At this time, another horse came into the village, and a man dressed as a messenger delivered a letter to the Zhang family.
Ordinary people were not allowed to use imperial couriers to deliver letters. This looked like letters from nobles or officials. Everyone in Maple Tree Village had never seen a courier deliver letters before, so they were all curious to see the excitement.
"Cousin, it's a letter from Qi Zhen!" The third cousin shouted happily after receiving the letter.
He was about to open it when he was kicked by his aunt.
"Are you itchy? That's your sister's letter. What are you looking at?" my aunt scolded.
The third cousin was kicked and scolded again, so he hurriedly handed over the letter. Wasn't he just doing it smoothly?
He turned around and found that Ma Xiaoyu was laughing at him, and she was laughing so heartlessly.
He bared his teeth at Ma Xiaoyu, "Dirty girl, you're laughing your ass off."
Ma Xiaoyu gave him a blank stare, "What's wrong with me now? I'm still an official. I'm just telling lies with my eyes open."
The third cousin took a closer look at her and realized that she was different from before. She used to be dark, thin, and dirty, but now she is a little whiter and cleaner. It seems... it seems...
...a little bit better looking?
This is probably what the elders call growing up, right? Zhang Tonglin thought about it.
The letter was handed into the hands of Bai Banxia by her aunt. Bai Banxia was a little confused. She wanted to ask Sihai what was going on. Why was the letter from Qi Zhen sent to her not delivered through Sihai and the others, but by courier?
When she opened the letter, she saw that it was indeed Qi Zhen's handwriting, and even the ink used was her own.
"Ban Xia, you should have received the imperial edict when you saw the letter. It's a long way to Beijing, so you don't need to worry about other people's urging, just come here slowly..."
There were some simple explanations later, and Bai Banxia suddenly understood why Qi Zhen didn't send her a letter privately.
When he wrote this letter, he wanted others to see it, including the emperor, including the person responsible for arranging her entry to Beijing.
He wanted others to know that he told her not to be too hasty because he didn't want her to work too hard.
Also because he had to leave home suddenly, he was afraid that she would not leave in a hurry.
A story she had seen before came to mind.
The flowers are blooming on the streets, so you can slowly return home. This is a sentence written by King Wu Yue in a letter to his wife. The flowers are blooming on the streets in the fields, and you can come back slowly while admiring the flowers.
I didn’t say a word about missing you but it was filled with longing. I wanted to see you but couldn’t bear to rush you, so I could go home slowly.
Qi Zhen also missed her, but he couldn't bear her hard work and would rather she go to Beijing slowly.
He had to do things so quickly, so he must have traveled day and night to get to the capital. But when he got to her, he would rather tell everyone: I asked my wife to come here slowly.
For a moment, emotion and longing came to her heart. Bai Banxia's eyes were slightly wet, and she hurriedly lowered her head to hide her emotions.
Everyone leaned over to take a look and saw the content clearly.
"Just go slowly. What do you mean, you are not in a hurry to get married?" the third cousin asked puzzledly.
The aunt couldn't help but want to kick him again, but considering that he was already on official duty, she held back and saved some face for him.
This child didn't wake up at all. He did it later than his cousin!
Bai Tian smiled and said, "That's because I feel sorry for my daughter. I don't want her to have a hard journey, and I don't allow others to rush her."
"Xiao Qi is really kind to us Banxia, and we as parents all see it." Zhang Lingzhi also said with emotion.
Previously, because the wedding was cancelled, everyone felt somewhat sorry for Banxia, and Qi Zhen was also a little dissatisfied and worried, but now they have almost dissipated.
The third cousin scratched his head and said, "It's still the same. After all, he is more careful."
His aunt rolled her eyes at him and said, "You will know how to be careful when you get a wife."
The uncle laughed and said, "I'm afraid that he won't even know how to care about someone after he takes a wife, and then the wife will have to be jealous of him."
Everyone laughed. Now two of the three teenagers from the Zhang family have gotten married, and the marriage of the third cousin is about to be put on the agenda. However, he still seems to have not grown up and is completely unaware.
That night, the Zhang family hosted a banquet for their concerned neighbors, setting eight tables in total. On the one hand, it was because of the double happiness, and on the other hand, it was also to thank these families for their enthusiastic help when Bai Tian came to raise funds.
"Let's toast to Pinellia ternata. From now on, Pinellia ternata will be the prince's concubine. I have never seen the prince's concubine in my whole life." Luo Xiuer's father said with a smile.
Everyone raised their glasses, and Bai Banxia stood up generously to thank the villagers for their care, and drank the glass in one gulp.
"Actually, we have also met the prince, and we will be able to play with our grandchildren for a long time in the future." Someone said again.
Everyone laughed, who would have thought that Qi Zhen was a prince?
After a banquet where the guests and the host had a great time and everyone dispersed, the Zhang family cleaned up together until late at night before resting.
"Old man, I can't talk much during the day, but I still feel uneasy." In the east room, grandma couldn't sleep, so she whispered to grandpa.
Grandpa patted his wife and said, "I know what you are worried about. We ordinary people have indeed reached a high level. If anything happens in the future, we will not be able to support Banxia girl. Alas."
"But those two children have a good relationship, so we have to let Banxia go, not to mention that the emperor's order cannot be violated." Grandma also sighed.
"Ban Xia was too soft-tempered when she was a child, and I was always worried that she would be bullied. Now she has a hard-tempered temper, but it is not good to be too hard-tempered. I am afraid that she will suffer losses in the future, and that the royal family will make her feel wronged." Grandpa felt blocked in his heart. This is not like it.
It's so easy to go to the Bai family and settle the accounts with the Ma family.
"I'm thinking that Xiao Qi definitely doesn't want to take a concubine. After being together for so long, you can see his character. But what if the emperor arranges for him another concubine or a concubine? Our Banxia family will definitely not do it." Grandma.
Worried again.
Grandpa suddenly slapped the edge of the kang and said, "What's wrong with the royal family? If she dares to bully our granddaughter, we will go to the capital to file a complaint, beat the Dengwen drum, support our granddaughter, and never let her be wronged!"
Their voices were not loud and others could not hear them, but Bai Banxia's house was close to them and her hearing was good, so she heard all the conversation between the two elders.
It was a lie that the elders were not worried, including herself, who was a little worried about the future, but she did not expect that her grandfather could be so strong-willed and support her by beating the drum.
Her nose felt sore and she couldn't help but sniff.
She slept in a room with Ma Xiaoyu and Du Hui. Ma Xiaoyu was already asleep, but Du Hui couldn't sleep. When he heard her sniffing, he didn't know what was going on. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong with Pinellia ternata? What's the matter?"
Are you worried?"
Bai Banxia held back tears, shook her head and said, "No, my nose was a little itchy just now."
Du Hui breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and asked, "Do you think my father will be fine?"
"I can't guarantee you casually, but I ask you, if your father is dismissed and loses his official status, and you are no longer an official lady, and you can only live and pay like ordinary people, would you accept it?"
Bai Banxia asked.
Du Hui hurriedly said: "As long as my father can be safe, I would rather be an ordinary citizen."
