Xu Lingyi's proposal silenced everyone.

The two concubines' original intention was not to become nuns, but to escape from the Luo family. Only by becoming nuns and becoming outsiders, they would not pursue all worldly matters. Even if the eldest master agreed to repair the family temple, I am afraid the two concubines would not agree.

Luo Zhenxing said, "My Lord, this is a good idea. I will discuss it with my father first."

Xu Lingyi nodded and said with a smile: "I will go to pay my respects to my father-in-law, and then I will go back with Shiyi Niang!"

There are lights outside.

Everyone hurriedly surrounded Xu Lingyi and went to the eldest master's place. In front of the eldest master, he just said that he heard that the eldest wife was ill, so he came to see her specially.

The eldest master thanked Xu Lingyi for his kindness, said a few words "it's no big deal", and wanted to keep Xu Lingyi for dinner. Xu Lingyi insisted on leaving, using the excuse that it was too late. Seeing that the house was in a mess, the eldest master did not want to keep him any longer and sent Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang out.

The two of them got on their own cars. The woman who came with the car suddenly stuffed an oil-paper bag into Dong Qing's pocket and said, "Girl, help fill Madam's stomach!"

The source of the food was unknown, so Dongqing didn't dare to give it to Shiyi Niang, so she thanked the old woman perfunctorily.

The old woman was the one who followed the carriage outside. She looked sharp and said with a smile, "Don't despise it, young lady. It was given by the Marquis."

Dong Qing smiled happily and said to Shiyi Niang: "The Marquis is thinking about you!"

Eleventh Lady opened the paper package with a smile.

It's a steaming meat bun.

She took a bite.

Pork and cabbage stuffing.

Eleventh Lady found another benefit of marrying Xu Lingyi - as long as she was around him, she would be protected and cared for by him.

* * * * * *

After returning to the lotus garden, the two of them went to pay their respects to the lady first.

The lady asked about the eldest wife's illness.

Before Eleventh Lady could answer, Xu Lingyi said calmly, "It's okay. The two concubines are going to become nuns, and they are a little angry."

The lady nodded: "I hope my wife is fine."

Eleventh Lady thanked the Madam for her concern, and the Madam asked Xu Lingyi: "Have you eaten yet? If not, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it."

"I've eaten!" Xu Lingyi said calmly, "It's just that I'm not used to Jiangnan cuisine, so I'm not full. I'll go back and make some noodles later."

Eleventh Lady was very surprised. She didn't expect Xu Lingyi to say that. She was also very grateful, so that the lady wouldn't think that her son went to his father-in-law's house, but his father-in-law neglected his son-in-law and didn't even treat him to a meal... Today's situation was a bit special - if he stayed at Luo's house for dinner, he might not be able to come back until very late.

The lady laughed when she heard this: "When did you become so picky about food?"

Xu Lingyi smiled and said nothing.

The lady remembered that her son had always disliked his mother-in-law, and was afraid that he didn't want to eat the Luo family's food. She didn't dwell on this question any more, and smiled and told them to go back quickly.

The two men bowed to the lady and returned to their own residence.

Eleventh Lady was busy preparing for Xu Lingyi's next step.

The mother in charge of the kitchen was originally a gift from the Madam, so she was naturally very familiar with Xu Lingyi's taste. He ate a large bowl of fragrant noodles with soybean paste and a bowl of clear soup made from chicken and duck bones, which made Shiyi Niang a little stunned.

I don't know how I stay in shape...

Xu Lingyi watched Shiyi Niang sip the soup but only ate two noodles in front of her, and asked her, "Don't you like it?"

"I can't eat." Eleventh Lady was thinking about Tenth Lady.

She didn't go back to see the first wife. Was her mother-in-law really not feeling well or was she making excuses...

Xu Lingyi thought of the sick first wife... Hesitantly said: "If you want to go back to see your mother-in-law, just go and tell her yourself."

In this case, Xu Lingyi agreed with me going to see the first wife. He asked me to tell the old lady because he was afraid that she would think that she was not upright enough and secretly asked her husband to stand up for her even for such a reasonable thing as wanting to go back to her parents' home. She must be unhappy!

Eleventh Lady nodded quickly: "I know. I will tell mother about this myself."

Seeing that she understood what he meant, Xu Lingyi nodded and went to the bathroom to change clothes and wash up.

Eleventh Lady made the bed very carefully and even shook the square wheat pillows and put them in neat order again.

In the evening, she asked Xu Lingyi: "My Lord, will you go to court tomorrow morning?"

"Um!"

"Do you have to go to court every day?"

"No, we can take a day off on the 10th, 20th, and last day of every month. Then we can take a day off on New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, and Dongqing Festival."

"Oh!" Eleventh Lady smiled, "In four days, the Marquis can rest!"

"If the emperor doesn't rest, how can the ministers dare to rest?"

"That's right." Eleventh Lady was very emotional, "Speaking of which, being an emperor is also a very hard thing."

"Um!"

Eleventh Lady was silent for a while, and suddenly changed the subject: "Does the Marquis know Master Jining? What kind of person is she?"

Xu Lingyi was silent for a long while, then said, "She seems to have some medical skills, so she often goes around the rich and powerful, treating people for minor ailments like corns and athlete's foot. Over time, women all like to seek her treatment." He added, "The wife of the Marquis of Jianning and the wife of the Earl of Shouchang trust her very much. The two gilded Guanyin statues in Ciyuan Temple were donated by their family..."

Is this a reminder to myself?

Eleventh Lady was thinking about it.

