"Are the things ready?" After dinner, Li Xiu asked Princess Pingyang and others in front of him. He had obtained Li Shimin's consent and the financial management and supervision were also ready. According to the plan, he would set off for the south tomorrow.

"Everything is ready, take care of Qi Niang on the way!" Princess Pingyang said first. When she said this, she also turned her head to look at Qi Niang who was hugging Yi Niang and Yue Chan next to her, with a look of reluctance in her eyes.

"I know." Li Xiu also looked at Qi Niang next to him. At this time, Yi Niang and Yue Chan were also crying while reminding Qi Niang. They were also very reluctant to leave Qi Niang about Qi Niang's going to America, but since this was Qi Niang's decision and Li Xiu's consent, they could only try their best to prepare for Qi Niang.

"Husband, let Qi Niang sleep with us tonight. My mother died early. As the saying goes, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. Let's fulfill the responsibility of her daughter's marriage for her mother!" At this moment, the lady in the clothes raised her head and said with tears in her eyes.

According to the tradition of getting married, a woman must live with her mother the night before getting married. In this way, as a mother, she will teach her some principles of being a wife and some things about men and women. Although Qi Niang does not get married tomorrow, she may not be able to meet again in the future after leaving, so she will be treated as sending her off tonight.

When Qi Niang heard the words of Yi Niang, who was crying, couldn't help but turn red. She naturally knew what Yi Niang meant. Princess Pingyang and Yue Chan both nodded in agreement. Although Li Xiu had a lot of words to say to Qi Niang, there was still a lot of time on the road, so he was not in a hurry, so he nodded in agreement.

That night, Qi Niang lived in Princess Pingyang's room. Yi Niang and Yue Chan did not leave either. The sister-in-law and sister-in-law chatted all night. Li Xiu couldn't sleep at night. He walked outside Princess Pingyang's yard several times, with an extremely melancholy on his face.

The next morning, Qi Niang said goodbye to the children at home with red eyes. Wan Niang and several older women were crying. Li Jin and Ping Anlang were both sensible, and at this time they both held Qi Niang and refused to let go. They were extremely reluctant to leave this aunt who usually got along with them. Even children like Le'an and Su Ya who were not very sensible, they felt the sadness at home, and they followed their mothers honestly, with their big eyes staring at Qi Niang.

Qi Niang hugged the children in the family one by one, and was reluctant to let go. However, because it was getting late, she finally said goodbye to her family. Li Xiu also reminded Princess Pingyang and the others to take good care of the family, and then got on the carriage and left the house with Qi Niang.

Originally, Li Xiu went to the south this time because of the bank's location selection and even guiding the establishment of the bank. So in addition to him, there were some financial management officials who needed to go to the south together. However, because Qi Niang and she had so many things, Li Xiu did not walk with the financial management officials, but asked them to take the lead and accompany Qi Niang to walk slowly behind him. Anyway, it will take some time for the American ship to arrive at the Central Plains.

Of course, the reason why he walked so slowly was that Li Xiu also had his own selfish intentions, which was to take this opportunity to spend more time with his beloved sister. Speaking of which, since there were more and more children in the family, his energy was gradually divided by several children. In addition, he did have many things to do in the past two years, so he cared much less about Qi Niang, so he also wanted to take the opportunity to make up for his debts to Qi Niang.

Qi Niang seemed to feel Li Xiu's intentions, and she was very gentle along the way. She was no longer as willful as she used to be at home, and would not make Li Xiu angry. Even after getting on the boat, sometimes she would make some food for Li Xiu to taste. Although the taste was not very good, Li Xiu would eat it clean every time. He also joked that he was trying out dishes for Li Chengdao. It was estimated that when he arrived in the south, Qi Niang's cooking level would improve, which made Qi Niang feel coquettish.

However, no matter how slow the road was, the road under his feet would end. On that day, their ship finally arrived in Yangzhou, which was Li Ke's residence. During Li Yuan's funeral last time, he returned to Chang'an once, but soon returned to Yangzhou. Li Xiu hadn't seen him for a long time.

After the boat was at the dock in Yangzhou, it was just noon, but Li Xiu decided not to leave anymore and stayed in Yangzhou City today, and could also visit Li Ke. Of course, he was also very concerned about the delicious food in Yangzhou, so at noon he and Qi Niang didn't have dinner. After getting off the boat, he went to find a famous restaurant in Yangzhou and ordered all the famous local dishes.

After dinner, it was already noon, and Li Xiu was not in a hurry to see Li Ke. He came to the streets of Yangzhou with Qi Niang, observing the customs and customs here, and comparing the situation when he came to Yangzhou last time, he found that in just a few years, there were many new buildings on both sides of Yangzhou streets, mostly commercial banks, and the streets were widened a lot, with traffic and pedestrians coming and going. When he saw it, he even thought he had returned to the streets of Chang'an again.

