After the emperor left, Li Chenyang told everyone about the plan to move the capital. Li Chenyang and Li Wenmin were reluctant to move because the journey was long and tiring. But when they realized that their new home would have a larger training ground and they would be closer to their doting grandparents, they packed up faster than anyone else in the family.

Among the crowd, Xueyue was very glad that she finally left Hechen, a city full of pain and terrible memories. If she went to the capital, she would never meet Bai Zijue's family.

As a result, the move took two uneventful weeks to complete. The new house was much larger than the Hechen house. Xueyue didn't think she was a fast learner until the Duke pointed out how quickly she memorized the layout of the new house while the servants were still struggling.

The family was having breakfast in the new house when Duchess Li Qixing suddenly spoke up. "Xueyue, have you been to the capital before?" She asked, putting half a boiled egg into Xueyue's already full bowl.

"No, I'm afraid not." Xueyue replied with a smile, placing a piece of tender fish on Duchess Li Qixing's plate.

"I see, then Wenmin or Chenyang can take you on a tour, and the prince and I will go to pay our respects to the Emperor and Empress of Wuyi." Duchess Li Qixing nodded to her sons, letting them understand.

"Okay! I'll take Xiaoyue to visit the capital!" Li Wenmin responded excitedly, drinking the bowl of soup in one gulp. The servants were already used to his antics, and immediately came forward with bowls to take away the empty bowls.

"Whatever." Li Chenyang replied. He deboned a fish and put it into his mother's bowl when no one was paying attention. He pretended not to care, but in fact, he loved his mother more than anyone else in the world.

Looking at the happy family and the lively atmosphere at the table, King Li Chenyang smiled happily. He hoped it would always be like this.

“This is the stall selling my favorite red bean buns!” Li Wenmin babbled. “This is the stall selling Shenzhou’s famous honey rice cakes!” He pointed to an alley and said, “Oh, if you walk down this street, there’ll be a stall selling candied haws[1]! But if you don’t want something sweet, you can just walk down this street—”

"Li Wenmin, she understands. You know all the snack stands in Wuyi." Li Chenyang sighed. "Besides, after such a sumptuous breakfast, how could you still think about food?"

Li Wenmin smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "Is it inappropriate to say that I'm hungry and want to eat snacks now?"

"You must be kidding." Li Chenyang said expressionlessly.

"I hope so." Li Wenmin grinned, grabbed Xueyue's wrist and dragged her in the direction of the honey rice cake stall. She laughed at his enthusiasm and let herself be dragged away. It was difficult to keep up with his long legs, but the boy was too excited to wait for her - she didn't mind.

Arriving at the honey rice cake stall, Li Wenmin almost jumped up and down. He eagerly raised three fingers: "Three rice cake sticks."

The stall owner nodded and said, "Sir, that's thirty copper coins, or three silver coins."

Li Wenmin was too lazy to count the money and handed the man three gold coins.

The stall owner opened his eyes wide in surprise and watched him hand over the money easily.

"Keep the change." Li Wenmin said with a relaxed smile.

"Thank you, thank you for your patronage!" The stall owner almost stuttered. His hands could hardly keep up with his excitement. Xueyue was also surprised by Li Wenmin's generosity.

One gold coin was worth 50 silver coins, and a small bag of rice was worth only 10 copper coins. The stall owner was a farmer who often came to the capital to sell rice cakes, hoping to make more money. A small bag of rice was only enough for a family of four to eat for three days, but with Li Wenmin's huge donation, the stall owner's family could eat for a long time!

The stall owner respectfully handed the rice cake to Li Wenmin and bowed deeply to the little boy in front of him.

Li Wenmin grabbed three sticks, handed one to Xueyue, one to Li Chenyang, and then stuffed the remaining one into her mouth. Before Xueyue could take a bite, Li Wenmin had already taken her to another store, but she stopped. She quickly turned to the stall owner and hurriedly said, "Thank you!"

There was silence all around, but Xueyue was so engrossed in eating that she didn't realize what was happening. She happily chewed the soft, delicious, and perfectly sweet snack.

The stall owner knew that the three children in front of him were all from wealthy families and looked like siblings, but he did not expect them to be so polite. Generally speaking, children of nobles are spoiled and have no manners.

Rich people do not express gratitude to those below them because they do not see any benefit in showing respect to those of lower status.

But Xueyue is too naive to understand such things. She is too protected to be spoiled by the rules of society. It only takes less than a second in a person's day to show courtesy and respect.

Li Wenmin, who had a soft spot for kind girls, couldn't help but pat her head gently. Likewise, Li Chenyang's temper was a little less than usual. The servants following behind them were dumbfounded when they saw their young master's gentle expression, but they wisely chose not to make any comments.

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