The old lady's reaction was also within Zhao Ruxi's expectation.

From a cost-effective point of view, it is indeed more cost-effective to have the county head be granted a title or to have the Earl's Mansion be promoted to a Marquis Mansion. That will benefit her for a lifetime and the Zhao family for two lifetimes, especially the latter, which is really more cost-effective.

Zhao Yuanxun was promoted to the title of Marquis; when it was passed down to Zhao Jingtai, he was still an uncle. If he found some officials to do his job, the Zhao family would be able to avoid being kicked out of the circle of nobles for two lifetimes.

This was a rational choice, so Zhao Ruxi was not sad about what the old lady said.

If it were not to avoid disaster, Zhao Ruxi would have the same idea as the old lady.

"I mentioned it to Master and wanted my father to go to Jiangnan to be an official." Zhao Ruxi said, "Since we can't change it, why don't we discuss going to Jiangnan."

"Going to Jiangnan?" The old lady and Mrs. Zhu looked at each other.

They didn't expect this at all just now.

"I'm not going." The old lady immediately became angry, "I'm not going anywhere. I have stayed in the capital all my life. When I get old, I have to leave my hometown and go to other places. What if I die outside? I don't care where you go.

, I won’t go anyway.”

Zhu was in trouble.

If things are really as what the daughter said, the husband will soon go to Jiangnan to take office, and the mother-in-law has decided not to go. Then as a daughter-in-law, she can't abandon her old mother-in-law and follow her husband to take office, right? It doesn't matter whether others poke her or not.

Even her own conscience couldn't get over it.

But if she stayed in the capital to serve her mother-in-law, she wouldn't be able to let go of her husband.

Zhao Yuanxun's health is not very good. He is not accustomed to the local environment and is tired from work. What if he falls ill? It will definitely not work if there is no one around him who understands cold and heat.

Since she gave birth to her son, Zhao Yuanxun has stopped going to his aunt's room. Does it mean that until now, she still has to take a concubine for her husband and let her accompany him to take office? Thinking about it makes her angry, let alone

Put it into action.

The old lady also thought of this.

She grabbed Zhao Ruxi's hand: "Sister Xi, please, grandma, go and tell the emperor, can we change our mind? Grandma can't leave the capital, and your father's health is not good, who will your mother take care of? You

Doesn’t this make things difficult for our family? Why should we go out of town? Can’t our family stay in Beijing?”

Zhao Ruxi's expression became serious: "Grandma, listen to me. I asked my father to go to Jiangnan and wait for me to go after the Spring Festival. This was specially arranged by me to avoid disaster. If our family stays in the capital, we will not be able to do it by then.

You must be alive."

The old lady was startled and asked, "How do you say this?"

Zhao Ruxi sent all the maids out, and asked Qing Feng to guard the door. He lowered his voice and said: "Didn't you see that the border war is urgent this year? What is the reason for that? Although it is said that the cause is that foreign tribes suffered disasters and entered Jin Dynasty to grab food, but in fact

It’s a battle between several princes to claim the right to inherit the throne.”

As she spoke, she told Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan the several crises they had encountered.

"We will not participate in the fight for the heir, and no one in the family is appointed to a high-ranking position. But how can we complete the eggs with all the family members? I have a feeling that the most intense battle will be next year, and our family will also be in danger. Let's go out and avoid the limelight for a year or two.

We will come back when the battle for the rightful son in the capital subsides."

Zhao Ruxi said, patting the back of the old lady's hand again: "Grandma, you are in good health, and Jiangnan is not far from here. You should go out and relax. I promise that within three years, I will have your whole family come back safely. Can you believe it?

Don’t believe me?”

The old lady pursed her lips and was speechless for a long time.

Don’t you believe it? My granddaughter has a sharp eye, and nothing she predicts is inaccurate. Since she knows so many things in the court, and even knows about the plot against the prince, how can her judgment be inaccurate?

But after staying in the capital all her life, it is not easy to leave. Especially for an elderly person like her, she is really afraid of dying outside and cannot return to her roots.

"Grandma, not only the Zhao family, but also your Tang family are not from the capital, right? We could move to the capital back then, why can't we go elsewhere now? 'My heart is in my hometown', as long as the family is here well.

Together, what does it matter where we go?"

This sentence really touched the old lady's heart.

She not only thought of her ancestors, but also of her exiled father, brother and nephews of the Tang family.

Her father and brother had died in other places a long time ago and were buried there. Her nephews and grand-nephews also settled in other places.

Strictly speaking, the Tang family is not an out-and-out native of the capital. Counting three generations up from her, their ancestors all followed the founding emperor to conquer the country, and finally rose to the rank of nobility and stayed in the capital. So her

After the death of his father and brother, he did not instruct his descendants to carry the coffin back to Beijing and bury him in the capital. Instead, he was buried in any place.

That being the case, why should she persist in this and embarrass her son and daughter-in-law?

Although she married into the Zhao family, she was destined to be buried with Duke Sui after her death. However, the relationship between the couple was not deep at that time, and Duke Sui had owed her a lot. Even if they were not buried together, it would not matter.

If she is unwilling, she can just let her children and grandchildren carry the coffin back to Beijing for burial. It's no big deal.

After thinking this through, the old lady nodded: "Okay, I will listen to you. Wherever you go, I will go."

Seeing that her mother-in-law was persuaded by her daughter, Mrs. Zhu breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was one thing she never had time to ask.

She turned to look at Zhao Ruxi: "Aren't you going to attend the Spring Festival? If the emperor decrees that your father will take office soon, what will you do?"

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient. Many outsiders had to rush to the capital half a year or a year in advance to take the exam. They would rather go to the capital early to rent a house and adapt to the environment than dare to leave just before the exam.

Although Jiangnan is not far from the capital, it is less than three months away from Chunwei. It is really inappropriate for Zhao Ruxi to travel back and forth.

"I will stay in the capital." Zhao Ruxi said, "You follow dad to take office."

She glanced at the old lady and said: "If grandma is reluctant to leave Beijing all of a sudden, she can stay with me in the capital. Mother, you and Brother Tai will go to Jiangnan first. After I have attended the Spring Festival, we can go there together."

Mrs. Zhu and the old lady looked at each other and suddenly laughed: "Let's discuss it here seriously. Maybe the emperor has no intention of letting your father leave the capital."

As soon as she finished speaking, someone suddenly strode in from outside the door and shouted: "Mother, madam." Who is Zhao Yuanxun?

His face was flushed at this time, his excitement was palpable, and his voice was as high as ever: "Mom, madam, Mr. Zhang just said that the emperor plans to send me to Jiangnan to take up a post. I am going to Jiangnan to take up my post."

Zhu: "..."
Chapter completed!