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Because night had fallen, Zhao Erhu only had the servant deliver the items brought from Capital City to his room. Without haste to tidy up, worn out from days of travel, he ate dinner and then washed up to sleep, leaving everything else to be dealt with tomorrow.

Dalang and his siblings had been eagerly awaiting Zhao Erhu and Lin Yue's return, too excited to even think about sleep. However, being sensible children, they empathized with their parents' tiredness and went back to their rooms to rest, waking up early the next morning.

"How come you're all up so early?" Zhao Erhu had by chance learned a new set of exercises in Capital City and needed to practice them for half an hour each morning. Rising early, he discovered his sons were already up, waiting for him by his door. He took them to the courtyard and taught them the exercises.