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After Jiang Han finished speaking, the Jiang Family mistress fell silent for a long time and did not reply.

However, in her heart, she made up her mind. After Jiang Qian's daughter marries into the family, she will definitely make her set the rules.

Just by the fact that she was Jiang Qian Qian's daughter, she wouldn't allow her to climb onto her own head!

Jiang Han didn't know what decision his mother had made on the seat of honor. Before his mother even spoke, he had thought that she had been convinced by him.

In the following days, Jiang Han would count on his fingers every day to see when Xu Yanzhu would arrive at the capital. After all these years, he had truly missed her.

Xu Yanzhu did not know that people in the capital were thinking about her, nor did she know that in the capital, before she had even married into the capital, there were already enemies waiting for her.

And this enemy, was the person in charge of the Jiang Family.

Because her grandmother had told her to go to the capital after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Yanzhu was not in a rush to stay at home. She would visit Dong Shu every afternoon at Shihuan Courtyard to talk to him.

"Third Aunt, you're still my sister's smock?"

When Xu Yanzhu came to the Shihuan Courtyard today, she was sitting in the courtyard sewing a coat for his daughter. The cotton had already been scrubbed, so she had to be extra careful with each needle, afraid that the thread would be exposed.

Hearing Xu Yanzhu's voice, Dong Shu stopped moving her hands. Only then did she raise his head and look at her: "Yes, I'm slow. The child's coat and trousers do not need embroidery, but they do not allow the thread to be exposed when sewing.

The most important thing was that Dong Shu stitched the child's clothes every afternoon just to pass the time, so her movements were extremely slow.

But now that Xu Yanzhu had arrived, she could stop her movements and turn to look at him.

"Yanzhu, your complexion seems to be much better than a few days ago."

"Third Aunt, why are you teasing me now?" As Xu Yanzhu spoke, she sat down by Dong Shu's side and poured herself a cup of warm water, "You should know about my attitude towards this marriage. It's a joyous occasion, but what I value the most is to go to the capital and ask for news for my family. However, I feel better today. I'm afraid that I'll be delighted to see them come up with so much dowry! "

Dong Shu naturally understood who Xu Yanzhu meant by 'they'. Thinking about what second brother and Second Sister-in-law had done before this, Dong Shu also didn't want to bring it up again.

"Did you set a date to leave?" Dong Shu saw Xu Yanzhu had finished asking these questions, and immediately continued to ask: "I am pregnant, and your Third Uncle does not trust me to send you off, so I want to cook a few dishes personally for you and Cui Hua before you leave the capital."

She had also mentioned this matter to Xu Shiqiu before. It was only after Xu Shiqiu had agreed that she would tell Xu Yanzhu about it.

Xu Yanzhu did not expect the Third Uncle to have such a plan. She did not reject him, but after nodding her head at Dong Shu, she said: "Alright, we definitely cannot leave on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. We will leave on the twentieth day of the eighth month.

"Okay, when your Third Uncle returns from the front yard, I will inform him about this matter. He seems to have said that he will bring us to play in the county in two days, you should prepare yourself for it in the next two days."

Once Dong Shu said this, Xu Yanzhu's eyes lit up.

If it had been someone else who had raised this matter, it might not have been successful. After all, she was still a married woman, so it was not easy for her to leave the house.

But now, it was actually Third Uncle who had asked for it. As long as it was Third Uncle who had asked for it, Grandmother would definitely not refuse it. As long as Grandmother agreed, she would definitely be able to leave successfully.

Seeing that Xu Yanzhu was happy, Dong Shu also became happy.

The two of them chatted for a while longer before Xu Shiqiu, who was in the front yard looking through the account books, returned with an account book.

"Yanzhu is coincidentally here. Take a look at your shop's account books, they also save me the trouble of having Cui Hua send them over to you." As she spoke, Xu Shiqiu sat down beside Dong Shu, and the account book in her hands was also instantly brought in front of Xu Yanzhu.

When Xu Yanzhu heard Xu Shiqiu's words, she was initially unwilling to extend her hand and receive the account book, but when he saw that she did not make a move, Xu Shiqiu immediately opened his mouth: "Take a look, in the future, when you are in the capital, I will not be able to conveniently send the account book over.

