Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1067 The letter arrived quickly
Princess Guan Yongning had her own selfish motives, and she was no exception. Otherwise, why would she have immediately considered how to borrow old items to embroider a hanging painting?

She seems to have developed an instinct for skillfully weighing pros and cons; she has even figured out whose name to present the gift to, whether it should be said or not.

She said she would embroider a picture to present to the current emperor, but that couldn't be so straightforward. In the end, she would present it to the Empress Dowager in the name of her master and disciple.

Princess Yongning's offer of the ladder was timely and perfect, and even the final step of presenting the gift through her was smooth and natural.

What more could one ask of Princess Yongning, whom one has never met? Just the fact that she was able to collect these old items is enough to make one extremely grateful.

Regardless of what kind of person Princess Yongning is, it is human nature to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune; having no intention to harm others is already a great virtue.

Zhou Banxia didn't want to dwell on these matters any longer, so she immediately invited Gu Wenxuan to lend a hand. While grinding the ink and laying out the paper, they discussed how to more appropriately "bear the truth" in the letter.

After all, whether her uncle knew in advance that Princess Yongning would send her these things was just a guess by the couple, and they couldn't be sure.

"Let me tell you how I received the brocade box today, what was inside after I opened it, and how you saw it and were reluctant to return it, and even wanted to embroider it to keep as a memento."

Let me reiterate how we owe this great debt to Princess Yongning and the Eldest Princess. Oh, and don't forget Princess Rui; we must express our gratitude to each and every one of them.

Once this letter is written, we'll send it directly to the post station and mail it to you, sir. It's best to be completely truthful and tell the whole story.

Understand.

A wise man does not speak secretly.

Anyone who wants to see it, go ahead and look.

"No rush. Just make a draft first, and we can finish copying it and send it out by tomorrow morning. Even if it's an urgent letter, the post station won't send it out so early in the morning."

That's true. It's not an official document, just a family letter. No matter how much money you give the post station for tea and water, they won't expedite the delivery of the family letter unless there happens to be an official document to be sent out.

The problem is that, given what official documents Qingyang County could possibly need to send out via post stations, it would be a great stroke of luck if this family letter could be delivered to the next post station before nightfall tomorrow.

As Gu Wenxuan spoke, he saw Zhou Banxia lower her head and begin writing a letter. She had originally thought that she could also hand the letter directly to Qian Huaizhi.

Thinking about it, I decided against it. Even if I just gave the letter to Qian Huaizhi to mail, it would be faster. It wouldn't make a difference if I sent it a few days later, and I might receive a letter from him in the next day or two.

Zhou Huan's letter arrived quickly, though not as quickly as Gu Wenxuan had imagined, it still came five days after the letter was sent.

Along with the letter arrived, besides the usual books and "homework," there were also all sorts of fabrics, colorful embroidery threads, and paints.

Just the fabric, not too much.

It's supposed to be a base fabric suitable for embroidery, but it's actually packed with substandard materials. Even if you can't tell the difference between different fabrics, anyone with a discerning eye wouldn't mistake it for a cheap product.

What was the content of the letter?
As usual.

The selfless gentleman truly believes that anything that comes into his beloved niece's hands belongs to her, so there's no question of returning it.

How domineering! Before even finishing reading the letter, Gu Wenxuan was almost laughing himself to death. He was also overjoyed that his teacher could be so frank in the letter, which showed that his teacher was still deeply favored by the emperor.

"Don't laugh yet, keep reading, look here." With that, Zhou Banxia gestured for Gu Wenxuan to turn to another page, "Look, Uncle mentioned the grain stored on the estate."

"It's alright. As long as the dikes don't collapse, it's a minor problem. Even if the rain is so heavy that crops suffer a loss, you won't let the local area run out of food and supplies."

Even if every place has granaries storing grain, if there are any signs of a grain shortage, the Xu and Zhou families there will definitely lend you a helping hand.

Despite saying that, Gu Wenxuan quickly continued reading the letter, "And there are also the families of my grandmaster, uncles, and master's uncles, they can't possibly be without food reserves."

Look, the gentleman wrote it here, does that mean the amount of grain they have stored isn't the key point? He might be making a fuss about the grain stored on your estate?
"As expected of the gentleman who treats you like a precious gem, the moment you mentioned that the resources of the Jiangnan estate were at his disposal, he immediately thought of how to enhance your reputation."

Zhou Banxia chuckled and shook her head. Anyway, outsiders couldn't hear her, so she was too lazy to defend her uncle and nephew. But how come her husband could see through so many hidden meanings?
This person is quite clever; it's evident from just a few words: "Why would you need to hide secret messages in your correspondence with your uncle?"

You're so clever, that's a great question. You said it was about conveying information, yet you put it out there like a family letter so I could figure it out myself.
Gu Wenxuan laughed like a pig, and handed the letter he had finished reading back to Zhou Banxia, ​​"Naturally, it's something that shouldn't be known by a third party, and it needs to be kept secret."

"Keep this safe. Later, no matter who you're dealing with, if anyone wants to read this letter, just pull out the fourth and fifth sheets."

Saying something or not saying anything makes no difference. Zhou Banxia glanced at him speechlessly, then looked down and flipped through the fourth and fifth sheets of paper, taking them out and putting them aside.

After reviewing the contents of the remaining papers again to make sure there was nothing inappropriate for others to see, I folded them back to their original shape and put them back in the envelope.

Looking up again, Gu Wenxuan had already begun to open another letter. This letter was much thicker, a thick stack of pages, which he estimated to be at least twenty sheets.

He would finish reading one sheet of paper, then take it and place it on his right, unlike before when he would pinch a corner of the paper, flip it over, and then read the next sheet.

Without a doubt, it must have been a letter written to him by her uncle. As for the other letter, it was even thicker, and it was indeed a letter from Da Jiang and the others.

Zhou Banxia immediately took out the letter from Dajiang, read it once, and then put it aside, as she would have to take it out and hand it to her father later.

Her father has been very busy these past few days, even busier than her. You can't expect to see him until dark. During the day, he's either at the brickyard or there, and he's definitely not home.

My father-in-law and I were taken away by Uncle Zhao this morning to Zhao Family Village. It's almost dark now and we still haven't returned. We might not be able to come back tonight.

After all, her two mothers were later coaxed away by Aunt Zhao, who said that she and her cousins ​​would go to Taoyuan to stay for two days without taking any of the children.

According to a message delivered by the head of Taoyuan Village in the afternoon, those old women from the city had gone to Taoyuan Village to have some fun, and her mother-in-law happened to be the owner of Taoyuan Village.

The women weren't leaving yet, so it wasn't right for them to just come back on their own. They needed to spend more time with their mothers and old friends, because their fathers wouldn't be able to come back until they found out.

"Has Madam sent anyone back?"

Seeing that Gu Wenxuan was reading the letter very carefully, and even after finishing it he took out a book to proofread the coded language, Zhou Banxia decided to go out to see her son first and then find Mai Huang to confirm.

At this hour, we almost know whether the two fathers and two mothers will return tonight. If they don't return tonight, they will definitely send someone back to let us know first.

"Not yet. But half an hour ago, the eldest madam sent someone to say that she and the eldest and second young masters were waiting at her parents' house for the eldest master to come to her parents' house for a meal before returning."