"The county magistrate severed her relationship with our Zhao family. Although she is generous and doesn't care about what our Zhao family did to her, we still have some dignity and won't do anything to embarrass ourselves."
Qingyun's face turned red and white at the anger of his uncle.
Zhao's mother tried to smooth things over, "Qingyun, we really can't make any demands on the county magistrate. She has done her best for us."
It is precisely because of Zhao's mother and Zhao Yongwen's self-awareness that they can live a peaceful life in Taoyuan Township.
Qingyun had no choice but to accept his grandmother and uncle's words, but he did not achieve the purpose of coming to Taoyuan Township.
Zhao Xiaojuan and Zhao Qingshui achieved their goal. They happily sat in the carriage of the Duke's Mansion and returned to Beijing together.
Zhao Qingshui contributed fifteen taels of silver and Qingyun contributed twenty taels of silver for the cost of building the house. Twenty taels of silver was a small amount of money for him now, and he was happy to use a small amount of money to win over his elder brother and sister.
Different from his elder brother and sister who were all smiling happily, Qingyun fell into deep thought about how he should make friends with his second aunt and the others.
Judging from the situations during these few meetings, Second Aunt should still be angry with me. I'm afraid the only person who can be fooled is Zhao Qingsong.
But it’s not too bad. Zhao Qingsong is in the same class with me and we can see each other every day. As long as I fool him a little more, he might no longer hold a grudge against the past.
The carriage first sent Zhao Qingshui and Zhao Xiaojuan back to their new home, and then Qingyun returned to the Duke's Mansion.
"Qingyun, are you home? How is your grandmother? Have you seen your uncle?" The old lady asked with a smile.
Qingyun stopped and answered respectfully, "Grandmother, Grandmother Zhao is in good health. She has seen my uncle. He is at home, preparing for next year's imperial examination."
"Okay, if you are free, you can visit us more often in the future." The old lady was still worried and reminded him again.
"Grandma, don't worry, I will." Qingyun replied with a smile.
"Have you seen your second aunt?"
Qingyun hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "No. Second Aunt didn't go back to Taoyuan Township, did she?"
"Oh, it's okay, go and rest." The old lady said no more. Seeing that Qingyun looked a little tired, she quickly asked him to go and rest.
She came to the study and saw Duke Wei Guo was sorting out his military books. As he had to teach the art of war every day, if he didn't prepare in advance, his teaching would be meaningless.
"Old man, what's going on in Ruiyun County? Is he still angry with Qingyun after such a long time?" The old lady complained as soon as she entered the study.
Duke Wei put down the book and looked up at his wife, "What's wrong?"
"Qingyun went to Taoyuan Township the other day, but only met his uncle. He didn't even see his second aunt." How can the hatred between parents be taken out on their children?
This is something that old lady couldn't understand all along. For this reason, even though Ruiyun County Magistrate saved Heng, she didn't have much good feelings towards her.
"Could it be that the county magistrate is in the capital and has not returned to Taoyuan Township?" Duke Weiguo guessed.
"How is that possible? Have you forgotten? Heng'er just sent someone back to deliver a letter saying that he and Qingsong went to Taoyuan Township. Heng'er also said that the county magistrate would take their whole family there to relax almost every day off."
The old lady sighed. Her biological grandson was getting along very well with the county magistrate, but she didn't want them to get too close to each other, as she felt that the county magistrate had snatched her grandson away from her.
But the county magistrate saved Heng'er's life, and the people in the Duke's Mansion are not the kind of people who can't tell good from bad.
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