Lan was so pleased that she smiled from ear to ear that she almost promised her granddaughter another jar of candied fruit on the spot.

Just as he opened his mouth, he heard Lu Zhenzhen cough as a reminder, and he immediately woke up.

He cleared his throat and smiled at Lu Zhenzhen guiltily: "Isn't it that Chengzi is feeling better?"

Lu Zhenzhen snorted, looked down and saw Chengzi licking her fingers reluctantly, so she wiped her hands with a handkerchief dipped in tea.

The journey from Nanwu back to the capital is thousands of miles long.

Doubao and Tangyuan are both over four years old. Their father, Fu Zhiyi, has been personally taking care of them to strengthen their muscles and bones since they just learned to walk. They also have all kinds of strengthening soups and medicines prepared by the little doctor Qi. When they were one year old, they were no different from full-term babies.

After they learned to walk and run, Fu Zhiyi no longer restricted them. He let them play with cats, walk the dog, climb trees, and do whatever they wanted. Their bodies became as strong as calves, and they were full of energy day by day.

The third master was even more doting on his grandsons. Whenever he had free time, he would take his two grandsons to the dock and hang out in the Maritime Customs.

They buy whatever they like, and since they both have noble status, they are unique in Nanwu.

The children of the officials below all flatter and indulge the two of them.

If it weren't for Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen taking care of it, I'm afraid I would have died.

Therefore, on the way back, Fu Zhiyi kept both sons by his side to temper their temperament and manners.

As for Orange, although she looks very cute with her delicate skin, her physical fitness is also excellent.

I have never been sick since I was born.

The journey was going smoothly, but when we were almost reaching Zhili, we caught a cold from the wind.

It was a bit scary for this child, who had never been sick before, to suddenly fall ill, with a fever and vomiting.

After struggling for several days, I'm just feeling better now.

In Lan's words, her smiling face has become thinner and now looks a bit sick. She needs to take good care of herself.

Fortunately, Orange was a very sensible child. After eating the candied fruit, he did not ask for more under the pretext of being sick.

Instead, he curiously lifted the car curtain and looked outside.

During this journey, although Orange was small, he also saw a lot of scenery along the way.

At this moment, seeing the towering and tall city walls of the capital, he couldn't help but widen his eyes: "So high, so big."

Seeing that Jingcheng’s clothes and hair were a little different from theirs, she said, “Mom, they are not dressed like us.”

After hearing this, Lan couldn't help but look outside.

The clothing style in Beijing in the past two years has changed a lot from before.

Some wore robes with wide sleeves, while others wore narrow-sleeved clothes similar to those of the Hu people. The colors of their clothes were bright, which was different from those in the south.

Lan took a look and smiled: "This is somewhat similar to what we looked like when we were young."

While holding Orange's little hand, he pointed to her and explained the characteristics of those clothes and whether they were comfortable to wear.

Orange is a little girl who loves beauty. Although her grandmother’s lectures are very profound and she doesn’t quite understand them, it doesn’t stop her from being a qualified supporter.

No, he just agreed with a few words and nodded seriously.

This made Lan more interested.

Lu Zhenzhen glanced at her own daughter. She was just a little flatterer who was very good at making people happy with her little mouth.

She is the one who is loved the most by everyone in the Fu family.

Even the third master, who always wanted a grandson and loved him dearly, couldn't resist Chengzi's words. After hearing a few words from the spoiled grandfather, he wished he could lie on the ground and serve his granddaughter like a horse, completely losing his image.

Fortunately, although there was a little congestion at the city gate, the speed of advancement was very fast.

Soon it was their convoy's turn. Before the soldiers guarding the city gate could speak, the guards in front took out their identification documents and handed them over.

The soldier already had a suspicion in his mind, and when he saw the identity document, wow! Princess Le'an, the prefect of Nanwu Prefecture, and the Maritime Customs Commissioner!

He quickly and respectfully handed back all the identity documents and stepped aside.

