Chapter 92: Meeting in the South and Yang Rujin

Hua Lan only realized at this time that Yang Wenyuan was also about to head south.

Isn’t this just perfect?

"Where is your hometown? My mother wants to go to my uncle's home in Yuzhang County (near Nanchang) in Jiangnan West Road, Hongzhou. I wonder if it's convenient?"

Yang Wenyuan thought about it.

My hometown is Huangzhou in Huainan West Road, which is equivalent to the northern part of Hubei today.

Hongzhou on Jiangnan West Road is in Nanchang.

Bailu Academy is located in Bailu Cave, at the foot of Houping Mountain on the southern slope of Wulao Peak in Lushan Mountain.

These three places are quite close to each other, located in the two provinces of Hubei and Jiangxi.

It couldn't be more convenient.

Of course, escorting my mother-in-law can be done even if it’s not on the way!
Yang Wenyuan nodded immediately.

"My hometown is in Huangzhou, not far from Hongzhou, very convenient."

Yang Wenyuan continued, "When the time comes, I will send your mother to your uncle's house first, let her live there for a few days, then go to Bailu Academy, then go back to my hometown, and finally pick up your mother, so that we won't be delayed at all."

Hualan looked delighted.

After hearing what Yang Wenyuan said, Hua Lan couldn't help but think wildly: What a coincidence, and it was on the way, every aspect of this marriage went smoothly, and everything was resolved before any twists and turns arose. It was as if it was destined, and it was very smooth.

At this moment, she secretly glanced at Yang Wenyuan, and a blush appeared on her delicate cheeks.

"Then I will go home and make preparations, and tell my uncle and aunt. When your mother is ready and sets a date for departure, send someone to my house to inform us."

However, in order to prevent any accidents to Gu Tingye, Yang Wenyuan still reminded:
"We should set off earlier, otherwise the weather will get hotter as time goes on."

"Well, my mother is also planning to leave in the next few days. After hearing your news, she must be overjoyed and want to leave immediately."

Yang Wenyuan nodded.

The two talked for a while.

When they were about to leave, Hualan looked very happy, as if she had forgotten about Changbai's matter.

Yang Wenyuan immediately reminded: "Don't worry, I won't stay at Gu Tingye's place for long."

Hearing the three words "Gu Tingye", Hua Lan remembered that she wanted to teach Chang Bai a lesson again, and immediately said coquettishly: "I almost forgot just now, I will go to Chang Bai and reason with him now!"

Yang Wenyuan watched Hua Lan leave angrily and smiled with relief.

After staying in the backyard for a long time, it would be good for your health to move around.

Wei Ruixuan.

After Hualan finished cleaning up the changbai trees, she felt refreshed.

Then he went to Wang Ruofu's room, ready to tell his mother the good news.

In fact, when Changbai said that Gu Tingye had also passed the provincial examination, Hualan had already reacted.

But then I had a second thought.

It is too early to bully your younger brother. Once you get married, you will definitely have no chance to do so in the future.

So he used the excuse that Changbai had deceived his family and punished Changbai to copy down what Zhuang Xuejiu had said in class every day, otherwise he would report the matter to his mother.

Hualan had her own plans in mind.

Yang Wenyuan had been away for so long that he had missed a lot of classes.

With Changbai's help, I can make up for it if I work harder when I get back.

As for Changbai...

For the sake of my brother-in-law, I have to ask you to work harder.

Just consider it as a review and consolidation.

Little did he know that after hearing Hualan's punishment, Changbai was actually delighted and almost laughed out loud.

He originally wanted to help Yang Wenyuan write down what Zhuang Xuejiu said in class.

What kind of punishment is this?
Therefore, he didn't even think about resisting and just agreed.

This made Hualan suspect that Changbai was just trying to get by with just verbal perfunctory talk.

Finally, after Changbai's repeated assurances, Zhaorao felt a little relieved.

Entered the door.

Hua Lan saw Wang Ruofu looking over at her, and she paced back and forth while saying, "Hua'er, mother has made up her mind. I haven't visited my uncle in many years. If I don't take this opportunity, I'm afraid I'll never see him again."

"I have to go to your uncle's place!"

Wang Ruofu's eyes were firm: "I will tell Mother Liu to start preparing. We will set out early the day after tomorrow and try to go and come back early."

Wang Ruofu didn't even mention asking Yang Wenyuan for help in front of Hualan.

She just didn't believe it. The Great Zhou had been peaceful for a long time, so how could she encounter any accidents on this trip?

Just as Hua Lan was about to speak, Wang Ruofu took her hand and said softly, "Hua'er, you don't have to persuade me. My uncle and his family treat me very well. My uncle and aunt treat me like their own daughter, and my cousins ​​also treat me like their own sister. This may be the last time I see them in this life. I have to go on this trip!"

