Chapter 244 Lin Ruhai is going to the capital
Lin Ruhai wrote a letter, and Lan Cong was about to call for a messenger when she faintly heard a chirping sound in mid-air.
Lan Cong was overjoyed.
"My lord, a letter has arrived from the capital!"
In the darkness, a white falcon suddenly swooped down and landed on the ship's side.
Lan Cong heard the familiar birdsong and opened the door.
Upon seeing a familiar person, the falcon cried out again. Lan Cong stepped forward, extended his arm, and the falcon immediately jumped onto Lan Cong's arm.
Seeing this, Lin Cheng quickly ordered someone to fetch water and meat strips.
Soon the food was brought over. Lin Cheng carried it himself and stood aside, while Lan Cong fed the falcons water and meat strips.
After it had eaten and drunk its fill, it lifted one leg so that Lan Cong could untie the bamboo tube tied to its leg.
Lan Cong untied the bamboo tube, then placed the falcon on the deck to rest, and took the bamboo tube into the cabin.
"Sir, this is a letter from the young lady." He handed the bamboo tube to Lin Ruhai.
Lin Ruhai carefully untied the bamboo tube and took out the contents.
A letter rolled into a tube, along with two small bottles. Lin Ruhai had been taking this medicine recently, and it was immediately obvious that it was ginseng pills.
He put down the medicine bottle and opened the letter first.
Daiyu said that the Emperor was preparing to summon him to the capital, so what about the extra work he had done last month? Should he just give up?
Lin Ruhai put down the letter, looking somewhat dejected.
His daughter told him to prioritize his health and not let official duties burden him, and he had never considered that!
He opened the medicine bottle, and the aroma of the medicine seemed stronger than usual.
Daiyu said that this time the ginseng pills used ginseng that was a thousand-year-old ginseng that had been purchased from Mr. Yuan's shop. The medicinal effect was many times stronger than the original. She told him to take it on time to strengthen his body and nourish his vital energy.
Since Daiyu moved back to the Lin family, Lin Ruhai has only realized the benefits of having a daughter at home in the past six months. Daiyu takes care of all aspects of Lin Ruhai's life, from clothing and food to housing and transportation.
His clothes and shoes were all sent from the capital. His meals almost always included pickles and dried meat made in the capital, and the menus were all arranged perfectly.
The Lin family's cooks are in a rather difficult position, because if the father and daughter think one of the cooks is better, they'll send him on a business trip to cook for the other person for anywhere from ten or twenty days to several months.
Lin Ruhai had previously been determined to serve the Emperor to the death, but now, after receiving a letter from his beloved daughter and taking the ginseng pills she sent...
Otherwise, let's go to the capital. Others can do these things, but Daiyu only has one father...
Lin Ruhai wrote another letter and gave it to Lan Cong to be delivered to the capital by falcon.
The water was turbulent, and the boat was not stable at all. After taking the medicine, Lin Ruhai felt much better and thought he would be able to get a good night's sleep.
The Lin family in the capital.
The autumn outing has come to a successful conclusion. This autumn outing was jointly organized by the royal family and the girls' academy.
Students in the advanced classes of the girls' academy who performed well and aspired to become female officials have already been reserved by the palace. They are just waiting to receive their graduation certificates and undergo final intensive training before they can enter the palace to serve.
Qiu Hui, from the family of the Minister of Rites, has been working at the girls' academy for some time now.
She came to the girls' academy with the intention of provoking them and finding fault with it. However, after entering the academy, within half a day, her deeply ingrained belief that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent actually began to waver.
Although Zhong Fang kept whispering bad things about the girls' academy in her ear, Qiu Hui had her own eyes, and there was no secret about what was going on inside the academy, so she could naturally analyze and judge.
After working at the girls' academy for a while, Yuan Hongqu arranged for her to go to the commoners' girls' academy, where Qiu Hui felt even more deeply.
She never imagined that the true meaning of the girls' academy lay there.
It gives women another option besides being a daughter, a wife, and a mother—to be themselves.
They all have a skill, so they don't need to rely on others for a living, and they can live a good life on their own.
Qiu Hui decided that she wanted to become a full-time employee of the girls' college.
Although the autumn leaves have turned red, the weather is still quite hot except in the mornings and evenings.
The promised crisp autumn air has yet to arrive.
Since the beginning of autumn, Daiyu has insisted that she no longer eat at the special kitchen and that she should eat at the academy's restaurant.
The academy's dining hall offers a wide variety of dishes every day, as well as a wide selection of snacks and fruits. Even cherry tomatoes, which are hard to find elsewhere, are available almost daily in the academy's dining hall!
After school today, it was time for a day off, and Daiyu was very excited on her way home.
"Grandma, the painting teacher who came to teach our class today is the great painter Chunzhi. I heard that his paintings are incredibly expensive, so I specially asked him to paint a beautiful koi fish picture for me. If I ever fall on hard times, I can sell this painting and it will be enough to feed me for many days!"
Daiyu took out a small painting, about a foot square, and showed it to Yuan Hongqu.
Yuan Hongqu did not study calligraphy and painting much.
In modern times, pictures and photos are everywhere and nothing is surprising. Even the works of famous calligraphers and painters, Yuan Hongqu has seen many pictures.
I didn't find anything particularly remarkable about the painting in Daiyu's hand, but since Daiyu said it was good, I'll just go along with her.
Yuan Hongqu was never a spoilsport parent.
"Granny, have I gained some weight recently? Several classmates have asked me how to make their faces fuller..." Daiyu asked, tilting her head slightly.
"No way, you're still very thin. Look at your skinny arms and legs, they're only a little thicker than a rolling pin..." Yuan Hongqu lied through her teeth.
Since the beginning of autumn, although the weather has not yet turned cool, Yuan Hongqu has already started to nourish Daiyu.
Daiyu's daily exercise level remained the same, but she ate more.
Not long after, because of the summer heat, Daiyu lost some weight and not only returned to normal, but also gained weight again.
The old woman, Yuan Hongqu, felt comforted.
She used to move like a delicate willow in the wind, and now, standing in the crowd, she is slightly taller than her peers, with a well-proportioned figure, light and slender.
Lin Daiyu, who used to carry a flower hoe and a flower bag to bury flowers, now sees a garden full of flowers and her first thought is, "This can be made into flower cakes, that can be dried into flowers, and that can be added to tea... It's fragrant and beautiful."
Although it lacks some of the ethereal quality, it is full of the warmth and everyday life of ordinary people.
"Granny, Sister Liu invited me to her house today on my day off, and I accepted."
Do you need me to come with you?
Daiyu shook her head.
"Granny, if you come, we won't be able to have a good time. You are the headmaster of the academy, and we are all students. It's a class reunion, and we won't take you."
Yuan Hongqu smiled.
"Then I'll take you there."
The tone left no room for refusal.
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