The couple was talking in the house, while Amber, who was standing in the yard, was chatting casually with Hongxiu: "When I came in just now, I saw you talking to the Marquis. What were you talking about? The Marquis seemed very happy!"

Hongxiu covered her mouth and laughed: "The Marquis asked me where my wife was when he came in. I said that my wife seemed to be feeling unwell these days and went out for a walk." Then she lowered her voice and whispered to Amber, "The Marquis heard it and asked where my wife went for a walk!"

Amber smiled slightly and said, "You are really brave. Even I don't dare to say anything in front of the Marquis."

Hong Xiu disagreed: "Madame Qiao is pregnant, which is a good opportunity for our Madam. We must naturally help Madam to fight for it in front of the Marquis!"

Amber said nothing more and said, "Why hasn't Luyun come back yet?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Yun walked in leisurely.

Seeing the maids standing in the yard, she stepped forward and whispered, "The Marquis is back!"

Amber said, "What did the Third Madam say?"

"They said they were going to let Madam Yi go over and burn some incense," Lu Yun said, "They said they were treating Madam Wu differently because she was going to do a ceremony for Xiao Lan."

Amber didn't know what to say.

The third room has only one concubine, but they have three.

Hong Xiu smiled and said, "Oh, Madam sent that concubine, and that concubine must be the first one in our courtyard!"

Amber and Luyun both smiled and said nothing.

Hong Xiu felt a little embarrassed. She said a few words to herself and then left on the pretext of having something to do.

After Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang came back from having dinner with the lady dowager, Luyun reported the matter to Shiyi Niang.

Seeing Xu Lingyi was also present, Eleventh Lady discussed with him, "How about we send Aunt Qin over? She is Yu'er's biological mother."

"You can make the decisions on these matters!" Xu Lingyi nodded and asked Xiaolan, "...how did she die?" His tone was a little hesitant.

"Doctor Wu said it was caused by heat and stagnation." It's hard to say much about this kind of thing, so Eleventh Lady tried to speak as briefly as possible.

Xu Lingyi didn't say anything after hearing this, but his expression was a little uncertain.

Eleventh Lady thought of Aunt Tong who passed away early...

Just as she was about to tiptoe out and leave the space for Xu Lingyi, Aunt Qin and Aunt Wen came to greet Eleventh Lady.

Eleventh Lady took the opportunity to send this task away.

Who knew that when Aunt Qin heard this, she shook her head like a rattle: "I won't go, I won't go!"

Xu Lingyi looked at him with a gloomy expression.

Aunt Qin was so frightened that she panicked. When she saw Aunt Wen beside her, she grabbed her like a life-saving straw: "Let Aunt Wen go, let Aunt Wen go. She is better at talking than me... If I go, I will be embarrassed!"

Eleventh Lady spoke up. Xu Lingyi was present, so how could Madam Wen take the initiative to do this? She quickly declined, "Sister Qin, what nonsense are you talking about? Since Madam asked you to go, it means she thinks highly of you. Besides, you are the biological mother of our Yu'er, how can you be embarrassed!"

Hearing Aunt Wen mention Xu Siyu, Aunt Qin was stunned and stammered, "I, I didn't do it..."

"Who is born with the ability to do something?" Aunt Wen advised her with a smile, "Everything has a beginning..." Aunt Qin then nodded reluctantly.

After the two of them left, Xu Lingyi couldn't help but sigh: "Your kindness is in vain. Don't bother with her anymore. She has always been like this, not presentable."

Eleventh Lady felt a little strange.

Such a simple thing, but Aunt Qin's reaction was so big...

She replied casually, "I didn't think it through. I should have asked her what she thought beforehand. It's no wonder she couldn't accept it for the time being."

Xu Lingyi was stunned for a moment and asked, "What tasks do you want them to agree to do when you assign them tasks?"

Could it be that I could punish Aunt Qin just because she didn't want to stand out? At most, I wouldn't have to take care of her in the future.

Eleventh Lady didn't want to argue with him about this matter, so she smiled and changed the subject: "The Marquis has been busy with the Wang family's affairs these two days, and I can't say a few words to the Marquis when I meet him." Then she told him about Liu Taiping and Chang Xuezhi, "Do you think there is a suitable place? You also know that the income from my farm is not good. It would be a good idea to find a way out for them."

Xu Lingyi agreed readily: "You can put it wherever you think is best. I will talk to Manager Bai about this."

They were both only in their teens, which was the time when they were most malleable. She would have to rely on them in the future, so she couldn't spoil them.

"We must arrange them to places that are suitable for them." Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "Let them start as servants first. If they have the good fortune, the Marquis will give them some advice. If they don't have the good fortune, don't force it. Otherwise, I will lose face."

As he was speaking, a little maid came in and said, "My Lord, the Fifth Master wants to see you!"

At this time?

Xu Lingyi was slightly stunned and said to Shiyi Niang, "I'll go and take a look!" Then he went to the hall.

The two brothers talked for nearly an hour before he returned to the inner room.

Eleventh Lady snuggled in bed reading a book, Xu Lingyi took off his shoes and went to bed: "It is said that Xiaolan's death scared the fifth brother's wife, and he wants to take a long vacation to take care of her at home for a few days. I heard that the outer courtyard is changing people, and he wants to change the people in his own courtyard as well."

His tone was calm, but he tossed and turned a lot at night.

Seeing that he looked worried, Eleventh Lady whispered, "My Lord, do you want to talk to me?"

Xu Lingyi was silent for a while, then stretched out his hands and held her in his arms: "I heard from Xiaowu that the reason Xiaolan came out was because Xiaomei usually gave her too much nourishment." His tone was quite sad.