Because of Xu Shiqiu's words, Xu Yanzhu took the account book and looked at it.

Seeing that Xu Yanzhu was looking through the account books earnestly, Dong Shu informed Xu Shiqiu of what she had just said to Xu Yanzhu.

"August sixteenth, then. I just happened to be free that day." After Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, he saw that Dong Shu was slightly puzzled and hurriedly explained, "Every year, there will be a lantern festival from the fourteenth to sixteenth day of August in the county, and there will be no curfew.

We couldn't make it in time for fifteen and had to spend the holidays at home with our mothers. But after lunch, we could go to the county in the afternoon and play. We could also see lanterns.

Dong Shu was immediately excited when she heard Xu Shiqiu's words. She had been in the Xiahe Village for so many years, but she had never gone to Linhai County to see the lanterns show.

When Xu Yanzhu finished looking through the account book, she was very excited to see the Lamp Auction in Linhai County again. Thinking about how she had heard about the Lamp Auction in Linhai County, she couldn't help but look forward to it.

Xu Shiqiu was prepared to bring Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu to the county to see the lanterns. He was the one who directly told the entire story to the Old Madame Xu.

If it were in the past, Old Madame Xu would probably not let a person with a special physique like Xu Shiqiu, who was pregnant, and Xu Yanzhu, who was about to be married off to another girl, out. However, when she thought about how Yanzhu was about to leave for the capital, she agreed in the end.

Just as Xu Yanzhu had expected at the beginning, even if her parents didn't want her to go out, there was nothing they could do. As long as Third Uncle opened her mouth and her grandmother agreed, there was nothing they could do about it even if they disagreed.

Because she was thinking about going out in the afternoon, Xu Yanzhu came to the Shihuan Courtyard early on the sixteenth of August, preparing to help Dong Shu prepare lunch.

"Why did you come so early?" Xu Shiqiu, who woke up early in the morning to train, saw Xu Yanzhu, who was blocked by Cui Hua in the front courtyard. After he finished speaking, he thought for a moment before continuing, "Your Third Aunt hasn't gotten up yet, so stay in the front courtyard with Cui Hua. You can only come to the backyard after I finish my morning practice."

After Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Cui Hua also said to Xu Yanzhu who was in front of him: "Last night, Third Young Master and Madam said that since you accompanied Old Madame, you must have spoke very late. You won't be here so early today." After saying that, Cui Hua took out two stools from the house, and gave one to Xu Yanzhu, "During Third Young Master's morning training, servants and others are not allowed to come close, and only after he finishes her morning training, servants and others can go over."

After hearing Cui Hua's words, Xu Yanzhu looked at her and shook her head with a smile: "I understand, Third Uncle is afraid that Third Aunt has not gotten up yet, if we get too close to him, something might happen." After saying that, Xu Yanzhu sat down on the chair, looked at Cui Hua and asked: "Have you packed your stuff?"

"There is nothing much to pack, I only got some private rooms after serving the lady, these things have already been packed long ago." After Cui Hua finished speaking, she thought for a while, then looked at Xu Yanzhu and said: "First Miss, this servant wants to bring the lotus flower into the capital. When we arrive at the capital, I'll let her go to Third Young Master's villa to wait, is that alright?"

Originally, Cui Hua did not have much feelings for her, but after all, she was still flesh and blood. After getting along for such a long period of time, she could see that after her sister learned that she was going to leave, she would be extremely careful every day and be able to please her every time she looked at her. This made Cui Hua, who had originally planned to randomly find someone to marry in her Xiahe Village, change her mind at the last moment.

However, if Cui Hua knew what would happen in the future, she would definitely not open her mouth to ask that. She would definitely leave the lotus flower in the Xiahe Village, and according to her previous plans, she would find someone to marry it off.

"That's fine, Third Uncle has a manor close to mine. You can arrange the lotus flowers there."

Xu Yanzhu didn't really like lotus flowers, but she liked Cui Hua more and more. Naturally, she would not reject Cui Hua's small request.

Just as Xu Yanzhu was about to speak with Cui Hua, Dong Shu also woke up.

