Lin Guanjia and Zhong Daguanshi are not young anymore, so Lin Qingyuan didn't bring them along, but instead chose Lin An to follow.

  There were also Jingzhen and Guyu, Lin Qingyan was to bring them along, apart from that, there would only be her and the maidservants who attended to Lin Yubin personally, as well as a few rough-handed servant women in the courtyard.

  Lin Qingwan quickly settled on the personnel to accompany her, and she brought Lin Yuhong with her. Firstly, she didn't want to let her out of her sight for too long, and secondly, she had to bring a considerable number of guards into the capital, which would inevitably weaken the protective forces around her.

  Who knows if those monsters will come out when she leaves?

  Nothing in this world is more important than Lin Yuhang's safety.

  Having decided on the candidate, everyone began to pack their luggage. She took a moment to instruct Zhong Daguantie and Fang Datong, "Don't sell a single grain of the newly collected grain, wait for my letter."

  "If there's something you can't decide in another courtyard, then go find the clan head."

  Lin Qingwan also entrusted Lin Run to take more care of Bieyuan.

  Lin Run didn't quite agree with her going to Beijing, "Now Yu'er's life or death is unknown, if you also encounter trouble..."

  Compared with Lin You, Lin Qingyan is now obviously more important to the Lin family.

  Lin Qingwan slightly shook her head and said, "This time I entered the capital not just for Lin You, Fifth Brother. The rise and fall of a country is everyone's responsibility, let alone my good friends on the front lines."

  Lin Run sighed and said, "I also can't stop you, be more careful on your way."

  "He fell silent for a moment before speaking again: 'Why don't you leave Yubin behind? She's just a young girl, what use is she to you on the road?'"

  Maybe it will become her burden and weakness.

  Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "She's also getting older, it's a good opportunity to bring her out to see the world now."

  She didn't dare leave Lin Yuhong here at all.

  She thought of taking Lin Yuheng to Yangzhou last year, but Lin Run shook his head and couldn't understand why she had to bring Lin Yuheng wherever she went.

  Suzhou is still in danger, but it's also on Lin's turf, can it be more dangerous than outside?

  Lin Yuhu was bewildered as he was fetched back from school, and upon returning home, he saw everyone busily packing things up. He hastily ran to find Lin Qingyuan, "Auntie, are you going on a long trip?"

  "Not me, but us!" Lin Qingyan was rummaging through the boxes to find a gift for the emperor, but found that there was nothing particularly impressive to take out, and couldn't help feeling a bit worried. "We're going to the capital to celebrate the Emperor's birthday, just not talking about the birthday gifts for now, we have to go pay our respects to the Emperor and Empress when we arrive in the capital, how are we supposed to prepare the gift for that?"

  Lin Yuhong looked at the storeroom that had been rummaged through by his aunt and said after a moment of silence, "As long as it's not a mistake, that's all that matters..."

  This was what Auntie taught her, how could she have forgotten it at this time?

  Lin Qingwan shook her head and said, "No, it has to be something more unusual."

  Lin Yuhong didn't ask why, but thought for a moment and said: "Auntie, you had the bookstore burn quite a few clay characters, how about having someone pick out a set of 'Analects' to send to the capital?"

  Lin Qingwan looked at Lin Yuhong in surprise.

  Lin Yuheng pursed his lips and said in a slightly timid tone, "You didn't say that this thing is not good for promotion, but if someone wants to learn it, you are actually willing to make it public. So I thought why not dedicate it to Your Majesty. But giving gifts to Your Majesty without reason is also not good, now is the right time..."

  She could see that her aunt had something to ask of His Majesty, otherwise why would her aunt, who had not previously wanted to enter the capital, suddenly be in such a hurry to set off?

  Looking at the transparent Lin Yuhbin, Lin Qingwen comfortingly stretched out her hand and touched her head, "If you didn't say it, I almost forgot about movable type printing. What you said is right, this gift is just right."

