my wife is wonderful

As Geng Xingshuang spoke, she had already naturally lifted the car curtain, and the bustling scene on the streets of Ningdu City immediately came into the eyes of the people in the car.

Zhu Yan couldn't help but look outside.

The timidity in her body disappeared as the car curtain was opened, at least for a moment.

Jinbao responded excitedly, jumped off the carriage, and quickly bought ten mutton patties. There were four of them plus a coachman, so there were just enough for each of them to get two.

"How is it? The taste of this cake is not much different from before, right?" Geng Xingshuang asked.

"No, it's still just as delicious." Zhu Yan answered after eating half a pancake.

"I feel the same as before." Geng Xingshuang looked at the crowded streets outside with a smile, "I'll be home soon. My parents and my second brother must miss me so much. I don't know what delicious food they have prepared. I'll just eat one of this cake and save some for the big meal when I get home."

After hearing what she said, Jin Bao and Zhan Pei also collected the remaining cake. Jin Bao laughed and said, "I will leave this for Sister Hua Lian."

Zhan Pei said: "I'll leave mine to Wu Juan."

Geng Xingshuang looked at the cake in her hand and said, "This one is only enough for my second brother to fill his stomach."

Looking at the three masters and servants having fun in front of him, Zhu Yan, even though he was in a complicated mood, couldn't help laughing at this moment, and then he worried about who to give the remaining cake to when he returned.

It seems that my family also likes the pancakes from Lao Zhang Mutton Soup Restaurant.

The original plan was to send Zhu Yan to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion first, and then Geng Xingshuang would return to the Earl's Mansion, and then the coachman and the carriage would return to the camp outside the city.

When they were just one street away from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, a voice came from outside. It seemed a little strange after several months, but upon careful listening, it was very familiar.

"Big sister, Sister Shuang, I'm here to pick you up!" It was Zhu Yu's voice.

The carriage stopped. Jin Bao lifted the curtain from the front and saw a carriage parked not far ahead. There was the logo of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion on the carriage banner. Five girls were standing in front of the carriage. They were Zhu Yu, Jiang Xuefu, Shu Chan, Geng Xingchen, and Xu Lianyang.

Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan also got off the carriage quickly.

"Xiaoyu, Sister Fu, Sister Chen, Lianyang, Sister Chan, why are you here?"

Zhu Yan was both shocked and delighted.

When the two of them got off the carriage, five girls were already running towards them, holding up their skirts.

The first to be affected was Jiang Xuefu. She ran up to the two of them and without saying a word, hugged one in each hand.

Geng Xingshuang was held in the arms of Jiang Xuefu, who was half a head taller than her. Listening to the hearty laughter coming from above, which was different from that of ordinary girls, she and Zhu Yan looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"Hmph, Sister Jiang, you agreed before that you would drag me along with you." The people behind finally trotted over, and Shu Chan complained with a "hmph".

Then, without waiting for Jiang Xuefu to say anything, the four men pulled Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan out of her arms, and looked them up and down.

"Big sister, you seem to have lost weight!"

"Sixth sister, you've lost weight too!"

"You look a little pale. I'll check your pulse and give you a few medicinal recipes. Ask the cook to make them for you when you get back. I promise you'll recover soon."

Zhu Yu, Geng Xingchen and Xu Lianyang also spoke up. For a moment, in a corner of the street, seven young ladies who had reunited after a long separation were hugging each other, laughing and having fun. Even passers-by could easily see their joy and excitement.

As a result, a group of onlookers gathered around them. Some were wondering who they were and why they were so rude in the street.

"Can't you see where the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is parked over there?" A man pointed at the carriage parked on the side of the road and said to the few people who kept talking about hugging and embracing each other in the street and being indecent.

"The Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo? Hey, I heard that the eldest daughter of the Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo... hehe..." Someone laughed with ill intentions.

"Miss Zhu raised rice and cotton clothes in the north to help the disaster victims, and the Hanlin scholars wrote memorials praising her."

"I've heard about this, too. By the way, besides Miss Zhu, there's also Miss Geng Liu from the Anping Marquis's Mansion. I heard that the most famous clothing store in Ningdu, Mingshang Pavilion, was opened by these two girls. And during the time when the Zhenyao Army went north to resist the Yaomu, Mingshang Pavilion donated a lot of cotton-padded clothes."

"I've heard about this, too. Later, the Zhen Yao Army beat back the Yao Mu people. In order to prevent Yao Mu from attacking Daning again, the Zhen Yao Army marched north in the cold winter to counterattack Yao Mu's Gaofeng City. But at that time, Cang City had just gone through a war and was short of food, clothing, and medicine. Miss Zhu and Miss Geng donated a large sum of money to buy food and cotton clothes. Because of their influence, many noble families and merchants also spontaneously donated a lot of supplies that could be used in the north."

