A heavy rain caused varying degrees of damage throughout Zhending Prefecture, with the most severe damage occurring in Zhending County and Lingbi County, where almost no crops were left. Mr. Lu, the governor, made a special visit to Duan Shih-hung's residence to discuss relief efforts for Zhending Prefecture. The Duan family naturally agreed without hesitation. Originally, Duan Qigui, Duan Qijun and others had planned to go to Kyoto to attend Duan Zhengchang's engagement ceremony, but they all stayed behind to await Governor Lu's instructions and help with post-disaster relief efforts.

  Without family by her side, Shu Jie certainly couldn't go to Kyoto either.

  She muttered "what bad luck" and went to Dun Zhao's place.

  The weather has gradually warmed up, Du Zhao changed into a white gauze cross-collared shirt and a hemp linen jacket, with small silver-purple jasmine flowers on her ears, neat and tidy.

  She had Ganluo brew a pot of Meiwu Longjing for Shu Jie.

  Sister Shu closed her eyes and savored the tea fragrance lingering between her lips, contentedly saying: "Mingqian's Longjing! The fourth aunt has all good things here!"

  Dong Zhao burst out laughing and asked her: "Do you want me to go to Tianzhuang? These days, they are planting corn in Tianzhuang, I want to take a look!"

  "It's nothing," said Shu Jie, her cheerful personality immediately diverting attention. She stood up enthusiastically: "Let's go to Tian Zhuang!"

  Dong Zhaonan couldn't help but smile, and he also liked her personality. The two of them got on the carriage, one in front of the other.

  People in the village are busy sowing seeds, cows are mooing, children are chasing and playing on the ridges, and the air is filled with the fragrance of mud.

  Sister Shu's eyes widened as she looked around in all directions.

  Dong Zhaotou thought that the Wu family she was about to marry into was a big landlord in Ping Mountain, and smiled as he asked her: "I'll find some women who are familiar with farming to accompany you on a tour, shall I?"

  Sister Shu understood her meaning and became a little shy. However, she had always been frank in front of Duan Zhao, so after thinking for a moment, not only did she respond generously, but also asked Duan Zhao to recommend a few people: ".... He is the fourth son of the family, although he won't be in charge of the household chores after marriage, he can't be completely ignorant either. Let's make fun of Grandpa and Grandma and the sisters-in-law. Mother asked me to bring two attendants with me, one who knows how to manage the shop and one who knows how to manage the estate. The one who manages the shop is someone Father knows well; but the one who manages the estate is a bit indecisive, and their family has been farming and reading for generations, so it's better if Fourth Aunt helps me introduce someone suitable."

  Dong Zhao likes it this way. Whatever the matter is, everyone speaks openly and if they can help, they will. If not, they'll say so clearly, which saves trouble for both parties.

  "I'll go ask Hong Gu," she said with a smile, "She's most familiar with the people in Tianzhuang."

  She can't say she's very familiar with it, can she?

  Shu Jie'er blushed and thanked her.

  In the afternoon, they were preparing to take a stroll around the village with two women when several elderly men who had been invited by Duan Zhao to ask questions during the last rain came to see them.

  "You go for a walk first." Duan Zhao sent off Shu Jie and invited several elderly people to drink tea in the main room.

  "Everyone is grateful for the kindness of Aunt Cui." Several elderly people bowed and said, "Although she reduced our rent, we can't take advantage of it. Everyone has worked hard to grow good corn this season, and when the time comes, we can also give some grain to the landlord."

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  Dou Zhao smiled and asked about the situation in the fields. Seeing that everything was arranged in an orderly manner, he couldn't help but nod secretly, then met up with Shu Jie'er, and together they strolled around the village. Taking advantage of the early hour, they returned to Zhengding County City.

  She left some dinner for Shu Jie.

  Shu Jie didn't stand on ceremony, and after finishing her meal, she went to pay her respects to Aunt Cui. After listening to Aunt Cui talk about farm work for half a day, she finally got up to take her leave.

  Su Xin came in and reported: "This afternoon I received a letter from Mr. Chen."

