Jiayin knew her grandmother's thoughts, which is why she "reluctantly" gave so many good things to Baozhu.
At this moment, Sister Qiong came over; it turned out that someone had come to visit the Wen family.
Madam Wen, heavily pregnant, returned home with the help of Granny Tian.
Everyone was curious, because Madam Wen was resting and recuperating at Broken Gold Beach, seeking peace and quiet.
Almost since we moved here, apart from close relatives like the Liu family, no one has bothered us.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
While the Li family was speculating, Madam Liu actually arrived by carriage to pay them a visit.
The Li family was very surprised and quickly welcomed her into the house to talk.
The Liu and Li families were also very close, so much so that their children could run around freely in the back courtyard.
So Old Mrs. Li didn't beat around the bush and directly called out Mrs. Liu's maiden name to get to the bottom of things.
"Zitong, what brings you here all of a sudden? Did you come to our house for something, or did you come to visit Jinrou and then stop by since she had guests?"
Madam Liu sat down next to the old lady and said with a smile, "Auntie, I came here today for two reasons: first, I have something to discuss, and second, I wanted to see you and Jinrou."
After saying that, she asked with some curiosity, "I saw that the carriage in front of Jinrou's door has the character 'Gu' on it. If I'm not mistaken, there is only one female headmistress in Xindu who has some contact with Jinrou and shares the surname Gu."
"But the dean is a rather aloof person, why has he come to visit today?"
"I don't know?" Old Mrs. Li was also puzzled. After thinking for a moment, she asked Granny He to send over a plate of oranges and check on Madam Wen.
After all, Madam Wen was already eight months pregnant. Let alone pushing or shoving, even getting very angry could lead to premature birth.
Soon, Shui Ling returned and said, "Madam Wen is doing well and had a very pleasant conversation with the lady who came to visit."
Everyone was relieved, and Madam Liu then got down to business.
"Auntie, yesterday the Marquis displayed his might in the city, wiping out a place called Yaochi and even confiscating the property of the Princess."
"I heard that many people have been implicated and imprisoned because of something called 'Hibiscus Cream'. Does your family know about this?"
Grandma Li didn't hide anything from her and briefly explained.
Yesterday, Fu Niu went to the princess's mansion for a flower viewing banquet, but she found something was wrong and made an excuse to run away early.
"After hearing about it, the Marquis investigated and found out a lot of things, which is why so much trouble has arisen."
"No wonder!" Madam Liu suddenly realized and laughed, "So the princess also went to the flower viewing banquet. No wonder so many people entrusted their care to me."
As she spoke, she took three gift lists from her bosom and placed them on the table. She then said, "Several noble ladies were also at the Princess's residence yesterday. As you know, these days, anyone who gets involved with the Princess's residence is doomed, let alone unmarried girls."
"These families wanted to remove the girl's name from the list held by the Marquis, but the Marquis was an upright and incorruptible man, and they had no say in the matter."
"So, through a series of roundabout connections, they dragged me here, insisting that I come over, hoping that my aunt or the princess could put in a good word for them."
Old Mrs. Li frowned, and before she could speak, Mrs. Liu quickly waved her hand and said, "Auntie, I'm just a messenger. After all, these families have a lot of dealings with our family, so I can't just not make this trip."
"But if my aunt can't help, or if the Marquis has other arrangements, it wouldn't be good for me to plead for him and ruin everything."
Old Mrs. Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "I only just found out about this myself. I haven't even met the Marquis yet, so I should at least ask him."
"We can't help, and we shouldn't speak rashly, lest we drag the Marquis down and ruin important national affairs."
“Auntie is right, that’s what I was thinking too,” Madam Liu said with a smile. “That’s why I haven’t even opened the gift list, for fear of being envious.”
Everyone laughed upon hearing this, and before the laughter had even subsided, Madam Wen, having seen off her guests, also arrived.
Upon hearing the reason for her sister-in-law's visit, she smiled helplessly and said, "Just now, Dean Gu suddenly came to visit because of this matter. Her niece from her maternal family got involved!"
As she spoke, she also took out three gift lists.
Therefore, Old Lady Li dared not agree so easily.
Unexpectedly, another carriage arrived at the gate, and Madam Jia the Second also came to plead for mercy.
Upon seeing the gift list on the table, she laughed heartily, took three cards from her bosom, placed them on the table, and said, "I was worried about causing trouble for you on the way here, Auntie."
"Now it's all good. There's no need to worry about having too many lice. I'm afraid my aunt won't miss these few gift lists from me."
Everyone was both amused and exasperated, and pulled her to sit down and have some tea.
Taking advantage of this moment, Jiayin got up to apologize to Madam Jia and told her about Baozhu's fear and anxiety at the Princess's residence because of her.
Madam Jia was very straightforward and waved her hand with a smile, saying, "Princess, don't overthink it. Baozhu and you get along well, so it's nothing to suffer a little together."
"She's enjoyed so many good fruits and snacks from our family every day, it's time for her to do something in return!"
Everyone liked her open and honest demeanor and laughed.
Jiayin was also deeply touched. She piled the things she had given Baozhu on the table and said with a smile, "Second Madam, these were just given to us by the palace. I gave Baozhu a few things to calm her nerves."
As expected, the second wife did not refuse and readily accepted it.
"Okay, I'll take her back to her. This girl wanted to come with me today, but I didn't bring her. She's angry at home; her mouth could hold an oil bottle!"
After exchanging a few jokes, Jiayin asked for the gift list to identify the families who gave the gifts and to write them down.
On the day of the flower viewing banquet, while she and Baozhu were being ignored and slacking off while eating snacks, she managed to get to know most of the girls present through Granny He.
Now it's come in handy.
Those who rushed to give gifts in such a hurry, hoping to help the girl preserve her reputation, were all those who had been secretly called out by Bao Lei that day and had ingested the Hibiscus Cream.
The other girls, who came from poor families or were of low social status, were not harmed and therefore were not in a hurry.
After thinking for a moment, she said to Madam Wen, Madam Liu, and Madam Jia, "This matter is being handled by my godfather, and our family cannot easily agree to it."
"In that case, I'll go and deliver some food and supplies to my godfather tomorrow, and then ask him about it. If it can be done, that would be great; if not, it will still be a good thing."
"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Princess." Madam Jia said quickly and immediately.
Madam Liu smiled and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Princess. Please let us know as soon as you have any news, otherwise I'm afraid my doorstep will be worn down."
As for Madam Wen, she smiled and ruffled Jiayin's hair, instructing her, "Take more men with you when you go out tomorrow. This matter has caused quite a stir. Be careful that someone doesn't arrest you and threaten your godfather."
"Understood, Auntie," Jiayin replied with a smile. "I've brought Uncle Shan and Aunt Mei with me, so we're not afraid of anyone."
After chatting for a while, perhaps having calmed down, Madam Jia and Madam Liu were no longer in a hurry to leave.
They stayed at the Li family's house for a meal, then admired the flowers in the greenhouse before happily taking a basket of fruit home.
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