Man proposes, God disposes.

All that needed to be done was done, and Eleventh Lady felt relieved. After dinner, she took the children back to the lotus garden.

The Third Lady was just seeing off Lady Huang, Marquis of Yongchang, and Grandma Huang San out of the Chuihua Gate when she saw Eleventh Lady coming back. Grandma Huang San greeted Eleventh Lady with a smile, but her eyes fell on Xu Sijie.

The matter is done, and hiding some things is disrespectful to children.

Eleventh Lady introduced several children to Mrs. Huang and Grandma Huang San with great grace.

Madam Huang was slightly startled, then she smiled warmly: "I have invited your mother-in-law to come to my house tomorrow, and Madam Four must come along then."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said "yes". She and the Third Lady sent Madam Huang and the Third Grandma into the carriage, and then took the children to the Madam's place.

Zhun Ge was chattering about playing tossing pots with Hui Ge and Jie Ge. The lady and Xu Sijian were listening with laughter, but Xu Siqin and Xu Siyu slipped out and whispered to each other under the eaves.

Eleventh Lady smiled slightly - Xu Siqin had also reached the age where he had worries.

The Third Lady pointedly told Eleventh Lady, "Many guests came to our house today, all looking for the Marquis. The Marquis has not returned yet."

On the first day of the earthquake, the reaction was naturally a bit big.

Eleventh Lady smiled calmly and answered the question irrelevantly: "Where is Third Master? Why can't I see Third Master?"

The Third Lady was very surprised. She didn't expect Eleventh Lady to avoid this question. Did she not know? Or was she confident?

While she was hesitating, the lady had already called the Third Lady and Eleventh Lady to come and talk.

"Tomorrow we will have the Spring Festival Banquet at the Yongchang Marquis's residence, the day after tomorrow we will have the Liang Ge Lao family, the sixth day we will have the Weibei Marquis's Lin family, the seventh day we will have the Zhongshan Marquis's Tang family, and the eighth day we will have..." She told all the arrangements until the Lantern Festival, and then looked at Eleventh Lady, "I heard from Shi Zheng's wife that she will host a banquet for several princesses and their husbands at home on the sixth day, and she wants you to join in the fun. I think this way, I will go to the Weibei Marquis's residence on the sixth day, and you will go to the Princess's residence." She looked at the Third Lady again, "I will leave all the matters at home to you."

Eleventh Lady and Third Lady knelt down and said "yes". The Madam nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, she sent her daughter-in-law back to the house and asked Chief Butler Bai: "What's the situation outside?"

Chief Steward Bai did not dare to hide anything and whispered, "Everyone is talking about it, and several imperial censors have also written letters of impeachment, saying that the Marquis..." He paused, "has a lack of moral character. The emperor has kept all of them in his possession and has not issued any documents."

There was no mention of defeating the enemy in front of the battle line... It seems that this matter will take some time.

When Eleventh Lady returned to the yard, she took Amber and Binju to open the boxes to look for fine cotton fabrics.

Amber whispered in her ear: "...Sister Shanhu told you not to worry. If there is any trouble at Fifth Aunt's place, she will send the carriage driver Xiao Liuzi to report to us. She asked us to tell the gatekeeper here. If Xiao Liuzi comes, don't stop him from entering. It will delay us."

"I'll leave this matter to you!" Eleventh Lady smiled and took out a piece of fine cotton cloth with a white background and purple flowers from the box. "What do you think of this? I think it's very suitable for making underwear for children."

Bin Ju covered her mouth and laughed: "Why should a child wear underwear? I think it should be a small jacket? This cotton cloth costs three taels and two cents of silver a piece!"

Amber also said: "Yes. Children grow quickly when exposed to the wind. Such good material is used to make underwear... or just make a small jacket!"

"It looks good!" Xu Sijie, who was sitting on a small stool eating candy, suddenly said, "The dress looks good!"

Eleventh Lady laughed and kissed Xu Sijie on the little face: "You also know how beautiful it is!"

He covered his mouth and laughed, and the candy in his mouth flowed all over his hands.

Shiyi Niang asked the maid to pour hot water for him to wash his hands, and asked him with a smile: "Can I make one for you too?"

He nodded deeply: "My mother does it too."

"Oh, ma'am!" Bin Ju was surprised, "The fifth young master is calling mother."

Eleventh Lady smiled and touched his head.

The word "mother" is too formal, and she really doesn't feel much about it.

Amber heard this and ran over with a smile: "Really, the fifth young master called me Madam."

Seeing that everyone was happy, Xu Sijie laughed too.

Eleventh Lady picked out a few more pieces of brocade: "... make two spring dresses with brighter colors for Zhun Ge and Jie Ge." Then she thought that since she had made clothes for Zhun Ge and Xu Sijie, she should also make two for Xu Siyu. As for Zhen Jie'er's spring dress, I'm afraid two pieces are not enough. We can only wait until she comes back. She took out two more pieces of brocade and discussed with Binju: "The second young master is older and has to move around the inner and outer courtyards. Take his clothes to the sewing room and make some new styles popular in Yanjing. As for Zhun Ge and Jie Ge's clothes, let us help make them!"

Binju smiled and nodded. Seeing Dongqing lowering her head to clean the cloth, she said jokingly, "That won't do, ma'am. Spring is almost here. Without Sister Dongqing, how can we finish all the needlework?"

"You're going to die!" Dongqing blushed and pinched Binju.

Binju smiled and hid behind Amber, but her big eyes flickered as she looked at Shiyi Niang: "Madam, Sister Dongqing hit me."

Eleventh Lady just smiled.

Dongqing blushed and threw away the cloth: "I won't get married."

