"Are you ready?" After dinner, Li Xiu asked Princess Pingyang and the others in front of him that he had obtained Li Shimin's consent, and the financial supervisor was also ready, and according to the plan, he would leave for the south tomorrow.

"It's all ready, take care of Qi Niang more on the way!" Princess Pingyang was the first to speak at this time, and when she said this, she also turned her head to look at Qi Niang, who was hugging Yi Niang and Yuechan next to her, with a reluctant look in her eyes.

"I know." Li Xiu also looked at Qi Niang next to him when he said this, at this time, Yi Niang and Yuechan were also telling Qi Niang something while shedding tears, they were also very reluctant to say that Qi Niang was going to the Americas, but since this was Qi Niang's decision, and Li Xiu agreed, they could only prepare for Qi Niang as much as possible.

"Husband, let Qi Niang sleep with us tonight, my mother died early, and the so-called eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so we will do our duty to marry our daughter for our mother!" At this moment, I saw the lady raise her head and say with tears in her eyes.

According to the tradition of marriage, a woman has to live with her mother the night before she gets married, so that as a mother, she will also teach her some truths about being a wife, as well as some things for men and women.

Hearing Yi Niang's words, Qi Niang, who was in tears, couldn't help but blush, she naturally knew what Yi Niang meant, and Princess Pingyang and Yue Chan also nodded in agreement, although Li Xiu had a lot of things to say to Qi Niang, but there was still a lot of time on the road, and she was not in a hurry, so she also nodded in agreement.

That night, Qi Niang lived in Princess Pingyang's room, Yiniang and Yuechan didn't leave, the four of them chatted all night, Li Xiu couldn't sleep at night, and walked outside Princess Pingyang's courtyard several times, with great melancholy on her face.

Early the next morning, Qi Niang said goodbye to the children in the family in turn with red eyes, among which Wan Niang and several other older women were also crying, Li Jin and Ping An Lang were sensible, and at this time they also pulled Qi Niang and refused to let go, for this aunt who usually mingled with them, they were also very reluctant, even if they were not very sensible children like Le An and Su Ya, they also felt the sadness at home at this time, and they followed their mother honestly one by one, and their big eyes have been staring at Qi Niang.

Qi Niang hugged the children in the family one by one, and each of them was reluctant to let go, but because the time was not early, she finally said goodbye to the family with tears, and Li Xiu also told Princess Pingyang to take good care of the family, and then got into the carriage and left the house with Qi Niang.

Originally, Li Xiu went to the south this time because of the location of the bank, and even guided the establishment of the bank, so in addition to him, there were also some officials of the financial supervision who needed to go to the south together, but because there was Qi Niang, and he brought so many things, Li Xiu did not go with the officials of the financial supervision department, but let them take the first step, and he accompanied Qi Niang to walk slowly behind, anyway, it will take some time for the ship of the Americas to come to the Central Plains.

Of course, the reason why he walked so slowly, in fact, Li Xiu also had his own selfishness, that is, he wanted to take this opportunity to accompany his beloved sister more, speaking of more and more children from the family, his energy was slowly divided by several children, plus he did have a lot of things to do in the past two years, and he cared a lot less about Qi Niang, so he also wanted to take the opportunity to make up for his debt to Qi Niang.

Qi Niang also seemed to feel Li Xiu's intentions, and she was very docile along the way, no longer as willful as she used to be at home, let alone make Li Xiu angry, and even after getting on the boat, sometimes she would personally cook some meals for Li Xiu to taste, although the taste was not good, but Li Xiu would eat clean every time, and he also joked, saying that he was trying dishes for Li Chengdao, and it is estimated that when he arrived in the south, Qi Niang's cooking level could be improved, and the result was that Qi Niang was coquettish for a while.

But no matter how slow you go, the road under your feet will always come to an end one day, this day their ship finally came to Yangzhou, this is Li Ke's place of governance, the last time Li Yuan was funeral, he had returned to Chang'an once, but soon returned to Yangzhou, Li Xiu has not seen him for a long time.

After the ship relied on the dock in Yangzhou, it was just noon, but Li Xiu decided not to go anymore, and stayed in Yangzhou City today, and by the way, he could also visit Li Ke, of course, he was also very concerned about the food here in Yangzhou, so he and Qi Niang did not eat at noon, and got off the boat to find a famous restaurant in Yangzhou first, and ordered all the famous local dishes.

After eating, it was already past noon, Li Xiu was not in a hurry to see Li Ke, and came to the streets of Yangzhou with Qi Niang, observing the customs here, comparing the situation when he came to Yangzhou last time, he found that in just a few years, there were many new buildings on both sides of Yangzhou streets, and most of them were commercial houses and the like, and the streets were also widened a lot, and the pedestrians were full of traffic, and at first glance he even thought that he was back on the streets of Chang'an.

