrupted the sadness of the two. If they kept talking about this, they would probably regret getting married.
"You won't come back for next year's birthday?" Hu Mengyao asked in surprise.
"Who knows?" Xia Tian sighed, "I haven't been there yet. The round trip is so long, and it seems unlikely that I'll be able to come back."
The two nodded, "That's right. It's already mid-September, so by the time we get to Linzhou it will probably be almost November."
The Emperor's birthday is on March 28th, and I guess the Emperor won't let them waste time going back and forth like this.
After coming out of the teahouse, Xia Tian returned home before lunch time.
I'm leaving tomorrow, and I need to check the last things I need to take.
Ningyue and Ningshuang followed to Lingyun Pavilion.
Mu Feng, Muchen, Mu Lin and others will also be brought along.
At Jinglan Garden, Xia Tian finally planned to bring Ningxiang, Ningxue, Cuiyun and Cuiling with him.
Cui Xin and Cui Qiao stayed in Jinglan Garden to watch the things and people in the yard.
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