Fragrance Returned

Xunxiang went to Qijin Hall, where Xunxiang was already there, talking to Dongyang about the beauty of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers.

Dongyang listened with great interest.

Xunxiang waited for them to finish and then talked about Ding Li's return.

"Which Yamen does Dad think is appropriate for my third brother to go to?"

She still has to help Ding Li come to his future.

Xun Xiang had previously thought that Ding Lilai was only suitable for going to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but now he felt that he could also teach at the Imperial College, receive foreign guests at Honglu Temple, or translate Western books at the Hanlin Academy.

For example, Ding Lilai was a student of Prince Consort Xun and Gama Wu. He participated in the compilation of "Elements of Geometry" and had Prince Consort Xun's recommendation. These yamen would want him.

Prince Consort Xun said, "Li Lai has a pure and upright temperament and is not suitable for those yamen. It is best to go to the Imperial College. Tomorrow I will recommend him to the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College. Although Li Lai has no fame, his arithmetic and Spanish skills are not outstanding among the officials in the capital. On the other hand, I dare not say that I am better than him.

"He can teach arithmetic and Spanish. I hope he can bring out more good students. Many people think that the Four Books and Five Classics are the most important, but to improve national strength, arithmetic is the most important. We also need to learn other countries' advanced technologies and governance strategies..."

The prince-consort's opinion of Ding Lilai was quite high.

The Prince Consort has advanced ideas. He has repeatedly suggested that arithmetic should be taken seriously and be included in scientific examinations, but none of them have been taken seriously.

Although the emperor's grandfather was wise, his thoughts were still slightly conservative. He only hoped that the prince's uncle would make major reforms after he ascended the throne.

Xunxiang smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad."

The next morning, Xunxiang went directly to Ding Chi's house.

Ding Zhuang, Ding Zhao's family, Ding Shan's family, Ding Zhen and Sister Hui are already sitting in the hall of the main courtyard, while Ding Lilai and Li Qianqian have not arrived yet.

Ding Chi and Tang didn't look angry. They were parents, and the first place their son and daughter-in-law went to when they returned to Beijing was their uncle's house.

There was nothing they could do no matter how angry they were. Their son had a much deeper relationship with Dafang's family than with them.

Seeing Xunxiang coming in person, Ding Chi felt that Beier had face.

"Haha, it's rare for Xiangxiang to come to our chicken coop. It's really bright."

Ding Zhuang was scolding with a stern face at first, but when he saw Xun Xiang, he immediately smiled and the spring blossoms bloomed.

Xunxiang walked up to Ding Zhuang, pulled his sleeve and greeted him for a few words, then went to sit next to Zhang.

Dingshan looked at Ding Lichun and joked, "You are the eldest brother, and you will get married later than your younger brothers and sisters."

Ding Zhuang said, "Then have more children and the family will be deserted."

Ding Lichun blushed and giggled.

Not long after, Ding Lilai came in with Li Qianqian.

Ding Lilai was wearing a red robe and a jade belt around his waist. The greenness on his face had completely faded and he had grown into a real man. Because he is slightly chubby, he looks even bigger than Ding Liren.

The first thing he saw when he entered the door was Xun Xiang. He smiled at her and his eyes were filled with laughter.

Li Qianqian is wearing a bright red jacket, with a slightly plump figure and slightly childish facial features. She also looked at Xun Xiang for the first time, smiled sweetly, and silently called "Sister Xiang".

Ding Chi coughed, and the two of them looked forward.

Ding Zhuang sat on the left side of the Eight Immortals table, and Ding Zhao and his wife sat next to him. Ding Chi sat on the right side of the Eight Immortals table, and next to him sat the Tang family.

Ding Zhao and his wife can be regarded as Ding Lilai's adoptive parents, and Ding Lilai's wife must also kowtow and serve tea to them.

The two kowtowed to Ding Zhuang first, and Ding Lilai stood up and said, "Grandpa, this is your third granddaughter-in-law Qian...oh, Mrs. Li."