"Big brother, it seems that this kid Li Ke has governed Yangzhou well, you see that this place is almost comparable to the two cities of the East and the West!" Qi Niang looked excitedly at the surrounding street scenery while walking, although she only passed through Yangzhou last time, but under Li Ke's detention, she also lived in Yangzhou for a few days, although Yangzhou was also very prosperous at that time, but there was still a significant gap compared with Chang'an, and now some Yangzhou streets are almost no different from Chang'an.

"It's really good, the last time he went back to Chang'an, he specially asked His Majesty, hoping to govern Yangzhou in person, His Majesty was still a little hesitant at that time, but later under the persuasion of Concubine Yang, he finally agreed, and now it seems that he really lived up to His Majesty's trust!" Li Xiu also said with a happy smile at this time.

Li Ke has a strange relationship with him, although he is a teacher and student, but Li Ke has not gone to Li Xiu to take classes, but Li Ke has learned a lot from Li Xiu, and the two have always maintained correspondence, Li Xiu also once gave him a copy of the textbook he compiled, if there is anything he doesn't understand, he will also write to Li Xiu to ask, and in addition to government affairs and private matters, he is also more willing to write to discuss with Li Xiu.

"By the way, Li Ke seems to be only one year younger than Cheng Qian, Cheng Qian has already chosen the crown princess and is about to get married, does Li Ke also want to choose the princess?" At this moment, I suddenly only heard Qi Niang ask curiously.

"The last time Ke'er wrote a letter, his mother Concubine Yang seemed to be looking for a suitable candidate, but I guess Ke'er's princess is not easy to choose, after all, Concubine Yang's identity is really special." When Li Xiu mentioned Li Ke's marriage, he couldn't help frowning.

Last time, Li Ke wrote a letter to him and confided in him about his troubles in marriage, in fact, although Li Ke's identity is special, but after all, he is a prince, as long as he wants to marry, many nobles are willing to marry their daughters to a prince, but Li Ke is very distressed, and the reason for his distress is because of his mother.

Speaking of Concubine Yang, Li Xiu didn't have much contact, but according to Li Ke's letter, Concubine Yang was very domineering about Li Ke's selection of concubines, almost single-handedly controlled, and Concubine Yang attached great importance to the family, for those commoners or aristocratic officials from small families, they couldn't look down on it at all, and they would choose those famous families if they wanted to choose, but the families of this era were very arrogant.

It is precisely because of Concubine Yang's pickiness that it is difficult to choose a princess for Li Ke, and what is worse is that Li Ke does not want to follow his mother's arrangement to marry a strange woman from a big family, but wants to choose a woman who is more in line with his own heart as a companion, as a result, the mother and son also had some disputes over this matter, fortunately Li Ke is not in Chang'an, and can only communicate with Concubine Yang, otherwise the mother and son may quarrel.

"If you want me to say that among a group of princes, Li Ke is still quite good, he may not be as good as Li Tai when it comes to learning, but Li Tai is not only fat, but also can only talk, if he is allowed to govern Yangzhou, I am afraid that Yangzhou will only be a mess, as for his other younger brothers, except for Li Zhi, who is too young, there are few left." Qi Niang expressed her opinion again at this time, and after discovering the great changes in Yangzhou, her impression of Li Ke also improved greatly.

Hearing Qi Niang compare Li Tai and Li Ke, Li Xiu smiled and said nothing, but even a woman like Qi Niang can see Li Tai's shortcomings, but Li Shimin, who is a father, can't see it at all, maybe this is father's love.

Li Xiu and Qi Niang walked around the streets of Yangzhou for a long time, and when the sun was setting in the west, they came to Li Ke's mansion in Yangzhou, but when Li Ke learned that Li Xiu was coming, he happily trotted out and saluted: "Student Li Ke to meet Mr., I don't know when you came to Yangzhou, why don't you inform the students, so that I can go out of the city to greet me?" ”

Li Xiu also hurriedly helped Li Ke up at this time and said with a smile: "We just arrived today, just took a turn in the city, and found that Yangzhou is more prosperous than in a few years, it seems that you have also made a lot of achievements in the past few years!" ”

"Mr. praised falsely, in fact, I didn't make too much effort, but in order to assist me in governing Yangzhou, they got up early every day and suffered a lot!" Li Ke hurriedly said modestly at this time, his long history name is Quan Wanji, and he is one of the teachers specially arranged for him by Li Shimin, this person is not only talented, but also has almost the same personality as Wei Zheng, if Li Ke does something wrong, he will often be severely reprimanded by him, Li Ke still has some complaints at first, and he has also written to Li Xiu to complain, but as he grows older, he respects Quan Wanji.

But when he said this, Li Ke finally found Qi Niang standing behind Li Xiu, and he couldn't help but be stunned at the moment: "Why is Sister Qi Niang here?" ”