Chapter 271 I heard I'm going to visit my family.
"Lord Lin, what's gotten into you?" Yuan Hongqu teased.
She thought Lin Ruhai would take a long time to consider it, but he changed his mind in just one day.
Which goddess helped her break this deadlock?
Lin Ruhai remained silent, unable to reveal that he had overheard a sentence when he entered the palace today.
Since the current emperor has no daughters, if there is a need for a marriage alliance with a foreign country, women can only be selected from aristocratic families to serve as princesses or noblewomen and be married off to a distant land.
Lin Ruhai felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
His daughter already has the title of a princess. If something like this happens, wouldn't she be the first to be affected?
Lin Ruhai acted decisively and immediately went to see the Emperor, explaining the conditions proposed by Yuan Hongqu. He also expressed his desire to go to Liangjiang to share the Emperor's burdens, but the request made by Mr. Yuan put him in a dilemma.
He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Emperor was not in the mood for that kind of thing and ask the Emperor to make a final decision on Daiyu's right to choose her own marriage!
If a marriage alliance were to actually take place, the emperor wouldn't have the heart to overturn a contract he himself had witnessed.
However, the fewer people who know his thoughts, the better. Even Yuan Hongqu was not expected to be told.
Yuan Hongqu didn't care what Lin Ruhai thought; as long as he agreed to Daiyu's right to choose her own marriage partner, everything would be fine.
Once the contract was signed, the imperial edict appointing Lin Ruhai as the Governor-General of Liangjiang was also issued.
It took no more than three days in total.
When Lin Ruhai went to take up his post, Yuan Hongqu specially sent him a lot of ginseng pills and ginseng hydrosol.
After a year of recuperation, Lin Ruhai felt as if his body had returned to its prime, and even the new hair growing at his temples was black.
He almost thought he had become a child again.
After settling Lin Ruhai in the capital, he took a boat along the canal and headed south.
After the first snowfall in the capital, Daiyu saw her father off as he left the city.
Upon returning to the Lin family, before Daiyu could even feel dejected, she received an invitation from Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng has moved house and invited them to a housewarming party tomorrow.
The place she moved to was one that Daiyu was very familiar with—Rongyue Courtyard.
Actually, it was Daiyu who brought this matter together.
It turned out that Daiyu knew she would likely be living in the capital for most of her life, and that the old lady would probably send someone to persuade her to move to the Rongguo Mansion.
Daiyu then devised a plan to undermine their family's resources, suggesting that Wang Xifeng find a way to take Rongyue Courtyard for them to live in.
Since Rongyue Courtyard is gone, and the princess has no suitable place to stay, she naturally cannot go to Rongguo Mansion to live.
With the combined efforts of Wang Xifeng and Daiyu, the old lady finally relented after much persuasion.
No major changes are needed for Rongyue Courtyard; Wang Xifeng can simply have the items from the side hall moved over, and that will suffice.
The two side rooms where the couple used to live were converted into a meeting place, and from then on, Wang Xifeng's work and life would be separated.
I go to Baoxia for work and return to Rongyueyuan after get off work.
Rongyue Courtyard is spacious with many rooms, so their little family no longer has to cramped up.
Wang Xifeng had always believed that Rongyue Courtyard was a place of auspicious feng shui, and now she believed it even more.
That Rongyue Courtyard is so lucky for her!
When my sister Yuan lived here before, no matter what happened, as long as I came to Rongyue Courtyard, I could always find a perfect solution. Those were the most relaxed days I had since I came here.
Now that I've moved here, my good luck hasn't stopped at all.
Most of the fruits and vegetables grown on the estate were ordered by the Imperial Household Department.
The newly opened shops are making a fortune every day.
Wang Xifeng was dizzy from looking at the account books every day, but seeing the profits increasing every day, her joy was beyond words.
Therefore, once Rongyue Courtyard was completely tidied up, she invited Daiyu and Yuan Hongqu to come and play together.
They used to live in that tiny annex, where even a fart inside could be heard clearly from the outside; there was absolutely no privacy.
The eldest daughter in their family was even reluctant to go down to the ground, afraid that she would bump into something in such a small space.
Now, in Rongyue Courtyard, Wang Xifeng said to her daughter...
"Girl, just run as fast as you can, just stay away from the water."
When kids suddenly have such a big place to play, they'll all go wild.
The eldest daughter used to be reluctant to work in the fields, but now she's willing to run laps in the yard.
Wang Xifeng moved to Rongyue Courtyard, and Madam Wang almost ground her back teeth to powder, but there was nothing she could do.
Who can blame them when Wang Xifeng is now the family's lucky charm!
The old lady used both soft and hard tactics, repeatedly reprimanding her until she handed over all the remaining power she had in managing the household to Wang Xifeng.
In addition, Wang Xifeng and her husband also manage the affairs of the shop. It is said that the products of their estate are directly handed over to the Imperial Household Department.
This couple seems capable of leading the Rongguo Mansion out of its predicament and onto a brighter future.
Even Jia Yuanchun, Lady Wang's own daughter, although she had been granted the title of Virtuous Consort, could only cause a small ripple in the household. She could not stir up any bigger waves.
In the past, she could also withdraw a lot of money from the account by taking advantage of Yuan Chun's need to make arrangements in the palace.
Now that Yuan Chun has been granted the title of Virtuous Consort, it would be rather useless for her to still need to curry favor in the palace.
Today is the day when Consort Xiande should give back to her family.
However, the Rongguo Mansion did not receive any response from the Virtuous Consort, and the eunuch Xia who used to deliver messages from the palace had not come for quite some time.
Lady Wang wanted to go to the palace to see her daughter, but without being summoned, she couldn't even enter the palace gates.
The first snow in Beijing had just melted a few days ago when the second snow began to fall.
This was the day they were to go and warm Wang Xifeng's room.
"A timely snow promises a bumper harvest; what a good omen!" Daiyu saw scattered snowflakes drifting sparsely as she went outside.
“That’s right.” Yuan Hongqu led Daiyu by the hand, the two dressed in red and blue respectively, walking slowly in the snow.
"Granny, I heard that the Emperor is planning to send the newly appointed concubines back to their maternal homes for a visit. My eldest sister has been named the Virtuous Consort, the highest-ranking among them. There will definitely be a lot of excitement at Grandma's house for many days."
"Whether they can come back is still uncertain. Although Jia Lian has not inherited the title in the Rongguo Mansion, the couple still manages everything, both openly and secretly. And since they are both very greedy, we don't know if they will be willing to spend this money unnecessarily!" Yuan Hongqu said with a smile.
"It's perfect timing to go over today, let's ask Sister Feng." Lin Daiyu really wanted to join in the fun. Having spent so much time in the academy, she rarely saw such gossip and excitement anymore.
Even though she often goes to her friends' houses and attends banquets, she hears some interesting stories, but none of them are as interesting as being able to participate in them herself!
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