After returning home, Li Xuancang told his family what had happened.
"Wonderful! My son is finally getting married."
Father Li and Mother Li were overjoyed, immediately beginning to consider what to use as betrothal gifts.
"Mother, let's get the Marquis's Residence cleaned up first!"
The Emperor had bestowed a Marquis's Residence in the Imperial City. They needed to have it put in order as soon as possible; they could not keep living at the Du Family's home.
"Yes, yes. Tomorrow, your father and I will arrange for people to clean it up."
"Uncle."
Doudou ran over and threw her arms around Li Xuancang's leg.
The little girl could already run all over the courtyard. She was as lovely as a doll carved from pink jade, with chubby little cheeks that made her utterly adorable.
Li Xuancang bent down and lifted her into his arms, pinching her little cheek.
After playing with her for a while, the little girl finally went to sleep.
Father Li and Mother Li could not sleep all night. Early the next morning, they headed to the Marquis's Residence, determined to have it cleaned up as quickly as possible.
The Marquis's Residence stood in the heart of the Imperial City, covering over a hundred mu and extravagantly magnificent.
"Quickly, get the Marquis's Residence cleaned up."
Most of the Li Family's servants were longtime retainers who had followed them for years. They were efficient workers, and soon threw themselves into the task.
Meanwhile, Li Xuancang considered what to use as betrothal gifts. He had quite a few valuable things on him, but he could not take them all out.
News that Li Xuancang and the Du Family's legitimate daughter would marry on the sixth day of the tenth month soon spread, shaking the entire city before reaching other