  In mid-May, the news of Ding Guo's death arrived, and the court was shocked. Then impeachments against Ding Guo such as "deceiving men and bullying women" and "embezzling military pay" flew in like snowflakes. Jiang Lanqiu and Jiang Songqiu were escorted to the capital at the fastest speed.

  In the previous life, Jiang Lanqiu and her brother Jiang Meiqiu died together in Fujian. In this life, although Jiang Lanqiu's legs and arms were broken, she was on the verge of death, with more inhalation than exhalation, but she still managed to hold on and return to Kyoto. On the other hand, Jiang Songqiu, who returned to Kyoto in his previous life, died from severe injuries while passing through Baoding Prefecture.

  It is said that the Emperor was enraged.

  But Jiang Lanqiu and Jiang Baigui were still imprisoned in the imperial prison.

  Then he received a letter from his father. He scolded Duan Ming, if she didn't listen to her sister carefully, he would let her follow the second lady to learn etiquette.

  Dong Ming secretly cried for several days and quietly wrote a letter to her maternal grandmother, Madame Xu, asking her to persuade her father to let her return to Kyoto.

  At the end of May, Mrs. Xu replied to her, saying that everyone at home was preparing for Wang Xingyi's trip, and asked her to stay in Zhending, wait until things at home were busy, and then help her speak to her father.

  Dong Ming was like an eggplant that had been nipped by frost, and suddenly withered.

  In early June, Wang Xingyi, the newly appointed Governor of Yunnan, pacified two small Miao uprisings and received praise from the Emperor.

  Dong Ming's spirits lifted and his footsteps became much lighter as he walked.

  What a messy early summer!

  Dong Zhao sighed and sat on the large kang by the window in the inner room, opening Chen Qu's letter.

  The Jiang family was stripped of their noble title. Males above the age of five were exiled to Tieling Garrison, while female relatives and males below the age of five were demoted to commoner status. Except for retaining their original ancestral temple and residence, all other properties were confiscated.

  Finally, a small message: Wei Tingyu successfully inherited the title and is now the newly appointed Marquis of Jining.

  Dòu Zhāo didn't take this matter to heart.

  She is thinking about the Jiang family's affairs.

  Exile Tieling Wei!

  That was the fief of the Prince of Liao.

  Considering everything that has happened since the birth, the men of the Chiang family were either imprisoned or followed Jiang Mei-xiang to Fujian. The staff of the Chiang family had no choice but to seek help from Madame Chiang Kai-shek, who was a British citizen and held the highest status and position. Madame Chiang indeed did her best to run around for the Chiang family.

  In the previous life, the Jiang family was beheaded and Jiang died soon after. Song Mo was driven out of the house...

  In this life, all the boys under five years old in the Jiang family and their female relatives survived and were able to return home to rest and recover. Jiang should not have died so early, and Song Mo would not have been driven out of the house either.

  Now there is no Song Mo, but a Jiang family was sent away!

  Is this fate?

  Temple throbbing with pain as if splitting.

  Nor is it known how many men of the Chiang family survived this calamity?

  She put Chen Qu's letter in a black lacquer box on the headboard of her bed.

  At least now there is another child in Tan's family who is not the only bloodline of the Jiang family.

  Song Mo's vigilance towards her should have been eliminated too, right?

  When will Lu Ming leave? When can Mr. Chen come back again?

  By mid-June, all the crops had been planted, and the green shoots of corn covered the ground, growing vigorously.

  Lu Daren was overjoyed and said he would petition the imperial court to reward the Dou family for their meritorious service.

  The second lady hurriedly let Dou Shixiang go to the prefecture to make arrangements.

  Dong Zhao received Wei Tingyu's wet nurse Tian Shi at home.

  "Regarding the previous matter, Master Hou feels deeply sorry to Fourth Miss." She was full of apology and her attitude was very respectful. "Originally, Big Madam had good intentions but didn't expect things would go wrong. Master Hou specifically asked me to apologize on his behalf. Our mistress also scolded Big Madam, and such a thing will never happen again. Please don't take it to heart, Fourth Miss, and forgive Big Madam's unintentional mistake."

