I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Zhao Linhe silently memorized Xiao Ze's name and prepared to start looking for him immediately after returning to Beijing.

"Okay, Grandpa, He'er has made note of it."

"Good boy, when will you return to Beijing?" Zhao Sixian raised his hand and touched his long beard.

"We'll leave tomorrow. We came to Qingshui Town today not only to see grandpa, but also to let everyone take a break so that we can continue our journey tomorrow." Zhao Linhe responded with a slight nod.

Zhao Sixian nodded: "That's fine, go back early and report the results of the provincial examination."

"Well, Grandpa, take good care of yourself. Your grandson will give you a big banquet when we return to Beijing." Zhao Linhe said with some concern.

"It's okay. I've lived here for so long. I'm sure it'll be fine. Just go ahead and don't worry."

Zhao Sixian's face was full of smiles, and the more he looked at his grandson, the more he liked him.

"Stay here with Grandpa tonight and have breakfast tomorrow morning before leaving."

"it is good."

Zhao Linhe walked forward and held Zhao Sixian's hand, and the grandfather and grandson walked towards the wing room side by side.

When it was bright the next morning, Zhao Linhe and his men left Qingshui Town.

Zhao Sixian stood at the entrance of the town and watched the carriage go away. He recalled what Zhao Linhe had told him last night about Zhao Yuqing's situation. His hunched figure looked even older.

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With the help of Xiao Yizhuo and Mu Yin, Wen Shutang quickly memorized the topography of the imperial palace.

After breakfast in the morning, Wen Shutang planned to take the children to visit the capital city.

It was already the second day since they came to the capital, and they had yet to take the children out for a good walk.

Yesterday, out of concern for safety, she and Xiao Yizhuo went to the street to investigate the situation first. Today, she should take the children to the street to take a look.

Xiao Ye excitedly asked her last night when they could go out and play.

When they went out on the street today, Xiao Ye and Xiao Wan both seemed very excited. Xiao Ze still looked steady, but there was obvious curiosity in his eyes.

Wen Shutang is very happy to take the children to see some new things. After all, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.

Only the road under your feet is real, and the feeling it brings is also the best education for children.

The capital city is prosperous after all. There are not only stalls selling snacks on the streets, but also some stalls selling jewelry and hairpins, and even clothes and shoes are sold.

Everywhere you look is bustling.

Even some foreign items are for sale. After all, Nansheng is located in the center of several major countries. The major countries usually do business through Nansheng, so some foreign goods are also sold in Nansheng.

It does present the appearance of a prosperous era of openness and interconnection.

This surprised Wen Shutang as well. It was somewhat different from the capital city she had imagined.

The capital city she imagined was old-fashioned and feudal, and the people in the capital city should all wear coarse cloth and white clothes and lead a simple and frugal life.

Now that I have come to the capital, I find that this is not the case. Everyone here wears brocade robes and skirts. Whether men or women, everyone looks so bright and beautiful, giving people a sense of wealth.

In addition to these things, there are small stalls selling children's toys.

Wen Shutang discovered that in addition to the common rattles, there were also many educational gadgets.

For example, the iron nine-ring chain that Xiao Ye is holding in his hand now.

The Nine Rings is a classic educational toy. Even in modern times, many people like to use this small toy to pass the time.

It is made of nine rings made of metal wire, which are set on a horizontal plate and pierced with ring handles. By repeating the operation according to a certain procedure, the nine rings can be untied separately.

The way to play Nine Rings is to win by solving or combining two into one.

Seeing how Xiao Ye couldn't let it go, Wen Shutang raised a faint smile, walked forward to buy the Nine Rings, and began to explain to the three children how to play with it.

Listening to what Wen Shutang said, the stall owner nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, what the lady said is right. It seems that the lady also knows about the Nine Links."

Wen Shutang smiled and replied, "I just saw others playing it before."

Xiao Ye was impatient, so he started fiddling with the Nine Rings as soon as he got them, but he had no method at all. After fiddling with the Nine Rings for a long time, they still couldn't be separated.

Xiao Ye frowned tightly, thinking about how to separate these things.

Wen Shutang looked at him with a smile while frowning, "Aye, do you remember what I told you?"

Xiao Ye looked up at Wen Shutang, and suddenly his mind flashed with what she had said before.

"Don't be hasty when encountering things, think twice before acting." Xiao Ye whispered, his eyes returning to the Nine Rings.

Wen Shutang smiled and nodded. Xiao Ye took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety and calmed himself down.

He thought carefully in his mind and kept moving his hands. It was much better than the random fiddling just now.

Before long, the nine rings were dismantled one by one.

Xiao Ye excitedly held up the nine rings to show Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo: "Mom and Dad! I untied them!"

The smile on Wen Shutang's lips deepened a little, and he reached out and touched the top of Xiao Ye's head.

"Aye is great, he understood it right away."

Xiao Ye's biggest shortcoming is that he is impatient and tends to do things rashly, but with just a little reminder, he can do things perfectly.

Everyone has shortcomings. Compared to those who are perfect without any flaws, Wen Shutang still prefers those lively people who have shortcomings but work hard to make up for them.

Xiao Yizhuo stood beside Wen Shutang and witnessed the entire process of Xiao Ye untying the Nine Rings, and of course also saw the entire process of Xiao Ye's mental transformation.

He looked at Wen Shutang with gentle eyes, his thin lips curled up and a smile spread across his lips.

Xiao Yizhuo also knew Xiao Ye's shortcomings and had corrected him before for being always impatient and anxious, but the results were always unsatisfactory.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ye would remember Wen Shutang's mere words for so long, and he could change his mindset in time and become calm and peaceful.

This only made Xiao Yizhuo even more surprised.

Xiao Wan was not interested in this kind of toys, but was very interested in the jewelry stall next to it. Her eyes lit up when she saw the beautiful pearl flowers.

After all, she is a little girl and she has a natural love of beauty.

Wen Shutang was also happy to dress up the little girl. He felt a sense of accomplishment just thinking about making his daughter look beautiful.

Besides, women dress up to please themselves, and they feel happy when they dress up prettier.

Wen Shutang took Xiao Wan to the jewelry stall and picked out some hairpins and pearl flowers for the little girl that were suitable for her current age.

Looking at Xiao Wan's happy smile, Wen Shutang secretly decided to wait a few days before taking her to buy some new clothes.

Don’t you have to match new jewelry with some new clothes?

Xiao Yizhuo and the two boys stood by and waited quietly for the mother and daughter to buy hairpins.

Xiao Ze and Xiao Ye didn’t know why these messy beads attracted Xiao Mei so much, but since Xiao Mei liked them, that was the best.