Hsu may have been attracted to the previous lesson. She invited Qin Youzhen and didn't mention any sensitive topics, but just kindly asked how the latter's luggage was packed.

Qin Youzhen was so busy that she was dizzy in order to pack her luggage, and when she heard what Uncle Niang said, it could be said that she had asked the point. She and her eldest son Lu Chuming went south to Jinan this time to hurry. Because the Marquis of Yunyang Mansion had set a happy event at the end of July, and they had to wait for Lu Yueniang to return to the door, so their mother and son would delay until this time before preparing to set off.

According to the plan, the mother and son had to take a boat through the canal to reach the Dezhou wharf, and then change to a horse-drawn carriage to catch more than 200 miles to reach their destination Jinan. The three examinations will be held on August 9, 12 and 15 respectively. They will get Jinan by the eighth day of the first month at the latest. And for the sake of Lu Chuming's test-taking state, it is best to rest for a day or two before the exam, that is, it is best to arrive before the seventh day of junior high school. When it was full, they only had about ten days to spend on the road. Although it is now the canal is abundant, and there is no good time for the peak season of Caoyun, but the world is unpredictable, for the sake of safety, they must have to travel day and night on the road. Choosing to take the waterway is also just to suffer less sin.

For this reason, Qin Youzhen didn't even bring her youngest son Lu Chuliang, just the eldest son, and a few girls and entourages to go out, and the luggage should be as simple as possible, just enough for the exam. The Lu family has a house in Jinan, and there are several children in the clan who are going to take the township exam in this department, so they don't have to worry about accommodation and food, they just need to be cautious on the road. Speaking of this, Qin Youzhen couldn't help but thank Zhao Mo, the king of Suning County, again, because he sold it to the Lu family's house and solved a big problem for her, and now she can rest assured that she can put her youngest son and some of her subordinates, as well as the luggage and property that she can't take away, in her own house, and go south with her eldest son, saving a lot of effort. But what they want to bring and what they don't bring, she has to worry a lot.

Xu listened to his niece's complaints, and gently passed on some of the experiences of his predecessors. The Xu family also took the road of the imperial examination, and naturally many children took the exam, leaving a lot of experience and passing it on to future generations. However, the Xu family has been living in the capital for decades, and the Xu family has never personally experienced sending their family to a different place to take the exam, so all they can provide is experience from other places. The Lu family also has a lot of these experiences, and they are more detailed and complete. However, it was also Xu's heart, and Qin Youzhen still thanked her aunt gratefully.

Xu also told Qin Youzhen not to worry about her youngest son. Lu Chuliang doesn't have to go back to Changlu to find his father for the time being, so he stays in the capital to study. With his cousins as companions, all his uncles and aunts would take care of him, compared to him when he went to Changlu, but there was no mother and sister around to take care of him, and his father was too busy with official business to discipline him. Lu Chuliang is a naughty child, without adults watching, he may not be in trouble. Staying in the capital, there are elders from other families nearby, and there is Yongjiahou Qin Bai to guide him in his studies, and his sister Lu Yueniang can send people to see him from time to time, which can ensure that he has no worries about life and study.

Qin Youzhen also intended to keep her youngest son, but it was not for a long time, but she planned to wait for the eldest son to return to Beijing to meet her younger son after the end of Qiuqiu, and then officially pack up and move to Changlu's husband. The house in Beijing only needs to be guarded by two rooms and family members. In next year's examination, if Lu Chuming can successfully pass the examination, he will naturally go to Beijing to take the examination. There are also many children of the Lu clan who have to take the exam. With this house, it is equivalent to the Lu family having a place to settle in the capital, and some people will come to live in the future, so they don't worry that the house will be abandoned.

However, Xu Shi said to her: "Why bother to let the children run around with you? Aunt Lu needs you to take care of it when she is in office, this is common sense." If you go, you can also be a virtuous helper for him, take care of his housekeeping, and help him communicate with others. But what good is it for the two sons to follow? Chu Ming will always continue to study and prepare for the exam, no matter whether he can pass the examination or not. Chu Liang has to calm down and read for a few years. What good gentlemen can there be in Changlu's place? Aunt Lu is busy with official business, so where can he have time to guide them in their homework? It is better to let them stay in Beijing, there are more good gentlemen. Even if you can't worship a famous teacher, your third uncle's knowledge is enough. He has taught so many jinshi, and there are students walking in front of the emperor, are you afraid that he will not be able to teach the two children? Now your family also has a house here, and the subordinates are enough, and the elders of our two rooms can take care of them for you, and their sisters and brothers-in-law are here, and they have the name of Yunyang Houfu, who would dare to bully them? Let the two children study in Beijing for a few years, and stop making them tired of running around. ”

After that, she lowered her voice again: "Yue Niang is alone in the Cai family, although her in-laws praise her well, and her son-in-law treats her kindly, but with her mother's family, she can have more confidence after all." Our family will naturally support the children, but Yue Niang has grown so big, and it has only been half a year since she returned to Beijing, no matter how close she is to our family, it is not as close as to her two younger brothers. If she knew that her two younger brothers were in the capital and not far from her, she would have felt more at ease. If you encounter something difficult in your in-law's house, you are embarrassed to tell us, and you don't have so many worries with your younger brothers. Moreover, Chu Ming and Chu Liang are young, their parents are not around, and they often go to visit their sisters, and no one can find out if they are not. If they can take the opportunity to get closer to the Yunyang Hou Mansion, it will be more beneficial for them in the future, right?"

