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Xu Nuanwen understood what she was saying, so what she was saying hit the nail on the head as well.

After hearing her words, Dong Shu and Old Madame Xu took it to heart and prepared to convey her words to Xu Shiqiu.

At this time, in the front courtyard, Xu Shiqiu also simply mentioned his recent situation to Ye Jingxing.

Something that Xu Nuanwen could think of, Ye Jingxing could naturally think of as well.

However, that person was his Royal Father, and he did not know how to start a conversation.

Xu Shiqiu, on the other hand, had noticed that something was wrong with Brother-in-law. However, before he could think about it further, Ye Shuo had already spoken up, "Third Uncle, can Liu Ze and I join your army there tomorrow?"

Hearing Ye Shuo's words, Ye Jingxing wanted to tell him not to cause trouble for Xu Shiqiu, but Xu Shiqiu said first: "I had originally planned to discuss this matter with you today. It's not that you and Liu Ze can't go to the military camp, it's just that you guys are still young, so your training will definitely be halved. Usually, when I'm free, I will study by my side. "If you want to, then go. If not, then wait two more years."

Xu Shiqiu naturally did not think of letting Ye Shuo and Liu Ze start from an ordinary soldier. With their identity, it was not suitable to start from an ordinary soldier.

After all, their ages were there. Ye Shuo was fine, he had trained in the martial arts since he was young, but Liu Ze was not.

Although they had status, Xu Shiqiu still had to consider the other people in the army camp.

They could take special care of him, but they definitely wouldn't give him an official position as soon as he arrived.

Ye Shuo had originally wanted to say "I don't need the Third Uncle's special care", but after hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Ye Jingxing, who was fully aware of his son's temperament, couldn't help but look at him and ask: "If you're not willing, then don't go."

The moment Ye Jingxing opened his mouth, how could Ye Shuo still have the mood to bargain? He hurriedly nodded at Xu Shiqiu, "Alright, I'll go find Liu Ze later and tell him about this matter."

Ye Shuo said this because he also sent a copy of Xu Family to Liu Fang'er of the Liu Family.

After all, Liu Fang'er was the original daughter, and Liu Ze had informed her in advance, so she was not surprised when she received the Xu Family's thread.

It was just that the Liu Family was very curious as to why the Xu Family would send a post to Liu Fang'er, and there was no other girl around her age in the Xu Family.

However, although the Liu Family didn't understand, Tian Liu Ze still accompanied Liu Fang'er to the Xu Family.

At this time, the number of guests at home increased, and Dong Shu also walked out of the Main Yard Hall.

Although Zhang Family brought Zhang Yiran here today, they also brought another girl of Zhang Family. According to seniority, she was Zhang Yiran's niece.

Seeing Zhang Family's other daughter, Dong Shu immediately understood that his sister-in-law had her eyes on this girl.

Zhang Yiran apologized to Dong Shu as soon as she arrived. Dong Shu could see that she did not truly want to apologize, but the two families were relatives after all, and since Dong Shu did not want the Aunt Sister to be troubled, she naturally forgave Zhang Yiran.

Zhang Yiran was being suppressed by Mrs. Zhang. No matter how unhappy she was, she couldn't voice it out loud.

Since Zhang Family and Consort De had already started to arrange a marriage for her after their discussion, Old Zhang had already said that if she were to cause more trouble, she would directly marry into the distant marriage.

Zhang Family could not let her be a daughter that would actually cause trouble for Zhang Family!

Zhang Yiran hated Xu Family people to the bones, but she was not happy. Before the marriage was decided, she could only endure it.

After the people from Zhang Family arrived, other people also arrived one after another.

Although Liu Fang'er came with Liu Ze, after Liu Ze paid his respects to the Old Madame Xu, he went to the front yard, leaving Liu Fang'er here alone.

Dong Shu turned her head and saw Liu Fang'er standing alone on the side.

She instructed Ling Xiang to invite Liu Fang'er. Then she looked at her and said: "Are you bored? Let Young Madam Jiang Family accompany you and play in a bit. "

Xu Yanzhu had previously led Jiang Han to pay respects to Old Madame Xu, but when she came to look for her, he heard her words.

"Whose girl is this? She looks really good." Xu Yanzhu was very generous, after walking closer to Liu Fang'er, she could not help but size her up once again.

Liu Fang'er actually wasn't that good-looking, but she was the kind of face that made people feel comfortable at first glance.

At this time, Liu Fang'er heard Xu Yanzhu's words and knew that she was Ye Shuo's cousin, so she couldn't help but blush.

Dong Shu also did not expect Xu Yanzhu to actually tease others. She endured her laughter and said to Xu Yanzhu: "I still want to entertain other guests. Yanzhu, accompany Miss Liu for a walk."

"Third Aunt, don't worry. I will take good care of Miss Liu." Xu Yanzhu knew that since Ye Shuo and Liu Fang'er were not engaged yet, it would not be good for him to do too much.

After Dong Shu confirmed that Liu Fang'er had someone to accompany her, she continued to entertain the other guests.

The courtyard of Xu Family was very big, and after being tidied up for a while, the scenery was pretty good, and the most surprising thing was still the food from Xu Family.

When Xu Family returned to the capital, he brought along a lot of fish, prawns, and other seafood that were only found at Xiahe Village. After going through the cooking process at Xu Family, the taste naturally rose to another level.

Today's Xu Family's banquet was originally to liaise with friends, and was also to have Yuanxi come out to meet people.

After all, Yuanxi was the only son of the third wife of the Xu Family, and because she was doted upon by the empress, she was continuously praised the moment she appeared.

Xu Nuanwen's identity was different. Other than introducing her to Dong Shu at the beginning, only Dong Shu herself was in contact with the female servants of the various families.

