Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Let’s talk about Xue Fenglin returning to the yard last night…
Besides, after Xue Fenglin returned to the courtyard last night, he sent someone to secretly inquire about Bai's arrangements for Shen Xuan.
Although the Bai family is the steward of the Marquis' Mansion on the surface, he has been able to fight against the Bai family in the mansion for many years, so he naturally has his own confidants.
The servants who serve Xue Fenglin personally are called Wuwang and Wuxin. They are servants picked from the Ye family. All their family’s deeds are in the hands of Xue Fenglin and the Ye family, and they are absolutely loyal to him.
Xue Fenglin asked Wuwang to make some inquiries and found out that not only did the Bai family let Shen Xuan live in an ordinary guest house in the west wing, but they also treated him very poorly. He only sent some cloth clothes and silver hairpins to him, and picked out two men to do the rough cleaning, but no young men of lower rank were available to serve him.
You have to know that there are countless capable maids and servants in the Xue Mansion. Although there are fewer boys, according to the rules of the mansion, those who can enter the master's inner courtyard to serve are generally at least second-class servants or above.
However, after some investigation, Xue Fenglin found out that the two brothers' families were not close associates of the Bai family, but were just ordinary servants in the Xue Mansion.
This was actually to his liking, so he did not replace them, so as not to alert the Bai family.
Xue Fenglin knew Bai too well, even though she wanted to use Shen Xuan to deal with him. But Shen Xuan is just a country boy with no one to support him, so Bai will not treat him well.
Everyone thought that the prince disliked Shen Xuan, and Bai Shi ignored him.
Sure enough, that night, because of the attitudes of their masters, the servants in the mansion began to change their attitudes.
Xue Fenglin, who had anticipated this, arranged for the small kitchen in his yard to cook for Shen Xuan, and then asked Wuxin to find a way to deliver it every day. And we have to keep it secret, so that the Bai family’s people can’t know about it.
"From now on, you will be responsible for taking care of Brother Chen's daily life in the mansion. You must treat him like the master." Xue Fenglin explained in detail to Wuwang and Wuxin.
After doing all this, he returned to the Imperial College to study. The imperial examination will be held next spring, and he must pass it in one go and enter the officialdom smoothly, so as to make good on his promise with the second prince.
However, Xue Fenglin hadn't seen Shen Xuan for half a month, but he really missed him and wanted to go see him immediately.
However, the Marquis' Mansion was far less comfortable than Yunshui Village. The more he valued Shen Xuan, the more he couldn't go.
In fact, Xue Fenglin didn't really want to involve Shen Xuan in the secrets of the Marquis' Mansion, so after being rejected by Shen Xuan, he left calmly.
He only thought that after he had established himself as an official, he would quietly support Shen Xuan from behind and let him be a simple and happy businessman in Lezhou.
It was just fate, maybe there was some inexplicable connection between the two of them. After many twists and turns, Shen Xuan was finally brought to the capital by Bai and moved into the Marquis' Mansion.
Xue Fenglin closed his eyes and thought for a while, then picked up a brush and started drawing on the white paper.
Soon, a handsome young man appeared on the paper. Looking at the features in the painting, who else could it be but Shen Xuan?
After the painting was finished, Xue Fenglin took a look at it and felt that it was only 70% like the character.
Shen Xuan looked even better when he moved. His every frown and smile was natural and relaxed, which was far more than what could be expressed by just describing his eyebrows and eyes.
He crumpled up the drawing paper on the table, threw it into the copper basin next to him, and lit a tinderbox and threw it in.
After a while, the painted portrait was burned cleanly. Xue Fenglin called Wuxin in and opened the doors and windows to get some fresh air.
Xue Fenglin was always careful and cautious in his work in the Marquis' Mansion, and he often burned things and letters in the study, and the servants around him had long been accustomed to it.
Wuxin carefully helped Xue Fenglin to sleep, and after closing the door, he secretly glanced at his master.
Everyone in the palace said that the prince was very angry today because of that country boy, but only he knew how much the prince cared for that boy in private.
