Master Lu was stunned when he heard this. It was his idea that Shi Jinrou did not follow his father to Beijing, but now that he saw the eagerness in Ran Yicheng's eyes, how could he dare to tell the truth.

So Master Lu cleverly replied:

"Master Shi is afraid of delaying the court's summons, and there are many things in Yi'an that cannot be properly handled at the moment. Therefore, Master Shi specially left Mr. Shi in Yi'an to deal with the aftermath. Mr. Shi should be here in a few days."

Ran Yicheng couldn't help complaining: "How can she know how to deal with the aftermath at such a young age? Besides, no matter how much furniture there is, just hire a few more carriages. What's not to do?"

Master Lu apologized and said with a smile: "It must be a business matter, right? You also know that Mr. Shi also has two businesses in Ngee An, one is an inn and the other is a goods yard."

Ran Yicheng said dissatisfiedly: "Just give the business to others or transfer it to Wuyuehou Mansion. Her father is already in the third rank. What's the point of being nostalgic about a business that earns dozens of taels a month? She's so petty!

"

Master Lu forced out a smile and didn't dare to say anything.

Ran Yicheng suddenly realized that he had lost his composure. The person facing him was neither Shi Yuanhai nor Shi Jinrou. There was really no need for him to throw an unknown fire at a master.

Ran Yicheng smiled apologetically and said, "Master Lu, Master Lu isn't here either?"

Master Lu replied: "Quinzi is staying in Ngee'an to help shopkeeper Lian set up the goods yard. In addition, Mr. Shi intends to let the villain move his family to the capital. Quanzi and Zhuojing are preparing at home."

Ran Yicheng said: "That's great, I have something to discuss with Master."

Master Lu said in panic: "General Ran, just give me your orders!"

"That's right. When I was recuperating in Nghe An, Mr. Shi once asked Mr. Ran to help arrange an official job for Mr. Lu. Later, because of his busy schedule, he never had time to handle the matter. Now Mr. Ran is the employer.

On this occasion, I would like your young master to come to Ran Mou’s tent as a follower, what do you think Master Lu would like?”

After Lu Wenshao heard this, he quickly bowed deeply to Ran Yicheng and said gratefully:

"General Ran's kindness, I am very grateful! Lu kowtows to General Ran!" With that, Lu Wenshao knelt down and bowed.

An Xin stepped forward, supported Lu Wenshao, and said: "Master Lu, there is no need to be polite. If you want to thank him, you should thank Mr. Shi. If Mr. Shi hadn't insisted again and again, my general would be busy with official duties, so how would he care about these small things? Besides, my family

The general also said that Mr. Lu may be able to obtain a meritorious service in the future, but if he takes a job now and delays his studies, wouldn't it harm Mr. Lu?"

Master Lu quickly waved his hands and shook his head and said: "How can a dog know how to make progress if he is naughty? General Ran does not think the dog is stupid and intends to support him. How can a villain not know what is good and what is good? How can he work under General Ran and serve General Ran?

It’s a great honor for Quanzi, and it’s also an honor for the Lu family!”

Ran Yicheng laughed and said: "Master Lu, there is no need to be so exaggerated. Whether Mr. Lu can make a difference under Ran Mou's account depends on him. I gave him the opportunity, and it will depend on his own cultivation in the future."

"The villain will always urge the dog to make progress." Master Lu was most afraid that Ran Yicheng would take back this opportunity.

Ran Yicheng laughed and said to An Xin: "I think two of the 'Third Young Masters' of Ngai An are now going to Beijing, and the remaining one is probably going to be here soon!"

An Xin asked curiously: "The 'Third Young Master' of Nghe An?"

Ran Yicheng nodded and joked: "Two Mr. Shi and one Mr. Lu are regarded as the 'Three Young Masters' of Yi'an by the students in Yi'an County School."

An Xin said "Oh" and couldn't help but laugh. Then he thought of Ran Yicheng's last sentence, so he asked: "Is the Crown Prince also coming to the capital?"

Ran Yicheng nodded and said firmly and mysteriously: "He will definitely come, and he has to come even if he doesn't want to!"

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In fact, Ran Yicheng's words really hit the mark.

The wife originally planned to go to Beijing with Lord Marquis to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, but did not want Shen and Shi Xiaohong to come to Beijing together.

Mrs. Shen's desire to cling to Mr. Wu Ge still existed. Mrs. Tai knew very well that how to prevent Mr. Shen from taking advantage of the situation must be considered. Therefore, Mrs. Tai decided to keep Mr. Shen and Shi Xiaohong in Ngee An.

However, a letter from the Queen Mother forced the Queen Mother to give up this idea, because the Queen Mother clearly stated in the letter that Shi Xiaohong must be allowed to come to Beijing. As for the reason, the Queen Mother did not explain. The Queen Mother's words were Yi's decree, so what about the Queen Mother?

Dare to resist and disobey the order? Since Shi Xiaohong has to go to Beijing, it is obviously inappropriate to leave Shen alone in Ngee'an. What's more, Shen's natal family is in the capital. If her in-laws ask about it, it will be difficult for Mrs. Shen to explain.

Therefore, the final result is: the Dowager Queen, the Marquis and his wife, and Shi Xiaohong all went to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.

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Shi Jinrou was not a "little family spirit" as Ran Yicheng said. After discussing with her father, the reason why she asked him to go to Beijing first was not because she wanted to stay to deal with family and business matters.

She left the affairs in the house to Xiu He and Xiao Lian to take care of and deal with the aftermath; and the business matters were originally something she was more worried about, but after Mrs. Tai gave her the steward Shi Quan, all the problems were solved.

With this solved, not only the goods yard, but also the inn can be left to Shi Quan to take care of it. Of course, Shi Jinrou did not fire Shopkeeper Ma, but told Shopkeeper Ma to just ask Shi Quan to make a decision if anything happens in the future.

The real reason why Shi Jinrou stayed in Ngee Ann was to wait for someone. Who was she waiting for? The person she was waiting for was Ding Zhong.

On the third day after his father left Nghe An, Ding Zhong came back.

He went straight to find Shi Jinrou. After the two of them talked secretly in Shi Jinrou's small study for half an hour, they walked out of the small study together talking and laughing.

After lunch, Shi Jinrou called Xiuhe and Xiaolian to her room. After Qian Dingzhu and Wan gave them some instructions, she asked them to pack their personal belongings, including the nanmu box and the "lady's clothes".

, and finally organized them into two boxes, and then she asked Mama Zhang’s son to tie the two boxes to a horse.

After everything was packed up, Shi Jinrou said to Xiuhe and Xiaolian: "You can wait here for the news with peace of mind and be ready to go to Beijing at any time."
Chapter completed!