Chapter 13 Analysis

Since she had said that she would take time out to deal with the matter, Eleventh Lady went to the First Lady's place at the same time as yesterday in the morning.

From a distance, she saw Wu Niang wearing a scarlet satin cloak - she was talking to Aunt Ke under the eaves.

Aunt Ke wore a pomegranate red jacket with brocade patterns and a blue-green skirt with plum, bamboo and orchid patterns. Her beautiful features looked even more beautiful than usual under the red lanterns under the eaves. I don't know what the two of them said, but suddenly they both smiled with their sleeves covered. The scene was very warm.

Shiyi Niang was wondering whether to go over, but Ziwei, who was standing next to the holly tree that was trimmed into a big ball beside the steps, had already seen her.

She walked towards Eleventh Lady with a smile: "Miss Eleventh Lady, you're here really early today!" Her voice was louder than usual, and sounded a little sharp in this quiet courtyard.

The maids under the eaves all looked over, and of course Wu Niang and Aunt Ke were also shocked.

You can't hide even if you want to!

Eleventh Lady walked over with a smile: "Because I need to tie the knot, I came early."

"No wonder I didn't meet my eleventh sister when I came to pay my respects to mother yesterday." Wu Niang laughed, "I wrote for most of the night yesterday, and couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard I tried. I tossed and turned in bed for most of the night. So I got up early and came to talk to mother. I didn't expect to meet my younger sister. Let's go together later!"

Is it necessary to explain it to her in such detail?

"Okay!" Eleventh Lady smiled and walked forward to her, bowing, and said with concern: "Are you feeling better now, sister? Sometimes I embroider until midnight, and even though I'm very tired, I can't fall asleep after lying down. It takes several days to recover. Sister, you should take care of yourself, so as not to hurt yourself."

Wu Niang returned the gift and said with a smile, "It's just that I was too worried about the birthday gift these past two days."

"It's cold outside, you sisters can go inside and talk." Aunt Ke came over.

Eleventh Lady smiled and called out "Auntie", then she and Fifth Lady went into the house together.

The eldest wife had not gotten up yet and was not ready to get up. Knowing that they had come to pay their respects, she just sent a little maid to say "OK" and let them go.

Wu Niang and Shiyi Niang looked at each other, and Wu Niang looked at Aunt Ke anxiously.

Aunt Ke was also confused: "It was Mother Xu who was on duty last night..."

"Why is it Aunt Xu who is on night duty?" Wu Niang's face changed slightly. She looked at the maids around her and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Eleventh Lady's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled and said, "In that case, let's go back first! We'll come to see mother in the evening."

In this situation, there was no way to get any information. Wu Niang could only calm down, smile and nod, and leave the main room with Shiyi Niang.

On the way, Wu Niang and Shiyi Niang chatted.

"I heard from Ziwei that Mother Wu also went there last night?"

"Yes." Eleventh Lady smiled, "and also sent two jars of Jinhua wine." Then she smiled and thanked her, "Thank you sister Lao for sending the best tea leaves."

"Sisters, why are you talking about this!" Wu Niang smiled and was about to ask something else when a little maid came over panting, "Fifth Miss, why did you go to the eldest lady's place so early today? I had to look for you for a long time. If I hadn't met Sister Shanhu, I'm afraid I would have missed you."

Eleventh Lady looked at the little maid and found her face unfamiliar.

Wu Niang smiled and explained, "This is Yiliu, the little maid in Fourth Brother's room."

Fourth Master Luo Zhensheng lived in the outer courtyard, no wonder she didn't know him. Since he sent a little maid to look for him, there must be something wrong.

Eleventh Lady heard the sound and smiled, "Sister, don't see me off. I'll be at Luyun Tower as soon as I go up the corridor."

Wu Niang thought about it and said with a smile: "Then I will send my sister off."

"Sister, please stay!" Eleventh Lady exchanged a few words with her with a smile, then turned and walked towards Luyun Tower.

Amber, who was following nearby, looked back frequently and saw the little maid whispering something to Wu Niang, and then the two of them turned around and went to the main house.

Since she was a maid in the Fourth Master's room, why did she bring the Fifth Young Miss to the main house?

The thought flashed through her mind and Amber's expression changed slightly.

The maid only said that she was looking for Wu Niang, and Wu Niang only said that the maid was from the Fourth Master's room, but she did not mention that the maid was sent by the Fourth Master to look for her... However, with such a statement, anyone would misunderstand and think that the maid was sent by the Fourth Master to look for Wu Xiaojie, giving a misunderstanding to the unintentional people.

She thought again of how Wu Niang and Aunt Ke were standing under the eaves and talking before Shiyi Niang arrived, while Ziwei was standing beside the steps as if she was on guard against something... She thought about what had happened in the past few days... and couldn't help feeling a little panicked.

Amber looked at Eleventh Lady, who was walking lightly but gracefully, and was hesitant to speak.

She really didn't know how to start.

After returning to Luyun Tower, Shiyi Niang smiled and said to Amber, "There are many people here but little to do. We have a lot of free time to begin with. Now that you are here, we have even more free time. I will stay at home all day to weave. If you have anything to do, go and do it yourself. In a few days, I will start embroidering the screen, and Dongqing will help me. All the things in this room will be handed over to you. It will be more convenient to move around than it is now."

