How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Xia Chu was unfamiliar with them, so naturally, there was nothing to talk about. However, Zhou Fei was very adept at bringing topics to Xia Chu's attention, and in a few words, he could easily extract information and discuss things that would interest Xia Chu.

Zhuoxi was not as talkative as him, but he also showed great respect to Xia Chu. Wang Zhuojun was a man of few words.

Xia Chu had a good impression of these three people, and he could tell from their attitudes that Zhao Huazhang valued him.

Not long after they sat down, it was lunchtime. Zhou Fei arranged the table and led the two of them to the flower hall.

After walking for a long way, Xia Chu was already starving. Seeing that the table was filled with dishes that were mostly her favorites, she looked at Zhou Fei with a little surprise.

Zhou Fei smiled and extended his hand, "Please."

After Xia Chu sat down, she quietly approached Zhao Huazhang and whispered, "How did he know what I like to eat? Is it a coincidence?"

Zhao Huazhang glanced at Zhou Fei and saw him raise his eyebrows in satisfaction. He knew this man was good at gathering information. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "What a coincidence."

"That's great." Xia Chu didn't doubt it. He rolled his eyes and started choosing dishes in his mind.

The people at the table didn't talk much, but Zhou Fei would occasionally talk about some interesting things that happened in their past.

The atmosphere with them was very relaxed. Xia Chu felt very comfortable and even took the initiative to ask about Zhao Huazhang's past.

Zhou Fei picked up a few embarrassing stories of Zhao Huazhang, which made Xia Chu laugh.

Zhao Huazhang narrowed his eyes as he looked at Zhou Fei, suddenly feeling a twinge of jealousy towards his friend. Why couldn't he be like him and make Xia Chu so happy?

Although he knew that Zhou Fei treated Xia Chu like that because of him, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Zhou Fei felt a chill on his back, as if a cold wind had just blown across the back of his neck.

After lunch and sitting for a while, Zhao Huazhang asked to leave, and Xia Chu naturally followed him.

Zhou Fei and others sent Xia Chu to the door and invited her to come and play again. Xia Chu politely said a few words.

Qingsong called two sedan chairs so that he didn't have to walk down the mountain.

Xia Chu was sitting in the sedan chair, swaying back and forth, and began to feel sleepy, but was afraid that if she fell asleep she would roll out of the sedan chair.

Time flew by, and the Zhao family came to ask for a date. Xia Chu was a little surprised that it had come to this. But when she calculated the time, she realized that more than half a year had passed.

The Zhao family calculated three dates, all of which were auspicious days for everything.

"Brother Yong, which one do you think is better?" Dong Xiaohuan discussed with Wang Yong while holding a red paper with auspicious dates written on it.

"July 8th, August 21st, September 18th..." Wang Yong looked around, "How about September?"

Dong Xiaohuan laughed, "I think Jiuyue is good too." She sighed and said, "I used to worry that this girl would never get married and live alone, but now she's getting married soon, and I can't bear to let her go."

"We are in Lin'an now, so it will be easy to meet in the future." Wang Yong meant to comfort her, but he didn't expect to be glared at by his wife.

"I can't explain it to you clearly. You can't even bear to let go of your own daughter. You have a heart of stone." Dong Xiaohuan turned around. She felt uncomfortable all over when she thought about her daughter, whom she had raised from a small child to this age, going to someone else's home.

"Of course I'm reluctant, but the date has been set. I can't go back on my word." Wang Yong tried to reason with his wife.

"Who said you're going to regret it? You don't allow me to complain." Dong Xiaohuan turned around, a bit of anger on her face. "I grew up so tall, little by little, and raised her into a big girl. In the end, she has to be given to someone else's family. I don't know if she can adapt to the new place. Is it easy to get along with the Zhao family? Is the food to her taste? I can't let her watch over me every day. How can I feel at ease?"

"This..." The sincerity of the Zhao family can be seen from the attitude of the matchmaker. Zhao Huazhang is not someone he has never met before. Wang Yong is not really worried. Moreover, Xia Chu's personality is such that she is not afraid of hardship, but she cannot stand any grievance. He wanted to talk to his wife about it, but when he saw her red eyes, he suddenly panicked and hugged her in his arms to coax her: "Hey, isn't this a happy event? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. There will always be such a day. If you can't bear it, ask Xia Chu to come back often. She has never left Lin'an, right?"

Dong Xiaohuan understood the reason, but she just couldn't calm down.

The thing Wang Yong feared most in his life was his wife's tears. Dong Xiaohuan was cheerful and rarely cried, and most of the time it was for the children and him. Whenever he saw her crying, Wang Yong felt like she was holding his heart in her hands. "Well, Xia Chu still has a garden, you should go and see it from time to time. If you miss her, go there, maybe you can see her every day."

After coaxing her for a long time, Dong Xiaohuan didn't speak for a long time. Wang Yong lowered his head and found that she was pinching the clothes on her chest and had fallen asleep with a tear in the corner of her eye.

Once the wedding date is set, it’s time to start drawing up the guest list and writing invitations.

He wanted to write the invitations himself, as Zhao Huazhang hated holding a pen. But this time, he willingly sat at the table, several stacks of blank red invitations in front of him.

When he wrote Xia Chu's name, he couldn't help but smile. When he saw the two names side by side, he didn't feel boring or tedious at all.

As soon as the post was finished, Xia Chu had it sent to Huizhou. The only pity was that Zhang Zhou might not have time to come back.

Although Hanlin was a leisurely place, it didn't allow him to take too long a vacation. The journey from the capital to Lin'an took more than a month.

Zhang Zhou tossed and turned for most of the night, really not wanting to miss his sister's lifelong event.

Shangguan listened to his reasoning, shook his head, and placed his leave request on the table. "Zhang Zhou, your talent is obvious to all. The capital is changing rapidly. You will be gone for at least a month and a half, and at most two months. Are you determined to do this?"

Zhang Zhou bowed and saluted. Although he didn't say anything, his attitude was firm.

"Do you know how many people are vying for admission to the Imperial Academy? After being away for so long, do you think your position will remain?"

Zhang Zhou stiffened. It was precisely this worry that had kept him hesitant the previous night. After all the hard work of reaching this point, he naturally felt reluctant. But his sister only had one wedding in her life, and he couldn't bear to miss it either.

"Go away, I won't approve."

Zhang Zhou frowned and retreated. Zhang Xin came over and asked, "What? Don't approve?"

Zhang Zhou nodded.

"I advised you yesterday. Lord Wang has always had high hopes for you and won't let you ruin your future." Zhang Xin looked around. "I heard Lord Jiang is interested in taking a disciple, and I'm afraid he's already made up his mind. If you don't seize this opportunity, when will you wait? You and I both know the importance of having such a teacher. If your sister knew you missed such an important thing for her, she would definitely feel bad. I know you two are close, but Brother Chao Ming, you should distinguish between the primary and the secondary."