In the afternoon of this day, Liu Anan, who had been away from the capital for several months, finally returned.
Before they reached the city gate, they saw someone getting out of a carriage on the roadside. Qing Yi was sitting on the shaft of the carriage. The driver was Er Zhu. This time, the butler Dafeng also followed him back to the capital.
Gale followed on horseback.
Qing Yi turned around and said, "Girl, it's Mr. Hou who's here to pick you up."
Liu Anan and Zhuang Zhuang were sitting in the carriage. They pushed open the small window on the carriage and saw their father standing next to the carriage not far away.
"father!"
Liu Anan stretched out his head and waved to Rong Jue. Rong Jue smiled and ran over quickly.
Erzhu stopped the carriage steadily, and Rong Jue bent down and entered the carriage.
Today, Zhuangzhuang was wearing a sapphire blue underwear. Zhuangzhuang was very sensible. When Rong Jue entered the carriage, Zhuang Zhuang gave Rong Jue a big smile.
Rong Jue reached out and rubbed his strong little head. He also liked his daughter as a little pet.
Zhuang Zhuang jumped to the window and stretched out his paws towards Gale. Gale understood, picked up Zhuang Zhuang with one hand, and carefully placed him on the saddle.
There were only father and daughter in the carriage.
"Dad, did you miss me?"
Liu Anan hugged his father's arm playfully, tilted his head, and looked at his father with big eyes.
Rong Jue felt hot in her heart, "You heartless girl, you've been gone for several months. How can Daddy miss you? Look, this little face has lost weight."
Rong Jue felt distressed.
His eldest uncle Liu Rufeng came back from the Western Territory and gave a detailed account of Liu An'an's situation in the Western Territory. He said that his daughter was often busy until midnight, and sometimes she was even busy. How could he not feel bad for her?
"Hey, dad, I'm getting taller."
Liu Anan found that she had completely lost her baby fat recently, her palm-sized face became more delicate, and she seemed to have grown a little bit taller.
"Dad, do you like the things I asked Lu Yi to bring back?"
"I like it. On the day Lu Yi came back, I personally delivered your Chu family's grandfather's gift to your door. Your Chu family's grandfather was very happy. That boy Chu Xuan was so anxious that he stamped his feet. Look, he will definitely come today. Looking for you."
Liu Anan chuckled, she knew that the third brother would jump.
There is a lot of business in cornstarch and sweet potato vermicelli, and he has no intention of leaving the third brother of the Chu family behind.
Brother Lian Sheng's grocery store also sells cornstarch and sweet potato vermicelli, so it would be nice to separate the sales area from the third brother of the Chu family.
Liu Anan chatted with her father about what she had seen along the way. She had one more thing to discuss with her father, but she would talk about it after she got home.
Soon they arrived at Rong Mansion. Liu Anan jumped off the carriage and trotted into the yard.
"Grandpa, I'm back!"
Mr. Rong also knew that his granddaughter was returning to Beijing today, and his second son had gone to the city gate to pick her up. Hearing his little granddaughter's voice, which was like a silver bell, Mr. Rong quickly left the main room.
Liu An'an rushed forward like a cannonball, "Granddaughter, please give your regards to your grandfather!"
Master Rong stretched out his hand to pick up his little granddaughter and looked left and right. The smile on his face could not be blocked.
"Haha, let me see, my precious granddaughter."
Liu Anan stretched out his arms and spun around a few times, making Master Rong happy.
"Girl, it's been a hard journey along the way. Look, this little face has lost weight."
Liu Anan felt warm in her heart. This is called thinness. It means that your family members who love you think you are thin.
He stepped forward to support his grandfather, and they entered the main room.
Rong Jue also followed in, and the few of them sat down and started talking.
Not long after, Mrs. Lin, the eldest sister-in-law, also came over and asked Liu Anan what she wanted to eat at night. Liu Anan was not polite and reported several favorite dishes in one go. Mrs. Lin went to arrange it with a smile.
"Grandpa, I want to hear your opinion on something."
What Liu Anan wanted to ask was the taxation of his fiefdom.