And looking at Xue Fenglin's expression, Wuxin knew that he was in a good mood today.
The next morning, Xue Fenglin returned to the Imperial College to go to school.
The servants in the Marquis's Mansion were talking about it, saying that he didn't want to see Brother Chen, so he fled back to the Imperial College.
Only Wuwang and Wuxin knew how many things Xue Fenglin had told them before he left, so they hurried to prepare breakfast and sent it over along with the clothes and jewelry Xue Fenglin had chosen.
However, at noon, the maid who came to deliver the meal said that Jin Gui and Jin Zhi pestered her with a lot of questions.
It was because she was smart and ran fast that they didn't trick her into telling the truth.
Besides, Jin Gui and Jin Zhi received an order from Shen Xuan to find out which courtyard the people who delivered meals every day were from.
But after they asked once, the next people who came were strangers that the mansion had never seen before.
When they asked again, the man said that he was a servant from the restaurant outside the mansion who was assigned to deliver food. Jin Gui secretly followed him out and saw that the man had indeed left the mansion through the back door.
Jin Gui found it very strange and told Shen Xuan about it.
Shen Xuan was silent for a while before saying, “Forget it, you don’t have to ask about their identities anymore.”
Since the person who sent the gift was determined not to let him know, he would probably not be able to find out anything even if he tried to inquire.
It really made things a lot more convenient for him to have someone like this taking care of him in the Xue Mansion. Although he didn't know what the other party's purpose was, Shen Xuan was still grateful to him for his help.
Shen Xuan left Yunshui Village in a hurry that day and had not yet been able to greet Mei, the shopkeeper of Guiyun Tower.
Now that I have settled down in the capital, I decided to give an explanation to Guiyun Tower.
He stayed in Xue's house every day, so he definitely couldn't make honey custard tea. Even if I made it myself, it would be impossible to deliver it to Lezhou, which is thousands of miles away.
However, since Tongguiyunlou had agreed to deliver tea every month, we couldn't break our promise.
The most important thing in doing business is honesty. If he leaves the Xue Mansion in the future, he might have to go back to do business, and he will inevitably have dealings with Guiyun Tower.
Thinking of this, Shen Xuan decided to give the recipe of honey custard tea to Guiyunlou, as a favor.
"I want to go out for a while." Shen Xuan thought about it and said to Jin Gui and Jin Zhi.
"Brother Chen, do you need anything?" Jin Gui asked with some confusion.
"Now that I have settled down, I thought about going to the post house to write a letter to my friends back home. So that they can help me look after the house and not worry about me." Shen Xuan said.
It was impossible for Shen Xuan to go out without informing Bai Shi, so Jin Gui went to find Mother You to report and get approval.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mother You directly rejected the idea and came over in person.
After sending Jin Gui and Jin Zhi out, Mother You closed the door and said to Shen Xuan, "Brother Shen, it's not that Madam doesn't allow you to move around. It's just that you and the eldest young master haven't married yet, so the Ye family is eyeing you covetously."
"What if you go out alone and get attacked? The Mid-Autumn Festival is three days away. The Marquis' Mansion will hold a night banquet as in previous years and invite friendly families to come and be our guests."
"When Madam takes you to meet everyone that day, your identity will be known and you will be safe in the capital. Madam will not stop you if you want to go out again."
Shen Xuan just found it funny, and thought that the Ye family might make trouble for his reputation, but they would never harm his life. Otherwise, if something happened to him, they would be the first to be suspected in the capital, which would be disadvantageous to them.
He knew that these words were clearly said by Mother You to scare him. Although the Bai family had brought him back to the capital and spread the news, they had not yet had time to let him come out to meet people.
Bai was afraid that something might go wrong and she would miss the opportunity to embarrass the prince, so she didn't let herself go out.
But although he knew it in his heart, Shen Xuan could not show it on his face.
Still pretending to be scared, he said to Mother You tremblingly: "Mom, what you said makes sense. I'd better not go out for the time being. But this letter..."
"I'll find someone in the house who knows how to write to help you write." Mother You said "generously".