Bin Ju smiled and said, "That's strange. When did we say Sister Dong Qing was going to get married? Could it be that what you think about during the day will appear in your dreams at night..."

Amber doubled over with laughter.

Dong Qing was so ashamed that she turned around and ran out, but bumped into Mother Tao outside the door. If the maid next to her hadn't been quick to help her, she would have fallen flat on her face.

"What are you doing?" Mother Tao walked into the house with a smile.

Amber and Oxeye just smiled.

Eleventh Lady asked the maid to bring a stool to Mother Tao: "What can I do for you, Mother?"

Mother Tao glanced at Xu Sijie, who was following Eleventh Lady, and said with a smile, "I heard from the stewards in the outer courtyard that the Marquis was impeached by the Censor for the Fifth Young Master's matter. So I came here specially to tell Madam." She added, "Do you think we should send the Fifth Young Master out of the mansion to avoid the limelight? We can bring him back when things calm down after a while!"

Eleventh Lady felt the hem of her skirt tighten.

When she looked back, she saw that Xu Sijie had nervously grabbed her skirt without her knowing when.

"I already know about this." Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "The Marquis asked me to take it with me. Don't say anything more."

Before Mother Tao could say anything else, a maidservant came in and said, "Madam, the Marquis is back!"

Eleventh Lady gave Mother Tao a warning look, then took Xu Sijie to meet Xu Lingyi.

Seeing Xu Sijie still in the main room so late, Xu Lingyi showed some surprise in his eyes.

Eleventh Lady smiled and explained, "We are cleaning out the boxes and want to make some spring clothes for Auntie, Yu Ge, Zhun Ge, and Jie Ge."

Xu Lingyi nodded and entered the inner room.

Eleventh Lady hugged Xu Sijie, who followed her like a little tail, and then handed him to Bin Ju to take away, and followed him into the inner room.

"What's the situation outside?" Eleventh Lady presented the tea brought by the maid to Xu Lingyi.

"That's it," Xu Lingyi took a sip, "Just adapt to the situation!"

Seeing that he looked relaxed, Eleventh Lady stopped asking questions and followed the Dowager to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion for a banquet the next day.

Most of the guests at the Huang family were relatives or old friends, and the content of their conversations mostly revolved around trivial family matters. Everyone was frank when they asked about the children, which was exactly the opposite of the situation when they went to Liang Ge Lao's house. Most of the guests at Liang Ge Lao's house were important officials in the court. Everyone looked at Eleventh Lady with some inquiry, but no one asked about the child, as if this matter had never existed. When they went to the Princess's Mansion on the sixth day of the New Year, the situation changed again. Everyone's attitude towards the child was a bit disdainful, thinking that the imperial censors in the court had nothing to do after eating, and they kept staring at other people's private affairs every day, so they didn't need to pay any attention to them. The emperor's eldest sister, Princess Ancheng, sneered, "...They are all a bunch of guys who are seeking fame and reputation, and they are obsessed with how to die in the Golden Luan Palace so that they can leave their names for eternity."

At that time, several princesses were playing cards in the warm room. Eleventh Lady, whose husband had the lowest status and was the youngest herself, could only stand aside and watch the cards. She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat as she listened.

Princess Ancheng's words are based on a story.

In the 46th year of Jian'an, Princess Ancheng's husband was impeached by the censor for selling salt and was eventually beaten with 40 sticks. He still walks with a limp.

Eleventh Lady didn't know how to comment and just smiled awkwardly.

Princess Yong'an, who was sitting below Princess Ancheng, said, "We can only blame Lord Yongping for his high position and power. If it were someone else, how could the incident last from the beginning of the year to the end of the year? After all, this is not the only incident in Yanjing."

Hearing the hidden meaning in her words, everyone's eyes fell on her.

"Haven't you heard about this?" Princess Yong'an was startled. "The stubborn guy from Changning's family got together with that brat from Duke Mao's mansion. He didn't even spend the New Year at home. Changning was so angry that she didn't get out of bed for several days."

Duke Mao’s Mansion... Wang Lang is the only son... Could it be Wang Lang you are talking about?

Eleventh Lady's heart was pounding.

I remembered that during the Chinese New Year, the Wang family’s steward said that Wang Lang had “caught a cold.”

She took a deep breath, suppressed the confusion in her heart and listened attentively.

"I was wondering, everyone went to pay New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother that day, but she was the only one missing." Princess Ancheng said, "This is really a tit-for-tat match, a tough guy has been caught. I'm afraid there will be more trouble."

"Who said it wasn't true?" Princess Yong'an said with a smile, "That's why Chang Ning is helpless..."

Eleventh Lady couldn't bear to listen any longer. She saw Madam Zhou bringing a maid in to serve tea and snacks, and she pulled her out of the warm room.

"Who is the stubborn boy in Princess Changning's family?"

"He is the eldest son of Princess Changning." Madam Zhou felt that Eleventh Lady had a good personality and was the sister-in-law of the Empress. She invited her to introduce her to the princesses. Seeing that she had doubts, she explained in detail, "Princess Changning has only this one son. He is tall and handsome, and is very favored by the late emperor. He is bound to have a temper. Once he has made up his mind, nothing can change his mind. Everyone calls him 'Second Stubborn Son'."

Madam Zhou was also familiar with the Wang family's situation, so Eleventh Lady simply asked, "Does Princess Changning's eldest son also like to play with his husband?"

Mrs. Zhou was startled and asked, "How do you know?"

Eleventh Lady then repeated what Princess Yong'an had just said, and also mentioned that Wang Lang did not go to pay New Year's greetings to the eldest master.

Mrs. Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "I'll help you find out what's going on!"

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Over the weekend, I had guests at home, so the update is late, and there are still bugs. Please read it first, and I will continue to catch bugs.

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