At this moment, the Luo father and son, who were far away in Gongxian Hutong, had been discussing the matter of the two concubines after sending Qian Ming and Wu Niang away: "...The Marquis said that he wanted to build a family temple. From what I heard, he definitely doesn't want to make a fuss. Dad doesn't want to give face to the monk, but to the Buddha. Let's forget about this matter!"

The master remained silent for a long while before saying, "Since you all say forget it, let's forget about it! But as for your mother..."

"I have given the order." Luo Zhenxing heaved a sigh of relief. "Whoever dares to say that in front of mother will not be forgiven."

The eldest master nodded and said sadly: "I don't know why this happened. Thinking back to the beginning, both of them didn't want to be taken in, and I didn't force them. Later they changed their minds and wanted to stay with me, and I treated them with great love..." When he said this, he suddenly remembered that he was in front of his son, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Luo Zhenxing was quite embarrassed, and he quickly stood up and said with a smile: "It's getting late, Dad, go to bed early! I have already asked for leave, and tomorrow morning I will go to the most famous Songhe Hall in Yanjing to ask the doctor to come and see Mom again."

The master nodded, sent his son away, and turned back to the inner room.

A single lamp was dimly lit, illuminating the haggard face of the eldest lady, filling the room with a cold and gloomy air.

The Sixth Aunt came to invite the eldest master to take a bath: "Let Madam Xu accompany the eldest wife tonight!"

The master shook his head and said, "No need, I'll take care of her!" As he said that, he tucked the quilt for his wife.

The Sixth Aunt was stunned.

* * * * * *

Eleventh Lady hates this damn system so much that she has to get up at Chou time every day.

After seeing Xu Lingyi off, Shiyi Niang fell to the bed yawning.

Dongqing hurriedly helped her undress.

"No need." She closed her eyes and said lazily, "I have to go pay my respects to the eldest lady in two hours."

Holly couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Eleventh Lady said in a daze: "Why don't you arrange a shift for Chunmo and Xiayi as well? This will make people exhausted! However, the best way is to let the two of them pass on their experience, otherwise, they can only serve like this every day."

Dongqing agreed with a smile, and Shiyi Niang slept for a while and then got up.

The three concubines were already waiting under the eaves.

Waiting under the eaves? I was just going to greet the Madam, and she didn't ask anyone to wait under the eaves.

Eleventh Lady smiled slightly and told Amber: "Let them wait in the hall from now on."

Amber responded and invited the three concubines in.

After greeting, Madam Wen immediately smiled and said, "I heard that the eldest wife is ill? I wonder what disease she has? Is she feeling better? Does she need any good medicine?"

"It's okay. As you get older, you will have more problems of this or that kind." Eleventh Lady responded vaguely and then went to the lady dowager.

After paying her respects and greetings, Eleventh Lady suggested going back to her parents' home to visit.

The lady agreed immediately and asked Madam Du to take some herbs to Shiyi Niang: "Send them to her for me. I will go to see her when she is better."

Eleventh Lady thanked the lady and took Dongqing back to the Luo family.

At the door, she met Wu Niang.

They were both startled, then they smiled, bowed, and walked in together.

When the grandmother heard the news, she came out immediately.

Eleventh Lady handed her the herbs that the Madam had sent over: "A little gift from the Madam!"

The grandmother thanked them, gave the herbs to Xinglin who was standing beside her, and took the two of them to the inner courtyard.

Mother Xu stopped the three people outside.

"We are giving the first wife a wash!"

Grandma couldn't help but look up at the sky: "At this time..."

Mother Xu's eyes darkened, and after a while she said, "The eldest wife is incontinent!"

The three of them looked at each other in surprise.

Mother Xu didn't bother to entertain the aunts and turned back to the house.

Grandma and others waited in the yard for a while.

"Your eldest brother went to Songhe Hall to ask for a doctor early in the morning." Grandma smiled bitterly, "I hope he can cure mother's illness."

"There's no rush for this." Eleventh Lady was certain that the first wife had suffered a stroke. "Just help her recover slowly."

"I hope so." The eldest grandmother sighed. A little maid came in and reported: "The master is back. He brought a doctor with him."

A few of them hurriedly retreated to the east wing and did not come out until the doctor left.

Luo Zhenxing took the prescription and sent someone to get the medicine. The grandmother hurriedly asked what happened.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Just take care of it slowly, don't let it get angry again!"

Grandma and Wu Niang couldn't help but sigh for a long time.

Luo Zhenxing said to Wu Niang and Shiyi Niang, "You all have families, and Mom's illness won't be cured in a short time. You don't have to come back every day, just come and see me when you are free. If there is anything, I will send someone to tell you."

The two nodded, and just as Mother Xu had finished cleaning up, they went in together to see the eldest wife.

Seeing that she couldn't say anything and just stared with her eyes wide open and puffed up her cheeks, she looked quite sad.

Eleventh Lady asked Luo Zhensheng about his marriage: "...Can we reschedule it?"

"No need." Luo Zhenxing said, "Dad will leave in a few days and come back after arranging the wedding for my fourth brother!"

That's all we can do.

Then he asked Shi Niang, "Did you send someone to deliver the letter?"

"I sent it off." Luo Zhenxing's face looked a little unhappy. "It is said that the wife of Duke Mao is also feeling a little unwell. I will come back to see her when I have time in a few days."

Wu Niang snorted coldly, and Shiyi Niang hurriedly advised: "I heard that the wife of Duke Mao is also in her early fifties this year. It is autumn now, so it is common for her to feel unwell occasionally."

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Sisters, don’t say anything, just pay off your debts wholeheartedly…~~~~(_