Qin Youzhen couldn't help but be moved: "Uncle Niang is reasonable. I didn't expect this layer!"

Xu smiled and patted the back of her hand: "Your family has never been separated, and there is reluctance." It's just that now that the children are older, parents should think about their future. Yue Niang married a good family, and the blessings are still to come in the future. Chu Ming Chu Liang is no longer a child, you should start thinking more about them. ”

Qin Youzhen nodded again and again when she heard this, and her eyes were reluctant: "I am really reluctant, but no matter how reluctant I am, when I should be ruthless, I still have to be ruthless." How could I be willing to marry my daughter far away? But the Cai family is a rare good family, and our lord also has to run for his own future, and I can neither keep my daughter by my side for the rest of my life, nor can I stand in the way of my lord's career. The same is true for the early dawn and early dawn, if they can be admitted to the Jinshi smoothly, and they will be eunuchs in the future, they will have their own place, and I will never stop them from going out. ”

"That's right. Xu Shi smiled even more, held Qin Youzhen's hand, and said seriously, "For example, your sister, I am reluctant to let her go to Datong, but what is the way? Her husband wants to go to Datong, can I still make them husband and wife mother and son separate? As long as it is for the good of the children, the mother is uncomfortable for a while, and she used to worry about her stomach every day, so she still has to endure the sadness and take care of them?" Now that your eldest daughter is married, and you will be able to hold your grandson in two years, you should take a long-term view, and don't always think about the dream of a family reunion. Those families with small families are reunited, but how much can the children in the family have? Your Lu family is not an ordinary family, can you still let the children go to live a small family?"

Qin Youzhen smiled and thanked her aunt for her reminder, and asked her to help take care of the children who stayed in the capital. Although she has not discussed it with her husband yet, Qin Youzhen knows in her heart that Lu Pu will most likely not refuse. Before the couple went to Beijing, they actually had the idea of choosing a match for their eldest daughter and eldest son in Beijing, and letting the eldest son stay to study, but later Lu Pu released Changlu, which was quite close to the capital, and it was a rare shortage, so he wanted to marry his daughter, and the family went to work.

Seeing that Qin Youzhen was now extremely convinced of herself, Xu Shi thought of her own calculations, and felt that it would be good to say hello in advance, so that Lu Pu and Qin Youzhen and his wife had a number in their hearts, and their attitude in the future would not be too resistant. So she said to Qin Youzhen: "Actually, there is another benefit to letting Chu Ming and Chu Liang stay in Beijing." Both of them are good children with talents, and they are good at homework, and Chu Ming has a reputation at a young age, and the future is limitless. However, they have been with Aunt Lu in foreign office for many years, and their reputation in Beijing is not obvious, although in the past few months after coming to Beijing, they have been introduced by a few cousins and recognized a few friends, but compared with those official children who grew up in Beijing, they are still lacking after all. If they can live in Beijing for two or three years, not to mention the benefits of their studies, they can get to know more people, and they can also add a helper in the future. Moreover, those famous families who had ladies in their families, seeing their excellence, were willing to give them their daughters. I, Mrs. Chengenhou, still have some face in the capital, and I can probably look at each other for the two children. If there is a suitable one, I will write to you husband and wife immediately, and don't let the two children miss out on a good marriage. Isn't this how Yue Niang married into the Cai family? Maybe Chu Ming and Chu Liang are as blessed as their sister?"

If the Xu family didn't talk about Lu Yueniang, Qin Youzhen might still be a little hesitant, but thinking that Lu Yueniang really entrusted the blessings of the Cheng'en Hou Mansion and the Yongjia Hou Mansion, and the blessings of the uncle and her cousins, she climbed to the Yunyang Hou Mansion, so she was silent again. She is not well-connected in the capital, and she has to go to Changlu to assist her husband, without her by her side, the marriage at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the dawn, it is indeed necessary to ask the Xu, Yao and Min families of the Chengenhou Mansion to pay more attention - the Niu family has never liked to socialize, and this matter cannot be used for her driving.

But...... Qin Youzhen thought that her uncle Xu had always favored her mother's family, and she was bent on finding good relatives for her mother's nephews and nephews, but now Xu Xiu of the Xu family has not yet been married, and some time ago, Xu had clearly intended to match Lu Chuming and Xu Xiu, although he has not explicitly mentioned it again, but what if Xu has not dispelled his thoughts? What if Xu's previous gentle words were just foreshadowing, and when she left the capital, she would try to promote the marriage between Lu Chuming and Xu Xiu? Qin Youzhen was a little unhappy in her heart about Xu Xiu, the eldest daughter-in-law candidate.

She is very grateful to the Xu family, but the Xu family is not right, and once she climbs up, she will entangle the family. As a mother, how could she bear to let the eldest son, whom the whole family had high hopes on, get into such trouble? But she couldn't say these words to the Xu family. Xu Xiu has no big problems, she can't pick the thorns of other girls, and it is impossible for Xu Xiu to cut off contact with her mother's family after agreeing to marriage. It's better to refuse this family business, but how can she tell her aunt?