However, what makes Li Mofu very happy is that they are very well behaved every day. In the morning, noon and evening when everyone is resting, they go to the toilet obediently and do not defecate in Li Mofu's quilt just because it is cold and the road is far.
He was so well-behaved that Li Mofu felt like he was raising a child.
The journey took nearly two months, and they returned to the capital a few days before the Chinese New Year at the end of January. By then, Li Mofu was dizzy from riding in the car, and he slept every day, but not a single day did he sleep well.
As soon as they returned to the capital, they split into three teams. One team went to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion, one team went to the Zuo Mansion, and one team returned to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion.
"Can't we live outside by ourselves?" Li Mofu opened the car window and looked at the streets of the capital outside. It was very bustling.
"The young master has been working as an official outside for a year and has not been home all this year. Now that he has finally come back, how can he live outside? This will make others laugh at him, and the master will definitely be angry." Guozi has lost weight along the way, and he speaks softly and has no strength.
Li Mofu himself was not in much better condition, as he spent most of his time sleeping and ate very little, which made his complexion dull and his face shriveled.
This time when he returned to Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Li Mofu still entered through the corner gate, commonly known as the "unseen gate". The servants who were carrying things also brought things in through this gate. While Lu Mingyun's carriage had to go forward, he was different. He had to go through the main gate. His family was waiting in front of the gate to welcome him.
But Li Mofu didn't want to see their family either. If he did, he would have to be humble and submissive, which was both troublesome and annoying.
When they returned to Jingxiangyuan, the yard had already been simply swept and wiped. The servants who had accompanied the motorcade to Su County and returned from Su County moved clothes, books and other things into the yard bit by bit. Nanny Liang brought a few diligent servants to clean the yard, while Guozi went to clean the house for Li Mofu.
Li Mofu, wrapped tightly in a blanket, hugged the cat basket and began muttering to himself, "After going around in circles, I'm back to the starting point. Is this a joke? Or is this some weird save point? Did I complete the game and come back here?"
"Mr. Li, have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up first." Mo Yi came in from outside the courtyard carrying tea. He must have gone to Qinglian Courtyard to ask for it.
Li Mofu pointed at his cats and said, "They are hungry."
"The kitchen is already ready. Wait a little longer. You can rest after eating and taking a shower." Mo Yi didn't even shave his chin, looking like an uncle.
Li Mofu touched his chin. Fortunately, he paid more attention to his face.
When the yard was almost cleaned up and the meal was ready, Li Mofu quickly finished his lunch, went to see the cat for a while, rested for a while, took a quick bath, and then went to bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When it was time for dinner, Li Mofu was pulled out of the quilt by Guozi. Although he had slept comfortably, Li Mofu was hungry and ate two bowls of rice before stopping.
While sitting in the room reading a book, Li Mofu casually asked what Lu Mingyun was doing. Guozi said that Lu Mingyun was having a welcoming banquet with his family in the hall. To put it bluntly, the whole family gathered together to eat and then chat about random things.
Li Mofu was a little irritated. This irritation came from the fact that he had returned to the place where he was trapped in the beginning. He had a very bad impression of this place.
So after his stomach had almost digested the food, he washed up and went to bed. Since the two cats had come to a new environment, Li Mofu didn't dare let them run around and locked them in the house.
After Lu Mingyun had his meal and dealt with his family's various questions and urgings to get married, he was finally able to come and see Li Mofu. Unfortunately, Li Mofu had already gone to see Zhou Gong. He looked at her for a while and finally returned to his yard in shame.
On the first and second days after returning to the capital, Li Mofu rested. Because they came back at the right time, everyone in the yard started preparing New Year's goods without stopping.
Li Mofu sat on the rocking chair in the yard, holding a hot water bottle and watching Guozi and Liang Mama counting the New Year's goods. The two cats who had recovered their spirits were making things more difficult for them. However, these two cats were a bit picky and would not bite everything they saw. At most, they would just sniff it.
"Mofu, do you want to go out for a walk?" Lu Mingyun took advantage of the chaos to enter the yard and asked.
Li Mofu huddled up in a ball, hugging the hot water bottle. He blinked and looked at Lu Mingyun, "Why are you so idle? Did you ask why you were called back to the capital?"
"Who should I ask?" Lu Mingyun shrugged helplessly.
"Then of course we should ask the Emperor...His Majesty." Li Mofu said with a frown.
"Mr. Li, it's not like I can see His Majesty whenever I want," Lu Mingyun said with a smile. "Since we've all returned to the capital and informed His Majesty of the news, all we can do now is wait for His Majesty to summon us."
"...So you're just going to let your job as county magistrate just drag on like this?" Li Mofu was stunned.
Lu Mingyun put away his smile, and felt a little worried when he thought about it. "Otherwise, we can only wait."
Li Mofu felt a headache, and thinking of Lu Mingyun's invitation just now, he followed him out without thinking too much. Because it was cold, Li Mofu suggested eating at the Beijing hot pot restaurant opened by Wang Ruiyan. After eating, they warmed up and returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
In the evening, Lu Mingyun first went to have dinner with his family, and then came to find Li Mofu to read together. He waited until a certain time to go back to his own yard to sleep.
New Year's Eve was the fifth day after they returned. Just when Li Mofu thought they could at least have a peaceful year, Zhao Xu was suddenly summoned to the palace by the emperor on New Year's Eve.
When Lu Mingyun found out, he was still having a reunion dinner with his family. The reason why the emperor summoned Zhao Xu was simple: the father and son had not seen each other for many years, and it was time for a good reunion dinner.
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