"That's right. I heard that in the beginning, the Northland didn't ask for medicine. But the doctors in the major medical clinics in Ningdu calculated based on the weather in the Northland last year that there must be a lot of patients suffering from colds in the Northland during that period, and there must be a lack of medicine to treat colds. So those medical clinics and drugstores spontaneously donated a large number of medicinal materials. I heard that they saved a lot of people."

The street was crowded with people, but some of their discussions still reached the ears of Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan.

"Girl, they only said good things." Jin Bao leaned close to Geng Xingshuang's ear and whispered.

Although there were one or two people muttering that Miss Zhu and Miss Geng Liu seemed to have been kidnapped, they were interrupted by the people around them before they could finish their words, so nothing happened.

Jinbao felt that it could be ignored.

"What's going on? Did... you do this? Or did my mother..."

Zhu Yan was a little surprised, but she also felt that with her mother and the group of young ladies protecting them, it was normal for her and Shuang Jie'er to spread some favorable opinions.

Jiang Xuefu looked at Zhu Yu and Geng Xingchen, "You two can talk."

Zhu Yu said: "Big sister, guess."

Geng Xingchen said: "Sixth sister, please guess."

The two spoke almost at the same time.

Geng Xingshuang watched as more and more people gathered around him, and tapped Geng Xingchen's forehead, "Let's get into the carriage first and guess, otherwise we won't be able to walk on this street."

Seven people squeezed into the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Jin Bao, Zhan Pei, Zhu Yu and other servants they brought led the way and finally evacuated the crowd.

After getting on the carriage, Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang looked at each other, and Zhu Yan spoke first.

"My mother and Aunt Ruan must have contributed. Well, and you guys must have been very busy during this period."

Then Geng Xingshuang said, "Sister Yan and I did help the people of Cangcheng, but we were just cooperating with the government and our contribution was very limited. So, it's been spread like this... Did you ask for permission from the palace?"

Zhu Yan nodded, "Yes, I just felt that it was too much. Even if our Zhenguogong Mansion and Anpingbo Mansion took action together, it would be impossible to do this. Even if we could, we would not dare to do it."

Jiang Xuefu snapped her fingers and said excitedly: "Smart! It's just like what my mother said. I can't compare to you in terms of using my brain. If you need to do something in the future, just come to me. But if you need to use your brain, I will come to you."

"I said that Sixth Sister and the others could guess it." Geng Xingchen said.

Finally, Zhu Yu concluded, "At the beginning of this year, my aunt, Madam Geng, and Madam Yang had already thought of a solution. Later, my aunt went to the palace to find Concubine Xin. On March 3, His Majesty issued an edict to commend the Duke of Zhenguo and the Marquis of Anping for raising two girls with good hearts, generous money, and benevolent deeds."

After Zhu Yu finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang with admiration on his face.

Looking at Geng Xingchen and Shu Chan again, they were also looking at them with shining eyes.

"Your Majesty issued an edict? He issued the edict before we returned?" Zhu Yan's voice was a little dry.

Xu Lianyang nodded, his voice gentle, "In this way, our worries and troubles will disappear like smoke. Although we are not afraid of the outside criticism, since there is criticism, wouldn't it be better if there is no criticism?"

"Of course it's better, we just didn't expect... Sister Fu just mentioned that there is also Madam Yang Er?"

Geng Xingshuang asked.

"It's Madam Yang Er." It was still Xu Lianyang who answered.

Geng Xingshuang kept Aunt Feng Wei's matter to heart and decided to ask her mother after returning home.

The carriage moved forward with a "dead" sound, and soon, Jin Bao's voice came from outside, "Miss, Miss Zhu, we have arrived at the Zhenguogong Mansion."

This short journey in the carriage was obviously not enough for everyone to reminisce about their separation, so they decided to go to Anping Earl's Mansion together on the eighth day of the first lunar month. The next day was the day for Geng Xingshuang to hold her coming-of-age ceremony, so they decided to stay overnight at the Earl's Mansion.

Everyone was obviously happy with the proposal.

But Geng Xingchen looked at Jiang Xuefu and suddenly said with a smile: "I just don't know if it is convenient for Sister Jiang to come to our house."

Geng Xingshuang was stunned and looked at Jiang Xuefu. Although Jiang Xuefu's face was slightly red, she did not seem too shy. Instead, she said openly: "Why can't I go? I'm going to look for Sister Shuang, not to look for..."

"Is Yan'er back?" An elderly and loving voice came from outside.

"It's my grandmother!" Zhu Yan was shocked. Her grandmother actually ran to the gate of the house to greet her.

Everyone got off the carriage in a hurry. (End of this chapter)