"Brother, it seems that Li Ke has managed Yangzhou well? You see, it is almost as good as the east and west cities!" Qi Niang looked at the surrounding street scene excitedly while walking. Although she only passed by Yangzhou last time, she lived in Yangzhou for a few days under Li Ke's detention. Although Yangzhou was also very prosperous at that time, there was still a clear gap compared to Chang'an. Now some streets in Yangzhou are almost the same as Chang'an.

"It's indeed good. When he returned to Chang'an last time, he asked His Majesty specifically, hoping to govern Yangzhou by himself. His Majesty was a little hesitant at that time, but after Yang Fei's persuasion, he finally agreed. Now it seems that he has indeed failed His Majesty's trust!" Li Xiu also smiled happily at this time.

Li Ke had a strange relationship with him. Although he was a teacher and student, Li Ke had not been to Li Xiu's place for classes. However, Li Ke learned a lot from Li Xiu, and the two of them kept communicating. Li Xiu once gave him a copy of the textbook he wrote. If he had any questions, he would write to Li Xiu to ask about it. In addition, there were government affairs and private matters, he would rather write to Li Xiu to discuss.

"By the way, Li Ke seems to be only one year younger than Cheng Qian. Cheng Qian has already chosen the princess and is about to get married. Does Li Ke also want to choose the princess?" At this moment, suddenly, Qi Niang asked curiously.

"When Ke'er wrote a letter last time, his mother, Concubine Yang, seemed to be looking for a suitable candidate, but I guess Ke'er's princess is not easy to choose. After all, Concubine Yang's identity is really special." When Li Xiu mentioned Li Ke's marriage, he couldn't help but frown.

Last time, Li Ke wrote a letter to him to tell him about his troubles in marriage. In fact, although Li Ke's identity is special, he is a prince after all. As long as he wants to marry, many nobles are willing to marry his daughter to a prince, but Li Ke is very distressed, and the reason for his distress is because of his mother.

Speaking of Concubine Yang, Li Xiu did not have much contact, but according to Li Ke's letter, Concubine Yang was very domineering about Li Ke's choice of Concubine, and almost controlled it by one hand. Concubine Yang paid great attention to family families and looked down on those noble officials from civilians or small families at all. If they wanted to choose, they chose those famous families. However, the aristocratic families in this era were very arrogant. Before Li Chengqian chose the Crown Princess, Cui Shi in Qinghe did not give any face at all, let alone the prince Li Ke.

It is precisely because of Yang Fei's pickyness that it is difficult to choose a princess for Li Ke. What's worse is that Li Ke did not want to obey his mother's arrangements to marry a strange woman from a large family, but wanted to choose a woman who was more in line with her wishes. As a result, the mother and son also had some disputes over this matter. Fortunately, Li Ke was not in Chang'an and could only communicate with Yang Fei, otherwise the mother and son might have a quarrel.

"I want to say that among a group of princes, Li Ke is quite good. He may not be as good as Li Tai when he learns it. But Li Tai is not only fat, but also knows nothing. If he is asked to govern Yangzhou, Yangzhou will probably be in chaos. As for his other younger brothers, except for Li Zhi who are too small, there are not many who are still good." Qi Niang expressed her opinion again at this time. After discovering the huge changes in Yangzhou, her impression of Li Ke also improved greatly.

When Li Xiu heard Qi Niang compare Li Tai and Li Ke, he smiled but said nothing. However, even a woman like Qi Niang could see Li Tai's shortcomings, but Li Shimin, as a father, could not see at all. Maybe this is father's love.

Li Xiu and Qi Niang walked around the streets of Yangzhou for a long time. When the sun sets west, they came to Li Ke’s residence in Yangzhou. When Li Ke learned that Li Xiu was coming, he was so happy that he ran out and saluted: "Student Li Ke greeted Mr. Li Ke. I wonder when you came to Yangzhou. Why didn’t you notify the students so that I could leave the city to greet me?"

At this time, Li Xiu hurriedly helped Li Ke up and smiled: "We just arrived today. We just walked around the city just now, but found that Yangzhou is more prosperous than in a few years. It seems that you have made a lot of achievements in the past few years!"

"Sir, I'm sorry. Actually, I didn't put too much effort into it. Instead, Quan Changshi and others got up early and went to bed late every day to assist me in governing Yangzhou!" Li Ke hurried and humble at this time. His chief secretary was named Quan Wanji, one of the teachers specially arranged for him by Li Shimin. This person is not only talented, but also has almost the same personality as Wei Zheng. If Li Ke does something wrong, he will often be severely scolded by him. At first, Li Ke still complained, and wrote a letter to Li Xiu for complaining. However, as he grows older, he respects Quan Wanji.

However, when he said this, Li Ke finally found Qi Niang standing behind Li Xiu. He couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Sister Qi Niang is here too?"
Chapter completed!