The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 231: Sending Xu Chaoqian Out

The Flower Festival on February 12th is the most joyous day of the year for young boys and girls.

But it seems that Xu Rongrong will never have this day.

When she was at the Xu Mansion, Xu Liu wanted to hide her stepdaughter so that no one could see her. She never allowed her to go to such occasions.

Now that she is free from Xu Liu's constraints, she feels free, but unfortunately...

My health is not very good this year.

Wen Yao and Luo Shu felt sorry for their young lady, but Xu Rongrong herself did not seem unhappy at all.

One reason is that although she is still a young girl, she has experienced two lives and has lived in the Marquis' Mansion for five years. Her mentality and preferences are naturally different from those of ordinary little girls. If she really went to the Flower Festival, she would not be used to it.

After all, she was not interested in the flowers, head ornaments, and clothes that girls liked to talk about when they got together, and as for the herbs and the like that she liked, there were probably few noble ladies in the entire capital who could talk about them.

Secondly, she chose February 12th as the date to move into Zhuxiang Yayuan, so she has been busy with the moving matters these days.

Wen Yao had never quite understood why the young lady, with the income from her shops, could easily afford to buy a house in the capital, so why did she choose to rent...

So she asked while helping Xu Rongrong take her medicine.

Xu Rongrong put down the medicine bowl, wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and asked her, "Do you still want to go back to the Xu Mansion?"

Wen shook his head: "Of course I don't want to do this."

"That's it. I'm the eldest daughter of the Xu family. Although I was named a county lady by His Majesty, I can intimidate people in places like Jiangnan. But this is the capital, where nobles are everywhere. Who would take me seriously? I can buy a house, but I still have to be carried out of the Xu family when I get married. But you and I both know that the Xu family is just a spent force. If I go back, I will definitely be plotted against in every way."

Wen Yao nodded upon hearing this. "I heard that the current expenses of the mansion are all taken out of the money from Madam's dowry. When the time comes, I'm afraid we'll have to give some to the young lady."

"Exactly. Although I'm not afraid now that you're around, I'm tired of facing them every day. It would be better for us to move to Zhuxiang Yayuan. Although it's rented, with the title of Shangshu, Lord Lu Zhi, here, my father will definitely not cause trouble."

After all, Lu Zhi was Xu Chaoqian's immediate superior. Given Xu Chaoqian's timid and inactive style in the court, he would not dare to act rashly just to keep his official hat.

What Xu Rongrong said was very simple, and Wen Yao naturally understood it.

She remembered something and added, "I recently heard that the master...seems to be sent to the northwest. I heard that the transfer order will come down as soon as the weather warms up." Going to the northwest? Xu Rongrong was startled when she heard this.

In her previous life... until her death, Xu Chaoqian had been working in the capital. Why was he being transferred to the northwest out of the blue?

The Xu family has no roots there. If he were to be transferred there, he would probably suffer a lot.

As he was speaking, he heard the voice of someone outside greeting him.

Then, Mu Rong walked into the room under the starlight. Seeing the bowl of soup beside Xu Rongrong, a hint of gentleness appeared on his face: "Rongrong, why don't you ask someone to prepare candied fruit while you're taking medicine?"

Xu Rongrong looked at him: "I'm used to it."

"You can't get used to this." After saying that, Mu Rong winked and asked Wen Yao to get the candied fruit.

He took off his cloak and hung it on the hanger, then looked at Xu Rongrong's face and said, "You're really getting more rosy every day, but... you're still so thin."

Seeing the slight dissatisfaction in his expression, Xu Rongrong chuckled and said, "It's better to take it slowly." Mu Rong shook his head in disagreement, "But I can't wait."

After saying that, he took out a piece of red paper with a gold border and handed it to Xu Rongrong: "Rongrong, please choose carefully."

Xu Rongrong unfolded it in confusion and saw three dates written in gold ink: May 6th, May 7th, and May 8th.

"What is this?" Why are you looking at this for no reason?

Mu Rong smiled and said, "This is the wedding date I requested from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. After looking at our birth dates, they gave us three dates to choose from."

Xu Rongrong was speechless: "These three dates are clearly next to each other, what's the difference?"

"The difference is huge, there are two whole days between the first and the last!" Mu Rong's usually strong and handsome face showed a trace of grievance.

This... was something he "asked" for by risking being reprimanded by His Majesty, by pinching the neck of the official historian of the Imperial Observatory.

The original dates were "May 6th", "October 8th", and "March 7th" of the following year.

Xu Rongrong looked helplessly at the three dates that were almost the same, and sighed, "The date will be decided by the Marquis."

After all...it makes no difference.

"Okay! Then it will be the sixth day of May!" Mu Rong said with a smile.

Xu Rongrong looked at the smile that could not be concealed in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, and her eyebrows suddenly jumped. She blurted out: "Was it the Marquis who arranged for my father to be exiled?"

Xu Chaoqian is only a sixth-rank court councilor, and it is not Your Majesty's turn to worry about his transfer order.

Therefore, the only one who could transfer him out of the capital was Lu Zhi, the Minister of Works. Thinking of the relationship between Lord Lu and Mu Rong, and looking at the man in front of her who was planning her placement in Zhuxiang Yayuan and setting the date for her wedding, she was so excited.

When you put all the things together, it's not difficult to guess.

When Mu Rong heard this, the smile on his face froze. He sat in front of Xu Rongrong and asked, "Do you agree?" "Why did the Marquis make such arrangements?" Xu Rongrong asked him.

"These past few days, I've heard Wen Yao and Luo Shu talk a lot about your time at the Xu Mansion. I imagine... you weren't happy there. Since it's our wedding, I hope you can welcome that day happily. Therefore, I don't want you to return to the Xu Mansion to prepare for your wedding."

"In a few days his transfer order will come down. He will be busy establishing connections in the northwest and won't have the energy to ask about your affairs at Zhuxiang Yayuan."

"He will depart for his new post in late February. By then, you can prepare for your wedding at Zhuxiang Yayuan without any criticism from outsiders. His new post is only half a month away from the capital, so it won't prevent him from returning before the wedding. This way, you can fulfill your father-daughter bond."

After Mu Rong finished speaking, Xu Rongrong lowered her head.

In her previous life, she was merely a concubine in the Weiyuan Marquisate. Xu Chaoqian allowed Xu Liushi to replace her two maids, and watched as Xu Liushi was sold to that filthy place by Wen Yao and Luo Shu. She had been in the Marquisate for five years, and Xu Chaoqian had only visited her once, when she first arrived. When he learned that she was not favored and could not benefit the Xu family, he never came again.

Moreover, when she was framed by Lin Jiaoyue and returned to Xu Mansion for help, he turned her away.

Xu Chaoqian and her were father and daughter in name only, but there was no real father-daughter relationship between them...

It must be said that Mu Rong's arrangement really made her happy.