Originally, Dong Shu wanted to sleep for a while longer, but because she was thinking about going to the county this afternoon, she struggled to get up in the end.

The moment Dong Shu woke up, Cui Hua and Xu Yanzhu naturally no longer needed to stay in the front courtyard and didn't dare to come to the backyard.

After Dong Shu ate a simple breakfast, the big kitchen also brought the ingredients that Dong Shu needed.

"Third Uncle, with us here today, you should get busy."

Xu Yanzhu saw that just as Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu was already preparing to speak unhappily.

But just as he was about to speak, Xu Yanzhu continued to look at him and said: "Third Uncle, Cui Hua and I are going to the capital, and we won't be able to help Third Aunt in the future. You have plenty of opportunities in the future."

Hearing Xu Yanzhu's words, Xu Shiqiu immediately suppressed her own words, "Alright, since you guys want to help, then I'll go to the front yard to take care of some matters. But if you need help, you have to call me. "

Xu Shiqiu naturally wanted to stay with the Young Girl, but he also felt that what Xu Yanzhu said made a lot of sense.

He was also worried that his eldest niece might have some private message to say to the Young Girl, so even though she was unwilling, she still went to the front yard.

After Xu Shiqiu left, Xu Yanzhu looked towards Dong Shu and burst out laughing: "Third Aunt, today there is no Third Uncle helping you, there is only Cui Hua and I."

Dong Shu could also see the amusement in Xu Yanzhu's eyes, she squinted her eyes and laughed, then said: "I'm currently pregnant, today you and Cui Hua are busy." Although she said that, Dong Shu actually did not ask Xu Yanzhu and Cui Hua to do anything.

The ingredients were all simply processed by the big kitchen, so there was no need to do anything else when they arrived at her place.

However, with Cui Hua and Xu Yanzhu's help, Dong Shu only needed to cook at the end and then simply prepare a table of ordinary farm food.

"I didn't cook any exquisite food. It was all my forte, ordinary farm food." Dong Shu had never cooked ever since she was discovered pregnant, and today was the first time she had cooked for several months.

After Xu Yanzhu swallowed the food in her mouth, she looked at Dong Shu and said, "It's very delicious, all of it is what I like to eat." After saying that, she paused for a moment before continuing, "I can still eat the other dishes when I reach the capital, but I might not be able to eat the ordinary farm food cooked by the Third Aunt."

Even if Third Uncle brought Third Aunt to the capital, when they arrived and there were so many people watching, the Third Uncle would not agree to let Third Aunt cook.

Xu Yanzhu was very clear on this point.

Hearing Xu Yanzhu's words, Dong Shu suddenly felt a bit sad.

However, before she could even speak, Xu Shiqiu looked at her and Xu Yanzhu and said: "Don't be sad, there will be opportunities in the future." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu then looked at the two of them and shook his head: "Don't waste our time, we still need to go to the county to watch the lantern festival."

Upon hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu who were still feeling sad immediately dropped the matter and quickly lowered their heads to eat.

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Meeting in Linhai County. If he didn't go today, he would have to wait until next year.

Dong Shu could still wait until next year, but Xu Yanzhu didn't know how long she would have to wait. Or rather, it could be said that she would never have the chance to see him again in her entire life.

Although Seaside County was not as wealthy as the other prefectures in the city, perhaps it was because it had been surrounded by people from all over the place for so many years. Thus, many different styles of lanterns could be seen at each year's Seaside Lantern Festival.

Naturally, it was not as if Xu Shiqiu had not made any preparations today, for him to bring Dong Shu and her group out.

Not only did he call Xu Feng and Xu Jun to bring the rest of the family, he also called Xu Jie, who did not have any family members.

Xu Feng and Xu Jun brought their families to stand in front and behind them respectively. Xu Jie and he protected Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu on both sides, while Cui Hua led Lotus and followed behind them, so Xu Shiqiu believed that although their group was eye-catching, they were extremely safe.

Although today was the last day, it was not as crowded as the fifteenth day of the eighth month. Before Xu Shiqiu prepared to go home after looking at the lanterns, he even prepared to give Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu a guess about lanterns before returning home.

Only, Xu Shiqiu did not expect this decision of his to almost make Xu Yanzhu unwilling to return home.