The Zhang Family's compensation was accepted. Mrs. Lu said the matter was forgiven on the surface, but no one knew the specifics. After thinking all night, Mrs. Lu went to the front yard study to discuss with Li Ming for a long time before leaving.
The next day, Li Xia heard from Auntie Mei that Li Xin was going to the Capital City with Li Hui. She and Auntie Mei would accompany Li Xin to the Capital City. Auntie Mei was busy packing, and the date of Li Hui's departure was approaching.
This disrupted Li Xia's plans, she needed to speed up. At night, she went to Zhou's Pharmacy and asked, "Are the things I asked for ready?"
Zhou Heng handed the medicine bottle to Li Xia, inwardly confirming that Li Xia was indeed a little witch, able to come up with such a ruthless plan. Zhou Heng shed two invisible tears for offending Li Xia.
In the bedroom, Qiu Ling told Li Xia about the results of her investigation.
Not long after the Zhang Family arrived in Liuzhou, Sun Yiliu and Zhang Qiming got together. Zhang Qiming was devoted to Sun Yiliu. The clothes worn at the Li Family banquet were all made by Zhang Qiming and given to Sun Yiliu.
During the incident at Xin Qiao Pavilion, Sun Yiliu twisted the truth and claimed that Li Xin had bullied her. Zhang Qiming, to defend his beloved girl, deliberately expressed satisfaction when asked about Li Xin by Old Madam Zhang.
Then, on the day Old Madam Zhang wanted to send a proposal, Sun Yiliu cried and changed her mind, asking for the proposal to be sent to the Sun Family instead, directly embarrassing the Li Family.
Originally, the previous Prefectural Judge's departure meant that Prefectural Judge He was the most likely to be promoted. But unexpectedly, the court directly appointed Li Ming as the new Prefectural Judge of Liuzhou.
Prefectural Judge He was dissatisfied, and after Li Ming took office as the Prefectural Judge of Liuzhou, he secretly created obstacles, making Li Ming's work very difficult. The matter involving Sun Yiliu was also pushed by the Sun Family from behind. Otherwise, it wouldn't have spread so quickly in Liuzhou City.
After telling all this, Qiu Ling knelt down and said, "Forgive me, Miss." Li Xia instructed Qiu Ling to keep an eye on the Sun Family, as her investigation was too slow, allowing the Sun Family to succeed.
"It's already good that you were able to find out all this." Li Xia didn't blame Qiu Ling, but instead looked at her with new respect. To have found out so much information. Thinking back, it was Li Xia's own carelessness for not personally investigating the Sun Family.
"Miss, you can rest assured. I won't make the same mistake again." Qiu Ling decided in her heart to learn well from Zhou Heng. When Zhou Heng suddenly said he wanted to teach her before, Qiu Ling was suspicious and didn't agree. After this incident, she realized her abilities were too weak, and she needed to become stronger faster.
Qiu Shui stood at the bedroom door and said, "Miss, Young Master Li is in the study."
Why did Li Hui come at this time? Li Xia was puzzled, got up, and went to the study, where she saw Li Hui staring at a decoration on the desk, lost in thought. That decoration was a scene of Li Hui passing the provincial examination, the day of the Li Family banquet.
The Li Family banquet was so grand and lively that day. In the past few days, with Li Xin's incident, many people in Liuzhou City were watching and laughing.
The other day, Li Guang got into a fight at the academy over this matter. Li Hui personally went to apologize and bring him back. On the way, Li Guang said, "Big Brother, you just watched as Sister was bullied."
No matter how angry Li Hui was, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. She was his beloved sister whom he had spoiled since childhood. How could he not want to seek revenge for her? But being angry and fighting didn't help.
"I heard Xin'er say you want to break his leg?" Li Hui withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Xia.
"Big brother, I was just advising her," Li Xia denied.
Li Hui glanced at Li Xia, clearly not believing him. But since Li Xia didn't want to say, he didn't press further, "Now is not the time to act."