Dong Shu was busy for half a day, until the end of the banquet, when she finally saw Jiang Han.

He didn't know why, but the moment he saw Jiang Han, Dong Shu had a strange feeling. He kept having the feeling that Jiang Han was looking at him with a weird gaze.

Under such a gaze, Jiang Han still had a trace of consideration in his eyes, but Dong Shu just did not notice it.

Thinking about their identities, Dong Shu did not put it to heart like Jiang Han did, but she still wanted to find a chance to tell Xu Shiqiu about it.

After the banquet had ended and everyone left in satisfaction, Dong Shu finally told Xu Shiqiu what she had said today.

The moment Xu Shiqiu heard Dong Shu's words, he immediately realized why had such an expression when he told this matter to brother-in-law.

"My wife, there is no need to worry. I will think about this matter carefully." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu took the initiative to say: "Since the banquet has already been arranged, when will the wife bring Mother and Yuanxi to the villa to take shelter during the summer?"

Dong Shu had originally prepared to say that she had met Jiang Han today, but who knew she would hear these words from Xu Shiqiu.

She smiled and shook her head before saying, "We have to clean up the house for two days. Then, let's send someone over to the manor some other day." The capital was indeed getting hotter and hotter. Because Xu Family wasn't in the capital last winter, there wasn't much ice stored in the homes these days.

Moreover, Dong Shu heard from Doctor Du that using too much ice would not be good, so she had already thought of going to the villa to take shelter during the summer.

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu laughed: There is nothing much to take care of, I have already chosen a date, the day after tomorrow will be good. "Tomorrow, my wife will rest at home for the day. The day after tomorrow, I will go to the palace to see the Queen. The day after, I will go to the manor."

Seeing that Xu Shiqiu had already arranged everything, Dong Shu could only nod her head and agree to his arrangements.

After saying that, Dong Shu started to talk about her encounter with Jiang Han.

"Although Jiang Han is just Yanzhu's husband and there are some questions regarding their relationship, why is this Jiang Han looking at me like that?"

Dong Shu couldn't understand why so far as to tell Xu Shiqiu and let him think about it.

Actually, Xu Shiqiu remembered this matter from before, but he had too many things on his mind recently and had forgotten about it for a while.

Now that he heard Dong Shu bring up the matter again, he took the initiative to say, "My wife, don't worry. Your husband will arrange for people to investigate Jiang Han."

As Xu Shiqiu said this, he did not take this matter to heart. He only felt that Jiang Han did not treat them as his elders.

Since the weather was indeed getting hotter every day, Dong Shu decided to rest at home for the next day. However, she did not forget to ask the Mama Yan to deliver a letter to the palace, saying that she would pay her respects to the Queen tomorrow.

When the empress heard that Dong Shu wanted to see her, she was naturally in a good mood. Furthermore, Dong Shu had come rather early today, and accompanied her in the palace for half a day, until the palace door was about to lock tight.

However, when Dong Shu arrived, he told the Queen that she would be leaving the capital tomorrow to go to the manor to take shelter for the summer.

"This time, you're coming to the palace to visit me. I wonder how long you'll have to wait until the next time we meet." The Queen looked at Dong Shu reluctantly, and while saying that, she instructed the Mama Su to get the reward she wanted to give to Dong Shu.

"The Empress has already given many rewards." Dong Shu hurriedly said when she heard the empress's words.

Hearing her words, the empress held back her laughter. "Everyone else is trying their best to get something from me. You're not the same as them at all, and you still think I've given you too many things."

When Dong Shu heard the Empress's words, her ears turned red from embarrassment. "The things that the Empress bestows me are all excellent, it's just that I respect the Empress for my elders. The Empress gives me so many rewards every single time, it actually makes it seem like I'm approaching the Empress intentionally."

The reason why Dong Shu was saying all these was also because Zhang Old Madame had casually mentioned this to him at the banquet held at home the day before yesterday.

Yesterday, when Old Madame Xu heard that Dong Shu was going to enter the palace today, she warned Dong Shu repeatedly. If the empress were to reward her again, she would say these words.

The empress did not know that the Old Madame Xu had mentioned Dong Shu before, but after hearing Dong Shu's words, she couldn't help but clap her hand and say, "I understand your feelings for me, your highness. I understand that after staying in this palace for dozens of years, whether I am sincere or not, it is natural that I can differentiate between the two." After saying this, the Empress glanced at Dong Shu and continued, "You don't have to worry. From now on, whatever I give you, you just have to take it.

Although the Queen said that, in her heart she was thinking of sending people to investigate later. Since Dong Shu had said all these, it must be because there was some kind of rumor going on outside the palace.

Furthermore, the empress knew Dong Shu's personality very well. She felt that the reason Dong Shu had rejected her bestowal today was definitely because she had been repeatedly reminded by the Old Madame Xu.

After all, in her heart, Dong Shu was very simple.

Dong Shu didn't understand the Empress's words, but she still nodded her head obediently in the end and left the palace with the empress's reward.

After Dong Shu returned home, she directly went to the Main Yard and informed the Old Madame Xu about what happened in the Imperial Palace today.

"Mother, does Empress understand why I said that?"

"Mm, the empress understands." After saying this, Old Madame Xu thought for a moment before opening her mouth again as she looked at Dong Shu, "You can just mention this once today, but you must not mention it in front of the empress again in the future."

Hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Dong Shu naturally nodded continuously, and noted down her words.

As Xu Family was preparing to leave the capital for the villas at the outskirts of the city, Xu Shiqiu was also bringing a few people into the army camp. At the same time, another group of people were rushing towards the capital city.