  The movable-type printing technique appeared in the Song Dynasty, but it did not receive attention from the ruling class. Firstly, printing was a monopoly industry and those in control were unwilling to change; secondly, woodblock printing was flourishing, and the monopolistic families had many woodblocks stored away. From a long-term perspective, the cost of movable-type printing was indeed low, but in the short term, it was more economical to use woodblocks; thirdly, there was an issue with supply and demand - there were few people reading books in the world, and movable-type printing did not conform to the interests of the time.

  It wasn't until the Ming dynasty that movable type printing was valued, and it wasn't until the mid-to-late Ming period that movable type printing flourished.

  Nowadays, the beam is in the Tang Dynasty after the Song Dynasty. The Lin family is engaged in movable type printing, which has been a losing business for nearly ten years. In another ten years, unless there are major changes in supply and demand, it will still be a losing business.

  So Lin Qingwan only allowed craftsmen to burn and carve mud characters, wood characters, and grind various live characters during their spare time, but they were never put into use.

  This is equivalent to her spending money on this research without expecting a return.

  The bookstore quickly sent over two sets of movable type, one set made of clay and the other of wood.

  Lin Qingwan reached out to touch it, and had the box covered up. She knew that even if she handed it over, it might not be taken seriously, but at least she would have an excuse to see the emperor, and it was a good opportunity to push things forward.

  As for future events, let's leave it to fate.

  Lin Qingwan told Lin Yuhong to pack some things she wanted to bring, "We don't know how long we'll be staying in the capital this time, but Mid-Autumn Festival will definitely pass while we're there. Bring more of your favorite things so you won't feel out of place when we arrive."

  Lin Yuhong spun around in circles, "But I want to bring a lot, how can one night be enough?"

  Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Just take your most precious thing, list the rest of the items for Lin's mother, they will collect them slowly, and then enter Beijing later."

  Lin Yuhong couldn't help but ask: "Aunt, why are we in such a hurry to enter the capital?"

  Lin Qingwan let out a sigh, and Shang Mingjie and Zhou Tong returned without announcing it to the world, after all, it involved too much.

  So recently Shang Mingjie and Zhou Tong were being kept at home to recuperate, and she naturally didn't tell Lin Yubin either. This child has been going out to play with his classmates after school lately, and when he comes back, he usually stays in the study room to tinker around. She also specifically ordered the people in the Zhuangzi to keep their mouths shut, so no one mentioned it in front of Lin Yubin.

  So this child still doesn't know that Shang Ming Jie has returned until now.

  After some thought, Lin Qingyan told her the truth, and seeing her astonished expression, she said in a low voice: "The actual situation is still unknown, so it must be kept secret."

  "Is Second Uncle okay?" Lin Yuheng asked, biting her lip.

  Lin Qingwan smiled, "He's back alive, what else could be wrong? The one with the problem now is you, Yu Tangge."

  Lin Yuhbin also became worried, among so many cousins in the family, she was closest to Lin You.

  "Alright, hurry up and pack your luggage, we'll set off for Beijing early tomorrow morning."

  Lin Yuhbin didn't have the mood to pack up his things, and instead handed everything over to Yingyan and Biorong. He spent half the night worrying, tossing and turning.

  Lin Qingwan pretended not to see him. If this trip to the capital went smoothly, it would be best if she broke off contact with Shang Mingjie too. Who knows, maybe she could find a good match in the capital?

  Lin Qingwan's plan was going well, but they had just set foot on the official road when they saw Shang Mingjie and Zhou Tong with silly smiles on their faces.

  Shang Mingyuan and Shang Danlan stood quietly by their side.

  Lin Qingyuan: ……

  Shang Mingjie stepped forward and greeted her, "Aunt Lin, we're also going to Beijing for the imperial examination. Why don't we go together?"

  Lin Qingwan glanced at the guards behind them and slightly furrowed her brow, "Did your grandmothers and mothers all agree?"

  Zhou Tong raised his chin and said, "Of course, my grandmother and mother are understanding and reasonable. The imperial examination is a big deal, how could they not agree?"

