Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

During the construction of the clan school, the Xu family returned.

Both Xu's father and son agreed with the idea of ​​building a clan school in Liujia Village.

Because of the flood that year, their family had no more relatives, which led to Xu Mingli being alone in the court for many years.

If Xu Mingli had not worked hard to earn the emperor's attention, he would have found it difficult to move forward.

The Liu family now only has the son-in-law (brother-in-law) in the officialdom, and he is a military officer. Although the Xu family and the Chang family are helping them now, wouldn't it be better if the Liu family could have their own family members in the officialdom in the future?

As for the Mu family, they are the best military family in Dongsheng. It would be fine if they meet a wise ruler, but if the one above is more cunning, there is a chance that one day they will become too powerful to be a threat to the ruler.

Those people in the court did not dare to do anything to the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion openly, but it was possible for them to suppress the soldiers under his command.

There is a saying that goes, "It is better to have something than to have it yourself." Therefore, when the Liu family wanted to build a clan school, the Xu family father and son not only agreed, but also took the initiative to ask Liu Xu if she needed any help.

Xu Mingzhe was even more generous and donated two boxes of books to the school in the name of the Xu family.

You know, in Dongsheng Country, the price of books has always been high because paper is not cheap.

This is also why people say it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.

However, because Xu Mingli's vacation was over and Xu Mingzhe also needed to go back to deal with many business matters, the Xu family only stayed for two days before packing up and preparing to return to Beijing.

But Madam Xu still needed to recuperate, so the old couple stayed.

Also staying behind were Mr. and Mrs. Xu and An, who were the old man and his wife's people. As early as two years ago, Mr. Xu handed over his affairs to his son, and the couple gradually handed over their affairs as well.

The household affairs in the mansion were handed over to Li Yueyao a few years ago, and Nanny Chun personally trained a successor and several assistants for her.

Therefore, even if they don't go back, it won't have any impact.

Xu Mingzhe originally wanted to keep Xu Huairen as well, but the old man refused.

The Xu family will split up sooner or later, and the two sons Xu and An were originally the candidates for housekeeping that he trained for the two brothers. Now Xu Huaiyi usually follows Xu Mingli, and the eldest daughter-in-law needs help in managing the household.

Li Yueyao and Xu Ruolan had a good relationship before they got married. After a brief reunion after many years, they couldn't help but feel reluctant to part.

But the children have to go to school, especially the eldest son Xu Zeyu, who will take the examination for a tongsheng this year.

The capital city is not like Yuyang Town. School in Yuyang Town does not start until the 20th of the first lunar month, but the academies in the capital city start students on the second day of the Lantern Festival.

They would be delayed for some time on the road, and by the time they arrived in the capital, they would be nearly a month late. Fortunately, Xu Mingli explained everything to him along the way, so he would not miss anything.

Not to mention the younger ones, who kept making a fuss and said they didn't want to go back, saying they liked their aunt's house.

Even the brothers Xu Zelin and Xu Zeyang, who had been beaten, felt that Liujia Village was much more interesting than Beijing.

Among the family, the one who wants to leave the most is probably Yuan Hui.

Although Liu Xu's family was well off, she still felt that she couldn't fit in. She grew up in Beijing and was surrounded by people from official and aristocratic families.

Because she is the eldest daughter of the family, she is loved by her parents. Her behavior is not bad, but she is a little arrogant. It's okay to stay with Tutu for a few days, but if it lasts for a long time, she will inevitably get impatient.

What's more, her son had been beaten before, and her husband had an argument with her because of his sister-in-law.

Even though the Xu mother and son talked to her and explained things to her, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable, and naturally she was not as close to Liu Xu and her daughter as she was to Li Yueyao.

"Mom, my daughter wants to stay at my aunt's house with my cousin." When little Xu Zhenzhen heard that she would go back tomorrow, she sat on her mother and acted coquettishly.

"Then Nannan, don't you want to be with your mother?" Li Yueyao looked at her beloved daughter and said lovingly.

Xu Zhenzhen shook her head, pursed her lips, and said pitifully: "Nannan wants to be with mother!"

"Dear girl, your brothers have to go back to school. Can we come to your aunt's house again later?" Li Yueyao touched her daughter's little head and comforted her.

"Then let's come again when my brothers and the others are on vacation, okay?"

"If mother is free at that time, please bring daughter here, okay?"

Little Xu Zhenzhen didn't understand what was said at all. She just thought that her mother agreed, and nodded happily and said yes.

On the other side, Xu Ruolan was busy preparing things for her brothers' return journey, while the Xu father and son were discussing things with Liu Xu in the study.

"Bao'er, the situation in the capital is not optimistic. The emperor has not attended court for many days. I don't know what the scene will be like when he returns this time. I've left Xu Zheng here with me. I'll inform you of any situation. If you don't receive my letter, hide the grain seeds after the harvest, and let Xu Zheng send a secret letter to me." Xu Mingli instructed.

"I remember, second uncle." Liu Xu nodded solemnly.

"Also, once your father and his men set off, I don't know if someone will notice Liujia Village. You should ask He Feng and his men to keep an eye on it. It would be best to discuss this with the village chief and ask the villagers to go out as little as possible before receiving the news. Pay some money and arrange for young and strong men to take turns patrolling. Then tell them that someone outside is coveting the mushroom and tofu recipes in the village. Try not to let strangers into the village to prevent being tricked."

Mu Lingxuan is a household name in Liujia Village. There are more than twenty people from Liujia Village in the Mu family army, not to mention that Liu Donglai is already a lieutenant general.

If the rescue was successful, it would be fine. If not, I am afraid that Liujia Village would be targeted by others, or become a weapon against Liu Donglai and others.

"Don't worry, I will!"

"Eldest and second oldest, you must be cautious when you return to the capital this time. Especially second oldest, you must remember that even if it is the ninth prince, unless His Majesty issues an order to pass the throne to him, the Xu family will try their best not to get involved in this mess." The old man frowned and warned.

Xu Mingzhe: "Yes, Dad!"

"Don't worry, Dad. I understand! But what about my brother-in-law?" Xu Mingli was a little worried.

"Didn't the Marquis of Zhenguo come to the capital by imperial decree?" Xu Mingzhe asked back.

Liu Xu felt that if his uncle did not inherit the family business, he would probably be able to show his skills in the court.

"Your eldest brother is right, they have the imperial edict." Old Master Xu nodded.

"Second uncle, has the Yuan family taken sides?" Liu Xu suddenly asked.

She just remembered that the Xu family didn't take sides, but if it was the in-laws...

The Xu family looked at each other and frowned. Yes, Minister Yuan!

"When I left earlier, my father-in-law did not take sides. Now... I can only go back and ask him." He hoped that his father-in-law would not become confused in his old age.

Liu Xu was not too worried about her father going to Beijing. Her family was originally from a farming family, so there was no question of taking sides.

They fight according to the orders from above. Besides, aren't they just following orders?

At this time, they didn't know that in Mu Jingfeng's hand, there was not only an imperial edict asking him to return to Beijing, but also an imperial edict to pass on the throne.