The girl brought tea, Li Qianqian took it and raised it above her head and said, "My granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, is serving tea to grandpa."

Ding Zhuang happily took the tea and took a sip, "Good boy, from now on you must serve your husband well, respect your elders, and spread your branches."

After saying that, the girl behind him brought a tray with a red envelope in it.

Li Qianqian kowtowed to Ding Chi and Tang and offered tea.

Seeing their son and daughter-in-law, Ding Chi and his wife no longer had any resentment, and they smiled and rolled their eyes.

The two drank tea, one of them rewarded her with a cabbage jade ornament, and the other rewarded her with a pair of top-quality jade bracelets.

Afterwards, they served tea to Ding Zhao and his wife.

Ding Zhao was rewarded with a red envelope, and Zhang was rewarded with a peacock hairpin embedded with an emerald and four rubies.

The emerald was crystal clear and it was Xun Xiang who brought it back from Jitou Peak. Mrs. Li gave the two daughters-in-law and Li Qianqian the same jewelry.

Li Qianqian smiled and said, "Ah, the emerald is so beautiful, more beautiful than all the emeralds I have seen."

This was what she really meant, but it was very inappropriate to say it at this time.

Fortunately, Mrs. Tang didn't notice, she was looking at her son Le.

Everyone secretly thought that this temperament was comparable to Tang's temperament, and it was not certain who would be angry with whom in the future.

After meeting the other elders and the eldest Ding Lichun, Ding Lilai, and Ding Zhen, Xunxiang, Ding Daniu, and the wet nurse holding Sister Hui's son came to greet them.

After seeing the ceremony, Ding Lilai wanted to come over to talk to Xunxiang, but Ding Chi called him over to ask. Li Qianqian sat next to Ding Zhen, jumped over Ding Zhen and talked to Xun Xiang.

"Sister Xiang..."

Ding Zhen smiled and reminded, "You are my sister-in-law now, so you have to call her Xiangxiang."

Li Qianqian chuckled twice and said, "Xiangxiang, in order to come back in time to attend your wedding, we set off before the end of the New Year..."

Ding Zhuang said again, "Xiangxiang, you have to help Li Lai's future."

This was what Ding Chi was most worried about, so he quickly looked at Xun Xiang.

Xun Xiang said, "My father said that third brother is suitable to teach arithmetic and Spanish in the Imperial College. He will recommend him to the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College."

Tang's eyes lit up and she laughed, "Oh my, my son is capable. Liren went to the Imperial College to study, but my son went to the Imperial College to educate people, which is much better than Liren. People say my son is like me, stupid. Who is stupid, who is stupid..."

Ding Chi quickly stopped him, "Liren wants to take the imperial examination, and he will have a better future after passing the examination."

Zhang didn't like to hear that either, and said, "Without my Xiangxiang's help, Lilai wouldn't have such a good future."

If she didn't like Ding Lilai, she would have said something even more unpleasant.

Ding Zhuang said in a loud voice, "Even if Lilai turned over the sky, he was raised by Zhaozi and Lichun."

Ding Lilai blushed, and he also felt that it was inappropriate for his mother to say that, so he quickly bowed to Ding Zhao and Zhang to apologize.

He added, "Grandpa and auntie are right. I want to thank my sister. She has taught me math since I was a child. The first copy of Geometry that I read was bought by my elder brother for my sister, who then gave it to me. Many of the questions in it were taught to me by my sister."

Ding Chi laughed and said, "Thank you all. Thank you all. Lilai will kowtow to your teacher tomorrow and bring more gifts to thank him."

Ding Shan looked at Ding Lilai with sparkling eyes. Such a child can go to the Imperial Academy to educate people. His own Daniu is much smarter than him...

Ding Shan knew that Daniu's brain was not as good as Ding Liren's, so he was not suitable for the civil service examination, so he let him practice martial arts at the age of eight.

Ding Daniu is tall and strong, with average academic performance. He will take the military examination in the future. With the help of Xiangxiang, Ding Zhao and Wang's relatives, his future will not be bad. (End of this chapter)