The old lady's reaction was also expected by Zhao Ruxi.

From a cost-effective point of view, it is indeed more affordable to ask the county lord to be titled or to make Bofu promoted to Houfu. That's something that will benefit her for a lifetime, and for the Zhao family for two lifetimes, especially the latter, it's really more cost-effective.

Zhao Yuanxun was promoted to Hou Ye; When it is passed on to Zhao Jingtai, he can still be an uncle. If you find some officials to do it, the Zhao family will be able to continue for two lifetimes without being kicked out of the noble circle.

This is a rational choice, so Zhao Ruxi did not feel sad about the old lady's words.

If it weren't for the sake of avoiding trouble, Zhao Ruxi's thinking would be the same as that of the old lady.

"I mentioned it to my master, and I want my father to go to Jiangnan to be an official." Zhao Ruxi said, "Since it can't be changed, let's discuss the matter of going to Jiangnan." ”

"To Gangnam?" The old lady and the Zhu family looked at each other.

They hadn't thought of it at all.

"I'm not going." The old lady immediately became angry, "I'm not going anywhere." I've stayed in the capital all my life, and I'm getting old, and I'm going to leave my hometown to go to other places, what if I die outside? I don't care where you go, I'm not going anyway. ”

Zhu was in a dilemma.

If things are really as the daughter said, the husband will soon go to Jiangnan to take office. The mother-in-law also decided not to go. Then she, as a daughter-in-law, can't leave her elderly mother-in-law behind and follow her husband to take office, right? Not to mention whether others poke her backbone or not, even her own conscience can't get over.

But if she stayed in the capital to wait for her mother-in-law, she couldn't let go of her husband.

Zhao Yuanxun's health is not very good. What if I fall ill in a foreign country? If you don't have someone around you who knows hot and cold, it's definitely not good.

Since she gave birth to a son, Zhao Yuanxun no longer goes to his aunt's room. Could it be that until now, she still has to take a concubine for her husband and let her accompany her husband to take office? She would be angry to think about, let alone act on it.

The old lady also thought of this.

She grabbed Zhao Ruxi's hand: "Sister Xi, grandmother begs you, you go and tell the emperor, can we change our minds?" Grandmother can't leave Beijing, your father is not in good health, who will your mother take care of? Aren't you embarrassing our family? Why go out of town? Can't we stay in Beijing as a family? ”

Zhao Ruxi's expression became serious: "Grandmother, you listen to me." I asked my father to go to Gangnam, and I will go when I participate in the Spring Festival. This is what I have specially arranged, just to avoid disaster. If our family stays in the capital, they may not be alive at that time. ”

The old lady was startled and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhao Ruxi sent all the maids out, and asked Qingfeng to guard the door, and said in a low voice: "Don't you see that the border war is urgent this year?" What's the reason for that? Although the cause was the disaster of foreign tribes and the entry into the Great Jin Dynasty to grab food, it was actually a dispute between several princes for succession. ”

Saying that, she told both of them about the several crises that Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan encountered.

"We don't participate in the succession, and there is no one in the family who is a high-ranking official. But how many eggs are there under the nest? I have a hunch that the fiercest struggle will be next year, and our family will be in danger. Let's go out and avoid the limelight for a year or two. When the battle for the succession in Beijing settles down, let's come back. ”

Zhao Ruxi said, and patted the back of the old lady's hand again: "Grandmother, you are physically tough, and Jiangnan is not far from here." Go out and take a walk. I promise that within three years, I will bring my family back safely. Do you believe me or not? ”

The old lady's lips pursed, and she was speechless for a long time.

Don't believe me? The granddaughter's eyes are like torches, and there is no time when she expects them is not accurate. Since she knows so many things in the court, and even knows that the prince of the family has suffered a plot, can her judgment be accurate?

But the capital that has stayed for a lifetime is not something that can be left without saying that you can leave. Especially an elderly person like her, she is really afraid of dying outside and can't return to her roots.

"Grandmother, not only the Zhao family, but also your Tang family, and you are not authentic from the capital, right? Back then, everyone was able to move to the capital, but now why can't they go elsewhere? 'My peace of mind is my hometown', as long as the family is together, what does it matter where to go? ”

This sentence really pierced the old lady's heart.

She not only thought of her ancestors, but also remembered her exiled father and brother and the sons and nephews of the Tang family.

Her father and brother died long ago and were buried there. Her nephews and grandchildren have also made their homes in other places.

Strictly speaking, the Tang family is not an authentic Beijinger. Counting up three generations from her, their ancestors all followed the founding emperor to fight the country, and finally became an official and became a knight, and stayed in the capital. Therefore, after her father and brother died, they did not tell their children and grandchildren to return to Beijing and be buried in the capital, but buried in the office.

In this case, why should she be obsessed with this and embarrass her son and daughter-in-law?

Although she married into the Zhao family, she was destined to be buried with the Duke of Suiguo after her death. But back then, the relationship between husband and wife was not deep, and Suiguo Gong owed her a lot, even if she was not buried together, it was nothing.

If she is unwilling, she will let her children and grandchildren carry the coffin back to Beijing for burial, it's not a big deal.

As soon as she figured it out, the old lady nodded: "Cheng, I listen to you." Wherever you go, I will go. ”

Seeing that her mother-in-law was persuaded by her daughter, Zhu breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was one thing she hadn't had time to ask.

She turned her head to look at Zhao Ruxi: "You don't want to participate in the Spring Festival?" If the emperor decrees that your father will soon take office, what will you do? ”

In ancient times, transportation was inaccessible. Many people from other places need to go to the capital half a year or a year in advance to catch up with the exam, and would rather go to the capital to rent a house early to adapt to the environment than dare to set off before the exam.

Although Jiangnan is not far from the capital, it is now less than three months away from Chunqiu, and it is really inappropriate for Zhao Ruxi to run back and forth.

"I'll stay in the capital." Zhao Ruxi said, "You follow your father to work." ”

She glanced at the old lady: "If my grandmother is reluctant to leave Beijing all of a sudden, it is okay to stay in the capital with me, mother, you and Brother Tai will go to Jiangnan first." After I finish participating in the Spring Festival, we will go over together. ”

Zhu and the old lady glanced at each other, and suddenly laughed: "Let's discuss here with a lot of care, maybe the emperor doesn't plan to let your father leave Beijing at all." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a person suddenly strode in from outside the door, and shouted, "Mother, madam." "But who is Zhao Yuanxun?

His face was red at this time, his excitement was overflowing, and his voice was unprecedentedly high: "Mother, madam, just now Lord Zhang said that the emperor intends to send me to Jiangnan to take up a post. I'm going to Gangnam to take up my post. ”

Zhu: "......"

The slap in the face came so quickly that it caught people off guard.