What can Eleventh Lady say about other people’s affairs?

"Maybe he doesn't understand these things!" she said in a vague way.

Xu Lingyi said nothing, holding her without moving, allowing Shiyi Niang, curled up in his arms, to sleep peacefully.

* * * * * *

The next morning, when Eleventh Lady had just woken up, Lu Yun, who was on duty, whispered to her, "Auntie Qin came early in the morning and said she wanted to apologize to you."

Eleventh Lady looked at the empty half of the bed and asked in a low voice, "Did the Marquis meet Aunt Qin when he left?"

"She did." Lu Yun's voice dropped a few notches. "When Concubine Qin saw the Marquis, she knelt down. She said that she was blinded by greed yesterday, so she came to accompany you early this morning. The Marquis looked much better after hearing this. He even asked Concubine Qin if she had had breakfast."

"What does Aunt Qin say?"

"She said she had eaten." Lu Yun said, "The Marquis asked her to wait in the hall. He also asked the maid to bring her a cup of hot tea."

"Since she is drinking tea in the hall, there is no need for us to rush." ​​Eleventh Lady washed up and met Aunt Qin.

Aunt Qin knelt down as soon as she entered the room: "Madam, it was all my fault yesterday. I know you did this for me and wanted to give me some dignity. It was my own cowardice..."

"Alright, alright." Eleventh Lady was not used to someone kneeling down to apologize to her like this. She asked Lvyun to help Aunt Qin up, "It was just a misunderstanding. Let's talk it out." Then she served tea, "Aunt Yi is also familiar with you. You can go with her to burn some incense for Xiaolan!"

Seeing that Eleventh Lady didn't want to say more, Aunt Qin had no choice but to bow her head and say "yes" and retreat.

Eleventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief as Liu Yuanrui's family came to pick her up.

She asked Liu Yuanrui's family to bring the child over in two days.

When Liu Yuanrui heard this, his face was full of smiles and he thanked again and again.

Amber came in and saw Liu Yuanrui's family here, and she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Liu Yuanrui's family was also smart, and they immediately avoided him: "Madam, please talk to Miss Amber first, I will go and help move the things."

"What's wrong?" Eleventh Lady asked Amber.

Amber took a few steps forward and walked to her side before whispering, "Dongqing is asking to see you. Go ahead, I want to ask you something clearly!"

Eleventh Lady's eyes and eyebrows did not move at all: "Tell her. I have said everything that should be said. If she has any questions, she doesn't need to think about it. After all, she is also a maid bought by my Luo family. Now I have returned her indenture and sent her three hundred taels of silver as a gift. If she is still dissatisfied with something, she can only think that I am too weak and lowly to meet her requirements. She followed the wrong person."

Amber heard the soft yet harsh words and didn't dare to say anything more and left in a hurry.

After a while, crying sounds were heard in the yard.

But it was only a few sounds and then it immediately became quiet.

Eleventh Lady sat on the big kang by the window, looking out the window with a calm expression.

In the evening, her little life came.

At the same time, Qiao Lianfang learned of Xiaolan's death.

She was a little surprised: "Xiaolan is dead? Do you know how she died?"

Xiu Yuan told her everything she had found out: "...the baby that fell was a boy!"

Qiao Lianfang pondered and said, "Do you know who did this?"

"It's Xiaomei." Xiu Yuan said, "The Fifth Madam gave Xiaolan a few ginsengs to nourish her body. But Xiaomei put too much..."

Ginseng is a great tonic that strengthens the body, not the weak.

It's inevitable that something bad will happen to Xiaolan if she eats so recklessly.

Some medicinal herbs may seem like tonics, but when taken with other things, they become death warrants.

Qiao Lianfang laughed coldly, "Too much? I don't think so! After all, Xiaomei is also a daughter of a marquis, she should understand this principle!" As she spoke, she picked up the teacup and took a sip, then asked casually, "What about the madam? What does the madam say?"

Xiu Li's eyes darkened: "Madam Tai asked Madam Du to take the tonic to Madam Wu and comfort her to take good care of herself during the confinement period."

Although Xiaolan was just a concubine, she was pregnant with Xu's child.

Qiao Lianfang's hand unconsciously covered her stomach.

You know, Eleventh Lady is cunning and treacherous, and she has no children. Who knows what she will do when she is jealous. Although there are Madam Tai's people here, we should be prepared for the worst...

When she thought of this, Qiao Lianfang's lips turned pale.

But Xiu Li went further than she thought.

The lady treats Xiaolan like this. If anything happens to their young lady, they won't be able to rely on her.

She couldn't help but whispered, "Look, should we take a message to Madam? Let her come and see you?"

After hearing this, Qiao Lianfang suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "You are right. How could I forget about this!" Then she got off the bed and put on her slippers.

Xiu Yuan hurriedly squatted down to put on her shoes.

Qiao Lianfang paused.

"No, I have to tell the Marquis about this." She murmured, "Tell the Marquis to let my mother come to see me."

Mrs. Qiao San wanted to see Qiao Lianfang, but she couldn't do so even if Shiyi Niang disagreed.

Xiu Li felt that it would be better to talk to Xu Lingyi about this matter, especially since Qiao Lianfang was pregnant at the moment.

She carefully helped Qiao Lianfang out of the inner room.

I ran into a mother who was sent by the lady.

"Where are you going, Auntie?" She said with a smile, "It's windy outside, be careful not to catch a cold."

Qiao Lianfang hurriedly said, "I'm going to see the Marquis," and then as if afraid of being stopped, she hurried out the door with Xiu Li.