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"Ruoruo, I heard you're leaving for the prefectural city soon, is that right?" Xie Ying asked with a melancholic expression.
"Yes, I'm going to the prefectural city. But don't worry, it’s not too far from the county. If you miss me, you can visit me often," Wei Ruo replied.
Xie Ying pouted and muttered, "Actually, I’m leaving Xingshan County too."
"Oh? Where are you going?" Wei Ruo asked.
"I’m going to the capital. My grandfather and father have written to us, saying they want to bring my mother and me to the capital," Xie Ying said, somewhat dejected.
So that was it. This was not unexpected. Earlier this year, Xie Ying’s father had already gone to the capital to reunite with her grandfather, and her older brother, Xie Jue, had been studying there for some time. It was only a matter of time before they brought Madam Xie and Xie Ying to the capital as well.
"That’s a good thing! You should be happy," Wei Ruo said.
"I’m not very happy. It took me so long to find a friend I truly get along with, and now we’re going to be separated. I don’t want that. And I’ll miss our teacher, too. Teacher Wang is the best teacher I’ve ever had—my favorite."
Hearing this, Wang Caiwei, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but smile kindly.
Once again, Xie Ying turned to Wang Caiwei and asked, "Teacher Wang, are you really unwilling to come to the capital with me?"
Wang Caiwei shook her head. "I’ve grown accustomed to living in Jiangnan."
Wei Ruo also looked at Wang Caiwei. If Xie Ying was going to the capital, then what would happen to Teacher Wang?
Teacher Wang had originally been invited back by her second brother to help her. Now that Xie Ying was leaving, could she take Teacher Wang to the prefectural city instead?
Thinking of this, Wei Ruo tentatively asked Wang Caiwei, "Teacher Wang, if you don’t mind, would you be willing to come with me to the prefectural city and continue being my teacher?"
Wang Caiwei smiled and nodded. "I don’t mind. I’ll follow your arrangements."
She agreed so readily that Wei Ruo couldn’t help but wonder if Wang Caiwei had intended to follow her from the very beginning.
"Alright, I’ll make the arrangements," Wei Ruo said.
Hearing this, Xie Ying grew a little worried. "Ruoruo, are you planning to bring Teacher Wang to your house? Does that mean you’ll have to take lessons with that annoying sister of yours?"
Wei Ruo smiled and shook her head. "I have my own plans."
She certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to bring Teacher Wang into the Wei household. She had a much better place in mind for her in the prefectural city.
"What plan? What plan?" Xie Ying asked curiously, tugging on Wei Ruo’s arm for an answer.
Wei Ruo leaned in and whispered her intentions to Xie Ying.
After listening, Xie Ying couldn’t help but laugh. "Your sister is going to be furious!"
"Let her be. I’m not going to let her take advantage of this," Wei Ruo said with a smirk.
"Ruoruo, what do I do? I just love how ‘bad’ you are!" Xie Ying laughed along.
After returning from the Xie residence, Wei Ruo went to Cangyun Garden to find Yun Shi and asked her to prepare several large carts to transport goods.
When Wei Ruo arrived, Wei Qingwan was also there. This was no surprise—she often visited Yun Shi, and after the recent incident where she was rumored to bring bad luck to her parents, she had been coming even more frequently in an attempt to regain Yun Shi’s favor.
"Ruoruo, you need five large carts?" Yun Shi asked in surprise.
She knew that Wei Ruo had a lot of belongings, but she hadn’t expected it to be this much. After all, Changyun Garden only needed three carts, and Wanwan’s things could fit in just one.
Hearing that Wei Ruo needed five carts, Wei Qingwan bit her lip.
She knew that not only did Wei Ruo ask for more carts, but everything she packed in them would also be of high value.
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