The guard took the document, nodded slightly, and threw a purse into the soldier's hand: "Thank you for your trouble, everyone, please have a drink!"

After saying this, he waved his hand, and a line of carriages rumbled towards the city gate.

After the convoy entered the city and went far away, people nearby came over and asked, "Who is this immortal?"

The soldier pointed upwards and said, "That's a great nobleman!"

As he spoke, he weighed the purse in his hand; it was heavy.

When I opened it, I found a handful of silver coins.

Everyone gathered around and praised him: "This noble man is really generous. Tonight's wine has--"

After entering the city, the carriage sped up.

The people of the capital had long developed sharp eyes. They saw from afar that this convoy was not to be trifled with, so they all moved aside.

Within half an hour, the convoy finally stopped at the gate of the Fu family's second courtyard.

Because of the reminder from the Prince of Shu's Palace, the gatekeepers here have been on high alert.

Seeing the convoy stopped at his door, he went to take a look and wondered who else could it be but his master.

He was so excited that he stepped forward and kowtowed.

He then hurriedly asked for the door to be opened to welcome the master in.

As soon as I entered the yard, I felt a little unfamiliar.

After all, I didn't live in this courtyard for long before I went to South Vietnam.

In terms of familiarity, this yard is not as familiar as the one in South Vietnam.

However, after entering the house, the familiar layout makes people feel very comfortable.

Everything inside is complete, and as soon as I came back, the whole house seemed to come alive.

Hot water had already been prepared and sent up from the kitchen for the masters and ladies to wash.

The housekeeper has already sent people to notify the Marquis' Mansion, the Lan family, and the Prince of Shu's Mansion.

By the time everyone comes out of the shower, the steaming hot meal is ready.

After lunch, Lan took Chengzi to take a break.

Lu Zhenzhen also had to take Nanny Ye and a few maids to help clean up the house.

Apart from anything else, at least the things in the ten or so carriages have to be taken in.

After these things were moved in, they were piled up so full in the front and back yards that there was no place to stand.

Lu Zhenzhen looked at the boxes filling the yard and couldn't help but feel relieved.

Fortunately, she had anticipated this problem. You know, they have accumulated a lot of things in Nanwu over the years.

Sitting in the position of prefect or commissioner of maritime trade, even if one is not greedy, there are many legitimate ways to make money.

There are also various gifts from your subordinates, and sometimes you have to accept them.

Lu Zhenzhen also made a lot of money from her business in the past few years, and it took almost two ships to charter enough money to return to the capital.

Now there are more than a dozen carriages full of things, but they are just their daily necessities and some valuable items.

The gifts and other things brought for relatives and friends in the capital are still being escorted by guards and will arrive two days later.

During these five years, the four older girls around him, except Dingxiang, were all betrothed to other people.

Haitang married Xiaoman and became the housekeeper. She and Xiaoman were in charge of the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard respectively.

As for Jasmine and Daphne, apart from being slaves, they also became official wives after marrying local officials in Nanwu.

This time when I return to the capital, I cannot give up the Hongyanzui business. Cai is enough to take care of the affairs in the shop.

With Jasmine and Daphne staying to watch over it, naturally no one dared to move.

Naturally, Lu Zhenzhen would not treat them unfairly.

Because of this relationship, firstly, the two families did not dare to neglect Jasmine and Daphne, and secondly, Hongyanzui also kept an eye on the two of them, not allowing them to do anything wrong under the banner of Princess Le'an and the Fu family.

It can be considered as mutual use and mutual restraint.

As for Dingxiang, she said that she never wanted to get married and just wanted to stay by Lu Zhenzhen's side. She also recognized Madam Ye as her godmother and said that she would take care of Madam Ye in her old age and see her to the end of her life. When she was old in the future, she would just adopt a daughter to take care of her.

Lu Zhenzhen didn't expect Dingxiang to have this idea. Seeing that she had made up her mind, she had no choice but to agree with her.

However, he also said that if Dingxiang wanted to get married in the future, he would definitely give her a generous dowry according to her own wishes and would never let her down.

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