Unexpectedly, Hua Lan smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, how could I not understand your thoughts? I never intended to persuade you."

"Hmm?" Wang Ruofu looked a little embarrassed.

It seems that what I just said was just to air?

Then I felt a little aggrieved.

I didn't expect that Hualan, whom I loved the most, didn't even want to persuade me.

But just as this emotion was rising, Hua Lan said again: "Mother, I asked Wenyuan, he also wants to go south, and it is very convenient to go to Hongzhou."

"Wenyuan is going too?"

Wang Ruofu was stunned at first when she heard this, but then she immediately reacted. She heard that the Yang family's hometown was on Huainan West Road, so it should be on the way.

I'm afraid that this trip to the south is just for a special trip home for the wedding.

Wang Ruofu's face immediately lit up with joy.

If that's the case, then putting these two things together couldn't be better!

"So when does Wenyuan plan to leave?"

Wang Ruofu's two-day problem was solved. She smiled happily and asked, "If he's late, I'll postpone it for a while. It's okay."

"It's okay, mother. Wenyuan has already asked for leave from Master Zhuang and can leave at any time. Didn't you just say that you would leave the day after tomorrow? So the day after tomorrow?"

"Okay, good day after tomorrow!"

Wang Ruofu said with a smile: "It just so happens that I have bought some things in the past two days, and I will bring them with me when the time comes."

Xingguofang.

Yang Yuqing's home.

Yang Wenyuan informed Mrs. Chen of his plan.

Mrs. Chen nodded calmly, and then began to busy herself with preparing travel items for Yang Wenyuan.

Now that her eldest sister-in-law is gone, Mrs. Chen considers herself to be half a mother to Yang Wenyuan, so she devotes herself to Yang Wenyuan's affairs.

Knowing that Yang Wenyuan was a "cautious" person, he naturally didn't need to worry about the safety of his trip.

Mrs. Chen turned her attention to food, clothing, housing and transportation. She took out a portion of each kind of rare medicine, and even prepared dry food and water bags neatly.

"Wenyuan, how many people are you going with on this trip?"

"About a hundred or eighty people."

"By water or land?"

"Let's go by water first, and then change it later."

"Wenyuan, how long do you plan to stay this time?"

"Half a month? Huangzhou is not far from Bianjing. Even if we have to go to other places on the way, it will take no more than a month."

"That's a month."

"Wenyuan,..." He was busy until the afternoon. When Yang Yuqing came back from work, he was stunned when he saw that his side hall was full of bundles.

"Is Yang Wenyuan going on a long journey again?"

Yang Yuqing was obviously not surprised by the scene before him.

"Go back home."

Mrs. Chen, who had a light blue sling tied around her arm, said unhappily, "Don't you know that your nephew is going back to his hometown?"

Yang Yuqing finally understood.

The more aristocratic a family is, the more they value their clan land.

Therefore, although the Yang family is now wealthy and powerful, they still have a branch in their hometown of Huangzhou.

There is also an old ancestral hall built when the Yang family was prosperous.

The ancients believed that the older the object, the more spiritual it was, not to mention the ancestral hall, a traditional place for worshiping ancestors.

The old ancestral halls carry the memory of culture and history; demolishing them is like erasing one’s roots.

Therefore, even though the tablets in that ancestral hall had long been moved to the ancestral hall in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, incense was still being burned there.

Before each generation of the Yang family married, they would go to the ancestral hall in their hometown to comfort their ancestors.

At the same time, the good news was also informed to the Yang family relatives there.

Yang Yuqing had gone through this process in the past, so he naturally knew it.

But looking at the huge pile of stuff in front of him, Yang Yuqing couldn't help but feel a little jealous: "Is it necessary to bring so many things just for a trip?"

Yang Yuqing was young and energetic at that time, but he only brought twenty riders with him and "went into battle lightly". How could he bring so many things with him?

Thinking of this, Yang Yuqing couldn't help but touch his buttocks and glanced down at the inner thigh.

Obviously, the experience of trying to show off was not very pleasant.

"Wenyuan wants to go by water and go to Bailu College first."

Mrs. Chen held the list in her hand and made some marks on it while explaining, "Isn't Gu's Erlang studying at Bailu College? I heard from Wenyuan that he passed the provincial examination this time, so I stopped by to celebrate."

"Gu Tingye also passed the exam?"

Yang Yuqing was surprised: "I liked that boy at first. He wasn't as bad as people said. That's why I didn't stop Wen Yuan from playing with him. I didn't expect that boy, in addition to his martial arts, also has some literary talent like Wen Yuan."

"I didn't expect that either."

At this point, Madam Chen paused, also showing a surprised look, and said: "I was also surprised when I heard Wenyuan say that. I thought Madam Qin of Gu Hou's family had never mentioned this matter. I thought that Gu Erlang had failed. Who would have thought that Gu Erlang had passed, but this matter was not said by Madam Qin."

