Two days after the Wanshou Festival, the Emperor gave Xu Lingyi a lot of tonics, and the Empress gave him a black fox fur robe and a pair of black fox fur knee pads. Eunuch Lei laughed and said, "The Empress said that the Marquis does not need to attend the morning court anymore, but he still needs to be careful about the cold wind in the morning."

This was clearly to inform Xu Lingyi.

Eleventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. She put away the robe and said to Xu Lingyi with a smile, "Wear it during the New Year." She looked like she was calculating very carefully.

Xu Lingyi laughed after hearing this, then got up and went to Banyuepan.

During this period, Xu Siqin and his brothers were all around the old lady, so Shiyi Niang asked Zhen Jie'er to go over. The house was quiet, and she was sitting on the kang doing needlework when a little maid came to report: "Mother Hang from the old lady's side in Gongxian Hutong is here."

At this time?

She was very surprised and asked Hang's mother to come in.

Mother Hang was wearing a purple-red velvet coat and a big red silk flower on her head, looking very festive. She bowed with a smile on her face: "Yesterday, the eldest master brought the fourth young master and the newly married fourth young mistress, the twelfth young lady, and the fifth and third concubines back to Beijing. The eldest mistress specially sent me to tell the eleventh aunt that she wants to invite her to come back for dinner tomorrow..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Eleventh Lady exclaimed, "Oh my!" "Fifth Auntie is here with you?"

"Yes!" Mother Hang smiled. "There's not much else at home. We can't leave Fifth Aunt alone in Yuhang. The eldest master said that even if Fifth Aunt is devoted to worshipping Buddha, we can just set up a Buddhist temple at home. So he persuaded Fifth Aunt to come over."

Eleventh Lady hasn't seen Fifth Lady for two years...

When she said she missed me, it seemed that she had never thought about her in particular. When she said she didn't miss me, she always felt that there was something in Yuhang that made her worry.

She was a little dazed.

Mother Hang smiled and said, "We also invited the Third Master and the Third Young Mistress; the Fourth Uncle and the Fourth Aunt; the Fifth Uncle and the Fifth Aunt; the Tenth Uncle and the Tenth Aunt."

It looks like a family gathering!

Eleventh Lady took a deep breath and came back to her senses: "Go and tell Grandma, I'll be there early tomorrow morning."

A hint of surprise flashed across Mother Hang's face.

The eleventh aunt has a mother-in-law above her and a husband below her. She wanted to go back to her parents' home, but she agreed to it without even saying anything. It seems that the eleventh aunt is also a very capable person. She has established herself firmly after only three or four months of marriage...

The thought flashed through her mind, and she smiled and said "yes". The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then Mother Hang stood up to say goodbye. Eleventh Lady gave her a reward and asked Luyun to see her out. She sat there for a while, not knowing what was going on, and then asked Hubo to call Dongqing, Binju and Zhuxiang over, and told them that the master had returned from Yuhang.

Several people smiled when they heard this, especially Zhu Xiang, whose face brightened: "Is the Fifth Aunt here too? Are you leaving or not? Madam must dress nicely when she goes to see the Fifth Aunt tomorrow. The Fifth Aunt will feel relieved when she sees her." She looked very happy.

Eleventh Lady looked at this with mixed feelings.

Perhaps the one who missed Fifth Aunt the most was not herself, but Zhu Xiang...

"Yes, yes, yes." Bin Ju responded repeatedly and pulled Zhu Xiang to pick out clothes for Shiyi Niang.

Amber was hesitant, "Should we tell the Marquis... Fourth Uncle loves to visit relatives. Fifth Uncle is the best person, he will definitely go... If the Marquis has something to do, we can make plans early..."

The implication was that she was afraid Xu Lingyi would not go. By then, as a married girl, others would be in pairs, but she would be alone, which would make people misunderstand and make her husband's family despise her and lose face.

But Eleventh Lady didn't want him to go at all.

Xu Lingyi was a powerful person, and the Luo family never dared to treat him with the standards of an ordinary son-in-law. When he went there, he was either ignored or sat upright. Moreover, Xu Lingyi now had "foot paralysis", so he should stay at home...

But before she could open her mouth, Dong Qing said, "Who is the Marquis? Not to mention the Fourth and Fifth Uncles, even the Tenth Uncle can't compare to him!"

What he meant was that going there would bring honor to the Luo family, but not going was also reasonable.

Eleventh Lady doesn't like Dongqing's attitude.

Sometimes, others can ride on your back because you bend your waist first.

"Even if he doesn't like it, he is still the son-in-law of the Luo family." Eleventh Lady said indifferently, "But the Marquis has foot paralysis now, so it's better for him to walk less."

Dong Qing sensed the displeasure in Shiyi Niang's tone and hurriedly explained, "Madam, that's not what I meant. I just think that the Marquis is very particular about his behavior. The Fourth and Fifth Uncles are just people with achievements. I'm afraid that everyone will feel uncomfortable if the Marquis goes there."

Eleventh Lady wanted to say something to Dong Qing, but then she changed her mind and realized that she had been educated in this way, so she should not let her get confused. So she smiled and said, "You have a point." Then she stood up and said, "Since we are going back to Gongxian Hutong tomorrow, we should go to the old lady to say hello." She took Amber to the old lady.

Knowing that Master Luo had returned, the eldest grandmother wanted to invite Eleventh Lady back for dinner. The lady said "OK" repeatedly: "Why don't we all get together and go back to have a good time for a day?" Then she asked Mother Du to take two thirty-year-old ginsengs: "Give them to my wife." She took a bag of bird's nests: "For my aunt." She took four identical gilded pearl flowers inlaid with southern pearls: "For my young lady and the new Fourth Young Lady."