  Shang Ming Jie lowered his head, but his mother didn't agree. However, in the end he came out anyway.

  Lin Qingwan turned her head and took a glance at the horse carriage. Seeing the curtain move slightly, she let out a sigh in her heart. Perhaps this was fate after all.

  "She nodded and said: 'In that case, let's go together.'"

  Zhou Zhi Shi arranged for his son to have many guards, and since he was busy preparing military rations, he didn't have time to send off his son.

  Madam Zhou wanted to send her off, but Old Madam Zhou was worried that she would burst into tears on the spot, which wouldn't look good in front of Lin Qingwan.

  So she didn't even let her send it off, let alone to the Shang family.

  Mrs. Shang is still angry, while Old Mrs. Shang is old and had a fight with her daughter-in-law, feeling a bit short of breath, so Shang Mingjie didn't let her go out at all.

  So in the end it was his cousins who came to see him off. Shang Mingjie is no longer Wu Xia Ameng, and he can't help but feel guilty towards his cousins about the family disputes.

  Shang Mingyuan didn't mind these things at all. This younger brother of his had grown up before his eyes, how could he not understand him?

  He smiled and went forward to greet Lin Qingyan and asked her to take care of Shang Mingjie.

  Danlan then went to find Lin Yuhong and sighed, "Just the other day you said we'd go to Nan Shan Temple after your wedding, I didn't expect you to leave today."

  Lin Yuhong glanced at Shang Mingjie through her shoulder, seeing him standing upright, not looking like he was injured, and she secretly let out a sigh of relief. She gently comforted Shang Danlan, "I'm not not coming back, in two months or three to four months at most, we'll meet again."

  Shang Danlan's eyes flashed with a hint of envy. She had never been out of Suzhou since she was born, "Sister is a lucky person."

  Lin Yuhu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say to comfort her. His eyes scanned and landed on Zhou Tong, who was secretly glancing over at them. He couldn't help but smile, and leaned against the window frame, making faces with her. "In the future, sister will also be very blessed."

  Shang Danlan followed her gaze and turned to look, only to see Zhou Tong suddenly turn his head to one side. She twitched the corner of her mouth and swept a glance at his younger brother beside him, seeing that he was staring blankly in this direction. She said, "With Lin Auntie around, your good fortune will definitely be greater than mine."

  Her cousin's love for her is rare in this world.

  Lin Yuhbin pursed his lips and didn't say a word.

  "Alright, that's enough," Lin Qingyuan said, unable to bear their sticky appearance, and got on the carriage: "We're setting off now."

  Shang Ming Jie withdrew his gaze and said to Shang Ming Yuan, "Big brother, the family is relying on you more now. Grandma is getting older, please take care of her."

  "Don't worry, second brother, I will take good care of things at home, you be careful too."

  Zhou Tong also withdrew his gaze from afar and looked at Shang Danlan.

  Shang Danlan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said: "I may not understand your affairs, but I also know that going to the capital will be very dangerous. You, take care of yourself and come back safely."

  The Shang family is different from the Lin and Lu families, news can't be hidden. Although Mrs. Shang didn't spread it widely, Shang Danlan still knew that Shang Mingjie came back to seek help, they seemed to have gotten into trouble outside, now the young masters of the Lin and Lu families are still missing.

  Nor did they know if there would be anyone on the road who would kill them.

  Shang Danlan thought for a moment, then handed him a bag that she had prepared in her bosom, saying in a low voice: "This is the wound medicine I got from our family doctor, take it with you, maybe it will come in handy."

  Zhou Tong grasped the small bag, which was only the size of his palm, and could feel two bottles inside as soon as he touched it. He couldn't help but clench his fist slightly, looking at Shang Danlan: "I will return safely."

  Shang Danlan's face turned slightly red as she raised her eyes to look at him, while Zhou Tong stared blankly at her bright eyes.

  Shang Mingyuan, who had been gazing up at the sky and down at the ground beside them, couldn't help but clear his throat twice, interrupting their stare and saying, "Alright, let's get going."