  Dong Zhao was extremely surprised.

  She didn't expect Wei Tingyu to apologize to her on behalf of his sister!

  What on earth happened in this life that made Wei Tingyu change so much from his previous life?

  Dong Zhaowei was perplexed, politely sent off Tian Popo, and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought.

  Lu Ming came to request an audience.

  Dong Zhao hoped he was here to bid farewell, but unexpectedly he said: "Fourth Miss. Our young master is staying at the Tian Manor and wants to see you!"

  The corner of his eye twitched.

  What does he want to see her for?

  Hasn't she already shown her loyalty?

  The Jiang family also has a chance to rise again, what else does she want?

  Dong Zhao smiled and said, "I'm not convenient to go out and meet guests, but your family's young master has come from afar, so I shouldn't neglect him either. How about this? I'll let Su Xin go see your family's young master, whatever the matter is, just have her tell me directly."

  Lu Ming stood there and didn't leave: "Please ask Fourth Miss to meet our young master! Our young master originally wanted to pay a visit, but was afraid of troubling Fourth Miss, so he quietly stayed at the Tian Zhuang Inn."

  How could I have forgotten this?

  The Jiang family's matter has settled. The Song family was not affected at all. If he openly visits, she really doesn't know how to explain Song Mo's origin to the second madam. Moreover, given Song Mo's character, he is completely capable of doing such a thing...

  "In that case, I'll find an opportunity to meet your young master then." Du Zhao smiled and replied.

  But Song Mo waited for two days.

  "I'm sorry to keep you waiting," she apologized as soon as she entered, bowing slightly towards Song Mo, her expression unrepentant. "Something unexpected came up at home and I couldn't leave right away."

  "It's all right!" Song Mo, wearing a moon-white fine silk Taoist robe, stood with his hands behind him in the corridor of the east wing. He looked at her with a faint smile, and though his eyebrows and eyes had an unmistakable fatigue that he couldn't hide, it made him look even more endearing. Less aloof than when they first met, he seemed even more handsome. "The countryside is peaceful and quiet," he said, "I'll just rest here for a few days." As he spoke, he followed Du Zhao into the main hall of the house.

  A bright and clean young servant directed several big and rough men to move a large pile of things from the east wing into here.

  He didn't bring the same group of people this time, and Du Zhao didn't recognize any of them.

  "What's this?" She looked at Song Mo in confusion.

  "My mother specifically asked me to come and thank Miss Duan Si." Song Mo smiled slightly, with a gentle calmness like moonlight, "If it weren't for Miss Duan Si's great help this time, the Jiang family might not have been able to keep even this little foundation!" He sighed, his expression somewhat sorrowful.

  Dong Zhao didn't expect Jiang to let Song Mo come and thank her.

  But how dare she take such great credit!

  "Lord Mei, you're being too serious." Du Zhao hastily said, "I was just reciting from memory and discussing on paper. Without the wise decisions of your esteemed mother, without the planning of the noble officials in your household," she suddenly decided to bring this killer god along as well, adding another sentence, "Without Lord Mei's assistance, how could the Jiang family possibly escape danger? Your mother is too polite, it makes me feel ashamed."

  Song Mo listened with a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth, but her expression seemed to be telling her, you can be polite if you want, I won't believe a word.

  Dong Zhaowu couldn't help but feel bored.

  Song Mo said, "I should have come earlier. I suppose Mr. Chen has already told Miss Dou about my family matters? These past few days, I've been busy helping my paternal grandmother and aunts pack their luggage. My uncles and cousins were exiled to the Iron Ridge Garrison, which is part of the Liao King's fiefdom. In the past, I had some connections with him, but he has been away from the capital for a long time. To reestablish our relationship, I would need someone to help mediate, so it's been a chaotic and busy time, which delayed my arrival until now. This humble gift is a token of my mother's goodwill; please accept it, Miss Dou!"

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  Readers, update tomorrow!

  I'll definitely get it adjusted, fist bump!

  P.S: The insects will catch up, with the support of pink tickets, come on...~~~~~

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