"Then thank you, Mother You." Shen Xuan pretended to be grateful and sent her away.
Sure enough, after a while, a maid came over with some paper and ink, and said to Shen Xuan with an impatient look: "I am Luluo, the maid who manages the accounts in the mansion. Mother You asked me to come here to write a letter to you. If Brother Shen has anything to say, please tell me quickly."
After hearing this, Shen Xuan showed a difficult expression and said, "I can't think of it in such a short time. Why don't you leave the paper and pen, I will draw it on it when I think of it, and then ask you to write it."
After hearing this, Luluo secretly rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking that this country boy had a lot of things to do. But because he was a guest in the mansion after all, he couldn't refute it, so he left the paper and pen and left.
Only then did Chen Xuan dismiss Jingui and Jinzhi, took out a piece of clothing from the box, picked up a pen and skillfully wrote the secret recipe of honey custard tea on the inside of the clothing.
He then briefly explained a few things to Shopkeeper Mei, saying that he was unable to continue delivering tea for some reason, and in order to keep his promise, he gave the recipe to Guiyun Tower.
After doing all this, he took out a piece of paper and scribbled a mule and two tiled houses on it before stopping.
Shen Xuan folded the clothes with the secret recipe written on them, wrapped them in a small cloth bag, and called Jinzhi and Jingui in.
He quietly counted out half a pound of silver and handed it to Jinzhi, saying, "I have an old dress here. Please help me send it to the place I told you later. Tell others that it was sent by you. You can use the rest of the money yourself."
In those days, it cost about three hundred coins to send something from the capital to Lezhou. After Jinzhi sent the things, she still had two hundred coins left.
Jinzhi didn't expect that Chen Xuan, a country boy, would be so generous. His monthly salary was only one hundred coins, and he was overjoyed to get such a good job.
After Jinzhi went out, Jin Gui watched from the side with jealous eyes, but thought to herself: Could it be that because Chen Ge'er was about to go out, I went to find Mother You to report the matter, so Chen Ge'er didn't give me the good job?
He thought about it and felt that what he thought must be right. So he gritted his teeth, took a step forward and said, "Brother Chen, I shouldn't have reported to Mother You as soon as I heard that you were going out."
"If you have any instructions from now on, I will definitely confirm with you before doing anything."
Chen Xuan had been deliberately trying to warn Jingui, but seeing that he was smart, he nodded and said, "Since you have followed me, we are one in the mansion. If I become the prince's husband in the future, I will also have a few trusted people."
"I have to inform Madam about my going out today. I don't blame you." Shen Xuan paused and said, "But from now on, no matter what you want to report to Madam You, you must let me know first. You can only go after I agree. Do you understand?"
"I understand." A drop of sweat flowed down Jin Gui's forehead. She didn't expect that Chen Ge'er, who was always easy to talk to, would have such a strict side. It seemed different from what she had imagined, but it made her respect him even more.
Seeing that he had been beaten to death by him, Shen Xuan asked him to call the maid Luluo.
This time, Jin Gui went there obediently, and invited the maid back after a while.
Shen Xuan then handed over the piece of paper with the mule and the house painted on it and said, "I have a blue-and-white mule and two tiled houses at home. I'm just worried that if no one takes care of them for a long time, something might go wrong."
"Please send a letter to Auntie Tian's home in Yunshui Village near Lezhou City, asking her to remember to raise a mule for me. Also, please help me look after my house, repair the roof, and weed the yard."
After listening to Chen Xuan talk about farm matters for a long time, Luluo looked down on him even more. So I wrote a letter casually according to his request, and then gave the letter to Mother You.
After checking it, Mother You felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so she asked someone to take it to the post office and send it out.
When Jinzhi came back, she reported the matter of sending the package to Chen Xuan.
Shen Xuan praised him again in front of Jingui. When Jin Gui saw it, she thought of what Shen Xuan had said to her, and a feeling of comparison arose in her heart. After that, she always rushed to work with Jinzhi and served Shen Xuan more attentively.
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