The Lucky Heiress

This was a decision that Madam Yuan made after much thought before Yuan Zhengqin returned.

After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Zhengqin chose to support his wife’s decision: “I trust my wife. Let’s do as she suggests.”

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When she returned from the Yuan Residence, Wei Ruo specifically sent Xiumei out to inquire about the information from the Yuan Residence. If burglars really got in, the government office should have issued a warrant to chase after them.

But after waiting for two days and receiving no related news, she only heard rumors that there had been a leak in the Magistrate’s office, but the fire was quickly extinguished, causing no serious harm.

It seemed like nothing significant had happened that day, and the sound of fighting she heard seemed to have been a misjudgment made by the people from the Wei Family.

It seemed as if the incident had just passed.

The Government City remained quiet over the next few days, without any reports of burglary.

So Wei Ruo stopped paying attention to these things and dedicated all her energy to her business expansion plans. Whether it was the farms in the Government City or the deal she was discussing with Boss Fan, both were enough to keep her busy for a while.

She took time out to visit the Four Treasure House and discussed business matters with her wet nurse and Uncle Xu.

Lately, Wei Ruo’s shops made a good profit, but she also spent a lot. After calculating the accounts, the expenditure was more than her income, and most of the hundred taels of gold she gained earlier were almost used up.

However, Wei Ruo wasn’t worried as her money hadn’t disappeared—it had merely converted into tangible fields and shops. As long as the fields were productive, and the shops could continue to operate, she wouldn’t worry about not having silver taels.

“Miss, you should delegate some tasks to me and Zhu Shan. Don’t carry everything on your shoulders alone. You have made yourself thin again,” her wet nurse advised each time she saw Wei Ruo, feeling that she had lost weight.

“Wet nurse, I’m not thin, look at the flesh on my face. It’s all real,” Wei Ruo disputed.

“You call this meat? When you were a baby, your face was so plump, like a big white bun. It was much more round than it is now!” her wet nurse exclaimed.

“Wet nurse, you are talking about my baby fat. I’m almost old enough for the hair-pin ceremony, and if my face is still chubby, I won’t be able to get married,” Wei Ruo laughed.

“Who says? Miss is so beautiful and capable, how could she not be married? Those who say Miss cannot get married must be jealous of her,” her wet nurse retorted.

Wei Ruo quickly changed the topic with a laugh: “Alright, wet nurse, I will eat more when I go back, and strive to gain more weight!”

Xiumei chimed in from the side, “Mother Xu, don’t worry. I’ll prepare more delicious food for Miss when we go back. I’ll let her eat anything that’s nourishing, and even give her a bunch of snacks to carry around. She definitely won’t go hungry!”

The laughter from the lively conversation reassured the wet nurse and a smile crept onto her face.

Weir Ruo left the Four Treasure House in the afternoon, feeling satisfied, with Xiumei by her side.

The only regret from this trip was not being able to see Brother Xiaoyong.

Brother Xiaoyong had also been promoted one rank during this round of merit-based rewards, moving up from Deputy General to General.

However, before he even had time to go home and celebrate his promotion with his parents, he was already rushing to his new post.

In the ensuing few days, the Wei family was settling into their new home in the Government City. Aside from Wei Mingting becoming even busier, nothing much had changed.

Wei Yilin found a new martial arts master. Judging by his enthusiasm each day, the new master seemed to be very powerful, making Wei Yilin look up to him with admiration.

The most noticeable change was that his height had started to grow noticeably. Yun had already started to plan for making new clothes for him.

There was unexpectedly good news about Wei Yichen’s studies too. When they first arrived in the Government City, Yun had reminded him to interact more with the sons of the city’s wealthy families.

Unexpectedly, this brought about a pleasant surprise. One time, when Wei Yichen was comparing poetry with other young nobles in a teahouse, he was spotted by the dean of Anzhou Academy, who invited him to attend their academy.

Anzhou Academy is one of the top three academies in Taizhou prefecture, and all the young children of Taizhou prefecture wish to attend this academy.

Originally, they had considered this academy, but they couldn’t find a way in, resulting in the idea to have respected individuals as tutors.

But to their surprise, what they had intentionally tried to cultivate did not bloom, while something unintentional bore fruit—an unexpected encounter brought Wei Yichen this opportunity.

Yun was happy, Wei Mingting was also happy, and Wei Yichen himself was equally happy.

To celebrate, Yun specifically instructed the kitchen staff to prepare some good dishes, and the family had a small celebration.

Wei Ruo gave Wei Yichen some paper and pens, and a jar of her own homemade fruit wine.

Wei Yilin also used his own savings to buy a new ink stone for Wei Yichen.

Then, Wei Yichen looked at Wei Qingwan with a smile and asked, “What about Wanwan’s gift?”

Wei Qingwan gave a startled expression, not knowing how to respond due to her guilt.

This was something Wei Qingwan should have been the most proactive about, but she had been so depressed recently that she had temporarily forgotten about it.

“I’m sorry, big brother, I…I forgot to prepare a gift for you. Give me some time, and I will make it up to you soon!” Wei Qingwan hurriedly replied.

Wei Yichen smiled good-naturedly: “What are you talking about? I was only teasing you, Wanwan. Don’t be nervous. As long as you’re happy for me, that’s enough. Gifts and the like are not necessary.”

“Hmm…” Wei Qingwan lowered her head slightly, a blush spreading across her face.

Seeing her cautious and scrupulous manner, Wei Yichen felt a pang of heartache and said: “Wanwan, you need not be like this. I will always be your big brother, and we shouldn’t be distant, understand?”

Wei Yilin also chimed in from the side: “Yeah, yeah, Sister Wanwan, we’re family. Why the need for formalities? If you didn’t prepare anything, then that’s fine. The happiest thing is just us being together!”

“Mmm!” Wei Qingwan nodded emphatically.

By the time the three of them lifted their heads to look at Wei Ruo’s previous position, they realized that she had already left without them noticing.

The day after they celebrated at home, Wei Yichen packed his belongings and reported to the academy.

Anzhou Academy is located at the foot of Lian Mountain outside of Government City. Although it falls within the jurisdiction of the Government City, it’s still quite far away.

The academy rules stipulate that all students must live and eat on campus.

Therefore, Wei Yichen wouldn’t be returning home until the next break day.

After Wei Yichen left, the Military Prefecture began to prepare for the upcoming New Year.

Yun summoned Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan to Cangyun Garden to discuss this year’s New Year’s gifts for the Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence, and also to train the two daughters. Once the New Year was over, they would be of age and marriage negotiations would begin.

Yun told Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan, “This year is different from previous years. Your father has been promoted twice this year, so we must prepare a more generous New Year gift for your grandparents..”