Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "When the third brother and his family come back, we'll be reunited and have a good time again. I just wonder if the third brother's temper is still the same as it was back then?"

Sun was in a difficult position to respond to this.

After all, everyone knows that among the three branches of the Marquis' Mansion, the third branch is the most promising.

Let’s not talk about Fu Zhiyi. As for my sister-in-law Lu Zhenzhen, when she left the capital, she was still a county lady, but when she came back, she was already a princess.

I heard that in recent years, he is still very close to the imperial concubine and the fourth princess in the palace.

The emperor also showed special care for Lu Zhenzhen, a princess from the Outer Eight Route Army, and bestowed great favor on her.

Every year, various rewards were bestowed upon Nanyue, and even though the country was thousands of miles away, all the rewards were given to them without fail, and all were of the highest quality.

She was once the one with the lowest status among the sisters-in-law, but now she has become the one with the highest status among them.

In the past few years, Sun has been sent out and has become more down-to-earth, more easy-going, and has learned a lot about the ways of the world.

On the way back, I heard that the third wife was also going back to Beijing, and I had already made plans in my mind.

Wei Ge'er is already quite old, but he doesn't seem to have much talent for studying. This time when I return to Beijing, I want to get him a place as a student.

It doesn’t matter what you learn in the Imperial College or how many connections you make.

At worst, he could donate money to become an official like his biological father in the future. Apart from anything else, with his uncle, the fourth brother Fu Zhiyi, in the court, his future would be easier than others.

Seeing the current situation of the Ningping Marquis' Mansion and the subtle influence of Fu Zhizhe, Sun felt that this man should only do things within his ability and should not expect too much.

The third brother, Fu Zhiming, was ambitious but lacked the ability. As a result, he died in an unclear manner on the road to exile.

Although the eldest brother Fu Zhijian inherited the Marquis' Mansion, he turned the mansion into a deserted state due to his lack of ability.

In comparison, my husband is working hard as an official in a remote place, and now our family lives a happy life.

Especially in the past two years, who in the officialdom didn't know the reputation of the fourth brother, Fu Zhiyi? Hearing that Fu Zhizhe was his brother, who wouldn't give him some face?

Being an official has been much smoother in the past two years.

The fact that he received an excellent rating this time and was transferred back to the capital must have been due to his having done Fu Zhiyi a favour.

Sun was not too worried. She just wanted Wei Ge'er to be like his biological father, doing his job as a minor official. With his fourth uncle as his supporter, his life would definitely be easy.

Therefore, I have to interact more with Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen in the future and develop a closer relationship with them.

Fortunately, the second and third houses have never had any conflicts, and they even sympathize with each other. Although they haven't seen each other for four or five years, I think given the character of Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen, they won't ignore them, right?

However, Sun naturally could not bring up this idea in front of Hu.

After all, she also heard that Fu Zhijian had lost the emperor's favor and that he and the old marquis had asked Fu Zhiyi to intercede for him, but were flatly rejected.

I feel a little unsure.

Seeing that Mrs. Hu seemed a little nervous when talking about Lu Zhenzhen, he felt even more uneasy.

Who would have thought that three days later, when I saw the third family again, they would see such a scene.

On the official road outside the capital.

There was a hustle and bustle of people coming and going, and carriages. It was so lively.

Especially near the city gate, where they had to check the identity documents of people coming and going, the traffic was blocked for a mile.

Behind the crowd entering the city, there was a line of carriages, about a dozen carriages, with tall and strong horse attendants and guards in front and behind. Although their clothes looked inconspicuous, they were tall and muscular, and their eyes were sharp and murderous.

Just one glance and the timid ones would go weak in the knees.

Therefore, there was an uninhabited area of ​​more than ten feet in front and behind the convoy.

No one dared to come near.

Everyone only dared to take a furtive look, then whispered, "Which official from outside Beijing is this returning to Beijing? Such a grand display."

"How do you know it?"

"Look at their horses, their guards, and their carriage. They may seem insignificant, but the specifications are extraordinary."

"Besides, isn't it the time for officials who have been sent out to other places to report back to Beijing? I've seen a lot in the past few days."

……

In the middle carriage, Lu Zhenzhen and Lan were sitting upright, with a pretty little girl next to them.

She was only about two years old, with her hair tied into two small buns with two strings of round pink pearls on them. Her eyes were as big as grapes, with thick and curly eyelashes, and a small cherry-sized mouth that was pink and chubby. However, her face looked a little sick. She was wearing a red dress, just like the dolls in the New Year pictures.

This little girl is Lu Zhenzhen’s daughter who was born two years ago. Her nickname is Chengzi and her real name is Fu Jiacheng.

He is now the treasure of the third branch of the Fu family and the sweetheart that Lan cannot leave for a moment.

At this moment, she was leaning obediently in Lan's arms, holding a piece of candied fruit in her hand, chewing it carefully with her tiny teeth.

There was no way around it. Lu Zhenzhen had stipulated that bad kids would get rotten teeth if they ate too much sweets, so they were only allowed one piece of candied fruit or one piece of malt sugar per day.

You have to eat oranges slowly, otherwise you will end up like your elder and second brothers, throwing the whole thing into your mouth and swallowing it without chewing it twice, without even tasting the flavor.

In Lu Zhenzhen's words, it was just like Zhu Bajie eating the ginseng fruit and not knowing its taste.

As the saying goes, one feels homesick when one is close to home.

After leaving the capital for many years, I feel a little nervous when I come back.

Because there were so many people on both sides of the official road, Lan was too embarrassed to lift the curtain to look. Of course, it was mainly because there were so many people, carriages, and dust.

If you lift the car curtain, you will probably be covered in dust.

So he just used his fingers to pry open a tiny gap, took a look, and put it down.

There was something indescribable in his heart, so he couldn't help but make small talk: "Let's go home first, take a breath, settle down, and say hello to the Marquis' Mansion, the Lan Family, and all the relatives, and tell them that we are back. We will come to visit in the next few days."

Lan had said these words several times along the way.

Lu Zhenzhen heard this, but remained calm and replied with a faint smile, "Okay," and continued, "We'll go back to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow, and then to my grandparents' the day after tomorrow. As for the rest of the relatives and old friends, after the Fourth Princess's wedding, we'll send invitations to our homes or the manor for a gathering. I've been away from the capital for several years now, and going to the manor and Moon Watching Tower seems like just yesterday. This time, we're all reunited after such a long time, so we should all give each other some sweet kisses."

Speaking of this, Lan also became interested. She touched Chengzi's hair and asked her with a smile: "Chengzi, when you get to the capital, you will have more elder relatives and brothers and sisters to play with you. Will you be happy?"

Orange blinked, and after Xiao Mi Ya managed to chew the last bit of candied fruit into her stomach, she spoke in a baby voice, "If grandma is happy, Orange is happy too."

It’s so sweet, just like the little mouth that just ate the candied fruit.

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