What I mean is, if you have anything to do, go and do it now. Once I start embroidering, you'd better not leave. I will make sure everything in this house runs smoothly.

Originally, what could a young lady who had not yet reached the age of marriage do in the house? Moreover, because it was the beginning of the month of twilight, the teacher had resigned from the house and returned home. Except for visiting her every morning and evening, those like the tenth young lady who stayed at home every day to study could stay at home and not go anywhere.

Miss Eleven said this to warn her!

Tell her to cut off all ties with the past, and warn her not to run around anymore...

Amber took a deep breath, smiled and squatted down, bowing: "Don't worry, Miss Eleven, I have already done everything before I came here. You have started to embroider the screen, so I can't go anywhere. Although there are not many things to do in the lady's room, eating, washing, and socializing between rooms are also indispensable. If you are delayed in embroidering the screen because of me, I would rather die than be at peace!"

Eleventh Lady was slightly stunned.

As expected of someone who came from the eldest lady's room, he is really smart and quick-witted, and he understands things at once... He doesn't have to put in any effort to speak, and he doesn't have to think hard.

She nodded, sat on the brocade stool next to the brazier and began to knit.

Amber walked out quietly, called Holly in to serve her, and started cleaning the house with Binju.

Binju laughed softly and said, "I only started cleaning the dust on the 26th!"

Amber smiled and said, "The young lady must have started embroidering the screen in the past few days! We should avoid disturbing her."

Bin Ju smiled and said, "Our young lady may seem quiet, but she actually likes to be lively and has a good temper. You don't have to worry."

Amber's eyes lit up and she smiled, "Oh, I saw that the young lady was so calm and composed, so I thought she was a quiet person."

"Our young lady is a calm and composed person." Binju disagreed, "She just likes to be surrounded by people!"

"Why do you like the lively atmosphere?" Amber said with a smile.

"She likes to grow flowers and plants, likes to hear people around her talking and laughing in front of her, and likes everyone to wear bright clothes..."

Amber listened carefully and memorized everything.

In the bedroom, Dongqing was also talking to Shiyi Niang.

"Binju said that there was nothing unusual about the Fifth Miss. She was the same as before."

"It should be like this." Shiyi Niang's fingers were very flexible, twisting left and right, and she quickly made a small bat's body. "Look at Ziwei's attitude that day, she probably didn't notice anything before."

"Before?" Dongqing was stunned.

Eleventh Lady kept her eyes on the silk thread in her hand and nodded, "I didn't know before. But just now when I went to pay my respects to the eldest lady, I met a little maid who looked unfamiliar. She said she was looking for her everywhere. She explained to me that she was from the fourth master's room. At this time, the inner house has not been unlocked yet, where did she come from? If you are lying, you have to make it more reasonable!" She paused for a moment, raised her eyelids and looked at Dong Qing, "Wu Xiaoquan's family came yesterday, which must have made Fifth Lady aware of something, so she went to Aunt Ke's place early in the morning to see if she could get some information. After she left, Aunt Ke called her back. She must have discovered something. Let Binju continue to go to Fifth Miss's room. If there is anything, it will be in the next two days."

Dong Qing replied "yes" respectfully, and then said, "My aunt came early this morning."

Shiyi Niang paused and asked, "What is she doing here? Where is she?"

"Upstairs!" Dong Qing pointed at Cheng Chen above her head, "He said he came to ask Miss Shi to help him copy scriptures."

The two concubines believed in Buddhism. Although Wu Niang was good at calligraphy, she was not someone that everyone could invite. Among the sisters, Shi Niang was the most knowledgeable and was often praised by the teacher, but she was impatient and moody, and was not an easy person to get along with. At this time of turmoil, the eldest concubine's actions inevitably made Shiyi Niang feel a little uneasy.

"But don't worry." Shiyi Niang once told her that "abnormality is a demon". The arrival of the eldest aunt today made Dongqing feel very abnormal, so she kept a watchful eye, "Baizhi and Jiuxiang have a good relationship with the people in our house... If there is anything, you can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever!"

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, jokingly saying, "Dongqing is becoming more and more like a manager."

Dong Qing listened and smiled with her hands covering her mouth, but before the smile reached her eyes, her gaze dimmed.

Eleventh Lady could only comfort her: "I still have two years to reach the age of marriage, and you still have two years to go too."

The longer you stay in the Luo Mansion, the more you can appreciate the master's power to decide life and death.

Dongqing was not as optimistic as Shiyi Niang, but she didn't want to make the little girl, who was not talkative but had never said anything wrong to her, unhappy.

"Yes!" She nodded with a smile, "We can definitely find a way."

Eleventh Lady didn't want to discuss this topic with Dongqing.

In the face of absolute power, all conspiracies and tactics become meaningless.

People in ancient times married early. Although she wanted to use some tricks to find an honest man to marry, she subconsciously despised this practice. Secondly, she had no chance, so she procrastinated.

I didn't expect that although the pace of life in this time and space is slow, things change just as fast... I was careless and deserved to become so passive.

Thinking of this, she changed the subject: "Any news from Qiu Ju?"

Dong Qing smiled and said, "I just mentioned it to Qiu Ju this morning. I'm afraid it will take two days for us to get any news."

Eleventh Lady hummed, lowered her head and concentrated on knitting.