The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

"There are flowerbeds with characters, different kinds of willow trees, red willows, and big ones that look like steamed buns. There are rockeries, colorful little fish, and you can even go boating on it. There are also lotuses in the river—it’s really, really beautiful," Yangyang gestured with her little hands. "Uncle, in the winter you can even dig for lotus roots there. They are very fresh and tender."

"Too bad you can’t go to Yanghe no matter how beautiful it is." After his excited speech, Mu Shaoling threw a wet blanket on him.

Yangyang stared with wide eyes, taking a moment before saying, "Talking to you is no fun at all! I don’t want to talk to you anymore."

"Ha ha," Old Mu laughed heartily, then said to Mu Shaoling, "You really are childish, picking a fight with his son when you can’t get any advantages from Brother An."

"Exactly, exactly, you’re so childish."

Yangyang nodded along with Old Mu’s words.

After a little while, the server came up to ask if they wanted to start serving the dishes.

Mu Shaoling thought they had chatted enough and had the dishes served. After finishing the meal and resting for a bit, everyone dispersed.

Old Mu offered to take Yang Chuxia and a few others home.

"Granduncle, today Lele and Yangyang fought with Second Young Master Luo. Will there be any trouble?" After thinking for a bit, Yang Chuxia added, "Shouldn’t Second Young Master Luo’s behavior damage the Luo Family’s reputation in the Capital City?"

"No worries, that kid has been trouble since he was born. If it weren’t for his father’s doting, he’d have been discarded long ago. As for the Luo Family’s reputation, they’ve been prominent for a hundred years. Nowadays, some people wish that their descendants were all as useless as him so they couldn’t climb the wall of mud."

Pausing for a moment, Old Mu added, "Don’t worry, I’ve got this. He won’t dare to do anything. But those two boys did well. Yangyang should keep training in martial arts; he’s bound to accomplish great things."

"Granduncle, I want to be a General," Yangyang suddenly said.

"Good, good, that’s the spirit! Train hard in martial arts, and when you grow up, granduncle will send you to the army."

"Thank you, granduncle!" Yangyang quickly bowed deeply to Old Mu.

Old Mu helped him up and, noticing Lele had been quiet, asked him, "What do you want to do, Lele? Do you want to take exams and earn titles like your father?"

"Mhm, I want to be a teacher," Lele replied.

Old Mu was silent upon hearing this. Studying just to become a teacher? What future is there in that?

Yang Chuxia saw this but didn’t explain. She just thought to herself that no one should underestimate this child. What he wanted to be was not just any ordinary teacher, but a great Confucian who could shake the Great Zhou.

After Old Mu had left, someone from the Imperial Palace arrived. It was Eunuch Cui coming to pick them up again, accompanied by several guards and palace maids.

Yang Chuxia looked at the grand entourage somewhat speechlessly. Her son was just a son of a minor official; why treat him as if he were a prince or imperial grandson? Wasn’t that just inviting trouble for her son?

"Madam Ye, the Emperor has sent me to pick up the two young masters," Eunuch Cui bowed deeply upon arrival. Eunuch Cui had always had a good impression of the Ye Family, especially after delivering the imperial decree to Mianyang last year and receiving many fine things from the Ye Family. Later, seeing Lele in the Palace, he felt even more that the Ye Family was exceptional and took extra care of Lele. Seeing Yang Chuxia naturally put him at ease, and his address shifted from "myself" to "this servant."

"Two young masters?" Yang Chuxia paused for a moment. It wasn’t what she thought, was it?

"Yes, when the Emperor heard that the younger master had also come to the Capital City, he sent this servant to bring him into the Palace as well. The Emperor said he missed the younger master and wanted to have him stay in the Palace for a while."