Chapter 364: The New Residence

Chapter 364: The New Residence

Since Liu Haiqing, whose actions led to the girl’s suicide by hanging, was still stationed away, it would take time for the officials from the Shuntian Prefecture to go to his post to arrest him. As a result, they only took the injured Liu Qingyuan with them.

The Liu family was in turmoil.

At the Autumn Moon Pavilion, Grandfather Liu stayed cool as a cucumber, as if everything was under his control.

He even had Old Mao help him take a walk in the courtyard.

Seeing Grandfather Liu so composed, Ah Wu felt reassured too.

At this time, good news arrived from the Yu family.

It was said that Huai Geer’s rewards had been granted.

Huai Geer had achieved a great feat by breaking through the royal court of the Xidi kingdom, capturing the crown prince of Xidi, and was thus awarded the title of General of the Western Garrison, a third-rank military position, and was given a five-courtyard residence in Wuyi Lane.

Even Grandfather Liu smiled at the news, not just Xingxing and Ah Wu, saying, "From now on, our Huai Geer is the General of the Western Garrison."

Huai Geer now holds a third-rank military position. Though military and civil ranks differ, in any case, Huai Geer now outranks Liu Qingyuan.

Noticing Xingxing’s restlessness and eagerness to return, Grandfather Liu couldn’t help but smile, "I’m fine here now. Liu Qingyuan is in jail, Ah Wu has managed to secure the properties, and my health is getting better day by day. Xingxing, you should go back. Your family must be dying to see you."

Xingxing didn’t hesitate and nodded, "Alright, Grandfather Liu, if you feel unwell at all, just have Maoye call me."

Grandfather Liu looked at Xingxing affectionately, nodded, and didn’t forget to instruct, "Take Ah Wu and Siyang back with you. Xu Ge’er must be longing for them."

Xingxing also agreed to this.

Ah Wu was still somewhat reluctant to leave. With Liu Qingyuan injured and taken to the Shuntian Prefecture, the Liu family was in disarray. An hour ago, several Liu family elders had attempted to storm the Autumn Moon Pavilion to ask Grandfather Liu to help save Liu Qingyuan.

However, Grandfather Liu just smiled slightly and shook his head, "Ah Wu, you need to go back to the Yu family. At this time, the Liu family wouldn’t dare to harm me, but they might use you to threaten me. Think about it, right? Besides, Xu Ge’er is still young. He must be quite upset not seeing you and Siyang lately."

Led by Grandfather Liu’s words, Ah Wu, in a daze, nodded and agreed to go back to the Yu family.

When she came to her senses, she was a bit angry—if she stayed by her grandfather’s side all the time, wouldn’t the Liu family members dare not do anything to her?

And Xu Ge’er, Xu Ge’er usually sticks to his brothers more. It’s only been a few days, so he definitely wouldn’t be too sad.

But since she had already agreed, Ah Wu could only pout and compromise, "...Then I’ll go back to the Yu family to take a look. Grandfather, if anything goes wrong, you must send someone to let me know."

Grandfather Liu patiently nodded and reassured Ah Wu, "Alright, I will, don’t worry."

With a hint of worry, Ah Wu headed back to the Yu family, with Xingxing by her side.

The Yu family had just received the news of Huai Geer’s promotion and hadn’t gone to Wuyi Lane to see it yet.

Li Chunhua was radiant, smiling from ear to ear, "We were just waiting for you, Xingxing, to come back so we can all go to the house in Wuyi Lane to take a look!"

Xingxing is the lucky doll of their Yu family. Since they were going to see the new house, having the lucky doll along would bring even more fortune!

Xingxing was also very curious about their future home. After a quick tidy-up, she followed her family in a grand procession to Wuyi Lane.

However, they didn’t expect that the five-courtyard residence bestowed by His Majesty was the one they had only seen from the outside before but never entered!

Wei Pozi and the others were stunned.

Bai Xiaofeng exclaimed, "Aiyo! What does this mean? It means this house is destined for our family, it should rightfully belong to the Yu family!"

Well said.

The Yujia family was all smiles in front of this ancient and majestic five-courtyard mansion.

Huai Geer was over the moon, as this was the house he had earned for his family!

As it happened, the Fang family, who had previously mocked the Yujia family for putting on airs when they came to Wuyi Lane to look at houses, were in the process of moving their belongings into their newly purchased three-courtyard house.

Seeing the Yujia family standing in front of the five-courtyard mansion across the street, they couldn't help but sneer, "They can't afford it, so they just stand there gawking."

As soon as they finished speaking, they saw the Yujia family take out a bronze key from their pocket and unlock the large copper lock on the gate of the five-courtyard mansion across the street!

The Fang family was dumbstruck!

The Yujia family ignored them and cheerfully walked into the five-courtyard mansion.

Previously, this mansion had been seized by the authorities and was state property. Now that it had been awarded to Yu Yonghuai, it had naturally been cleaned up in advance.

Crown Prince Wei Shiqing was considerate and had the Ministry of Works craftsmen make some necessary adjustments to the architecture while repairing it.

Making sure the Yujia family could move in worry-free.

Huai Geer had recently visited his superior's home and had also accompanied his superior to other military officers' homes.

He could confidently say that this mansion was almost as good as his superior, the Zhenguo General's residence! Other officers' homes paled in comparison!

The women were in awe of the mansion, marveling at everything from the screen wall in the main courtyard to the carved beasts on the eaves of the main courtyard.

The main courtyard, located on the central axis of the mansion, was majestic and awe-inspiring.

Wei Pozi was thrilled, "If Huai Geer has any official duties in the future, this courtyard will be perfect."

Everyone had no objections.

The front courtyard buildings were likely used for receiving guests and discussing official business, all done in a dignified and grand manner. After a quick look around, Wei Pozi and the others were excited to check out the backyard.

The mansion was enormous, and the path from the front courtyard to the backyard was wide, laid with massive bluestone slabs, even wide enough for horses to run.

The backyard was planted with many towering trees, some with lush branches and leaves that extended over the path, forming a dappled shade.

The younger ones, Bang Geer, Mian Ge'er, and Xu Ge'er, were already frolicking on the path.

Passing through the moon gate of the backyard, there was a whole new world.

The Yujia family was amazed.

Although it was already late autumn, the plants in the garden were meticulously maintained, lush and green everywhere, with some late autumn flowers dotted among them, and the faint scent of osmanthus could be smelled in the air.

At a glance, Wei Pozi was smitten with the mansion.

There were several large and small courtyards in the backyard, as well as some open spaces clearly reserved for future construction. Wei Pozi was ecstatic and kept nodding.

"This mansion is great, there will be plenty of space for Huai Geer and the others to marry and have children in the future," Wei Pozi said with satisfaction.

Li Chunhua, on the other hand, burst into tears.

In her life, where had she ever seen such a wonderful place!

And now, this wonderful place was about to become her home!

All of this was earned by her son!

How could she not be thrilled?