Qingyu Town is now its own fiefdom. Qingyu Town has eighteen villages under its jurisdiction. Some villages have more than 100 households, and some have less. The total number of households is nearly 1,500 households, and the total cultivated land is nearly 5,000 acres.
Moreover, there are several cooperatives in Qingyu Town, and everyone's life has improved a lot, but Liu An'an feels that it is still necessary to reduce some burdens on the people in the fief.
"Grandpa, I want to be tax-free for three years in the fiefdom. Do you think it's feasible?"
Master Rong and Rong Jue understood what this girl was thinking as soon as they heard it. The child of their Rong family was really a child that made people love her.
"Girl, is this a guarantee for the people in the fief?" Lord Rong asked with a smile.
Liu Anan nodded.
"Grandpa, I like money, and I have many ways to make money, but I also want to make life easier for the people in the fief, so I came up with this idea. Grandpa will support me, right?"
"Great! You are worthy of being a child of my Rong family. Of course my grandfather supports you. Just do whatever you want to do boldly. You just need to remember that your family is always behind you!"
Liu Anan smiled.
She rested her head on her grandfather's generous shoulders, and nothing reassured her more than the unconditional support of her family.
The aunt is preparing for the family dinner in the evening.
Rong Jue personally went to invite Duke Rong and the Chu family. During the days when Liu Anan was away, Liu Yue also went back to Rong Mansion to visit Master Rong several times.
Liu Yue also thought about it. There was no need to hide from Rong Jue. After all, the two of them had a daughter between them. Besides, the Rong family treated her very well, and this family relationship still existed.
Rather than letting others guess, it is better to communicate openly and openly. Besides, she and Sister-in-law Lin have been as close as sisters for many years.
If you hide it yourself, won't others stop making irresponsible remarks?
Rong Jue was naturally happy, but he had never been alone with Liu Yue, and he couldn't ruin Liu Yue's reputation.
After Xue Zhiyang's wife Cheng settled in the capital, she also started walking around with Liu Yue, and the two of them met frequently.
Liu Yue was originally from a famous family, and her upbringing was engraved in her bones. She quickly integrated into the circles of the capital.
People who knew Liu Yue before felt that Liu Yue had changed.
Becoming more confident, in addition to the inherent nobility, there is more calmness and indifference in every move.
As soon as Liu Huanyan saw her sister An An, she rushed forward and hugged her sister without letting go. During the days since her sister left Beijing, she was almost so idle that she grew hairy.
Third Young Master Chu's eyes were glowing green. He stepped forward and tore Liu Huanyan from Liu An'an's body. Yes, he tore it off.
Liu Huanyan was so angry that she screamed.
Liu Huanping and Dabao laughed on the side.
The boys Er Bao, San Bao, Si Bao and Wu Bao relied on their young age and seniority to step forward and hug the third uncle. If they wanted to snatch the aunt from them, they had to get past them.
Looking at the children making trouble together, several elders were laughing so hard that they simply pretended not to notice, since there were a few elders watching from the side anyway.
Soon, Mrs. Lin, her mother-in-law, and the girls brought the food to the table, and the dining room was filled with two large tables.
Of course, the elders' table also brought wine from Xiangyang Villa. Third Young Master Chu and the younger ones, including Liu Anan and Liu Huanyan, could only drink fruit wine.
The Rongguo Duke's Mansion, the Hou Mansion and the Chu Mansion all lacked wine. This was specially provided by Liu An'an to several mansions. If anyone's wine was missing, his own wine would not be missing.
Everyone knows that wine is expensive and expensive, so it is only brought out on important occasions and is reluctant to drink it on weekdays.
Halfway through the meal, Qing Yi hurriedly walked in from outside and handed the girl an invitation with a very strange expression.
Liu Anan took it and took a look, and couldn't help but glance at his biological father.
Rong Jue felt the unkind look from her daughter, and stretched her neck and asked: "An Bao? What's wrong? Whose invitation is it?"
Liu Anan slapped the invitation on the table and snorted, "Little peach blossom!"
