Chapter 421 Arriving in the capital,
Wei Ruo said to Xiumei: "Go to the Zhao family for me and inform the Zhao brothers so that they don't have to worry and put the marriage aside for now. Then help me send two letters to Sibaozhai , and then ask the people there to send them to the provincial capital to be handed over to wet nurse and Uncle Xu."
Wei Ruo, as Xu Heyou, ordered the Zhao brothers to propose marriage to the eldest lady of the Wei family. Although the Zhao brothers did not know the reason, they felt that because of Wei Ruo's life-saving grace has been doing his best to handle this matter.
Now that the matter has come to nothing, Wei Ruo still needs to inform the two of them so that they will not worry all the time. Moreover, Wei Ruo has some things to explain to them.
In addition, since Brother Xiaoyong will continue to stay in the anti-Japanese army, she will not take the nanny and the others with her when she goes north this time. She left a letter explaining what they have to do in the next period of time, and making arrangements for Taizhou Prefecture and Lin'an. Matters related to the government's properties and shops.
Although the poor climate in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has reduced grain production in the past two years, Wei Ruo believes that as long as the climate improves, the grain production in this area will definitely be very impressive.
So when she wants to buy land, the land in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas is her first choice. No matter where she goes, she must keep the land here.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Xiumei acted quickly. After changing her clothes, she ran back and forth, delivered the letter and conveyed Wei Ruo's message.
Afterwards, he returned to Tingsongyuan and packed up his things with Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo has a lot of things, but anything valuable must be taken away.
The carriages in the mansion are limited, and if Wei Ruo doesn't plan to use them, she already has a carriage of her own, and it was reinforced just two days ago.
Wei Ruo plans to buy another carriage specifically to transport her luggage.
It doesn't really matter how much luggage is carried in the carriage, Wei Ruo can store any amount of luggage in her space.
But during the journey, she couldn't take things out of the space indefinitely, as that would arouse people's suspicion, so it would be more convenient to prepare an extra carriage.
In addition to bringing enough things, preparations for protection must also be done.
It's a long way to the capital, and the past two years have been eventful, so there's no guarantee that we won't encounter something dangerous on the way.
Even if it doesn't come in handy this time, it might come in handy in the future, so there's nothing wrong with being more prepared.
So Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the streets several times, and found a few carpenters and blacksmiths, and worked hard for several days.
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Before leaving Taizhou Prefecture, Wei Qingwan had one more thing that he had to do—purchase Dr. Xu’s scar-removing ointment.
Not only were the three hundred taels initially given by Wei Mingyong and the two hundred taels given by Yun Shi to buy ointment already used up, but after her request to see Dr. Xu failed, she once again asked Wei Mingyong for the two hundred taels she bought for the two boxes of ointment. Not much left.
A total of seven boxes of ointment have been used and only the last half of the box is left.
Most of the scars on her back have been removed, leaving only one-third of the original marks.
The journey to the capital was long and it would be difficult to buy more ointment, so she had to buy enough ointment before leaving for the capital.
Fortunately, this time, Mrs. Yun sold the real estate shop for a sum of silver. After Wei Qingwan's plea, Mrs. Yun took out 300 taels of silver to buy ointment for Wei Qingwan.
Wei Qingwan immediately asked Nanny Li to go to Tongde Hall again.
However, this time Grandma Li came back empty-handed and brought back bad news: the scar removal ointment in the store was sold out.
Wei Qingwan asked why and wanted to know when it would happen again.
As a result, Grandma Li conveyed Tongdetang's response that the ointment was stored in Dr. Xu's shop for sale, and she was not sure when it would be available again. It might be available in a few days, or it might not be available again in the future.
Wei Qingwan's face turned pale immediately. She thought that the scar issue had been resolved, and as long as she got the money, she would be back to her old self. I didn’t expect this ointment to be sold out! And that Xu Heyou is a dragon that never sees the end!
Except for the free clinic a while ago, he has almost never been seen in public.
Where should she go to find him now?
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On the 15th day of the winter lunar month, the Wei family set off. Wei Yichen, Wei Mingyong and other men rode horses, while Yunshi, Wei Ruo and other female family members rode in carriages.
Yunshi and Wei Qingwan were in a carriage, and Wei Ruo was in a carriage. Behind them were four carriages for pulling luggage, three of which were purchased by the government, and one was purchased by Wei Ruo himself.
In addition, he was accompanied by the maids and guards from the mansion.
The maid only brought a few personal guards with her, but she didn't dare to spare any bodyguards. There was no guarantee that she wouldn't encounter any dangers along the way, so it was better to bring more people for peace of mind.
Because I was carrying a lot of luggage with my family, the walk was relatively slow.
This journey lasted more than a month.
During this period, the emperor in Beijing conferred titles on the sixth prince Liu Heng and the seventh prince Chu Lan. Among them, the sixth prince Liu Heng was canonized as Prince Yu, and the seventh prince Chu Lan was canonized as Prince Jing.
At the same time, the ninth prince also attended the canonization ceremony and officially entered the government and the public.
It was just that the Ninth Prince was in frail health, and it was said that on the day of the canonization ceremony, he was helped away by the palace staff because of physical discomfort.
At the same time, people were also surprised by the emperor's attitude towards the ninth prince. After confirming that this ninth prince was the son that Queen Xu gave birth to before her death, the prince paid special attention to him and paid more attention to him than any previous one. Prince.
After a tiring journey, Wei Ruo and the Wei family finally arrived in the capital on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Zhongyi Bofu is located at the end of Zhuque Street in the capital. The gate is magnificent and the two stone lions at the door are quite majestic.
On the vermilion gate, a gold-inlaid plaque is very eye-catching, and the four characters "Loyalty and Yibo Mansion" are majestic.
With just a closer look, Wei Ruo could see that the red paint on the door was peeling off, the copper ring on the door was missing a corner, and the two majestic stone lions were also damaged.
The wall is very high, and when you look in from the outside, you can see the gray-green roofs and attics inside.
The team bypassed the gate and entered the side alley.
This door is not open on weekdays, and most family members use the side door to come in and out.
When entering, Mrs. Yun once again told Wei Ruo to be careful and not to be reckless.
Among the group of people, only Wei Ruo was visiting Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion for the first time. Even Wei Yilin, who was still young, had lived in Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion.
After entering the mansion, Wei Ruo was taken to Changchun Garden by his servants, and then was taken to wash up by two maids.
Wei Ruo was surrounded by several maids, who cleaned her inside and out, and then they put her into the clothes they had prepared in advance.
Wei Ruo lowered his head and looked at it. The clothes were newly made, of a suitable size, and made of fine silk. It was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into them.
Then Wei Ruo was taken to Shou'an Hall, which was the old lady's residence.
Wei Ruo walked around the screen and came to the inner room, which was already full of people.
(End of chapter)