Chapter 1059 - 1061: Mo Ziqi’s Marriage Proposal (1)
In early August, the Mu Family moved to a large four-entrance mansion located on Golden Horse Street in the Capital.
This house was part of the bridal gifts given by Nangong Yi to the Mu Family. Originally, Mu Zhongqing planned to have Cai Wei bring it back as her bridal gifts, but Cai Wei insisted on presenting the house to her parents.
The reasons were threefold:
First, it was close to the Royal Academy, which was convenient for Wen’er and Wu’er to go to and from school. Under Nangong Yi’s recommendation, it had been decided that they would start attending the Royal Academy early next month. Golden Horse Street was less than one li from the Royal Academy, which was a significant convenience for the two children. Although commuting from the manor was also possible, spending over an hour on the road each day was too much of a delay. Moreover, during winter, the long walk would be too hard on the children.
Second, the height of summer was approaching, and it was getting increasingly hotter. Lady Du, being pregnant, was particularly intolerant of the heat. The family had been using ice, but transporting ice to the manor, over twenty li away from the Capital, resulted in a huge loss, and without an ice cellar at home, storage was impossible. This not only caused them to spend a lot more money but also often left them short on supply. For Lady Du’s health, it was necessary to move to the large mansion on Golden Horse Street, which had an ice cellar.
Third, Cai Wei was getting married in half a month. Nangong Yi mentioned that fetching the bride from the manor was too far and unseemly. It would be more convenient and presentable to conduct the wedding here.
Of course, these were just superficial reasons. The actual reason was that the weather had become too hot. He rode over twenty li every evening and another twenty li every morning, which was unbearably hot. He couldn’t bear not going, so finding an excuse to bring her closer was also greatly beneficial for himself!
With so many reasons and considering that all their business was in the city, it was easier to manage business while living there. Thus, after several refusals, Mu Zhongqing had no choice but to accept his daughter and son-in-law’s kindness and reluctantly moved the family to this large mansion.