Eleventh Lady thanked him and asked Zhen Jie'er, "Do you want to go with me?"

Zhen Jie was stunned, and after a while she murmured, "I, I'll go too..."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Twelfth sister is here too. She is two years younger than you. She also has a very good personality. You two might be able to get along well."

Seeing that Zhen Jie'er was hesitant, the lady smiled and said, "If you want to go, just follow me! That's your maternal family too, go and play with them."

Only then did Zhen Jieer respectfully respond "yes", and her eyes brightened like the morning star.

Eleventh Lady looked at him and smiled slightly.

The lady asked about Xu Lingyi: "...He used to go to court, but now he doesn't, and I can't see him anymore."

Eleventh Lady hurriedly smiled and said, "The Marquis has gone to the Banyue Palace. He said he had something to discuss with his staff." She added, "Although the Marquis does not have to attend court, it is almost the end of the year and each family has to attend social events. It is not as relaxing as attending court."

The lady said nothing more.

Eleventh Lady was chatting with them when a servant came over and reported, "...Master Zhou and Master Wang came to visit the Marquis. The Marquis hosted a banquet in the outer courtyard. They said they would not come at noon. They will come to pay their respects to the Madam in the evening."

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear!

Just as Shiyi Niang said that Xu Lingyi had many social engagements, Xu Lingyi's social engagements came. The lady smiled and glanced at Shiyi Niang, saying, "Which Lord Zhou? Which Lord Wang?"

The servant hurriedly said with a smile, "Master Zhou Shizheng and Master Wang Li."

"So it's them two!" The lady laughed, "I know now."

The servant left in response.

The lady-in-waiting said to Eleventh Lady, "Zhou Shizheng is the third son of Princess Fuchengzhang. He grew up with the fourth son. Wang Li was formerly the chief historian of the emperor's palace, and is currently the vice-minister of the Ministry of Works and the Minister of the Ministry of Imperial Treasures." She explained to her in detail.

It seems that these people are Xu Lingyi's good friends.

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, secretly taking note. At noon, she and Third Lady served the Lady Dowager lunch together, and then returned to her own residence with Zhen Jie'er to clean up the clothes and jewelry for tomorrow's outing. She also introduced the situation of the Luo family to Zhen Jie'er so that she would not be confused.

As he was speaking, Xu Lingyi came back.

Sister Zhen bowed and left.

Eleventh Lady smiled and walked forward to help him take off his cloak.

I smelled a faint smell of alcohol on him, so I helped him wipe his face with a hot towel and asked someone to brew a cup of strong tea: "To help you get rid of the hangover."

Xu Lingyi leaned on the big pillow and drank tea, with a rare look of contentment between his brows.

"What are you doing?" he asked casually, looking at the scattered jewelry on the dressing table.

Eleventh Lady told him that the eldest master had brought Fifth Aunt back to Beijing: "... Let her go back for dinner tomorrow!"

"Going back to your parents' home..." He was stunned when he heard this, "When will you be back?" He asked her again, "Didn't you invite me?" He looked very puzzled.

Do I have to ask you...

Eleventh Lady laughed, but she thought that she had her husband's family on one side and her own family on the other, and she couldn't let their relationship become alienated. She flattered him, "How can I not invite the Marquis? But I told him that he had foot paralysis, so I helped him go back." She then said attentively, "Didn't Aunt Qiao play the piano for you last night? Otherwise, I'll have someone send a whole table of wine to Aunt Qiao tomorrow, and you can drink and play the piano..."

Xu Lingyi stared at her for a long while before he said "Oh" and pointed at the teacup, "Make another cup."

Eleventh Lady asked the maid to make tea.

Xu Lingyi pointed at another little maidservant who was serving him and said, "Go and call Chief Steward Bai."

The little maidservant responded and left.

Xu Lingyi muttered something in a low voice.

Eleventh Lady couldn't hear clearly, so she walked over and said, "My Lord, what do you want me to do?" Before she finished her words, her eyes blurred and she was hugged by Xu Lingyi.

The sudden change made her let out a small cry of surprise.

Xu Lingyi had his head buried in her temples: "What did you do today?" The hot breath mixed with the smell of alcohol hit her cheeks, and coupled with his low, mellow and deep voice, the atmosphere seemed very ambiguous.

Eleventh Lady's face suddenly turned red: "My Lord, you've drunk too much..."

"A little bit!" Xu Lingyi's voice was vague, but his hand reached into her jacket.

"It's broad daylight!" He only had two maids serving in front of him. There were two more standing at the door of the inner room, in front of the curtains in the hall, and at the main door... Eleventh Lady was anxious to catch that dishonest hand.

"It's broad daylight, what are you afraid of!" Xu Lingyi's voice was full of a teasing smile, but unfortunately Shiyi Niang was too flustered to hear it at all, "I feel dizzy, stay with me to sleep for a while!"

"Didn't you call Butler Bai?" Feeling her skirt loosen, Eleventh Lady became really anxious. She pushed him away and rolled to the side, but she forgot that there was a kang table behind her. There was a sound of broken porcelain... and the helpless cry of the little maid.

Both of them were stunned.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but burst into tears.

This is really too much!

If this gets out, how will she live her life in the future?

Xu Lingyi looked at the little maid who was still standing there stupidly, his face terribly gloomy: "Why don't you get out of here!"

The little maid ran out in panic.

Eleventh Lady sat up with her lips pursed and straightened her clothes.

Xu Lingyi was very upset.

Who knew that the maid in her room was so tactless...

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