"In my opinion, there is nothing good about Madam Qin."

Yang Yuqing snorted and said, "Since Gu Tingye's personality is not that bad, why is his reputation so bad? If she was really that good, even if Gu Tingye was a hopeless case, his reputation wouldn't be that bad."

Although Yang Yuqing had not met Xiao Qinshi many times, he had been practicing military tactics for a long time and was accustomed to reverse thinking.

So he immediately realized that something was wrong with Xiao Qin.

If Xiao Qin really loved Gu Tingye so much that she spoiled him and created an unfilial son, then she definitely didn't have any ability.

But Gu Tingye's reputation is so bad, but there is no rumor that Xiao Qinshi is not a good parent. Instead, there are mostly positive comments about her.

They all praised her as a loving mother and a good lady in charge of the household.

How can this be possible?

It would be more accurate to say that Xiao Qin loves Gu Tingye.

In Yang Yuqing's opinion, it was more like Xiao Qinshi was using Gu Tingye as a stepping stone and building her own reputation on Gu Tingye's reputation.

Although Madam Chen didn't think as much as Yang Yuqing, she also felt that Xiao Qinshi was not a pleasant person, so she didn't have a close relationship with her. Usually, they just exchanged pleasantries as two noble ladies.

"Whether she is good or bad, if you can't see clearly, just have less involvement with her."

As the couple was talking, they saw Yang Wenyuan coming out from behind.

Hanging on his arm was Yang Rujin, who looked like a koala, with a pleading look on his face.

"Cousin, please be kind and take me with you this time. You didn't take me with you last time you went to Yangzhou. You can't just leave me at home again this time, can you?"

"No, I'm going out for something, not for sightseeing."

Yang Wenyuan stretched out his hand and pressed against Yang Rujin's fair face, saying disdainfully: "Next time, definitely next time."

"That's what you said last time!"

Yang Ruijin didn't buy it at all. She pushed Yang Wenyuan's hand away, her cheeks puffed up and she said, "Before you went to Yangzhou last time, you told me that you would definitely go next time. Why are you using the same excuse to fool me again this time? No, I'm going!"

"Uh……"

Yang Wenyuan himself had forgotten what reason he used last time.

I didn't expect Yang Ruijin to remember it so clearly, and I immediately smiled awkwardly.

But then a new reason came to my mind:

"Last time you complained that there were not enough people and no one to play with. Now don't you have Minglan, Rulan and the others?"

"They are being taught manners by their nanny at home!"

Yang Rujin saw Yang Wenyuan's intention to make a joke and said directly:

"Cousin, just tell me, don't you want to take me with you?"

Yang Wenyuan looked embarrassed. He looked at his uncle and aunt who were watching the show. Seeing that they didn't help and offer some advice, he could only say softly:
"You know, your cousin loves you the most. It's not that I don't want to take you with me, it's just that..."

"Don't!"

Yang Rujin took a step back, stretched out her white and tender hand and placed it between the two of them, saying with disdain, "If you don't want to bring it, then don't bring it. Why are you beating around the bush and making excuses?"

In fact, if this trip wasn’t for Gu Tingye’s.

Yang Wenyuan thought there was nothing wrong in taking Yang Rujin along.

But there was no way, since Yang Wenyuan’s destination was Bailu Academy.

And definitely stay there for a few more days.

Ever since he started playing with Gu Tingye, Yang Wenyuan has deliberately prevented Gu Tingye and Yang Ruijin from meeting each other.

Although the probability of both of them being interested is low.

But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

What if it's true that the turtle and the mung bean fall in love with each other?

Yang Rujin insisted on getting married, and her family couldn't stop her.

But the situation at Gu Tingye's family is such that it is not an exaggeration to say that the women who marry into his family live in dire straits.

Gu Tingye is a good brother who is trustworthy.

But not a good candidate for a husband.

Yang Wenyuan felt that it was necessary to take precautions before problems arise.

Knowing for sure that Yang Wenyuan would not take her out to play, Yang Ruijin gritted her teeth and walked away with a look of reluctance on her face.

As he left, he was still mumbling:

"Just wait. As soon as I have some free time, I will run to the Sheng family and tell Sister Hualan about your faults in detail."

"Liar, big liar, deceiving the feelings of an innocent girl!"

"..."

After hearing this, Yang Wenyuan felt that he was extremely guilty.

"Okay, go back quickly."

Yang Yuqing waved his hand and said impatiently: "After bullying my daughter, do you still want to stay at my house for dinner? Hurry up and leave by yourself, don't let me chase you away."

OK OK.

Yang Wenyuan was extremely angry. He clearly didn't want Yang Rujin to go out, so he made me the bad guy.

Are you turning your back on me now?

(End of this chapter)