Li Xia understood Li Hui's meaning. Given the current situation between the Li and Zhang families, if anything were to happen to the Zhang family, the first suspect would undoubtedly be the Li family. This would not bode well for the Li family.
Seeing Li Hui off, Li Xia sighed to himself, "Li Hui arrived too late, she has already made her move." Not only the Zhang family, but she had also made her move on the Sun family.
Li Xin arrived at the Wild Goose Pavilion and saw Mrs. Lu instructing someone to custom-make a carriage at double the price. When women travel, the carriage must be more stable. Li Xin approached Mrs. Lu and hugged her arm, "Mother, I don't want to leave you."
How could Mrs. Lu bear to part with her daughter? But if Li Xin didn't go to the capital city, it would be difficult for her to find a good family in Liuzhou. For the future of her children, Mrs. Lu, despite her reluctance, had to make this tough decision.
Seeing Mrs. Lu's reluctant expression, Li Xin wiped away her tears and comforted Mrs. Lu, "Mother, don't worry. Mei Auntie and Xia Xia will accompany me on the journey, nothing will happen."
Thinking about going to the capital city, although Li Xin said she didn't care, how could she not be affected by the gaze of others?
Upon hearing the news that Li Xin and Li Xia were also going to the capital city, Li Shan wanted to go as well. Aunt Wang stopped her, saying the journey was long and dangerous, and if anything happened on the way, she would have nowhere to go to cry for her daughter.
Li Shan hesitated, unwilling to give up. She wasn't allowed to go to Bailang County for spring planting, and she didn't gain any benefits. Although it was dangerous to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival, she had made a connection with Heir Apparent Lu, but she didn't gain any benefits from it.
This time going to the capital city, Mrs. Lu would definitely send people to protect them, so why couldn't she go? She wasn't young anymore, what kind of family could she find in Liuzhou? The capital city was where she could develop herself. The more Li Shan thought about it, the more she felt she should go to the capital city.
"Auntie, I must go to the capital city."
Aunt Wang was firm, she didn't trust Auntie Mei and Mrs. Lu. Li Shan was still young and didn't consider what would happen if something went wrong. "I've said it, you are not allowed to go."
"Auntie, you are always like this. Not allowing me to do this, not allowing me to do that," Li Shan ran off angrily. She didn't want to miss this opportunity. Since Auntie didn't agree, she would go and talk to Father. Li Shan arrived at the study door to see Li Ming.
When Li Ming heard that Li Shan wanted to see him, he wondered what this girl was up to now. "Let her in."
Li Shan walked into the room and saw Li Ming sitting behind the desk, looking at her calmly, which made her heart tremble. For some reason, the calm way Li Ming looked at her made Li Shan feel a bit scared. But the desire to go to the capital city gave Li Shan courage, "Father, I want to go to the capital city."
Upon hearing Li Shan's words, Li Ming slammed the table in anger, "Nonsense."
Li Shan was startled by Li Ming's actions, feeling unjust in her heart. Why could Li Xia go, but she couldn't?
Li Shan didn't know if it was something else, Li Ming would have agreed. But this was different.
Previously, Li Ming had lost face and was mocked by Prefectural Judge He due to an argument with Mrs. Lu where he said some things that disregarded the relationship between husband and wife. The relationship between the husband and wife had become strained.
Mrs. Lu came to see him and directly said she wanted to take Li Xin to the Capital City. As for when they would come back, it was not mentioned. The eldest son, Li Hui, was going to the Capital City for an exam, and Mrs. Lu had seen the article he had prepared, as long as he performed normally, he could pass. Mrs. Lu seemed to have decided to follow her son and not stay with him.
Li Ming naturally did not agree, but the compromise was that Auntie Mei would take Li Xia to accompany Li Xin. Mrs. Lu continued to manage the backyard in Liuzhou. Mrs. Lu did not like Auntie Wang and her daughter, he was well aware of that. If he agreed to let Li Shan go, Mrs. Lu was afraid he would leave Liuzhou directly and no longer manage it.
