Chu Yue got married, and Mu Yi'an felt that there were suddenly fewer people in the family.
Before, no matter what she was doing, Chuyue would come over and say a few words to her from time to time, and the two of them always had endless topics to talk about.
Now, Mu Yi'an habitually asks, "Chu Yue, what do you think?"
For a long time, no one answered.
Mu Yi'an then realized that Chu Yue had already gotten married.
After Chuyue returned to her parents' home, Mu's parents didn't stay long before returning to the prefectural city for the New Year.
Jiang's parents and eldest brother's family did not go back; they will spend the New Year in the prefectural city this year.
Shao Ming took leave to come back; he will have to return after the wedding.
Apart from Madam Gu, the rest of the Gu family also needed to return to the capital.
They all held official positions and could not live as they pleased.
Shao Ming bid farewell to his grandparents, parents, and instructed his two younger brothers to take good care of their parents.
Shao Rong and Shao Ke have already passed the preliminary examination and become scholars.
None of the five members of the Jiang family, father and sons, were originally commoners.
On the dock, Mu Yi'an, Jiang Shuyun, and Madam Gu, who had come to see them off, waved to the people on the ship.
The large ship started moving and sailed further and further away until it was just a tiny dot in the distance.
"Let's go back."
“Going back, the weather here is so nice, perfect for retirement. My grandfather has been here for so many years, and his health is much better than we imagined.”
Mrs. Gu has been here for several months and has gradually come to like it. The temperature is just right, and she finds it very comfortable.
I don't have to think about things at home every day, or worry about the family's basic needs. It's so much easier now.
Look at the Mu family girl, she's a few years younger than me, but she looks much younger and healthier.
"Uncle Gu is in good health. From now on, he will be even better off with nothing to worry about."
Mu Yi'an and Jiang Shuyun no longer call him Headmaster. The Headmaster has spoken, and he is now completely free, just Gu Siqi who cares about the family.
Emperor Jinghong understood his teacher, so after the headmaster left the academy, he sent him many books, paintings, and calligraphy samples, all of which were rare and unique copies.
As for the rewards, Emperor Jinghong would remember them on the descendants of the Gu family.
Madam Gu plans to stay in the prefectural city until May of next year, and then return to the capital with Gu Zheng and his wife.
Gu Zheng got married and is going back to recognize his relatives; Chu Yue also needs to be added to the family genealogy.
Although Fucheng is the Gu family's ancestral home, their ancestors lived in the capital for generations, and their roots were still in the capital.
Mu Yi'an and Jiang Shuyun have plenty of time now. Shao Ke went to Bailu Academy to study, and Shao Rong and Gu Zheng are inseparable.
Mu Yi'an and the others did not force Shao Rong and Shao Ke to pass the imperial examination and pursue an official career.
Now, Shao Ming and Shao Yun, one a scholar and the other a warrior, have entered officialdom.
Although they are now minor officials, they all started from a high level, having all been top scholars.
As long as they don't make any mistakes, their future development should be good.
After the New Year, Jiang's parents returned to the county town, and the Jiang family returned to peace and quiet.
Mu Yi'an took Madam Gu to the estate to experience the joy of farming.
Madam Gu's dowry included an estate, but she rarely visited it.
This time, upon arriving at the Jiang family's estate, I experienced a different kind of rural life.
Changing into casual trousers, carrying a basket, we picked wild vegetables, caught small fish in the stream, and saw countless eggs in the chicken coop in the woodland, and unnamed wildflowers blooming by the roadside...
"Yi'an, this is what you call living life. You don't have to care about the subtle expressions on the faces of the ladies, you don't have to care if your concubines are exorcising demons again, and you don't have to care if there are any impolite things in the social interactions between the families..."
“Sister Yuzhen, we are on different sides. You are not doing this for any other reason than for General Gu in the Northwest. You have to navigate the complexities of human relationships in the capital.”
"Besides enjoying farming, I'm not really good at anything else."
Mu Yi'an believes that everyone has their own inescapable fate.
Nowadays, a wealthy woman like Sister Yuzhen might find it novel and interesting to experience her kind of idyllic rural life for a few days.
However, if they were to live this kind of life indefinitely, they might not be able to adapt.
"Yi'an, your summary is spot on. Even if I were to give up everything in the capital and live this kind of life, I'm not sure I could adapt."
People always think that other things are the best.
Madam Gu stayed in the prefectural city until May. Although she felt more at ease, she was still worried about the capital and the Gu family.
She couldn't stay still after the news of her eldest daughter-in-law's pregnancy came.
Gu Zheng and Chu Yue packed their things, preparing to accompany Madam Gu back to the capital.
Shao Rong also went to the capital with them. Afterwards, the three of them went to the Northwest to visit General Gu.
After seeing off Madam Gu and her entourage, Mu Yi'an had nothing left to do.
The imperial court has taken over the experimental fields, and she has no way of knowing what the outcome will be.
However, she has also been experimenting with planting on her own land, and the yields have been good in the past two years.
Even more concerned about grain production than Mu Yi'an was Emperor Jinghong. If grain production increased, it would be a good thing for the country and the people, and it would also be an achievement for him.
That year, Chuyue and the others went to the Northwest and wouldn't be able to return until after the New Year.
Shao Ming performed well at the Hanlin Academy and was promoted one rank.
Shao Yun also did a good job.
He was straightforward, generous, got along well with his colleagues, and also had a good impression on the emperor.
The most noteworthy celebration was that Shao Yun got engaged.
The woman was the only daughter of a third-rank general, a girl skilled in both literature and martial arts.
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